POTD

we ate at TCC yesterday night because xuehong has a TCC membership card.

we can choose one promotion out of this two:

1) 1-for-1, only for main course and pasta items

2) 30% on overall bill, all food and drink items included

so this two "partners" were spending a long time doing the mathematics and quarreling over which promotion is more worth it, and even the bill was already concluded yesterday, the quarrel is still ongoing.

kudos to the two of them for providing us non-stop entertainment!

the best wedding proposal of 2013

this one is a must watch!!!

but not for ladies whose bf still haven propose to you. if you watch it already you will expect a very very very very very high standard from your bf.

luckily i did my proposal before this. *phew*

xuehong's birthday celebration!

happy birthday xuehong! 

it amazes me that at your age, you are still so vibrant, so dynamic and so full of energy. continue to bring positive energy to all the people around you, and bring out the best in your students/performers. :)

so the 10.11.12 gang held an early birthday celebration for xuehong at TCC yesterday evening. please scroll down to view the pics below to guess what is the theme for this birthday celebration. no prizes for guessing correctly!

getting ready the digital candle!

wahhh so studious.

so cute!!!

best dressed hello kitty award goes to xuehong!!!

*loves brotherhood* nzj also deserve the best dressed for dressing up as frog prince kitty!

pharmacists FTW!!! xuehong looks damn happy.

blowing the digital candle AGAIN!

super nice collage made by jingwen.


and it is time for some mimicking again! in 2011 we did this, during my birthday party:

introducing to you version 2013!!!

we will be having part 2 later at fairmont! :)

POTD

happy birthday mama and sis!

we had the birthday dinner at da luca italian restaurant at goldhill plaza.

here are some of the dishes that we ordered. the pics are ka-pohed from other people's blogs.

the lamb rack. this is the best dish of the night!!!

the gnocchi (dunno if i spelt it correctly). very 独特 taste, especially the pungent smell of the cheese sauce. 

the tiramisu is good!

other dishes we ordered are: white asparagus, egg plant (this one is also a MUST ORDER), two pasta dishes (one with duck and one with crab meat), roasted pork belly (so so only) and hot lava chocolate cake. 

the happy mother and daughter.

the happy fiancee and fiance! hahahahaha. 

6 years and 8 months!

Happy 80th month anniversary darling!!!

so lucky to have you as my gf/fiancee/future wife. i feel that i am the most blessed man in this world. :)

weekend post

feeling very happy this weekend because i spent lots of quality time with darling.

on saturday afternoon we went to my colleague's church wedding. 

our outfits of the day! darling's dress and my shirt are bought in korea! the shirt fits me perfectly! thank you darling~

my personal views about the wedding:
1) very sweet and touching of the groom and bride to thank their parents
2) the buffet lunch is very nice! i think it is worth 30 dollars to 40 dollars per pax!
3) there were way too many students invited to the wedding. felt a bit uneasy to see so many of them, especially when darling was with me. somehow i could sense that they keep scrutinising her.

finally left the wedding and we went to 112 katong to watch Man Of Steel! 

gave darling a surprise by choosing gold class! our first time! but the surprise was spoilt when i went to the counter to collect the tickets early. 

the staff told me: gold class right? you have to go upstairs to collect your tickets.

and darling was standing right beside me. zzz... 

gold class was awesome! we love the self adjustable arm chairs that can go up and down by pressing a button located at the side of the armchair! super cool! each armchair has a blanket! but still we think that gold class is a bit overpriced. one year go once can already, to spoil ourselves. and the movie must be at least two hours! Man Of Steel was 2 hour 23 min. haha. 

on sunday we went to darling's relative house for her cousin's daughter baby shower. and we started to play with little children.

i think i am good in making children happy. hahahahaha.

the very very very happy couple. :)

3A gathering

had a gathering with my nie pe classmates. 

it is great to see them and talk cock with them, after so so so long.

funniest moment of the day was when Mel told us that there is a girl in her class whose name is, the most popular word this few days: HAZE. 

everybody just burst out laughing. hahahahaha. 

looking forward to the next gathering!

4E2 gathering

it is the gathering of my favourite form class again!

i was co-form teacher of 3E2 in 2010.

i was form teacher of 1E1 in 2011 and 2E1 in 2012.

i am now the form teacher of 1N2 in 2013. 

out of all my form classes, this class is still my favourite form class, and also favourite class, out of all the classes i have taught. i always look forward to gatherings with them! 

the gathering was supposed to be held at the workplace, but at 2 pm an announcement was made that the workplace closes at 430 pm, instead of the usual 630 pm, due to the irritating haze. 

so we quickly discuss over whatsapp on where is the alternative gathering place, and one of them offered his house, because he stays at a condo, and we can use the function room which is indoors and have air con! 

anyway let's recap the gatherings we had so far:

march 2012, at aloha loyang.

july 2012, at the workplace.

december 2012, also at the workplace.

today! very few pple compared to the previous gatherings because of the haze. hahaha. 

