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preferred to be called: qI
years of existence: Officially 23
preoccupied with: running, rowing, slacking, stoning, the internet, cafes , star-gazing

*loves:
the sea
sea breeze
stars
teh
kaya toast
adidas
mocha
nike sports bras

*DREAMS:
GTO Wanna-Be
Boat shed by the Reservoir
Sunrise by the Beach
Driver in shades

PDA phone
Travel
Adidas shades
Tees and shorts for teaching
Notebook- A gold coloured one?
iPOD Nano 4GB
driving licence
Fossil Gold Wallet
backpack
track pants

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Is this real? I ask myself..

The lil bit of connection and attraction.

10:33 PM
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Feeling a lil low..Have just gotten the photos that we've taken in Macau fr Joesie. So to make myself feel better, I shall just put up those which I think I look pretty in them. haha shucks. My skin v thick. haha



Arriving in the 5-star Hotel! woohoo



On our way to the race site for our first water practice.



A photo taken at the race site



haha doesnt feature me. But my 2 coaches who have been my mentors over my last 7 yrs in rowing.



Seated at the "throne" in the hotel lobby.



eh a cheeky photo taken @ the race site.



Pris falling asleep and she din realise dat we have taken a photo with her!



the Philippine hunks! haa taken during the celebration dinner!



tAKEN @ the bar after the celebration dinner. Our team had 2 bottles of jack daniels- one from our team manager and the other from an australian who was having drinks at the same plc. This guy happens to be the owner of the casino @ our hotel! woohoo



Great buys from the Esprit warehouse in Macau! I bought 3 pieces of sweaters for only SGD 60! heh



Going home!



My NTU teammates in the team!



In the bus on our way to the plane & home sweet home.

9:58 PM
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Cant believe the hols are ending so soon. I guess both teachers and students are having the same thots and feelings. Haha. Nv thot teachers will be feeling this way till i myself become one.

During yest's staff meeting, I din manage to receive my timetable. Now im wondering watz the arrangement like for me. It's just gonna be 4 weeks. So most likely..to minimize any disruptions, I believe I wont be taking up too many responsibilities. Now im no more the co-form for 3n2. Im gonna miss them =( Maybe this time round, I'll haf more chances to interact with the other levels,like the sec ones and twos. Hope to make the best out of the remaining 4 weeks I haf in the school!

Yesterday, I heard fr my colleague dat there're schools offering PE as an O level subject! SO exciting! when I searched the MOE website, I realised dat it'll be introduced in 2008 in Victoria School. Not too sure which are the other schools which will be having this subject. With this, I believe there'll be a change, not only in the educational landscape of SG, there'll oso be a change in the sports arena! Im looking forward to this change! =)

Alright. Now I have to get back to reality and start tuning my mood back!

9:09 AM
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Coming back from Macau marks the beginning of another battle dat we have to go thru. This time, the battle seems to be tougher cos we'll be competing with Singapore's top female teams, with ourselves being seen as the top. Dad says we have to uphold our position as the NATIONAL DB team. And all of us knows dat very well too.

Tension is building up with every training. And I know dad has not been very encouraging these days. I supposed he doesnt know exactly wat to do with all of us too.. After every sentence during debrief, he'll start scratching his head. haha. I wonder whether to laugh or to sigh sometimes. Really hope everyone dun get too affected by his comments and tone.

Everyone seems kind of worn out. Maybe by trainings, work or other stuffs going on in our lives. We haf one more week of training. Just one week. I believe it's in every one of us. We have to continue to believe and trust one another in order to bring out THAT strength in us. Jia you everyone!

10:57 PM
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My horoscope today writes:

You are used to pushing forward and making things happen.
Every now and then, it is about sitting back and receiving what comes your way.
Be open to the possibilities. You might like this change of pace.

Quite a confusing paragraph I feel haha. But that's how usually horoscope are being written.. A little bit of grey here and there.

9:41 AM
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Am spending the Thursday aft @ home familiarizing myself with the sci (chemistry) syllabus in order to prepare for my tuition class commencing on the first week of school term.

haa it's been a long while since I study! and trying very hard to re-cap all my chemistry stuffs. Anyone happens to haf any resources to borrow?..like papers/worksheets?? haha Tanny just transferred like dunno how many files from her personal resource library to me! heh..gonna haf to spend time organizing my lessons liao. =)

1:14 PM
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Days are moving quickly... especially when every day seems packed with stuffs.

In another 3 days time, the team will be on our way to Macau for the Macau International DB Race.

And when Im back, it'll be staff meetings and trgs all over again. Training will be focused on our coming June Race. I'll be back to PHSS for my school experience den which, it'll be back to school as a student. Woah..sounds really fast right.

On Tuesday, I witnessed the death of "Skinny", one of the puppies in our association. It was knocked down by a car. My attempt to stop the oncoming car was in vain. The driver slowed down but it wasnt enough. Skinny was hit at the head and died a fast one. I was traumatized ..I realised..for the whole night. And on my way back home, I asked myself..if one day I were to have meet with an accident, will I haf any regrets?

