back from kota tinggi

what i like most about going to overseas camp is that i can just fully focus on matters that are happening during the camp. i can shut off my mind from things happening in school. my school colleagues are also unable to reach me because there is no reception at the campsite. 

another good thing is that i get to know the teachers better and have a good bonding session with all of them for the 3 days. the teachers' morale are very high during the camp and they enjoyed it, and they will love to go again next year. but probably most of them will not because they will follow up with their classes to sec 4. 

and the school is very kind to give all the students and teachers who went for camp a day off for today. woo hoo!

but still i need to go back to school in the late afternoon for show choir cca practise. 

at least it feels good to wake up late this morning and do my stuff at the comfort of my own home. :)

sunday post

my agassi... (not andre agassi the tennis player hor. is the korean agassi, which dr jin calls lady yeong rae. agassi means young lady.)

darling is enjoying her trip in korea, while i will go for an overseas camp with the sec 3 students at kota tinggi tomorrow for 3D2N. hope everything goes well during the camp!

POTD

hw will like this...

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they call it the giraffe's kuku bird.

*kwang soo's theme song playing in the background*

beautiful photo collages

all made by jingwen! *clap clap clap*

jw's birthday celebration round #4

round #4 was at five and dime, a cosy little restaurant at river valley road. 

we were seated at a ping pong table, decorated with enid blyton and bookworm books. i love the childhood nostalgia setting! :)

miss oh, hope you enjoyed your birthday celebrations!

on another note, darling is flying off to korea tonight!

have a good trip! enjoy yourself tremendously at korea! 

i miss watching iris II and dr jin. :p

jw's birthday celebrations

we celebrated jw's birthday by indulging in delicious sinful food, chilling in a 5-star hotel room and playing taiwan-variety-styled games. 

celebration round #1, at guan hoe soon restaurant at joo chiat. guan hoe soon serves awesome nyonya cuisine. 

the disappointing 招牌烧肉 that doesnt taste anything that is worthy of its "招牌" title. QOTD from NZJ:"招牌 means the food is given different treatment compared to the normal ones from the market, but is not necessary to taste nicer than the normal ones from the market."

the fish is really good! i can just eat the white rice with the gravy alone.

wonderful spread!

group photo! nzj was late... :(

five of us shared this small bowl of chendol. 

celebration round #2, at cheesecake cafe. i have been there many times. brought darling there a few times. it was the first time for nzj, grace and jw. glad that they love the place! :)

wassup with nzj's expression.

the cheesecakes really look beautiful!!! strawberry oreo is always my all time favourite. 

celebration round #3, at marina bay sands. we played charades, in taiwanese variety style, explained by our games host, miss gorgeous grace. the outfit she wore totally suits her role as the game host.

we are so serious. our games host also prepared the game very well, bringing cue cards and blue tac. her determination is second to none. 

thank you xuehong for the dim sum supper!

and we welcome back the candle app, thanks to the wonders of technology. hahahahaha.

awesome friends, awesome company!!!

the punctured tyre

just now i went to a temple at pasir ris for an audition. i went to the audition with two ex students. one of them is also auditioning. the other one is just tagging along.

on the ride to the temple from tampines, i already felt something weird with the car while i was driving. 

we reached the temple, did the audition, and we are on the way back to tampines. the same weird sensation came. the car was making alot of noise. and then a vehicle beside me keep horning me, and the driver keep pointing at the left rear tyre. i stopped the car, on the hazard lights, and went out to take a look. to my astonishment the left rear tyre was punctured!!! 

i immediately called my dad and he asked me to park at the side of the road. i thought of driving back home with the punctured tyre and he said cannot. must stop at the side of the road first and replace the tyre. so as an obedient son i followed his instruction and stop at the road side, on the hazard lights, and take out the triangular sign. 

my two students have to dismount from the car and walk back to tampines interchange. oops. but it was not too far lah. probably will take them ten minutes to walk back. 

and my dad arrived to the scene in a taxi. and we had a good father-son bonding. we changed the tyre together. haha. 

i am thankful that this happened to me today. this is my first time changing a tyre and i will know what to do if the same thing happened to me in future.

it could have happened to me if my father is still in bhutan with the family. or even worse, it could have happened in the middle of causeway or inside johor. 

thank buddha for watching over me, giving me an important lesson in the most ideal condition. 

i shall be a good man, do more good deeds, and really eat vegetarian food for 108 days, if i am selected for the performance. :)

dr jin

i have finished watching another korean drama, dr jin.

watching dr jin makes me feel like going to the palace. and then i suddenly recalled i might have went there before in 2011...

omg i have really been here before!!! touched beyond words.

really touched beyond words. :)

although it is kinda weird to have the modern buildings at the back of the palace gate. hahahahahaha.

friday post

went to celebrate hw's bday in the evening. 

all thanks to iphone and samsung s3, we can download candle apps. no need to have the real physical candle. you can even blow at the hp and the candle flame will be put off! *amazed*

and we started playing 'Say The Same Thing'. coming out with very silly words. hahahaha.

nzj and jingwen said the same word in 7 tries. me and xuehong took 28 tries! exactly 4 times more.