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Saturday, 29 December 2012 @ 14:44

Report for 29th Dec 2012 (by Chuxi)

Last elderly service session of the year :O

Participants: Jasmine, Amelia, Stephanie, Ruth, Chen Rui, Chuxi

Food collection:
Amelia went to Arts Canteen early to order claypot rice at Arts Canteen. Jasmine, Ruth and Stephanie collected the claypot rice as well as fruits and snacks from Arts Canteen. Meanwhile, Amelia, Chen Rui and Chuxi carried the undelivered Christmas Presents and left early to go down to the coffee shop at Blk 1 to order porridge for the elderly.

Mandarin Uncle side:
Block 2
#07-181: Cleaned up Auntie Lee Ah Hong’s house today. Helped her to mop the floor, clean the toilet and change her bedsheet. Brought back the bedsheet to wash.
Block 11
#08-106: Interviewed Auntie Ma’s neighbour. He informed us that he was 63 and that he spends his $600 of CPF money on food (paid to Auntie Ma, $250/month) and medication (about $100/month).
#12-98: Mandarin Uncle was sleeping when we went to visit. We decided not to disturb his sleep and hence did not chat with him today.
Block 12
#03-60: Aunty Roseita was not at the pavilion or at home. We hung the food on her door, but it was gone when we went back to check again. ): Did not manage to deliver her Christmas present today.
#04-80: Blind Uncle was not at home. We found him at his neighbour’s house at #03-72, instead of the #03-76 written in the unit list. He says he will be there often so we can check if he’s there if he’s not at home.
#06-74: Ah ma Chan was at home today. Delivered her food and her Christmas present.
#08-72: Wanted to help Uncle Ho Chew with his kerosene stove today but realised that he already figured out how to use it. Hence he is now cooking with new kerosene stove instead of burning cardboard in his sink like he used to.
Block 13
#08-02: Helped mother and son fix the fan that we gave them for the Christmas Grant-A-wish.

Bedbug uncle side:
Block 3
#02-111: Uncle Chan was not in, but later Stephanie found him at the stairs and passed him his food.
#08-105: Uncle Hoo was not in, but members later found him with Auntie Leow on the 14^th floor.
#12-125: Uncle Sam was at home so we passed him his christmas present (:
#14-133: Uncle Ali was in and as usual, we had a chat with him. :D
Block 51
#09-81: Groceries Auntie was in so food was passed to her directly. We changed her bedsheet and brought them back to wash. We also took photos of her wheelchair to see if we can get her a new one as she complains about a lot of troubles with her current one.
#12-75: Cute Ah Ma was not in today. We hung her food at her door.

Things to note next week:
1) Return the bedsheets to Auntie Lee Ah Hong and Groceries Auntie respectively.
2) Bring along Auntie Roseita’s Christmas present (kettle) to pass to her.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :D

Tuesday, 25 December 2012 @ 13:35

Report for 22nd Dec 2012 (by Ruth)

Participants: Chin Ping, Ee Hwee, Hejun, Jasmine, Jing Ho, Liao Jia, Ruth, Yuyu

Food collection: Collected food from arts canteen claypot, vegetarian and drinks stalls. Went to Sheng Siong to buy bananas for the elderly as the fruit stall did not sponsor any fruits this week.

Mandarin Uncle side
Block 11
#08-106: Took photo of Auntie Ma's bankbook and interviewed her neighbor.
#12-98: Mandarin Uncle still has no appetite. He is also suffering from constipation and vomits every time after eating.
Block 12
#03-60: Aunty Roseita was not at the pavilion or at home so we hung the food on her gate.
Block 13
#02-10: Uncle Edward passed us newspapers as usual.

