I caught "Kallang Roar" the movie by Cheng Ding An today.
It was about Uncle Choo, a soccer coach of a time long ago. (About 20 years ago)
Though I suppose Cheng Ding An's main purpose for the movie was to reminisce about the glory of Singapore's football past and to pay tribute to Choo Seng Quee, it brought to mind many other issues.
Uncle Choo declined to coach teams of other nationalities and waited for his country to hire him.
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as usual, when enough ideas come to form an essay in my head, i'm too lazy to organise it and compose the essay :p
so so there :p
I learn so many things during each skating lessons that I've decided to record them down somewhere. I'll add more as I recall more...
Skating Diary:
Forward cross:
Move hands and shoulders first
Front hand lower than back
Do proper stroke before crossing
Bend skating knee
3 turn:
Keep shoulders aligned to circle
Bend knee after turn
Mohawk:
Align shoulders to inside of circle
Changing boot perpendicular to skating boot
Outside edge:
Start of straight
Keep shoulders aligned
Maintain knee bend
Sit back on blade
The past two weeks, I've been to Auckland and Perth. So I've been watching the olympics there as well. These countries send their delegates to compete in almost all events. The television channels are centered around how their own team is doing. They constantly switch between different events, updating the nation on how their team is doing and heartily congratulating the athelets, whether or not they have won a medal. This kind of spirit is something Singapore can only dream of. And until the people stop placing all emphasis on academic successes and recognise other paths of life more, it doesn't seem likely that Singapore will ever get to have that kind of experience. It's already so different in Australia and New Zealand, one can only imagine how buoyant the atmosphere will be in countries like the USA or China, where their atheletes reign supreme.
Went to perth again.
Cotton on jeans for $5, from original price of $69.95!
you know you love me
Walking past VJ today, seeing students studying at the scrabble board, the lights in the IP classrooms lit up, and the trusty security guard cycling around, brought back fond memories of my time there.
The Sundays of climbing into school to mug..faithfully going back for consultations during the study breaks...
And walking past neptune court at dusk brought back memories of going up to Ms Tok's in the evenings and staying till late.
The last couple of evenings have been very enjoyable :)
Ms Yuen Huay Shan invited me to post this on my blog, so here it is. Enjoy!
I'm in Auckland and am just back from a sumptous dinner!
Lovely lovely lovely!
Angus Steakhouse along Fort Lane, off Customs Street.
You choose your piece of steak (from a selection of humongous pieces), bring it to the chef and tell him exactly how you want it done.
You then go to the salad bar and pick from a mouth-watering selection of appetizers.
By the time you're done with your salad, you steak arrives on a hot plate, exactly as you want it.
Full of anticipation and excitement, you cut a tiny piece and tentatively put it in your mouth and start chewing.
You close your eyes, savouring the flavour and feeling the succulence of the meat fill your mouth.
In no time at all, you work your way through the enormous piece of steak until nothing is left.
Satiated, you lean back in your seat.
As the waitress walks past, you ask her for the menu. After a cursory glance, you ask for a mudpie.
The mudpie arrives, and the table of inebriated fellows at the next table start to get even friendlier than before. You have a Gaytime Cone on your table (that was offered by the birthday boy who got a box of it as a present), you then fill it with the mash pototoes sitting on your table and offer it to him. The delighted boy finishes it in no time at all.
As this is going on, you take occasional glances at the inviting mudpie looking up at you, surrounded by a border of cream and ice-cream, striped with chocolate sauce.
But you entertain the boys for a little longer, and while you enjoyed their company and entertainment, you secretly rejoice when they leave for the next stop because you can finally dig into your mudpie.
As with the steak, you tentatively take a first bite.
As with the steak, you close your eyes and take it all in as the richness and sweetness of it fills your palate. And mouthful by mouthful, the mudpie disappears and the plate is clean.
Now, you're truely satiated and can finally take your leave and gush all about your eating experience to the bus driver (who's had the same experience some years back).
And so, that was my time in Auckland's Angus Steakhouse.
you know you love me
I didn't get called up and managed to watch the NDP afterall.
And it was at granny's and with crabs :D
I didn't think much of the performances though...they didn't seem to mean anything and weren't really that spectacular. Especially after last night's Beijing Olympics opening. But even disregarding that, I'm sure we can do much better...
The highlight of the evening was seeing our dear MM Lee in his pink raincoat. Really cute!
I haven't written anything for a couple of weeks now. But in view of my nation's birthday, here's a post. Aren't you honoured, Singapore?
I've been flying for 2 and a half months now. Going to different places, meeting different people, seeing how others live has indeed been a fun and eye-opening experience. I relish the opportunity to 'see the world'. But being away so much has also made me appreciate 'home'.
This is Home, truly
Where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me
Where that river always flows
This is home, surely
As my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone
For this is where I know it's home
As much as I love the other cities of the world (especially seoul :D), it's always exciting to be back. Exciting to see my friends and family again. Have so little time off when everyone else is free as well makes me appreciate the time spent with them more.
I believe my friends overseas and those going overseas will also share the same sentiments very soon.
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore
On this day last year, I was climbing over barries with ceci, squeezing through a massive sea of people to secure a place on the bridge in front of fullerton. We managed to see much of the performance on the platform and had a lovely view of the fireworks.
I've been flying for 2 and a half months now. Going to different places, meeting different people, seeing how others live has indeed been a fun and eye-opening experience. I relish the opportunity to 'see the world'. But being away so much has also made me appreciate 'home'.
This is Home, truly
Where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me
Where that river always flows
This is home, surely
As my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone
For this is where I know it's home
As much as I love the other cities of the world (especially seoul :D), it's always exciting to be back. Exciting to see my friends and family again. Have so little time off when everyone else is free as well makes me appreciate the time spent with them more.
I believe my friends overseas and those going overseas will also share the same sentiments very soon.
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore
On this day last year, I was climbing over barries with ceci, squeezing through a massive sea of people to secure a place on the bridge in front of fullerton. We managed to see much of the performance on the platform and had a lovely view of the fireworks.
This national day afternoon, I'm sitting at home, looking out of my window at lovely blue skies, sparkling green trees and enjoying the light breeze blowing in, hoping against all hope that I won't be called up for a flight (I'm on standby) and I'll be able to watch the NDP live together with everyone else.
Happy Birthday Singapore :)