Fu-u-ga

The paint jobs continue.

Translates to: "Do not step on the yellow line!"

The team responsible for the amazing murals of flowers came back this week to finish up their masterpiece. No inconsistencies; only art. Their dedication and sense of responsibility was admirable, staying back till late to finish up their work, complete with outlines and all. At the end of the corridor was what I dubbed an OFO — "Odd Flower Out". The flowers there were completed by a different group of artists, albeit equally matched in talent but with a slightly different style. Nevertheless, the two groups worked together to provide the corridor with a fresh coat of life.

A rose completed. An orchid painted.

Paint-A-Home X also went down to flats to breath life to flats in need of new coats, breaking from the norm of only working at welfare homes. Something new this year was the re-emergence of two past Paint-A-Home Organising Committees to help with the task. I must add I was very proud of this senior bunch of us who did our work with all the "best practices" in mind and in practice.

Some P-A-H ‘06, some P-A-H ‘07, some P-A-H ‘08, some P-A-H X, and some new faces here and there!

Time shifts by and some things change while some things stay the same. People age and life seeps away from them. We step in and give them a helping hand. What has Paint-A-Home forgotten and learnt over the years? Legacy and gifts yet given, the gained and lost.

When the paint is over…

I will say it right now. Many factors considered, I don’t know if I will be going for Paint-A-Home next year…

* The title is a reference to the background theme of Anji from the game Guilty Gear XX #Reload.