Bedbug uncle side
Block 3
#02-111: We passed Uncle Chan his food as he was in.
#04-123: We passed Uncle Paul his food as he was in. He also shared with us his holiday plans.
#08-105: Uncle Hoo was not in so we hung his food on his door. However, Auntie Leow informed us later that half his food packet had been stolen :-/
#14-127: Aunty Leow was not in initially so we left her food in the trolley outside her house.
#14-133: Uncle Ali was in and invited us in for a chat.
Block 51
#09-81: Groceries Auntie was in so we passed her her food directly and returned her bedsheets as well.
Block 52
#06-47: Chin Ping and Ruth went to the Seniors Activity Centre at Block 52 (#04-83) to enquire about bedbug uncle's whereabouts and found out that he has moved to a nursing home. The lady on duty was unable to disclose where, but will contact Ruth if she has any further updates on bedbug uncle's condition.

Things to note next week:
1) Blind Uncle will not be at home till 6pm on Wednesday. Hence, his gift can only be given to him on Saturday during service.

Thank you all for being so punctual guys!!! (-:
~*~*~MERRY CHRISTMAS~*~*~
:-D

Sunday, 16 December 2012 @ 14:14

Report for 15th Dec 2012 (by Amelia)

Participants: Kawoon, Liao Jia, Chenrui, Ruth, Amelia (Bingyou, Chuxi, Victor absent)

Food collection: Collected food from business canteen chicken rice stall and arts canteen drinks and fruits stalls. Bought 22 packets of food from arts chinese claypot stall due to lack of food sponsors.
Aunty Roseita was waiting for us at the pavillion as usual. We also passed food to new uncle, auntie nelly, arthritis ah ma and ah ma chan choy siong who were at the void deck.

Mandarin Uncle side
Block 2
#07-181: Gave auntie lee ah hoong the extra packet of food. Helped her to mop the floor and changed her bedsheets. She also confirmed that she wants a rice cooker for grant-a-wish.
Block 11
#08-106: Auntie Ma was not at home. She goes to church every Saturday. Passed her food to her neighbour at #08-104 for keeping. Auntie Ma later called to tell us that her neighbour at #08-104 is not working and would also like to be included in our service. I informed her that we will interview her neighbour during one of our services in the next two weeks.
#12-98: Mandarin Uncle told us that he eats very little recently as he does not have any appetite. After speaking to us for a short while, he said that he was tired and wanted to rest so we left.
Block 12
#04-80: Blind Uncle was not home so we tied the food to his gate.
#08-48: Mopped the floor for auntie nelly and changed her bedsheets. Also helped her to check the expiry date of her canned food and biscuits and thew away those expired ones. She kept asking us about her letter (one that she said one of our members took) and we told her that we could not find it. Helped her to look through some of her letters from SGH and explained them to her.
#08-72: Uncle Ho Chew was not at home when we visited and there were some people removing bedbugs from his home. We went back later and he was still not back home yet so we tied his food to his gate. His neighbour then came to tell us that we should get some matchsticks for him as he has no money to pay for electricity and uses matchsticks to boil water.
Block 13
#02-10: Uncle Edward passed us newspapers as usual.

Bedbug uncle side
Block 3
#04-123: Uncle Paul told us that he wants a standing fan instead of Kopi-O for grant-a-wish.
#14-127: Aunty Leow Mee Yin told us that she wants a ladies' analogue watch with leather strap for grant-a-wish.
#14-133: Uncle Ali was not at home.
Block 51
#09-81: Changed groceries aunty's bedsheets for her.
Block 52
#06-47: Kawoon and Jingho who went to visit bedbug uncle at BVH last week found out that he has been discharged since 25 Oct. Went to his flat to look for him but he was not around. Spoke to one of his neighbours who said that she has not seen him for quite some time and last saw him at some event which she cannot remember the date. Went to the Activity Centre on the 4th floor but it was closed (see picture below). Members going for next week's service can try going there again to ask if there are any means of finding out the whereabouts of bedbug uncle. We also went to the RC on the 2nd floor and spoke to a lady by the name of Irene. She will call us if she finds out anything about bedbug uncle.

