Helping out at VSA camp
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Hmm. for the past 2 days, i've been helping out at a camp organised by Very Special Arts(VSA) for children. I must say it's been real fun interacting with the children, and i wish i could continue tmr.
Day1:
the camp is held at bedok view primary school, and i must say the school is the most propagandic school i have ever seen. there's like a whole walkway with history of s'pore, coupled with national education messages. are all primary schools like that nowadays???
Ah well, it's a nice school though.
i'm supposed to guide them through a performing arts session for every group, and so my classmates and i came up with some items. but them being children, it was extremely difficult to get their attention, esp when they are with instruments. it was chaos, to place it simply.
and so, to stall for time, we played london bridge!!!
i had 3 sessions, and by the end of the 2nd one, i was like totally shagged. but it was fun though.
and i met someone who looked so much like weiguo. LoL.
Day2: ZOO
for day 2, we brought the children to the zoo. it was nuts la!!! the boy that i befriended, Basil, was hyper active!!! he couldnt sit down for more than 1 min, and was constantly running about. the other befriender from RJC and i had to keep running after him. but he's cute.
i haven't been to the zoo for a VERY long time, and so i was super sua gu (mountain tortoise). LoL.
Enough of talking. Pictures!!!
Basil, the boy i was looking after. uber cute can!!
Something interesting. Here's what the thing says: Crocodilians do not have sex chromosomes. The sex if their hatchings is dependent on the incubation TEMPERATURE.
That's a penis of a crocodile. it's used for medical purposes....
baboons with red buttocks. they are supposed to attract the opposite sex. hmmm.
and somehow, i kept seeing elephants poo.....eeeew.LoL
so...if u have the time, do head down to the zoo!!!
okayy i'm uber tired, going to sleep soon. tata.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
when on earth will i get my motivation back so that i can start work??????GRRRRR.
if you are everything to everybody, you end up being nothing to yourself.
Cherish today.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Mr. Stephen Loh, PE teacher of NJC, drowned after his dragon boat capsized in Cambodia (not Thailand, as I mentioned in my previous post). He was one of the 5 who went missing, and the authorities have then found his body, together with the rest.He, coincidentally, is my PE teacher in NJC. He only taught for less than 2 terms, but was a great guy. He taught us many things which a normal PE teacher didn't. I'm sure his classes will miss him deeply.
Weird as it may be, I felt pretty numb when I first received the news. I guess I've learnt to live with the fact that life is fragile; you never know when it's your turn to leave this place. And so, it is important to cherish whatever you have, and learn to live your day to the fullest.
my condolences to his loved ones.
fortunate i am?
suddenly, everyone seems to be back to normal.was i overly emo ytd night? perhaps.
well, had a long day at aunt's house after teaching tuition. it was quite fun there, besides having to be stuck in between some shit. met cuzz's friends there too. great guys. wish i could have another mahjong session with them soon. i HOPE.
which means to say i missed talking to him today...have so many things to tell him...n gosh, i cant even rmb what happened on thurs.
short term memory huh?
back to sth more serious, there has been some debate on whether capital punishment shld be allowed. well, i think it should, but won't discuss it now. (watching corner with love). go to eng yian's blog for more.
another thing, my pe teacher is one of the few who went missing after a dragon boat collapsed at...where was it again? the place doesn't matter, but really hope he makes it back alive.
孤单
Saturday, November 24, 2007
今天晚上的我, 感到无限的孤单.想着想着, 脑里还是一片模糊. 过了这么久, 还不晓得自己要的是什么.
我此时此刻的心情, 就连我自己都搞不明白, 更别说别人了.
突然间, 我好想离开这个世界, 逃到一个陌生的地方, 重新开始.
说真的, 除了朋友以外, 这个地方也没什么值得我留下的. 就算是朋友, 也不一定需要我. 也可以说, 我的存在, 似乎是多余的. 至少我是这么想的.
请不要告诉我别这么想, 因为若有选择, 我也不想有这种想法. 在这世上, 有谁不想有被爱的感觉? 无论是朋友或是恋人, 道理是一样了.
我好难过, 好想快点好起来.
the amazing race asia edition season 2
Thursday, November 22, 2007
i was watching the amazing race asia edition season 2, and...to place it nicely, it just isn't as nice as the american version.it's just weird. the contestants are supposed to use GPRS to GUIDE their taxi drivers to their destination. later, for the detour, they have to make a choice between climbing 48 storeys and walking (or something similar, i don't know how to describe) between 2 towers of the suntec city. now, who on earth will choose the first choice? and in manila, they are forced to eat duck eggs which are fertilized. that's like super obscene, much worse than ostrich eggs (which is the worse i've seen from the american seasons).
the last team to arrive has a 30min penalty...erm...it's just weird la.
