DDM Association

DDM Association DDM Association is a charity organisation registered in Singapore.

We seek to promote happier and healthier living in Singapore through active engagement in the community.

๐€ ๐–๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐šI feel truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to join the Senior Yoga p...
15/07/2026

๐€ ๐–๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐š

I feel truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to join the Senior Yoga programme organised by DDM in June. This complimentary course is specially designed for senior citizens, consisting of eight weekly one-hour sessions.

Our instructor, Ms. Tan, is a highly experienced yoga teacher who generously volunteers her time. She is not only knowledgeable and dedicated, but also kind, patient, and genuinely caring.

Understanding the physical limitations that many seniors experience, she carefully guides us through every stage of the practiceโ€”from relaxation and breathing techniques to gentle shoulder and hip movements. She explains each posture clearly and patiently, personally helping every participant adjust their alignment so that we can practise safely and correctly while enjoying the full benefits of yoga.

Our teacher instructs with great dedication, and we learn with sincere commitment. With each lesson, our stiff joints gradually become more flexible, our tense muscles begin to relax, and both our physical strength and mental well-being continue to improve. Although the practice can sometimes be physically challenging, the feeling of comfort, renewed energy, and lightness after each class makes every effort worthwhile.

Through this experience, I have come to realise that good health is not achieved overnight. It requires regular exercise, perseverance, and proper self-care. For seniors especially, gentle and appropriate exercise is essential. By practising yoga step by step and with consistency, I believe it can help relieve physical discomfort, improve mobility, and enhance our overall quality of life.

As this course draws to a close, I am delighted to learn that DDM will continue offering another Senior Yoga programme free of charge, and that our kind and enthusiastic teacher, Ms. Tan, will continue to guide us. This is much more than a yoga classโ€”it is a meaningful expression of care and support for the health and well-being of senior citizens.

I am deeply grateful to DDM for its thoughtful concern for seniors and for providing such a valuable programme. My heartfelt thanks also go to Ms. Tan for her selfless dedication and patient guidance, and to everyone who helped bring this wonderful opportunity together. Being able to participate in this programme is a truly wonderful experience, and I will always cherish it with a grateful heart.

้šพๅพ—็š„ๆˆ้•ฟๅฅ‘ๆœบ๏ผšๆˆ‘็š„ใ€Œไน้พ„็‘œไผฝใ€ไฝ“้ชŒ

้žๅธธๅนธ่ฟ่ƒฝๆœ‰ๆœบไผšๅ‚ๅŠ ๆณ•้ผ“ๅฑฑ ไบŽๅ…ญๆœˆไปฝไธพๅŠž็š„ใ€Œไน้พ„็‘œไผฝใ€่ฏพ็จ‹ใ€‚่ฟ™ๆ˜ฏไธ“ไธบไน้พ„ไบบๅฃซๅผ€่ฎพ็š„ๅ…่ดน่ฏพ็จ‹๏ผŒๅ…ฑๅ…ซๅ ‚่ฏพ๏ผŒๆฏๅ‘จไธ€ๆฌก๏ผŒๆฏๆฌกไธ€ๅฐๆ—ถใ€‚

ๅธฆ้ข†ๆˆ‘ไปฌ็š„้™ˆ่€ๅธˆ๏ผŒๆ˜ฏไธ€ไฝๆ— ็งๅฅ‰็Œฎใ€็ป้ชŒไธฐๅฏŒ็š„่ต„ๆทฑ็‘œไผฝ่€ๅธˆใ€‚ๅฅนไธไป…ๆ•™ๅญฆ่ฎค็œŸ็ป†ๅฟƒ๏ผŒๅพ…ไบบ็œŸ่ฏšๅ’Œๅ–„๏ผŒๆ›ดๅค„ๅค„ๆต้œฒๅ‡บ็œŸ่ฏš็š„ๅ…ณๆ€€ไธŽ่ดดๅฟƒใ€‚่€ๅธˆๆทฑ็Ÿฅไน้พ„ๅญฆๅ‘˜ๅœจไฝ“ๅŠ›ใ€่‚Œ่‚‰ๅŠๅ…ณ่Š‚ๆดปๅŠจไธŠ็š„้™ๅˆถ๏ผŒๅ› ๆญคไปŽๅ…จ่บซๆ”พๆพใ€ๅ‘ผๅธ่ฐƒๆฏ๏ผŒๅˆฐๆพ่‚ฉใ€ๆพ้ซ‹็ญ‰ๆฏไธ€ไธชๅŠจไฝœ๏ผŒ้ƒฝๅพชๅบๆธ่ฟ›ใ€่€ๅฟƒ่ฎฒ่งฃ๏ผŒๅนถไบฒ่‡ชไธบๆฏไฝๅญฆๅ‘˜่ฐƒๆ•ดๅงฟๅŠฟ๏ผŒ่ฎฉๅคงๅฎถ่ƒฝๅคŸไปฅๆญฃ็กฎ็š„ๆ–นๆณ•็ปƒไน ๏ผŒ้ฟๅ…ๅ—ไผค๏ผŒไนŸๆ›ด่ƒฝไฝ“ไผš็‘œไผฝ่ˆ’ๅฑ•่บซๅฟƒ็š„็›Šๅค„ใ€‚

