thursday post

it was a very happening thursday. 

in the morning i played soccer against the 4T1 boys. 

after soccer i went to jb for seafood with kc and zhenhong. we went to ur usual seafood hideout, restoran asli. restoran asli is closed on tuesdays. the seafood here is damn good, and cheap! we ordered salted egg crab, lala, drunken prawns, deep fried crayfish with butter and small white vege, for just 133 ringgit! around 20 sing dollars per person! 

(photos above taken from foursquare)

right after we returned to sg, i went to furama city centre for the graduating students' prom nite. 99.9% of the students were really well-dressed. 0.1% is thanks to this bugger who is well known for this sloppiness. he came in tshirt, bermudas and sneakers. i was super stunned when i saw him at the registration table and i really have the urge to send him home. there was an award for Mr Confident and i seriously think he deserves that award (sarcasm intended). food was buffet style, and i honestly think the food was mediocre, especially after having a sumptous seafood lunch at jb. 

but anyway, most importantly the kids had fun, and they were all over taking photos with their sch mates and teachers. 

why are the house flags on the stage? to make the stage look less empty? anyway you will know the reason later on. 

my table. :)

the vvip table. 

our wonderful emcees! they are teachers, not students.

Mr Confident. only he can pull it off. 

SC6. Show Choir 6. S Club 6. 

with the gorgeous miss chua and handsome mr foo. 

do you recognise the tall girl beside miss chua? she is this year's newpaper new face winner. yes she is 16 years old. 

he requested me to do my signature pose. but he failed terribly in imitating it. hahahahaha. 

now you know what are the house flags are used for. 

of course the four house masters must take a group photo with the flags. 

after the prom nite, some of the teachers (me included) went to 1-altitude for drinks. the last time i went for drinks is like how many years ago, during the hall bash. we drank, played stupid games like 猜拳 and even danced, until 3 am. omg i am too old for this. 

birthday celebration part 3

(collage credit: jingwen)

part 3 was at haramiya jap bbq restaurant, located at Central, clarke quay, with the 101112 gang. thank you for the company, the gifts, and the birthday cake!  

biggest takeaway: jingwen and grace are really big eaters! their appetite win all of us. 

Su Food 舒果

birthday celebrations part 2! 

su food originates from taiwan, and it serves italian inspired vegetarian cuisine. 

from the website:

su food is not only inspired by italian cuisine but also by how it is prepared; though only using basic cooking techniques, italian cuisine still exudes diverse and rich flavours. su food thus relies chiefly on the quality of fresh ingredients to create innovative and delicious meat-free cuisines. 

our manifesto of using the rule of 5:
5-colour groups of vegetables and fruits to give you a variety of nutrients. 

thank you little sis for informing the restaurant that it was my belated birthday celebration. and the staff prepared a little cake for me! how sweet. :)

and the staff prepared a present for me too! how nice of them. 

i strongly recommend this restaurant! esp to my vegan friends. 感恩~ 

Timeless

went to SP auditorium to support my ex student, guanyi, who is performing magic! guanyi graduated from the workplace in 2011, and he was my chemistry student. i was his form teacher when he was in sec 3. he is a very bright boy and i am very sure that he will do well in his future studies as well as his passion, which is magic. :)

wah seiiii he is the president! dun play play!

great show! so proud of you. :)

students' bday wishes

seeing these bday wishes remind me that i am in the right profession, and doing the right stuff for the kids, hence deserving their appreciation. :)

here's a few of them:

"happy birthday mr tan!!! you are an amazing teacher!!! always full of character and always injecting liveliness into the class. you were the one who started bringing out the artistic side of me through dance. this is what makes you special. from B2B to flash mobs to PE lessons, it has been an honour and a wonderful time being around you. if i were to leave this sch, pls be sure that you will be missed. happy birthday!!!!!!!!!! (insert lots of smileys) ps. you have always been the best one to do wushu to me ^^ "
- mujahid, from my pe class, his cca is art club, can draw very well, and can dance quite well too!

