I want to go back to Father Jaccob in India, I want to clean up a polluted river in China. But I can only do one, to do a great meaningful one. One i have decided is West Timor. For the famine, for the hunger, for the thurst. for lives and for their future. I think i can do one small deed. At least a memorable one before I have to be locked up in NS for 2 yrs.
I don't really know Captain Budi well before, but i do know he is different. Spending his time, savings, just to do community service.. I cannot imagine a person like myself doing something like that. Yes, i wouldn't mind to donate my extra pocket money. Yes, i don't mind to help others during my spare time.. But he is giving away his life savings, his wife is there for more then 9 mths in a year. That is them. A very different couple. They did somethingys which i could never have done at all. ***Admiring a special human being***.
It is still a 2 weeks before christmas, where Sandy, another member of Rotary Eclub of 3310 and I meet up with Ms Wendy Pang from NYC. A project like this sounds possible. Now, it is up to Captain Budi, to see if he would want something like that.
Yes, he is interested. Yes, de dosn't mind a YEP. Yes, he don't mind a group of young people disturbing his honeymooon with his wife.
And so, the recuitment started. Asking almost all of my contacts, all of the rotaract clubs, and even posting in 2 popular local web forum."UNSAFE LAHZ, no time lahz, u siao huh do volunteer work so far away." these are the answers i got.
Finally, i got 22 youths, who would share the same passion with me. It is only 3 days before i meet this group of participants where i finally got a chance to meet Captain Budi. THe meeting is still unproductive due to his busy schdule.
It all went smoothly,not until people starts to pull out. there is only 16 people left in the end. Then SF couldn't really find much spoonsers, so there is money problem. Natinal Youth Council could only give us the first $10,000 on the 23 of March. Luckily there are people from my group willing to fork out more first, and captain budi is willing to settle the rest.
thingys gotten wrost when my wai kuan dropped out. She is someone who always makes sense, my advisor, and a close allied. and she is also my treasure, so gotta start to find another one from the group to manage the accounts.
The final meeting is held one week before we depart at Suntec Pizza Hut and Xuez Book.. Sorry that i am late. as usual. hahaha.. But amazing that the group starts to bond well. Something which i have never expect for just 3 meetings. Jokes, fun, play, laughter and friends, even before the actual expedition.
The logo is done, t-shirt up, calender settled, meet so many people, called up everyone, insurance paid.plan out everything. Meet up with every committee, paired up with Captain Budi. Great, i am sick one during the last week. At least everything is done
Finally, the seed is being placed deep into the soil. Seedlings Fission is ready to to grow into a tall and mighty tree.
(meeting at pizza hut)
(our collection)
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