Toy Convention for the 3 days was really interesting and even though the scale of it is not large I enjoyed it! I was there for the first and last day and grabbed toys of the shelves at a really cheaper price. I also grabbed Mahou Sensei Negima (if that was how its spelt) 2 characters along with Onegai Twins and a set of GundamSeed Destiny toys. I also grabbed a evil GRIFFON robot from the series Patlabor at half the cheapest price I could find on the market!

Of course I must thank you (not mentioning your name cuz u probably dun wan me to! :oP) for getting me free tickets on Friday. On the whole it was an enriching new experience. The cosplay in Singapore may not be as significant as those overseas but nevertheless it has caught on some fervour here. The Toy Convention for 2008 ended today. But on the whole it was OK.... not say very poorly organised. I also got to see some famous personalities that Singaporeans are so 'sua-gu' and unaware of. Top creators for their toys or art.

I hope they'll have another Toy Convention next year!

The rest of the Holidays

The rest of the holidays was filled up with more memorable events like one visit by my ex students who visited me on the Monday right after Father's Day. My 3 Godaughters... I've reason to suspect one of them masterminded a surprise visit to my house. As usual they filled up the whole house and must've caused some distress to my tenants... :oP


The next big event right before the end of my holidays was going with my family to Bali for a trip for 4 days. It was family bonding time to me and in the midst of the holiday, I switched on my hp to find out that 'Da Jie' (Serene Wong) had just lost her mother. Guessed it made me want to cherish mother so much I quickly tried to find her. We all wish our parents will stay around forever...


Anyway the trip to Bali was refreshing and I loved during the explorations on my own. To be pampered by tour agency was a luxury compared to having a backpacking free and easy trip. But I will still attempt the trip I wish to make to Cambodia and North Vietnam at the end of the year.

Oh ya, not forgetting the Festival of Arts closing ceremony. I had to rush back and just managed to get a seat with... let's not mention who cuz that person may not give me permission to mention names. The seat was on the grass anyway, the closing ceremony was so-so. It wasn't very SPECTACULAR but it was ok. Except for a great ball of fire that really 'wowed' the crowd for a while. There were a few very irritating kids behind us who kept talking non-stop until I started imitating them. Haha. And with the end of the closing ceremony for FOA in Singapore at Bedok Reservoir...School, that means work, started the next day... :o(

These 2 days?

The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra, Chorus and SoloistsSingapore Festival Orchestra Chorus of the Slovene National Theatres Maribor and Ljubljana Singapore Lyric Opera Children’s Choir...

A Friday night at Esplanade watching the LOTR concert was really satisfying, gratifying and touching. I think I loved LOTR not because of the movie but because of the music that was put together with the movie. To hear it in front of me in the form of a live concert is the best thing that has happened so far. Of course the price of the tickets would be expensive to many, but hell I don't care because its time to spend money on myself instead of on someone else which I've been doing for the past few years. Embarrassing maybe, but I was moved close to tears as I picture the music and the movie moving together, however the last four 'Moments' on The Two Towers and Return of the King was a bit faster and 'shortcut' in feeling. Nevertheless I give praise to the orchestra which was almost two-thirds Asian and one-third Caucasian. Hard to believe but there was some humour among all this 'seriousness' when the two little girls who sat near the conductor did not know how to carry themeselves (such as bowing, thanking the audience) and the conductor was just shaking his head with a smile and instructing them what to do.

To reach home late and wake up the next day in this nice cool rainy weather was an added bonus. I decided to watch 'The Holiday' since I've kept it aside for so long. Its been a long time since I watch such shows. The perception of love has not changed much. Compared to SATC, The Holiday sounds like a fairy tale but I believe in the goodness of it. SATC is just more realistic in their outlook at life. Its great to see Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, my two favourite

personalities starr in this show as lovers. Ironing clothes while watching a movie like this with a cool breeze and rain outside never felt so good. Watching the movie also helped me released more of myself and forget about someone more as time goes by. I feel a sense of calm over me and felt I had to keep this here. (But along the way I also noticed my English is deteriorating, but who cares, many have blogs typed in an English language in a more terrible state). I know I could have stopped and checked and correct some mistakes but there is just too many other more important things to do! I want to do WHATEVER MAKES ME HAPPY.

Holiday? Hmmm maybe not

Right after Parent Teacher's meeting, the next day I was engaged in doing CCA over at Pulau Ubin over the weekend. That one's ok. What I did not expect was to have my Saturday burnt as well in an army mobilisation OVER NIGHT! I mean which unit mobilises overnight? One of its kind.

Pics of some scenes from NPCC Kg Bahru site. A view of the sea and Sky.

Anyway I managed to clear most of the hecitc work this week liao. Sigh, two weekends gone. I must use the rest of it nicely to plan for my end of year trip also. Pretty cashless too cause my sister accidentally ram my car backwards, and Dad and Mum just loaned money to buy a new car. So low now... Haha but not serious enuff. Still ok. The car still looks ok.... from the front.

Just sent it for repair today.. Hope to get it back asap!

Past 2 days

Brought students on Learning Journey into Chinatown. Although the trail was almost the same, it was different with your own form class and my kids were a whole lot of fun, though some of them really needed me to stop them from misbehaving. The hot weather burnt out most of us. It was tiring more because the weather was too warm. Anyway I got to buy my favourite food from the famous egg tart shop and also visit Maxwell market to eat some food. Joshua didn't like the food there that much, maybe he had too much of food there before. But the trip was enjoyable because of the people you go with! Not forgetting some of the funny antics of my students James and Jay hahahaha!

Today, a lesson on patience, the sound system was poor and we could not really hear the speeches being made for the drama. The hardest and trying part was to try and keep the students awake and listen. Tired....

OK, a few hours later is the MAN U and CHELSEA match. Got to go!

Just the past 2 days

Above pictures taken at Suntec Carshow.

Think I did quite a bit of reflection for the past few days. Realise that playing games is really addictive to me in my case. Although my control is better now its not enough in my opinion. Anyway watching 'What Happened in Vegas' is really great - never had a hilarious and touching romantic comedy like that for a long time. Its been years but Cameron Diaz's still hot! Also really observed the fountain at Suntec at night, never took the trouble to as I never thought much of Singapore... :oP but it turned out to be quite nice. A pity I didn't record down the video probably.

This morning's run was great, there was still a slight pain in the knee but its not as jarring as before. The best was when I listened to the soundtrack from Deep Blue Sea (special soundtrack) and watched the clouds above me drifting by. The feeling was exhilarating, that was what I thought to myself as I lay on the bench after some 'crunches' exercise. A pity that Gavin was not in the mood to eat breakfast as he probably played games till 4am this morning. Anyway the following is a picture of the sky.

Ok the gathering at Weiping's hse has just been pushed back to 1pm. I'm going off...

Visit to Sentosa_Special move to UNDERWATERWORLD

I've not been to Underwater world like in almost a decade? It was impressive enough to me still. I still remember the last Sea Aquarium or something like that which I visited when I was 6 or 7. So its still fascinating to me to see all these sea animals. I like watching documentaries and the effect of this place didn't make it seem like the animals were in captivity. Really nice. I don't recall seeing the type of crabs last time which I saw in this visit. Cute and also impressive. I like the ones that look like the prehistoric sea animal(top in very dark water).