Outram Centennial Dinner

Yday was the Outram Sec Centennial Dinner at Mandarin Hotel (as usual).. My table was occupied with 4 ladies who were students in Outram in 1960s... OOps.. ok.. Then came a cute guy that joined our table.. Hmm.. He graduated in 2000.. Me in 1997.. hee hee. He's my junior in Student Council... I couldn't remember him at all lor.. But he did la.. He said i look familiar... Anyway, he spotted my picture on the booklet too lor.. Wa.. Sharp eyes.. Alvin - Hey, u made it to the front cover again.. haha.. Me - Ya.. yaya.. Of all pictures of the council, they had to choose that ugliest one with me laughing so hysterically.. &*&Y%&) When my junior went out to get the Centennial Commemerative book, they were actually teasing me saying that maybe we can find another picture of me inside! EEks.. True enough, it was that same pic blew up to the whole page!! Duh.. Why that pic???!! I saw another 1 at the back with the coucil standing nicely together one.. Why dun choose that one?? Ok.. nvm.. Think they find that pic natural la.. Ok ok.. So i had to get that book lor.. Spent $60.. haha.. So for this stupid dinner, a total of $120 excl cab fare of 20 bucks.. hmm.. Fire in the HOLE!!

A junior of mine in the Student Council..

With Mr Lee and Ms Tan in the centre

AKF is over..

Haiz.. AKF (Asia Karate Federation) Tournament is over.. I miss the tournament... During the tournament i could forget abt school and work.. I could concentrate on something that i really love - Karate.. Though i din take part in the events, i was running the table officials.. I was very busy but Happy.. THe senseis and referees were good to us.. And though it's cadet and junior categories, the participants fought real well.. I think as usual, we were still as gaga over the Japan Team.. haha.. As usual..
Chairman of AKF was so fierce to the participants, he simply scolded them over the mic to get them to move fast.. He even asked me to scold them,.. haha.. I wont dare lor.. Dun see the people junior junior ah.. Some of the guys from the Middle East were taller than me lor(at least 1 head)! Shihan Yamamura couldn't speak EL well as he's a Jap la.. So when he was planning out the team kumite(sparring), I had to guess his meaning lor.. Hee hee.. But luckily, with my cong ming cai zhi, i understood and could actually anticipate the next court to use.. So he was kinda of impressed.. Haha.. As long as i din diu xin jia po de lian jiu hao...
I thought the matches in the ring are good enoough.. But who knows, the best came on the last day after the prize giving.. As a guy from Kuwait couldn't find his bag, i think he blamed another Iran fellow for taking it.. So this 2 countries already so unhappy with each other in the beginning, a fight soon ensue... wow!! Wat a sight! Seeing the guys throwing chairs and hitting each other.. Thank goodness, i was with the Jap team at the gallery.. But as what i can see, none of the countries went forward to stop them which is the correct move, if other countries join in, wah.. the scene will be even more huo bao!
you peng zi yuan fang lai, bu yi le hu.. We met the participant from HK who joined the previous AKF held in singapore 7 years ago.. Haha.. Robert was a participant then and now he's the team manager.. And well, he's a Shihan now.. Hmm.. He recognised Ice first and he said she's so fierce.. Haha.. Well, if she is not, the team managers from the middle east will never come and register their players lor.. So we had a good catching up after the tournament.. We went out to KTV on sunday with the HK team coach.. Judy was too tired to join us.. Too bad.. U missed a good voice.. This is the first time i hear someone singing so well in cantonese (well, of course, he's a Hong Konger) But i tell u, his voice is splendid... The team coach's singing also not bad la but not as good as him.. I forced him to sing a lot of songs.. Haha.. The funny thing was when i sang hao xin fen shou with him.. I sang with a broken cantonese, he sang with a broken chinese.. haha.. He even sang a hokkien song with me! But i was laughing till my voice became so coarse.. hee hee.. Funny siah.. So if i go to HK in dec, i will surely get him to bring me around.. With a di tou she, the trip will always be fun! hee hee..

Driving, I drove!!

