How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE

26 years ago my mom and her church group organized to visit and hold a short program for the elederly at Golden Acres (Home For The Aged). That experience is still fresh on my mind. How happy the seniors when we brought food and supplies for them. I heard some of their stories how they end up in the facility it is heartbreaking.

When I joined Lingap-Kapatid Group on my college days we went to far to reached places (that actually needs a boat) to facilitate medical missions.

It is pretty elusive in Philippines to search for groups that I can volunteer my time that is why I am so delighted to know that volunteering community here in Singapore is lively and accessible. 

1. Abbey is fond of plants that is why volunteering with ComCrop in collaboration wits Starbucks. We were tasked to build a plot, plant seeds and transferring some seedlings.

2. Mother-in-law is fighting a Stage 4 cancer that time and to say “thank you” to organisations helping her in California Abbey pledged himself to join a “bald move” and we gathered monetary donations from friends and colleagues for Children’s Cancer Foundation.

3. Singapore is a clean and green country and it curious me when Guardians of Mother Earth organized a cleanup drive on the sands of Pasir Ris Beach. Learned that many plastic and styrofoam granules were there waiting for us to be picked up. That day, the group collected 300kgs of trash.

How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE_Guardians of Mother Earth

4. There are no small or big events and it is very understandable that organisations also looking for people to do behind the scenes. I volunteered to be a goodie bag packer with Singapore Children’s Society.

How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE_Singapore Childrens Society

5. SAFRA intitated Entrepreneur’s Marketplace for people to discover local/unique products by social enterprises here in Singapore. That day, we were stationed at registration and giving away goodie bags.

How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE_Safra Entrepreneurs Marketplace 

6. We know how powerful the blockchain technology and how it will disrupt some businesses and we volunteer in organization of events with NEM Foundation. 

7. Doctors Without Borders called for people to attend their Missing Maps Mapathon 2018 and gladly that I have participated this event as it open a new perspective for me how the other people live their lives. 

How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE_Doctors Without Borders

8. SGTech contacted us via Facebook to help them share on our DIY Travel Singapore group their programmes and workshops. It is not a tedious task because all we need to do is share it our Facebook Page and group. I went for extra mile by sending links through private messages to people that might be help their businesses.

9. From time to time, Abbey and I were invited by friends who were affiliated with  Philippine Embassy to advise Filipino helpers on how they will handle their finances. 

10. Kebun Bahru Community Club is rolling out vaccination for eldery people and we were grateful to be part of it. We were tasked to help the seniors with their vaccination registration and appointment.

11. 2021 I am starting to learn data analysis and I messaged one of my friends here in Singapore if I can render my service on their company Peak Resonance. 

12. Early March 2022 Omicron is spreading in Singapore and Temasek Foundation called for volunteers to help them on medical grade mask distribution.

How LIVELY & EASY to be a VOLUNTEER in SINGAPORE_Temasek Foundation

13. Lately, I raised my hand to help gather the nomination details for #ConnectedWomen Singapore’s on the Most Influential Sinagporean Women on LinkedIn 2022.

14. I am active with She Loves Data. I am assigned member in Global Operations which facilitates the needs of different chapters and Signature Programs for their zoom meetings and webinars. 

15.From time to time we call ourselves a Blood Hero Volunteer. Yes, we already do blood donations with Red Cross Singapore. Give Blood Saves Lives ;) 

So what’s with us giving away our time and efforts for free? Well, we got the chance to meet and spend time with people that have a same interest like helping the needy, same values in taking care of environment and same wavelength to propagate knowledge about certain topics (e.g. blockchain/data). 

If you haven’t tried to volunteer, check-out volunteer.sg, the website already curated organization that are looking for volunteers. Go Volunteers! Spread love and be a channel of blessings! 

It’s NOT okay that I am NOT okay! - - Sense of UNDERSTANDING(Part 2)

In years of pursuit for our self-improvement or personal development, I should know the reason of my episode of depression right? WRONG

From 2017, Abbey and I keep thinking and digging from time to time but we always faced the same roadblock. Aspects that were presented do not make sense what could be the main cause of that deep and pitless darkness.

In 2021, I volunteered to be the data analyst of Peak Resonance, a coaching company for personal, career, relationship or I just say life development as a whole. In return for my researches they offered free sessions with the coaches. But I pride myself that I know I do not need a coach because I know myself more than anyone else and I have Abbey to check on me too. RIGHT? Hmmm, well AGAIN IT IS WRONG!

One casual day, while Jovan (one of Peak Resonance founder) is talking about our research material, the subject of my 2017 loneliness was brought up. He asked only three questions and from that time the burden on looking for its cause was lifted off from my shoulder and Abbey’s.

Now I know why executives, why ranking officials, why people are turning to licensed coaches for answers..for guidance..for deeper self connections. Indeed they were trained to ask questions for you to befriend and master your trigger points, they have tools that explain your characters and emotions, they will mold you in a person that you want to be.

I am truly forever grateful with Jovan and I know ALMIGHTY moved because it is time for me to know the reason of my depression and for me to avoid those trigger points specially in this UNCERTAIN COVID times.

Now I am absolutely rooting for this kind of interference. Coaching will save you time in figuring things out and will definitely help you to ease up everything in your subconscious mind.

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Completed Project SPARTA's Data Analyst Pathway -- Now what?

I recently finished one of the campaigns of Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology Big 21 in 2021.. Project SPARTA. 

Project SPARTA is a Philippine initiative in response to APEC’s goal on human development Project DARE (Data Analytics Raising Employment) to produce globally competitive analytics professionals. 
Project SPARTA introduced six (6) pathways and after a year I completed and received my certificate as Data Analyst. 

What have I learned? If you will visit my previous blogs you will see that I am enjoying researching, data visualization and presentation. 

Since I am a fresh graduate of the pathway, I am now volunteering some of my time to help Peak Resonance in wrangling and analysing their available data, also had done researches and now collecting new data to identify data-driven solutions for the firm. 

Will I stop from there? Of course not. I am still eyeing to serve logistics companies. Cargoes, import, export, by sea, by air, by train. My first love. To be finally a LOGISTICS ANALYST.