My Life, My World, My Thoughts

Vietnam Trip Part 3

2006-12-26T18:46:00.000+08:00

This place was the best part of the whole journey. The scenery is superb and the winds were so relaxing. A must visit for all tourists to Vietnam.

Queueing up to see President Ho Chin Minh embalmed body. Ehh.. Cool.. According to the guide he is the most respected man and the locals adored him for all the work he has done for Vietnam. Salute to him.

More Pics and Bye to Vietnam.

Vietnam Trip Part 2

2006-12-26T18:27:00.000+08:00

More Pics..

Rain Rain and Rain. But i heard it was much worse in Singapore. The rain surely dampen our mood but that didnt stop us from venturing all to see the night streets of Vietnam.

The ancient town of Hue.. Pretty place to be in..

Some Discoveries i made in Vietnam.

1) There is no Macs even in the biggest cities like Hanoi and Ho Chin Minh. The only fast food outlet i could find was KFC and i think the number of oulets is fewer than 5. So if you are not used Vietnamese food you better bring your own.
2) The road junctions do not have traffic lights. So it was super chaotic when you try to cross the junctions. You have to be braved and take risks cos the motorbikes will never stop for you unless you go in front of them and get horned by them. Certain popular junctions will be stationed by these tourist police who will help all those faint hearted tourist to cross the road.
3) Service is really good. Be prepared to see lots of smiles and hear friendly greetings every restaurant and hotel you go to.

Vietnam Trip Part 1

2006-12-26T17:48:00.000+08:00

I came back from Vietnam with a much more appreciative mind. Though i have been to many other backward countries, Vietnam was where i learn a lot more. Maybe i went for this trip with a much more open mind. Rather than i go on and on i will show the pictures i haven taken instead.

This is where the Vietnamese dug tunnels to hide and counter attacks from the Americans during the Vietnam War. What i learnt from half a day spent there crawling through really small and dark tunnels, seeing the torture methods invented by the Viets is that war is cruel and it brings out the evil side of human beings.

Other tourist attractions in Ho Chin Minh City. Really nothing spectacular but still worth going to see. One must go place for shopoholics is this Night Market which I forget wads its called its something similiar to Shanghai Xiang Yang Lu where you will be dazzled by the amount of stalls.Oh ya was really surprise to see yvonne there and goodness me she bought like bags of stuff. All fake goods but the silk stuff from what i heard is worth the buy. The general rule is bargain till abt 30% of what they asked for. But be prepared to buy something if you stop at the stall as some owners are super aggressive and will plead and pull your hands till you agree. And also the heat cos the place is really packed to the brim.

Vienamese Restaurants are really very well decorated and clean but food wise i am not too sure, Maybe i am a super fussy eater but the food is really not to my liking, Every morning i will gorge myself to the breads in the hotel and bear till the night where i will call for room service. Dun be shocked if the restaurant blacks out cos it is rather common in this country where electricity supply is still very unsteady.

2006-12-13T23:35:00.000+08:00

Woke up at 3pm today with a terrible headache. Think i drank too much yesterday cos the whole night i was blurping away. My tolerance level for alcohol is dipping like mad. Haha. But so glad to see hl, xp and lp, seems like ur all have grown up leaving me behind. The stuff we chat now are so diff from our jc days, and guess all of us have our fair share of problems. I am so happy for lp tat she is coping well now and i know those setbacks wouldnt pull her back. Hl is still as chirpy as usual and 2 yrs in Aussie hasnt really changed her much. U are still the same hl we knew 5 yrs ago. Look forward to meeting ur after i come back next week k.

Bye ppl see ur in a week's time. Cheers

Captain Planet Speaks

2006-12-12T00:40:00.000+08:00

Captain Planet is very very tired.. Tired from talking. Tired from explaining. Tired from reasoning. Tired from complaining. Tired from entertaining. Tired from joking. What Captain Planet needs most is rest and sleep. He doesnt wanna say anymore cos the more he say he worse its gets. Two more days and he will be away. This hol will be a perfect escape for him, he no longer needs to keep the ppl around him happy but rather let himself be happy. He can for once not speak and ppl wun think he is angry or throwing tantrums. He can just do what he wants and not always fit to others. He can say wad he wants and not afraid ppl will misread. Lets hope Captainplanet will come back as a better and happier person who will bring joy to ppl around him.

Today is a really long day. Slept at 5am last night (thank U for being there) and woke up at 930 just in time for the bidding of subjects. Yippee.. At least got one class which is the same as my current tutorial ppl. Two hours of non stop checking of electives and numbers made me really blur. Lunch was with my family at Genko Restaurant at River View Hotel for Jap Buffet. Very good service from the staff but the food was just very average considering the steep price. Maybe i was also too tired to eat so even the best delicacies cant perk me up. Following tat was 5 hrs of KTV with xh,gab and wins. Our first KTV outing and now i know each of ur power. Ha. Gb had the tickets for the Superstar Recording and off we went to mediacorp. First time watching a recording show so was kinda excited. Except the long long wait, i reached home only like 12pm, the rest of it was entertaining enough. Watching Quan Yi Feng and Jeff Wang "ng" and hearing their jokes certainly made my day. Easily highlight of the week.

Tmr i will finally get to meet huilin. Its been so long since i last saw her. Except all those occasional smses she like disappear from my radar for so long. Looking forward to her jokes and laughter.

2006-12-09T02:48:00.000+08:00

Sickening.. Damn irritating.. I typed for so damn long and then the website just hang and all my efforts went down the drain. And worst still nothing was saved.. So now i have to recap on wad i type initially and hopefully be able to write better at my second attempt. This week has been very busy and fulfilling for me which is good so time passes very quickly and soon its friday again. The blogging interest in me seems to be dying off pretty soon but i keep encouraging myself to continue cos this online journal is the best way for me to reflect on wad i have done for the past week. Also, writing is good cos at the same time i can practice writing. haha.. Nonsense again. Yup. I failed my driving test but its only my first attempt. Though it seems like i have been learning for years literally years cos i started on it like almost 3 years ago. I am not sad but just very disappointed with myself. Two weeks ago i was telling myself tat i will surely fail but threee days of intensive lessons and 100% effort on my part made me change my mind. I thought i could do it, but alas sometimes things wun go as planned so i can only accept fate.

