Those kids near by always come to play with me. Sometimes, they help me cook and do house work. I have never felt bored with them! I heard that the family is facing financial problem and Nat buys food for the youngest girl sometimes. The fact that they have only one meal a day while I am having three full meals makes me feel sorry about them. However, I do not feel good in giving them money nor food as I do not want them to reply on me or other volunteers. A few days ago, a kid said that she wants to be a doctor but science subjects are too difficult for them and this inspired me to think of another way to help them – providing free tutoring! Hope that it does help them!
住在鄰近的家庭，那些小孩子都很可愛，有時他們會來幫忙煮飯切菜、洗衫，有時他們會來我家玩，陪我解悶．他們正面對經濟問題，有時奈月會買食物給那位最小的女孩．當我每天吃飽飽的三餐，有時還會再買些小食時，他們每天只有一餐半餐，心內也不是味兒．但我又不太想經常接濟他們，畢竟我資金有限，而且我不希望他們依賴義工的幫助呢．有次，一位小孩說他想當醫生，但理科科目都太深了，這使我找到了另一種幫助他們的方法──替他們補習！ 希望這能多少幫到他們呢．
2010年2月11日星期四
2010年2月9日星期二
About the project 學校考察
With the reason that we do not have enough donations, we would like to change the target school to Government Nursery School Meluf, which needs less amount to finish the construction.The school got another amount of donations in 2008 but it is not enough for them to complete the school. After the school interview, I found that they also need a toilet. However, the amount of money we have is only enough for the two classrooms.If you would like to support this project, please make your donation to the HSBC bank account: 168 736296 002 and send an email to pinky.navtifoundation@gmail.com to notify me the amount you have deposited.
學校考察由於資金有限，跟Navti foundation 的主席討論後，我們改了資助的學校．現在我們幫助的學校名為Government Nursery School Meluf．是一所幼兒園．於2008年，這所學校籌了一些錢來重建，可惜資金只足夠購買磚頭、屋頂及門，他們需要資金來興建天花板、窗、水泥牆及地板．雖然我有的資金還不太足夠，我跟Joseph 現正想辦以更低的價錢買到足夠的材料來完成這所學校！二月八日，我到這所學校考察．我認為他們還需要建一個?所呢，現在小朋友都是在屋後的草地如?，可惜我籌的錢都不足夠．若果你還希望捐助這個計劃，請把善款存入我們的銀行戶口：（匯豐銀行） 168 736296 002 ── 戶口名稱：Navti Foundation HK．然後請發電郵到: pinky.navtifoundation@gmail.com．我便會把錢匯到這兒．
