Flag day
Flag day is NOT a day where everyone gathers around to show off their flag. It's NOT a public holiday neither. Flag day is a day when students gathered outside trying to do community work for an organization. Students can also earn CIP (Community Involvement Project) hours from it; a minimum of 6 hours is needed every year as part of the academic requirement.
This morning I saw a flock of students queuing up outside Tampines MRT station waiting to collect their tin and stickers to start the donation drive. I make it sounds as if those students are really excited about it.
My youngest brother always complain to me about how he hate such events. It's only a waste of time. He confessed that he will just laze around at some shopping mall or even come back home to play computer during the period which he is suppose to be pleading the public for donations under the scorching sun. Maybe he's right, those donations that they worked their sweat for maybe don't even benefit the intended.
I think that's the thinking of the majority of the students too. I saw them sitting around in group chatting, waiting for time to past. Guess all they want is the CIP hours.
What if those charity organization really needs the money? Not all charity organizations are managed by TT right? Volunteers also woke up early in the morning, getting everything ready, hoping to raise some money for the organisation. Yet students don't appreciate it.
Don't know. Would you work hard for the donation or just slack around? What would your mind be thinking? Scam or truth?
One more thing. I saw them giving out $2 to each student together with the donation tin and stickers. WOW! Helping out with donation can get $2?! What a good deal. That time during my secondary school days, we don't even have such benefits. Curious on what is the $2 for, I went to ask one of the students. "It's for us to buy drinks." Oh, refreshment money. Nowadays flag day is so good.
Whether 100% of the money collected will go to the needy or not, it's not important. What important is that you know that part of the money which you raised will go into helping the needy. Even if it's only 10%, it's still something. A short effort goes a long way.
Some pictures to spice this boring post up (yeah, I rarely post pictures):
Students queuing up to collect their donation tins and stickers (and the $2).
Students gather up in group to slack around instead of going around asking for donations.
2 pictures only. Minor credits: Joy (for helping me upload the pictures)
This morning I saw a flock of students queuing up outside Tampines MRT station waiting to collect their tin and stickers to start the donation drive. I make it sounds as if those students are really excited about it.
My youngest brother always complain to me about how he hate such events. It's only a waste of time. He confessed that he will just laze around at some shopping mall or even come back home to play computer during the period which he is suppose to be pleading the public for donations under the scorching sun. Maybe he's right, those donations that they worked their sweat for maybe don't even benefit the intended.
I think that's the thinking of the majority of the students too. I saw them sitting around in group chatting, waiting for time to past. Guess all they want is the CIP hours.
What if those charity organization really needs the money? Not all charity organizations are managed by TT right? Volunteers also woke up early in the morning, getting everything ready, hoping to raise some money for the organisation. Yet students don't appreciate it.
Don't know. Would you work hard for the donation or just slack around? What would your mind be thinking? Scam or truth?
One more thing. I saw them giving out $2 to each student together with the donation tin and stickers. WOW! Helping out with donation can get $2?! What a good deal. That time during my secondary school days, we don't even have such benefits. Curious on what is the $2 for, I went to ask one of the students. "It's for us to buy drinks." Oh, refreshment money. Nowadays flag day is so good.
Whether 100% of the money collected will go to the needy or not, it's not important. What important is that you know that part of the money which you raised will go into helping the needy. Even if it's only 10%, it's still something. A short effort goes a long way.
Some pictures to spice this boring post up (yeah, I rarely post pictures):
Students queuing up to collect their donation tins and stickers (and the $2).
Students gather up in group to slack around instead of going around asking for donations.
2 pictures only. Minor credits: Joy (for helping me upload the pictures)
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