Bread and butter #155 (It's time of the year again!)

Oh my god... the things that I most dread... they're on their way to find me...

They are ** and ***.

BUT!

I won't be defeated by them. I refuse to raise my white flag!

I will hand in the statistics by 7th July! (Because I will be on course from 8th to 11th July.)

I will!!!

They can't kill me! Yeah!!!

I am 9 months old!

Hello everyone! Time flies... and me, Koh Jiarui is 9 months old now!

This is a photo of me at IMM. Daddy and mummy wanted to eat good food without me, so of course I can't give them a good time.I am a growing child, you know? And I love to eat! How can they eat good food without me!!!
I've finally found something tasty! Yummy yum yum!
Oh yeah, what do you want from me again?
Ah-ha! I'm in a good mood now... you can take all the photos you want.
I want to learn how to drive!!!
But daddy doesn't allow me to... :(

Wait. Daddy, will you please allow me to steer the wheel if I perform some acrobatics? Pretty please...Boo, daddy still doesn't allow me to drive...

Boo boo. I'm going to cry extra loud later! Heh heh!

突发奇想！

我在想...
我们的生命里，
会有这么多的事物，
让我们牵挂，让我们伤心，让我们开心，也让我们欣慰...
是不是因为，
如果我们没了其中一样，
我们还是能生存的呢？

事事无绝对。
人会变...
感情会淡化...
朋友或亲人会离开我们...

如果我们执著于某些事物，
那就一定看不到身旁其他同样重要的事物，
也会因此把身旁的事物当做是理所当然的...
那些所谓的“身旁的事物”会不会因此被遗忘呢？

我觉得，凡事都不必过于执著。
如果执著模糊你的视线，模糊你的感觉...
那又何必呢？

Damn funny.

My arms are aching now because of carrying 12 packets of drinks and handwashing quite a few pieces of clothings a few days back.

Bread and butter #154 (Back to work!)

First time back to office after four whole days, the whole place seemed so surreal. I felt like I was dreaming... it's a very peculiar kind of feeling.

But one thing to note is that my energy level feels higher! Yeah! So, a short break from work is actually good... and a constant effort to not think about work-related stuffs is useful too, for the body and soul. I'm now looking forward to my next break. When will it be...?

-hopeful-

Went to school for the first groupwork session for the semester! When I recap the rules with my kids, we decided to implement consequences for not following the rules... And my dear boy proclaimed the importance of one for all, all for one... so he introduced the concept of doing punishment together as a group (that is to put arms around each other and squat down and up), which I thought was good... can enhance their bonding as a group.

Unfortunately and unexpectedly, poor me got caught in this lovely situation of doing the punishment together with them because I am part of the group. Thank you ah... -_- P/S: I managed to bargain successfully- I will do 15 times instead of the proposed 30 times. All the kids have to do it together for 30 times.

Back in office, there are a lot of things for me to do and settle, so I seem slightly busier than usual. I'll continue my working-on-Saturdays kind of schedule from tomorrow onwards. Will try to self-care. Thanks for the reminder, Liwen!

By the way, congratulations to myself, I closed a third one! Bought a pair of gloves for her and decorated them with care. Super positive feedback, super long (2 hours plus!) but nice session but it's all worth it. I hope everything goes well for her in the future.

-prays hard-

Bread and butter #153 (Fourth and last day of my leave.)

I woke up late,
had late breakfast,
had late lunch too,
uploaded photos on Facebook,
blogged,
selectively checked my work email,
had a short chat with Weishang,
washed the clothes,
did some chores...

Oh man, I can already imagine how I will spend my future weekends if I were to live alone. I will need to do my chores- vacuum and mop the floor, wash the clothes, etc. because I won't have the time and energy to complete those tasks during the weekdays, haha.

Will go back to work tomorrow. The whole day will be lined up with activities- 9am to 9pm. I will decide tomorrow if I have done enough recharging. :)

Bread and butter #152 (Third day of my leave.)

I slept like a log till early afternoon... and met up with Grace at my place to plan our Europe trip together...

Here's the proposed plan:Main highlights would be Italy and Germany.

What we hope and pray for now is more and more savings! I need ka-ching! What I want now is long trips! Long long trips... I look forward to my long long break at the end of the year. :)

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Thereafter, had dinner with Grace at Macdonald's, bought groceries, and headed home to continue my nua-ing journey. :)

Bread and butter #151 (Second day of my leave.)