9:57 AM
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菊花台- 周杰伦

你的泪光柔弱中带伤
惨白的月弯弯勾住过往
夜太漫长凝结成了霜
是谁在阁楼上冰冷地绝望

雨轻轻弹朱红色的窗
我一生在纸上被风吹乱
梦在远方化成一缕香
随风飘散你的模样

菊花残满地伤
你的笑容已泛黄
花落人断肠我心事静静躺
北风乱夜未央
你的影子剪不断
徒留我孤单在湖面成双


花已向晚飘落了灿烂
凋谢的世道上命运不堪
愁莫渡江秋心拆两半
怕你上不了岸一辈子摇晃

谁的江山马蹄声狂乱
我一身的戎装呼啸沧桑
天微微亮你轻声的叹
一夜惆怅如此委婉

菊花残满地伤
你的笑容已泛黄
花落人断肠我心事静静躺
北风乱夜未央
你的影子剪不断
徒留我孤单在湖面成双

菊花残满地伤
你的笑容已泛黄
花落人断肠我心事静静躺
北风乱夜未央
你的影子剪不断
徒留我孤单在湖面成双

11:01 PM
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After signing my bond @ MOE this morning, Del took out her newspaper cutting which features the New Balance Sale @ Comtech. haa. so 3 of us decided to head down to the sale.

There were a couple of good grabs! haha

I bought 2 singlets and 1 cropped top. Both are going for 2 for $20, which means in total i paid $30!



We like the cutting of the singlet heh. I bought 2 pieces- red and white. While they bought a blue one each.



The orange tee caught my eye. The M-SIZE is kind of fitting thou. The words are rather cheeky. "Professional" on the front...



And "Player" @ the back. =)

All for $30.

Besides these, Del also bought running shorts and Laoshi bought a pair of running shoes for $40. haa quite good buys! Too bad there werent socks.

The crowd wasnt too bad. So in all, the shopping experience has been quite alright- no long queues and lack of sizes. Plus the good buys, it has been a satisfying trip haha.

8:48 PM
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Realised dat there are few pieces of interesting news on this week's papers. =) And I started cutting out news clippings which I feel are interesting and am able to share them with the kids before the start of the lessons.

Some of them includes:-

- In view of the coming heritage fest 2007 ( 18 July -27 July), the organizers have launched a new portal entitled "My Story". The portal somewhat resembles wikipedia where it allows visitors to upload THEIR PERSONAL story and experience. These stories would have to be of heritage value and the selected top entries will be awarded prizes. Other den "written" entries, the site oso encourage ppl to upload videos or podcasts. Amongst the current entries, there are a few which I have found relating to stuffs which are also close to my heart. Eg:"eraser game", "orchard rd xmas light up"

View this link to read more stories!
http://mystory.heritagefest.org.sg/index.php?title=Main_Page

- Solar Energy Takes On A New Shine In Singapore
Singapore has begun to encourage the development of solar energy industry. This will probably be of interest to students who might see it as one of a prospective career pathway. Besides, it will be beneficial for them to have an understanding of uses of solar energy.

- Dutch keep heads above water with floating houses


Netherlands have started building amphibian houses 7 years ago. These buildings are designed for flooded land and will help the country to cope with rising sea level.

Eh it's like living "on waters". haha..imagine travelling from one end to the other by boat!

Cant find any nice photos online to show the structure thou.

Alright, actually there're more news updates but haha..i shall not dwell so much on all these news. Just some extracts of stuffs which I found interesting.

1:34 PM
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So glad dat my laptop's finally fixed. It was actually the motherboard which has been causing the problem!

The new keyboard feels much comfortable to use too! Yeah!

10:44 AM
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As reported in The Straits Times, June 05 2007

The finalised list of 43 sports of 2007 SEA Games:-

Atheletics,aquatics,archery,badminton,basketball,baseball,billards and snooker, bodybuilding,bowling,handball,hockey,boxing,canoeing,rowing,cycling,equestrian,fencing,football and futsal,golf,gymnastics,judo,karate-do,rugby,sailing,windsurfing,sepak takraw,shooting,softball,squash,table tennis,triathlon,taekwondo,tennis,volleyball,weightlifting,wrestling,wushu,dance sport,lawn bowl, muay thai,pentaque,pencak silat and traditional boat race

8:41 AM
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My eye is swollen again.

Din manage to catch the dr yesterday cos it was closed by the time i came back. But I did apply the medication which I had leftover from my last "attack". It's already swollen and painful. Im keeping my fingers crossed dat it's still within the range of normal recovery.

6:58 AM
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Morning- School

Friday morning was spent in school conducting a gym session for the kids across the sec 3 level. It was meant to be a free & easy session where students cld just join in. Initially it was meant for the kids who din managed to pass their pull up stn. But after much consideration, I oso encouraged all those who are interested to come join in. The response was much better than I expected =) But I felt quite apolegetic to some of them cos I din managed to get the treadmill started due to a blunder on my part =( But i guess most of them did enjoy the session =) Personally, I felt that for them, cos the school is new, they haf limited CCAs to choose from. So opening up the gym during the hols oso give them an alternative activity to choose from.

The Afternoon

After making my way to NIE, I visited the PC show @ Suntec. Of cos, the plc was freaking crowded. I made my much awaited purchase of a 80GB hard disk for $88 dollars. heh..felt that it's quite a good buy.

And before making my way into the exhibition hall, I was still telling my fren dat "scarly we see our students here working". Who knows I really saw 3 of my students working at the HP booth. haha. One of them gave me a shock look while addressing me "Ms Ng" haha.

Evening

Had a team retreat dinner organized by our sponsors, NTUC @ downtown east. There were so much food! I ate too much fish oso..haha. It was basically an update session amongst the various teams which had been sponsored by NTUC. Our team took the opportunity as a simple gathering. =) They have been sponsoring us with trg equipments such as life jackets, exercise mats, trg attire and the recent carbon paddles which costs $360 each. As a team, I believe all of us are grateful and glad for their support. With their support, hopefully our team will be better prepared for our races this coming june as well!

That's basically my first friday of the sch hols! =)

12:06 AM
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