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Thursday, 18 July 2013 @ 04:10

Report for 13th July 2013 (by Ee Hwee)

Participants: Victor, Kawoon, Gejing, Siyi, Zijiang, Suren, Ee Hwee

A number of volunteers came when we were delivering food to the elderlies at the void deck. The leader (Sharana, with long white hair) told us to share with them the list of needy people who desperately needed food. His email address is sharana99@gmail.com.

Block 11:

Arthur Seah (08-106)

A number of volunteers were there to repaint and touch up the house, so she was out. We left her food with them.

Cantonese Uncle (09-98)

Just had his place fumigated by the pest busters, and he was almost insistent on entering his house before the 4 hours period elapsed. He had 2 chairs that he wanted to place either at home or at a neighbor's place outside his home, but it was likely that the chairs would be infested. A neighbor/friend was outside his place convincing him not to put it at other people's place when we arrived. The team tried convincing him not to put it at others' places and possibly spread the infection, but to sun it outside his house, but he got angry and slammed the chairs on the floor, and indignantly said that no bed bugs fell out and it was fine - he thought it dangerous to leave the chairs outside to be stolen although the team assured him that they would get replacements if it did. After helping him carry the chairs downstairs, he insisted on carrying the chairs himself and he stomped off.

Block 12:

Aunty Roseita (03-60)

She was waiting for us at the pavilion so we passed her the food directly. She told us that she would like to have a handbag.

Uncle Wong (03-72)

Photos of his IC has been uploaded to the interim schedule.

Hunchedback Ah Ma (06-74)

She is not Chan Choy Siong, but Choy Lai Oi. PLEASE UPDATE THE LIST IMMEDIATELY.

Aunty Nelly (08-48)

Aunty's hearing aid worked well. She seemed to be quite happy about it.

Block 13:

Arthritis Ah Ma (06-24)

Likewise, she is not Choy Lai Oi but Chan Choy Siong!

Uncle William (07-30)

Uncle told us to hang the food in front of his door if he is not at home.

Mother & Son (08-02)

The mother was not at home, so we passed the food to her son.

Block 3:

The new interviewee's information has been uploaded to the interim schedule for reference.

Uncle Lee Whay (03-101)

Uncle was not in as he was still hospitalized.

Uncle Hoo (08-105)

Three volunteers were there to interview uncle when we reached.

Things to note:

1. Check with Uncle Lee Whay on his condition and what has happened to him.

2. Hang Uncle William's food in front of his door if he is not in.

3. Possible collaboration with the voluntary organization. (sharana99@gmail.com)

Sunday, 7 July 2013 @ 02:18

Report for 6th July 2013 (by Amelia)

Participants: Xu chen, Tingting, Gejing, Siyi, Chuxi, Evangeline

Collected food from arts canteen. Claypot stall was not ready yet when we reached so we waited for a while. Fruits stall was not open today :( so we bought bananas from shengsiong for the elderly :)

Waited superr long for the taxi today as none was available. Future I/Cs note that we can call for a cab if we are unable to get a taxi within 20 mins.

Block 1
Auntie Seah was out exercising so we passed her food to her neighbour.

Cantonese Uncle mentioned that the bedbug spray that we gave him last week was not really effective. But he also said that the RC will be sending people to do a cleanup for his house next week :)

Block 12
Aunty Roseita mentioned again that she would prefer to have halal food for her son but we told her that we cannot really choose as the Muslim stalls are unable to provide food for us every week.

#06-74: We met Ah Ma at the void deck today and she told us that she was Choy Lai Oi and not Chan Choy Siong as stated in the unit list :O

Helped auntie nelly to mop her floor and change her bedsheets. Took her clothes to wash. She mentioned that she does not like our food as it is not nice and very salty. As she is able to obtain food for herself every Sat, we will not be providing food for her from next Sat onwards. Her two main food packets will be given to Auntie Lee Ah Hoong and Uncle Ali instead. We will still be giving her snacks and fruits :)

Block 13
Uncle William was going out to buy groceries so we passed his food to the auntie at the shop downstairs.

Block 2
Passed aunty nelly's share of food to aunty lee ah hoong

Uncle Lee Whay was sick and went out to see the doctor. Auntie Leow was waiting for us at his flat when we reached.

