Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Happy Monthiversary!!!
Today is my 82th months together with my dear... I have almost forgotten and lost count of the number of months. We didn't celebrate but these are the photos that both of us have taken for the past one year (it has been a long long time ever since I last blog)!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Bollywood Dance at SYC
This evening at 7.30p.m., I attended dance training at SYC. This time, I have tried to get most of the procedures right because I attended "remedial" lessons. Haha..... However, I still can't get some of the steps right. Somehow, my hands can't coordinate with my legs! How? --> Practice loh...
Got a hard copy of manual of the Bollywood Dance typed out by Guoxiong, one of our trainers. It was indeed hard work and wonderful effort by him. Wow.. Impressed. I managed to type out a soft copy of the manual here (Click to download the manual here) and here is the music of the dance (Right click to download the music here).
Monday, May 16, 2005
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Visit at the SAF
This afternoon, I had a fun trip at the Nee Soon Camp. I was there to get to know SAF better (part of the NE education).
The carnival set up by the SAF for this teachers' visit included an Army Studio
(where we could see the different kinds of armoured vehicles, artillery platforms and weapons etc.), Defence Lane Demonstration (where we sat in lorries to see how they will defend Singapore - Guns are fired, explosives were heard, Tankers and artillery were being fired too) and also SAR 21 Live Firing.
The most interesting is the SAR 21 Firing. I got to fire the real SAR 21 rifle (information on SAR 21: http://www.mindef.gov.sg/army/infantry_weapons_sar21.htm) and I only got to shoot 1 out of 3 targets. Nevertheless, Vanessa, Alicia and I thought it was quite an experience for us gals.
There was a goodie bag for us before we left Nee Soon camp. This are the items that could be found in the bag:
2) A compass
3) A pouch-like bag
4) 3 pens
The carnival set up by the SAF for this teachers' visit included an Army Studio
(where we could see the different kinds of armoured vehicles, artillery platforms and weapons etc.), Defence Lane Demonstration (where we sat in lorries to see how they will defend Singapore - Guns are fired, explosives were heard, Tankers and artillery were being fired too) and also SAR 21 Live Firing.
The most interesting is the SAR 21 Firing. I got to fire the real SAR 21 rifle (information on SAR 21: http://www.mindef.gov.sg/army/infantry_weapons_sar21.htm) and I only got to shoot 1 out of 3 targets. Nevertheless, Vanessa, Alicia and I thought it was quite an experience for us gals.
There was a goodie bag for us before we left Nee Soon camp. This are the items that could be found in the bag:
2) A compass
3) A pouch-like bag
4) 3 pens
Sunday, May 8, 2005
Window shop at Medi-ya Supermarket
A wet day in the morning and I overslept. As a result, I was late for my YCF dance training at SYC.
When I was there, they were about to showcase the costumes that we will be wearing on that very day. For the gals, we will be wearing black pants and black t-shirts inside. As for the outside, we will be wearing a colourful blouse with a scarf specially sewn to the blouse. On top of that, yellow scarves will be tied onto our wrists so that when we dance, the scarves will be fly beautifully as we do the movements. Oh ya, black shoes have to be worn too. For the guys, it's nicer and simpler, they will be wearing black long sleeve, look-a-like indian punjabee shirt and black pants. Around their necks, there will be a long scarf to be pinned onto the shirts.
After that, we will be splitting into our own blocks. I belong to Block B. Within our own block, we played some ice breaking games such as finding our group members' names in a crossword puzzle and playing the human interlocking chain. Felt really old in the group as mostly they were about 18 - 20 years old and I am like.... 2? year old. *Duh* My heart almost dropped out when I know there are VJC students in Block B. OMG!!! I hope they don't recognise me.
Kailing came for today's training. Felt happy she was there. Finally, I have some accompany here already. Yay!!! She really can catch up with the dance steps quite fast and me?? blah....
Like a pink shortie kuku hopping around haha... I can't remember the steps.