"happy birthday mr tan! (insert lots of smileys) thank you for being the best form teacher in lower sec and all the help and guidance you have given me! i will aways remember you as an amazing teacher! hope you have a great day!"
- chu ken, i was his form teacher for two years during sec one and sec two. he will most likely be one of the top few students for o levels this year. 

"happy birthday cher! so blessed to have a teacher like you that is so passionate about the performing arts and took great care of us in show choir! you're one of the reasons that made my sec sch cca memories the best one! thank you for everything! will visit you soon!"
- rachel, my show choir president in 2012/2013

"happy birthday mr tan!!! (insert a few smileys) i wanted to wish you at 11:11 so it is 11/11 11:11 hahahahahaha but it was lame and i missed it. enjoy your day!!!"
-chauli, my show choir president in 2013/2014

cat and the fiddle

i have to blog about my awesome birthday cakes from cat and fiddle! yes i not only have one, but two birthday cakes! thank you darling for ordering~ 

(acknowledgement: all information about the cakes is from cat and fiddle website)

Sweet and Smokey Taffy

A toffee sweet and salty perfection of salted caramel cheesecake on an oreo biscuit crust. 
Cost: $21.90


Sicilian Wild Cats

Tiramisu cheesecake with espresso and marsala, lovingly dusted with cocoa. 
Cost: $33.90

delivery charge is quite expensive, at $9.63. that's why i asked darling to order two cakes instead of one, to fully optimise the delivery charge. muahahahahahaha. 

if you want to avoid paying the delivery charge, you can go straight to their main office to pick up the cake, which is at 117 kampong ampat (somewhere around macpherson). 

anyway darling and i prefer the salted caramel cheesecake. and it cost cheaper! 

check out the cat and fiddle website for more cakes that have other interesting flavours! 

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a simple day, filled with bday wishes from loved ones, relatives, friends, colleagues and students. mum cooked 寿面 (mee sua) for dinner, followed by salted caramel cake and tiramisu from cat & the fiddle (thank you darling for purchasing the cakes!), and finally darling and i went to chock full of beans to chill. 

oh yah forgot to mention that i also played football with alumni students who graduated last year, and after the match, my colleagues sing birthday song for me at the field. how memorable! :)

sneak peek

darling really look super stunning~ #proudhusband

踢球 loh~

POTD

the photo that i submitted for the MOE teachers' magazine got selected again! it is the winning entry for oct 2014. 

the one below is the winning entry in jan 2014. :)

the end of naruto

finally we have reached the last chapter of naruto. 

i started watching the naruto anime in uni year 1, recommended by my jc classmate. and i was hooked to it. and then i changed to reading the manga, because the progress of the anime is way too slow. some more the anime will have alot of filler episodes that stray away from the main storyline, which can get a bit irritating. 

it has been a good ten years. imagine i have been reading naruto every week, for ten years! 

thank you for the memories!

Tangerine

went to Tangerine for Restaurant Week, with my parents and darling. Tangerine, opened by celebrity chef couple Sam Leong and Forest (yes that's his wife's name),  is located at ESPA, ESPA is at resort world sentosa, although it is quite far away from the USS area. 

the location is very peaceful, and the ambience of the restaurant is very... ZEN. 

so nice! darling said can do photoshoot here, which i totally agree. 

the entrance of the restaurant. 

let's go straight to the food. 

we also ordered their famous salmon dish to try. 

presented in simple yet exquisite finesse, the exact name is: Sous Vide Salmon with red capsicum puree and Tamarind Sauce.

as mentioned by a famous food blogger: "As the fish is cooked vacuum sealed at 48 degrees celsius, incredible texture and oils remain within the layers of meat. I would akin it to a smooth, refined portion of textured silk in all its glory. And contrasting the oily layers of fish is the zesty red capsicum sauce, enough to give a gentle kick of hotness on the taste buds."

overall is a great dining experience, thoroughly enjoyed by my parents, myself and darling. i will love to come back here again to try their other dishes, although the carpark fee is quite a killer ($16 for two hours plus spent in RWS).