Safe, healthy and alive

Having a lazy Tuesday afternoon today. Supposed to continue ward rounds but the weather is so hot and I’m feeling quite yucky so decided to skip the rounds and come to the internet café instead. Everybody is safe and well in India. So DON’T WORRY! We are not venturing very far these days because I think we’re all very tired of traveling and seen most of the stuff we wanna see already.

We went to Mother Theresa home last weekend. It’s an orphanage for children with multiple disabilities – both mental and physical. They accept children who are abandoned or from very difficult backgrounds and provide them with food and shelter as well as physiotherapy. The children are kept there for as long as they can fit into the beds, then they’ll be transferred to some other homes. The children are very welcoming. From the moment we arrived, they all came towards us, held our hands, played with our watches and brought us to the playground. It’s really quite an eye opening experience. They are so open and warm….Looking at them, I can’t help feeling sorry but at the same time, I feel quite glad that they found a place to stay. I think all the sisters and the volunteers are doing a great job.

After visiting the home, we went to a big shopping complex called Bangalore Central at Residency road. It was their 1 year anniversary and they were giving out lots of freebies. At the entrance, they were giving away free ice-cream and bottled lipton tea. It was unlimited so being the kiasu Singaporeans that we all are, we stayed there for a while. Inside, they were giving away free makeovers (I’m sure wendy will love it!) and 25% discount for food.

Lastly, I stepped on cow dung on Sunday night on my way home from dinner. In my previous blog, I mentioned that there were many cows roaming the streets in India but I forgot to say that there’s dung everywhere too! Fresh dung, dried dung, not-so-big business and big business. No trip to India is complete without stepping on a pile of cow’s shit! The experience was not as horrendous as it sounds. It felt kind of spongy with lots of air in the middle. Probably it’s fart mixed with the stools. Haha…And (I think) it’s not that stinky either. I couldn’t smell anything unlike if you stepped on dog’s poo, the whole world will know. So yeah! My experience in India is almost complete.