yeapp today was the day i went to IMH with my tutorial grp mates.
reached IMH at bout 3pm and had to listen to the ppl-in-charge speak and give an introduction bout IMH, after which we were brought to woodbridge museum. saw many many artifacts there, yeapp...
then we walked to JuiceWorks, a lil store operated by mental patients (they've recovered, of course) its part of the rehabilitation prog, to help them recover and adapt to their new life. this store is like a mini cafe, sell juice and food.... not so sure cuz when we were there, its alr closing.
next, we went to this room with lotsa 2nd hand stuff, some new stuff as well... they have everything, electrical appliances, clothes, shoes, mugs, etc.... and all very cheap.... but i didnt buy anything..... guess u guys know why..... i just dont feel comfortable buying anything.....
then we walked to patients' ward..... those are the "long stay" patients.... whose family abandoned them at imh cuz of their mental state. yeapp its quite intimidating. we entered the female ward first and when we entered, there were some aunties (patients) who came to us and smiled at us and talked to us. they looked pretty harmless, but i was just uncomfortable with the fact that they were over-friendly. one of them tried to say something to us, think she was telling us her story but i didnt understand anything. then the nurse brought us around, to their beds and this room(walls were covered with cushions).... in that room, there was this woman who was facing the wall and leaning against the wall..... very scary...... in the wardroom, there was this old lady tied to her bed.... she was shouting..... also very scary.....
then my grp mates and i was quite afraid to enter the male ward because the nurse told us some of them are molesters.... and they also looked much more aggressive... but my grp mates went in.... haha cuz in the end i still didnt dare to enter... the moment they went in, this guy started to shake all of their hands.... then someone saw him smelling his hands...... omg! then the 2nd time when the nurse opened the door, the same guy came out (i was praying he wouldnt shake my hand) but he did.... and i had to oblige.... and guess wat? i saw these 2 men sitting at the window hugging each other..... and this guy was trying to kiss the other guy but the other guy tried to push him away...... i asked the nurse whats gg on and she said its normal.... cuz they grow to like each other.....
sighhh actually its very saddening cuz they've been locked up in imh for donno how long.... their family dont want them.... so its really very saddening...... :(
yeahhh thats all folks. bye all