Spent my morning with Xinli watching Kungfu Panda. I must say that it's a meaningful movie which brings across learning points in a humorous manner. My favourite scene is where the panda thought that his master is going to die. Super hilarious. The movie reinforced my belief that if I think that I am special, I will be special. Same for those who faces challenges in their relationship, if you believe that that person is the one, he or she will be the one... it's up to the both of you to make it happen. Fast learner hor, Seng Meng? ;)
Headed east with TW to meet BT, and together, we went to the area near Changi Aloha to do some exploration.And we spotted the above trail of unknown insects. Oh my, gross.
We had bah kut teh for lunch together with Seng Meng, Kaifen and Jean. My bah kut teh fantasies are fulfilled! Yeah! :DGo-to-chalet time!Thanks to Seng Meng, we had a wide array of games to choose from... and our first game was Office Scandal!
Benjamin's favourite card is "promotion for kissing your boss's ass".Theresa's favourite card is "busted for sexual harrassment".
Thereafter, we shifted to the bedroom for more comfort.
Ugly dolls. UGLY! UGLY! UGLY!
Poor Seng Meng got smacked by us when he managed to snatch cards away from us... his hand turned red!
Kaifen and Theresa. To quote Kaifen: this is a high class dai dee.Seng Meng cannot stop eating.From peasant to King... so happy woh! I'm the King now! No eye contact with me! Look down! Muahahahahaha~Seng Meng won......while Theresa lost badly.After a sinful dinner, we explored more places and ended off the journey at Changi Beach, where we started to play a stupid game- guess the airline of the aeroplanes that flew past us. Poor SM's right sleeve was slightly out-of-shaped after being continuously pulled by me. :XWe didn't sleep the whole night. Had a long long chat, played XBox and stoned until Wednesday morning when we had roti prata and headed home like zombies.

Bread and butter #150 (First day of my leave.)

I just finished typing a short email to Herr Sagemann in german. Feels so suicidal loh. It's been ages since I last used german, and I feel like dying having to recall dativ, akkusativ, gender of nouns, spelling of certain words, etc.

Anyway, today is the first day of my leave! I'm clearing four days straight, with the following objectives in mind:

1) Rest.
2) Relax.
3) Think about anything but work.

Really hope I can rest my body and soul for a while... it's been a physically and emotionally hectic period for me. Didn't have a chance to rest really well. So, yeah to LEAVE! :)

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Realised it's been a super long time since I last blogged with photos, especially fun ones that I take at work. So here goes! BT's beloved bears!
Look! I can balance a tangerine on my head!Oh-yeah, I love to bathe in the sun... Sweet! :)
Donuts from Weichuan! Hahaha...
I love the prison visit doodle, heh. :P
Family Day at Chinese Garden! Questioned by someone.
Laoban questioned by someone. And the funny thing is, laoban replied!SM trying his best to practise what he has learned on us.
Lovely cakes and a super sweet and encouraging note from SM. :)
Cute drawing again.
Someone being very violent and vulgar.
Sweet stuffs from BT. :) :) :)
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I kind of hate being asked questions over and over again. Be it same questions or different questions. Getting sick and tired of having to answer your questions... never ending one leh, never!

Bread and butter #149 (End of GP Groupwork June 2008!)

YEAH!!! After an arduous 4 weeks with the kids, we've finally completed GP groupwork for June 2008 this afternoon! Good job everyone! This song goes out to the GP workers cum superheros of CC!

It reminds me of the video that BT made... the perseverance of each Social Worker... the energy of each kid... the support that parents offered to their kids (especially my cute pa)... the time and effort that everyone of us put into GP groupwork for the past 4 weeks... especially so for BT. You've done a great job. Really. Keep on going!

I will be looking forward to the next round of groupwork. No kidding. Cindy never ever will say die. ;)

Bread and butter #148

16th June, Monday
- SSW IPG took up half a day. Can't clear much paper work. :(
- Visited Puay San and baby Kyler. Can't help but feel that he's rather cute!
- Dinner at Redhill market with the folks, Diana and Weiguang. Super sinful because we ate all the oily stuffs.

