Keppel Volunteer - National Gallery Museum

Last Monday was the official opening of the National Gallery Museum!

Had the opportunity to see Mr. Lee Hsien Loong as he dropped by the Keppel Arts Centre in the evening while I was doing volunteer.

The kids from different schools that came over yesterday were amazing.

Art should really be nurtured from young. It is the age where children have the best imaginations and creations that we would not have thought of.

As I was helping out in the Children's Museum for a while, I had a small chat with a group of boys from Endeavour Primary. They were given a small kit that consist of 2 thick straws, some cotton strings and a thin strap to make their own creation. With these few materials, these boys made a timing bomb, a robot, a fish hook and a mini wrecking ball!

Not sure if these have to be paid when it is open to public, but I believe it would still be money well spent.

After the children were done with the activities, dinner was provided at the auditorium foyer.
It also means resting time and dinner time for the volunteers.

As we are mostly from different BUs, we seldom have the chance to meet or get to know one another. Dinner was amazing. Not because the packet food was great, but the companion was awesome. Although once in a while we have to attend to the children's needs, we had a great chat within ourselves.

Over a 30 minutes dinner break, we got to understand more about each other's job scope and environment. We even got to know each other on personal basis, and turns out that everyone is staying in the same area! After the students were dismissed and boarded their buses back to school, we are dismissed as well.

We were allowed to slowly explore the different areas in KAC. Of course, the 'children at heart' agreed to stay in the Treehouse area! I believe this is the last chance for us to explore freely and have the place to ourselves. We had fun taking pictures around the area!

Before we left the National Gallery, we dropped by the new room called 'Who's in the Woods?'. We created all sort of animals with different animal parts and coloured all sorts of colours we could and posted up to the screen.

That basically sums up our event this evening at the museum. After we left, we decided to head over to Starbucks for a cup of coffee before we call it a day.

Although this is only my first volunteer event in Keppel and I'm abit shy when I just joined, I am glad everyone enjoyed themselves during the interaction time.

We assumed the event on Monday was the last one before our standard volunteer routine starts, we were wrong!

Couple days later, we received an invitation to represent Keppel for the Meet & Greet session with our President, Dr. Tony Tan, at the National Gallery Museum. It would be on the night of the launch of carnival.

Not being unappreciative, but it would have been better if we were hosting children instead. The joy of communicating with different children in the arts centre.

Nonetheless, the few of us still enjoyed the night with our Volunteer President, our Chairman and one of the GMs. It was a night full of wefies and formal photos.

After the event, I keep annoying my friends how honoured my handphone is as it was used to capture the photos of our President, our ministers, Keppel Chairman, Mr. Milenko and some other more. Did I mention that our Chairman praised my phone cover? Hahahaha!

We had the chance to visit the galleries after the dinner reception as well. Of course, I jumped on the opportunity and visited the 'Wu Guan Zhong' gallery that I missed the previous visit as it was still not fully set up.

After the rush around the museum, we managed to catch the 10pm façade show outside the building. It was magnificent!

No coffee for that night as we were all very tired.

Looking forward to the next volunteer event!

小幸运

It has been more than a year. So many things have changed.
From a new colleague to lunch buddy and now to idk.
Was I too annoying that I pissed you off?

Looking back when I first joined, I didnt struggle much. There wasnt much for me to do initially anyway.
I doubt the importance of my existence.

Backstabbed for being racist when I can get along with all the staff while my colleague cant, on my first month.
I doubt my credibility.

Being disliked by my first dept customer just because I'm righteous.
I doubt the society's honesty.

After transferring to my second dept, I see a whole new range of staff. Every time they do something wrong, i doubt my ability.
I still do.

All along, i keep telling myself to hang in there because it's my first job. Everyone keep telling me, it might be because of your age. I admit age plays a part, but if no one is there to correct you or let you know the things you do is right or wrong.. then it is no longer about the age.

Sometimes I am just that dense.. I don't feel anything, and I need people to tell me in the face the purpose of something. Sorry that I am not that intelligent.

Over this one year and going 4 months, I still question myself if I am fit for this position. I really wonder if I have this job by luck or what.

