Today is my GP Promo exam. As usual, it just sucks! After GP, my class girls went for a learning journey over at Kaki Bukit Prison (somewhere around bedok).

Kaki Bukit Prison is not really considered as a prison, it is more towards a prison which provide eudcation to the inmates. From what I had seen, it is really a good way to give those inmates who are not eudcated a new skill, so when they come out, they will be able to find a stable job and be a good citizen. The inmates took up 'N', 'O' and 'A' level during their stay. I must admit that they really did much better than those neighbourhood school. Most of the subjects they took are above national average. There was one inmate managed to score SEVEN DISTINCTIONS in 'O' level. I thought that was a WOW!

Prison food is quite tasty, but it is plain. Their meal only consists of two tau-po, vegetables and white rice. The cell is still alright. Quite similar to those that we saw in television. There is also a multimedia room. Some of the inmates who are 'working' as a multimedia member actually designed well.

Lastly, it was the starfish pillar. It was a pillar with a number of starfishes sticked at the top of it. There is a story behind it. Here goes the story:

The Story of the Starfish
At the waters edge on the eastern coast of Australia,
a small child was throwing beached Starfish into the churning surf
one right after the another. Each starfish was briefly examined and then flung back in to the ocean from which it involuntarily came.
A tourist watched with curiosity
as his leisurely steps brought him closer and closer to the child. "What are you doing?", the older gentleman asked.
"Saving Starfish!" the child responded,
all the while continuing the task at hand.
With bemusement but kindness the man said,
"It's a noble attempt but I doubt if all your effort
will really make much of a difference."
The child paused for only a moment
and then continued hurling yet another starfish to safety.
"It will make a difference to THAT ONE!"

The moral of the story is although one cannot make a difference to every inmates, but at least there is one inmate that they (prison officer) helped and change for the better. I thought that was really a nice story.

Prejudice againist inmates is not a new issue.Although, Yellow Ribbon society was set up long ago, but it does not have much effect in changing the public's mindset. All the inmates want is just a SECOND CHANCE to prove themseleves.

Okay, here i end my entry for the day. BYE!