Weekend was spent playing mahjong. My all time favourite pastime, not tat i am a gambler but just tat i think its a relaxing game. A lot of ppl say its a waste of time but i see it as an exercise on the brain. MOnday afternoon was spent at ICA extending my passport. Wow, the queue was like super super long. Singaporeans sure know how to enjoy life. One more week and i will be off to vietnam. Looking forward to this hol as its been 1 year since i had i proper hol (minus Genting), and going to a place which i have never been before so its kinda exciting. Also, year end hols are always a good opportunity for quality family time. Considering how busy my parents and siblings are, it certainly will bring our relationship to a higher level.

Tues was with gb and hh watching Casino Royale. Not a bad show with all those chasing and fighting scences, just like a typical jackie chan movie. Its those kinda show which u just watch and forget. Nothing to think abt after the show just wow at the exciting stunts. Weds and thurs was back to sch, and working really hard during those time. Painting banners and doing up the notice board, tiring but the company was goof so the whole experience was less painful and more enjoyable. Dinner was at Vivo with zy, xh and joo, my second visit in a week. Still had hordes of ppl there which puzzled me cos its isnt exactly an exciting place and its location was kinda bad.
Sat on zy bike there which certainly was an eye opener for me. My first ride on a bike on the main road, very windy experience. Had not for the two bags i was holding the journey would have been more comfortable. The whole time i was clutching my bag and zy shirt tightly cos i was worried tat my laptop and sling bag would just fly off the bike. Boss says i complained too much but seriously the dist between the cars and bike are like so close lol. But i must say the strong winds were certainly very relaxing.

Slpt till like 3pm today, super super tired.. Then off to ZX house for the class BBQ. i must really thank him for offering his place and preparing all the food. I think everyone had a good time and i must say u were really a good host. Looking forward to our next outing.

2006-11-29T23:35:00.000+08:00

One down, two more lessons before my driving test on Friday.. From what happen today i seriously doubt my chances of passing, hopefully tmr my hands and legs will be more agile and i can better manage the stupid clutch and accelerator. Dunno if you realise this fact of life which is such tat the ppl u wanna meet are always so far away yet those u dun wanna see just keep coming back. Haha.. Just tat i always seem to get the instructors i hate most. I mean wad are the chances when there are like over 100 Instructors and yet for my first lesson in 6 months i once again got him. Today wasnt tat bad for the first hour, less sarcasm and more constructive comments. But after the damn slope where my car either kept rolling back or the engine kept stalling then the black face and attitude began. But i dun think i can blame him la, considering i tried the slope like 10 times and never once was i successful at 1 go. Never mind, tmr will be better.

Oh ya, i was at clarke quay after tat and i saw one of the superstar contestant. Dunno wads his name la, but he was one of the 4 ugliest i pointed out to xh and joo. Tat reminded me today is superstar day and luckliy i rushed back in time for it. Today's contest was rather plain guess it was the weird song choices. Think the most memorable performance was the duet from F3 and 4.

Tmr tough day man 4 hrs of driving, but hope all this effort will not be wasted.

Finally Done

2006-11-28T23:34:00.000+08:00

Although I cannot say that i studied all the time for the past three weeks, but at least i think the effort i put in was as much as i had in me.. A lot of ppl ask me why i appear so confident b4 every paper and dun seem to care less. I could sleep for like more than 1 hour or sing along with the songs or walking around or fooling around while the rest were all studying hard in the tutorial room. I oso dunno why but my mentality is tat if i think i had studied enough regardless of how much time i spent that why want to appear unsure. I mean if the rest could do it why cant u? Why make urself inferior if u think u have already studied as much as u could. Anyway exams are over and i hope i din do tat badly. I understand that one reap wad he sow so i dun expect extremely good grades but at least something decent ba. I hope all the good luck and best wishes from friends will come handy when i receive my grades. Ha..

After yest paper which ended at 730, i felt so exhausted - mentally and physically. Very tired but still managed to join the rest of the class for dinner at Swensons. Spent 5 hrs at K Box today, which certainly help to ease some pain in my head.. Haha.. I am looking forward to the rest of the hols, cos tat means meeting with a lot of long lost friends and going overseas.

I am so not looking forward to tomorrow man, cos its back to driving lessons. Its been like 5 months since i last drove and i totally dun see myself being in a position where i would pass for the test which will be on friday. I hope tmr i will be in a good mood so tat i wun snap at the instructors sarcasm and black face.

Woohoo.. Exams Coming

2006-11-11T00:51:00.000+08:00

Counting from today, i still have effectively 4 more days before my first Exam Paper in 3 years.. Wow.. Long long time since i last sat for an exam so i am kinda looking forward to it. Haha.. Sounds weird but i like the feeling of getting back exam results. Two weeks since i last updated on my status, not much changes just tat academic wise shd be cleverer by a bit. Ha. Happy Bdae Daddy. And Wins n Jun Zi hope ur like the 'surprise' Bdae party which i was the main organiser and my acting was good lol. Minus the laughing. And Also YH, meet up soon so i can pass u ur pressie. 16 days later and the blog entries will be longer. Ha..

I lost it again

2006-10-28T15:32:00.000+08:00

I lost it again.. Just when i thought my bad mood days are over, someone had to trigger it off. Yest was my last tuition with my P1 and P2 cousins, yet it was the worst session we ever had. For half a year I managed to keep my cool no matter how naughty or rude they get. But yest after like half an hour or so of cajoling the P1 kid simply refuses to sit up. I pass him pencil he just threw it back at me. Tats it man. I shouted at him to jolly well sit up but he just laugh back. Then for dunno wad reason I turned mad and threw his book out and open the door and ask him to get out of the room. Think both of them were shocked as I never ever raised my voice at them. The P1 boy then started crying uncontrollably. Later he walked to take the book back and sat down and do the work I asked him to complete. Arghh.. Now that made me really guilty. Think I shd not throw tantrums at them considering how young were they. Is it the coming exams or some other factor that made me so pissed. I dunno. Tat totally spoilt my day. I went home after tat to sleep again even though I had slept for the whole afternoon. So from yest to tis morning I slept for like 16 hours. Haha.. Like I say sleeping is my best medicine.

Last week was another slack week for me.. But study wise think still got lol. Managed to play tennis, run, learn piano, go for 4 hrs KTV, watch death note over the 3 day period. Plus manned my CCA booth and do up my IT and FM project. Super productive. Next week think will be much worse, gotta finish up IT proj plus compile FM work plus study really really hard.. Pls wish me a lot of luck for the coming exams man..

Xue's Bdae

2006-10-28T14:41:00.000+08:00

Ha.. Finally is ur turn to be 21.. But my plans to sabo u dint materialise.. U still managed to stay sober. Anyway all my wishes to u had been written on the card and so i wun want to repeat them here. Hope you like the gifts lannie specially bought for you and the huge poster we made and of cos the "she wen" we made ur bf give you. Finally to my good old friend - Happy Bdae.. And forget abt wad we discuss on Thurs cos they are things which will be better off not remembering. Ha..

