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Arts from the Heart 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 12:00 PM



Arts From The Heart 2009.

I joined this CCA back In September 2008. Why did I join? I had decided to join a CCA then for the experience. I wanted to know how such events are organized and on top of that, was curious on whether I could actually put my failPhotoshop skills to good use. Was gonna try my luck on some girls too.
What is this CCA about? AFTH is a special project by a bigger club in NTU called CAC – Cultural Activities Club. AFTH basically tries to raise funds for charity organizations using the Arts like Dance, Singing, Daiko Drums etc. This year our beneficiary was AWWA(Asian Women’s Welfare Association). The funds we raise will help physically disabled kids enter Mainstream Schools for education.

That’s it for a little background for this post.

In December 2008, I think it was the 6th; the main committee went to the Botanic gardens to organize a little picnic-cum-party for the kids. I was entrusted a 7 year old kid named Jagdish. He was paralyzed waist down. When I met him along with his aunt and ‘brother’, he was on a wheelchair and had his arm bandaged. I later found out that he and his brother were playing on the wheelchair and Jagdish fell off. Hence the broken arm.

Jagdish is a 7 year old Punjabi. His mother is a cancer patient. I’m sure about his dad’s status. His mom does not want Jagdish to get too close to her, that’s why, his aunt is the one raising him. Jagdish missed 2 years worth of schooling as such, he had some problems socializing. When I tried talking to him, he would ignore EVERY word I say. Moreover, he would tell his aunt to tell me whatever it is he wanted to tell me instead of telling me straight. He was quite rude, probably because no one would scold him when he did something bad. He’d scold his aunt(she’s probably in her 50s-60s already) slow coach. I did reprimand him a little when he kept doing that. I was glad that at least he had conscience and he began to think about what I had said. Towards the end of the party, I managed to get him to say Thank You to his aunty for taking care of him. ROFL, I was actually damn proud of myself when I achieved this.

OK, I realize I didn’t write anything about what we had done during the event.

In the morning when the kids arrived, we had a little ‘Ice breaking’ session. It went surprisingly well, we had thought the kids would’ve been too shy to actually participate. Afterwards, we had to teach them to make a Kaleidoscope. Well, we ended up making it ourselves, but hey, they liked it.

Kids like to peep through holes huh.

It was fulfilling to actually ‘teach’ them and give them the finished product and watch the kids smile and their curiosity got the better of them. Unlike some Brats that I know of who can have everything and anything, yet can’t seem to be satisfied. Zzz. The entire event ended around lunch time when we bid farewells to each other. Jagdished actually waved back to me as he entered the Van that’ll send him back home. Aww…so touched… 2 fingers…

Anyway, that’s it about the first outing session for the committee with the kids.

I'll play for you.