HKOTD

Hello Kitty Of The Day.

pictures to commemorate PSI 321!

wanna guess who they are? hahahahaha. 

batam trip 2013

went to batam in 2008 with my 2 army friends.

this was taken in 2008!

we wanted to take again this time but for one reason or another, we didnt. so i can only show you this:

we are so busy with our handphones because we only get free wireless in public areas such as the restaurants and the hotel lobby. 

things we did at batam:
1) 2 hour spa package at award winning tea tree spa for S$121.00

2) went shopping at nagoya hills shopping mall

3) went for 2 hour massage at Isabella Spa that is just outside nagoya hills shopping mall, for S$50.00. if you do 2 hour massage the Spa provide free transport to pick you up at your hotel, and also free transport to send you back to your hotel! aweome!

4) sing ktv at holiday inn! dun expect to have kpop songs, but still got chinese songs from our mandopop idols like jay chou and four heavenly kings! 

5) swim at the pool

6) work out at the gym

go batam also must buy their kueh lapis! batam is famous for delicious kueh lapis!

one for my family, one for darling's family! i am a loving finace! 

now PSI index is 290. zzz...

back from batam + POTD

the surprising thing is that batam is not as hazy compared to sg, even though batam is part of indonesia. possibly it is batam's geographical location?

without further ado, the Pic Of The Day:

the couple indicated that it is psi 172. now is psi 190! crazy...

monday post

finally able to enjoy the june holidays. 

going to batam today and coming back on wednesday! staying at holiday inn!

also stayed at holiday inn for the previous two times i went to batam. it is quite a nice place to chill.

i am not going to do any water sports. i just want to shut myself away from work, and relax all i want for the 3 days 2 nights. 

i will come back recharged and give out my 101% effort to the workplace for semester 2! :)

Field of Wonderland

some pics that i ka-pohed from colleague and student's facebook.

my previous boss. forever loves to be in the limelight. in case you forgotten, he has changed his portfolio from hod pe to hod pd. pd stands for pupil development. 

my station, 'Bombs Away'. touches my heart to see the students so deeply engrossed in preparing their ammunition for the water bomb game. 

wahhh so well prepared.

the best caption for this pic is: ALL HELL BREAK LOSE.

PE retreat @ Aloha Loyang Garden Bungalow

i have been at the workplace for 3 years, and this is the first time we have a retreat at a chalet.

this initiative was started by my new boss who just came into the workplace in jan. he felt that the staff morale in the workplace was a bit low, and wondered how come there is no gathering for all the staff to come together and relax and chit chat. so he asked me whether can we start as a dept first, and slowly reach out to all the staff in the workplace. he definitely asked the correct person because i am always the one everybody turn to when it comes to fun stuff. i take up xuehong's role in the workplace. :p

welcome to garden bungalow 3 - coucal! i book it at a corporate rate of 182 bucks. if normal public go and book it is around 320 dollars. 

dining room. we sat here to discuss about the future direction of the pe dept from 1030 pm to 12 midnight. zzz...

the 4 bedrooms! each bedroom is air conditioned, and has toilet! 2 bedrooms got queen size bed, the other 2 bedrooms got 2 single bed. altogether can have 8 pple staying overnight! in the end only me and aloysius stayed overnight in this large bungalow, and we only take one room, with 2 single beds. -.-'''

the kitchen that is very well equipped. got detergent, got sponge, got mugs, got frying wok, got knives and chopping board, got gas stove, got microwave. i prepared kimchi salmon here, and it is a great hit among my colleagues. taste absolutely delicious!

inside the kitchen also have a fridge and a powerful chiller to put ice or uncooked bbq meat.

the spacious living room. with lcd tv! oh yah, free wireless is provided too! :)

super big courtyard for us to bbq food and sit at the table to eat the bbq food.

our other colleagues arrive with the PS3! winning eleven tournament among us!

my hod! haha. awesome person who really cares our welfare alot. keep treating us food. 

time to start the fire! while the rest are happily playing winning eleven, i start all this on my own! actually i am pretty good in starting fire for bbq. the awesome thing about this place is that there is a spotlight shining at the bbq fit, so you can see whether the food is cooked or not.

is my turn to play! i am always very excited and vocal when playing, and shout alot, until my colleague's children cannot stand me. hahahahahahaha.

ok this comes to an end for the PE retreat. hope that the rest of the staff will be receptive to this retreat when my hod wants to have this again in term 3 for all the CCA teachers.

now getting ready to meet my PE classmates, KC and zhenhong, for dinner! our half yearly gathering. if you forgot who they are, both of them went with me to taiwan in June 2009!