Tea CHapter

Went for a From Reading to Writing Course @ Teachers Network recently. Feeling bored, i decided to go Tea Chapter to hang ard. Since Aunty Ellen was tog with me for tis course, so asked her along.

As being the cannot sit still me, i decided to play with the tea leaves.


Used tea leaves submerged in water without flash using Sony Ericsson K800


Used tea leaves submerged in water without flash using Sony Ericsson K800



My latest invention of pouring out tea from the tea pot

Moon Ladder

Holidays are here once again! Yeah!! Can enjoy once more. Who says it heavens for the kids? It heaven for us too !! Check out the discounts that UOB card have and i found this place "Moon Ladder" in thoase secluded nature park.

Went wif these few gals.


Yes, I am not in the pic!!! Sad.... :(

Let me intro these gals:
From the left: Act Princess Ivy (27 yrs old)
Aunty Ellen (34 years old)
Animated Amber (23 years old)
Nice Nice Michelle (25 Yrs old)



That place was good man! Can see the harbour and the ships sailing past. As it was raining in the noon, it felt cool in the evening when we reached. The ambience was very nice. I love the place though some of them complained abt mosquitoes. I was "unharmed".



We were all very hungry. Thought that tis pl should have some decent food but diaoz.. Nothing at all, jus finger food. Hence, we ordered this large basket of food: Mushrooms, prawns, silver fish and chix wings. Overall was nt bad but nt really fanstastic. Ended up eating smelly tofu, noodles, mushrooms (again) and pig intestines in one of those Geylang small eatery. Its very nice! I thought i cant stand the smell of the smelly beancurd but the Spore version is actually nice. Its the HK version tat i cant stand.

There was this "pool" jus beside the bar. Very nice, esp in the night. When we jus reached the pl, it was alr very nice. However, when the night sets in, the lights jus did the trick. THe whole idea of an island in the middle of the pool was fanstastic! The whole idea is a very dreamy type of feel.




I was thinking of how to celebrate my parents 25th Wedding Anniversary when i saw this pl. Think it will be a very good idea for them to renew their marriage vows in this pl. Invite some close relatives and friends will do! Don know how they will react.

Sushi Tei Arrangement

Went to Sushi Tei recently with Aunty Ellen. Actually quite bored alr with tat pl. Think its time to change a bit of eating place.

After some sushi, was feeling bored. Hence, decide to play a bit with the paper that the chopsticks was placed in.

Ta dah! The result!

Yesterday!!

Yesterday, the SJ people came down to transport the donation over. At 130,the councillors came down to help check the clothings and food.

We started with the clothes first. Actually, i didnt expect the result to be so overwhelming. I jus expect maybe a carload of things. But then, the clothes were so much that it had to be inside a toilet cubicle (that type of solo one for the disabled). We took out the clothes and tried to sort them out.

Some peeps very the "automatic". THey donated torn clothes and one sock tat type. I mean, its okie to donate this type of things. But u wan donate underwear, donate new ones lar... Don donate those used before one. Don know wat those peeps thihnking abt, maybe they think we are karung guni???!!! So the councillors have to take out bag by bag to check. After 1.5hrs of gruesome checking, i told them to stop alr lar.... Nt enough time to really check then put them into bags again. Hopefully no more dirty things are donated in those bags that we nvr check.



Then we move on to the food items. Yah, we met up with some unexpected donations as well. Expired and half opened itmes were also amg the food donations. Sianz lot. Maybe some peeps thought victims can eat expired food stuff while the "rich them" cannot touch them?

But most of them were nice enough. Even though the rice price is rising up, some parents still donated rice. Look at the result! Isnt it heart-warming?




Look at the boxes on the right hand side. At first, i thought it was some food stuff that the school has bought but not for the relief. But after checking with the office, it was actually one parent who drove in with a van and placed them in the room. Wow... The parent is so nice lor. Donate so many things.

Even up to yesterday around 3 plus, there were still parents coming in with food items lor. Wow!!



