the only thing worth happy about today is actually the celebration of my little sis bday.
we had a really good dinner at roland restaurant at marine parade. we had good food and enjoyed good service, at an affordable cost of $311 for 6 pax! is very worth it! we ordered 2 crabs, 1 promfret, 1 scallop dish, 1 tofu dish and 1 sambal kang kong.
this is the dish of the day. promfret cooked in 2 different styles.
we love this too! salted egg yolk crab with yam. the fried bits are super addictive. once you start, you cant stop!
very 另类 cake from Dapper Coffee: Earl grey with salted egg yolk!
it started from tuesday morning, when i woke up and i heard a snap. the next thing is that i hurt my neck and my back. #unfortunateevent1
this morning i have an ultimate frisbee competition, organised by AM-OH-EE. however because of the haze, the competition has to be cancelled. #unfortunateevent2
and now comes to unfortunate event 3. as i was driving back home, i got into my first ever accident in my 11 years of driving.
it looks really bad. i was turning left into the main road and turned my head to the right to check for vehicles. and i didn't realise that the truck in front has stopped also, and my car went head on into the back of the truck. nothing much happened to the back of the truck, so the driver of the truck let it go and just drove off without taking my particulars.
and so i called my dad's car agent. and the car agent gave me the address of the service centre for me to make accident report and insurance claims.
and the damage is $1600. damn shag...
i am in a very low mood now.
official photos are here! credits to the official photographer George Tay.
must share these photos because i am very glad to be part of this concert. :)
must give a shout out to Ms Ruth Ling, who was the music director of the concert. she stole the show with her blonde hair, and also the way she plays the piano with so much passion. hahaha. and she is just 35 years old?!
i think i need to do bigger things. i am already 32...
today's 3 hour psi reading reached a new high of 249.
i hereby announce the return of the... ...
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i am glad to be one of the audience attending jimmy ye's first ever concert in 22 years.
his concert was divided into 4 segments.
segment 1 - the songs sung by him
segment 2 - the songs that he wrote for other singers
segment 3 - the songs that he really like that are sung by other singers
segment 4 - encore segment
personally my favourite moment was when he invited his 2 special guests, 梁文福 and 洪邵轩 to be on stage with him, and they sung 细水长流 together. i have alot of feel for this song because firstly it is a very very nice song, and it is locally composed by our local music talent 梁文福, and i used this song for a dance item for this year's CNY concert.
the concert started at 730 pm, had a 20 min intermission and ended at 1120 pm. 3.5 hours of wonderful music, smooth talking and wonderful humour by jimmy ye, and a super awesome live band, at the grand esplanade concert hall, i think it is worth every single dollar. totally didn't regret buying tickets for his concert. really enjoyed myself with darling's company. :)
there's a particular song that i also like, from the recently concluded local musical, 雨季. this song is written by 梁文福 and composed by jimmy ye. title of the song is 渺小的我.
是我选择了被人遗忘
还是遗忘选择了我
在别人的爱情里面
为什么我总是负出更多
是我面对命运就淹没
还是遇到机会就躲
在时代的光荣边缘
为什么我总是差肩而过
哦看看我 你看看我
你拥的使我泪眼闪烁
哦别看我 你别看我
若你的关怀只是经过
渺小的我 也想要轰轰烈烈的活
心中的话 也想要痛痛快快的说
渺小的我 习惯在全世界的背后沉默
如果有一天 我真消失了
究竟有没有人 会偶尔想起我
是我选择了抱着遗憾
还是遗憾抱着了我
在别人的故事里面
为什么最在乎的人是我
是我面对幸福就淹没
还是遇到自己就躲
在遗失的舞台边缘
寂寞它震聋了我的耳朵
哦看看我 你看看我
你拥的使我泪眼闪烁
哦别看我 你别看我
若你的关怀只是经过
渺小的我 也想要轰轰烈烈的活
心中的话 也想要痛痛快快的说
渺小的我 习惯在全世界的背后沉默
如果有一天 我真消失了
究竟有没有人 会偶尔想起我
渺小的我 也想要轰轰烈烈的活
心中的话 也想要痛痛快快的说
渺小的我 习惯在全世界的背后沉默
如果有一天 我真消失了
究竟有没有人 会偶尔想起我
如果有一天 我真消失了
究竟有没有人 会偶尔想起我
woke up at 5 am this morning. i have to reach poi ching school at 6 am to meet some of my elections team members to collect the ballot boxes and ballot papers. and then we board a chartered sbs transit bus, and together with the escort of 2 police officers, we are transported to our polling centre, that is east view primary school.
