NYAA Entry - Service

Date: 31st Jan, 2008
Venue: MPFSC
Duration: 1.5 hours 1700-1830
People involved: Seth, Jiawei and a friend from SAJC-Junhe

Today was the second time we were conducting our weekly visits to Brother Paul. He seemed to have looked considerably better compared to our last visit; He had no more troubling ailments of headaches and back pains. We had first held our conversation by his door at the entrance of his flat but after awhile had to shift within his flat. This was due to the burning of incense paper by his neighbour which he told us had been giving him some inconveniences.

During our visit, he had recounted certain anecdotes that had occurred in his life, sharing with us some of his experiences and was quite frank about it, like how he had been a sailor in the past, as well as his reflections on it. We were grateful that he had appreciated our visit and was quite willing to be open in sharing his thoughts. In our conversation, he shared with us a few of the current happenings in his life, like how he had recently encountered the problem of pollution caused by his neighbour burning incense paper along the corridor. Another thing he had been doing recently was cleaning up his flat. We offered our assistance but he declined, insisting that he wanted to do it on his own and be "independent", to quote him. Another reason cited was that he wanted to have something to do at home. At this, though we were worried, my friends and I shared a admiration at his tenacity to rely on himself and keep himself occupied. After offering our help anytime he needed it, we felt assured that he understood he could come to call on us if he needed anything. Before we left, we made sure his dinner had been provided for.

We had also taken this opportunity to ascertain dates for the Chinese New Year (CNY) and Valentine's Day events. The CNY event is to be held on the 16th of Feb while the Valentine's Day event is to be held on the 14th of Feb. More details will be given once MPFSC has sent the email for it.