My wife and I went to watch Hair Spray recently...
We both loved musicals and so we thought we should give it a try...
If I were to summarise the whole show in 2 sentences, it would be:
Basically, You don't have to SAD no matter whether you are FAT, BLACK or MAD!
Just be GLAD that you're like THAT!
Rythmn, doesn't it!? :)
One thing though: we prefered John Travolta when he is a man, not when he is Tracy's mother!
We enjoyed the songs very much and here's one of our favourites: WITHOUT LOVE

How would you view life without love?

here's some excerpts from the song:

Without love
Life is like the seasons with No summer
Life is rock 'n' roll without A drummer
Life is like a beat that you can't follow
Life is Doris Day at the Apollo
Life is like a prom that won't invite us
Life's getting my big break and laryngitis
Life's a '45' when you can't buy it
Life is like my mother on a diet
Like a week that's only Mondays
Only ice cream, never sundaes
Like a circle with no center
Like a door marked "do not enter!"

If I were to put it,
Without love
Life is like a fairy tale without ever after
Life is like a comedy without the laughter
Life is like a magazine without the cover
Life is like a diamond without the sparkle
Life is like a child without a mother
Life is like a song without a singer
Life is like a life that doesn't matter...

Add a comment and share with me your version of "what life is without love?" :)

Here's a video clip of the song:

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Christian on the skyride @sentosa


Ekklesia pops out from nowhere ;)


Taking picture with my favourite breed of dog!


Meet lucy, a 17.5 kg burmese python! She is as heavy as Ekklesia!


Here's a breakthrough for my wife! According to statistics, women are 3 times more fearful of snakes than men!


Now this is something new, at least to me! peacock attack!


Beautiful sunset along the beach...lovely!


Last glimpse of the sun before darkness falls


Meet Queen Ariel! :)


Christian in a military tank during the army open house!


Can you see the rainbow? :)

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my last time celebrating teacher's day in school... it was a fun filled day! i enjoyed myself thoroughly although i was covered with cream and coke! thank you everyone for leaving such sweet memories for me!


the $64 cake from 401 which was used for splashing at people! but i ate quite a fair bit!




front cover of the photo album from 401! special thanks to ces, liwen and josie!


snippets of the inside...








signage from 401!


Thank you for the photo you took for 401, kaiwen!


my last walk with my class, 401!


Thank you for the piggy back weijie!



Thank you aaron, aswin, keng yang for the poster and card!



Thank you lei hoi for the note, photo and bronze painting that your dad drew!


Thank you liwen for the dark choc, photo and card!



Thank you jasmine and adelaine for the stickers, giant lollipop and card!


Thank you ting min, serene, bo rui, nathania and huiyu for the notes and choc!


Thank you shihui for the handmade card!


thank you annabel and bright for the face towel and long letter!


thank you ziqin for the wicked cup! i know, you find it cute, just like me! LOL!


my first and only class photo with 402!


the teacher's day present from 402!


my dear physix rep from 402!


Thank you weiru and sohmin for the handmade card and red gerbera!



Thank you rebecca and cheryl for the card and balloon!


Thank you xinjie and lynn for the orange gerbera!


Thank you lixuan for the encouraging postcard, the poster and the cube full of choc and sweets!



Thank you christina for the lollipop and the laterally inverted card!


Thank you Gina for the encouraging note!


Thank you ivy tan for the note and giant paperclip!


Thank you shana for the head spinning photo frame!


Thank you li jie for the handwritten note of encouragement!


Thank you priscilla for the choc! Life is worthwhile, treasure it!


Thank you emily for the pens!


Thank you tracy for the encouraging note!


Thank you tick meng for the "pokemon" card!


charmain, cristabelle, pearlynn and rachel from 110! thanks for the ice cream!



leon from 110! thanks for the polo shirt! heard your mom is a wholesaler for billabong?