WOWOoo.. Thank Goodness i went to get my PDL today lor!! Heng ah.. Cuz i managed to go out onto the roads to drive today woh! Cool siah... Haha.. As expected, i si chia at least 10 times today! haha..
3 things i learnt abt myself today..
1) I am too kan cheong!! Cant drive well under stress.. muahaha..
2) I get so confused with the clutch, brake and acce.. These movements of changing gear have to come naturally soon.. If not, i'll be stoning on the road trying to figure out wat to do first?? CLutch, brake? Brake , Clutch? CHange gear?? ERRR???
3) I am a strong gal.. Haha.. I used so much strength for many things.. I released the hand brake so hard that the instructor asked me to use lesser strength.. I shifted the gear so hard that he nearly pengz.. I can't seem to push the accerl gently and the engine jus went vroom!!.. hee hee.. THe power of karate.. haha..

P.S.: I am supposed to be marking the compos now.. BUT.. WHY AREN'T I TOUCHING THEM?? cUZ I CANT BE BOTHERED TO!!! MUAHAHAHA.. Laziness seeped in.. I slept for 3 hrs after reaching home and i went off for driving after the nap.. SO the COMPOS WILL BE IN MY BAG UNTOUCHED AND I WILL BRING IT BACK TO SCHOOL TMR..

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Normally i have trouble trying to figure out wat to write for the title.. haha.. So now i will jus leave it blank lor.. Ya.. as most of u who visit my blog realize, i have got a new look!! well, it's cuz of my dear niece, cass, she keeps complaining abt the layout of my blog.. So she offered to change it for me.. Ok la.. Jus to stop her from grumbling.. here's my new blog look!!

Anyway, i never felt that "productive" for this year, i was simply marking and marking for the past 2 days that i think i feel like puking le! haiz.. the amt of marking is totally overwhelming!!! YUCKs!

I see myself being busier next yr! Should I be honest and tell the boss tat i can't take so much stress?? I am not that super neither am i interested?? I am getting very scared(+stressed) just by thinking of the work i m in for next year...

Young ME!!

Irene gave me some pics that she dug out from her photo albums.. Oh my!! Disastrous.. So i will just show some better pics of myself when i was young, the rest.. haha.. Sorry.. Not for public viewing..
I think i took this when i was in primary school.. I am not too sure of when i took this pic lor.. Anyway, that was the time when my hair were short and wavy.. Janet jie jie says it look like nest.. hahaha.. So mean of her.. ANyway, i hate this hairstyle, that's y u will never see me in short hair again ever.. Unless i know how to maintain it..


I was only 5 years old in this pic.. I am so CUTE!! haha.. This is outside my old house in Margaret Drive and there's a jackfruit tree behind me.. If i m not wrong, the person taking this pic is my sis, Irene, and she was the one to tell me to hold my dress... Well, i did.. shyly.. hahaha.. So dainty.. hee.. I wonder if i will ever see myself in dresses again leh.. hahaha.. Think i wore too many dresses when i was young and that causes me not to like dress now..

P.S.: For info only, my name Jasmine, is given to me by Irene jie jie... She's the one who chose this name if i m not wrong..

Helen the Baby Fox

After the ND celebration in school, i went to cineleisure to watch this show with sin.. As usual, i was the one who suggest the show.. Initially i wanted to watch the lake house but then, this show seems like a more interesting show.. So off we went to see this.. Maybe right from the beginning, i knew that the fox will die.. So i am kinda sad and on few occasions, i was close to tears.. I just cant bear to see animals die lor.. Haiz..
With the love and patience the boy gave to the fox, the fox managed to call out and led a fulfilling "long" life.. Instead of jus a short unbearable few days of lifespan, the fox managed to survive for 3 weeks... To see the fox suffering in the end was sad.. When the fox died, i just couldn't control my tears anymore..
Well, i think this is the first time sin saw me cry in the movies.. haha.. He didn't really react much, he said something to me but i couldn't hear him cuz i was busy crying.. oops.. hee hee.. So with that crying, my nose just got more blocked.. haha..
After the show, we went to magic wok for dinner, luckily we managed to get seats fast and the food came fast too.. So we settled our dinner within an hour.. Hee hee... Cuz after the dinner, we went to SEE FIREWORKS!!!
Cool cool.. THe fireworks are so beautiful!!! But we only managed to see the high fireworks as we were just outside the raffles city.. Still, it's fantastic.. THe only thing is when sin said something abt taxpayers' money going up in smoke, i laughed at his statement.. But he REally is a mood spoiler lor!! Such nice fireworks and he said that! Haha..
I would want to watch the sat fireworks too.. I think it'll be very nice too!! Any takers???

