photos on Japan and HK

I'm so pressed for time. Super busy with work and school starting next week. 24 hours per day is never enough!

Hong Kong photos

Bruce Lee

Rey and Jackie Chan's handprint

Dim Sum restaurant

City Bus to our hotel

In Japan...

A scrumptous treat from grandparents

Love this restaurant by the river

In Kobe Marine Pia

Mountain climbing

Osaka Kids Plaza. Rey trying out news reading. We watched the 'broadcast' after that.

Nana found her own green tea shop.

my snail is missing

I've been busy lately. packing up for Japan trip and now packing luggage back to Singapore. 2 weeks are really too short. Much time has been spent with family, eating and shopping, of course. How I miss the time when I don't have to work, can laze around and devote 100% of my time to Rey. I realised that I forgot half of my recipes!

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Rey caught a snail with his grandpa and it was his pet for 4 days.

On the 5th day, however, it went missing! We woke up to find an empty container and searched for it all over the house, looked at the ceilings, walls, floor and under the furnitures. Rey might have brought it into the bedroom. I shudder at the thought of finding a snail shell under my blanket, in his toy boxes or stepping on the snail by accident.

snail obituary

butterflies still alive...

butterflies obituary

Rey is still not responsible enough to own a pet, that's for sure.

skin color

R: When we have fever, do our skin change color?
I: Not really but your cheeks do get red when you have fever, or when you're cold in winter, right?
R: Yah, and look here. The cane marks (on the legs) are red too. (and Rey showed me his zebra marks from the afternoon.)

skincare

I think I'm the one who need mask more than these 2 kids.

bits and pieces

At a bakery, Rey refused to go when I called him several times.
I: Do you want to buy the swiss rolls?
R: No, mum. But I think there is a mistake. You see, it says "1 for 70 cents, 3 for $2".
Why? It should be "3 for $2.10" right?
And so I have to explain some sales tactic to him.
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I guess Rey was observing me today when I inquired about discounts for a toy, and later a dress.
(queueing at the entrance of a dressing room where the ladies' husbands were waiting for their darling wives to try out new dresses)
R: Mum, why do you like DISCOUNTS so much?
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We were talking about "perfection" about why people can never be perfect and why we can say someone did a 'perfect' job or score 'perfect marks' for a test.

R: I know, people who are perfect are 'Perfect-tional' right?
I: Eerr, that is "Professional" dear.
And then the chit-chat goes on about "the pros and cons of being a perfectionist" and meaning of 'professional".

alien language

einis sein ineis ni nisie
sine ni in sain sinain

See the words above? I was first quite amazed by one of my students' self-made language when I marked his composition. He can write 2 pages of such alien words as if such language really existed. One other teacher commented that she has an "Italian" in her class.
Yesterday, however, when I had to mark this boy's 6 pages worksheet, my volcano erupted.
I : You! Come here! Are you from Mars?
boy: No
I : Then you must be from Jupiter, right?
boy: No.
I : but you always write alien langugae? You think I am a genius? You think I can read your alien language? You want to waste this paper and my time? Do you want me to show this to everyone in your class? Go and erase everything now, no recess unless you have finished, and if I ever see this alien language again, I'm going to make you pay for the paper and I will surely send you to Mars!
sigh. I talked to his mother about it and even commented that his 'alien language is so consistent that I was quite impressed, really.

I eat to ...

I have noticed that Rey spends exactly all of his $2 pocket money without leaving a single cent.

I: Rey, I am very curious. How did you manage to spend all the money everyday?
R: Oh well, I buy 6 30-cent sushi, and then spend 1 20-cent on seaweed. Sometimes, I eat less sushi so I can buy my drink. I always calculate before I buy. *grin*
I: (quite impressed with his calculation but pissed off with his spending) But you need to save some money right? Your froggy (piggy bank) is hungry.
R: I eat alot so I can hibernate you know. I need to store alot of food in my body!
I: Whaa. You go to school to eat or study?
R: To eat and then hibernate. Can you give me $10 so I can hibernate faster?
I: No need. you always hibernate when I ask you to study!

Nana's school funfare

SCGS held a funfair on one weekend. It was hot and humid but the kids sure had lots of fun.

Rey goes visit an Army Camp

Rey skipped school on Monday to see Cheltton off. The 18 year-old boy is finally becoming a real man by joining the army. The family took a ferry to Palau Tekong when the camp is. To Rey, this is a truly exciting experience for him because while his mama is teaching (slogging) at school, he is skipping school for this trip. By the way, I love brushing my hand on Cheltton's shaved

head.

Nana is skipping school too... to see the guys in the army!

A mosquito net for the soldiers. I can understand if the uniform is green for camouflaging purpose but do we need green mosquito nets?

How often can you see such a huge owl hooting in the day?

at the Mc Donalds

The hip-hop pose

Rey is very spontaneous and has been trying to be funky in his recent photos.

a week of holiday

BBQ seafood

BBQ meat

I'm really too tired to write out this blog entry. Photos are self explanatory.

Work has started. I'm a teacher now! *3 cheers* Students beware, Mdm Kwan is coming! Your behaviour decides my mood for the day and eventually the fate of your future days with me. muahahaha...

I'm finally having my workstation. Should I start moving things to the cubicle on the weekend? So excited! 1st must buy cactus to ward off some evil people.