New Year New Task

On the news, the King’s Sister at the age of 84 had just passed on. All people of Thailand are wearing black and white for 15 days or more to mourn for her. She has been a role model to many. Suddenly the streets of Klong Toey became black and white, leaving me no choice but to also bare in mind the latest color code. Does wearing black really show that you are mourning? And other color meaning you don’t care?

Happy New Year means back to work. My remaining three months, I want it to be fruitful. Slowly, workloads are coming in. We have the new applicants coming in for interviews for Norway; we have younger ones coming in to test for the Grade 8 seat in Singapore UWC; the potential students were sent to an International School for prep, starting next Monday, which means I have to help them catch up with homework.

Despite everything that is happening at the same time, I feel that I have waited long enough for it to come. Sometimes, waiting is a must do procedure to lead to the fruit at the end of the path. Some applicants have no idea of what they are applying but they are simply being called in. The good thing about this place is the sponsorship department has a big list of sponsor students to choose from. Some children were given sponsorship since pre-school, given that they are going to school persistently. The department monitors their school performance, and when they are scholarship available, they just have to call them in.

I always feel glad, after seeing Kun Usannee, the director browsing through the lists of names and immediately spell out their family history; though it is the big community I am talking about, but they are well taken care of! They are really in great hands.

I had a chat with my co-year, Muyambi from Uganda, who is currently studying in Bucknell of United States, brain storming for questions to ask in the interview. Yeah, the children’s faiths are partly on my shoulder!

One of my favorite questions came out from our discussion is -“Is it fair that some children have everything and some do not?”

I have to say I felt very emotional after listening to some of the answers. One girl replied, “It is not fair, but we can’t change our faith. Children who have everything sometimes do not treasure their opportunities while children who wanted one have nothing to hold on.”

Another confident answer sounded like this, “It is not fair. However, Children who have everything can’t really stand on their feet, while I can. I can search for my way to get something. I work hard, I study hard, and I will gain as much knowledge as possible to change my faith, so that I can have something at the end. I am poor, but I never complain about it, I just look at the bright side- I am independent and have the ability to fight!”

So, RCN members, the results are not out yet, but just look out for this particular fighting spirit in this coming August, that might be the girl whom I am talking about!