Weekend Away - Day 2

Got up early today… cos of some strange ‘knocking’ sounds. Finally realized that it was probably due to the toilets being flushed, either that or people who our unit have a habit of slamming their doors early in the morning.Breakfast was not too bad. They actually had some variety. But at our age, cannot makan very much already. Had more fun talking to friends than the food, I think. Morning session was okay. Speaker is interesting. Interspersed his talk with anecdotes and stories. Had groups discussions also but it was a short one as we were running out of time.Only snag is the little children were basically quite bored as this year the organizers didn’t find it worthwhile to have a program on for them as well. I find myself disagreeing with this. Kids will be kids. Five minutes is an eternity to them. When they start pestering the parents, then parents cannot concentrate also. When our son was younger, it was really fun for him to come cos there’d be activities which the young ones really enjoyed. It’s kinda worrying that there’re fewer young children these days. Sign of aging with no ‘renewing’. But what is more worrying is that the committee feels that the children are not worth going through the trouble. This will definitely be a push factor for the younger families. We have the afternoon free… will see how this develops. This time around, no games to get everyone together under one roof. Guess most of the kids will head for the pool. That's the highlight for many of them.Well, half the kids ended up at the pool. The 'older' ones were no where to be seen. Actually throughout the afternoon, didn't see many people hanging out; guess mostly were getting their much needed rest. 8) Usually there will be a games session, usually a telematch. I guess once you come out of the room, you are more likely to stay out than go back. Even the sauna (usually very popular with the ladies) also didn't see many this time around. Guess everyone preferred the comforts of the cool room to the hot and humid weather outside.

Evening session was okay. Small kids watched cartoon and played board games while the session was on. They didn't run around this time. I supposed at night the tendency to run around is somewhat less. 8) Lives were touched. Being touched is supposed to precede change. But to make sure the change stays is another challenge altogether. Human nature.