i passed the physical proficiency test! the email came this afternoon after i attended the appointment briefing at MOE in the morning. happy and relieved. i was informed by the officer this morning that i still need to attend another Teacher Training Agreement signing session during one of the coming saturdays with two sureties whom i have yet to find. currently, i'm still waiting for the arrival of the admission package which will provide more details on admission into NIE, matriculation number, hall application and probably orientation camp. photo taking (cisco centre) on 4 july and medical appointment (raffles hospital)on 12 july.
june, a month filled with happiness and laughter? yes, definitely (despite the fact that i just cut my hair 30 mins ago and look like a noob now). laughter from the students when i return to the studentcare centre tmr morning i guess. hahaha.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
To Be With You - Mr.Big
To Be With You - Mr.Big (video)
Hold on little girl
Show me what he's done to you
Stand up little girl
A broken heart can't be that bad
When it's through, it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Build up your confidence
So you can be on top for once
wake up, who cares about
Little boys that talk too much
I've seen it all go down
Your game of love was all rained out
So come on baby, come on over
Let me be the one to hold you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Why be alone when we can be together baby
You can make my life worthwhile
And I can make you start to smile
When it's through, it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Just to be the next to be with you
Hold on little girl
Show me what he's done to you
Stand up little girl
A broken heart can't be that bad
When it's through, it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Build up your confidence
So you can be on top for once
wake up, who cares about
Little boys that talk too much
I've seen it all go down
Your game of love was all rained out
So come on baby, come on over
Let me be the one to hold you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Why be alone when we can be together baby
You can make my life worthwhile
And I can make you start to smile
When it's through, it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you
Just to be the next to be with you
mizuno mt faber 2011
Tag ID: 3630
Name: Toh Yong Yuan
Category: Open Men
Nett Timing: 0:56:11
Offical Timing: 0:57:07
Position: 185 / 1121
i'm quite happy with the timing for my maiden mt faber run. more running events coming up next. Singapore Bay Run/Army Half Marathon 2011 and Standard Chartered Marathon 2011.
Name: Toh Yong Yuan
Category: Open Men
Nett Timing: 0:56:11
Offical Timing: 0:57:07
Position: 185 / 1121
i'm quite happy with the timing for my maiden mt faber run. more running events coming up next. Singapore Bay Run/Army Half Marathon 2011 and Standard Chartered Marathon 2011.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
最后的考验
And so the long awaited letter from MOE came. i've been offered a place in BSc (Education) (PE) (Secondary). really happy to receive this good news. however, it's not finalised yet. i will be attending the physical proficiency test which has been scheduled on this coming friday, 24 june. this test is a must for those who want to teach PE or have been offered to teach PE. another problem is that i am required to do an online acceptance for the course through the online acceptance portal which i cant log in to. called NTU this afternoon and was informed to drop them an email to notify them that i will be accepting the course offer instead as the portal is under some administrative problems. sent an email to them just now, but still feeling a bit worried.
i'm looking forward to 24 june and hopefully everything will turn out well for me, especially the gymnastic test. during these few days, i will be practising headstand to prepare myself for the big day.
Physical Proficiency Test, a test which i cannot fail, a test which i must not fail.
i'm looking forward to 24 june and hopefully everything will turn out well for me, especially the gymnastic test. during these few days, i will be practising headstand to prepare myself for the big day.
Physical Proficiency Test, a test which i cannot fail, a test which i must not fail.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
everyday's full of surprises
friday started out well as i slowly made my way to work. it was a delight seeing the p1 and p2 kids playing masak masak happily under the void deck with mats laid on the ground while walking to the student care centre (beta) after alighting from the bus at marsiling. upon seeing me, several kids greeted me with a loud 'MR TOHHH'. they immediately served me a breakfast set and i pretended to drink the coffee and eat the food. kids are bundles of joy, arent they? later during the day in the afternoon, we had our 2nd cooking lesson during this june holiday for the upper primary children. they made pizza this time round. last week was sushi making. these cooking lessons brought back memories of the fun time i had during home economics lessons back in the secondary school days. 多想回到童年的时光啊!
mizuno mt faber run 2011 took place this morning. took a cab down to bukit merah view with lejun as the train wasnt operating yet when we left house at about 5+am. i left my shoebag in the taxi and almost couldnt join the run. luckily we managed to contacted the taxi driver and got back my shoebag. met 1WO Chandran while waiting for the run to start. the run started at about 7.30am. a brand new experience, a brand new running route. the run was still ok, with some uphill and downhill challenges. the moment you reached the top of mt faber where the jewel box is located, you know you are almost done with the tough part of the run. nice view from the hilltop. saw one of the p2 kids and her family after finishing the run and i mingled with her mum. her dad was the one running, not the p2 kid. the event ended with a lucky draw, but i wasnt any of the lucky ones though. visited queensway shopping centre and i bought a pair of sneakers and running tights. we then proceeded to PC show 2011 at suntec city to see see look look. ran into joozhi, thomas foo and jian he. it was time to take a train home in the late afternoon and i realised that my ezlink card was missing. i had no choice but to purchase the standard ticket. everyday is full of surprises, be it pleasant or unpleasant and that's what make life interesting.