Did not manage to interview the auntie at Block 3 as she was not feeling well today.
Interviewed Uncle Peter. Will update when we can start providing food for the new elderlies :)

Things to note:
- Check with Cantonese Uncle about his bedbug situation
- Check with Block 13 #06-24 Arthritis Ah Ma if her name is Chan Choy Siong and not Choy Lai Oi :/
- Return aunty nelly's clothes and bedsheets
- Check if Uncle Lee Whay is feeling better and find out what happened to him.
- Interview the auntie (Uncle Chan's friend) at Block 3 #02-103 and take photo of Uncle Wong's I/C (Blk 12 #03-72)

Monday, 1 July 2013 @ 20:31

Report for 29th June 2013 (by Jasmine)

Participants: Ting Ting, Jasmine, Xu Chen, Zhao Hang, Amelia

Blk 2: We met Aunty Lee on her way back home from some activities conducted at the Senior Activities Centre. She does not require our help today as she had roughly cleaned her apartment in the morning. Next week then she'll need us to drop by her house.

Blk 3:
Uncle Chan was out helping his friend buy 4D so we left the food at his friend house #02-103. The aunty also asked if she could be part of our service. She mentioned that she was sworn sibling of Uncle Chan and some issues with her left foot cause her to not be able to walk properly. We told her we'll drop by next week to understand more from her. She can talk mandarin to us initially but like to talk in Cantonese afterwards.

Aunty Leow was waiting for us at 3rd floor as Uncle Lee Whay went to see a doctor. Passed their food and Uncle Hoo's one to Aunty Leow also as he was not in.

Uncle Paul, Uncle Sam and Uncle Ali was in also

Blk 11:
Left Aunty Ma's food at her neighbour as she went to the Senior Activities Centre.

Passed Cantonese Uncle a bottle of bedbug spray. Next week's team check if the spray is useful in killing bedbugs.

Blk 12:
Left Ah Ma Chan's food in her house as she was not around when we went to visit. Met her later downstairs.

Returned Aunty Nelly her clothes and bedsheet. She now does not wear her hearing aid as she finds it noisy.

Blk 13: Passed the food to all elderly!

We went to interview Uncle Peter at Blk 12 #03-72 but he was not around. Found out that he was staying with the guy who took care of Blind Uncle last time and he also requested to be part of our service. We interviewed him on the spot. Need to return next week to interview Uncle Peter.

Uncle Ali and Aunty Lee asked if we have any food for them in passing. Probably next time when we have extra food or fruits can pass to those that do not need meals from us also :)

Things to note:
- Return Aunty Nelly her clothes and bedsheet
- Interview the Aunty at Blk 3 #02-103 and Uncle Peter at Blk 12 #03-72.
- Check with Cantonese Uncle if the bedbug spray is working

