Finally, after a busy and tiring week, I get to enjoy a long weekend. It’s going to be Youth Day on Monday, and all students in Singapore get to enjoy a 1-day off from school.

Band performing in the forum 

Yesterday was the Open House for St Nics, and my CCA Band was located at the forum, taking on the role of playing certain selected pieces when the crowd of visitors was sizeable. It turned out that the audience was rather small, but I thought that the band (comprising of Sec 2s and 3s) played rather well. They sounded much better than when I first heard them during band prac a week ago.

Later in the afternoon today, I will be going for another running event, Milk Run 2007. I know it sounds funny, but MILK actually stands for "Mainly I Love Kids". One should join the run knowing that this is more than just another race for the running enthusiasts.

On an average year in Singapore:

• 4,000 youth are arrested by the police
• 800 secondary school students drop out of school
• At least 75 pregnant teens in crisis call out for help
• Over 200 children are reportedly abuse

This annual Milk Run is a charity event that will help raise funds for children affected by the above issues. As written in the Mission of MILK FUND, it "reaches out to disadvantaged children and youths who fall through cracks - those who have genuine financial needs but are not able to receive financial assistance..".

Understanding the purpose of this run somehow made me feel obliged to participate in it (I wasn’t so keen on doing it initially because the run is held at the hottest time of the day, 3pm!). Well, hope to see a large turn-out later!

I want to end this entry by thanking this person for the encouragement. It really brightened up my morning and keeps me motivated as a teacher.