Chris on a mini kart @ the road safety park!




Ekklesia "pumping petrol" @ the road safety park!




Ariel and I taking a ride together with Ekklesia tail-gating behind! :P




Found this pair of beautiful flowers lying on the grass @ Labrador Park!




The flower is actually bigger than my palm! anyone can tell me what flower it is!?




Found out that the flower grew from this seedling!




Here we are having a pinic by the sea side @ Labrador Park!




One of the long jetty, where people can do some fishing! BTW, there are BBQ pits for rental over there as well! Anyone keen for a class BBQ outing @ labrador park!?




Chris resting on my back as he gobble up his biscuit!




There is one something that i don't mind people doing behind my back: smiling away! :D




Ekklesia learning about insects from afar! stay away from me or I will roar! :P




2 is better than 1! sisters power! let's look @ the insects together! :D




A very unique bug that we found on! it's orange in colour and has a glossy look!




And did i mention that it's super dupey small in size!? as compared to our palms!




Bugs and more bugs! Attack!!




Chris is looking @ how the boy is learning to make something with a palm tree leaf. What is it!? look below!




It's a grasshopper made from a single palm tree leaf!! and the best thing is: I have learnt how to do it!! :) Cool, isn't it!?

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To all my graduated and current students:

You are cordially invited to my house during this holidays to play with my adorable kids, have a game of badminton, have a chat over some simple snacks and ice cream or have some extra coaching in physix or maths...

It is preferable that you come in small groups so that it is more cosy and easier for us to play host to you.

The date and time is up to you but i would need you to sms me earlier so that i can check my schedule and also prepare for your visit.

alternatively, you can also invite me and my family to your outings or chalets or bbqs that you may be organising this holidays. We will try our best to grace your events if we can! :D

All these are done with a simple intention in mind: I hope to make this holidays an enjoyable and memorable one for you and for me and my family! :D

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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 falling down the swing!



A.C.E posing for the camera!



My good friend and brother-in-Christ, Shinn Jong, getting married!



What a student of mine would do to "destress"! Be Ultraman!?



Mid-Atumn Festival @ Sch: Ariel and my wife posing with Jas and Jos



Mid-Atumn Festival @ Sch: A.C.E enjoying the cross-talk though i doubt they understand a single word!



Mid-Atumn Festival @ Sch: Ariel posing with Letts, Jas, Jos, Kit Yeng and Ces



Mid-Atumn Festival @ Sch: Ariel posing with a "Halo"



Ariel posing as a fairy!



Ekklesia and Nicoles as fairies!



Christian's BDay Celebration with his cousins!



Christian's BDay Celebration with his friends!



Pulau Ubin Trip: Entering in!



Horseshoe Crab: it's part of the spider family, not the crab family!



Sea Grapes: tiny but edible!



Fig Tree: rare sight to me cos i always thought it is only found in Israel!



The most primitive toilet: you can even see the fishes swim as you do your "business"



Cat's Tail Plant! Lovely red "fur"



Bamboo shoots! remind me of the movie "Flying Draggers"



A Huge Spider spinning its web!

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What are your thoughts about the world?

it is not going to survive for long... it is just one degree celsius from critical weather condition. more than that and the weather will change radically for the worse... the air, water and food on earth is getting more and more polluted by the day... According to the Bible, there will be more earthquakes and pestilence and famine coming our way during the end times... why am I not surprised?

the society's moral values are on the decline... mankind is not getting kinder with their kind. they are getting more and more saddistic and violent in the way he deals with people and the environment. bcos of this, the hearts of many have grown cold... man is also getting more and more busy with materialistic pursuits and entertainment that will lead to instant gratification but a sense of emptiness. they are always in a hurry but have forgetful how to slow down and give full attention to people and be sincerely concerned about them. many have been deceived to think that busi-ness has meaning and purpose while spending time with loved ones are deserts and not the main course.

be in the world but not part of the world...
if today is my last day on earth, what would i be doing?
can i get you thinking about it or like most poeple, you can't be bothered with this question cos you have "more important" things to do? :D

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a feeling of nervousness and excitement as i step into the parade square...

my heart just brightened up to see them once again...

the greetings and smiles we exchanged are heart-warming...

they are the driving force and the very reason why i love this job...

they are the very reason why i try my best to teach...

:D

a load of class admin time today...

settled the class motto, the class t-shirt & jersey, the class rules, the class notice board, the class expectations and targets, the class profiling forms, the class seating arrangement, the class committee... :D

the class was rather restless today... i pity my class chairman and vice-chair when they were soliciting responses from the class, especially for the class motto...

anyway, we decided on "Ordinary Miracles" as the class motto...

I was thinking of modifying it to the one below to bring out the meaning behind:

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Miracles

what do you think? :D

P/S the class rule I set is simple:
BE CONSISTENTLY ACCOUNTABLE

consistency is the KEY to improvement and efficiency

It's the daily exercise that really makes the difference in an effective and stressless way... not any last-min intensive training/cramming...that applies to studies, perfecting a skill, keeping yourself healthy, spiritual growth, anything and everything that you are doing!

accountability is the DRIVING FORCE to being consistent
If there is no one you are accountable to, you will not bother to be consistent.
It may be your parents, your teachers, your friends or in my case, God, whom I must give an account to one day when i die or when He returns again. :D

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