Stories of me and myself

Backdated from Friday (7/4/06)

Warning. This might be a tediously long entry.

I woke up today to an exciting/packed schedule.

Today was Sports Day at my school and lessons would end at 1115am. I had only one class, but the most difficult class to handle (Sec 3). Guess what? I got the time of the lesson wrong and was in such a mad rush that I didn't have time to print their lecture notes. I solved it by asking them to copy the notes. But.... the jinx of a projector failed me again! So I declared a lesson of fun and game.

Then I had to complete my NIE assignments, print them and deliver them to my supervisors in NIE respectively. I also had to rush back to Yio Chu Kang stadium for Sports Day. The most exciting part? I had a 3-hour time frame to do so. Hee. So it was a continuous rush. Seemed like I was training for the Amazing Race! =)

I expected Sports Day to be super hyped up, high-spirited, with spontaneous cheering and all. But I guess I was comparing my own experience of Cedar's Sports Day with the school's and placing my own expectations on it. So yeah, I was sorely disappointed. Guess you can't compare... cos Cedar's known for its unity, awesome school spirit and great cheers. (Yes, Cedarians can REALLY CHEER!) But despite being disappointed, at least thank God there was company. Of course the TT X 4 (Trainnes Teachers, so claimed) had each other's company, and DW, who is ever-so-friendly and teasable. Heh. Apparently I acted out of composure, even before students, VIP and parents, when I jumped on her when the students were taking a picture of her, and even almost resorted to playing Pepsi Cola 123 with her. Hmm... I don't see anything wrong there. Haha!

Most of the teachers were also involved in a 400m race, divided between 6 team members. Well, not that we knew where to position ourselves! Haha!! Not that we knew who our team members were! We just spread ourselves out and ran when the person in your lane passed you the baton! There was an instant when someone ran out of the line and almost passed the baton to the wrong person! Hee. Also, guess who the fastest runner was? The Principal! Hahah! Why? Cos everyone slowed down so as not to overtake him!! *Grin* Such is politics! I wouldn't have cared less if I were in the position and was able to outrun him! Hee.

We proceeded to J8 for dinner, a couple of us. We travelled by MRT and were of course accompanied by the students. My class somemore! Haha! Was quite fun though... teasing them and them asking us teachers to treat them and so on. And then right across the shopping centre, you could hear them shouting "Miss T...., Mr P...., Miss..." You get the idea. Haha! We quickly siam-ed! Dinner was fulfilling, not the food lah. But the tips and advice you get from the different teachers with different perspectives and different styles of handling the students and different teaching strategies.

And since DW was still high, I asked her if she wanted to play badminton with Chien and Becky at Clementi at 9 cos we were short of the Meow. She agreed. And we all played. It was an hour of fun and laughter, with Chien and myself pairing up against Becky and DW. Not by choice but by Heaven's will. Heh. Cos we resorted to "Oh-ah-pei-ah-som" and we retained this pairing for 4 consecutive games! Hahaha! Chien was Vana White. It was funny! But I must say that when Vana White "zhou4 kang1" (work), she plays quite well! Hee. But of course the tennis trace is obvious! The funny thing is, I haven't done any exercise with Chien before, I think... and it only sunk in when I commented that her shoes were nice and she said that she has had them for several years. Hmmm.... Hee. We should all play more often. Oh, and something else I learnt... use the scare-technique when you are tired. Go "RAH" at your opponent. Hahaha!

We proceeded out of the Sports Hall after we were chased out when they sounded the bell and switched off the lights. Never have I seen Clementi Sports Hall in the dark! It looked quite scary. Anyway, Becky got picked up outside the Sports Hall by an ah-beng in black, standing beside a black car. He went, "Eh!" We all turned. It was WX lah! Suoer funny. Who gets picked up outside badminton Sports Hall?? Becky. Hahaha!

We decided on Mac's cos it's 24-hours, has aircon and we went there hoping for milkshakes. Our hopes were dashed. But we had a wonderful time hanging out. We talked about funny names... ranging from...
Tianqiao (overhead bridge),
Tianliang (Sunrise) - Tianqiao's brother. =)
Spyder (who's a rockclimber),
Yu Yuan Yuan ("Fishball") who's a round baby with surname Yu,
Leaf Hu (surname Hu and of course Chinese name "Ye Zi")....
Axilla - sounds nice and suitable for a girls' name? Anyone knows the meaning? It means armpit! Hee. Imagine it with surname Mao! Hahaha!
Eurine - Imagine when she goes to the doc's! Eurine test! =)
Monica Ching... Man!!! Hahaha!

We also learnt that in olden days, when a baby was born, they were named after the first thing that the father sees when he leaves the house. And given the kampong that they live in, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks were common! So it resulted in "Ah-Mao, Ah-Gao, Ah-Koi, "Ah-Ark"!!

So yeah, please do be careful when you name your children!! Children do take after whatever their name means!

Yeps... and the "most exciting day of my life" (I meant week lah! -dedicated to Chien) ended with a car ride in Chien's 'budget' aeroplane, where to obtain an oxygen mask / life jacket / snack / movie, etc, you'll have to pay $2 in coins. If not, you can call for help, which will cost you $5, or you can just suffocate and die in the most dire of circumstances. Heh. What great service! =)