Work attachment at Lam Soon CC

During the two weeks of my cip attachment at lam soon CC, we helped out with planning a camp proposal for a group of JC students who were going to Laos for their OCIP trip.  

Initially, Cindy, the person in-charge of us, told us that the camp was to help bond the students and the volunteers who were going to Laos and also so that they would be better prepared to have more initiative in helping the people there. 

But I was quite impressed when we met the students on one of the days where we had lunch with two of the students, when I asked them why their OCIP trip wasn’t organised by the school. They said that they wanted to work with a beneficiary in laos so they decided to organise one on their own. I was impressed that they actually took the initiative to plan their own trip. Hence I felt it was meaningful for us to plan a camp for them so that they are better prepared for the OCIP.

During the attachment, we also help design a poster meant for the low-income children to join a Christmas celebration organised by the CC. It was fun doing it together with Jasmine although it was also very tedious. 

During the last day of the attachment, we went to the houses in Choa Chu Kang area to distribute the posters. For me, it was the most enjoyable part of the trip as we got to navigate through the blocks to find the way to the next house. It was also interesting as it has been awhile since I have seen the old lifts in HDB flats. It was also fun walking through the different units while finding the correct one.

We visited a house where the Malay family had 10 children, ranging from kindergarden to secondary school kids.  When we rang the house bell, we coud hear a boy placing a stool behind the door so that he could look through the pinhole that was too high for him to peek through. It was very heartening to see them enjoying each other’s company at home.

To sum up, the attachment was a good experience where we got to experience something new.

-Tan Li