My holidays seemed to lack a certain intensity and was stagnant as I'm in the midst of job hunting and did not fancy staying at home catching up on movies and tv shows all day and giving tuition though breaks the monotony still does not make my holiday an eventful one. Perhaps, that was the reason why I took on an assignment recommended by Rosy. I went for a briefing for an assignment which involves teaching at a pri school for 1 hour and the programme is about learning oneself and others and I was to basically lead them in this wonderful relevation(yeah right).
It wasn't enticing at first as the hours were not long enough to tempt me but it was the certain experience which I was looking for and I readily agreed to it in the briefing yesterday. After the briefing, I went out with Esther, Jeffrey, Emma and another girl who was in the briefing and we ended up at IKEA Queensway having lunch and I nearly spent close to $10 just on food and we went to Queensway shopping centre to shop. I had expected myself to spend just on a nice polo shirt but I couldn't resist the Teva sandals and bought it as I needed a cool pair of sandals and the current pair at home is CRAP but the time to make a decision was rather long as I trust girls-the right girls to make the call in the fashion department and I thankfully have no ah lian or minah as my friends.
I began to discover myself once I went to Borders and I couldn't resist the 3 CDs in one boxset promotion of Vanessa Mae and bought it and was on the verge of buying Desperate Housewifes season box set and the Fresh Prince of Belair but my friends had to pull me away but Zara did tempt me with its nice range of clothes but the huge hole that I burnt at Queenstown was stuck in my memory and I have to start saving up for HK trip.
However, the next day took the cake as I started the new teaching assignment. Pri school methods stil has not changed as students blindly follow the rules and raise their hands when they are crossing a zebra crossing and the canteen sells pretty cheap food. The real test began once I entered the classroom with the class that I had to handle and although it was only 24 students, it was a real challenge as some of the students were quite hyper and the boys were brat. Although there were a few students who were quiet and reserved, the class was brattish and I shouted at the class a few times. It taught me a valuable experience that you need to talk their language and keep the class engaged and be FIRM.
I went to Orchard TMC in Singapore tourism board and the meeting room, toilet and the atmostphere was exceptional and I had a great time being TTM. As I was walking back to Orchard MRT station after the meeting, I passed by Hilton Hotel and suddenly realised that there were a number of lady boys near and I immediately turned my attention to the building opposite the road, ORCHARD TOWERS and saw that there were a number of lady boys and females and cab drivers. I was impressed with the ladyboys' hourglass figure but No thanks, anyway. However, I witnessed an Indian gang which was basically doing nothing as usual minus the drinks which was surprising and a group of mat boys who were walking aimlessly.
I just do not understand the concept of gangs as they are basically a waste of time and prey on innocent people who are bored and need attention and gangs offer these false sense of protection and attention. The incident of the day has to go to the couple on the train trying to be lovey dovey like harmless fighting and not the real action and it was beginning to put me off and I caught an old man shooting them disapproving looks. Haha..Let's pray for another exceptional DAY!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Not Contented!!
Roy Keane, former Manchester United player was mercifully released from the club by Alex Ferguson a year ago as Ferguson felt that Keane was having a negative influence on his team mates by criticizing them in public about their performance on the field. I was shocked as I did not expect Ferguson to be ruthless to his fiery yet loyal servant and I had expected Roy Keane to fire a few parting words and retire. Instead, he took on the managerial position at Sunderland and led them to Premiership league once again.
The one incident which made me respect Keane even a lot was when he won the Manager of the Month and he felt that it was a waste of time giving him such awards as he had not won anything with Sunderland and the FA should not give him credit for his slew of match wins as it does not gives him any satisfaction. This incident made me realise how hungry Keane is despite the fact that he has won numerous trophies with Man U. Sir Alex himself could have passed on some of this characteristics to his former captain but there is no doubt that Keane is hungrier for success than ever and he desperately wants to win a championship or a trophy with Sunderland.
Although Keane can be a hot head and scheming at times, nobody can fault with his dedication to the game and the passion he has and he will never hesitate to 'boil' his players if they step over the line and he wants them to share his hunger and passion. This man is a living example of success can only be achieved if you have the hunger for it and willing to get your socks dirty and get a job done. He leads by example on the field and would never hesitate to protect his team mates. Although he is a Man U player, I respect him along with Eric Cantona for his style and Rio Ferdinand for coming through a rough backgroud.
We have seen and heard of many successful people and even read books about them but the one thing which these people have is hunger and they are never contented even if they have achieved success as they want to progress further and that's what separates winners from losers!!!
The one incident which made me respect Keane even a lot was when he won the Manager of the Month and he felt that it was a waste of time giving him such awards as he had not won anything with Sunderland and the FA should not give him credit for his slew of match wins as it does not gives him any satisfaction. This incident made me realise how hungry Keane is despite the fact that he has won numerous trophies with Man U. Sir Alex himself could have passed on some of this characteristics to his former captain but there is no doubt that Keane is hungrier for success than ever and he desperately wants to win a championship or a trophy with Sunderland.
Although Keane can be a hot head and scheming at times, nobody can fault with his dedication to the game and the passion he has and he will never hesitate to 'boil' his players if they step over the line and he wants them to share his hunger and passion. This man is a living example of success can only be achieved if you have the hunger for it and willing to get your socks dirty and get a job done. He leads by example on the field and would never hesitate to protect his team mates. Although he is a Man U player, I respect him along with Eric Cantona for his style and Rio Ferdinand for coming through a rough backgroud.
We have seen and heard of many successful people and even read books about them but the one thing which these people have is hunger and they are never contented even if they have achieved success as they want to progress further and that's what separates winners from losers!!!
