After a brief tour of the place, we were left in some room whereby the elderly was eating their morning snack and we were left to interact with them! My first client (okay, that’s what you are supposed to call the old folks there. Client.) was an old man who was pretty much an introvert. I expected like old folks to talk much more when you ask a question but apparently for this particular man, he will just reply your question with a few words. Wth? Damn difficult to keep the convo going on like this -.- (tsk, kinda reminds me of my stone TF XD) But in the end, after much effort, he had to leave for smt and I went off to find another old woman (no more men as hopefully women were more talkative :P)

This woman was indeed much expressive and even told me her story about her stay here. Haha, but later on during a performance in the afternoon, I kinda realized that I had picked one of the ‘model old folks’ in this home since she was invited up to talk about her stay at AWWA to the other residents living near AWWA. So, kinda no surprise lol.

However, the following few old folks I talked to totally gave a whole new perspective to the old folks home. they hated that place ttm. they told me how much they wanted to get out of here. how they wanted to die. Sigh, it was kinda saddening yet frightening? Coz it makes you wonder about your future and you will start feeling a little insecure. What if I end up like that? will I end up like that? and if I end up like that? sigh, stupid sense of insecurity.

At the end of the day, we were supposed to do a reflection and here’s mine:

"Today, I learnt that the old folks home might not be that an enjoyable place for some old folks. Yes, there are some who truly enjoy their stay here. However, there are also some who really have no choice (due to the lack of a next-of-kin) and feel resigned after they enter this place. And I have spoken to these 2 types of people today, making me able to view this place in 2 totally opposite perspectives. I can’t determine if this place is completely heavenly or hellish, but what I realize is that it really depends on how these elderly view their stay here. Hence, this really proves the point about how two people may be in the same predicament but yet, they might surprisingly have different emotions, make different choices, and execute different moves. And the elderly here are no different."

So yeah, this quote suddenly popped into my mind. SINK or SWIM. It’s YOUR choice. But no matter what, life is a road that we’ve have to keep going.