(btw, allan wu's spoken english is horrible.)
and of course, you see typical s'porean (or asian) behaviour there. just so unglam.
and as the winners of the first leg of the race, you don't win a tour by travelocity, but 2 nokia N-series handphones! wow!
as for the final price, it's not $1million, but $100, 000 (or was it $10, 000) ???
aimless.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
i realise that my entries are becoming more and more aimless...it's just pure pitch-ranting at times.a blog is a platform for you to say whatever you wanna say right, so i guess it doesn't matter.
even saying this is pointless too.
one thing to note though, finally there's someone who raised sth which has been burning inside me for quite some time in the papers. why is the rate of inflation placed at about 5%, when prices of most goods have risen by about 10-20%??? Even property prices have been rising. Hmmm.
okok...i dunno what else to write.
tata
SIANZ.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
it's 2 weeks into the holidays, i'm feeling not exactly bored, but lonely.i don't wish to talk about academic stuff, though i sort of promised myself that i will finish my homework before i leave for my holiday.
at least there's something to look forward to.
flipping the newspapers, it's just inflation, ASEAN summit...which doesn't interest me, really. but it's good to know, ppl say. but i prefer the statement, 'ignorance is bliss'.
talking about inflation...i know prices are on the rise, but wages aren't. people, especially the lower income, are suffering. instead of controlling the prices, the govt. is helping the people by making the things affordable ( i don't know how true is that). but you see, no matter how hard life is, it still goes on. it went on during the black plague, it went on during the 2 world wars, and it will go on now. well, unless the universe dies.
so...move on with life ppl!!
as for myself....lazing around. i'm a lazy boy. i wish that certain things don't change, but people change. and good things don't last. as for bad things...
live and let live.
Neat as ever!!!
Friday, November 16, 2007
woohoo! just finished packing my room!!!well, at least the worksheets are according to subjects...
looks so much better now!!
well, i wanted to go emo on this post, but decided not to. EMOness is bad for health.
in case you were wondering, it was something that made me emo, as usual. but i'm not going to say what.
helped out at bp pri sch math and sci quiz...and 'help' isn't an appropriate word to use at all. 'slack' would be better. but we had fun talking to one of the teachers there; she has the power to make me wanna go back there again. LoL. hope i will get to speak to her sometime soon.
tomorrow will be my first day working as a tuition teacher. i wonder how it will be like, teaching a philippino chinese.
ah well. going to do some exercise, prepare for the FIRST lesson, play abit and SLEEP!!!
cheer up, my friend.
happy birthday!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
the long wait is over.
i'm finally 17!!!
happy birthday!!!
LoL.
birthday celebration?
Saturday, November 10, 2007
muahaha.had a great breakfast with jor and hz at red star restaurant (aka 红星酒楼). I was so touched la, bcos they treated me to that fantastic meal. which means that i didn't had to pay!!! They paid $35 bucks each. it may seem a small sum to some, but i'm really, really, touched.
thanks guys!!!
i think i'm going to send a crazy msg to them 4 days later. LoL.
after breakfast jor went back, and so hz and i went to walk around in town. abit boring, but i was happy that he was willing to accompany me. haha. sounds wrong? hmmm.
the thing is, i realised that hz and i and be quite good friends if we don't squabble. hope this time round my approach will work, and we will remain buddies (together with jor of cos) till we die.
so 夸张 right. LoL.
and of course, thanks to marcus too, for always listening to me. hope it works out for you there.
hmm. its going to become a thanksgiving kinda post alr.
well, i'm just happy today. it is no crime to express one's feelings ya noe.
okayy.
MAY THE HAPPINESS PREVAIL.
bleh.
Friday, November 09, 2007
my neighbour is celebrating his son's birthday now.how nice. i don't remember having a bday party before; it's always the cake.
and this year, i may have to spend it alone. okok to be fair, dinner with family.
how sad is that.
and my dear old friend just said he doesn't want to care about his gp and studies le. and i have absolutely no idea how to knock sense into him.
well, to be optimistic, i think my holidays will be one of the best i am going to have. jap lessons, report, revision, and of course, vacation in china.
hmm. i really have to start on that damned report of mine.
tata.