่€ๅธˆ่ฎค็œŸๆ•™๏ผŒๆˆ‘ไปฌ็”จๅฟƒๅญฆใ€‚ๅœจไธ€ๆฌกๅˆไธ€ๆฌก็š„็ปƒไน ไธญ๏ผŒๅŽŸๆœฌๅƒต็กฌ็š„ๅ…ณ่Š‚ๆธๆธ็ตๆดปไบ†๏ผŒ็ดง็ปท็š„่‚Œ่‚‰ๆ…ขๆ…ขๆ”พๆพไบ†๏ผŒ่บซไฝ“ๅ˜ๅพ—่ฝป็›ˆ๏ผŒ็ฒพ็ฅžไนŸๆ›ดๅŠ ้ฅฑๆปกใ€‚่™ฝ็„ถ็ปƒไน ่ฟ‡็จ‹ไธญ้šพๅ…ไผšๆ„Ÿๅˆฐ้…ธ็—›ไธŽๅƒๅŠ›๏ผŒไฝ†ๆฏๆฌกไธ‹่ฏพๅŽ๏ผŒ่บซไฝ“่ˆ’็•…ใ€ๅฟƒๆƒ…ๆ„‰ๆ‚ฆ๏ผŒ้‚ฃไปฝ่ฝปๆพ่‡ชๅœจ๏ผŒๆญฃๆ˜ฏๅšๆŒ็ปƒไน ๆœ€ๅฅฝ็š„ๅ›žๆŠฅใ€‚

ๆˆ‘ๆทฑๆทฑไฝ“ไผšๅˆฐ๏ผŒๅฅๅบทไธๆ˜ฏๅ‡ญ็ฉบ่€Œๆฅ็š„๏ผŒ่€Œๆ˜ฏ่ฆ้ ๆŒ็ปญไธๆ–ญๅœฐ้”ป็‚ผไธŽไฟๅ…ปใ€‚ๅฏนไบŽไน้พ„ไบบๅฃซๆฅ่ฏด๏ผŒ้€‚ๅบฆ่€Œๆญฃ็กฎ็š„่ฟๅŠจๅฐคๅ…ถ้‡่ฆใ€‚ๅช่ฆๅพชๅบๆธ่ฟ›ใ€ๆŒไน‹ไปฅๆ’ๅœฐ็ปƒไน ็‘œไผฝ๏ผŒ็›ธไฟกๅฏนๆ”นๅ–„่บซไฝ“ๅ„็งไธ้€‚ใ€ๅขžๅผบไฝ“่ƒฝใ€ๆๅ‡็”Ÿๆดปๅ“่ดจ๏ผŒ้ƒฝไผšๆœ‰่Žซๅคง็š„ๅธฎๅŠฉใ€‚

่ฏพ็จ‹ๅณๅฐ†้กบๅˆฉ็ป“ๆŸ๏ผŒๆฌฃๅ–œๅพ—็Ÿฅๆณ•้ผ“ๅฑฑๅฐ†็ปง็ปญๅผ€ๅŠžไธ‹ไธ€ๆขฏๆฌก็š„ๅ…่ดนไน้พ„็‘œไผฝ่ฏพ็จ‹๏ผŒ่€Œ็ƒญๅฟƒๆธฉๆŸ”็š„้™ˆ่€ๅธˆ๏ผŒไนŸๅฐ†็ปง็ปญ้™ชไผดๆˆ‘ไปฌๅญฆไน ๆˆ้•ฟใ€‚่ฟ™ไธไป…ๆ˜ฏไธ€ๅ ‚็‘œไผฝ่ฏพ๏ผŒๆ›ดๆ˜ฏไธ€ๅˆ†ๅฏนไน้พ„้•ฟ่€…ๅฅๅบท็š„ๅ…ณๆ€€ไธŽ็พŽๅฅฝ็š„็ฅๆ„ฟใ€‚