All of a sudden, I got a headache. Maybe I didn't drink coffee this morning before I left house. This is bad cos I think I got addicted to coffee again.
After the training, I went to Liang Court with Kailing today. Had a heart talk with her at the McDonalds. She felt cold cos she was drenched this morning when she rushed for the YCF training. And so to keep herself warm, she bought a cup of milo from Mac. Me? Don't want to talk about it liao... I ordered Mc Spicy Double Chicken burger meal and I finished it.
After the meal, went Meidi-Ya Supermarket with Kailing. Quite a special supermarket that sells products that cater to Japanese. The products are real exquisite and they cannot be found in any other supermarkets but they are expensive. Maybe next time, I will buy some snacks over there. The only downside is that it's a little bit too deserted down there.
When I was there, they were about to showcase the costumes that we will be wearing on that very day. For the gals, we will be wearing black pants and black t-shirts inside. As for the outside, we will be wearing a colourful blouse with a scarf specially sewn to the blouse. On top of that, yellow scarves will be tied onto our wrists so that when we dance, the scarves will be fly beautifully as we do the movements. Oh ya, black shoes have to be worn too. For the guys, it's nicer and simpler, they will be wearing black long sleeve, look-a-like indian punjabee shirt and black pants. Around their necks, there will be a long scarf to be pinned onto the shirts.
After that, we will be splitting into our own blocks. I belong to Block B. Within our own block, we played some ice breaking games such as finding our group members' names in a crossword puzzle and playing the human interlocking chain. Felt really old in the group as mostly they were about 18 - 20 years old and I am like.... 2? year old. *Duh* My heart almost dropped out when I know there are VJC students in Block B. OMG!!! I hope they don't recognise me.
Kailing came for today's training. Felt happy she was there. Finally, I have some accompany here already. Yay!!! She really can catch up with the dance steps quite fast and me?? blah....
Like a pink shortie kuku hopping around haha... I can't remember the steps.
All of a sudden, I got a headache. Maybe I didn't drink coffee this morning before I left house. This is bad cos I think I got addicted to coffee again.
After the training, I went to Liang Court with Kailing today. Had a heart talk with her at the McDonalds. She felt cold cos she was drenched this morning when she rushed for the YCF training. And so to keep herself warm, she bought a cup of milo from Mac. Me? Don't want to talk about it liao... I ordered Mc Spicy Double Chicken burger meal and I finished it.
After the meal, went Meidi-Ya Supermarket with Kailing. Quite a special supermarket that sells products that cater to Japanese. The products are real exquisite and they cannot be found in any other supermarkets but they are expensive. Maybe next time, I will buy some snacks over there. The only downside is that it's a little bit too deserted down there.
Meidi-Ya Supermarket Website: http://www.meidi-ya.com.sg/
Oh ya.. Today is Mothers'Day. Wish all the mothers a Very Happy Mother's Day.
Monday, February 21, 2005
First Day of Practicum at BMSS
Today was my first day of practicum. Quite excited and yet worried. I wondered how will the students behave in Bukit Merah Secondary School. According to my experience while I was a secondary School student, the students in Bukit Merah Secondary School were very rowdy and they behaved like gangsters. Being so petite, I wondered if I could really manage them.
Upon reaching the school, I was quite surprised to see that the cohort of students was very small. Just imagine that there was no Sec 4 students this year in the school!!! The students, to my surprise, were rather polite and mild. As for the staff over at Bukit Merah Sec, they were very friendly.
My SCM was Ms Chong. She is the HOD of English Department but she still sits in the main staff room. She is the discipline master there too. It was also her who scheduled my teaching periods at Bukit Merah secodary School. I have about 8 Music teaching periods and I have to teach 2 Express classes (Sec 1C and 1D) and 2 Normal Academic classes (Sec 1A and 1B).