For someone without knowledge in this field, I plunged in with a high but non-exec position. For someone that was not even 20 yet, this position is not even suitable.

I used to have a colleague who will send me to and fro home, and along the way.. he will keep planting positive thoughts in my head whenever I am feeling pessimistic. He left not long after I joined as a full timer. That one month plus were nothing but hopeful and joyful to me.

After I changed to my second dept, I met a colleague who was equally optimistic as the previous colleague. Someone with a higher and different type of humour.

Though it is also a new department, there is so many things to handle.. unlike my first department which is also relatively new. So many times I want to give up.

I keep wondering.. why is the new one in a new 4th party account? But I told myself, if I can survive this.. I can survive anything else.

I really don't know how long I can last though..

Putting full time work aside, I'm glad I survived my first semester as a part time student.
Just waiting for exam results to be out on 17th Dec!

While my 'school holiday' starts, I can get busy with the music recording with my Vesak peeps!
Target to finish '小幸运' recording and MV by end of the year. Abit late to catch up with the trend but well, still our first step.

Meanwhile, we are still recording our '悟' soundtrack. First attempt was not bad but quite rusty, gonna have a few more attempts before we finalise our first release of MV.

Got abit bored while staying over at Aunt's house over the weekend.. I wrote the lyrics of the song into its title, looks pretty not bad although the proportion is abit off. Just trying to self-console myself, Good attempt! Hehe.

Somehow, I've never waited long enough for the rainbow to appear after the storm..

Gone were the days we had constant joy in our life.

 

Looking back at the photos in my phone, I realised how fortunate I am to be surrounded by all these friends.

On the way home today, I realised people do change.
Am I the only one that didn't or am I the only one that refuses to move on.
Suddenly feel very naïve.

How many of these friends will actually be by your side at the end of the day..?
Will years of friendship will also come to an end?
Who are the ones that will actually be in your life?

What is the meaning of friendship.

No one told me that you will lose these friendships as you grow up.

Week 18 - 2015

I realised that the only time i would do blogging is when i switch on my personal laptop.
Being said, the number of times i used this laptop is pathetic.. as you can see from the frequency i post.

I have been harping for quite some time that I want to change my safety boots. No reason needed.
I'm a female. Well, at least i have a pair of spare boots in case anything happens right.

Ta-da! My pair of baby!
Love this brown shade.
I know this colour gets dirty easily.. so what!
It's still pretty! Furthermore, it was love at first sight ;)

After shopping at the Army Market for my babies, I headed down to Shuffle Bistro to meet my colleagues for a drink..two drinks..yeah.

I can't remember a thing so.. i just checked my phone's info.
These photos were taken around 2.15am.
Wow, i KO-ed early.
but.. at least i was still conscious :D

Here is Mus, disturbing me with the bottle of Martell.
He's the one holding the bottle kayy.
PS/ We all only got to know that he's an Indian, and not Malay.

Hello to the cuplrit who kept making me drink, Billy.
Says the one who quit drinking, he managed to hold his liqour very well.

Gordon from SCA, which used to be in my working site.

Ah Kiong, same dept as Mus~ under Billy.
First to KO was him, sure funny!

Last not least, my 80% drunken face.
The night ended quite scary when my friend dropped by and get a drink.
Oh well, move on.

Impromptu meet up with Marisa to West Coast Park for sunset.
So wasted that it was a cloudy evening. Didnt get to see the sun.
However, we still managed to see the sky colour gradually change.

Shortly after this photo was taken, it started to drizzle.
What a shame.

Went Sushi Express with the bride-to-be at Clementi after her wedding discussion yesterday.
Lucky day to see my favourite dish.
YUMSSSSSS.

Met up with Ian after I was done settling the west side stuff.
The 'awesome' prata he said that was near his place was closed.. so he drove me over to casuarina for PRATA!

We had one plain, one egg and one cheese.
Obviously i loved the cheese one.
The egg was good!
Oh, the plain was WOW!
Dont get deceived by the average ugly-looking prata.

Ended the night with a journey to locate this piece of heaven.
Would be better if it's not cloudy and more wind around.
Nontheless, it's awesome!
Great heart-to-heart talk place and of course, dating place.

That sums up a week.
Time to go JB for a little walk with Len now.