學校考察由於資金有限，跟Navti foundation 的主席討論後，我們改了資助的學校．現在我們幫助的學校名為Government Nursery School Meluf．是一所幼兒園．於2008年，這所學校籌了一些錢來重建，可惜資金只足夠購買磚頭、屋頂及門，他們需要資金來興建天花板、窗、水泥牆及地板．雖然我有的資金還不太足夠，我跟Joseph 現正想辦以更低的價錢買到足夠的材料來完成這所學校！二月八日，我到這所學校考察．我認為他們還需要建一個?所呢，現在小朋友都是在屋後的草地如?，可惜我籌的錢都不足夠．若果你還希望捐助這個計劃，請把善款存入我們的銀行戶口：（匯豐銀行） 168 736296 002 ── 戶口名稱：Navti Foundation HK．然後請發電郵到: pinky.navtifoundation@gmail.com．我便會把錢匯到這兒．
熱情款待
在喀麥隆的第一個周未，Navti foundation 的員工—Odette邀請我和奈月(Natsuki)到她的家玩．她的家在Kuvlu，都是在Kumbo 的範圍內（註：前把Kumbo誤寫為Kimbo），由Tobin 到那兒大約要一個半鐘車程．到了那兒，我發現我住的地方已經很先進呢──有石油氣爐、浴室及西式馬桶．先進與落後，只是比較罷了．
那兒的早上及晚上均是非常寒冷！大概只有攝氏十度左右吧！而浴室及?所只是在室後用禾草圍成，若非這般寒冷，對著星空洗澡可說是別有一番風味呢．她們一家人也很熱情呢，她們用肉及魚招待我們呢！在這兒，肉很昂貴呢！
星期日的早上，我們一起到教堂，這兒的主日學(由於我不是天主教徒，所以我不肯定主日學這名稱有否用錯)沒有些甚麼儀式，只是唸一些聖經，然後便唱歌和跳舞，也挺有趣呢．奈月說雖然她並非教徒，但她每星期日也會到Tobin的教堂呢．
那兒的早上及晚上均是非常寒冷！大概只有攝氏十度左右吧！而浴室及?所只是在室後用禾草圍成，若非這般寒冷，對著星空洗澡可說是別有一番風味呢．她們一家人也很熱情呢，她們用肉及魚招待我們呢！在這兒，肉很昂貴呢！
星期日的早上，我們一起到教堂，這兒的主日學(由於我不是天主教徒，所以我不肯定主日學這名稱有否用錯)沒有些甚麼儀式，只是唸一些聖經，然後便唱歌和跳舞，也挺有趣呢．奈月說雖然她並非教徒，但她每星期日也會到Tobin的教堂呢．
2010年2月6日星期六
在Kumbo 的頭兩天
二月四日的下午六時, 我.終於來到了Kumbo! Kumbo由不同的村落組成, 而我住的村落位於Tobin. 比起市鎮，這兒多了一份親切感.
現在我跟和另一個本義工同住在Navti foundation 的義工居所內，她的名子叫Natsuki. 這兒還有另一個由加拿大來的義工--- Jason, 他住在相鄰的房子裡.
在這兒的第一晚, 我們到了Jason 的房子裡吃晚飯.
二月五日(星期五),
吃過早飯後便跟Navti foundation 的員工, Joseph討論未來三個月的工作，由於今天是國家的雙語日，大部份學生也會聚在廣場內，所以不能開始工作，星期一我便會和Joseph到Government Nursery School Meluf進行考察，看看他們有甚麼需要．此然，Joseph 說我可以每星期兩至三天到附近的學校教數學呢．
然後，我便到了廣場，那兒有很多學生，他們一堆堆走到台前，英語學校的學生會以法語發表演說，反之亦然．由於Kumbo 的大部份學校也是英語學校，而我不暗法國，所以也不太明白他們在說些甚麼．在廣場的四周，有許多人在擺賣小食，熱鬧得很！我還看到鄰家的小女孩在擺買冰棒，她把最後的一支冰棒送了給我，然後我們一起走回家．看著她搬著那又大又重的冰箱，我便幫她一起拿回家，二人一起抬那空的冰箱，走這樣長的一段路，我也覺得有點重，早上這個十四歲的小女孩是如何把這滿滿的冰箱抬到廣場的呢？
然後，我跟Natsuki 到附近的餐廳吃午飯，滿滿的一碟飯，加些洋蔥汁，只是300CFA(註：$1 = 60 CFA)．然後，我們到另一個叫Bui的村落(in Kumbo)，Natsuki 平時是在這兒教書的，而那兒有市集，有食物、衣服鞋、家用品、手工品及各式各樣的東西．我買了一匹布，回到Tobin時找了住在後方的裁縫造一套非洲衣服，星期一便可以取得呢！
在這兒的交通工具有電單車與的士，但人們很少坐的士的，因為這兒大部份的路也沒有鋪上石屎，都是不平坦的沙泥路．順帶一提，Kumbo總是沙塵滾滾的，所以人們見到我，也會說：Welcome to the dusty Kumbo!
在這兒，他們會稱白人為Kimbon，雖然我是黃皮膚，但對他們來說我也是白人呢．遇上不認識的人，他們可能會收取Kimbon 價－貴一些的價錢．
現在我跟和另一個本義工同住在Navti foundation 的義工居所內，她的名子叫Natsuki. 這兒還有另一個由加拿大來的義工--- Jason, 他住在相鄰的房子裡.
在這兒的第一晚, 我們到了Jason 的房子裡吃晚飯.
