I had the sweetest hug from a little girl yesterday. Went for volunteer work with a group of family, spending time at Jumptopia, iLight. It is an annual event sponsored by my company. Given the opportunity to involve in volunteer work, spending time with kids and their families, why not.
It was a bloody hot day, thankfully there was no rain, otherwise we would be staying indoor, that’s all. No outdoor events. We were allocated to a family of 6, mother and her 5 children (4 boys 1 girl). We introduced ourselves (oh, I had 2 teammates with me too) and off we go to the event space.
The children were so obedient and helpful. We slowly opened up to each other after playing few rounds of games. We won prizes i.e. tote bags and tumblers. It was super hot, we sat down and chill for a bit before heading to Jumptopia. A place for kids to jump around. It was my first time, so I got to enjoy myself while taking care of the children.
We played slides together, run and jumped around, caught fish with the little girl, cheered for the boys etc. She slowly relied on me and has been tagging along ever since. She likes to sit beside me, walk with me and whisper to my ear. She always has that little grin whenever I look at her. 🙂
We took a break in between for dinner before heading for iLight. She literally hold my hand the entire evening instead of the mother. She listened and mimicked me. She is so obedient that I adore her so much. Her mother was so assured and left her children with me rest of the evening.
We strolled along Singapore river, to enjoy the night view of city. We helped the family to take family photos in front of Marina Bay Sands. I remember holding the little girl’s hand and ask: are you happy today? She shyly nodded, and then began to ask me if I am taking off from work today. I took off so I can meet you, I told her!
While pointing her my office building nearby, which level are you working at, she asked. 44th, I said. I spelled my company’s name, she followed. How adorable. Her older brother told me he is having his 9th birthday 3 days later. What’s your birthday wish then, I asked. He replied he doesn’t have any. How blessed is he, for not having any wishes. He must be one well loved and contented kid.
The older brothers were shy at first, we encouraged them to play since we were there to have fun. The mother was concern if we had dinner; the boys helped out to carry bags; we joked around. I really had a lot of fun that night. Hope we created a lot of good memories, like having fun at bouncy castles, teasing each other, took selfies together. Fist bumps!
The little girl buried herself between my legs before bidding goodbye. She ran to my teammates and waved goodbyes to them. Nothing can describe my feelings especially thinking her “see you again” with that smile. God knows when would be the next time we meet again. They said kids are fallen angels, true enough, as they have the purest heart after all. What a meaningful day!
Ps. I don’t usually write a blog post event so quickly but yesterday was so magical that I want to pen down how I feel. Despite knowing we might never see each other again, I truly treasure every moment we had. No Monday blues at all. 😀
Live. Laugh. Love. 