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HomelessAdvocate

A couple of social workers from Taiwan have visited our little island recently to acquaint themselves with the situation of homelessness here.

My takeaway: information on an upcoming event in Seoul.

From Agent L (a pseudonym): “This conference will explore housing policies and the situation of homeless people and migrant-workers in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It features multiple site visits and local engagement.”

East Asian Inclusive City Network, 14th Conference. https://www.iiud.org/ea-icn-14th


Today a couple of church-employees showed us around a church-carpark that has been re-purposed as an overnight shelter for our homeless friends.

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It seems the wind is now blowing in the direction of community-building, in various small pockets of society.

I have been learning a lot, through such communities, over the past few days.

But, as an eccentric-yet-wise elder said, “I learnt a lot. But by the time I learnt a lot, I am dying. So I wrote a book to pass on what I have learnt.”

This is by way of passing it on.

P. S. I am grateful for no Covid lock-down today. shivers at the thought.

music

The young pianists – twenty-somethings, they looked like – were performing on either a Steinway or a Fazioli: grand pianos. Bach, and Liszt, and Mozart seemed to be popular choices. One of the pianists even nourished the audience with her own composition, a piece for a small ensemble: 1 harp, 2 cellos, 2 double basses, 1 percussion (drums), 1 horn, 1 flute, 1 clarinet.

That pianist-composer thanked God for holding her hand while walking through difficult times. She shared that her hands had suffered an injury while preparing for a performance.

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For my mother, and her long-term supporter, who happens to be my father.

I first started volunteering with Homeless Hearts of Singapore (HHOS, for short), in late 2022. I had read an article in Channel NewsAsia, about this organisation. I looked up their website, and filled in a registration form, and then received a call from Derek shortly.

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