In my free time, I enjoy cross stitching. I first picked up this skill back in Secondary 3, I loved watched people online doing cross stitches or embroidery and I found it really interesting so I decided to try it. When I first started out, it was really difficult because I had to keep track of where all the crosses were and made sure all the different colour thread were sewn in the correct place. This was also something new that I had learned over the years as I have never been taught how to sew.  At first, it was really frustrating whenever I sewed something wrongly and had to remove everything but whenever I finish a project I feel a sense of achievement and proud of myself for having the patience to finish my cross stitch. Overtime, this interests has slowly developed into a hobby that I feel really relaxed doing. 

In my free time, I join my mother for volunteering work @ KWSH at Serangoon Road. I’ve been going there since primary school. While I don’t go frequently due to school, whenever holidays roll around and my family isn’t away I’ll go help out. My job is to help push the elderly down from their wards in their wheelchair to the hall where they are able to enjoy the songs and food that the volunteers provide. Through this experience, I have been able to see how important it is to have a bond with the older generation. Even though there is a large generational gap between us and the elderly, I have been able to learn important life lessons from them and I find their stories really interesting. I have been able to become more compassionate and patient when dealing with the elderly as compared to before I came for volunteering.

Since I have been playing netball for such a long time, I decided why not move from being a player to being an umpire? That's what motivated to take up this course with my friend. We had to attend a 3 day session held by the Singapore Netball Association to hone our umpiring skills. As players we would have certain knowledge about the rules of the games, but being an umpire means so much more. You have to understand what counts as a "challenge" and what counts as a "foul". It was difficult at first because there were some rules I did not exactly understand even as a player. But, I would say that throughout the 3 days at the workshop I have learnt so much more and I have grown more as both a player and an umpire. During this workshop, I also had to learn to work with other people from other schools and this was a new experience for me because rarely did I have the chance to interact with people from other schools. It was really eye-opening and I really enjoyed the experience.