YES!! THE LAST NE EVENT!!!

YIPPEE!! The laast... NE event is OVER!!! PHEW! Ya.. I am talking abt the National Day Celebration in the school.. I think SW and Liz did a GOOD JOB! Ppl say they organize it well and the program ran smoothly.. I am glad for them.. As for me, i am just happy that all 4 core events are over and now wat i m worried abt is the framework.. haiz.. But nevertheless, i am still glad..

Liangshan Gathering

Whole gang of siao ppl trying to act normally..

Wat's up, JJ? Why so sad??

Oh.. she's chrystal.. Our newest addition...

Okie.. So shang's trying to scare me.. But.. I m not scared!!

This is the gathering at serangoon gardens... We went to a hang out called ice2.. Haha.. Ice had nothing to do with this shop la.. But anyway, that shop hor, i really dun wanna say lor.. Their sofa "settees" is so fragile!! The sentences i keep hearing from the waiter is, I'm sorry, the sofa can only take 2 ppl at the most.. I'm sorry, u can't stand on the sofa.. DUH!! Then pls go get a studier sofa la.. So many reservations.. Haiz..

A Story to share

This is a story that i would like to share with all of my frenz.. Think it'll serve as a reminder that we are in charge of our own emotions...

An aging master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so,one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned,the master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful ofsalt in a glass of water and then to drink it. "How does it taste?" themaster asked."Bitter" spit the apprentice.The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take thesame handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silenceto the nearby lake, and once the apprentice swirled his handful ofsalt in the water, the old man said, "Now drink from the lake."As the water dripped down the young man's chin, the master asked,"How does it taste?" "Fresh," remarked the apprentice. "Do you tastethe salt?" asked the master. "No," said the young man.At this, the master sat beside this serious young man who soreminded him of himself and took his hands, offering, "The pain of lifeis pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains thesame, exactly the same. But the amount of bitterness we tastedepends on the container we put the pain in.So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlargeyour sense of things .... stop being a glass. Become a lake.
-- a Hindu Parable

P5 Camp 2006

Okie.. 2D1N camp is over.. This year, i wasn't that gung-ho, wonder if it's the age or the mentality.. haha.. Anyway, it was a good break from school.. Hee hee.. Being able to be in the suburbs and drinking coffee, having some snacks in the morning.. that's life.. ha haa.. Had some water bomb fight with the gals and i think that made them and myself happy.. I took the opportunity to play with them without any reservations.. that's nice.. but of course, i was all drenched from top to toe.. dripping wet.. haha.. The campfire could be better with more songs (provided with lyrics).. as usual, i was sabo-ed during the campfire.. and as usual, jaz and jo are tagged together! haha.. ANyway, when i went back to sch today, nora made e remark that the staff room were very quiet without me.. haha.. they said they din hear any laughter.. hmm.. So now, i am the entertainer?? hmmm.. Overall, the camp is a good break la.. But i cant imagine the markings!! ahh.. And now, i m having a itchy nose.. haiz.. P.S.: 1 funny thing happen yday.. 1 of the instructor called out to me last nite asking "hey, where are u gg?" So i answered her saying i m getting my powder from the lodge.. In my heart i was thinking why is she asking me like that?? Did she think i am a student?? hmmm.. THen when i came down, i saw her with another instructor and the other fellow said to her, "hey! she's a teacher la!!!" OOps.. hahaha.. she really thot i am a student!! haha.. i really found it so funny!! Maybe it's the nite la.. and she dun really have a good eyesight as i can see.. hahaha..

My Group.. They r e best grp this yr!!

MY Ob's OVER!! GREAT!!

Phew.. My lesson observation is over!! Yippeee!!! Hee hee.. SO HAPPY!! ANyway, luckily my p4 gals are FANTASTIC!! They are so street wise that they know when to talk and when to keep their mouths shut!! Clever gals! hee hee.. ANyway, i think mY RO is happy with my lesson today.. SO another load off my mind!! YEAH!! Happy Happy..