Lee Hom's Impressive Concert

2006-10-22T01:01:00.000+08:00

After a not so good day yest, today the sun has risen again and I m back to my sot sot self. Haha.. Sleep till damn late again and after snoozing like more than ten times i finally made myself wake up. As a result i was an hour late for my studying session. Back to KAP after a long while, thought since its a holiday it will be less crowded, but it was still like so damn packed. Tried studying and succeeded by a small small bit.. But at least i am one step closer to completing all my work. Ha.. But the most exciting bit of the day was the Lee Hom Concert. Last minute decision to go and watch, so wasnt really excited abt it initially also. gb wanted to go so i thought i just pei him and partly oso to destress.. Had dinner at Clementi and witnessed something tat affected me for a while. This very old lady was pouring the leftover peanuts on the table into a bag presumably to eat at home.. Arghh.. Luckily i bought the tissue from her and i hope it will help her a bit.. Back to lee hom concert. Long long time since i last watched a concert remember the last one was yan zi in jan.. Extremely vocal and active crowd, one of the most enthusiatic bunch among all the concerts i been too. First time i see like one quarter of the crowd standing throughout the whole concert.. Impressive stuff performed by Lee Hom, think he played like 5 or 6 instruments all together. Piano, Guitar, Violin, ErHu, drums.. Most of the songs were catchy even those weird rap songs. His vocals were superb and the sing along by the audience made it even better.. Cool..

2006-10-21T01:22:00.000+08:00

For dunno wadever reason, i seem to be in a very weird mood today.. Think its just one of those days when you wake up and everything seems to be wrong. Couldn't bring myself to fool around as usual and just cant wait to leave sch.. Ha.. I always tell ppl nt to let their own moods affect ppl but i think i was doing tat today. But thanks Cla, i felt much better after toking to you. Felt so damn tired, went back to hall after lunch to sleep, then went home sleep again.. I seriously think tat sleeping is my best medicine for everything. Went for Tuition after tat, luckily the kids were much more well behaved today cos i am so scared i will vent my anger on them. Up till now, i still cant bring myself to study. Ha. I always tell my young cousins during tuition to study hard but when i look at myself i just wanna sigh.. Xue told me over dinner yest tat i am literally wasting my life, i thought for very long yest and finally convince myself tat all this is temp. I am now trying my best to start. So tmr i will definitely join my class ppl to study and my aim is to at least finish reading a few chaps of Biz Law. This week was no diff from the past, went for classes but as usual still snacking and dreaming away.. Once again miss lect on Tues to go to Orchard. Went to WW working place to buy clothes, spent a bomb but felt good after tat. Was a bargain buy thanks to his staff discount of 25%. Oh ya, tried for the very first time a ride on Pres Bike. Although i know its damn dangerous and my parents forbid me to try but i am just so curious. All i can say is tat it is not as dangerous as it seems and the feeling is just so relaxing. He brought me around sch at 11plus at night so there were not many cars around. As i recap tat experience, i just want more of it.. Had Acct test on Thurs but i know i will surely do very badly. Just hope tat i am not the worse can liao.. Haha..

I know tat tmr will be better.

Weekly Updates

2006-10-14T21:52:00.000+08:00

Like i predicted, it seems that now I only have tat little energy to update my blog only once a week. Arghh... Third time i am sick ever since I came to NTU, this time I think its due to the stupid haze and the talking sessions. Luckily for now, the fever has not yet affected me so its just the cough and block ears. Monday was "fanyees" bdae and after much planning and thinking we (actually its mostly my ideas lol) decided to cook mee sua soup for her. Ehh.. Taste wise not so good as compared to Pres's Pasta but still edible la. Cannot complain too much becos I didn't really contribute much except to talk and talk. But the fun part was later where we poured like water mix with flour, milo, eggs, potato chips.. Haha.. Cool right? Fangyee.. Anyway Happy bdae and hope u had a great time washing ur hair from all those flour and egg yolks.

Wanted to start studying soon, but miss lect again on tues. Haha.. Was thinking for damn long whether it is worth the time and effort to go but at last i decided to go Orchard instead to send my phone for repair. Damn Sony Ericsson.. Extremely bad service, waited for like close to 2 hrs before it reached my turn. Luckily WW was there with me if nt I will be like totally bored to death. I mean the waiting was bad but the absence of chairs was even worse. I was oso totally pissed off when I saw the Sony Repair Store (for Cameras etc) next door where there were like plenty of chairs, a few customers and lots of service staff looking so free. Complained to WW that i will surely call in and complain but as usual I relented. Too nice.. Haha.. Totally sick with the sch food so i bought back MOS for Xue. Thanks to "selamat" , she had a great time suaning me all the way over tat thing. Next week it will be ur turn to buy me ice cream. N it better be really good. On the way with her to Hall 3 managed to see their hall's Moon cake Fest performance. Quite funny but a bit too long and it became rather lame.

Wed was talking day. I think never before in my life i talk so much. Lunch was at Boon Lay Hawker Centre with HH and GB. Thought can finally try the famous nasi lemak but didn't know it opens only at night. So no more makan mania part 3.. Had to settle for chicken rice which totally sux. My talking session then started with Carrie.. Long long time since i last met her. Still the same Carrie with her distinct high pitch voice. I thought she will be very well dressed since she is now in Law Sch. But it seems tat she prefers the heartlander style. Talk abt the past and her experiences in New Zealand. Her stories made me better appreciate life in Singapore.

Then off to XH room to borrow Biz Law tutorial so i can finally start doing work. But ended up telling them more stories abt myself. Hope ur dun feel so shock abt wad I said. Haha.. And I do keep secrets k. More chit chat sessions followed with Pres till 7am. Now i know wad is talk till no voice. I went back room after tat very tired but satisfied. I am very glad I got to know you three and hopefully we can be better friends.

With only 3 hrs of sleep, Thurs was a super shack day. But after talking to Pres I oso decided to start studying hard. Joined XH, Claire, Mag, Win for studying sessions. Though it was only for a short 2 hrs but I am very happy becos at least I started. My goal for next week will be to join ur for more studying. Dinner was cooked by Pres. He surely din have the face that he can cook but surprise surprise, pasta was delicious. Xh better learn hard man, our both tries at cooking certainly din meet their standards. Ha.. Later Pres asked me to join the DnD committee, I am interested as tat will allow me to know more ppl from hall but the failure in Havoc made me think twice. Luckily after much psycholying fangyee decided to join me so at least got "ban" so think it will not be tat bad.

