Class in Tzu Chi

6/9/09

This morning woke up at 6.30am, start to prepare to go to Tzu Chi for my Zhun Jian Xi class. Although can't graduate this year, think of this is the only weekend that i do not have master class, it has been a long time i didnt go for Tzu Chi activity, it is better for me to catch up again. The class today is on "fang shi- visit to those people that Tzu Chi help" and "Recycle".

The case that we go for the visit is a family of 3, living at Tmn Free School. The daddy is the breadwinner of the house but now he can't work anymore due to stroke. He has a 19 years old daughter which is mentally retarted. Since she born to this world, she can't talk properly. Her mummy is not working currently as she need to take care of her daughter. Due to there is no income, Tzu Chi provide some help monthly to this family. So what do we normally do when we visit them? During this visit, shi bo and other team mates try to talk to the daddy and i just need to play with the daughter. She is very happy when she saw us as they have no friends and it is very seldom that people visit them except Tzu Chi people. Although she can't talk, she can sing " Ke Ren Lai - Guest coming" songs. Although she can't pronounce accurately on the wordings, the rhythm that she sing is quite accurate. Both the daddy and mummy are quite negative thinking and they always quarrel. In front of us, the mummy keep on complaining on her husband. I can feel that why he think that his husband is not good or is bad to her, this is because she is looking for a way to express her feeling and her depression on taking care of her mentaly retarted daughter. Although is not good for her to complain too much on her husband, i can feel her burden of taking care of everyone in the family. Putting myself on her position, i really don't think that i able to deal with this very well. Taking care of a mentally retarted daughter is very hard especially when she is abnormal and lose temper. Besides, i will think that i will not have the courage to face the reality of having a mentally retarted daughter. She is a really brave and good mother for me. Thinking back for my problems in office or my life, the problems are actually very small. Evon, all of your problems are really small, don't ever give up and keep it on. You CAN if you think you CAN!

On the recycle session, we are taught on the types of recycle items that it is recyclable and collected by Tzu Chi. Basically, the types are plastic (PET type, non-PET type, plastic bag), Paper (paper, newspaper, cardboard), aluminium, metal, battery, clothes and glass. Besides, they have the sharing on the data of the global warming, hows the earth affected on the increase of the CO2 release to the world. More shocking news is there are research being done by the scientist that all of the ice moutain in the north pole and south pole will melt in 10 years time if we still do nothing to rescue the mother nature. It has been a long time i started on the collecting recycle item in office and my house. But this is just limited to my penang home. I really very hope that i can influence my mum and dad, and they can start to do recycle and collect recycle item at my hometown as well. Actually, it is not that hard to contribute or help this mother nature. What we can do is the 5R: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink, Repair. This 5 words is kinda easy for everyone, however, once they need to do, is kinda hard. From now on, the things that i commit to myself is to bring the portable chopstick wherever i go for lunch or dinner or meal - to reduce the usage of the non-recycle chopstick in the hawker stall, to bring the recycle bag where ever i go - to reduce the usage of recycle bag. :)

Thanks to my colleague in Intel who always supported me on the recycle activity, they will wash the lunch pack or dinner pack ( plastic container) and put in my cube for recycle :). Besides, they will give me those aluminum tins and used paper for recycle too. Of cos it is not the confidential papers :p Thanks to my boyfriend who never complain me when i wanted to do recycle and whenever i collecting so called "rubbish" at home :) Thanks.

Just hope that everyone will start to realize that we really need to do something to help the world and improves it by contributing a small action :)