I AM DESPERATELY UNEMPLOYED!
mann..job seeking is tough

CANOEING TRAINING!

yay it has been a long time since i had my wet training and today, ill b kayaking at mcritchie! woohoo

well in the end the session was tough..at the end of it i felt like im beginning to b addicted to pain..oh wth i hope its not temporal sod at i can push myself u noe...

anw the T1 was quite unstable for beginners(DUH) but me n vinleon didnt capsize, so YAY! lets see...we first kayak 6km (laps) wich was quite tiring actually, but can do more lah..
then we did bursting, which is like sprints lah..we did like 3 sets of 6-30, 4 sets of 6-20 and 5 sets of 6-10..the '6' is the minimum stroke to get ur kayak going...probably similar to a threshold frequency in quantum physics(OMG PHYSICS!)
then the 30,20 or 10 is the stroke required to continue sprinting..kind of the kinetic energy of photelectrons after being emitted via bremstrahlung, i tink dats how u spell it (true enough hey..)

OH n i noe wads a T-boat, K-boat and C..haha
coach is very good man, i salute him

after bursting, we did 250m sprints x4...so dats another 1km a the training was over...

OH WAIT i 4got to talk abt the warm up..mann the warm up it self can b considered as a wet training...haha..its like we did 3 sets of:
-run +20 push up,
-run +20 push up + 20 sit up
-run +20 push up + 20 sit up + 20 jumping jacks
-run +20 push up + 20 sit up + 20 jumping jacks + 10 pull ups

GOODNESS!3sets leh...plus it was drizzling so dat make the warm up itself, officially a wet training..mann...i tink i shud adopt this regime...power mann!

jiayou ijcanoe!
YOU CAN DO IT!

5th dec

kay im back at downtown east HAHA
its 0612H class outing..we're going escape theme park n YAY they r having a $7 promotion
but TOO bad it rained..so it became a makan session at burger king haha oh yes and a signing session..

anw the rest went town but i had to go home cuz i had to go marine parade..
so b4 reaching home i dropped by Recruit Express cuz ahmad recommended me dat place and i NEED a job..so wth lets juz try my luck..so i signed up, chatted wif roy and pretty much dats all...i hope i get a job soon man..i dun wanna rott at home

4th dec

canoeieng BBQ today. too bad i cant go, said my mum
oh well anw i met them for a while before i went home.
but i went shopping today!yay!i got a green funky polo tee frm bossini for $20, an IP Zone berms for $23, plain white havainas for abt $45 and also a photo album for $10 at popular..i dont really like green but anyway it looks good..besides i should try out different colours n not limit myself to my Brown/Red/Orange/Yellow (BROY) combo haha! but it looks good lah seriously..or at least dats wad i tink..anw i need to get a 'poser belt' haha..probably when i get a job

IF I AM RICH...

i wud buy 2 of an item but different style:
- a classy pair of shades(like those frm A/X) AND a cool one (like those frm oakley)
- a rimless pair of specs AND an oakley specs
- lotsa boardshorts AND lotsa berms
- lotsa jeans AND lotsa staright cut formal pants
- a windbreaker AND a nice sweater(like those from adidas/num)
- 2 types of havaianas sandals
- a big family car AND a convertible
- 2 handphones: one slim n chic, the other good for data storage
- 2 belts: 1 black, one white, both with a nice medium-sized buckle

oh n also
- go for facial, spa n everything to pamper myself
- buy a big house
- skills upgrading
- n probably donate some

BUT IF I HAVE LOTS N LOTS OF MONEY
gosh ill go broke in one day at Orchard/vivo etc
HAHA
- oh n buy shares to grow my money hehe

IJC PROM NITE 2007
TOUCH OF MIDAS
27TH NOVEMBER 2007
GRAND COPTHORNE WATERFRONT HOTEL


pictures are under 'collection'...

