You never know what you gonna get

I attended a training session for volunteers today. My alarm clock played me out so I got up late. But I wasn’t too flustered despite knowing that I’ll be late for the training because I assumed that the trainer, Mrs Chua will be teaching the same stuff she had taught us in the last few years.

By the time I got to the centre, the training had been in progress for about half an hour. Mrs Chua acknowledged me when I entered the room as she always does every year. Smilingly, she commented, “Why are you here again? You shouldn’t be here.” I waved to her and smiled back.

Another repetitive training session for me? It was not to be.

Mrs Chua anticipated that some of the all-faithful volunteers may turn up again for her training so she prepared some new materials to share with us. She taught us to access e-books from the National Library website to read to our kids. I am impressed that our library has links to not just e-books but animated and talking picture books which any kid will enjoy reading. Shame on this regular library user for not knowing we’ve got such good resources at just a few clicks away. If you want to access the e-books, you need to sign up for a digital library account at: www.nlb.gov.sg

Mrs Chua also shared an inspirational story for teachers. It’s called the Story of Teddy Stallard. If you’re interested in reading the story, here’s the link: http://www.teddystallardmovie.com/

Following Mrs Chua’s presentation, another fellow volunteer coordinator shared on how he manages and organises the activity sessions at his centre. I must say Koon Siong’s presentation was good. I was surprised and highly impressed by his detailed presentation. Picked up some useful pointers from him as well.

Forrest Gump was right, “Life is like a box of chocolates, You never know what you gonna get.”

My initial assumption about the training was wrong. I didn’t expect to learn so much today. I’m glad I turned up for the training…even though I was a little late.