mizuno mt faber run 2011 took place this morning. took a cab down to bukit merah view with lejun as the train wasnt operating yet when we left house at about 5+am. i left my shoebag in the taxi and almost couldnt join the run. luckily we managed to contacted the taxi driver and got back my shoebag. met 1WO Chandran while waiting for the run to start. the run started at about 7.30am. a brand new experience, a brand new running route. the run was still ok, with some uphill and downhill challenges. the moment you reached the top of mt faber where the jewel box is located, you know you are almost done with the tough part of the run. nice view from the hilltop. saw one of the p2 kids and her family after finishing the run and i mingled with her mum. her dad was the one running, not the p2 kid. the event ended with a lucky draw, but i wasnt any of the lucky ones though. visited queensway shopping centre and i bought a pair of sneakers and running tights. we then proceeded to PC show 2011 at suntec city to see see look look. ran into joozhi, thomas foo and jian he. it was time to take a train home in the late afternoon and i realised that my ezlink card was missing. i had no choice but to purchase the standard ticket. everyday is full of surprises, be it pleasant or unpleasant and that's what make life interesting.
$3 for 2 soft toys
Monday, June 6, 2011
端午节
happy 端午节, also known as dragon boat festival. do read about this festival here if you have no idea what it is about.
i went to yishun safra to attend a wedding dinner on saturday night. good to see all the relatives present, catching up with each other enthusiastically. 那晚的婚宴，最漂亮的是新娘，最帅的就是新郎，而最开心的不只是他们俩，还有双方的家人、亲戚和好友们。衷心祝福这对新人百年好和！
had lunch with bernard and lejun on sunday afternoon as bernard was going on a holiday. he flew off to taiwan this afternoon. went to angmokio to meet my badminton team mates in the late afternoon as we are having dinner together at the same zichar stall where we louhei-ed for the past few years. a few of them couldnt make it. some of us then made our way to yishun safra after the dinner for bowling. if i remember correctly, the last time i bowled was when i was still in secondary school. played 'spot the difference' at the game machine. with some one-dollar coins left, i took out 3bucks to play the claw crane and caught 2 soft toys. hahaha. they are now sitting on my table staring at me.
went for the interview at moe today. it was still ok. i dont have much comment on it. hoping that everything will proceed smoothly after attending today's interview. hurried back home, changed and went to yishun safra for a swim. yes, yishun safra again. my whole body's aching as i kept doing cartwheel on sunday, and so i swam only for a while this afternoon. alright. that's all for now. feeling a little hungry. time for another bazhang (rice dumpling)! (:
i went to yishun safra to attend a wedding dinner on saturday night. good to see all the relatives present, catching up with each other enthusiastically. 那晚的婚宴，最漂亮的是新娘，最帅的就是新郎，而最开心的不只是他们俩，还有双方的家人、亲戚和好友们。衷心祝福这对新人百年好和！
had lunch with bernard and lejun on sunday afternoon as bernard was going on a holiday. he flew off to taiwan this afternoon. went to angmokio to meet my badminton team mates in the late afternoon as we are having dinner together at the same zichar stall where we louhei-ed for the past few years. a few of them couldnt make it. some of us then made our way to yishun safra after the dinner for bowling. if i remember correctly, the last time i bowled was when i was still in secondary school. played 'spot the difference' at the game machine. with some one-dollar coins left, i took out 3bucks to play the claw crane and caught 2 soft toys. hahaha. they are now sitting on my table staring at me.
went for the interview at moe today. it was still ok. i dont have much comment on it. hoping that everything will proceed smoothly after attending today's interview. hurried back home, changed and went to yishun safra for a swim. yes, yishun safra again. my whole body's aching as i kept doing cartwheel on sunday, and so i swam only for a while this afternoon. alright. that's all for now. feeling a little hungry. time for another bazhang (rice dumpling)! (:
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
smile like the sun
june, a month filled with happiness and laughter?
Smile - Uncle Kracker
You're better then the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip side
of my pillow, that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me
Let me know that it's ok
Yeah it's ok
And the moments when my good times start to fade
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking through the sidewalk crack
and just like that
You steal away the rain
and just like that
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Don't know how I lived without you
Cause every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Oh, you make me smile
Oh, you make me smile
Smile - Uncle Kracker
You're better then the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip side
of my pillow, that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me
Let me know that it's ok
Yeah it's ok
And the moments when my good times start to fade
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking through the sidewalk crack
and just like that
You steal away the rain
and just like that
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Don't know how I lived without you
Cause every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed
Sing like bird
Dizzy in my head
Spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold
Buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
Oh, you make me smile
Oh, you make me smile