17th June, Tuesday

- Thanks to Maureen, Weichuan, Lin Xu, YY, YU, and RJ, I managed to finish my Children Holiday Programme for June 2008. YEAH!!! :D

- Today, Weichuan and YY had to help me cut a whole in the middle of the plastic plates. Took them quite a long time, and loads of effort, I would say... Thank you so much, my dear gentlemen... have to admit that male volunteers are of much help. :)

18th June, Wednesday

- GP Prison Visit.

- Heart pain pain, because something happened to my boy.

- Super tired.

19th June, Thursday

- Changed half-day off to 2 hours PM off, because work not completely cleared yet. :(

20th June, Friday

- Cancelled AM off because need to clear work.

- But ended up doing other work... :(

- GP groupwork ended off with a blast. The youth who used to be super rude at me became less rude when he read my affirmation. What a sgn... -_-

- Parents and Teens ended off with a blast too, with the usual sobbings and tears. Seeing two girls (who are usually bubbly and crappy) getting serious and emotional allows Miss Koh to feel touched... :)

- Ended debrief at 1 am plus! Had supper till 2 am plus! And I slept at 4 am plus! My gosh...

Cruelty of mankind.

Cruelty of mankind... never fail to amaze me...

Bread and butter #147 (Workaholic! Woo-hoo!)

Realised that it's been days since I last blogged. What happened to my all-time favourite hobby?! Seems like work is my favourite hobby now, haha.

What I've been up to for the past few days:

10th June, Tuesday
- Met up with CM to confirm my next move.
- My lovable boy forgot to come for my individual session... kns...

11th June, Wednesday
- Chris popped by for a visit and ate lunch with us! :)
- Super inefficient at work.

12th June, Thursday
- Met my lovable boy (finally!) who was late... kuku him. It was yet, another nagging session.
- GP Responsibility Session- the kids played Laser Quest.
- Lovable boy looks more chao lao with his shades.
- Dinner with GP folks at Swensons (a treat from BT) after the session.
- BT and me visited our kids at the SWAT Camp, and had a tour around NIE with TW and SM. Reminds me of the hanging out days that we always have! :) The door that locks up upon closing is pretty scary. Eeeee...

13th June, Friday
- Meeting with CM, did a lot of administrative stuffs for my school.
- Took PM off and went to uncle's place. It was grandfather's death anniversary.
- Came back in the evening for Parents and Teens groupwork.
- Bought S$10 worth of ah-bang snacks, and was so worried that I smelt like them.
- Reached home at about 11 plus.

14th June, Saturday
- Overslept but luckily was on time for my programme. (Note: I usually reach the venue at least half an hour earlier than the actual timing.)
- Super tired throughout the programme. Can sense that Lin Xu and Weichuan were tired too... so I kept talking to them, hoping to energize them and myself.
- Stayed back late in office again to do some filing.
- Had a nice chat with Shany from about 12 am to 3 am. O.o

15th June, Sunday
- Bought logistics for Tuesday's programme.
- Did some filing again.
- Finished up some random pieces of work.
- BT proposed a challenge. -_-

Wahkao.

I'm angry with certain happenings. Don't understand why some people don't mean what they say... 说一套, 做一套. How and when will I be able to believe what they say and promise? Or is it totally impossible to believe in anyone at all?

On the contrary, I'm glad that certain lao kok kok views of mine are supported and understood by my friend.

Bread and butter #146 (My 2nd GP Night Hike.)

Believe it or not, I was emotionally calm and stable way before and right before Night Hike starts. I have this inner belief that everything will go well, and no matter what happens, we will be able to handle it well. And I really look forward to seeing my kids in action.

However, it didn't start off well. My boy had poor time management, and was late and uncontactable while my colleague was waiting for his grand arrival. He was unable to explain himself well, and I seriously suspect that he's trying to get away from this. What's with this attitude?! The reporting time was 7.50pm, and up till 8.50pm, he has not reached yet. Not a single call from him, not a single SMS too. It was me, who kept calling and kept asking. I seem to be more anxious than him for him to pass GP. Sometimes I really don't understand why we're more worried for them than they are worried for themselves.

Despite numerous warnings to be respectful to the unknown, there was a boy who didn't care. I wonder why he's playing a fool, and I wonder if he knows what he's dealing with. He does not seem to have an idea of what he's doing, and the consequences of his actions... despite all the advice that the Social Workers have been giving. I wonder how long he will take to get into trouble again.