Thank you daphne, peiqi and jieyi for the wind chime!


Thank you min jie for the lightbulb with meaningful words!


Thank you shan le for the star and tortoise!


Thank you shinyi for the eye massager and the encouraging words!


Thank you ding ding for the letter and bear!



Thank you leonora for the card!


Thank you benedict for the card!


Thank you amanda for the homemade card!


Thank you Joscelin for the lovely card!


Thank you waifoon for the nice letter!


Thank you madeline and gang for the homemade muffins!


Thank you Michelle for the cookies!


Thank you min jie for the tupperware!


Thank you lilian and gang for the Hippo!


Thank you Tess for the bookmark!


Thank you for the pen, whoever you may be! (now i know! Xin Hua!)


Thank you annette for the card!



my ex-students, boon goon, nicholas and top girl from nh, charmaine! Thank you boon goon for the letter and Happy Hippo!


ex-students from 405, nicholas and bingrong!


ex-students from 408, junwei and ade!


my teachers' day gift from my wife and kids!



my present to my wife for teacher's day!


Christian painted my face like a clown on teacher's day!

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ariel on the swing. isn't she adorable?


ekklesia's latest bag: a supermart basket!


christian with his favourite toy character: Transformers


a photo of the crocodile that christian took at the zoo


part of the sandcastle that we built @ east coast beach


christian's drawing on the white board


fireworks from the top of the building during NDP 07


fireworks from the top of the building during NDP 07


fireworks from the top of the building during NDP 07


401 trying the group skipping game during NDP celebrations (notice theodore?)


some good buddies of liting's coming over to my place to bake a birthday cake for her!


christian taking his own self protrait

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i'm now dedicating most of my afternoons, helping my students for their coming exams... so I'm pretty saturated with physix questions nowadays... numerous groups and individuals have been booking my time slots to ask questions... I'm already booked for all my week days next week and some are thinking of booking a time slot with me during the weekends too! :P overwhelming response indeed! but I must say that I am really glad when they are able to benefit from the time that we spent together and it's really enjoyable laughing with them and catching up with how they are doing... i realised so much had happened since i last talked to some of them... how long i have not had such great time of interaction with my students!

some of my sec 2 students cried during my lessons when i returned them their common test papers. they did not fail, just did not do as well as they expected i guess but it's really "shocking" to me when i realised how much the grades actually mean to them. Just want to tell them (if they are reading this) that I'm really proud of them for doing their best and that's really all that matters! :D cheer up!

I saw a full circular rainbow in the sky this afternoon (i think it's called a halo)! it was really beautiful although the blazing sun was really blinding... :D

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firstly, I would like to thank steph, aaron, lixuan x2!, 2centsworth, rachel, kahswee, dorothy and shana for tagging and giving your advice.

choice 1 is out for sure although some of my colleagues and students are persuading me not to leave...it's sad to leave but i know i have to...

choice 2 is most probably the one at the moment.

I will most likely be giving part-time tuition for physix and maths (still love to teach on a 1 to 1 or small group basis)

I will most likely be taking up a part-time job as a real estate agent (want to learn to be comfortable with talking to strangers and also to understand the real estate market for investment purposes)

I will most likely set up a small business selling electronics products with GREAT discount for people i know (or anyone whom you recommend to me). I managed to find a reliable wholesaler and will be selling
* APPLE products (Macbook/Pro, iPods, iPhone) - My Favorite Computer Brand: All I need is 2 minutes and I can convince you why Mac is better than Windows (try me!)
* SONY VAIO notebooks - A Mac alternative if you really can't part with Windows
* NOKIA and SAMSUNG cellphones
* Game Consoles (Wii, PS3, Xbox) - I don't game but I guess some of my friends do!
Basically, products that I find are good enough to buy for myself!

choice 3 to 5 are possible too but i felt that they will come later.

meanwhile, I just want to concentrate in helping my students to ace their coming exams! :D

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