Wednesday 28 August 2013

The Singapore Memory Project

28 August 2013 (Wed):

Received a comment on one of my blog post (though non related to the post), inviting me to share my blog memories via:
http://singaporememory.simulation.com.sg/Public/Pledge

The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is a nationwide movement which aims to capture and document precious moments and memories related to Singapore; recollections not merely from individual Singaporeans, but also organisations, associations, companies and groups.

Launched on August 2011, this project aims to collect 5 million personal memories as well as a substantial number of published materials on Singapore by 2015. It will do so not only through its own efforts, but via partners embarking on similar collection drives.

Source: http://www.mci.gov.sg/content/mci_corp/web/mci/libraries/community_and_outreach/the_singapore_memoryproject.html

LOL... Daddy gave full support. Will be contacting the PIC soon...

Sunday 18 August 2013

Chong Pang Open House 2013

18 August 2013 (Sun):

Bring back the kampong spirit....

We had a community fair this morning at the Chong Pang CC. Watching stage performance like...

Chinese Taiji.

Japan Akido.

Community singing ~ Di Tanjong Katong, Home, Xi Shui Chang Liu

We got to complete thise card with 12 stamps from different groups before attempting a chance at tikam.

Doing puzzle at the SPF booth~ Don't tempt your flatmates.



Trying our hands at Congkat.



We wanted to help out with the batik painting for Chingay 2014 preparations but...

it was all completed by the time we got to it.

Simple yet beautiful. The colours were bright & all u have to do is to spread the paint across the area u're painting on.

This was the free gift we got. Not too sure what is it used for. A table mat? Some said its a tool used for rolling up sushi...lol

The finale of the event was the lucky draw which had only 5 prizes given out. Oh! Not to mention, we had various snacks to munch on; milo, yogurt, biscuits & kacang puteh. We also played kampong games like five stones, hopscotch, chatek & marble.

Tuesday 13 August 2013

I Am A Champion

13 August 2013 (Tues):

Lionel has been given a whole list of project base homework, to be completed by September. There are altogether 7 core values of the school: Integrity, Nation Loving, Sincerity, Perseverance, Independence, Respect & Excellence & each student has to complete all given task.

Well, not neccessary all but as many as possible. Each task is marked by a number of stars & towards the end, the teacher will present a prize to the student with the most stars.


When i saw the list, I was dumbfounded. Some of the task were difficult & Lionel said that the teachers would have to see it with their own eyes before they even believe that the child did the given task.


Lionel marked out the tasks he wanna do but that adds up to only 12 stars, under the bronze category & he was not satisfied. He wanted a silver at the very least, so I told him to do all those marked with 3 stars, he will defintely get 21 stars - a silver award. He gave me a loud groan & shook his head. Haha...

Mission Completed:
Greet teachers & school staff - Respect.
Design a banner to decorate your class on National Day - Nation Loving
Make a thank you card for someone who has helped you - Sincerity
Make a craft/card to thank your parents/gradnparents for taking care of you - Sincerity
Pack & organise your bag - Independence

Sunday 11 August 2013

Long weekend - 07 ~ 11 Aug 2013

11 August 2013 (Sun):

you have been warned: no photos...only words :P

07 Aug (Wed):

The school celebrated National Day & Hari Raya. All students were encouraged to come in their red & white attire or the traditional Malay costume. School hours were from 8am - 1030am, so the kids had most of the day free. :)

08 Aug (Thurs):

Being a PH ~ Hari Raya, i gave a day off from doing assessments books. The kids were elated; they can play all day. However, instead of being a couch potato, we headed off to Henderson Waves. But instead of crossing over to Hortpark (which was what we usually did), we walked along the main road after the end of the tree top walk, towards Labrador MRT station. There ia a boardwalk behind the station which leads out into the open sea & all the way across, ending at Marina @ Keppel Bay. Boy! That was a long walk, and with the rain coming down on us, we were wet, tired & hungry.

