Jay once said that she could see my purpose in life. She said she saw that I was here to do something for others. Volunteering was in me.

Perhaps it's true. But I do not see volunteering as helping. Volunteering is a duty. It's my duty as a person.

Maybe because of Ming Keong, I explored the possibility of going into special education. Or rather, I am exploring the possibility. I found out that I am not adequately equiped with the skills nor the appropriate credentials to contribute significantly to special eductaion. I need to have studied psychology or something like that. NIE offers training for special education but I don't trust NIE. A good friend of mine advised me recently :

Ian : Do you want to hold a higher role in planning and policy making or do you want to be directly involved with the kids?
me : Directly involved. I don't even see myself being a HOD or any other higher "rank" in teaching, mainly because I want to be directly involved.
Ian : But if you hold a higher role, you call the shots to whether you will be directly involved at the same time. Special education is not currrently well-runned.
me : I suppose, but I do not have any relevant background.
Ian : exactly. You give yourself some time, go and take a masters in the relevant area, and then when you go into it, you can take the bigger roles. People will listen to you.

Hmm...that's a thought....

Anyway, Ian introduced me to the Director of TeachMe services yesterday evening before our meeting with the other volunteers. Our meeting lasted from 7pm to about 10:45pm. But it was a good feeling to have ironed out some issues and to have a certain structure in place. The next meeting is on the 30th.