Y.O!

Contributed by: Choo Jia Ming, 18
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It’s been long since I ever felt like I wanted to go back to being a kid.

The first week of the June Holidays was nearly over and I really felt like the remaining three weeks were barely enough for me to rest and rejuvenate for the new term.
 
Anyway I went down to Metta Student Care Centre for a day camp with the primary school children to interact with them and expose them to music and musical instruments as part of our choir-initiated community involvement programme.

Upon reaching the Care Centre at about 9am, I was immensely surprised to see the children’s faces brimming with much enthusiasm while I was still nearly half asleep. Although with much difficulty, we still managed to get the children into small groups and start on the ice-breakers and music appreciation activities.

And I realised that it’s a wonderful feeling just watching these children who were nearly ten years my junior, enjoying and interacting between themselves. The happiness they have spread around with their innocence was seriously infectious and for once in my I-can’t-wait-to-grow-up teenhood, I genuinely wish that I could go back to being a primary school kid.  I must say, that even at 5pm, when all of us were already exhausted, the children were still running around the neighbourhood, seemingly unaffected by the whole day’s various activities, and I honestly admired them.
 

Playing musical chairs

Collecting their prizes

However, hoping that I could turn back time and go back to being a primary school child without the need to worry about my exams on the first week of school was but a mere dream.

Ah, the pains of growing up.

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