Also, I'm pretty much disappointed in some youths who displayed poor tolerance, poor sportsmanship, and poor respect... for even the Social Workers. Egocentrism stood out when the youths kept complaining and complaining about their own tiredness and started to forget their mannerisms and basic respect. And to think that others, including the Social Workers, walked through the same distance with them. I'm really thankful that a few girls did not complain at all, and were pretty calm and cool throughout the whole hike. At least I don't have to worry for them.

I wonder what's their difficulty in observing rules and regulations of GP groupwork. They're stated in black and white since session 1, and yet there will be some of them who will break the rules purposely... trying to test our patience. I hate to be the bad guy- to keep giving warnings and to be stern at them. After all, I still want to build a certain level of rapport with them. Yet, they were testing waters towards the end of the hike- calling me names, being very rude and disrespectful, throwing vulgarities as and when they like. What are rules to them? Is it really that necessary to test the waters and try to break the rules one by one?

I'm sorry I have to be stern. I can't bring myself to be gentle, angelic and ever-understanding. I can feel the strain in me when I am incongruent and not doing and saying what I mean. I can feel a strain in me also when I am really angry, but I have to swallow that anger due to my professional responsibilities.

And it doesn't help at all when I kept hearing negative comments everywhere I go. Negative comments add on to the stress level and of course, we don't and won't feel good. I'm sure, to cheer for ourselves is way better than to whine and worry, eh?

There's just some things that I can't and won't understand... I shall not attempt to understand. Guess it will take a lot of patience and time for me to be able to digest it.

I must thank the experienced volunteers (old ginger!) for their help, and Benjamin and Seng Meng who stayed calm and cool throughout the whole hike. Reminds me of my attachment days when they will always assure me that nothing will go wrong, and even if something goes wrong, we'll survive... that is always an important element of our work, which tends to be over-used, yet when used appropriately and timely, it'll act as a magic potion and give strength to those who believe in it... and I guess, that has already became a part of me...

Thanks to those who always believe in me.

Bread and butter #145 (Family Day at Botanic Garden.)

Horror of all horrors.

It was raining when I woke up... I was praying that the rain will stop, because I was supposed to hold a Family Day event at Botanic Garden, and it'll be horrible if it rains. (And not to mention, we have GP Night Hike later.)

Upon reaching office, I continued to prepare for the event while pondering about whether I should continue with the Family Day or not. I heard from Germaine that 2 families already called to pull out of it. I myself picked up another call from another family that wished to pull out at the last minute. As the time drew nearer, my student volunteers came. I interacted with them, while playing with the thought of postponing the event. Slowly, clients started to reach our centre...

Unfortunately, only 3 out of 9 families turned up. I was slightly disappointed, but more concerned of how the event will turn out to be- to postpone or to carry on. There might be more families coming if I postpone the event, but I cannot guarantee that the weather will be fantastic on the proposed later date. So, in order not to disappoint the families who came and not to waste the food that has been kindly prepared by my external party, I decided to go ahead with the event.

The families were not really affected by the poor turn-out rate. In fact, they were announcing to me that they will try their best to have fun. I was pleasantly surprised and happy to hear that.

Everything went well, and I got a chance to tour around Jacob Ballas Children's Garden! I am glad that the external party invited young people along, which brought energy to the event. The children were having fun with the young people, while the adults were networking with each other. Yay!

So the whole event turned out to be quite okay- simple and managable. Staying calm is the way to be! Hahahahahahaha...

Blessed.

Some things are left unsaid... but you always manage to sense it somehow. Amazed at your ability to notice the little little things that are usually missed out by others...

I'm so blessed to have a friend like you... really touched by your thoughtfulness, and really appreciate the sincere concern that you shower... not only on me, but also your other friends.

Blessed to have you, always reframing situations in a positive manner, always respecting my sharing, always watching out for me, always so nurturing, patient, kind and forgiving.

So happy to know you, Seng Meng.

We've moved on.

Just met someone and recalled how I felt when I met HW after years of non-contact.

The person standing in front of me seemed to be very familiar in the past, but upon more contact, I felt like there's a big void in between our lives. We're on different paths already... and emotionally, there's no strings attached already.

It's a weird, detached, yet pleasant feeling. So, this is what years of non-contact can bring to me- lots of reflection, acceptance, and therefore, peace within my soul. I could take whatever that has happened with grace, and now I'm a much better person. Still pretty confused, but at least I've moved on.

Looking forward to better days.