having the polling centre at a school is already very good, as compared to a void deck. we have fans, proper toilets, and air conditioned staff lounge for us to take a break. void deck has nothing... literally nothing. hence i am thankful that i am doing elections duty at a school.
however it is really tiring to do the duty all the way until 8 pm, where the voting is closed. we still have to pack up, and return the school back to its original state, ie removing all the stickers and posters, moving all the tables and chairs away. and some of us (me included) still have to bring the ballot boxes and votes back to the counting centre. by the time i reach home is already 9 pm.
doing all these work, we are being paid 260 dollars, plus 12 dollars for meal claims, as well as one day off-in-lieu. let's not forget that we had a meeting on 8 sept from 4 pm to 530 pm, as well as setting up the polling centre on 10 sept from 2 pm to 530 pm. yes we are from the public civil service sector, yes this is part of our job scope, but honestly i think we deserve to be paid more, and we deserve 2 days off-in-lieu. although being able to clear the 2 days off-in-lieu is another issue. haha.
i like my elections team! we have a good ARO (Assistant Returning Officer, the OIC of our team), and everyone in the team is so on the ball and so efficient. at the end of the duty the ARO messaged in the whatsapp group that we are an A Team. :)
i didn't manage to have dinner and was pretty hungry when i reach home. so i jio-ed xuehong and nzj to supper at tim ho wan. coincidentally both of them also havent eat dinner and yes i am happy to end the tired day with a good meal and good company at tim ho wan. :)
taking a toilet selfie at 630 am. hahahahaha.
proud and happy to complete my 2nd elections duty! the 1st elections duty was in 2011 during the presidential elections.
thank you to the person who designed this. :) #justsaying
thank you kit kat singapore. hahahahaha. this resonates with me because i am in charge of issuing the ballot papers. i wrote 841 serial numbers, tore 841 ballot slips, announced 841 names to the polling agent sitting opposite me.
happy to see three ex students who came to vote! can't imagine i am in the teaching service for that long to see my students being old enough to vote for this elections. hahahaha.
it was a great day with great company and great food.
i also officially announced to the show choir kids that i am leaving the workplace at the end of this year. i told them that i am feeling both happy and sad. happy because i feel a bit jaded at the current workplace and i am really looking forward to a change in environment. sad because there are only two reasons that will make me hold back from leaving: the wonderful cohesive pe department, as well as the show choir cca.
so as i was relating to them my feelings, i see that some of their faces getting a bit emo already and like want to cry already.
and right after i finished my words, i asked the president and vice president of each batch to say some stuff. there were 3 batches of president and vice president present.
so to sum up:
"when i first know that you are coming in as a show choir teacher in charge, i was quite afraid. i really dunno what to expect from you. but once you came in i can feel the positive impact that you created on us." [i must have created a scary reputation as the artistic director of b2b in 2011 hahahhaha]
"what is show choir without mr tan..."
"your impact on us is like the bombing of hiroshima" [SERIOUSLY... can think of some positive impact a not??!! hiroshima bombing is negative impact leh!!!]
"thank you mr tan... you always order the best food for us to eat" [of course man, i myself is a foodie and i know that delicious food can boost your peformance level. i hate eating sucky food on performance days. especially during certain productions by ... ... i shall not say. hahahahaha. but i must say that the food during Senses was good!]
"we love you mr tan"
and i received thank you notes from 2 students.
"mr tan yy, this is a late teacher's day, early farewell and pre-wedding gift. this sums up all my gratitude for you teaching and helping me. i was shocked to hear you are leaving because what is show choir without you?! thank you for being one of the best teachers i have known this far. really, i am going to miss your drama and commitment you have for show choir. i bet everyone else too. i am going to miss you mr tan." - laila, dance captain 2015/2016
"thank you for all your contributions to show choir and the school. although i have only been in the school for 8 months, i still felt your hard work and effort for all of us. i really enjoyed talking to you and it has been a pleasure to know you. hope you like the new school and we will all miss you." - sabrina, a sec one girl who has lots of potential in show choir and can be a future student leader
all right enough of emo messages. let the photos begin!!