In all, we donated one ambulance full of clothes and one mini-bus full of food! Personally, i think it was great with jus one week of collection. Hopefully, the next time, we can have a longer time of collecting and hence, can collect more stuff.

Myanmar Relief

Recently, my boss in SJ emailed us with regards to a donation outreach to relieve the victims in the Myanmar Cylone. I just thought of forwarding the email to the teachers in my school to see whether we can help to donate some items or not. Howver, one thing leads to another. Lizan actually asked me whehter can make it school wide or not. Then after obtaining permission from my VP, who wrote a circular to the school, it became a whole sch outreach.

We didnt collect any cash but asked the students as well as the staff to donate food items, clothes and stuff. Wanyi said that it might be too troublesome for the teachers to buy food items on their own. Hence, she suggested to pool the money together then buy. So asking Aunty Ellen for her"high standard" of chinese, asked her to wrote a short note and passed the envelope around in the Mother Tongue Dept.

In jus one hour time, we've collected $550 in all. Wow! Got even two teachers donated $100 each. When i send out the email, i was thinking how come my dept teachers nvr answer to the email. Nw, i think its jus convenience sake bahz. Since they are a bit advanced in age, it might be a bit difficult for them to buy. But they are willing to fork out money instead.

So Aunty Ellen and me went to Sheng Siong Hypermart to do shopping. Wow.. I love doing tat kinda stuff (a bit uncle rite?). We each took two trolleys @ 1st and it was filled up jus in 15min time. In all, we filled up 4 trolleys to the brim.

The way that we swept the food into the trolleys, i think other consumers were thinking wat happen, is there another crisis cmg.. You should see their eyes when we were maneuvouring in the supermarket. Hahah.. wat a joke!

After putting all the food into the trolley, we decided that it was too much to put into my tiny weeny car. Hence, decided to ask manager whether can deliver for us or not. Luckily, the manager agreed! If not hor, don know how to transport lor.

Our result:

Again!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen

Once again. I'm sick. Nt jus sick of someone in sch, but also sick physically.

Tis time worse than tat time. Juz 2day, i used up one whole box of tissue juz in the morning before i decide to use toilet ppr (more economically worthwhile). As of 2146hrs, i have used up one box of Kleenex tissue ppr, one Kleenex toilet ppr and two packets of Winne the Pooh tissue ppr, not to mention 1 whole tab of Panadol Cold Relief.

Think its all bcos of fri bahz. B4 the MTP session, someone mentioned that there are drinks in the hall and therefore, needless to bring own water. But then, i onli drink two cups of mineral water in the warm hall, not to mention that out of those two, one cup is given by my student who stun it from the classroom. Technically, one teacher onli gt one cup of mineral water during the whole session from 0800hrs to 1300hrs. I underestimate my self. Nxt time die die muz bring my own water bottle.

Then after the session, str8 go hav lunch treated by my Colleagues who juz gt promoted. During lunch, tried to drink as many cups of water as possible but then, don think enough. Then after lunch go out to watch play with my monkeys. When reach Raffles Hotel, oso cant get drinks cos THERE IS NO STALL SELLING DRINKS IN RAFFLES HOTEL!!!!!! Thirsty like don know wat lor.

When finaaly reach staff room after the play, i glup down 1 litre of cold water fr the pantry.Then after go home change, then str8 go for tuitiotn then KTV wif my NIE frenz till 3am before gg to geylang for supper.

But then, CMI alr. Sat morning wake up alr find gt the symtoms. Then ate some panadol before gg for tuition and the CHS band concert.

Yesterday was like shit, today is like cow dung.