man prom was so fun but i got cheated several times. firstly, sufina found out there's a prayer room at the hotel cuz she called in. but when i asked the receptionist, they had NO IDEA. omg! but thank god i remembered vinleon's class booking a room in the hotel. so thankfully he allowed me to pray in his room. so dats me n ameerul

then we went down wif the rest n took photos. crap sumthin wrong wif my left eye..its alwaes smaller than my right urgh. so later i removed the flash haha

anw i was so hungry so i cant wait till dinner. its amazing how the waiters went in and the curtains drew to reveal a so called garden balcony.BUT here comes the 2nd cheat

i paid $70 for some malay food i cud have gotten better elsewhere..the appetizer wich wasnt appetizing was wad i ate on sunday but my mum's cooking was better



there..its juz soso u noe..tofu stuffed wif vege and some spring rolls

oh then we had soup! no....not mushroom soup but kambing soup *slap forehead* i didnt noe its hari raya haji alrd..it tasted ok but it was too kambing..or too goatish?
the whole 7 course meal was very malay..personally i dun prefer malay food..juz soso
like hello? halal meal does not equate to malay food haiz...other dishes include rendang, vegetable wif gravy which looks like leftovers, steamed fish, fried rice and pulut hitam..
n i heard the teachers get to eat better food and they paid less..

anw lets not talk abt food..the rest of the prom was great. i took lotsa photos on and off the dancefloor haha..oh let me show u wad i wore..initially i planned to wear a simple pants, shirt, pullover,gold belt and a tie..then sufina n munirah warned dat many might b wearing tie..true enough they were..so thankfully i heeded their advice n wore a scarf..so i borrowed my mum's pashmina wich i bought for her went i went to vietnam..coincidentally it was gold-green..so i decided to wear it and...:


this was taken at the hotel toilet
Black pants: G2000, 1 for $60, 2nd piece at half price
White long sleeve shirt: G2000
Gold belt: sister's
Pullover: Giordano concepts
Shawl/scarf: pashmina, mum's
Shoe: check, $99

i hope i dun look fat cuz if i do then its juz the shirt inside, not the food trust me

so i took lots of photos and ended up on the dancefloor towards the end..i really had a fun time and im sure gonna miss JC life oh btw
Prom King: Haashir
Prom Queen: Napthali
they really deserve it..i wonder if they're gonna join the inter-JC prom King and Queen championships...hmm..

gosh im getting kinda bored..anw i went to this career preview at suntec this morning..its suppose to b for those who are in non-healthcare industry and wanting to do a career switch to becoming a physiotherapy or an occupational therapy..but who cares im juz going there to now more abt physio..and yea im so into physio(again)

then i went to animal n bought this brown polo tee with horizontal white yellow n orange stripes on the chest area..there was a 50% discount storewide(sam doesnt noe wad storewide means haha)..i tink it really fits me..afterall the colour scheme is juz 'so jaz' HAHA..

OH n i hafta force myself to start n continue my fitness programme..i juz went gym anw..vinleon's gonna buy a newurbanmale tank top as motivation for him to work hard and pump more steel so that he can wear it...HAHA im not ready to wear it lah...still skinny..in case vinleon u need to tan (AGAIN)...well so do i..i wasted today mann..shud have gone tanning cuz its kinda sunny...these daes are rare u see cuz we're in this monsoon season (right?)

THE A'LEVELS ARE OVER

OMG

FINALLY!!

mann its finally all OVER!i can now relax and renew..which is of course why i can finally update my blog..haha..overall the papers were so-so..of course there were some tough papers..my aim is to get AAABCD but i tink i can only get AABCDD..oh well im juz leaving it to fate and the Cambridge examiners..

can u believe it: right after the last paper (physics P1) ameerul and i went to play tennis..in fact it was really a CCA day..theres tennis, street soccer, basketball and floorball!haha..after the game sam, kess and i went citylink mall and later met up wif the rest at marina sq seoul garden..it was really fun mann..this is the 2nd time 0612H has had a class outing at marina sq seoul garden..oh btw fadhli owes me sumthing mann..he used my student pass as proof of being a student..as for me thnk god im wearing ij sch U..haha

anw after that i had to go down to NDC for my dental appt.this time my braces is red in colour!wooohoo hotdaymn..haha