All I can say after meeting up with Weiping is...

HIGH-FIVE MAN!

Some things may seem unclear for now... and perhaps, unclear forever.

But we'll survive it all.

加油咯!

Bread and butter #144 (Gorgeous lameness.)

...i think PEIYI has not invited me for anything
hahaha
Hahaha
Yah that stupid peiyi right
so selfish one
She's always like that
do what she please
wah lao
tmr invite her to go breakfast
she also sua da pai
wah lao
this kind of colleague also have
jialat sia
=(
HAHAHAHA
this is so funn
funny
later gg to blog abt it
hahaha
yah man
I think we should talk to her about it
Some wrong attitude she has
Wah lao.
Actually secretly, I've always wanted to squeeze her fats out of her!
Don't you feel like doing that!
ehh
but she dun have much fats for me to squeeze
it will be tiring for us to try to squeeze
think can try alternatives like pulling her hair out of her scalp or sth along those lines.
i go eat dinner!!
ttyl if possible!
discuss how to torture peiyi
haha
pui!
how dare you torture me!
wah
the evil twin
has returned

Follow-up at Weis Counselling Care...

... I think I'm able to sort out my thoughts better now.

Oh, must be because of an upgrade.

Eh?

Now you have 1 GB.

Har? Then previously leh?

512MB.

Thanks girl, for always bringing joy into our conversation... and helping me to see things in a different light. When's our next appointment? Hehe.

Bread and butter #143 (ABN Amazing Race!)

My arms are aching like hell- I couldn't even shampoo my hair properly. Is that enough to describe how physically-drained I am after the Amazing Race?

Updated on 3rd June 2008:

At 9 plus, the race started... and we ran from One Raffles Quay all the way to Raffles Place MRT station. The teams were required to break a big block of ice with just a screwdriver. Luckily, my boy was pretty strong... and he managed to break the ice in just a short while!!! Woo-hoo, super man! :D

Anyway, we tried very hard to figure out the quiz answer but to no avail. So I decided to help by listing out the MRT stations one by one, starting from Jurong East... Bukit Batok... Bukit Gombak... and BINGO, we got it!

And so, we travelled from Raffles Place to Bukit Gombak. During the MRT ride, the kids did a comprehension about the organizer's history. I wanted very much to help, but upon seeing the paragraphs of words, I was reminded of school days, and I decided to give myself a break, haha. We completed two simple games- turn over a new leaf and balancing a hula-hoop. These are games that I've played before and therefore, I find them pretty boring. Heard from Kaifen that the other teams did rock-climbing. Lao Niang so old liao, still haven't tried rock-climbing lor! I would love to try if I had the chance! Halfway through the journey back to the train station, we were caught in the rain. I was so worried that I will slip and fall... and be a burden to the team, so I walked really carefully despite trailing behind the team, and I tried to catch up when I am on stable ground. Oh yeah, Miss Koh still can run.
-_-

From Bukit Gombak, we chiong to Bishan after analyzing a pictorial map. My boy was so streetsmart! It was so interesting to watch the kids ponder aloud where the hell is Salvation Army HQ... and where the hell can the Toyota sign be found... I seriously have no idea where the place is, so I let the kids lead the way. Thank god, Bishan was correct! When we reach there, we were required to fish for 5 prawns. For every prawn that we cannot catch, we have to beg for 2 prawns from the public. We managed to fish for 5 prawns within 30 minutes. The kids were super happy... and we proceeded to our next pitstop- the Botanical Gardens.

The stop at Botanical Gardens was a horrendous one. We had to locate four different types of trees... and the last tree, Saga Tree, was so challenging to locate. Can you imagine running around Botanical Gardens in the rain just to look for a stupid Saga Tree? And yes, the poor kids got caught in the rain for the second time. I hope they don't fall sick. Anyway, we finally found it after running around Botanical Gardens for about 3 times? The kids then have to face a Fear Factor challenge. They are required to eat stuffs that not a lot of people fancy- for example, bittergourd, century egg, celery, pat tai, and some deep-fried worms. Upon seeing my dear kids getting turned off by the interesting food stuffs, I volunteered to finish half of the mini bitter gourd, and one pat tai. Bleargh.

