Saturday, June 24, 2006
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9:38 pm
meet my donation can...
tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, on 24 June 2006, yours truly had volunteered herself for her very first flag day, ever.
yes, i had to
tebal kan the already
tebal face and go up to some unsuspecting victims and persuade them to do their part to help the less fortunate. i have to admit that i do get irritated sometimes when i can't walk from one end of Orchard Rd to the other without being approached by various charity organisations to donate. but at least, i do donate to one or two and when i've had enough, nicely say, "No thanks".
when i approached a couple who were walking, no, strolling outside Cineleisure with the husband enjoying a very delicious looking ice-cream, he actually said (in Malay), "God! can't I even eat in peace??". after which the wifey took out 10 cents and put it in my miserable donation can. unbelieveble can.
here's what totally made my day! as we were in the train going back to return our barely filled donation cans, i stood up to move to the seats across the cabin when a family that was alighting came up to me and the mother told her little boy to drop the 50 cent coin he was holding into my donation can. so sweet right? we were surprised. *I* was surprised. there's hope in our society after all.
little boy, i hope you don't grow up to be like that old fart who cares about nothing but his ice-cream. heh. isn't it ironic?
to the more compassionate Singaporeans, i thank you for being patient & kind enough to stop in the middle of Orchard Rd to dig your rubbish dump of a bag for change.i don't mind rejections, but there's really no need to be mean. from what i've experienced today, the more apparent reasons why most choose not to donate are:
1) they're in a heated conversation with a friend while walking and refused to be interupted
2) they've already got the momentum in their walk and don't want to stop to look for change and then have to build up a momentum again. kira cool lah tu.
3) looking for change really is such a hassle for them
some other possible reasons:
- the stickers were not attractive
- the person asking for donation is not cute enough (cheebye, i wear pink hairband today to look more kawaii leh. obviously didn't work)
- (fill in the blank)
anyway, i'm glad i volunteered myself today. it's fun to see how differently people react when they see me walking around with a donation can...
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