Things to note next week:
1) Return bedsheets to auntie lee ah hoong, auntie nelly and groceries auntie.
2) Interview auntie ma's neighbour (#08-104)
3) Take a photo of Auntie Ma's bank book (first particulars page and last updated page), or her bank account statement letter for the latest month. Explain to her that it is for admin purposes required by school.
4) Check if bedbug uncle is back at home. If he is still not in, ask the people at the activity centre at Block 52 #04-83 if there are any means to find out where he is currently.

Saturday, 8 December 2012 @ 17:37

Report for 8th Dec 2012 (by Ee Hwee)

Participants: Ee Hwee, Ka Woon, Jasmine, Sue Sann, Yuyu, Yonghua, Gejing, Christy Lai(absent, abroad)

Food Collection
Japanese stall
a.) Will be on leave from next week onwards till 3rd or 4th of Jan next year.
Vegetarian stall
a.) We were told not to change the schedule suddenly after it had been fixed.
b.) The final version of the schedule should be printed in a way such that the rows are in alternating colors for them to see easily.
c.) The proprietor also said that the claypot stall would not be providing us food starting next month.

Mandarin Uncle Side
Block 2
#07-181: Auntie Lee did not pick up her phone when we called her during and after the service, so we did not go to visit her.
Block 11
#08-106: Auntie Ma was not at home and cannot be reached when we called her. Her food was tied on the gate.
#09-98: Cantonese Uncle was not at home.
#12-98: Mandarin Uncle did not want any food as he was having stomachache due to the inability of his body to digest the cabbage he consumed (along with fried bee hoon) this morning. He shared with us news about the strike carried out by the SMRT workers.
Block 12
#04-80: Blind Uncle was not at home. We passed his food to his friend at the 3^rd floor.
#06-74: Ah Ma said she did not have any specific wishes for the coming Grant-a-Wish event.
#08-48: (1) Aunty Nelly could not remember when she passed us the doctor’s letter. She asked us to help clean her house next week; so next group may try to check if the letter is still inside her bag. (2) Aunty’s kettle was spoiled (not able to have a hot bath). We asked her whether she wished to have a new one but she refused.
#08-72: We gave the extra pack of food to Uncle Ho Chew.
Block 13
#06-24: Arthritis Ah Ma’s forehead was slightly injured as she accidentally fell down from her bed. She said she wanted a water boiler for the Grant-a-Wish and told us to bring back the kettle we bought for her last time as it was too heavy for her to carry/use.
#07-30: Uncle William was not at home.

Bedbug Uncle Side
Block 3
#04-123: Uncle Paul said he wanted Kopi O temporarily for the Grant-a-Wish.
#14-127: Aunty Leow was not at home.
#14-133: Uncle Ali did not have any specific wishes. Note that pork & beef are not allowed if we want to give him food for the Grant-a-Wish.
Block 51
#09-81: Groceries Aunty had been having constipation for the past few days and had already seen the doctor. We took her bed sheet and pillow cases back to wash.

Things to be noted next week:
1) Return Groceries Aunty’s bed sheet & pillow cases.
2) Help Aunty Nelly clean her house and check if the letter is inside her bag.
3) Bring back the kettle from Arthritis Ah Ma.
4) Ask the elderly what they want for the coming Grant-a-Wish project:
Specifically,
Aunty Lee Ah Hong: Confirm with her which one (kettle/rice cooker) she wants.
Aunty Leow: Ask her why she needs a digital watch so that we are able to choose a more suitable model for her.

Sunday, 2 December 2012 @ 13:38

Report for 1st Dec 2012 (by Shangya)

Participants: Qiliu, Stephanie, Qianwen, Shangya, Xinyue, Amelia, Ruth

Tan didn’t attend. Qianwen left at 12 am to catch the fly
We found it is easy to catch a taxi at the cross road
Mandarin uncle gave us some bread, which he bought from a Paris bread shop
A resident there told us there is a abnormal uncle live in block 13, and she suggested girls do not wear skirt when we enter block 13.
Blind uncle just came out form hospital and he wanted a CD player as a christmas gift.
We passed the mother and son their food. They said that they wanted a standing electric fan, and also bath towels.
We return Auntie Lee‘s bedsheet and bolster together. Yangyan and me left then, and the rest have the lunch together.