Thursday, 18 July 2013 @ 04:10 Report for 13th July 2013 (by Ee Hwee) Participants: Victor, Kawoon, Gejing, Siyi, Zijiang, Suren, Ee Hwee A number of volunteers came when we were delivering food to the elderlies at the void deck. The leader (Sharana, with long white hair) told us to share with them the list of needy people who desperately needed food. His email address is sharana99@gmail.com. Block 11: Arthur Seah (08-106) A number of volunteers were there to repaint and touch up the house, so she was out. We left her food with them. Cantonese Uncle (09-98) Just had his place fumigated by the pest busters, and he was almost insistent on entering his house before the 4 hours period elapsed. He had 2 chairs that he wanted to place either at home or at a neighbor's place outside his home, but it was likely that the chairs would be infested. A neighbor/friend was outside his place convincing him not to put it at other people's place when we arrived. The team tried convincing him not to put it at others' places and possibly spread the infection, but to sun it outside his house, but he got angry and slammed the chairs on the floor, and indignantly said that no bed bugs fell out and it was fine - he thought it dangerous to leave the chairs outside to be stolen although the team assured him that they would get replacements if it did. After helping him carry the chairs downstairs, he insisted on carrying the chairs himself and he stomped off. Block 12: Aunty Roseita (03-60) She was waiting for us at the pavilion so we passed her the food directly. She told us that she would like to have a handbag. Uncle Wong (03-72) Photos of his IC has been uploaded to the interim schedule. Hunchedback Ah Ma (06-74) She is not Chan Choy Siong, but Choy Lai Oi. PLEASE UPDATE THE LIST IMMEDIATELY. Aunty Nelly (08-48) Aunty's hearing aid worked well. She seemed to be quite happy about it. Block 13: Arthritis Ah Ma (06-24) Likewise, she is not Choy Lai Oi but Chan Choy Siong! Uncle William (07-30) Uncle told us to hang the food in front of his door if he is not at home. Mother & Son (08-02) The mother was not at home, so we passed the food to her son. Block 3: The new interviewee's information has been uploaded to the interim schedule for reference. Uncle Lee Whay (03-101) Uncle was not in as he was still hospitalized. Uncle Hoo (08-105) Three volunteers were there to interview uncle when we reached. Things to note: 1. Check with Uncle Lee Whay on his condition and what has happened to him. 2. Hang Uncle William's food in front of his door if he is not in. 3. Possible collaboration with the voluntary organization. (sharana99@gmail.com)
Sunday, 7 July 2013 @ 02:18 Report for 6th July 2013 (by Amelia) Participants: Xu chen, Tingting, Gejing, Siyi, Chuxi, Evangeline Collected food from arts canteen. Claypot stall was not ready yet when we reached so we waited for a while. Fruits stall was not open today :( so we bought bananas from shengsiong for the elderly :) Waited superr long for the taxi today as none was available. Future I/Cs note that we can call for a cab if we are unable to get a taxi within 20 mins. Block 1 Auntie Seah was out exercising so we passed her food to her neighbour. Cantonese Uncle mentioned that the bedbug spray that we gave him last week was not really effective. But he also said that the RC will be sending people to do a cleanup for his house next week :) Block 12 Aunty Roseita mentioned again that she would prefer to have halal food for her son but we told her that we cannot really choose as the Muslim stalls are unable to provide food for us every week. #06-74: We met Ah Ma at the void deck today and she told us that she was Choy Lai Oi and not Chan Choy Siong as stated in the unit list :O Helped auntie nelly to mop her floor and change her bedsheets. Took her clothes to wash. She mentioned that she does not like our food as it is not nice and very salty. As she is able to obtain food for herself every Sat, we will not be providing food for her from next Sat onwards. Her two main food packets will be given to Auntie Lee Ah Hoong and Uncle Ali instead. We will still be giving her snacks and fruits :) Block 13 Uncle William was going out to buy groceries so we passed his food to the auntie at the shop downstairs. Block 2 Passed aunty nelly's share of food to aunty lee ah hoong Uncle Lee Whay was sick and went out to see the doctor. Auntie Leow was waiting for us at his flat when we reached. Did not manage to interview the auntie at Block 3 as she was not feeling well today. Interviewed Uncle Peter. Will update when we can start providing food for the new elderlies :) Things to note: - Check with Cantonese Uncle about his bedbug situation - Check with Block 13 #06-24 Arthritis Ah Ma if her name is Chan Choy Siong and not Choy Lai Oi :/ - Return aunty nelly's clothes and bedsheets - Check if Uncle Lee Whay is feeling better and find out what happened to him. - Interview the auntie (Uncle Chan's friend) at Block 3 #02-103 and take photo of Uncle Wong's I/C (Blk 12 #03-72)
Monday, 1 July 2013 @ 20:31 Report for 29th June 2013 (by Jasmine) Participants: Ting Ting, Jasmine, Xu Chen, Zhao Hang, Amelia Blk 2: We met Aunty Lee on her way back home from some activities conducted at the Senior Activities Centre. She does not require our help today as she had roughly cleaned her apartment in the morning. Next week then she'll need us to drop by her house. Blk 3: Uncle Chan was out helping his friend buy 4D so we left the food at his friend house #02-103. The aunty also asked if she could be part of our service. She mentioned that she was sworn sibling of Uncle Chan and some issues with her left foot cause her to not be able to walk properly. We told her we'll drop by next week to understand more from her. She can talk mandarin to us initially but like to talk in Cantonese afterwards. Aunty Leow was waiting for us at 3rd floor as Uncle Lee Whay went to see a doctor. Passed their food and Uncle Hoo's one to Aunty Leow also as he was not in. Uncle Paul, Uncle Sam and Uncle Ali was in also Blk 11: Left Aunty Ma's food at her neighbour as she went to the Senior Activities Centre. Passed Cantonese Uncle a bottle of bedbug spray. Next week's team check if the spray is useful in killing bedbugs. Blk 12: Left Ah Ma Chan's food in her house as she was not around when we went to visit. Met her later downstairs. Returned Aunty Nelly her clothes and bedsheet. She now does not wear her hearing aid as she finds it noisy. Blk 13: Passed the food to all elderly! We went to interview Uncle Peter at Blk 12 #03-72 but he was not around. Found out that he was staying with the guy who took care of Blind Uncle last time and he also requested to be part of our service. We interviewed him on the spot. Need to return next week to interview Uncle Peter. Uncle Ali and Aunty Lee asked if we have any food for them in passing. Probably next time when we have extra food or fruits can pass to those that do not need meals from us also :) Things to note: - Return Aunty Nelly her clothes and bedsheet - Interview the Aunty at Blk 3 #02-103 and Uncle Peter at Blk 12 #03-72. - Check with Cantonese Uncle if the bedbug spray is working