In the evening, the kids went for a buffer dinner with ah ma & us 2 went for our dinner at Balestier.

09 Aug (Fri):

Daddy planned to go into JB for a little shopping. He needed to get some stuff for his client. After looking at the traffic condition, we opt for entry via Tuas Checkpoint.Our destination was Pasir Gudang. By right, entry ito JB via Woodlands Checkpoint wld be nearer but we did not want to waste our time, gettin stuck in the jam( for goodness know how long.

So we followed directions for Pasir Gudang after exiting from customs. But as u know lah, the roadsigns disappeared halfway & we did not know if we were driving in the right direction. Daddy made a u-turn & followed directions for Johor Bahru instead. We were down on our luck. The shop was closed & would only be open on the 12 Aug. We did not expect them to close. Arrgghhh...

So Daddy said to go where we were the week before as there were many interesting shops, cafes & restaurants. I told him that's Bukit Indah. We wanted to visit AEON shopping centre. But what Daddy had in mind was Bandar Uda Utama, that's along Jalan Skudai. We had a little miscommunication here. Daddy thought that Bukit Indah was in fact, the same as Bandar Uda Utama. Well....

We drove back via Senai Airport, followed directions for Skudai but somehow, we ended up along some ulu village road. Not wanting to continue for fear of losing our way more, we followed signs for Kota Iskandar instead as I remembered Bukit Indah was in the Iskandar town area. Or was it? I am confused myself.

Somehow, we ended up at Gelang Patah ( God help us). Quickly we made a u-turn again. I told Daddy to stop going round in circles. Go to Skudai & just drive on. We stopped to ask for directions & was told Bukit Indah was just: turn right at the traffic light, go all the way & turn right. Before turning right, I saw the indication for Jalan Skudai was to turn left. I was not thinking straight already. Which was which??

We stopped for dinner at what Daddy thought to be Bandar Uda Utama ( I had clearly mentioned this was Bukit Indah). We walked around the whole area, looking at all the interesting cafes & restaurants. Daddy said we should proceed to Jalan Skudai. So i said okay, that's the other direction. But after a few mins of driving, we realised the place was not what we saw the last time. I told Daddy to stopped the car & I had to explain everything to him again...

.You want to go Bandar Uda Utama. That's the place we passed up the last time the Kueh family went with us to Legoland. We stayed at the uncle's house, remember?

.The place we went last week was Bukit Indah. You kept on saying its Bandar Uda Utama just becos u remembered seeing Lu Bang & Courts. I told u that was not as I wrote down the street name & its not the same place.

.Now u insisted i gave u the wrong info. I did not. This is Bukit Indah & NOT Bandar Uda Utama.

Time: 2150hrs. Both is us were a little heated up & Daddy decided to drive back to Singapore. The radio station 933 had already mentioned there were major jam at the Woodlands custom & Daddy still wanna take a chance. I was pissed off but i kept quiet. True to it, there was a long queue & Daddy filtered out & proceeded towards Tuas direction again. We passed by Danga Bay & I wanted to get out. I needed fresh air; I was so angry. But the man drove on.

Finally, we arrived at Tuas Checkpoint, cleared immigration with ease & reached home at 1030pm.

10 Aug (Sat):

No worries. Our tempers were short fused & we were alright upon reaching home. Daddy & I even joked about the TV show we watched in the night, lauging with the kids.

Being a Sat, its back to our daily routine of assessment exercises. I had set them revision tests (English, Chinese & Maths) for today & they settled down to complete it.

In the evening, we caught Smurfs 2 at the cinema. Will it be Turbo next?

11 Aug (Sun):

Its the last day of the long weekend. Back to school & back to work tomorrow. :)

Tuesday 6 August 2013

Sony Creative Science Award 2013

06 August 2013 (Tues)

Lionel received this certificate of participation a few days back. Though he did not win any award, he did, at least gave a shot in creating some toys using recyled materials (with the help of Daddy, of cos). It is still an encouragement & worth a participation afterall.