Happy Lunar New Year !!!!!!!

To all of you, Happy Lunar New Year !!!!!!!

Havn't gotten back my Kohjinsha yet, am currently using the HP 2133 from Starhub... not so good, but can do...

Browse thru' some of my students' blogs, realised some of the concerns which they are unwilling to say in class, or not showing in emotions... Its a good thing they are able to express out, or even vent out their inner emotions thru' blogs... of course this is their side of the story, but again, what I wanted to know is their own feelings... not who is in the right or wrong... I mean, definitely they feel they are right, no matter what you tell them...

Last night is 小年夜, or Little Lunar New Year Eve, ie. the day before Lunar New Year Eve as known in folk tradition. Another (more correct) definition for 小年夜 is the 24th day of the 12th Lunar month. Anyway, as tradition, went down with my mum to the wet market besides my house last night (actually past midnight liao, not really the 小年夜....). Its a bit late, so did not see so much people at the wet market like last year. But still, can you imagine, market stalls still open at 12 plus midnight? People still buying fish, fruits, etc... Mum needed to get some vegetables, and lime... There's even a dim sum stall in the hawker centre besides the market that is still open! Went over to buy some supper, haha... Quite fun to see the market still open in midnight... only once a year such scene will happen...

Happy New Year 2009!

Hi to all! Wishing all of us a very peaceful & safe 2009! Happy New Year!!!

p.s. ... how to be happy when my UMPC (Kohjinsha SH8) choose to hv a faulty screen juz b4 new year.. Now using N80 to blog.. N80 + Starhub's free Maxmobile = my alternate personal online gadget... hmm, still can use my N82 + home's wireless too..

Sentosa Trip - Day 3

Morning is same as yesterday, went for buffet breakfast at hotel restaurant, then proceed to Underwater World. Used DBS/POSB credit / debit card can discount up to 30%, so pay only $16. Very nice tour, slightly better than the dark & eeries Images of S'pore... Lots of interesting sea creatures to see. Actually 2 weeks later going to bring students there liao, their speical student camp-tour of Underwater World... Then check out, go Hans at Great Eastern Centre for lunch... not that the food there is good, but it is one of the few places that you will be able to find seats during Sunday noon... Now back at home, using the faster internet connection speed... Enjoy the pics!

Sentosa Trip - Day 2

Day 2. Breakfast in hotel restaurant...buffet as usual... then go to jalan... bought the package of 3 + 1 attractions and proceed. Manage to go to only Tiger Sky Tower b4 lunch, then go to lunch back at the hotel restaurant. Then go to Fort Siloso & Images of S'pore... whole of Sentosa was damn packed... Saturday mah... so was about 5 plus when Images of S'pore was done.. so decide to go without the 4D Magix & went over to Vivocity for dinner, at food republic... had a not so nice Korean bibimbap... or something like dat... now waiting to go over to uncle's room for kopi & supper session... pics post next time...

Edit: Post some pics b4 I sleep...


In the Tiger Sky Tower cabin...


Going to the Fort Siloso... now got (short) intro tour...

Inside one of the tunnels...

The "Surrender Chambers"...

Images of Singapore... in the waiting room before the show...

Inside the theatre for intro show... Realised they made Images fo S'pore very eerie most of the places... dunno why, as there is no need to....

Can you believe, they actually have a staff acting as the coolie to explain to visitors... good idea, but a bit weird to locals... and eerily, if you open the toilet, as suggestd byt he coolie-actor, they go and put a human-angkong inside.... wah lau... want to scare visitors oso no this way this place mah...

And long, straight 'sum-sum' (messy & hanging) haired women dolls are everyway.. one even appear just when you walked up the stairs adn there she was right beside you... imgine those with weak heart look up and see a ....

More eerie places not shown, eg the initial dark pathway of jungle that depicts Singapore b4 being founded, he (again) dark jungle pathway of Jap WW2 period... I think those who have went there shld know lah, hahaha...

Sentosa Trip - Day 1

My brother suggested taking a break in Sentosa, as they are able to get a cheaper corporate rate discount. So here I am, together with my uncle family and mine, in Sentosa, for 3 days 2 nights... hence not able to join my old bro Gerald who is back in S'pore with his wife... Checked in at ard 1.30pm, by the time everthing settled ard 4pm. Day 1 not much, only go ard with my bro's family and my 2 folks jalan a bit. Took a monorail ride for fun (its free!!!) to and fro, the kid enjoys it! Haha... Then stop by the Imbiah station, take a walk... was raaining then, so can't walk outside the sheltered places... went up, up, up the escalators... and the kid enjoyed it too... after that return to meet before driving out to dinner at Liang Kee Teochew Restaurant, located at Robertson Quay...Nice food... later going to other room for supper (kopi, red wine, snacks) gathering, so ake this time to blog... hahaha... post some pics... And tomm going to explore Sentosa... man, ard 10 years din come liao....

At Liang Kee Teochew Restaurant (Robertson Quay)...

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

To all who read this... or did not read this:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Ho ho ho!! :)

Hey Gerald, Sorry... Rest of U Guys too...

Picked up a call from CYQ bro today, told me that our old friend Gerald will be coming back fr M'sia this Fri, they'll be having dinner at ECPark and Gerald's bringing his gf here too... Congrats, Gerald bro! End of your bachelar days liao!!!...

Unfortunately, this Fri mine and my uncle's family are out to Sentosa for 3D2N stay... can't make it.. CYQ bro says can also just go mah, for a while... but can't lah... Fri noon drive to Sentosa, check in hussle, accompany them ard Sentosa.... and if go ECPark, then gotto drive out fr Sentosa to ECPark... then drive fr ECPark back Sentosa... woah... hiong.... why? Cos my eyes tired easily...

So bro Gerald, very very sorry.... Maybe can call him see if can meet for kopi on Sun nite if he haven't left.... hmm... now how to contact him when he is here...

And to bros Henry & ZW, really sorry, pang seh on the last few occasions for the KOK sessions & etc... really paiseh....