We all have pasts, and i'm sure most of us have really happy memories from our childhood. Those memories of playing catching, watching cartoons, being silly, being spoilt, singing national day songs happily, going to new places, etc. It was so nice to be children. This is why i never fully want to grow up, and also why i like children.
Children are amazing.
BP mentoringI've started BP mentoring last wednesday. Apart from meeting CCA-mates, a bond has kind of formed between my mentee and me. He's cute but have rather short attention span, but he's responsible and sensitive, and easy to click with. I shall not elaborate his strengths.
It's so easy becoming friends with children. They accept people so easily, are so direct, yet are so innocent. Only at my second time meeting with my mentee this wednesday, i already dared to be open, direct and close to him. Maybe it's partly because it won't affect my life too much as i only see him once per week, but still, if it's a teenage i will not be able to open up.
In BP mentoring, Baptist Student Care Centre group, each session is being splited into games and tutoring. Seeing the children being so enthusiastic, excited and happy about playing games organised by our seniors (soon it'll be us) was so great. Seeing them run about, shouting and smiling and laughing really warmed my heart. It also reminded me of my happy childhood times.
KinderlandYesterday, my class went to present our children's stories to children in Kinderland, a kindergarten in Singapore Polytechnic. They were sooooo innocent and so cute. And i loved how they were so enthusiastic about listening to our stories and interacting with our stories. They were particularly cute when they "helped us" to find Mr Red Man :D And one girl even responded to one of zhaoyi's questions really agitatedly, saying that the red man in traffic light was really important.
How i wish there is a "telling children's stories" CCA :D
In conclusion, children are awesome.