Things to note for next week:
1) Ask the elderly what they want for Grant-a-Wish project.

Saturday, 29 December 2012 @ 14:44 Report for 29th Dec 2012 (by Chuxi) Last elderly service session of the year :O Participants: Jasmine, Amelia, Stephanie, Ruth, Chen Rui, Chuxi Food collection: Amelia went to Arts Canteen early to order claypot rice at Arts Canteen. Jasmine, Ruth and Stephanie collected the claypot rice as well as fruits and snacks from Arts Canteen. Meanwhile, Amelia, Chen Rui and Chuxi carried the undelivered Christmas Presents and left early to go down to the coffee shop at Blk 1 to order porridge for the elderly. Mandarin Uncle side: Block 2 #07-181: Cleaned up Auntie Lee Ah Hong’s house today. Helped her to mop the floor, clean the toilet and change her bedsheet. Brought back the bedsheet to wash. Block 11 #08-106: Interviewed Auntie Ma’s neighbour. He informed us that he was 63 and that he spends his $600 of CPF money on food (paid to Auntie Ma, $250/month) and medication (about $100/month). #12-98: Mandarin Uncle was sleeping when we went to visit. We decided not to disturb his sleep and hence did not chat with him today. Block 12 #03-60: Aunty Roseita was not at the pavilion or at home. We hung the food on her door, but it was gone when we went back to check again. ): Did not manage to deliver her Christmas present today. #04-80: Blind Uncle was not at home. We found him at his neighbour’s house at #03-72, instead of the #03-76 written in the unit list. He says he will be there often so we can check if he’s there if he’s not at home. #06-74: Ah ma Chan was at home today. Delivered her food and her Christmas present. #08-72: Wanted to help Uncle Ho Chew with his kerosene stove today but realised that he already figured out how to use it. Hence he is now cooking with new kerosene stove instead of burning cardboard in his sink like he used to. Block 13 #08-02: Helped mother and son fix the fan that we gave them for the Christmas Grant-A-wish. Bedbug uncle side: Block 3 #02-111: Uncle Chan was not in, but later Stephanie found him at the stairs and passed him his food. #08-105: Uncle Hoo was not in, but members later found him with Auntie Leow on the 14^th floor. #12-125: Uncle Sam was at home so we passed him his christmas present (: #14-133: Uncle Ali was in and as usual, we had a chat with him. :D Block 51 #09-81: Groceries Auntie was in so food was passed to her directly. We changed her bedsheet and brought them back to wash. We also took photos of her wheelchair to see if we can get her a new one as she complains about a lot of troubles with her current one. #12-75: Cute Ah Ma was not in today. We hung her food at her door. Things to note next week: 1) Return the bedsheets to Auntie Lee Ah Hong and Groceries Auntie respectively. 2) Bring along Auntie Roseita’s Christmas present (kettle) to pass to her. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :D
Tuesday, 25 December 2012 @ 13:35 Report for 22nd Dec 2012 (by Ruth) Participants: Chin Ping, Ee Hwee, Hejun, Jasmine, Jing Ho, Liao Jia, Ruth, Yuyu Food collection: Collected food from arts canteen claypot, vegetarian and drinks stalls. Went to Sheng Siong to buy bananas for the elderly as the fruit stall did not sponsor any fruits this week. Mandarin Uncle side Block 11 #08-106: Took photo of Auntie Ma's bankbook and interviewed her neighbor. #12-98: Mandarin Uncle still has no appetite. He is also suffering from constipation and vomits every time after eating. Block 12 #03-60: Aunty Roseita was not at the pavilion or at home so we hung the food on her gate. Block 13 #02-10: Uncle Edward passed us newspapers as usual. Bedbug uncle side Block 3 #02-111: We passed Uncle Chan his food as he was in. #04-123: We passed Uncle Paul his food as he was in. He also shared with us his holiday plans. #08-105: Uncle Hoo was not in so we hung his food on his door. However, Auntie Leow informed us later that half his food packet had been stolen :-/ #14-127: Aunty Leow was not in initially so we left her food in the trolley outside her house. #14-133: Uncle Ali was in and invited us in for a chat. Block 51 #09-81: