Me and my team mates (grassroots volunteers and staff) delivering carepack cheer to some residents in need.

Some will be celebrating Deepavali; others are stuck at home due to COVID-19.

With Minister Edwin Tong announcing the gradual opening of CC community programmes to seniors, I’m hoping to meet more face to face.

It’s been a tough 2 years doing community life as ‘contactless’ and online as we can, albeit to keep everyone safe.

We will get there, back to the good old days when we can meet and greet (and hug).

These are hard times but we will pull through.

We’ve done it before, and we will do it again.