Finally it was Friday again.. Normally i look forward to tat becos it means weekend is here. But for nw to me it means one more week has passed and exams will soon be here. Arghh. Hope i can do well. The pressure is piling.. Fri was oso when we celebrated Rach's Bdae. But yest i already quite sick and so didn't have tat kind of energy anymore. I hope u din mind Rach. Also, finally an adult so u can start planning for ur migration. My wishes for you will be tat u and him can "bai tou dao lao". Haha..

Happy Bdae oso to Greg Xu in Aussie.. N thank you JunZi for your chocos. But i sick leh so cannot eat. Btw i only joking leh, make me so pai say to take. Haha.. Oso thanks C think u prefer to be anonymous. Ur card certainly brighten up my day man.. Cheers

1 Week later

2006-10-08T00:40:00.000+08:00

It seems tat i am now only able to update my blog once a week. Too tired in school le, dunno whether the craze to blog is over or i am really too tired to blog. My only motivation is tat i know i gt supporters who wanna read it, haha, ah fang says she likes reading it so i say thank you to u here. And u better be prepared for ur bdae on monday leh. It will surely be damn fun, i very xin ku and ask ur shen mi jia bing to come. But i will keep the surprise for later.. Haha.. Cant wait for it.. I dunno why but it seems tat the week passes very quickly in school and i dun seem to have done anything much academically. For the very first time, i came back to school on sunday night for project work. Thankfully for eelin, we managed to come up with a 40 slides presentation in the one week break. Very smart and hardworking gal, no wonder ah cao yong says u very very good. Better than the act smart and talk loud guy in class. After tat in hall, Xh tried to transfer the super mario game into my comp but dunno why the sickening game seems to be lagging. Even pres cant do anything. Ha. Thought i can like play my fav game 10 years ago. Mahjong session also unsuccessful cos only three ppl. Somemore gb not around so i was destined to do some work. But that was a smart choice cos i managed to start my biz law project. I really hated individual assignment cos there is no one to share the pressure and stress..

Mon, HH came over to stay. Luckily for me, cos gb fell sick suddenly. He says its retribution for feigning sick last week. It was also the night where i ate like thousands of calories in one night. We went to ah fang(not the same ah fang tis one is the name for the coffee shop) twice for supper and i ate like laksa plus two pratas plus 2 teh pengs over three hours. The three tutorial friends he asked along were rather vocal. Didn't know gals two years younger then me are so open abt certain issues. Ha.. Tues and Weds was project work plus more and more tuition. Tis week was PSLE and for me it meant hell. Tuition after tuition. Almost died from all this travelling from sch to Yishun and back to sch. Then still had the biz law deadline to meet, super super tired. Tis week was the firsts for many things, i played my first badminton in sch after saying it for so so long. Woke up at nine on wed to play, mircale considering hw precious my weds are as it was the only day i can sleep really late. Not too bad my skills but eelin much better. Her strokes were far and powerful. She like broke off the whole head of the shuttlecock in one smattering smash. Wow.. Better not go and offend her man,, Haha.. Oh ya. Went for the hall's camp organising committee interview for a position. How to say, didn't have a good impression of it. I mean i came down three times before i managed to get interviewed. Then thought gb would join me so nt tat boring but he totally not interested after the first trip down. But since i promised i would go for it i decided to do so. The comm sounds fun but i think i totally screwed up the interview and i think they muz be thinking this slacker guy is totally not interested. Maybe i was too tired or wad but i just simply answered their questions without thinking. Nvr mind.

Dunno how i did it but managed to hand in my biz law assignment on thurs. Huge relief.. But the relief was not for too long, cos it was IT quiz on fri and i totally haven started studying yet. Then had the youth hostel orientation from 6-930 pm. The games were nt too bad just tat the treasure hunt was super lame lor. Not fun at all, walking around the sch like zombies with no excitement. Ha. But did a headstand and tat was the bao dian of the night. The ppl there seems to be rather fun so think we made a right choice to join the CCA. Met a BMT mate there and he called my name, but my bad memory failed me and made me felt so bad for forgetting who he was. ZR u havta help me think wads his name. Went back to hall but didn't study much cos spent the next few hrs at XH room making fun of fang and yong. Haha. Love to just talk nonsense all the way...

Soon it was friday again. Second CCA outing for our tutorial. Again becos i organiser so it was a success. Haha.. But jun zi and gang pang say again. But gals i seriously nt angry with ur, the call was just for fun. Must know me more than u know i always tok nonsense. Second time to settlers in a week. Great time again. Think we all enjoyed the PIT game very much. All the screaming and snatching of cards. But mag seems to have all the luck winning every alternate round.

1 Week Break is Over!!

2006-10-01T16:25:00.000+08:00

Oh man.. The hols just passed like tat and i haven even finish any projects let alone catch up with my tutorials. Think i forever will be at Tutorial 1 for all the subjects. But never mind, relax, still gt time. Pres always say Yr 1 relak one so i relax. Haha. On fri, it was settlers cafe for games. Had a lot of fun playing, but they all say i too serious. But wanna play muz be very tou lu and try to win mah.. No need to act like some princess like "G" then dun dare to slam the hands.. Haha.. But the amount of games avaliable are like so many tat can play for like 1 week oso cannot finish. I quite like the Jurasic Park game cos the snatching of bones very shiok then wun like play until fall asleep. The cranium wasn't too bad just tat some of the question are so lame. Like guess the painter for some totally unknown painting. Ridiculous..

Sat suppose to study but woke up so damn late again.. Then walk here n there, eat breakfast then it was time for tuition again. My third in this week.. No choice exams coming so muz work harder.. Once again, I had to scold my kid for being so naughty. Ironic right? Considering i am no better and also full of shit. But at least i am quite smart le. Haha.. Then it was off to family BBQ, my mother's family loves to have BBQ for the kids. Of cos nt for me but for my really young cousins.

Finally had my first nine hole golf session tis morning at an unearthly hour of 7am. Crazy lol. I dun remember having to wake up so early since my army days except tat day where we had to sent Qui off at the airport at 630 in the morning. But no choice pay already so also muz go. Not too bad the whole experience just tat too many mosquitoes liao so was like scratching my legs and beating away flies for like half the time. Being super amateurs, our shots like flew all over the place so we oso spent a lot of time searching for the missing golf balls. We took like 18 balls and after the lesson only had like 7 left. Can imagine how bad our shots went. But i did had two very good tee offs which the instructor said was superb. Ha

JC Class KTV Session

2006-09-29T01:45:00.000+08:00

Although we knew each other for so long, yesterday was the first time we(me n gb n hh) went ktv with eeping, ying xian and jun jie minus emma's bdae. Rather surprising considered tat we have said for so long tat we wanted a KTV session. Though the class response was not too good, but think we still had a great time.