ๆ„Ÿๆฉๆณ•้ผ“ๅฑฑ้•ฟๆœŸๅ…ณๆ€€ไน้พ„ไบบๅฃซ๏ผŒไธบๅคงไผ—ๆไพ›ๅฆ‚ๆญคไผ˜่ดจ็š„่ฏพ็จ‹๏ผ›ๆ„Ÿๆฉ้™ˆ่€ๅธˆๆ— ็งๅฅ‰็Œฎใ€่€ๅฟƒๆŒ‡ๅฏผ๏ผ›ไนŸๆ„Ÿ่ฐขๆ‰€ๆœ‰่ฎฉ่ฟ™้กน่ฏพ็จ‹้กบๅˆฉๆˆๅŠž็š„ๅฎ่ดตๆœบไผš๏ผŒ่ฎฉๆˆ‘ไปฌ่ƒฝๅคŸ็›ธ่šๅญฆไน ๏ผŒๅ…ฑๅŒ่ฟˆๅ‘ๆ›ดๅฅๅบทใ€ๆ›ดๅ……ๅฎž็š„ไบบ็”Ÿใ€‚
่ƒฝๅคŸๆ‹ฅๆœ‰่ฟ™ๆ ทไธ€ๆฎต็พŽๅฅฝ็š„็ปๅކ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅฟƒไธญๅ”ฏๆœ‰ๆ— ้™ๆ„Ÿๆฟ€๏ผŒๅนถไผšๆฐธ่ฟœ้“ญ่ฎฐไบŽๅฟƒใ€‚

โœ๏ธๆž—่Žฒๆž

#ไน้พ„ไบบๅฃซ #ไน้พ„ #ไน้พ„็‘œไผฝ

Focus on growth and effort; even the sharpest minds need dedication to truly shine.
14/07/2026

Focus on growth and effort; even the sharpest minds need dedication to truly shine.

๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž "๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ" (ๆƒณ่ฆ)The "Want" Filter. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Our "Wants" are endless. They are driven by cravings and comparison. There i...
11/07/2026

๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž "๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ" (ๆƒณ่ฆ)

The "Want" Filter. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Our "Wants" are endless.
They are driven by cravings and comparison.
There is nothing wrong with wanting things, but when "want" controls us, we lose our peace

Iโ€™ve realized that my "wants" are like wavesโ€”they come fast and they disappear just as quickly.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž:
This week, notice the difference between a core need and a passing desire.
practicing the "Pause." Before I buy or say "yes" to a new craving,

Iโ€™m asking: "๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ?"

True freedom is not getting everything I want; itโ€™s not being a slave to my impulses.


#ๅฟƒไบ”ๅ›› #ๅฟƒๆ— ไบ‹ #ๅ››่ฆ


photo credit: CoPilot

๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐: ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐š๐ฒ ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž '๐„' ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅOnce a month, I am responsible for ar...
10/07/2026

๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐: ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐š๐ฒ ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž '๐„' ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ

Once a month, I am responsible for arranging for volunteers to accompany the seniors at Boon Lay Zone 'E' RN AAC for handicraft activities, and in the blink of an eye, it has been almost a year. During yesterday's Dumpling Carnival Event, I ran into the seniors who usually participate in our handicraft sessions. As soon as they saw me, they warmly called out, "Teacher, you're here too!" Some enthusiastically introduced their grandchildren to me, while others happily and proudly showed off the mugwort rice dumplings they had completed that day. At that moment, my heart was filled with warmth.

In fact, during the preparation process for this event, I encountered several challenges, such as sourcing materials, recruiting the volunteer team, managing transportation arrangements, and planning the event flow. This reminded me of a a teaching by Master Sheng Yen on "facing challenges and overcoming obstacles": we must be mentally prepared to welcome challenges, and think about how to address them whenever and wherever they arise. With this psychological preparation to adapt, when challenges do come, they shall be overcome with ease and little difficulties. Once I accepted these challenges from the bottom of my heart, I was able to find ways to resolve them systematically. Coupled with the concerted efforts and help of the volunteers, we were ultimately able to complete the mission of this carnival with ease and joy.

