Fast thinking game

During our latest K session, SY tought us 1 game - fast thinking / quick respond / finger point to another player with a specific subject. The loser then can choose a new topic to start.

Topics we choose are like : Cars / Beach / School (NYP) / feamle chinese singer /etc etc
of course...if I can finger point to the next person who suppose to carry on answer the topic, I will of course point to PP!!

I have come up with a couple of topics which they are scream and shout about the difficulty :
1) ManU players
2) china cities

if they think these are tough...Imagine their reaction when I shouted the following topic:

"Thermodynamics" - and I quickly said "Entropy" while clapping my hands - and of course I point to PP, signifying she suppose to carry on....

I think her jaws dropped. hahahahahhaa this is the funniest part of the whole session.

BnJ Free cone day 2009

It's the once a year free ice cream day!! Time for old friends to meet up also....
This used to be the lunch outing day for the TSOs/DTs in the school. But this year it fall on a schooling day ans also it's teh birthday of the new TSO. So they opt to stay in school and cut cake instead.

So this year, it was more like a graduating class outing. 6 of them are free enough to drop by to enjoy the free treat. 2 even take 1/2 day off to rush over after lunch time. Then there are also Agent B and most senior of them SH who came over from school, know the exam is just a week away.

Afew missing participants - BB of course, alway commented she will be coming but in the end fly a kite instead. One got stomach b4 even touching the ice cream. 1 had to go ICA to sort out paper work, 1 pair totally forgot about it, and another pair who are late and dun like singing...choose not to come after all.


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Back to the ice cream part - not sure they do extra promotion or times are really bad this year....there are actually long queue forming in Great World City at 1pm!! The queue was not more than the length of the mall...this year it was covering 3/4 of the overall parameter.

But it actually does not really matter....we queue and chat and enjoyed the ice cream, after finished 1, we have ample time to take a short break while continue queueing and get another after awhile. There were more than enough to go around and no rush.

In the end, I had 3 scoops. Coffee / macadamia/vanilla. If really wanted can go for a fourth, but abit dissappointed by the young man and lady around me...they all surrender after 3 at most...some stop at 2!!

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It was 2.40pm and the 6 of us decided to enjoy some cheap singing at cow car water. Never sing for 7-8 months already...this sem never had the chance to bring the 3rd yr class go singing because of the Batam trip. But just nice the 5 who came along are all prog 6 student + SH - she also never join me in K all these years...so it a totally new experience to sing with them. :)

Every session I will try to learn a new song..and I have decided to took for this nice song - 小情歌 by 苏打绿。Not a simple song due to the high pitch, but i will try this in my next K session!! (-2 key of course...maybe -4 even..hahahah :)


After 2 hours of singing...we are not satisfy with just mono mode of entertainment, so we atarted playing 猜拳，and they even wated to learn a magic trick from me. So I have to thing of 1 that do not need any special props and can be done any time..and any where. I hope they like my suggestion...practise, practise, practise...and you will shock your friends!!

It was a session worth taking 1/2 day leave for...and hope to see you guys again...hopefully in BnJ FCD 2010!! I hope you all can eat abit more by then. Cheers!!

Check ups/ follow up

Just like an engine that had been used for too long...our body also need to be sent to the workshop for serviceing and maintenance to be sure evert thing is OK. Especially when you are over 40+.

Rather lucky and also surprise that the life insurance policy that I bought cover for a full scale screening this year. So best time to utilise this free screenings is of course during the term break.

Did multiple testings at the medical centre...including ultra sound scan / X rays / cancer tracing etc which took almost half days rotating from 1 station to another. Of all, I fear the the follwing test the MOST....blood test.

Maybe its the amount of blood they need is quite alot...or I am just scared stiff...but it really feel like ages for the male nurse to take my blood sample. I had to look away, like always, cos I will see stars at the sight of blood. (Oops...my secret revealed!!)...but from little pain to more and more twitching to get more blood...asking me to open/clentch/open...till it's getting really uncomfortable...finally the test is over. (mind you my blood pressure is measured to be normal and not low).

I had to lie down for another 5 mins before the stars goes away and proceed to another station.

Then after all these test : the posting of results. Spend another 1 hour in the medical centre to wait for my turn to see the doctor and discuss the results together. And the outcome:- all is well except that total n bad cholestrol / ratio are high....250mg/dl vs 200 acceptable.

So no choice had to cut down the intake of chicken rice / char kway tiao / beef steak / ice cream in order to bring it down....if I want to. More exercise will also help to a certain extent. So wife's order is to climb up 12th story everyday back to home instead of usnig lift. I may use this excuse to buy a ipod - touch to listen to music while start going to gym downstairs.

In addition I went for a sleep test (at home ) and the result also show that there are sign of block airway during sleep. That may be explains why I am getting abit tired nowadays. Or maybe it's just that I sleep too little generaly. (6hrs/day).

Currently on trial for 2 wks to see if the air pump / mask does improve my sleep. If yes then will be a good investment to make my health/sleep abit better.

In a way i am greatful and my body is still serving me well...another check up is in 2 years time (oh no...blood test again!!??). ....

Torn and restored Thread

It's term break, and I finally have a chance to re-pack by big box of tricks in my office. Never really organise them properly when I shifted to the new office at Q3. Knowing that I will probably moved again in less than a year's time...it's really difficult to motivate myself to unpack the 5 boxes still stucked in my couboard.

But if I really feel like doing some tidying...guess which box I would rather start with? The magic box of course!!

Also motivated by Student K(JC) far away from Australia. She would really like to see 1 more video clip...so I better look deep to see what can I caome up with with short notice...

There are quite a number of tricks I bought over the last 1-2 years and I have never had the chance to practise them and show them around. Mainly because after watching the solutions, I realised that they are not best suitable for in-the-street presentation, which is my favourite and preferred type of showing.

So I choose 2 of them, and spend a day or 2 to practise, and ask The DT/TSO help to video the critical part for me, some part I did it DIY. But seriously these 2 are the simpler form...scale 3-4 out of 10 only. I hope to amaze you with higher scale ones later.

So enjoy this clip here....the other 1 which is called Redox Clip is uploaded in my Facebook. Go see.

Also, after 18 months wait, I have revisited my magic website and discovered that there are quite a number of new tricks available!!!...and they are coll!!! I have ordered them already...and hopefully in 6 months time....during the next term break, I can then make your jaws drop!! Beware!!

BnJ Free Cone Day

Have received the prior notice from BB about the exact date of the occasion this year :

Ben and Jerry FREE cone day
Apr 21 (Tuesday)
Time : 12 noon - 8pm

As of today I still cannot be 100% sure if I am going for the 3rd straight year or not. Reason being next semester taime table is still not finalised yet...the time tabling lecturers had just issue a warning that the draft version in the system is still subject to changes and will be "use at your own risk" and "only purpose is to chop down more trees if you print now..."

Although the warning is stern enough...but I just cannot resist taking a peek into the system to see if law of attraction works or not.

Woalla!! Tuesday is a free day for me next semester!!! Yes looks like I can go!! will power!!!

I know there are afew of you, the ice cream lovers, who are also eagerly awaiting for that day to come. I will be at the Great World City brach of BnJ on 21 Apr.

Again, let's not get too greedy...let's go for a light lunch first and fill up the rest of viod with ice cream. If BB is there she will tell you what will happen if you eat 6 scoops with empty stomach...(or you can read my previous 2 years blog entry).

If there is enough of you who wanted to prolong the outing...I may even consider taking 1/2 day off...but are u free?

If you are joining in the fun on that day....pls let me know by commenting ...(let me know if you can stay till 5 too!!)

See ya!!

Uni Decision time / CrossRoad

After about a month of waiting...the 2 universities are now starting to release their respective offer letters to students. NUS took the lead this year, many of the students by now would have received the offer letter already. Of course, those who have not received...no need to panic as Uni they have their own pattern of sending the offer letter and is sometimes difficult as an outsider to decode the process. (Still remember Aishah - reveived her NUS Chem Eng offer letter on the very last moment with a GPA > 3.9...even behind those lower GPA...so really beats me of cracking the logic. But in the end...she were thrilled.)

However, to the majority top students, receiving 1 offer from NUS is not end of the wait yet...They would mostly likely have to tahan the anxiety abit longer to see what the other side have to offer. Only when both offers are on the table, then they can compare and make up their final decision where to study for the next 3-4 years.

Some, may choose to appeal and have to act and wait for another 1 month.

It also seems like the offer is abit more generous...i mean lower cut off for the uni. That will be good news as those who wanted to do further study and can afford it, can hide in the heaven of school and hopefully when they graduated in 3-4 yrs' time...it's strong growth time again and they can find job more easily than now. With much much better pay too!!

There are, however, already 3 current batch grads with good GPA decided to work for a year as DT to earn and save up for their school fees later. KX/Angel/JD all have gone through interview and most likely will start work in school from May onwards. Looking foreward to buy them lunch as soon as they join us officially.

The most estatic grad...I guess...must be Edna. She got a call from Profs Leong personally to ask her if she is really interested in CBC in NTU. Of couse she is...never opt for NUS side somemore!!
I think the law of attraction really works well for her in the last 12 months. :) Getting As' all over in school and attachment and catching up with her GPA, then finally the almost certain offer from CBC. Would be a very good story to tell to the students next year .

Good luck all, and when I send u the uni data collection form later, hope that u all can reply me promptly and happily. Cheers.