大人不见了！

前几天，带了我那群猴子猴孙去莱佛士酒店的光华剧场看舞台剧《大人不见了》。


故事述说有一个小孩凡事都依赖别人，从来不肯自己做。为了让他成长，爸妈想尽办法逼他学做事。

这部舞台剧非常有互动性。演员除了在台上表演，也与观众有交流。有几位学生还被选中上台学习制作三文治。有一位猴孙，Jun Sheng是其中被选中的。其实，他敢自告奋勇上台参与演出， 令我非常惊讶！他平时较羞涩，不太爱发言。可能那天太High了吧！竟然上台了。

这时，不幸的是发生了！那几位被选中的同学说做的三文治，要有老师来品尝。糟糕！Jun Sheng还到台下邀我上台品尝。为了不让他失望，只好上台了。

演员们叫我们当场品尝。我起初是对那些三文治有所保留。因为那些学生没有洗手，就动那些面包，也不知道在这之前，那几位学生动过什么东西。可是，为了鼓励那些学生，我尝了一口。味道还不错。

后来，来到台下，我把那片三文治给了坐在我傍边的猴子。后来，我才惊觉现在有手足口症。如那位猴子有什么三长两短，岂不是告在我头上？但，我回头一看， 猴子早已把食物吞近他的五脏庙里。后来，我听其他老师说，一同和我被邀请上台的另一位老师，不敢吃拿片三文治。如果她的那一位学生是期待老师能够品尝自己做的食品，而老师又不吃，应该会有点失望吧！

Rec Reply from UniSIM

Just received letter of acceptance from UniSIM

For those that don't know, I have dropped the BA Chinese Language Course and applied for the BA Translation and Interpretation course.

Tis BA Translation and Interpretation has always been my ideal course. Owing to the cock up to MOE, i have no choice at that pt of time but to apply for the CL course as i didnt want to waste anymore time. After i gt accepted in to UniSIM (BNU), a circular from MOE came, stating that the BATI course is also one of the accepted course in MOE. WTH!

Weighing the pros and cons of these two courses, I deceided to forfeit my course fees for BACL and applied for the BATI.

Adv of BATI:
1) If i decided to leave teaching career (highly nt possible for nw),
I will have alternative ways
2) This courase have honours programme which might encourage me to
study harder for the sake of money. heheh
3) I have 10 Credits exemptions from this course meaning i study less
4) Studying two langauges at one time means my language standard will
not be lop-sided.
5) I think i will enjoy tis prog much more than BACL.


DisAdv of BATI:
1)I have to forgo the course fee paid for this year.
2)Wasted money for the buying of books.
3)Fork out more money for the new course
4)If accidents happen and i didnt get the course.Then i will be
两头不着岸。Coz I have to forgo my BACL course then re-apply for
BATI.

However, i got into the course and gt the 10 credits exemption. Nw wat pain me is that i need pay money lor... But happy lar, gt into the course i wanted.

So pissed!!!

Had the Meet The Parent session 2dae @ my sch.

Everything was gg on fine when i met one parent fr a particular class.

Below was the conversation:

Parent: By the way, how old are you?

Me: 25 years old.

Parent: Ooh, how long have you been teaching?

Me: Till now, a year already

Parent: Ohhh, it means like u jus grad fr NIE nt long ago?

Me: Yah, last june i jus grad from there

Parent: Huh? You mean new teachers can teach 深广班？Then the expereinced teachers
just teach normal classes?

Me: Diaozzzzzzzzzz

WTH lor! New teachers don hav ability to teach in gd class meh? Moreover, nt like tis class is higher mother tongue. Juz that in tat lvl, this class chinese is better. On the average, the whole class manage to progress. For this particular mother's child, she was improving too. If she's doubting my ability, then she can jolly well take her daughter out fr my class. So angry tat i even forgt who tat child is....

Competition

Created this short clip for my Sch singing competition. Didnt get the chance to show it to the students but jus put on my blog lor.

Wah lau!

Sianz till don know wat to say lor. My class gt 10 pax fail SA 1 lor.

Next term muz drill alr. NO Choice.

Sianz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Went to this saloon at Compass Pt nt long ago as my fav haircut Aunty went to China for pleasure trip.

