Meet Mr and Mrs Lim

They are a family based in shanghai, coming back to Singapore every year to visit friends and families and to celebrate National Day as well. We are glad to find out that they have been following Project Awareness page since we started in 2013, and sharing our post to their friends and families in Singapore to volunteer with us. This action shows that kindness have no boundaries.

This week, they are back in Singapore again. Mr and Mrs Lim have been teaching the kids to sell things and make some money, which is also to coach them that making money isn’t easy and it requires certain effort and skills. To make it more meaningful to the children (Lim Jing Rui and Lim Ching Suan), for every dollar they made, the parents contribute a dollar as well, and they decided to donate all proceeds to Project awareness to support families in need to basic necessities. A total of $400 was contributed to Project Awareness.

This is the kind of actions that we want to promote kindness and volunteerism to the young generations of Singapore, to give back to society and let them know that they are fortunate enough compared to the less fortunate. Thank you to Lim Family. Even though they are based in Shanghai, they always try to help our fellow Singaporeans, we really appreciate your spirit of giving and kindness, and we will use the money your family had raised to bless the families.

Relighting your childhood memories? Only at Uncle Ringo!

Remember the days when we were so crazy about fun fairs, carnivals and pasar malam? You can immediately think of UK Funfair and Uncle Ringo  《玲可叔叔》 !

Fun Fact: Do you know that for outdoor fun fairs and carnivals, there is only Uncle Ringo doing this?

Being in a fun fair is every child wildest dream, it’s the time where their imaginations run wild. From Viking ships, carousel, bumper cars, and spinning round and round in their rides, the kids just can’t get enough of it!

Personally I went down yesterday to visit Uncle Ringo at Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade as we will be organising stage events over there. I went ahead together with Elson Soh, William Soh, Flipside Production - Hangi Tavakoli and Charlene Eng, and took some rides like Bumper Cars, Chinatown Maze, Meteorite, and some carnival games. It really brings me back my childhood memories where I was screaming excitedly when sitting in a Viking Ship when I’m young! 

All these wouldn’t happen if I have not met Uncle Ringo personally. He is someone full of laughter and energy even at his age. He makes the dream come true as he loves to bring joy to each and every children and especially gets satisfaction when he sees children having fun at his carnivals, playing rides, eating candy floss and popcorns. 

Do remember to visit Uncle Ringo at Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade from now till 10th August 2015, 6pm to 11pm on Weekdays and 1pm to 11pm on Weekends! FREE Admission to everyone! And catch us on stage until then!

An update on Mr Buang Family

It’s about 3 months since we get to know about Mr Buang family and their situation. Being the sole breadwinner of the family with 10 children, he has to undergo immense stress and pressure when he discovered that he is already a stage 3 lung cancer patient last year. He had no choice but to quit his job as a security officer, in order to continue with his medical treatment. 

Next week, he has to undergo another surgery as doctors discovered another lump near his kidneys. With weekly appointments of check-ups and radio therapy treatment, he continue to fight strong with a positive mind, but his only worry now is how his family going to continue living if things does not goes well for him.

We are glad that he have received some help with the assistance of MP Baey Yam Keng and helped him to apply for CDC grant to support his family. Last Saturday, Mr Buang invited us to his house for Hari Raya gathering. We are surprised to see the addition of 2 sofa in his living him, he told us that someone from the shop house opposite his house actually don’t want these sofa so Mr Buang and his son went to carry it back home. From this gesture, we can see that even in their circumstances, they will still make it a point to celebrate their Hari Raya Adilfitri.

After spending a day with them, we realised that what they need is a long term kind of support, at least, until their kids can start working and support the family. They have 2 sons currently studying in ITE and working part time to offset their family expenses. Also, his son that is 3 years old currently, that was born in Indonesia due to his wife having a labour over there, is not a citizen of Singapore yet. Reason because Mr Buang’s name was not included in the birth cert of the child. Right now they are in the process of adding his name into the birth cert, however they would need to fork out 460 Singapore Dollars for them to process the paper work.

Many a times we do not know that we are actually quite fortunate compared to the rest, hence, I’ll always make it a point to help those in need as much as possible.