Areas for improvement

Although many activities organised by the RC are targeted at everybody, “Those activities are usually attended by my grandparents” said one of the interviewee, “the problem is that they continue to do the same thing every year without doing anything to change it”. As a result, many youths rarely participates in these events and hence will hinder the promotion of a common experience shared by all residents. Even for the festive celebrations, Ms Felicia commented that they are “unattractive” for younger generations as “no exciting activities are planned to attract them” to join these events. One of key causes of this problem is that organiser of the activities from the RC are also from the previous generation, they lack the understanding and expertise to come up with creative activities that would spice up the events and appeal to the younger generation.
   

      Another problem also comes to my attention. “When we were younger we used to meet up with our neighbours… now it becomes a lot colder…everybody likes to keep to themselves partly because of the structure where everyone lives in compartments…” commented Mr Stanley Lim, a resident at Block 4. On the day of the interview (Saturday), I rarely saw residents interacting at the void deck, an indication of the lack of the communication and bond between them. However, my observation may not be accurate as it was drizzling that day. Nevertheless, all three interviewees told me similar things such as they no longer play with their friends and neighbours as much as did last time. Ms Felicia, a permanent resident, told me that the only time when she meets her neighbours is before work, greeting each other “good morning” at the lift lobby. Therefore, I feel that with the increased pace of life and stress, people are more closed up to themselves and lack the time and initiative to interact with and embrace fellow residents.