What moved me the most was the selfless dedication and utmost effort of every single volunteer. As soon as the first batch of volunteers arrived and assessed the venue, they quickly discussed and established the event flowโ€”this kind of brainstorming was the true embodiment of team spirit. The second batch of volunteers then took over smoothly to continue the mission. While I was busy fetching other volunteers, everyone had already taken up their respective responsibilitiesโ€”preparing material kits, taking photos, guiding residents to the activities, and interacting warmly with the residents, etc. Everyone performed their duties sincerely accompanying the residents in making handcrafted spice rice dumplings. When the event came to the end where the premise was to be tidied up and cleaned , the spirit of "unity is strength" was on full display, and the venue was reverted expeditiously to its original state .

Through this event, I also had deeper exchanges with the management of this zone. They were very amazed that we could mobilize so many volunteers every month to accompany the seniors and lead handicraft activities, and expressed that this kind of long-term companionship has left a very deep impression on the residents.

Finally, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to our volunteer team. The sight of your selfless and wholehearted dedications is truly beautiful!

โœ๐Ÿปby Ivy Kew

Our Boon Lay Boon Lay Zone 'E' RN Desmond Lee

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ข @ ๐–๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒธโœจWhat an incredibly heartwarming Saturday morning! On...
09/07/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ข @ ๐–๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒธโœจ

What an incredibly heartwarming Saturday morning! On ๐Ÿ’ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, a dedicated team of 10 youth volunteers headed back to ๐‘๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐ข @ ๐–๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ to spend quality time with the lovely residents across two different households on Level 3 and Level 6. It was a beautiful day filled with deep conversations, joyful craft-making, and the simple, powerful gift of "simply being there" for one another.

Here is a glimpse into our meaningful morning:

๐Ÿ’ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ (๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ‘):
We brought out colorful pipe cleaners to craft mini bouquets of flowers with the residents. The room quickly filled with calm energy as our volunteers first mastered the basic steps and eagerly shared them with the residents and the wonderful nurses in the household! The residents were absolutely beaming with smiles upon receiving and making their little bouquets.

One highlight in the room was when a lovely Chinese resident in her 80s converse with our volunteer. While she was quiet at first, she slowly warmed up to our presence and completely surprised us by conversing with a volunteer in exceptionally fluent English! She warmly shared that she had learned English while working as a housekeeping assistant for native English family many years ago. It was an unforgettable moment of cross-generational storytelling.

๐ŸŽˆ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ & ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ (๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ” ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐):
Over on Level 6, our team initially kicked off with some lively balloon activities, but we quickly realized that several residents appeared anxious that the balloons may burst. Practising empathy and quick thinking, our youth volunteers seamlessly shifted gears to alternative engaging activities, e.g., tossing of ping-pong balls into egg trays, colouring detailed drawings, and residents befriending.

For some residents, we sat cozily side-by-side with them as they watched nostalgia-inducing ่ดน็މๆธ… (Fei Yu-ching) and ่”ก็ด (Tsai Chin) music concerts on the TV. Moments like these remind us that volunteering is not just about completing an activity โ€” sometimes itโ€™s about slowing down our pace, enjoying each otherโ€™s companionship, and finding true joy in being fully present in the moment with the residents.

A massive thank you to our 10 incredible youth volunteers and the supportive Ren Ci nursing team for making this session so special! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž! Want to experience the joy of giving back along with our youth volunteers? Our next monthly session will be on ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ). We look forward to seeing you there! โฃโฃ

Ren Ci Hospital

๐‰๐จ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐œ๐ก! ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธโœจNothing beats the atmosphere at our DDM senior yoga class. Itโ€™s a space where we focus on fun...
09/07/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐œ๐ก! ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธโœจ

Nothing beats the atmosphere at our DDM senior yoga class. Itโ€™s a space where we focus on functional flexibility, but we prioritize the fun even more!

Seeing our participants cheering each other on and finding confidence in their practice is the highlight of our week. Itโ€™s not just about the bodyโ€”itโ€™s about the heart, the laughs, and the shared energy of this wonderful group.

Keep shining, everyone! Youโ€™re all doing amazing. ๐ŸŒŸ


#ไน้พ„็‘œไผฝ

I feel deeply blessed by the affinity that brought me to join the DDMA volunteer team soon after arriving in Singapore f...
08/07/2026

I feel deeply blessed by the affinity that brought me to join the DDMA volunteer team soon after arriving in Singapore from Taiwan. For the past few months, I have been accompanying the elderly in their handicraft sessions ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿชก

โ€‹Initially, I expected my role to be nothing more than assisting them with their crafts. Yet, through our continuous interactions, I have come to profoundly feel the strength and warmth that comes from pure companionship.