Monday, June 18, 2007
Super Sunday
Yesterday turned out to be super sunday as I caught some good movies and good tv programmes. I watched 'Kalyug' a surprisingly good hindi movie on the Porn buisness and the storyline was unique as no hindi film has been done on a touchy subject and there were a few new faces instead of the producer going for the tried and tested like Mr Shah Rukh, Amitabh Bachan or even Aishwarya. NO doubt, these people are successful in Bollywood and the fans would have loved them but to tell the truth, I'm sick of these celebrities. The 'Kalyug' DVD was a good investment by my sister yet again and I suppose it will take some time to find another good Hindi DVD.
The second movie that I caught on DVD was secret window as I had to borrow that DVD as I spotted Goodfellas in the DVD shop and had to pick out two other movies. I had expected secret window to be unique and Mr Depp to deliver an outstanding performance and the movie and the actor did not disappoint me as the storyline was unique and Mr Depp once again delivered an exceptional performance in yet another unusual character. I would strongly encourage people reading this blog to catch the movie as it's worth the money.
My day was not just filled with movies. I also managed to catch the US Grand Prix in bits and pieces and I will usually catch the starting where the cars wil take off as it's amazing to witness drivers trying to get the better of the other by overtaking and you can simply witness the battle of the wits at the start and throughout the race and the ending is also a must-watch as you will get to see the reaction of the podium finishers. As some of you might know, Alonso, the former 2 time world champion is not happy that Lewis Hamilton, the rookie F1 driver is stealing the limelight by winning some races as in F1, the second lesser known driver is supposed to play second fiddle to the famous driver in the team but the reversal of roles is clearly unsettling and I hope Fernando does not do anything stupid by taking out his team mate's car in future races as I support Maclaren and the support goes to a time when Ferrari and Schumacher was dominating F1 and it became so boring that I supported Maclaren hoping they can challenge Ferrari and glad that they are beating Ferrari at the moment.
My super sunday finally ended when I caught the Real Madrid game where they had to win the game to confirm their league title and their title aspirations took a blow when they were down to a goal and Barcelona was romping to a 3-0 scoreline by 30 mins and many people wondered if Read could ever come back. I thought the manager made a mistake of substituting Beckham with Reyes and that was a brilliant tactical move as Reyes proved to be a supersub by scoring 2 goals and the entire stadium went wild with celebration. Real deserved to win the title due to their consistency over the past 12 games and with a bit of luck though, I was a bit upset when Barca could not win the title even though they won their other match 4-0 and had to expect Real to slip. As they say, anything goes in football and I have to entertain myself with some activity for the next 2 months as football season is over. DAMN!
The second movie that I caught on DVD was secret window as I had to borrow that DVD as I spotted Goodfellas in the DVD shop and had to pick out two other movies. I had expected secret window to be unique and Mr Depp to deliver an outstanding performance and the movie and the actor did not disappoint me as the storyline was unique and Mr Depp once again delivered an exceptional performance in yet another unusual character. I would strongly encourage people reading this blog to catch the movie as it's worth the money.
My day was not just filled with movies. I also managed to catch the US Grand Prix in bits and pieces and I will usually catch the starting where the cars wil take off as it's amazing to witness drivers trying to get the better of the other by overtaking and you can simply witness the battle of the wits at the start and throughout the race and the ending is also a must-watch as you will get to see the reaction of the podium finishers. As some of you might know, Alonso, the former 2 time world champion is not happy that Lewis Hamilton, the rookie F1 driver is stealing the limelight by winning some races as in F1, the second lesser known driver is supposed to play second fiddle to the famous driver in the team but the reversal of roles is clearly unsettling and I hope Fernando does not do anything stupid by taking out his team mate's car in future races as I support Maclaren and the support goes to a time when Ferrari and Schumacher was dominating F1 and it became so boring that I supported Maclaren hoping they can challenge Ferrari and glad that they are beating Ferrari at the moment.
My super sunday finally ended when I caught the Real Madrid game where they had to win the game to confirm their league title and their title aspirations took a blow when they were down to a goal and Barcelona was romping to a 3-0 scoreline by 30 mins and many people wondered if Read could ever come back. I thought the manager made a mistake of substituting Beckham with Reyes and that was a brilliant tactical move as Reyes proved to be a supersub by scoring 2 goals and the entire stadium went wild with celebration. Real deserved to win the title due to their consistency over the past 12 games and with a bit of luck though, I was a bit upset when Barca could not win the title even though they won their other match 4-0 and had to expect Real to slip. As they say, anything goes in football and I have to entertain myself with some activity for the next 2 months as football season is over. DAMN!
Friday, June 01, 2007
Frenched!!
My male friends raised an eyebrow when I told them that I'm taking French for intersem one as language modules are very difficult to score and you can even fail if you cannot cope with the subject. My female friends were happy for me when they knew that I was taking French as they felt it was good exposure. I'm currently experiencing both waves of emotion as I'm struggling with the language as conjugation and vocab can be a real bitch but it's an experience as I got to know more about the language, culture and place through my French teacher and she's a very good teacher as she's patient and will not put you off by scolding. Next week is exams and I hope I can clear the subject.
The French lessons have also taught me something. My travels are pathetic as I will be shell shocked and dumbstruck when the teacher asks us about the places in the textbook and most of my classmates have no clue about the places. I guess the only places we are most likely to know outside Singapore is Malaysia and at most Bangkok and this has made my resolve to travel once I start work as I do not want to die without experiencing the magic of the world.
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