Today, I went in to sit in Class 1B and 1D to observe how my two CTs, Mr Albert Low and Mrs Lim, teach. Mr Albert Low was my official CT. Not only he is a Music teacher, he was also a Geography teacher. He seemed like a very stressed person and he did not like to talk much. Felt quite hard to talk to him. At this point in time, I was quite worried how am I going to communicate to him regarding my practicum matters.
Another CT of mine was Mrs Lim. She looked like a tai tai, instead of a teacher. What surprise me even more was that she's a Chinese teacher!?! OMG, all along I thought she could be teaching other subjects except Chinese! This is because her command of English language was superb. :)
Oh ya. I met another trainee teacher called Siew Yan at BMSS. She's in her thirties and looked very slim. Teaching is her second career. Heard from her that she set up up a business before she came into teaching. But then, the business was also related to education field. She was extremely friendly and nice to talk to. Felt quite blessed to have such a friend there to look after me during my practicum.
Hope that my days in BMSS will be happy and smooth. :)
Upon reaching the school, I was quite surprised to see that the cohort of students was very small. Just imagine that there was no Sec 4 students this year in the school!!! The students, to my surprise, were rather polite and mild. As for the staff over at Bukit Merah Sec, they were very friendly.
My SCM was Ms Chong. She is the HOD of English Department but she still sits in the main staff room. She is the discipline master there too. It was also her who scheduled my teaching periods at Bukit Merah secodary School. I have about 8 Music teaching periods and I have to teach 2 Express classes (Sec 1C and 1D) and 2 Normal Academic classes (Sec 1A and 1B).
Today, I went in to sit in Class 1B and 1D to observe how my two CTs, Mr Albert Low and Mrs Lim, teach. Mr Albert Low was my official CT. Not only he is a Music teacher, he was also a Geography teacher. He seemed like a very stressed person and he did not like to talk much. Felt quite hard to talk to him. At this point in time, I was quite worried how am I going to communicate to him regarding my practicum matters.
Another CT of mine was Mrs Lim. She looked like a tai tai, instead of a teacher. What surprise me even more was that she's a Chinese teacher!?! OMG, all along I thought she could be teaching other subjects except Chinese! This is because her command of English language was superb. :)
Oh ya. I met another trainee teacher called Siew Yan at BMSS. She's in her thirties and looked very slim. Teaching is her second career. Heard from her that she set up up a business before she came into teaching. But then, the business was also related to education field. She was extremely friendly and nice to talk to. Felt quite blessed to have such a friend there to look after me during my practicum.
Hope that my days in BMSS will be happy and smooth. :)
Website of BMSS: http://schools.moe.edu.sg/bmss
Friday, February 18, 2005
First time in Educators Group
This evening, I was at the Soka's Educators Group. Though this was my first time there, I felt it was really a wonderful experience with trainee teachers and other experienced teachers as well. I met Kah Kiat, Mei Ming, Tiew Ling, and of course, Linda, who recommended me here into the educators group.
I was quite surprised that I talked quite a lot in today's discussion. Maybe it's due to the anxiety and doubts I have regarding the coming practicum. I felt really welcomed by them and they are really warm teachers.
I felt more confident that I could pull through the practicum after the discussion. I hope I could have such kind of discussion in the future! Let me see how! :)
I was quite surprised that I talked quite a lot in today's discussion. Maybe it's due to the anxiety and doubts I have regarding the coming practicum. I felt really welcomed by them and they are really warm teachers.
I felt more confident that I could pull through the practicum after the discussion. I hope I could have such kind of discussion in the future! Let me see how! :)
Monday, February 14, 2005
School Posting out on V day
Happy Valentine's Day! Early this morning, posting of schools for practicum was out. I am posted to Bukit Merah Secondary School for the 1st 3 weeks and thereafter, will be posted to Victoria's Junior College for the last 6 weeks.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Happy Birthday!!!
Congratulations!!! Happy Birthday to me! Can't believe I'm turing 25 this year! I'm in MID-TWENTIES!!! OMG!!