Tutorial Class "Chalet"

2006-09-29T01:17:00.000+08:00

After the successful steamboat (except for the minor glitches here n there, some of ur may know becos of wad)joinly organised by me n Xiao Hui, we had another round of gathering this time in a smaller scale. Mag, Claire and Jas nvr stay in hall so they wanted to have a taste of it, hopefully it was a positive one despite the squeeze and lack of bedsheets. On our first night, me gab, bear n neighbour vic played mahjong while the gals had their heart attack game again. Then Jeff came with his Wu Jian Dao Vcd, now i know the generation gap between us and the gals. I mean isn't tat show so damn popular at tat time, but all the gals seem to have nvr watch or heard of it. N gals ahh, you all a bit deaf oso leh, the volume was so loud yet u all still gave the expression like still cannot hear. Haha.. Later it was late night supper and i mean really late at 430am. Dunno isit too late or i am damn bad with directions, cos we took 30 minutes and 2 phone calls to Pres and with a car to search for the place which is like a 5 minute walk from the hall. The prata man forgot our orders and still have the cheek to give black face when Pei asks for suger, and it was 6 when we reach back hall. Day 2 was supposedly study day but how come i didn't seem to do anything. Ha. But at least i paid my sch fees so tats my achievement for the day. Lots of gossiping followed and my mouth not as evil as you think (Att: Claire n Mag). And thank you for tat live bdae song, but no cake le so gt nothing to blow after all tat singing lor.For tat I will try to say more good things abt you two even if i am against my conscience. Haha..Btw, the ham sandwich was really really bad so dun blame me for giving tat weird expression when i was eating. I had lots of fun hope the rest of ur too.

21st

2006-09-29T00:03:00.000+08:00

Thank You so much my friends for coming. I appreciate your presence considering how dificult was it to find my house. I know many of ur had a hard time finding it from the number of calls i had asking "where is lentor terrace ah i now at lentor loop". Thank you for all ur gifts, the watch, sweater, bags, wallets, shirts, chocoloates etc. I liked them really much. Hope all you guys out there had a great time tat day. I oso wanna thank all those who couldn't make it but still smsed me with bdae wishes. I appreciate that you all still remembered my bdae. Thank you huiyi for smsing me though you are in china studying. Greg and Qui i will be waiting for your gifts when u come back from Aussie and China. Lan Pei thanks for your kissing game leh, a lot of ppl zuan dao lo. My chu wen gave away just like tat lor. Then kelly ahh, ppl kiss your leg u shd be very happy mah still give tat xian qi look lor. Plus, I was not drunk at all though i admit i vomited. I still remember sending u guys off at the gate k. Finally, thank you everyone.

MCYS Family Day

2006-09-24T14:37:00.000+08:00

With the experience last week, I thought i will have a much easier time this week. Surprisingly, my enthusiam on saturday was not that high.. I had too many distractions from calls for the direction to my place for my Bdae at night. Plus two "toilet" trips, one to buy chicken wings for my hungry stomach and the other one to accompany Gb for his hungry tummy.. Then we still had to leave earlier oso.. So i can say i am a liability rather than an asset as quoted by the instructor who apent 5 minutes motivating us to work hard.. But tats not the normal me kk. Oh ya, before tat we wanted to try the ba cho mee at bedok which a lot of ppl said was very nice. But i think we went to the wrong stall so no makan mania part 3. Haha.. The mee was soup want then only got one small meatball and 2 dumplings. Pathetic but gb says the soup is very nice which me n hh disagreed. As seen above, our product not so impressive but at least we tried. Ha..

Sandcastle Building Is not that easy

2006-09-16T23:19:00.000+08:00

Its been a long time since i last went to East Coast Park. I remember clearly my last visit cos it was my unit's Family Day and I won the first prize in the lucky draw. Being my last event in the Unit, I was particularly enthusiatic and joined in all the games. Remember myself cycling like mad for the Amazing Race but still far far back from Guoyi cos he like some pro cyclist. Then complaining like mad when we lost to the other team by only a short distance.

Today, I had to go and learn how to build sandcastles for next week's family day for Boy's Hostel. At first i thought it was a lame idea, i mean isn't sandcastle building chicken feet, Wads there to learn. BUT, but, but to my surprise there are some techniques which requires practice and patience. So I am so glad i went today. Before that, me, HH, Gb decided to go and try the Katong Laksa. But it wasn't the authentic one at Katong but a franchise at Bedok. Took us 20 minutes to walk there n there wasn't any buzz like those extremely popular food outlets. Nevertheless, we ordered and my first impression was it is not suppose to look like that.
The soup look lighter than the authentic one i tried before. Overall, it tastes like normal laksa without any tou pok and egg. Gravy oso very average. So to those who wanna try delicious laksa muz stick to the real one at Katong. (Tats why this is nt in my Makan Mania). After one more cup of bubble tea, it was back to Bedok MRT to meet the rest of the club. An hour and a very long walk since we missed the stop later, we finally reached our destination. Thankfully, the weather was not that hot so it was not that tiring. We started off with the guys piling up the sand and gals getting pails of water. Then it was jumping on the sand and pouring more and more water to harden the sand. It was fun jumping and smoothing the surface of the sand. Later, the instructors gave a demonstration on how to use the 11 piece set. Which is 11 different types of equipment to build those castle shapes etc. There are proper techniques hor, not jus fill up then throw on the ground. So after three hours this is the final product.. I didn't contribute too much though.. Spent lots of time staring at other ppl building and watching cute young kids playing.. Haha..

Another day of fun

2006-08-31T23:02:00.000+08:00

I had a tough time sleeping yesterday.. Its not becos i am too happy that kelly says i am a very nice person, had a very big heart and is a gem. No she n me is qing bai just tat i like ppl prasing me so i will spread. Haha. Its beocs of the very strong winds and heavy rain so i was like freezing. Quite ironic considering that i was always complaining to my friends hw hot and unbearable my room is.. Being extremely tired i still had to wake up at 930 for biz law tutorial, had to go since i already miss last lesson and possibly minus like one participation point. So today I had to answer till its gou ben, BUT i still haven finish doing my tutorial. Wanted to wake up early to do, but still dun have that motivation..

So today i had to play host and tour guide to my dear friend WW from Army. He wanted to experience Uni Life and i was happy to play along. The "yan dao" guy on top is my guest for the day, he forced me to describe him like that. So i brought him along for leature and after tat he confirmed his choice of nt studying..Haha. It was tat bad for today's lect. Boring and Hot is only way i could describe it. Later i brought him to my room, he wanna see pretty gals but sadly there was hardly any1 in my block. Off to JP to meet my other army friends for dinner. As usual packed food courts made us settle for KFC. Long time since i met JW, he always fu yan me ahh..

Meeting Army friends also means talking abt army stuff again.. How i miss being in Armceg. Used to be the King there, can always sneak out to have breaks at ah hou, play cards in Air con Store Room, gossip abt ppl, eat free food and the best water melons in cook house. No worries at all, no tutorials to prepare, no need to fear abt being pointed at to answer questions in class. Though i always complain abt Army but i muz say i had a great time there. The Armceg days were so memorable. Knew like almost every1 there and can like go from office to office to gossip and eat their food. Shiok. Had a great time lying to bosses abt hw i would be doing work when i was actually in some place eating. Arghh.. But Uni life will be better la.

Long time since i last played pool, still surprisingly not too bad. Which means still can get into the holes after like five or six tries la. Played for like 2 hours, since gt 5 ppl so most of the time chatting and singing. Got music but NO chairs. So had to sit on the table, but the "nice" cashier kept switching on the lights when my butt is fully on the table. Must say she is very professional cos when we shifted our butts to another place, her wavering eyes and quick witted fingers will switch on the corresponding table lights.

Not exactly tat cheap for a painly decorated place as it costs 21 for like 2 hrs on a Weekday Night. But its always the company tat matters. Time to sleep..

I will be the next top pooler Soon

Pei Er's 21st

2006-08-30T22:29:00.000+08:00

Backdated once more.. Sick will be the reason.. Ahh Kellyyyy ahh. Very long nvr see her liao, considering we used to be very good friends in JC hor.. Then she suddenly disappeared into the thin air but tian xia wu bu san yan si i finally saw her again. She like underwent Extreme Makeover le, k the Singapore version which means not so drastic. But now really loooks much better le, not that i gonna go gaga over yo but u look better la.. SO she is gonna be a teacher and i am very sure she is going to be a very approachable and sociable one. Can imagine her being the aunt angony and those "pai kai" coming to "su ku". Btw, Interact ppl if your reading this she asks for meeting so let me know if ur interested..

Then, it was pei er's bdae at Party World. Smaller scale, just the interact ppl. In short, more chances to sing. But i was damn sick on tat so my gong li not there. Dun come and Pi at me ah XP, its really cos of my illness. Although i was sick but i still went to buy the cake with XP, very very you cheng yi. And. Lan Pei ah Lan Pei, dun try to hide ur face la.. Very pretty wad, i mean ur tao ziu look very nice mah.. Die.. She gonna kill mee...

I want more KTV

Makan Mania Chapter 2 - Chinatown Visit

2006-08-30T21:32:00.000+08:00

Wednesday is the best day of the week. Only 1 lesson at 430pm and its a lesson which requires zero preparation. No need to read notes or prepare tutorials, just come with a big heart and mouth. Big heart bcos the teacher will just point at you or tap on ur shoulder and you must answer a question. Not much a feat just that the room is so cold that ususally i wun be thinking and just bitching and laughing with my sec sch friend so when the question shoots to me i have to like smile and try to come up with something to "fu yan" her. Since I have so much time in the morning, me n GB n HH decided to go to Chinatown in the morning to check out the curry noodles as advertised by Bryan Wong on Pai Pai Zan.

So, this place is located at Hong Lim Hawker Centre which is behind Chinatown Point. Quite a old place but lots of good food as said by Gb. We arrived there at abt 1120 and from far can see which is the stall cos of the queue. Not exactly that long, maybe ten ppl or so but i think Gb n HH queued for like 30 minutes. So I sat at the table waiting, not that i didn't contribute but I need to chop the seat cos of the lunch crowd. Some observances in my 30 minute wait: Some Singaporeans are still very rude. There was this poor and old lady selling tissue paper and as most of u ppl know I will definitely buy from her and she was so nice and thankful for that. Happily, she went over to the next table and was rebutted by this well dressed man. The 50+ aged man simply shove and wave her away, despite her courteous and smily face. I am not saying everyone must donate just that they is always a proper way to decline. Considering her age, I feel that he shd have at least shown some respect. Later, my table was needed by the stall owner and i had to shift and share table with the rude man. I was very polite and asked him whether he mind if i sat there, he didn't even look at me and just wave his hand. Damn sickening. Then when his wife came they started talking abt their upcoming china trip, i mean so rich to go overseas cant donate a dollar meh. Then there are still a lot of things to watch like two dogs fighting, seeing how the stall owner set up his stall. He is like so damn strong, carry like 1 big pot of pineapples from a point to another. Impressive stuff.

Back to the main course, the Curry Noodles. To set the record straight, the actual serving is nt like that. Cos, we waited too long for the food and gobbled up when it came. Ingredients, it contains very tender chicken meat, long and sweet fishcake, tau pok that sucks the curry sauce very well and most importantly very tasty and not too spicy curry gravy. The gravy is like you drink one mouth and want some more. Its not too spicy and sweet so you can like drink nonstop. The serving is surprisingly small for $4, so minus ten marks for quantity and price. But the dish definitely meets the mark. Gb and Hh also give 5 stars.. Too yummy. Service wise, Gb says quite bad. Another ten marks minus for the black face the auntie gave when ask for breast meat for the chicken. Overall, worth going and going when you are there.

After tat, it was desert at Traditional Desert House. My second visit for the mango desert oso recommended by Bryan Wong. Being my second time, there was no more xin xian gan so you could say i was not tt eager. Not too bad, the mango seems very fresh and the juice is very sweet. The pomelo seeds oso very sweet and crunchy but the quantity too little. Again, 10 points deducted for high price of $3 and small bowl. Nothing else to comment but just wanna say eat once for the experience can liao. Gb says JP food court Mixed Fruits Desert $2.20 oso like taste the same.

I wanna more curry noodles

Finally Back

2006-08-22T22:47:00.000+08:00

Arghh.. Its been so long since i last updated my blog n its bcos i was sick for the past week and not 'Si Fen Zhong Re Du" k as said by Alexis. Lots of things happened but not enough time to bitch. Too much went off my mouth and had too little energy to post them after all that talking. For those waiting for Xu Jie's "tuo diao" image pic during Emma's Bdae gotta ask me personally cos he says if i post them he will mess my very clean room. But i doubt many ppl would like to see it rite. Nothing spectacular i would say, maybe slightly better than the huang wen yong topless pic in the " Da Nan Ren, Xiao Nan Ren".. Haha.. And more pics from tat day, I must say it was a very interesting and new idea to hold it at a KTV.. Just tat not enugh courage to sing in front of so many ppl, shy wad. Then cannot show off my vocal range.. K enough of tat. Hope tat Emma had a great time tat day..

Had a mind boggling night from playing boogle.. Realise i still can spell quite well..haha.. Next one will be soon.

Tired from booglingg.

Hui Yi & Xu Jie's 21st Bdae

2006-08-17T23:45:00.000+08:00

This is a rather late entry cos I left my camera cable at home. Before the gathering XJ kept saying that he hadn't had a memorable bdae for a very long time so i decided to come up with something special.. Partly also becos i didn't contribute to the buying of the presents so i felt rather guilty.. But we have very creative gals like AL, EP, YX who will always buy good and interesting presents so i didn't havta worry.. So we met up at 7pm at New York at Citylink. Being a weekday night, i thought most our classmates woud be damn busy, but surprisingly 13 of them turned up. So that was a real good start to a memorable night.

I must say that the atmosphere there is rather comfortable and very suitable for gatherings but the quality of the food is very mediocre. I ate the spagetti with roast chicken and must frankly say that i am not too impressed with it. The chicken meat was tough and not juicy at all,so it was like eating white meat without any sauce. Anyway, the focus was on the bdae boy and gal.
So, after meal it was games time and our bdae gal and boy had to play "Hai Dai Quan" to win their presents and drank chilli plus sugar plus cheese water shd they lose. My creation k.

My final wishes to the two bdae pals. May your dreams and hopes in whatever aspect of ur life come true. And i also wanna wish Hui Yi and Ailian a fun and exciting trip to China for your xchange.

Li Sheng Jie's Concert

2006-08-16T23:44:00.000+08:00

Wow Wow Wow.. I mus say tat i am damn impressed with the vocal power of Li Sheng Jie.. He gave a superb "Shi Li Pai xian chang" concert and made my queuing up on monday damn "gou ben". Me n Gb aka Darrell waited for like an hour for it and I missed my lunch and was late for class just for it, so Alexis and Grace better be grateful to me kk..

The photo is nt too clear cos we are nt suppose to like take pics.. Anyway I am jus trying to show you how hot is this concert. The whole LT is packed to the Max and according to them abt 1000 ppl were there. The other time i went with KE for that Zhang Shao Han thingy only like three quarters full lol. So I must say i truly underestimated his popularity. Also today's crowd seems to be very enthu ah, their piercing screams and sing a longs really spice up the atmostphere.

Sheng Jie sang abt 8 or 9 songs including top hits like shou fang kai, Zhong Lai, Guan Yu Ni De Ke, Hen Xiang Shou, Yan DI Xing Kong and the song i am currently super obsessed with Ni Na Me Ai Ta. His songs are like so catchy and I cant help but sing a long. Dun ask me how well I sang cos the place was too noisy so i cant hear myself. Some gals are like so wild and enthu, kept screaming whenever he came down to shake hands.

I also like the idea of them putting his MTV so everyone could like sing along with the lyrics. Oh ya, I must really commend that Malaysian Guy who went up to sing his songs. Considering the huge crowd, he managed to compose himself and put up a credible performance.

Unable to get the "Zhong Lai and Ni Na Me Ai Ta" tune out of my head, me and Gb went to buy his CD and were able to get his autograph oso. Another " Gou Ben"deal..

Today would otherwise be a boring day for me luckily for this concert. I only had like 2 hrs of lesson today and it was from 430 to 630. So i spent my whole afternoon eating then sleeping then eating. And ZR ahh, pls always pang say me le.. Suppose to go for lunch today lol.. Anyway my lunch was at Canteen 13, and it wasnt too good for the long walk in from the Bus Stop. I had a miserable portion of chicken chop that had cold and soggy fries worse still there isnt my fav colesaw. But Gb says the Chinese food is tasty and cheap so i must try that sometime later. Luckily there was the waffle stall and I had like sweet corn and waffle so it wasnt too bad.

On the way there, we passed by Hall 3 and 16, and I am super jealous of it. The buildings look so new and classy. This is like my dreamed or like my expected opinion of a hostel. But enough of dreaming and back to my studies. The lesson today was on Career Management. Not too bad cos I met my Sec SCh friend and so was able to like bitch to him abt ppl and things to make the otherwise plain lesson interesting. I must also commend the teacher for her creative ways to mask her bad spelling. Haha.. I am not trying to be nasty ahh, just tat it was too obvious la. Those words she couldn't spell she just like scribble on the board so we could just see the last and first alphabet. Then those simple words like "humble, Smart" she like wrote out so clearly. I mean you wanna write curly words then do it all the way if nt everyone can tell ur obvious cover up. But the lesson was rather informative, like it emphasises the importance of going for attachments, having good CCAs and how to prepare one for a interviews. The several classmates who shared their experiences were also frank and inspiring. It made me realise my flaws and think on how to improve on them. Now i am like still waiting for Bai Fen Bai. Haha.. Still thinking of whether shd i prepare for tmr's tutorial. Arghhh..

The cant stop singing Ni Na Me Ai Ta person

My Room

2006-08-15T23:52:00.000+08:00

Finally able to let you guys hava look at my room.. Not too pleased with its exterior but can confidently say that my room is relatively comfortable. So let me take you to a tour of my room.

Btw, I belong to HAll 5 a culturely inclined hall as said by the admin stuff. Dun ask me why i am in a cultured hall but it beats belonging in a sports hall rite. The stretch of road is where i havta trek everyday from my school to my room. It is already one of the nearest hall to the biz sch but its still a long and inclined 15 minutes walk. I am not complaining but stating the fact ahh. The toughest part is when it rains like what it happens today la. U have to like detour and make your way through lots of steps going up and down before finally reaching the room.

This is the block where i live.. Not too clear but it is actually a grey building that is surrounded by more grey buildings.. From far it looks like a factory, worker's quarters or science lab but never like a hostel. Like i say earlier it is totally not impressive in its exterior but hopefully it will be like a "hei ma" and i will soon begin to like this place.

My room is located next to the toilet but I find that a plus. Its damn convenient especially at night when you are already damn tired but needa pee. Cant imagine those far away from the loo.. Btw, my room is not the one in the pic beside the toilet and yesh tat is gb my roomie walking back to our room.