I LIKE THIS QUOTE!!

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
-Herm Albright

Monday Blues

I had such a busy weekend.. I was busy doing the teaching aid for p3 and i spent the whole sat afternoon pasting the words onto the rubric cube.. If seed is this way, i foresee myself doing these nonsenses next year..
After which, i gotta meet up with the UV LIGHTers at JP!! Haha.. OF all places right? So Darn FAR.. ANyway, Judy supposed to come my hse n we go together, then she changed her mind.. Sin is supposed to meet me at Sem.. THen he called me when i m on the way that he will be late and guess wat? He's at DB?? ARGH.. Tell me earlier la, i go there meet u, it's easier isn't it? he forever like that one leh.. Haiz.. NVM la.. I m used to all these changes.. Anyway, we went to SOUP restaurant.. Surprisingly, 9 of us actually didn't spend much there.. Cuz we only ordered 3 dishes and a soup.. A bit too little for all of us.. BUT i din eat much, i only had a few mouthfuls of rice.. almost half of my rice is still in the bowl.. Had a fun time chatting with them at Coffee Bean, though most of the time, it's mich doing the talking.. haha.. she's a real chatterbox.. She just have too many stories to share and her expressions r simply too animated.. so funny..

On sun, i was busy preparing the lesson ob's ppt.. Spent quite some time preparing the wayang for tmr... haiz.. Now i realize that i am not that prepared for tmr.. My prev ob wasn't that good, my RO pinpoints at my class mgt.. N the classes i am taking this year, i really don't know wat to say abt them la.. haiz.. Hopefully, tmr they will understand wat i say and do it!!! Pls pls pls..

AUG will be very fun as the AKF is coming.. I can't wait to see the competition though it's only Junior tournaments.. I think there'll be good matches to look out for.. CAn't wait to see the kawaii japanese!!! hee hee..

P.S.: Eh.. Today is a blue day for me, I can't seem to get rid of some problems that i have with someone close to me.. I really don't know wat to say and wat to do le.. Looks like i will just have to let nature take its course then.. haiz.. 左右为难

时间如剑飞逝

时间过得太快了！今天又是一个星期五。我这整个星期到底做了什么呢？似乎什么也没做呢！下个星期二就是我的observation了，我最讨厌的！真是一项无聊的事物。希望我别做错事就好了！我已经有两年不好的纪录了，我不希望今年又不理想了。
其实，我有许多想法想与别人分享，但我太累了，现在我只想睡觉！虽然头发还没干，但是，算了，我要去睡觉了！改天有空，有精神时，我在与各位分享吧！

-ve mode's back!

OOps.. I tink my negative mode is back.. I am getting negative and not very happy with the way things goes these days.. AGAIN! I m back to thinking that i m not a good worker and beginning to see the bad things in ppl... I m getting sick and tired of the endless work i m doing.. Isn't there a more efficient and effective way of doing things? ISn't ppl realizing that they are not as busy as they think they are?? Why is life so unfair?? Why are there ppl talking, chatting and laughing away while i am stuck doing work for 2 sessions??

An interesting analogy that only 3 ppl know wat i mean.. haha.. We are presently on a sampan trying to steer to a place where ppl think it's good... And the one pushing us want us to go as fast as the ppl in the speedboat.. And ppl in the cruise thinks that they are in the sampan..

1 big load off!!!

Me and my P5 gals.. The prettier ones in class..

PHEW!! RH day is over!! A big stone is off my chest now! I was very very stressed over this RH day.. Anyway, it's over.. P was happy.. (I think so..) She thanked me & jo on stage for running this event.. I din expect her to do that, if it were the ex-P, she won't thank the person i/c like that.. I was glad that at least work done were appreciated.. Trs came in and said that it was a job well done.. Good job, jas and jo!
I'm happy that they enjoyed themselves.. There are alot of things that i think could be better.. But with such a short time for preparation, i cant ask for too much la.. Next time, i tink i better plan for things fast.. If last min, i think i will super duper stressed.. I am too tired to type in anything here.. Anyway, i am glad that i have ppl helping me along the way.. My colleagues and frenz.. THey were there for me and they supported me all the way.. Thank you!

