Reflections

I've said all these before during reflections, but they are the things that I've gained most out from the trip and I would like to pen them down in so I won't forget my thoughts at this point in time...

I've matured and grown emotionally over the last 16 days more than I ever had in the past 16 years of my life. To say that this trip is amazing would be an understatement. This sounds really cliche, but honestly, no amount of pictures or words would ever be able to describe those 16 days in Cambodia. I wish I could bring my friends and family along and let them experience what I have alongside the rest of the team.

Most people would presume that what you gain most from a community outreach project is the appreciation of the materialistic aspect of our lives back home after experiencing, first hand, the simple lifestyle of the villagers. I beg to differ. In fact there was never once did I pity the villagers. I mean why should we? No doubt their life is a far cry from ours, but they are happy. We, on the other hand, blessed, but constantly whining and complaining about everything under the sky. It's really more than just realising how blessed we are at home, in that 16 days away from reality, I, or we for the matter, were given time to reflect back on what we've done with our lives thus far.

For me, I've renewed my faith in religion and grown to understand the people around me and also myself more, especially in terms of my flaws and finding solutions to improve on them. To sum it aptly, I've regained direction in life - my goals, dreams and ambition, they're all clear now.

&I'll like to thank our whole team for making all these possible(: