the week. yes, that's the title.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Eventful few days, worth blogging, and in need of updating. The girls final match was on March 12th, if I'm not wrong, Temasek JC, no epic showdown as we were out of the running already, but kinda worth going, cuz it was near home, plus I could catch up with Esti. She was in my group for the Pre-U Seminar, president of the student's council from TJC.
She takes H3 History, gosh she'll be a living textbook if she aces her exams. The team eventually lost 1-4 if I'm not wrong, but we left for dinner at east coast park anyway, glad to get the nationals over and done with. Second time our batch made it to the second round, wonder if it's been like that for all our girls batches, they've always had a far better shot than the guys team.
Hadn't gone to the Lagoon food centre in a while, so it jogged some memories, and the view certainly looked an all to familiar sight. Here's part of the team P:
Had a walk around the beach afterwards, the day was kinda like the official stepping down, but due to the swine flu and stuff, the teacher in charge didn't organize anything. School rules, ugh.
Anyway, I'm really glad with the work done for the outfit on TPJC runway. I knew it was gonna be momumental work, being the first time, so glad I got some help. It's not fully done yet though, so once I'm done I'll upload photos. Tried it on Xiu Rong already, darn it fits so well, I felt a surge of confidence when she put it on. Top prize of $300, ohman I so could use that, I need new threads :D
Joined another competition too, I love TPJC photography competition. Yes, cheesy, but anything photography related, and with such a small competition base of TPJC, I'm all for it. The photo's submitted for competitions in other catergories that I've seen before, by TPJC students, really..stink. To say the least.
Here's something along the lines of what I'll be submitting, but I'm altering some bits. Painstakingly cut the hearts out myself, top prize is some book voucher (wow, betyoudidntseethatcomin) of $80. Book vouchers? I thought we've gone past that since horrible secondary school popular vouchers already. But ah, if it's popular I've just the thing to buy.
And the highlight of the week, TG(It
was)F! Service learning, headed by Shermaine. She planned this really well I must say, to come up with the concept, the management, liasing with the school.. Glad it was her who planned it, and not have some shoddy last minute bring-kids-to-the-zoo/birdpark thing.
Basically, it's educating primary school students about recycling, and the renewable environment. 3 parts, first an assemble, several weeks back, then the practical proojects, last friday, next the AAR, next friday. Can't remember how many it was, but she managed to round up lots of hours for us, so no problem for our CIP. Here're some pictures..
Tennis mate Jun De, Samuel, Kenneth (currently on a bulking-up frenzy) and Brandon. Plain simple Brandon. Nothing much, just your average simpleton, mr cellophane, actually. Haha I know you'll read this.
Doctors can make you wanna genetically engineer your kids to create any little tyke, just the right amount of good looks, smarts and weight. No need to tell you, you'd already know, but my stand;
Thoroughly disagree with
preimplantation genetic haplotyping, gender selection and genetic engineering of babies. It's just messed up and sick. Imagining creating Sims for reality. Unless they're cases like mother-son genetic diseases specific to gender, it's wrong, period. Singapore's stance on its society has more often than not been right, this is no exception.
More kids :D Hong Xiang numbering them in groups.
And icebreakers!
So we made stuff out of recyclable materials, mostly sourced ideas from art attack, and I must say it went pretty well. In fact, I enjoyed my time there, it's been way too long since I've been with kids, much less for over 2 hours. Refreshing to see the simple things that'll tickle them, the attention span and all the half-shy, half-over enthusiasm that they alternate in between.
Here's Shermaine concluding the session, and shortly before, Kenneth made them all sing a birthday song for Jasline, heh their voices in messy combination was entertaining.
Primary school kids work well in black and white photos, tried and tested, as to why, I've no idea.
Danial's group with their door decoration, that art attack dude always does the paper marche so easily, its as if he's cyborg. Danial's group had the nicest art project imo.
Took a class photo outside the art room afterwards, feeling very fulfilled, if that's a proper term. Nothing beats a good 'ol
jc-primary environmental awareness art project service learning. Yes.
Couple of us went out for dinner later at Tampines Mall, whiling the time away chatting. When we were about to leave, we noticed the Uncle Ringo funfair at the grouds there. After much deliberation, we gave the bumper cars a go. $3 each, but worth wayyyy more. Hadn't had that much fun in a while, heh thanks to Shi Yi for taking the photos while we were being slammed about.
Paired with Hamzah, man it was a fantastic way to relieve stress. Not that I had much anyway, with my shoddy school work, but still. Some renegade father-son car was have sadistic joy in ramming us at full speed. They looked stone cold I tellsya. Like they bumped cars for a friggin living. WhamBam, they viciously rammed. Then when we left, they went back again for another round of unsuspecting teenagers.
dundun dundummm
Ended of the day with a pinkish sunset, used to see lotsa those panoramic across the living room in Lagoon View.. I resembles a J! :D
Went out to school in the mornin for maths, had brekkie at Changi Village, then played pool at Safra Tampines.. what a week.. Oh, won some silly medal on sports daylast wednesday too, but hey a medal's a medal. (even damai's medals were nicer than TPJCs :\)
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