Fruitful Weekend

Saturday
NE show was simply great!!! I enjoyed myself thoroughly there.. The songs, fireworks were great! Though the gals were sinply quite "dead", i still enjoyed myself.. I think the trs enjoyed ourselves more than the gals.. haha.. But who cares??!! If they choose to be "dead", it's their prob!
My school's Army Liaison Personnel is fantastic! Sgt Lee.. i really must thank him.. he is such a nice chap! I will praise him here.. On the day of the briefing, he sent me to the bus stop (other sch's alp din do such a thing!). On the day itself, while my gals were outside the stadium waiting to enter, he asked the entertainers to come and keep my gals occupied. During the show, he disappeared for a while and came back with bottles of chilled water for the trs.. He made sure the students were safe during the whole show, to and fro the stadium..
But i think he's really too nice le.. 1 of the gals dropped her wallet in the bus and i asked him to hold on to it.. I din want him to bring down the wallet as it's that gal's responsibility to do so.. And it's horrible to get him to come down all the way on his off day just to return an irresponsible gal's wallet! I told her mum personally that she should go and collect it herself and she said ok.. But.. In the end, he came today to my sch to return the wallet!! Wat the heck!!! How could the mum be so argh!??!
Anyway, i sent a letter of commendation for him to CCAB, hopefully, they send the letter to MINDEF.

Sunday
I woke up at 12pm on sun.. I simply KOed.. Anyway, sin called me to ask if he could pick me up at 1.30.. So out i went at 1.30pm.. I changed my mind abt Little India as i think that place will be too crowded on sun.. So i decided to go Concourse to get the stuff.. Luckily i managed to get most of the stuff there.. Sin was a great help as he helped to carry and give me ideas on stuff to buy.. Thank you so much! After which, we went to Bugis to get the presents for the trs.. I only bought a hand held fan (but jo thinks i'm too cheap skate!! haha..) I didn't manage to buy him dinner to thank him as he needed to return the car to his dad by 6.15.. So maybe next time, but sin, u reall y should let me pay for a dinner.. You were free labour and chaffeur.. I really feel very bad leh..
Right after i got home, i started doing up the zero-point.. From the 2 bags of rubber bands, i did (with the help of my maid and niece) 11 zero-points.. WOW..

So my weekend were filled with work! haha.. All packed!!

Wat a life!

I am so busy with the events that i dun really have time to do any marking.. Why am i not working as wat my occupation is stated as? I feel that i am more than a tr.. Why is it so?? I am doing so much other work that i feel that i am a chapalang tr.. I jus hope that everything will run in order tmr and for next fri.. It's the BIG event and i wont want them to flop.. Not after so much effort being put in.. That's impt..
I am thankful for the ppl who are ard me.. they trust me and give me support.. That's very impt..
Esp to sin, thankful for him being there when i needed help.. I din expect him to offer to drive and be my free labour.. hee hee..

5cents

Would u pay for purchases in 5c coins? Do u feel embarrassed when u pay in 5c? I don't mean paying in $1 worth of 5c.. It's not even $2.. It's $9.. I wonder where this fellow get so many 5c.. Hello? I know u need to pay a charge if u change it in the bank.. But dumping it to another person like this is inconsiderate.. Even if it's legal tender, have u thought of what would the other party do with so many 5c?

The atrocities of war

Visited the Kranji War memorial and Bukit Chandu yday.. The thought of people sacrificing their lives for the peace of Singapore struck me hard.. When you see the graves of the soldiers who died in the war, some of the graves had no name, some bodies mixed up, "buried near this spot" etc.. Heros with names we would never know.. Heros with bodies never to be found... Every spot in Singapore is covered with blood of the once living person that either defended Singapore or lived here in this land and even the enemies who was fighting for their country.. They were all children of their parents.. Someone will be crying their hearts out when they die.. However, where war is concerned, lives have no more value.. Saddening, isn't it?

Is it really neccessary to go through war?
What's the point of losing so many lives for the sake of conquering countries, when in the end, you lie down in just a small plot of land, with simply a tombstone engraved with your name?

Ok.. To end the heart-wrenching topic, there's 1 interesting thing i found out abt Singapore River yday, do u know where is the start of Singapore River? hee hee.. Make a guess..