This will be wad you see when you first step into the room. Yes, the windows are oblang and so science labish but i kinda satisfied with the size of the room la. Its so spacious as compared to the Level 1 rooms. The Tv is 21 inch hor, so whoever in NTU free and wanna watch tv you are invited to the room. Not that i am boasting, but from wad i see my JVC is one of the biggest. Haha.. But that day i tripped over the antenna so its spoilt, but dun worry Chn 5 & 8 is very clear and U is watchable so the "Jiu Dian Dang" still can watch.

Lastly, My desk and cabinet. Surprisingly new and has lots of compartments. I see some people the room like got so many things I still have plenty of space.. Anyway, now the desk is not as tidy as it seems.

So if you guys wanna check out this place jus havta find me. Your visit will be appreciated but please come with a surprise...

Your very proud new owner

Ps: Hui Yi and Xu Jie Bdae Pics shd be up soon, cos i still haven gotta chance to go home to take the cable.

Makan Mania Chapter 1 - Chong Pang Nasi Lemak

2006-08-14T00:21:00.000+08:00

Most people know tat i am a damn fussy eater and i always go hungry. So i think it will be the most appropiate for me to give my two cents worth on the different places i go for my meals here. The pictured place is where i had my dinner today. Not sure if you guys know abt this place but i think it is quite famous in the north. Anyway it has been ages since i last had my meal there so i immediately agreed to " ta bao" from there when my dad suggested it. The shop is located near the Chong Pang Market and beside the Air Defence Unit for those who wanna try it out. Expecting a damn long queue from my previous experience, I was rather shock when i arrived cos there were like only five or six people in front of me. My first thought was whether the nasi lemak quality has drop. Nonetheless, I started my queue.

But guess wad, five minutes later the lady was still serving the same customer. Getting somewhat irritated I started fidgeting and looking around for exciting things to keep me going. Wad make this wait amusing was when i overheard a conversation between a middle aged couple.

The man was like complaining in hokkien: "wah sian la, tan a ni gu, xing li a ni ho meh " ( Wah, wait very long liao, business so good meh)

His wife i presume replied: " Im si yi a xing li ho la, si yi a za bo ka chiu si bei ban la" ( Not the business very good la, is the girl the hands and legs very slow)

I found it damn funny and started laughing ignoring their weird stares. I mean the way the woman replied wad "za bo ka chiu ban" was so crude but amusing. Finally it was my turn, I wasnt too impressed with their layout but their chicken wings look damn crispy to me. I picked the squid, fish fillet, fish ball, chicken wing and otah.

Verdict: Overall, I would say that it is worth the wait especially with its extremely cheap prices. Five packets with three to four ingredients in each and coming from a stall recommended by U Xuan Mei Shi Wang cost only 13 bucks. I would say that it is even cheaper then ur normal hawker stalls. The must eat includes the Chicken Wings cos they are really damn crispy and sweet and for that i am going back again. Dip that in the chilli and the result is heavenly. The fish balls and otah are also worth trying. The rice was nothing spectacular, you know its not normal rice but u cant really say its a definitive nasi lemak rice. Chilli was also not too spicy, good for people like me.

Oh ya, I wanna recommend this bubble tea i drank at suntec on saturday. It is located near carrefour but not the one beside it. It is together with that Shi Lin Zi Pai shop. Anyway the pearls are one of the best I ever tried, they are s damn sweet and Q. So must try..

Tuition

2006-08-13T01:17:00.000+08:00

The topic I wanna discuss today is how to handle kids.. I know I sound old and not me but I am facing this problem now. Since last year I have been coaching my cousins in their studies and it has really been an unforgettable experience.. Though I have prior experience during my days in Interact club at Gracehaven it is the first time I am getting paid to teach someone. Futhermore, they being my cousins the responsibilty in ensuring that they learn something is huge. To those that know me, I am not someone who will scold or give black face so you can imagine how hard it is when they are disobedient.

Oh ya, I am helping a total of 4 of them a P1(the cute boy up there), P2 boy, P6 boy and a Sec 4 gal. You all may ask how come P1 and P2 kids need tuition? I mean in our days no one goes for tuition in Primary School. But sad to say, times have change and having tuition is no longer an option but a must. I understand my aunt's anxiety for their children to do well so i try my best to help. But kids being kids, getting them to sit still is so hard. Futhermore, they know me so well so they are more comfortable and hence play even more. I started bringing chocolates every lesson to sort of entice them to do work but it doesnt really seem to work. Their enthusiam dies off really quickly and in like 30 minutes you can expect to see bored faces. I teach my two cousins the P1and P2 kid concurrently and so when i explain to the older brother, my little cousin will like drift away and i mean literally.

I remember telling XP and QT that at one time I had to even carry the P1 kid on my lap so he wouldn't like run off. For my younger cousin, most of the time I will like sit on the floor with him while he play with his dinosaurs and try to "beg" him to do questions or at least read new words. I will go like "please please can you do some work and he will please please i dun want to do". Then he will laugh non stop. I am now thinking my heads off in finding new ways to make him like studying.

Thankfully, his other brother, my P2 cousin is much more manageable and obedient. He listens to me and does all the homework I tell him to. Sometimes I am really so impressed with him cos I dun remember doing so much homework when I was his age.

Now, my biggest headache and worry lies in my P6 cousin. He will soon be having his PSLE but he doesnt really work hard for it. I have been teaching him for a year already and now I am still having doubts on whether he has learnt anything out of it. I remember when I first started off with him, I would always accompany him to play badminton and cycling whenever he completes his work. But now his motivation seems to be dying off as the exams approaches. His attention span is very limited so most of the time after like 10 minutes of work we will be like talking non academic related stuff. Being a very smart boy, he is very good at avoiding and would try all ways to waste time so as to do lesser work. He knows that after a certain time we will have to stop and hence tries his very best to drag. His techniques include having long toilet breaks, finding food etc. I tried the hard way by threatening to tell his parents and leaving but everytime he will like "sorry sorry" and being a soft hearted person I will give him a chance. But like five minutes later he will begin his tactics again..

After so much, so now who can enlighten me on how to encourage kids to study..

The Stressed Up Teacher

Introduction

2006-08-13T00:08:00.000+08:00

Dear Friends, this will mark my first posting on this blog.. It is still very new and hence, has nothing much to explore but rest assure that more will follow. There will soon be at least some " Bao Dian". University Life has started for me and will later update you guys abt my feelings after one week there.