Many many thoughts..

The past 2 weeks or so had really been an eye-opener for me..working as a manual labour..picking strawberries in the muddy fields..living in a caravan..being around so many pple from so many different countries..

I had wanted to arrange my thoughts then blog it down chronologically..but i decided it cannot wait..so i shall blog as & when i think of something..it may not make sense to u..but these experiences are too precious for me to 'forget to record it down'..

First, the camp was full of pple from Poland, Latvia (somewhere near russia), Romania, Bulgaria(the poorer eastern europe countries if i may call them, no offence meant)..and after living with them for just 1 week, u can tell these pple are really motivated by money..or shall i say, the fight for survival..be it rushing for the morning van, rushing for the strawberries, rushing for the bathroom..we are simply no fight for them..maybe cos we know we're here just for the experience..& we dun need the money(as badly as them in any case)

Thru talking to a few of them, we found out tat a summer worth's of job earnings here can probably last them for a year back in their own country..which is why they're so much more willing to put up with hardships..(yes, i admit, the spoilt singaporean mentality is at work here)

How they're being 'bullied' cos they dun understand much english..nobody ever questions how they're being paid, why do they have to do tis & tat & why are they being charged for tis & tat...i think we're the only 3 with so many qns..perhaps this is how the farm works..i dunno anything about farm operations..

It was also a very good lesson in humility..when u're treated as second-class citizens and u're just like everybody else on the farm..worse when u're a newbie & u obviously dun blend in wif the majority..i just hope all these can make me a better person..

I also almost lost my temper a couple of times during these 2 weeks too..i blame it on the accumulated fatigue & stress of travelling..for those who know me long enuf..i dun lose my temper easily..

It was also during this period when i had my first thought of giving it all up & just flying home..luckily the thought went away after a night's sleep..i had promised myself if i had such thoughts for 3 consecutive days in a week, it's time to SERIOUSLY consider about going back to home sweet home..

Time's running out..till the next time..