Groceries Auntie was in so we passed her her food directly and returned her bedsheets as well. Block 52 #06-47: Chin Ping and Ruth went to the Seniors Activity Centre at Block 52 (#04-83) to enquire about bedbug uncle's whereabouts and found out that he has moved to a nursing home. The lady on duty was unable to disclose where, but will contact Ruth if she has any further updates on bedbug uncle's condition. Things to note next week: 1) Blind Uncle will not be at home till 6pm on Wednesday. Hence, his gift can only be given to him on Saturday during service. Thank you all for being so punctual guys!!! (-: ~~~MERRY CHRISTMAS~~~ :-D
Sunday, 16 December 2012 @ 14:14 Report for 15th Dec 2012 (by Amelia) Participants: Kawoon, Liao Jia, Chenrui, Ruth, Amelia (Bingyou, Chuxi, Victor absent) Food collection: Collected food from business canteen chicken rice stall and arts canteen drinks and fruits stalls. Bought 22 packets of food from arts chinese claypot stall due to lack of food sponsors. Aunty Roseita was waiting for us at the pavillion as usual. We also passed food to new uncle, auntie nelly, arthritis ah ma and ah ma chan choy siong who were at the void deck. Mandarin Uncle side Block 2 #07-181: Gave auntie lee ah hoong the extra packet of food. Helped her to mop the floor and changed her bedsheets. She also confirmed that she wants a rice cooker for grant-a-wish. Block 11 #08-106: Auntie Ma was not at home. She goes to church every Saturday. Passed her food to her neighbour at #08-104 for keeping. Auntie Ma later called to tell us that her neighbour at #08-104 is not working and would also like to be included in our service. I informed her that we will interview her neighbour during one of our services in the next two weeks. #12-98: Mandarin Uncle told us that he eats very little recently as he does not have any appetite. After speaking to us for a short while, he said that he was tired and wanted to rest so we left. Block 12 #04-80: Blind Uncle was not home so we tied the food to his gate. #08-48: Mopped the floor for auntie nelly and changed her bedsheets. Also helped her to check the expiry date of her canned food and biscuits and thew away those expired ones. She kept asking us about her letter (one that she said one of our members took) and we told her that we could not find it. Helped her to look through some of her letters from SGH and explained them to her. #08-72: Uncle Ho Chew was not at home when we visited and there were some people removing bedbugs from his home. We went back later and he was still not back home yet so we tied his food to his gate. His neighbour then came to tell us that we should get some matchsticks for him as he has no money to pay for electricity and uses matchsticks to boil water. Block 13 #02-10: Uncle Edward passed us newspapers as usual. Bedbug uncle side Block 3 #04-123: Uncle Paul told us that he wants a standing fan instead of Kopi-O for grant-a-wish. #14-127: Aunty Leow Mee Yin told us that she wants a ladies' analogue watch with leather strap for grant-a-wish. #14-133: Uncle Ali was not at home. Block 51 #09-81: Changed groceries aunty's bedsheets for her. Block 52 #06-47: Kawoon and Jingho who went to visit bedbug uncle at BVH last week found out that he has been discharged since 25 Oct. Went to his flat to look for him but he was not around. Spoke to one of his neighbours who said that she has not seen him for quite some time and last saw him at some event which she cannot remember the date. Went to the Activity Centre on the 4th floor but it was closed (see picture below). Members going for next week's service can try going there again to ask if there are any means of finding out the whereabouts of bedbug uncle. We also went to the RC on the 2nd floor and spoke to a lady by the name of Irene. She will call us if she finds out anything about bedbug uncle. Things to note next week: 1) Return bedsheets to auntie lee ah hoong, auntie nelly and groceries auntie. 2) Interview auntie ma's neighbour (#08-104) 3) Take a photo of Auntie Ma's bank book (first particulars page and last updated page), or her bank account statement letter for the latest month. Explain to her that it is for admin purposes required by school. 4) Check if bedbug uncle is back at home. If he is still not in, ask the people at the activity centre at Block 52 #04-83 if there are any means to find out where he is currently.