n yea ill b using it for prom..speaking of prom i tink i might gonna get a geeky look..it wun b too geeky cuz im gonna spike my hair...well guess ill realy spend the rest of the time i have b4 prom to shop, beef up n probbaly pamper myself..tanning anyone?haha

iProject Day Seven - Ten
29Nov - 2Dec 2006

Kay Im juz gonna wrap up everything here..basically we taught the Vietnamese kids English while some other Innovians played games wif them..On the last day, we had a farewell ceremony..The Vietnamese presented several performances while we danced the ACES Day workout, performed the Singapore Town dance and joined them for the 9 step techno dance..The 9-step techno dance was fun, tricky and FAST i swear..

We took a long time to eventually depart it was a very tearful moment for all of us but we were told to not keep it too long cuz it might b hard for them..Thus it was no surprise that the ride back to the hotel was very silent with a couple of sniffings after all the crying

We left Lao Cai by train, return back to Hanoi overnight and checked in a hotel in Hanoi..It was nothing special..We spent the last 2 days shopping and relaxing..I will never 4get Wei Jean's snore when she came over to watch TV but fell asleep..Don't worry she went back to her room eventually..haha

The OCIP trip was really meaningful and has brought back many fond memories..I also learnt several skills that are very useful..Added to that I got to know my peers better..However the journey doesnt end here..back in Singapore we had to plan several post event activities such as a sharing session with the entire college, a local community project and a way to spread the meaning of OCIP

iProject Day Six
28Nov 2006

My new team of English Innovian tutors(i transferred to another class) could not conduct outdoor lessons like my previous class, mainly due to the fact that they do not have a strong foundation in the language. So we continued teaching chapters after chapters like colours, animal objects etc. usual stuff

My previous class enjoyed the outdoor learning where they're suppose to use the camera(their first time) to snap shots of what they like n then form simple sentences. So for half of the session, they spend time outdoor. Here are some of the pics they took:



For the other half of the session, they played 'I got peace by the river'. They found it hard to concentrate on the hand actions, what more both the actions n the singing. However, they were all determined into getting everything right. special thanks to da wei who kept the guys engrossed n interested in the song. he made the kids shout on the second 'in my soul'. as a results, the guys became enthusiastic n keen in learning the song. thats a secret i found out.

iProject Day Five
27Nov 2006

I did a good deed by waking Winston, Da Wei, Hafeez, Arshad n You Ying in the morning =)

Unfortunately I didnt really enjoyed breakfast cuz its EXACTLY the same thing. guess they dunno how to vary.anyway construction at Tavan was great. We managed to flatten the entire ground surface by stepping, jumping and using bricks or the spade. But the thing i enjoyed the most is of course the teaching of English. The kids were so hyped up and active! so the lessons were really enjoyable especially when we played the games nd gave out prizes. Thank god we fought our way to teach for 2 more days cuz we're suppose to do a rotation where my group has to teach other kids arts n crafts and games. BUT we insisted on teahing them English. personally i juz wan the kids to have a good education. we already know their standard and wad has been taught. so to continue teaching them wud b easy. NOT that i dun wanna play sports or do arts n crafts.
besides, i think im kinda good at teaching English to them. an English teacher in the future?i dun really tink so esp wif the Olevel C6 grade i got..haha!

Anyway i got praised my Wen Chong today. He said I was an all-rounder. its a big deal to me cuz i have alwaes believed dat it is important n essential in being an all rounder. being praised, i think i have achieved what ive aimed. :) Now that appraisal has motivated me to enjoy and carry on with the CIP. You made my day wen chong!

oh let me share a photo.its actually a picture of a swing. except dat it is made of bamboo. yep yep.n its damn big lah! just look:


dinner at nature restaurant. me, hafeez, arshad n faris had springrolls n spaghetti. hafeez got 2 bread. he ordered garlic bread. first one wasnt, but 2nd one was.haha..2for the price of mann..anyway the spaghetti serving was little actuali..its close to wad u get in fine dining restaurants.

reflections:we claim teaching english was good.rue enuf. even the other class which wasnt active i the beginning became lively

goodnite vietnam