The last week of this year was really great. Intrams, Doubletake and Alternative Christmas. (Separate entry will be posted tomorrow) Generally, I really enjoyed it. There was just this one moment that really pissed me off.

Everyone is complaining on how unfair it was to "rape" their buckets, but did they even try to look at it in a different point of view? It was five (including Meggie) people against (probably) two dozen. They made Kaye cry.

These people were complaining about how their buckets were "raped". Like how one can of corned beef is missing or where did the other cupcake go. They were all: "Where was the bar of soap? I had a bar of soap here!" and "Why do they have spam? Why do they have corned beef? I want that!" Honestly. How bloody selfish can you get? Why does it matter if your Milo is gone or if your cupcakes were lessened? Those aren't yours. It's for the kids! You're not eating it, are you?

The reason why the buckets were raped was that you didn't follow the specifications. Everything was listed in the list. It clearly said that you need to follow the exact amount. From the brand to the number of items to the amount in bloody grams. We made sure that you could find these items in most grocery stores. They were very common and cheap. Nothing to complain about. Did you follow? No, thus, you're buckets were raped. Everything has a consequence and rape is the consequence to this particular action. If your bucket was complete and correct then it wouldnt have been raped.

Jeez! Some people had the nerve to bring bring empty buckets.
 
From all the excess items, we were able to make at least 5 extra buckets. Isn't it better to have equal buckets plus extra ones than disorganized buckets that didn't even reach the number of buckets we needed?

You might be thinking: Why does it matter if I dont have enough items? or Wouldn't it be better if there were more items in the bucket? First of all, you have to realize that these are kids. When one kid sees another with something better, the tendency for them is to get jealous. You should know how little kids act. If they're jealous then they end up fighting. No one wins. unless youre a sadomasochist.

Some people are like: You should've asked permission! Tell me then, if we asked permission, would you refuse us? I doubt it. Also, those aren't your buckets. You were merely a vessel to bring the buckets to the kids.

Did you know Bea, Cristina, Kaye and I spent three bloody frikkin hours fixing the buckets? We were going bloody insane. We had to make sure we didnt rip the packaging, fix the items properly based on the list, then package/decorate the whole bucket all over again. We did three times the amount of what each group did. One group had one bucket and 3 members. We were 4 in the committee and we had to make sure that there were 47 complete buckets.  

You know, I bet most of you didn't even buy those items. Maybe you just asked your parents or your maid to buy it for you. You probably even decorated the bucket 5 minutes before the kids arrived. I can't believe how selfish some of you can get. You can't even be arsed to think about the kids. All you ever thought about was: That wasn't what I put in my bucket.

We had to fix everything before 11 o'clock. We were there since 7.45. Not only did we have to fix the buckets, but we had to welcome the kids in. I even found some time to play with the visitors from GK. Plus, I was running back and forth from the Year I classrooms to the basement to make sure everything was going alright.

What did YOU do?