Saturday, 8 December 2012 @ 17:37 Report for 8th Dec 2012 (by Ee Hwee) Participants: Ee Hwee, Ka Woon, Jasmine, Sue Sann, Yuyu, Yonghua, Gejing, Christy Lai(absent, abroad) Food Collection Japanese stall a.) Will be on leave from next week onwards till 3rd or 4th of Jan next year. Vegetarian stall a.) We were told not to change the schedule suddenly after it had been fixed. b.) The final version of the schedule should be printed in a way such that the rows are in alternating colors for them to see easily. c.) The proprietor also said that the claypot stall would not be providing us food starting next month. Mandarin Uncle Side Block 2 #07-181: Auntie Lee did not pick up her phone when we called her during and after the service, so we did not go to visit her. Block 11 #08-106: Auntie Ma was not at home and cannot be reached when we called her. Her food was tied on the gate. #09-98: Cantonese Uncle was not at home. #12-98: Mandarin Uncle did not want any food as he was having stomachache due to the inability of his body to digest the cabbage he consumed (along with fried bee hoon) this morning. He shared with us news about the strike carried out by the SMRT workers. Block 12 #04-80: Blind Uncle was not at home. We passed his food to his friend at the 3^rd floor. #06-74: Ah Ma said she did not have any specific wishes for the coming Grant-a-Wish event. #08-48: (1) Aunty Nelly could not remember when she passed us the doctor’s letter. She asked us to help clean her house next week; so next group may try to check if the letter is still inside her bag. (2) Aunty’s kettle was spoiled (not able to have a hot bath). We asked her whether she wished to have a new one but she refused. #08-72: We gave the extra pack of food to Uncle Ho Chew. Block 13 #06-24: Arthritis Ah Ma’s forehead was slightly injured as she accidentally fell down from her bed. She said she wanted a water boiler for the Grant-a-Wish and told us to bring back the kettle we bought for her last time as it was too heavy for her to carry/use. #07-30: Uncle William was not at home. Bedbug Uncle Side Block 3 #04-123: Uncle Paul said he wanted Kopi O temporarily for the Grant-a-Wish. #14-127: Aunty Leow was not at home. #14-133: Uncle Ali did not have any specific wishes. Note that pork & beef are not allowed if we want to give him food for the Grant-a-Wish. Block 51 #09-81: Groceries Aunty had been having constipation for the past few days and had already seen the doctor. We took her bed sheet and pillow cases back to wash. Things to be noted next week: 1) Return Groceries Aunty’s bed sheet & pillow cases. 2) Help Aunty Nelly clean her house and check if the letter is inside her bag. 3) Bring back the kettle from Arthritis Ah Ma. 4) Ask the elderly what they want for the coming Grant-a-Wish project: Specifically, Aunty Lee Ah Hong: Confirm with her which one (kettle/rice cooker) she wants. Aunty Leow: Ask her why she needs a digital watch so that we are able to choose a more suitable model for her.
Sunday, 2 December 2012 @ 13:38 Report for 1st Dec 2012 (by Shangya) Participants: Qiliu, Stephanie, Qianwen, Shangya, Xinyue, Amelia, Ruth Tan didn’t attend. Qianwen left at 12 am to catch the fly We found it is easy to catch a taxi at the cross road Mandarin uncle gave us some bread, which he bought from a Paris bread shop A resident there told us there is a abnormal uncle live in block 13, and she suggested girls do not wear skirt when we enter block 13. Blind uncle just came out form hospital and he wanted a CD player as a christmas gift. We passed the mother and son their food. They said that they wanted a standing electric fan, and also bath towels. We return Auntie Lee‘s bedsheet and bolster together. Yangyan and me left then, and the rest have the lunch together. Things to note for next week: 1) Ask the elderly what they want for Grant-a-Wish project.