โ€‹Throughout the process, it has been deeply moving to witness the seniors' complete immersion in their tasks, and the radiant joy and sense of accomplishment on their faces when they finish a piece. Even though some moved at a slower pace, they conscientiously completed every step, displaying a inspiring level of patience and perseverance ๐ŸŒนโค๏ธ

โ€‹This volunteering experience has not only brought happiness to the elderly but has also taught me the genuine meaning of dedication and care. It may appear that I was the one accompanying them, but it was actually the seniors who enriched me with their rich life experiences, teaching me to cherish the present and be grateful for all that I possess.

โ€‹Should the opportunity arise, I hope to continue participating in such meaningful endeavors, conveying warmth and blessings to many more ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’–

Text: โ€‹Ruby

With faith in the present and hope for tomorrow, the future is ours to build. โœจ
07/07/2026

With faith in the present and hope for tomorrow, the future is ours to build. โœจ

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ "๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐™๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž" ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐!The second intake of our 4-sessi...
06/07/2026

๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ "๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐™๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž" ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐!

The second intake of our 4-session "Mindful Zentangle" course has successfully come to a wonderful close! A heartfelt thank you to Teacher Lingling for once again bridging the distance and dedicatedly conducting the classes for our participants remotely.

Looking back to the very first session, many participants humbly claimed they "had no talent for drawing" and felt entirely unfamiliar with Zentangle art. However, through the transformation of each class, when everyone saw their own and their peers' artwork at the end of the course, they were amazed by the incredible beauty and their hearts were filled with deep emotion.

This course is not just about learning how to use dots, lines, and patterns to create beautiful artwork; the teacher also beautifully integrated the concepts of mindfulness and inner peace into it. Before each drawing session, the teacher would guide everyone to focus on their breathing and relax their body and mind, allowing restless thoughts to return to the present moment. In the subsequent creation process, everyone was fully immersed in every single strokeโ€”there was no right or wrong, and no comparison. They simply practiced maintaining an arm's length distance to appreciate the artwork flowing from their hearts.

One participant sincerely remarked, โ€œWhile painting, it felt as if I had instantly returned to my childhoodโ€”those purest, happiest days at school.โ€ It was truly heartwarming to see everyone eagerly prepare new sketchbooks and colored pencils even before the class ended, ready to continue creating in the days ahead. I look forward to seeing tranquility and beauty continue to flow from everyoneโ€™s brushstrokes!

ไปŠๅนด็ฌฌไบŒๆขฏ็š„ๅ››ๅ ‚ใ€้™ๅฟƒ็ฆ…็ป•ใ€‘่ฏพ็จ‹็ปˆไบŽๅœ†ๆปก่ฝๅน•ไบ†๏ผ่กทๅฟƒๆ„Ÿ่ฐข Lingling ่€ๅธˆๅ†ๆฌก่ทจ่ถŠ่ท็ฆปใ€ๅœจ่ฟœ็ซฏไธบๅญฆๅ‘˜ไปฌๆ‚‰ๅฟƒๆŽˆ่ฏพใ€‚

ๅ›žๆƒณ็ฌฌไธ€ๅ ‚่ฏพๅˆšๅผ€ๅง‹ๆ—ถ๏ผŒๅคงๅฎถ่ฟ˜็บท็บท่‡ช่ฐฆโ€œๆฒกๆœ‰็”ป็”ปๅคฉๅˆ†โ€๏ผŒๅฏน็ฆ…็ป•็”ปไนŸๅ……ๆปก้™Œ็”Ÿใ€‚็„ถ่€Œ๏ผŒ้š็€ๆฏๅ ‚่ฏพ็š„่œ•ๅ˜๏ผŒๅฝ“ๅคงๅฎถๅœจ่ฏพ็จ‹็ป“ๆŸๆ—ถ็œ‹ๅˆฐ่‡ชๅทฑๅ’ŒๅŒไผด็š„ไฝœๅ“๏ผŒ้ƒฝๆƒŠๅนไบŽ้‚ฃไปฝไธๅฏๆ€่ฎฎ็š„็พŽ๏ผŒๅฟƒไธญๆด‹ๆบข็€ๆปกๆปก็š„ๆ„ŸๅŠจใ€‚

