Today was the day. After these 2 months of preparation, it had finally come to this. In my past few entries, I had written that I hoped that all our efforts would be worth it in the end. And indeed it was. Though I didn't really have such a big part in this, I believed everyone in the programming team had done their best, and more. Though it was only for 2 months, I was really glad that I had decided to join the programming team, mainly because of all the wonderful people that I've met there.
The day did not really start off very well. Just the night before, I was praying that it would not rain today. Then when I board the MRT this morning, it started raining and it continued raining when we reached Little India MRT station. I had thought that the traditional games would be cancelled then. This got me a little worried because not only would the participants not get a chance to play the traditional games, the secondary school students with us would also not have anything to do too. As it happened, it actually stopped raining just before the first team arrived!! I don't know about the others but to me, it really was pretty amazing. Because despite all human efforts, certain things are simply beyond our control. I had not anticipated the response from the participants and initially I was rather worried that the response would not be that good. Somehow, I feel that the success of this event is not due to our efforts alone. Lord, thank You so much. I know it is only you who can make the rain stop.
Besides that, I was also grateful for the help from the secondary school students who tend the game stations. Without them, I guessed Tingting and me would not be able to cope on our own. And of course, the participants, as well, who were all so sporting and enthusiastic.
As always, I guess all things have to come to an end eventually. And I'm really glad it could end this way. Though it was only for 2 months, there is a sort of attachment as well. After all, we had been meeting every week since this started and it was becoming a sort of routine for us too. It's really strange sometimes, because a part of me wished it will not end so fast and another part is just so thankful that everything is finally over. But whatever the case, I am glad for this whole experience, however short it was.
The day did not really start off very well. Just the night before, I was praying that it would not rain today. Then when I board the MRT this morning, it started raining and it continued raining when we reached Little India MRT station. I had thought that the traditional games would be cancelled then. This got me a little worried because not only would the participants not get a chance to play the traditional games, the secondary school students with us would also not have anything to do too. As it happened, it actually stopped raining just before the first team arrived!! I don't know about the others but to me, it really was pretty amazing. Because despite all human efforts, certain things are simply beyond our control. I had not anticipated the response from the participants and initially I was rather worried that the response would not be that good. Somehow, I feel that the success of this event is not due to our efforts alone. Lord, thank You so much. I know it is only you who can make the rain stop.
Besides that, I was also grateful for the help from the secondary school students who tend the game stations. Without them, I guessed Tingting and me would not be able to cope on our own. And of course, the participants, as well, who were all so sporting and enthusiastic.
As always, I guess all things have to come to an end eventually. And I'm really glad it could end this way. Though it was only for 2 months, there is a sort of attachment as well. After all, we had been meeting every week since this started and it was becoming a sort of routine for us too. It's really strange sometimes, because a part of me wished it will not end so fast and another part is just so thankful that everything is finally over. But whatever the case, I am glad for this whole experience, however short it was.
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