Here’s how you add some jazz to your thank-yous :) Our resident scrapbooking veteran, Daolin, dishes out a tutorial for snazzier Project:Gratitude cards. Enjoy! :)
And Happy Valentines’ Day, everyone!
Here’s how you add some jazz to your thank-yous :) Our resident scrapbooking veteran, Daolin, dishes out a tutorial for snazzier Project:Gratitude cards. Enjoy! :)
And Happy Valentines’ Day, everyone!
The students from NUS Law have inspired us with their initiative to thank the cleaners, canteen vendors and security guards at the Bukit Timah Campus.
At 8pm on the 19th of January, the Law canteen was buzzing with students and staff, sharing stories over Nasi Lemak. It certainly was a heartwarming sight, seeing people from seemingly two different worlds gather to show gratitude and exchange perspectives.
Here’s a peep into some reflections by Zara and Changxian: http://justified.nuslawclub.com/?p=1686
“Thank you” is all it takes.
By Rachel Lim, 21 January 2012
Behind the job, is not a robot, but a person.
They do the jobs we would not want to do.
They work hard at keeping our private space clean.
They are just as human as any of us.
And sometimes, your “thank you” is all it takes to make their lives worthwhile.
This was how Project:Gratitude came about…
by Kelly Ng
Originally a Facebook note published on October 1, 2011.
Sometimes you just gotta let your passions lead. So Rachel is passionate about film while I am not that passionate about acting; but we both wanted to do something for the community.
Thus gave rise to “Serve It While It’s Hot” — On two Tuesdays, two girls, armed with coffeepot in one hand and video camera in the other, embarked on an excursion around the Serangoon estate to serve coffee! To these aunties and uncles who are very much part of our community, only often times we take them for granted.
For us, the coffee was really just a conversation starter (and most people we approached, as typical Singaporeans, thought we were tyring to sell something); for them, a conversation seemed just what they needed. We enjoyed talking to very interesting personalities — like the cobbler who warned us against filming his (bald) head but we did so anyway, and the extremely-sought-after Malay barber and his customers — about their everyday musings.
While it is relatively easy to strike up a conversation; sustaining one requires some time and commitment. But by the second Tuesday when we went around, many people could already recognize us!
Well my challenge to you today my friend, is to climb out of your study/office for a while, turn away from your readings/work for a bit, and walk out to the community. Someone out there, someone unlikely, may be eager to share something with you. And then we’ll take it from there :)
Rachel and I are looking forward to bringing our idea onto our campus through Project:Gratitude!
