CIP@Taman Jurong

Today, the whole of secondary ones went to Taman Jurong to do a CIP as part of celebrating National Day and also to help raise funds for the needy people. Our job was to collect old items like newspaper and clothes. But in the end, we not only collected just these stuffs but also soft toys and even old computer!!!! It was certainly fun and tiring at the same time, collecting newspapers and enjoying the moment when we saw how much we had collected. It really brings a sense of happiness when we manage to collect the newspaper but tiring as we had to carry all the items from one place to another, and it was so heavy. But to savour the fruits of our work, we have to suffer some hardship, as nothing come without you working hard for it. This event is worth holding as it allows up to contribute to the society and let us learn a lot in the process. We can learn to be more bold and speak up as we went around knocking on the doors of the residents of Taman Jurong and asked whether they have old stuffs. It was very hard for us to ask people for something, especially those whom we are not familiar with, making us very scared. But after visiting about 10 or more units, we are not afraid anymore and went quickly to knock and asked. It helped to build up our confidence so that we can speak up in class and for presentations. There were many things for us to take note when we went around, we need to be polite and greet the residents before stating our purpose. At the end, we have to thank them even if they do not have old items to give us. It was certainly a hard time doing this CIP but we were having fun doing this. I hope that this programme would be continue on for the next batch of secondary ones,