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Saturday, November 29, 2008
danny's POST YUNNAN reflections
3:26 PM haha nice song there. i sit, sweating in the unforgiving heat. throughout this trip, i basically learnt people skills, and it also opened me up to more questions rather than answering them. people skills- something i din think wld be within my scope of learning. i remember the teachers coming to me and telling me to think before i speak on several occasions. rah. language barriers make it really difficult to think of content and delivery- but i guess i will continue to build that throughout my life. (whoa.) im not a very sensitive person, so this trip made up of 30 ppl from different backgrounds really really brought me up to a higher level where intrapersonal relations are required. im sure all of us remember the "hearts hands" shop- the craft shop. social enterprise is definately a noble idea- except that it could also be a potential ground for exploitation. hmm. so how much does the government interfere with this? Wal mart scandals and sanlu scares already show us how morals are wearing thin in the chinese society esp in developed regions- and even if the government does intervene at all there is always corruption and bribery in place due to the complex dynamics of the chinese government structure. so how much do the handicapped gain from this- in terms of a sustainable livelihood and monetary terms? raH! questions questions. wet wipes in hand, im sure i will find the answers someday somehow. still, i like the idea of helping people to help themselves very much. =]] dr tan's experience really spurred me to wanto be in the front line helping these people- because they have so little and i have too much. depending on the goal of the next service learning trip, should it coincide with mine, im definately signing up for the next. and i applaud those who've changed on this trip- those who shriek at the toilets and all that shit- but shit in them anyway; those who are used to having proper sanitation back home who are now accustomed to powder baths and wet wipes; those who are natural picky eaters who would just eat anything our teammates cook. friends, we have grown together. |
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