I started work after completed my High School education. I was soon a volunteer of Social Welfare Department. I was a Probation Officer for the youth offender. Criminal was a scary term for some people during those years. Although the young offender was in very good relationship with me, my mother was uneasy for my volunteering. She insisted that I had to give up and I finally resigned after six months' time. The Social Welfare Officer advised me to stay on as the young offender was very frank to and cooperative with me.

After marriage, I helped Tiong Bahru Community Centre to design application system with my two classmates of the Computer Class. I also helped Buona Vista Community Centre (BVCC) to set up a Mini Library with a close friend. When I was the instructor of the Computer Club for BVCC, I was also a volunteer for the Boys' Club at Redhill. The Club was set up by the Police Force to gather the youth in the Club at night so that they would not wonder around. I taught the youth in learning usage of computer. I used to drive to Tangling Halt Police Station. I would park my car at the Station and the police sent me to Redhill by their police car. The police did not want to see my car got damaged by those bad guys there.

I assisted our Church pastor in hospital visitation too.

During those many years, I spent my evenings in volunteer activities after work. It was the way of my life.

For the few years when I was with Singapore Jaycees, I had opportunities visiting Woodbridge Mental Hospital and the Chronic Sick Unit. It seemed that God planned the way for me to fulfill my childhood's dream of becoming a doctor.

When I was doing all those volunteer works, I did not think of when I would stop doing. Volunteering from one aspect to another, there was no ending time on my mind.

I was a volunteer for the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG). During one of the Leadership Training Courses, the instructor asked us about our volunteer experience. I did not let him know about the actual number of years' experience I had. But he told me after the class that I should be very experienced.

I joined SG Cares in March this year. I was rather active and eventually I put myself in those activities related to the elderly. A few months ago I met an 88-year-old volunteer Lily Shum at a Senior Citizens' Home. Initially I thought she was one of the residents. I later found out she was a volunteer. I was very surprised that she took bus to the Home and mingled with the residents. I was glad that she contributed her effort in silent.

Many of my friends advised me to give up the massage service to the elderly.

They believed that I would sap my vitality if I did massage for the elderly. I would become as old as them. But I still looked young for the past three years. Some of my friends who did not see me for more than two years said that I looked younger than the last time they saw me.

I met many young people at our SG Cares activities. They were full of youthful spirit. They were positive and straightforward. They made me feel that I was very young too.

While taking up the leadership of SG Cares activities one after another, I did not think of when I would stop. A month ago when Jin Yan planning to go overseas for his further studies, he wished that I would still be with SG Cares when he came back three years later. That struck me. How I would be three years later.

Recently, I had the feedback from two eldercare centres. They were disappointed that no volunteers turn up for their activities as arranged. What was happened for the arrangement?

When I signed the form of Community Involvement Programme for the student volunteers, I wondered they learned anything from the activities. Or they just fulfilled the requirement of the schools. Did they learn that the elderly contributed towards the nation when they were young? They were now so lonely for the rest of their lives.

I wished I would attend the 5th Anniversary of SG Cares with Jin Yan three years later when he completed his studies. May that be the Will of God?