What are my birthday wishes? Hmmm... let me see.. Firstly, wish that I can cope well with my career ahead, secondly,wish my family members and friends are healthy and lastly, hope that the kins of tsunami victims could brace themselves up and live stronger each day.
This afternoon, went to buy MULAN DVD with my boyfriend for the sake of finishing my assignment. Quite worried that I don't have anything to write for my lesson plan on the movie MULAN. The deadline is drawing near for the submission of this assignment and I hope that I can churn up something good in time.
Worries aside, my boyfriend celebrated my 25th birthday with me by treating me to Phinx Restaurant. Didn't know there's such a 24hr restaurant at Liang Seah Street (opp. Bugis Junction)which serves mostly western food (I think). I ordered fish and chips and he ordered the same with the only difference that the fish was battered with beer. The serving was quite large and quite tasty. On top of the main course, we ordered buffalo wings as appetizers.
After that meal, we went to Bugis Junction to shop. Only then, my boyfriend gave me a present and it was a bottle of perfume (MoonFlower) from body shop. I felt so remorsed that I didn't get him any valentine's present. So... I shopped for the valentine's gift with him haha...!! You know what I got for him? I got a bottle of perfume from the Body shop too!!! haha
What are my birthday wishes? Hmmm... let me see.. Firstly, wish that I can cope well with my career ahead, secondly,wish my family members and friends are healthy and lastly, hope that the kins of tsunami victims could brace themselves up and live stronger each day.
This afternoon, went to buy MULAN DVD with my boyfriend for the sake of finishing my assignment. Quite worried that I don't have anything to write for my lesson plan on the movie MULAN. The deadline is drawing near for the submission of this assignment and I hope that I can churn up something good in time.
Worries aside, my boyfriend celebrated my 25th birthday with me by treating me to Phinx Restaurant. Didn't know there's such a 24hr restaurant at Liang Seah Street (opp. Bugis Junction)which serves mostly western food (I think). I ordered fish and chips and he ordered the same with the only difference that the fish was battered with beer. The serving was quite large and quite tasty. On top of the main course, we ordered buffalo wings as appetizers.
After that meal, we went to Bugis Junction to shop. Only then, my boyfriend gave me a present and it was a bottle of perfume (MoonFlower) from body shop. I felt so remorsed that I didn't get him any valentine's present. So... I shopped for the valentine's gift with him haha...!! You know what I got for him? I got a bottle of perfume from the Body shop too!!! haha
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Chinese New Year's Eve
Early in the morning, I still have to report to school to see our classmates microteach even though it's Chinese New Year's Eve... *poof* Lazy mood aside, my music classmates and I were surprised to see a leaf insect near our Choral room's door! This is the first time I saw a leaf insect. The insect was very beautiful and it really looked like a leaf! I wondered why it chose to 'camouflage' there. 
In the evening, back home to have our reunion dinner. As usual, it's steamboat again with lots of balls... fishballs, cuttlefish balls, vegetable balls, prawn balls, meat balls.... etc. haha Of course, not to forget about the abalone and the prawns.. tsk tsk..
While watching the new year countdown show, my mom, my sis and I kept ourselves busy with our nails. Yes.. painting our nails. Wasted lots of alcohol due to lousy skills of painting nails.
What is my new year resolution at this moment? -- hope to get lots of angbaos before I get older.
In the evening, back home to have our reunion dinner. As usual, it's steamboat again with lots of balls... fishballs, cuttlefish balls, vegetable balls, prawn balls, meat balls.... etc. haha Of course, not to forget about the abalone and the prawns.. tsk tsk..
While watching the new year countdown show, my mom, my sis and I kept ourselves busy with our nails. Yes.. painting our nails. Wasted lots of alcohol due to lousy skills of painting nails.
What is my new year resolution at this moment? -- hope to get lots of angbaos before I get older.
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