they did this pose specially just for me. :)
president of 2014/2015
president of 2015/2016 also join in!
and this is sabrina!
i will miss show choir. definitely.
went to adventure cove with darling this afternoon!
we only tried 2 rides and 2 attractions: the riptide rocket, dueling racer, bluwater bay and rainbow reef. riptide rocket is the most scary ride in adventure cove (think about roller coaster with water splashing on your face). dueling racer is like last time fantasy island's subarashi, but is more demure. for bluwater bay, tidal waves will be released at 10 min intervals and you ma chiam will be swept away. i like rainbow reef because it is snorkelling with alot of beautiful fishes around you!
after adventure cove we went back to darling's house to play with her niece and eat dinner. originally we wanted to make our wedding angbao box but we were to occupied with the niece. the niece is always so hyper and so full of energy. everytime she sees me she will wave at me and smile at me. wah i totally cannot. :)
on teacher's day holiday i went to power 98 FM radio station with my show choir president and vice president. singapore show choir academy arranged a radio interview for the B-Dazzled diamond award schools. the deejay is JK, who was also the emcee for B-Dazzled 2013.
i met the kids at 630 am in school because we have to reach the radio station at 715 am. the interview finished at 9 am and we had a tea break at the staff canteen, waiting for our transport to pick us up at 930 am. once we reach school i went to try my luck to see if the staffroom is open because my table is packed with presents. i didn't have the time to arrange my table on thursday because i was in a rush to go sing ktv with the colleagues. hahahaha. thank goodness the staffroom was open.
ta da! the messy table that is filled with presents and cards from students, alumni and colleagues. thank you so much for the love. certainly made my final teacher's day celebration in the workplace so memorable.
thank you yong sisters for the mugs! i can use these to drink coffee/tea with darling every morning. :)
my first OSCAR! thank you arshad. i really love it alot!
and here are some meaningful messages that were written for me. :)
"hello mr tan! i want to thank you for all your contributions to show choir. i appreciate all your hard work for show choir. thank you for being such a great teacher in-charge, and taking care of us. will miss you when you leave the school, hope you will enjoy your last year and continue to be an awesome teacher!" - kelly, show choir president 2015/2016
"thank you for your guidance through this 4 years and all your countless encouragement, advice and support. thank you for giving me so many opportunites to showcase and pursue my passion for dance. all the best into your new journey in life starting from 6 dec onwards!" - estel, modern chinese dance president 2014/2015
"mr tan ahhhh! happy teacher's day! thank you for taking care of me! i still want to perform in your special item! please do come back and visit us next year! or if you want to do a special item, i bet all our dancers will love to join in! anyway all the best for your new school experience!" - huiying, modern chinese dance president 2015/2016
"hello mr tan! happy teacher's day. how i wish i could come and visit you with the rest of the teachers. thank you for being one of the teachers that i cherish the most. keep spreading good vibes to the upcoming students because they may be inspired the same way as how i was. congratulations on your upcoming wedding!" - ina, my b2b performer in the drama and sparks hip hop segment.
and the next one is from a trainer. really appreciate his comments.
"you are the most interesting, dedicated, motivating and hardworking teacher i have ever known... kudos to you!!" - kenny seong, wushu exponent/dancer/trainer from rhythm n moves.
finally, a picture that was sent to me through whatsapp by ms herda, the previous SPE (school programme executive) of the workplace. this picture totally resonates with me. she understands me very well.
thank you everyone once again.
狮城真是了不起，
选前说声对不起，
选后柴油水电起，
地铁瘫痪又一起，
地铁总裁薪水起，
原油上涨油价起，
原油下跌油税起，
老妇被骗又一起，
醉酒骚乱第一起，
最低存款一直起，
拿回的钱没有起，
真是看你拿不起，
九月十一全站起，
票投铁锤要一起，
不然价格通通起。
kudos to the person who wrote this!!
after a super shag 45 min of zumba workout
with my co-form mr ahmad! we are waiting outside the class as the students are preparing a surprise for both of us.
wah sei thank you everyone. i am proud of your efforts.
and i bumped into some alumni! this is our own version of gardens by the bay. HAHAHA.
finally a picture with ms dalillah, a famous fashion blogger!
inviting the alumni back to perform again, because they did so well on speech day.
our ex student who graduated in 2011. i also invited him back to perform magic tricks for the teachers!
wishing all educators a happy teacher's day!