After much torturing, we were given our clue- that is to travel to Block 32A in Eunos. I will remember this address forever! This is the top horrendous pitstop where all our poor kids have to collect 80kg of newspaper (per team). Inhumane task, I would say. And I highly suspect my arms are aching because of this pitstop. They're aching so badly because I managed to collect a large bag of newspaper when we were about to finish the 80kg. Luckily the GL helped me to carry the bag, if not my arm might have been dislocated. And worse, we had to run in the rain with the newspapers. And this was right after we ran all around Botanical Gardens? I was so worried that the kids will be demoralised, because 80kg seems unachievable. To think that the activity was named "Giving Hope"... wahlao, this is called "Losing Hope" lor. Zum Glueck they did not complain at all... they're just worried about losing the race, haha.

We solved the puzzle (yes, after the inhumane task) and realised that the next pitstop is One Raffles Quay... so we took the train and finished up the last quiz and the remaining questions from the half-done comprehension. When we reached Raffles Place MRT station, we realised that another team was right behind us, and so we tried our very best to run again... Felt that my legs will give way any time while charging towards the finishing point...
-Miss Koh wilts-

Though Miss Koh almost died during the Amazing Race, she has learned quite a number of things along the way. She managed to gain some new insights, and collect some new information, like where the Salvation Army HQ is, wahaha. My another boy was jealous that I was in another team. Seeing that jealous face makes me happier, hehehe.

I love my kids! :)

Bread and butter #142 (Updates updates!)

29th May 2008, Thursday
Had a meeting with laoban again to discuss about future development. It got a bit emotional in the middle, but I was steady enough throughout the meeting. I am now inspired to jot down notes for myself for self-betterment.

In the afternoon, something explosive (this sounds like a direct translation from Chinese) happened during groupwork. I was shocked, and was forced to react fast. Not sure if my reaction was good enough, because that's the first time I dealt with that kind of situation. I could feel my heart beating faster... I was scared. All I could do was to stand up and in front.

After groupwork ended, I had no mood to head home. I actually had dinner waiting for me at home, and I was super hungry... but I wanted to wait for BT, TW and SM to settle the issue before I can actually relax and go home. So the rest of us waited and waited... Finally it was settled, and we all went for a long dinner cum debrief.

I was glad that everything was settled nicely by BT, TW and SM... and SM gave us some tips about handling certain situations. After it all, I was physically and mentally fatigued. Thank god, BT sent me home. If not, I will end up walking home in a zig-zag manner.

30th May 2008, Friday
Brought children for outing. I got kind of pissed off with the attitude of the organizer. They requested me to bring along children from low-income families, and yet the children they themselves invited are those from the higher end. Huh?

Anyway, the organizer got agitated about me wanting to bring along helpers- she saw it as me looking down on her helper's capabilities of handling the children. (She got defensive, and started to say things like - we have organised such events before and they have been successful...) I absolutely held none of such thoughts lor. The objective of me bringing my own volunteers is that they know my children better. That's it. Get it?

Moreover, details of the event were given haphazardly- over just a few emails. When I questioned humbly about the difference between the proposed and the actual event, the organizer snorted at me and said, "I've already told you the details over a phone call some time ago." Alright lor. Fine.

This is just a small case as compared to what I experienced last December. I am now not so concerned about external parties and their interesting way of reasoning. Take it easy man. At the end of the day, if anything goes wrong, I will have to save the day. So I really have to take everything slow and steady. Got to remember that they are the icing- without them, the donut (me and my programme) is still edible.

Parents and Teens groupwork in the evening was a blast. I totally enjoyed the session, as expected. It has always been my favourite so far... since two years ago. I enjoyed interacting with the parents, despite having many fellow coursemates who dread to interact with people who are older than us.

This time round, I only have one family involved in the groupwork but I stayed because I want to journey it through with them and allow them to experience my presence. I'm not borned to be a super good Social Worker- I lack all the skills... the theories, but the best effort that I can put into my work is always the time and distance that I'm willing to go for my clients. That's the best I can contribute.

Anyway, I ran after my family's father after the session to ask him how he find the groupwork. He gave me a thumbs-up and said, "VERY GOOD!" And my girl gave me positive feedback too! I was so so so happy that I repeated what they said a few times to my fellow colleagues. I really really hope the parents can come for every session. I am positive they will benefit from our Parents and Teens groupwork. I am sure. :)

Our debrief ended at 11.30pm. And I had to reach office before 7.30am the next morning. Damn, I am a Super Social Worker.