PAP Kindergarden Graduation

I wasn't on duty initially. Got a last minute call from a colleague for replacement and I agreed to help.

I was prepared to face a challenging job for this event. Was thinking about the dealing with the children was going to be the challenging part. But it turned out to be the adults. It's really dramatic. Fierce and troublesome adults. I don't think it's right not to respect my group of people just because it's the big day of their child. Have they ever thought of what message are they bringing across to their child?

The performance was alright. The choreography for some items are quite creative. Glad that I have some nice music to keep me entertained. Was a little stressed with my sore throat and constant ringing of phone. As the music was very loud, listening to instructions clearly was a little tough though.

Here is a picture of one of the high-spirited item. The makeup done for the kids are quite nice.



Even though it was a short event, I was very tired as my legs were so painful in those court shoes.

CMC Market Seminar

It was my first day of work and it was such a long day for me. I had to stand for around 6 hours for this event. It's always tiring on the first day though. Wearing the court shoes sure strain my legs a lot more. I wasn't feeling really well too and did not have any courage to socialise. I was the only girl on duty for that day!

I was really blur and made a lot of mistakes on the first day. Lucky that I got a nice in-charge who did gave me extra care. There are times that I feel really awkward as I do not know what to do. Glad that the in-charge did rotate positions so that each of the members of the groups get to rest for a while. =D

As I had to stand at my assigned position alone, I try to listen to the talk for self-entertainment. The talk was boring as it was full of terms that I do not understand. The talk was basically about buying and selling stocks. I saw some people attending the talk falling asleep though. There are also some people who left halfway. Heard my colleagues say that the speaker was relatively good as compared to those of the few previous talks.

Most of the patrons on that day were quite nice and cooperative. As I wasn't feeling well, I was neither excited nor nervous. My experience for that day is quite good I must say. I am really glad that I didn't get myself into any trouble.

Sweet Yam Bread

The yam is neither in the middle of the bread nor is it on top. It is spread evenly around the bread. The yam natural sweetness of the yam makes this bread really tasty. The almond topping adds on an additional taste that blends well with the overall taste of the bread.

The texture of the bread however have some room for improvement. Personally, I feel that the bread is a little hard to chew. I have to use quite some force though. The pricing is quite reasonable and I wouldn't mind if it would go lower. =P

Butterfly Lovers Concerto （梁祝-小提琴协奏曲）

The story of the butterfly lovers is well-known by many. It is just like the Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet. I never knew that this concerto is played by a symphony orchestra until I saw these videos. I have always thought that this piece is played by a Chinese Orchestra with a violinist leading.

This piece of music is very nice. It may be a little boring to those who don't really understand this piece of music. Anyway, I think that there is room for improvement for the musicians in terms of their expressions. For the third video, there are some double note played by the leading violinist. It's a little different from what I have been listening to. I still prefer this part to be played with single note.

As I can't find any other videoes that have this 26-minute piece, take note that some of the ending of the video are repeated at the starting of the next video.

The story of the butterfly lovers is the love story between Liang ShanBo （梁山伯）and Zhu YingTai （祝英台）. Thus this concerto is know as LiangZhu （梁祝）in Chinese. Enjoy the music!

Kolibre

This music played by Maksim Mrvica is quite explosive. This music seems to have some cheerful yet mysterious emotions. From his face expression, I can see that he is very bonded with the music that he is producing. I like this piece a lot. Enjoy~




source of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNzr_lkLYVc

Health Commentary

I have been reading this column recently. I find that it is rather interesting as it provides insights into the commonly and uncommonly known health problems. The website is http://healthcommentary.org/.

Even though most of the case studies used are based on United States, the main message about the health problems applies to other countries as well. Feel free to take a look as it caters to the general public with the layman terms used, making it easy to be understood.

In order to have a healthy lifestyle, it is always good to gain knowledge on the health issues beforehand. Wishing you great health and hope that you enjoy the articles!

The Flight of the Bumblebee

The first time that I heard Maksim play this song on TV is really an eye-opener for me. I was fancinated by the speed of how he play this song. The accompaniment by the orchestra is so nice! Very fitting I must say.

The first video is the song played with accompaniment.



The second video is the original piece without any accompaniment.



Fancinating right? I like his gestures as he has showed that he is full of confidence and bond with the music that he is producing. His concert really rocks. I hope that I can play as well as him one day.


source of videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dr7uro-moU&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6A-JYbu1Os&feature=related

Wushu Steamboat Outing

This is my first time eating steamboat outside. The food was alright. Busy eating and cooking for around one and a half hour. There are three types of soup that we can choose; tom yam, chicken or porridge. My table chose porridge and chicken soup. The porridge is topioca porridge.

Here is a picture of the steamboat of my table.



It's self-service and we can take our favored combination to our fill. Glucose drinks are available besides from the food for the steamboat. There are both raw and fried food for us to choose from. It would be nice if my favourite golden needle mushroom is available. The fish is quite tasty though.

Seniors and juniors are seated separately but the sarcasm and crapping does not just kept within each table. However, I still feel that there isn't much interactions between the seniors and juniors. The re-appointment was done too. Hope that this new chapter for the team is a nicely written one.

Everbody went separate ways after eating. Went home after walking around and chatting with the girls for a while. Congratulations to those who got their posts in the committee!

Second Wushu Badminton Session

I played quite continuously today. Sweated quite a lot. I am really glad that some of the quiet ones had turned up. Thank you to everyone who had turned up! =D

To make the game more challenging, Liping and I started another game while we are playing badminton. We are suppose to say a term, whereby the next person has to say another term that starts with the last word of the previous term. It's quite distracting while thinking for the next term and have to hit the shuttlecock. Good training for the brain I must say.

Quite a pity that Liyan can't make it today. If not, Kennard and Edward wouldn't bully me that much. =.= Anyway, Jeremy spoiled my two badminton rackets! One string broke while the other metal broke. I wonder what strength he used to play badminton..

Well, it's good to see that the quiet ones are speaking up. Especially Kenny and Shenhui. Keep it up! =D

Formula One Grand Prix 2008

This international championship is first time held in Singapore and this is also the first time that it is held in the night. I am really amazed by the efforts put in by everyone to make this event possible. This is especially the layout of the circuit. With all the details so nicely done, I really wonder how much planning are being done. I am sure that they have squeezed a lot of brain juice for this.

Even though I do not get to watch it live or get myself involved in this game, I have enjoyed myself watching the live telecast. Watching them going round and round is a little boring I must say. The racers have to run 61 laps in order to finish the race. The total distance is equivalent to around 300km.

What kept my eyes glued to the TV is the gorgeous night view of Singapore. It's a rare chance to see Singapore light up so brightly in the night. Furthermore, I can also see my beloved marina promenade. Some information given in the show is good as it had provided insights for people like me who knows almost nothing about the race. It would be nice if the surrounding is captured for audience to see before the start of the event instead of just showing the cars running in the circuit.

I am really puzzled when the winners are not singing their national anthem or paying attention when the national anthem of the champion's was played. No one seems to even notice that the Singapore's national anthem was sang at the beginning.

Spain's Fernando Alonso cliched the championship while Germany's Nico Rosberg and Britain's Lewis Hamilton are in the second and third place respectively. Congratulations to them! The efforts put in by the other teams are commendable as well. Great job everyone!