Yesterday and Tomorrow

1. People out there, Pat Mesiti, an extremely talented and gifted motivator, is going to lead service at City Harvest KL this Saturday (24th, 5.00pm) and Sunday (25th, 9.00am and 11.30am). To those who already know him, you should already be familiar with the strength of his words. To those who have yet to see him, check out this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrJKwjQAApw

Not only will he be leading preaching during the weekend, he will also be giving a consecutive 3-day seminar on Monday to Wednesday (26th-28th)! The best part is, it's all free. So, I seriously encourage and beg all of you to get your butts down to City Harvest KL. If you need transportation, just post a reply here and I will try my best to arrange something.

2. Yesterday (22nd), I went to the home of the Special Children Society of Ampang (SCSoA) with a group of friends as part of our Leadership and Life Skills project. Mind you, we did not go merely for the sake of getting the job done (at least, I think we did not have that mentality), but we were hoping we could learn something from the trip. The thing that I was SO FASCINATED by was the innate leadership roles that were assumed by the autistic people. Although they might not have the same level of understanding and perceptive and logical capabilities like many of us, they still were able to care for each other. And one thing you can be sure about the care from an autistic child: it is always real.

Oh yea, we went swimming with the people of the home. I tell you something, some of them can swim 100 times faster and longer than most of us (literally). We were more exhausted by that event compared to the rest of them. The caretaker of the home told us that some of them are being trained to join the Malaysian National Paralympic Team. Not only do they swim, they are also trained to play football and go riding. Yes, you heard me correctly, they actually go horse riding on a weekly basis. WHOA.

Another thing I noticed is this: although they might be sufficiently financially funded, you can actually see that they aren't 'overtreated' (Have anyone been to the Taman Megah Handicapped Home?) I actually felt like the friends we made there actually needed company. So we are actually planning to visit them again, sometime after our finals.

Last but not least, Sheng Mae's friend, Yvonne, who is a frequent volunteer at the centre, was treated to a surprise birthday by her friend who secretly visited the center. I think the person who was most surprised was me. :P Oh well, the cake was awesomeness I tell you. AWESOMENESS. Oh, and I would like to THANK MAE FOR BEING THE ABSOLUTE BEST EVER ORGANIZER EVER EVER EVER. You'll do miracles in the future, I promise.

11. Ice Cream. Creameria. Coffee.