I just came back from a dinner event with Alvin (not me lah, another PO with the same name as i). It's this Racial Harmony thing called "Inter-Racial, Inter-Religious Harmony Day"! It was a last minute call by Alvin! Feeling that i owe him, i had to help him out!

Well, the dinner was ok... Provided by some "Grand something vegetarian restaurant". And Nancy (my deputy director) was there too~~

What made the trip worth it was not my DD, and certainly not the dinner! It's the inspiring way Alvin handled the kids! Well, there were there to complete their CSO hours and Alvin was their CSO officer.

Such inspiration i see in him. He has this uncanny ability to click with the kids, yet gain their respect! Something that i have yet to achieve... And his undying belief in each and everyone of them to be good! Prior to today, being my work in PSB, my beliefs that all probationers can change was slowly diminishing as i get in touch with more breaches, more scoldings by the POs and all the negative aspect of the job i encounter so far! But no, today was different, Alvin believed that everyone is there to make a difference, to do something and Alvin believed in the boys to perform in their tasks!

He went down to their level and talked to them about tatoos, study and LAN games, speak to them like an adult on careers, responsibilities and teamwork while imparting them with knowledge on racial harmony and vegetarian food! He made them believe that not only was he there to do his job, he was there to learn something from everyone there and that everyone will have something to contribute to his knowledge!

Such passion and inspiration, i have not seen for such a long time in any POs. I really admire the way he can do things! He did processed with some boys on their behavior and got some of the boys quite "bay song" at first. But at the end of the day, he got all their respect and all the things done!

Not only were the boys able to listen to him, they were able to talk to him.

He is an inspiration!