Tuesday 19 May 2015

Excursion - Telunas Indonesia

Before that, who is the "me" I have become this year:

I think the ME leaving CIS TK Singapore compared to the one that came two years ago is a much more risk-taking, confident (balanced & socializing). I joined more teams and activities like student council, ACSIS badminton team, MUN. Also, compared to last year, I did big projects more individually instead of often asking to see if I am on track. Those projects include the science waves investigation video, science solar cooker lab, I&S religion research project.

Onto Excursion:

This excursion has one of those moments where my eyes opened up and my view of the world widened.

Firstly, I was enjoying the moments themselves during excursion. Even simple moments that weren't very thrilling. I experienced days away from busy life with electronics, days with almost everything, to days without much. Together with my friends, in houses on stilts, with great sunrises and sunsets. In the islands where the view of the ocean extends so far. I saw myself compared to nature. I felt like a tiny piece of salt, easily and quickly dissolving into a big cup of water with other dissolved salts. That feeling was provided by the surroundings of nature and being away from busy life.

Secondly, I experienced many new, exciting, interesting things. I have never jumped off a jetty into the ocean; I have never mixed cement; I have never stayed in houses, simply built, on a quiet island; I have never swum in a lake, not that I remember of; I have never spent time to observe the sea or sunset. Some of those in which I learnt.


Thirdly, I saw the simple lives of the villagers, experienced the heat and the bugs. I knew before, but I experienced and was reminded how in many places people don't have as much as we do. I was in their shoes, but even that was only for two three days. However, I observed that they can be just as satisfied. I realized that perhaps how lucky we are and how we should treasure what we have, and also share it by donations or voluntary work.

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