二月五日(星期五),
吃過早飯後便跟Navti foundation 的員工, Joseph討論未來三個月的工作，由於今天是國家的雙語日，大部份學生也會聚在廣場內，所以不能開始工作，星期一我便會和Joseph到Government Nursery School Meluf進行考察，看看他們有甚麼需要．此然，Joseph 說我可以每星期兩至三天到附近的學校教數學呢．
然後，我便到了廣場，那兒有很多學生，他們一堆堆走到台前，英語學校的學生會以法語發表演說，反之亦然．由於Kumbo 的大部份學校也是英語學校，而我不暗法國，所以也不太明白他們在說些甚麼．在廣場的四周，有許多人在擺賣小食，熱鬧得很！我還看到鄰家的小女孩在擺買冰棒，她把最後的一支冰棒送了給我，然後我們一起走回家．看著她搬著那又大又重的冰箱，我便幫她一起拿回家，二人一起抬那空的冰箱，走這樣長的一段路，我也覺得有點重，早上這個十四歲的小女孩是如何把這滿滿的冰箱抬到廣場的呢？
然後，我跟Natsuki 到附近的餐廳吃午飯，滿滿的一碟飯，加些洋蔥汁，只是300CFA(註：$1 = 60 CFA)．然後，我們到另一個叫Bui的村落(in Kumbo)，Natsuki 平時是在這兒教書的，而那兒有市集，有食物、衣服鞋、家用品、手工品及各式各樣的東西．我買了一匹布，回到Tobin時找了住在後方的裁縫造一套非洲衣服，星期一便可以取得呢！
在這兒的交通工具有電單車與的士，但人們很少坐的士的，因為這兒大部份的路也沒有鋪上石屎，都是不平坦的沙泥路．順帶一提，Kumbo總是沙塵滾滾的，所以人們見到我，也會說：Welcome to the dusty Kumbo!
在這兒，他們會稱白人為Kimbon，雖然我是黃皮膚，但對他們來說我也是白人呢．遇上不認識的人，他們可能會收取Kimbon 價－貴一些的價錢．
2010年2月4日星期四
On the way to Kumbo
After 6.5 hours on the bus, I'm currently in Bamenda and waiting for the bus to Kambo. It will take another 3-4 hours. The temperature is so different in Douala and Bemenda, it was very cold yesterday night, in Bamenda. It's warmer now but still cold. I heard that it will be even colder in Kumbo! Hopefully it won't be that cold during the whole day - I don't have enough warm clothes.
1st day in Cameroon
After 21 hours, I'm in Cameroon finally. I got the member committee president of AIESEC in Cameroon, Eric, and a member from Navti foundation Cameroon, Marcel, to pick me up from the airport. I'm currently staying in Marcel's friend's family in Douala, the city where the airport is located, for a few hours. Afterwards, I will take another 10 hours to Kumbo, the town where the school is, at around 10pm (it is 7 hours earlier than HK here)
There are 7 chirden in the family and half of them are working. The youngest son is still in primary school. They looked very delighted when I said that it's okay to have African food. I did expect to get into the culture.
The meal inculded rice, fish with tomato (similar to HK) and a white thing, which I've tried in Uganda last year. The rice and fish tasted good while the white thing made by corn flour, which tasted weird to me, was sweet and powder-like. The mother of the family said that there will be lots of that white thing in Kambo. Hopefully they have something else. Otherwise I have to get used to it as soon as possible.
While they saw me visiting HK websites (Chinese words are able to be displaced here!), one of the daughters, who is at the same age with me, asked if I could teach her some Chinese. I showed her my name and the word "hello" (nei ho) in Chinese.
They speak French/local English to each other and English to me.
I will try to upload some photos after arriving at Kumbo.
There are 7 chirden in the family and half of them are working. The youngest son is still in primary school. They looked very delighted when I said that it's okay to have African food. I did expect to get into the culture.
The meal inculded rice, fish with tomato (similar to HK) and a white thing, which I've tried in Uganda last year. The rice and fish tasted good while the white thing made by corn flour, which tasted weird to me, was sweet and powder-like. The mother of the family said that there will be lots of that white thing in Kambo. Hopefully they have something else. Otherwise I have to get used to it as soon as possible.
While they saw me visiting HK websites (Chinese words are able to be displaced here!), one of the daughters, who is at the same age with me, asked if I could teach her some Chinese. I showed her my name and the word "hello" (nei ho) in Chinese.
They speak French/local English to each other and English to me.
I will try to upload some photos after arriving at Kumbo.
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