1) Don like the new hairstyle the hair stylist cut for me.
2) Colour too Bright. I mean, yah, although the new P says can dye hair alr. But i don wan to get off his line. I mean, even I find that its too bright to be in this career.
3) Hair was too long for me (for those who know me knows i don really other parts of my hair too long except for my fringe.)

=====>>>>>> Went to Haircut Aunty again. I didnt tell her much. Jus told her cut short where, keep long where and wat the colour prob.

Tada! There's my new haircut. Q uite like it. The way i wan it thought the result was a bit beng. Color cant see nw. Need a few wash before the real color comes out like any other hair dye.

Nice Findings

As i was going to my car fr Esther;s house, saw tis car in the carpark. Either he's the owner of the online strrt directory or he gt a nice discount on the car bcos he helped advertise the coy. Wonder if one day i gt lost and saw tis car on the street, can i approach him to ask for directions?

Similarities

Went to Esther New house last sat.

Like the house as it was very windy. However, it was too low to enjoy the sea view at Pasir Ris park tat is walking dist away. Supposed to help her unpack her stuff. But in the end, we bought her lunch, had lunch till 2/3 pm. Then view her new house, then go Ikea. haha... We offered but she resisted. Maybe she had her own way of unpacking. Like my mum, no matter how much others clean, she still prefer her own way.

Bought KFC to her house. Aunty Ellen also bought Haagen Daz ice cream cake! Yeah! Actually, ui don know whether can be called ice cream cake or nt. Theres no sponge cake in it. Jus ice cream shaped like a cake.

Was nt bad, very nice instead.But the strawberries really CMI. Sour and dry. Like a particular person i know in my workplace. When fresh, it look all nice and full of sweetness. But soon, you find that "it" sour and wrinkled inside. No substance. only nice packaging but once turn inside, all wrinkled, no vigor. Something like this chinese phrase "打肿脸充胖子”

New Discovery

Made a amazing discovery!

Went to Sushi Tei recently with 2 Collegaues. While wasting time away (Talking abt everything under the sun, Even POLITICS,IMAGINE???!!!!), I made the following discovery!

































Sushi Tei cup can tilt to one side and stand by itself although the cup is full of hot tea!

Finding Fault

Find the mistake! But no prez for finding.

Felt Happy

Though tis recommendation might nt mean anything, or it might happen to most of the teachers. But after hrs of teaching, when i accidentally saw this nomination, all the tiredness were gone lor. It might nt mean anything but it jus make my day!

Nw, whenever i feel very tired of teaching, i jus need look at tis!

(*Contaqct details are left out to protect privacy)

Strange vehicle

Went to Hougang Pt (Festival Market) recently. Saw tis funny looking "car" @ the carpark. Saw the diabled driver coming out from the bike.

When i saw tis scene, i don feel like laughing. In fact, i admire him for his courage. Think many pple with his condition will wallow in self pity (at least i think i will). HOwever, he strive to live like a normal human being. Bravos!

Nice place to makan (Non-Halal)

There's this place called Soup Res that has been round the corner for a few yrs. Went there a few yrs ago but no strong collections of the food. Hence, went again wif my buddy to try it.

Bagus! Esp the ginger chix. Cant resist it for nuts!! And the Dong Gua soup. Its a muz try!! Die die muz try!!

Nice Place to chill

Found a nice place to chill out recently.

Nice ambience. Nice songs. Nice drinks. Nice hospitality.

Its at the 美食街 area. Second floor. Try it with a few friends. Or i think can go there alone to sort things out. Call me along if u wanna go there...

Random Post

Its 3rd May 2008, 2125hrs now.

Heard some new from my ex again. Nw feel so down. Wanted to ask someone to come out and jus drink coffee but everyone are so busy with their life. Everyone seems to hav something to do...

Where hav my life gone to? Life is juz nt something abt gg to pub on w weekly basis. Neither is it staying at home. Hav I taken so much tuition to numb myself tat my life is completely gone? Has teaching career really taken away everything? Or rather, is it my sadist personality?

Feel so empty rite nw. Feel like an empty shell without any hermit crab in me... M i destined to be alone?