่ฟ™้—จ่ฏพไธไป…ๆ˜ฏๅญฆไน ๅฆ‚ไฝ•็”จ็‚นใ€็บฟไธŽๅ›พๆกˆๅ‹พๅ‹’็พŽไฝœ๏ผŒ่€ๅธˆๆ›ดๅทงๅฆ™ๅœฐๅฐ†็ฆ…ไฟฎ็š„่ง‚ๅฟต่žๅ…ฅๅ…ถไธญใ€‚ๆฏๆฌกไฝœ็”ปๅ‰๏ผŒ่€ๅธˆ้ƒฝไผšๅธฆ้ข†ๅคงๅฎถ้™ๅใ€ๆ”พๆพ่บซๅฟƒ๏ผŒ่ฎฉๆตฎ่บ็š„ๆ€็ปชๅ›žๅฝ’ๅฝ“ไธ‹ใ€‚ๅœจ้šๅŽ็š„ๅˆ›ไฝœไธญ๏ผŒๅคงๅฎถๅ…จๆƒ…ๆŠ•ๅ…ฅไบŽไธ€็ฌ”ไธ€็”ป๏ผŒๆฒกๆœ‰ๅฏน้”™๏ผŒไนŸไธๅŽปๆฏ”่พƒ๏ผŒๅชๆ˜ฏไน ๆƒฏๆ€งๅœฐไฟๆŒไธ€่‡‚่ท็ฆป๏ผŒๅŽปๆฌฃ่ต็œผๅ‰็”ฑๅฟƒ่€Œ็”Ÿ็š„็”ปไฝœใ€‚

ๆœ‰ๅญฆๅ‘˜็”ฑ่กทๆ„Ÿๅน๏ผšโ€œไฝœ็”ป็š„ๆ—ถๅ€™๏ผŒไปฟไฝ›็žฌ้—ดๅ›žๅˆฐไบ†็ซฅๅนดๅœจๅญฆๆ ก้‚ฃๆฎตๆœ€็บฏ็ฒนใ€ๅฟซไน็š„ๆ—ถๅ…‰ใ€‚โ€ ็œ‹ๅˆฐๅคงๅฎถๅœจ่ฏพ็จ‹็ป“ๆŸๅ‰ๅฐฑๅ…ด่‡ดๅ‹ƒๅ‹ƒๅœฐๅค‡ๅฅฝไบ†ๆ–ฐ็š„็”ปๅ†ŒไธŽๅฝฉ่‰ฒ็ฌ”๏ผŒๅ‡†ๅค‡ๅœจๆŽฅไธ‹ๆฅ็š„ๆ—ฅๅญ้‡Œ็ปง็ปญๅˆ›ไฝœ๏ผŒ็œŸ็š„่ฎฉไบบๆ— ๆฏ”ๆฌฃๆ…ฐใ€‚ๆœŸๅพ…ๅคงๅฎถ็š„็ฌ”ๅฐ–็ปง็ปญๆตๆทŒ้™่ฐงไธŽ็พŽๅฅฝ๏ผ

โœ๐Ÿป by TengJar


Before I knew it, a few months had already passed since I started participating in DDMAโ€™s community care activities. Eve...
06/07/2026

Before I knew it, a few months had already passed since I started participating in DDMAโ€™s community care activities. Every single session has filled my heart with the joy and warmth of connecting with the elderly.

โ€‹During these activities, we volunteers accompany the seniors as they work on various handicrafts. The vibrant, colorful materials don't just bring the crafts to life - they light up the seniors' faces with bright smiles. The one-on-one companionship makes them feel truly cared for and valued. It is these simple, heartfelt interactions that allow us to share such beautiful moments together ๐Ÿ’•

โ€‹Every time an activity comes to an end, seeing the pure satisfaction and joy on their faces makes me realize that this is the most precious reward of being a volunteer.

โ€‹During a recent session, the person-in-charge from PCS Cedar Tree SCC mentioned that out of all the activities, our handicraft sessions are the seniors' absolute favorite. This validation made me deeply feel that our efforts as volunteers are truly meaningful, and the joy of the elderly is indeed our greatest reward.

โ€‹I am also incredibly grateful to our team leader, Ivy, for her guidance and leadership. She always plans every detail of the activities so thoughtfully, ensuring everything runs smoothly and beautifully. Her warm and friendly nature helped me, as a newcomer, quickly fit into the team and feel completely supported and welcomed ๐ŸŒน

Text: Joanna Soh

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