May Their Children Burnt In Hell!

Thanks to my friend Marcia, i had the opportunity to visit an old folks home today.

It is an old folks home near the MAA building in Sg Besi and situated just right next to the Chinese tombs. So together with my mum and my youngest brother and some friends of Marcia, we visited the old folks home this morning.

It is a great experience. It is also a very sad reality. To be honest, I was not prepared for what i was going to experience because this was the very first time i have visited one. And i didnt take any photos because somehow i felt it was not a right thing to do when i was there.

I always thought an old folks home will be what we have always seen from the TVB dramas - clean, bright, spacious and with happy old folks. And all i needed to do was to go there and say hi and the grandpas and grandmas will be happy. After that i shall just leave with a happy heart.

Well, some part of the above fable are true. I did came back home with a very happy heart knowing that i have helped and I think we all did make the grandparents feeling happier when we were there. But sadly most part are not.

The old folks home we went is by the name of Tong Sim Senior Citizens Care Centre. It is not in a big and fancy house. It is actually just occupying the second floor of a shop lot where 58 of these old folks live together. There is a long alley where single beds were put close to one another and they will sleep there. There is also a kitchen where the voluntaries will cook dinner and lunch for these residences. And there is a small separated section where 5 of the grandpas are staying. They are being quarantine because of certain illness they have.

According to Miss Chan, the person in charge, these old folks are those who have been betrayed and abandoned by their own children. Most of them were transfered from the General Hospital to this centre because their children could not be contacted. Most of the information such as house address and telephone no used when they were registered are all fake. The children has abandoned their parent intentionally. The worst part is, these children are not even poor where they could not support their parents anymore. Some are rather well to do! Miss Chan said it is through the daily conversations that these grandpas and grandmas had during the days that the truth came out.

Most of these grandpas and grandmas are still healthy. Some still sit around the table and chit chat. There was a grandpa who was saying aloud that how Malaysia is a better country to live in compared to Japan because there is no volcanos here. So cute!

Others are not as privilege. Some are blinded in one eye, some has either one or both the legs removed due to diabetes,  some could not speak, some could not even get up from the bed and have to eat and drink lying, and some have to be in adult diapers all the time. Miss Chan even said those 5 who are being quarantine are just waiting to "leave" this world when the time comes.

And even more overwhelming is when any of these folks died, it is also normal that none of them will have any family by their side. Thus, the centre will use any coffin available at that time, normally donated by someone else earlier on, and buried him/her.

I was overwhelmed when i hear this. My heart actually ached for them. Their children should be punish for what they have done to their parent. They are just a shame to the society! They should be put in jail!

So for the rest of the few hours, we helped Miss Chan distribute lunch, fed them and clean up over lunch. After that we distributed some packeted biscuits so that they could keep it near to them and eat them when they are hungry at night. It will be safer and easier for them because they will no need to walk around and perhaps fallen and hurt themselves.

For those who are interested to help out, do contact them. All you need to do is to donate clothes, food, adult diapers and whatever you deemed useful. Not rice though because they cant consume that much but perhaps canned food, biscuits, milo, or any raw meat or vegetables. The centre will take in anything useful and helpful. And if you do have time, it is also a good idea to just help them out. All you need to do is just talk to them, help to clean up and feed them.

Tong Sim Senior Citizens Care Centre

同心樂齡開懷中心

朋友（善）心委員會

陳寶珍 

017 - 682 - 5589

No. 19E, Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama, 50460 KL