will you?

Was just on the way home from the doctors, waiting for the bus.

Noticed a man sitting on my right, his eyes speaks a different language,

then soon enough the indian girl (tt was sitting to his right) stood up and said in quite an audible volume

“My bus is here, I got to go.”

We know why.

A few moments later he turned to me and asked,
“可以帮我看 bus 吗?”
translated: “would you mind helping me watch out for the bus?”

I answered him:
“设么号码?”
translated: “what number?”

He said:
“963″

I didnt say anything.

then a short while later, again he turned to me and said:
“如果你的 bus 来了, 你先走没关系.”
translated: “if your bus is here, you can go first, its alright.”

I replied:
“um”

So I just sat there, keeping a lookout for his bus.
then I happen to reflect,
and I realize, I sounded really really hostile. especially with the scratchy throat…

Short and straight to the point reply + deep, low voice…
Its like, “tell me what you want straight + authoritative voice.”
Its like so unkind…
If I were him I’ll be thinking “dont want help, just say la… dont have to be so like that…”

Just nice a 963 across the road came and went.

So I turned to him and said:
“963 来了”
translated: “963 is here”

He replied (while getting his bag strap):
“Oh okie, 谢谢”
translated: “oh okie, thanks”

Then I stopped him by his left hand and said:
“可是是在对面的”
translated: “but its the one across the road”

he smiled together with me.

we just continued waiting…
then my bus came,
and left.

then he turned to me and said:
“bus 很难等”
translated: “Its very difficult to wait for the bus”

I replied:
“不难啊,坐着它就来了”
translated: “not difficult a, you sit here and it will come.”

and he smiled again.

then he started complaining about the cab rates, how he paid almost double due to peak hour n ERPs…

then the bus came, flagged for him, put his hand on my shoulder and guided him to the bus entrance.

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as I sat there and looked at him seated down in the bus,

I’m thankful for being able to see,
for having legs to walk,
for having money to pay for my cab ride.

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With what you have, will you go the extra mile to help others?

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Parody

An extremely cute Parody of You-Know-Who

Hi I am Amber Chu. Currently I am majoring in annoying my parents and I am studying still.

Amber, are you a fashionista and if yes, how do you define your style?
Yes I am! I define my style as my own personality, I go by my mood. When I am feeling naughty, I would wear something rad and loud, something you know BOOMZ. Something that shouts ME.

Click the link below to read more~

Amber’s Blog – Amber the Fashionista

thanks for coming by,

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

growin up

Happen to stumble upon this page when I was logging into wordpress, tot its nice to share.

Love the parts when he talk abt the children growing up, identity and character differences

Nice close up to introduce his daughter~

Confessions of an amateur photographer  – Makeover Madness

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Central Firestation

Got an invitation from 24seven to go down to Central Firestation for a visit, these photos are gonna be good educational exposure to my pupils!

Its their 100th Year actually, Click to see their building’s timeline.

and also,

The Central Fire Station Centenary Celebration at Central Fire Station, Hill Street – Speech by Minister for Law and 2nd Minister for Home Affairs Mr K Shanmugam, 1 September 2009

Heard this on TV sometime ago:

“How is it that firefighters can run into a burning building while everyone else is running out?”

and just as Mr Smith asked me on twitter,
“@avnjl Ooh… U going to get to meet some hot fireman?? Eh wait.. tat only happen in the states right? Lolx”

my reply?

“@smithankyou hot or not hot, they are all man. D distinction, the kind of responsibility they hold”

But I do agree that Fire fighters are very admirable. The kind of focus, the kind of selfless-ness.
Esp when you know you need to walk into a building that you just might not be able to see anything at all,
One life for another.

Amanda salutes all the fire fighters out there!

Thank You for serving!

Went down with a few bloggers,
The girls are like so pretty loh! Got a twin some more lo…

Anyway~

Introducing Cpt Andy Tan~ Our guide for the day,
Yellow Suit with White helmet oki~ Dont play play,
He was just sharing, they were trained to have “disturbed sleep”
Its like although u were sleeping, once the alarm goes off, they’ll be like FLASH!

and Goodness! he (like many other firefighters) slides down the pole so fast…

Its like even faster than you can say “fast”… fast until I didnt get the start pose shot…
heres the guys demonstrating the Bear Hug Style,

How fast? Fast enough for the man on the bottom left hand corner to take a few steps…

and the Singapore Style! Bcos its exclusively in SG Only!

How fast? Fast enough for the man on the bottom right hand corner to take a bow…

4 in one Row! SG Style!
They are all trained, dont try this at home. (叔叔有练过 O. Translated: Uncle has been tranined.)

Like so Cool!

so anyway,
had a walk-around and talk-to by the good people there,

Paramedic on ambulance.

its interesting how some have background in Engineering but they switch over to this line

Hoh! You see that pack she’s holding?
You better clear when she is using that and shout “All Clear!”

Its a portable defibrillator… You know the two items that doctors would rub together to jump start the heart/shock a patient back to life?
Thats the one.

Some others:

Its amazing the kind of portable equipment they have in this speedy machine.

8mins! and they will be at the scene!

Do you know?
In SG, Ambulance doesnt exactly come from the hospital, they come from the SCDF, or in this case Fire station.

We were introduced to the massive amt of equipment there,
thank God we have a superman (Cheng Xi) there to help us be the model when necessary

Handover ceremony!

HAHA!
No la,

thats the operating tools for a Hydrant.

So the next time if u were to witness a fire and you know wheres the nearest Hydrant remember to make some noise and direct the fire fighters there, they would need the water supply!

the tool that would blow smoke away or be connected to a hose to provide mist.

The tools are so fascinating!

During traffic accidents, they can and have the ability to change your hooded car to a Convertible!

Anyone needs their teeth plucked? :X (no not me)

ah… the very important blanket to keep u warm.
NOT!

Its to protect the person inside in cases they need to break the windscreen.

Is heavy de… (as we can see from the reaction by @molemole Diana)

and these machines… one of them can lift up a whole vehicle…

The cab’s really high, enough for a man to comfortably slip on his pants. *wOh!

The insides,

yah, they dont have the luxury of air-con

This huge truck that would lift us up to the 8th floor! O_O
wanted to stay below and take photo, but was sent up as well.
It was cool~

The speedy machine that will filter through jams.

In life, we make choices,
Some of us choose to serve selflessly
Some of us choose to live without fear
Some of us choose to smile during difficult time.
Some of us choose to party knowing that tomorrow may not come.

Whats important then becomes putting your heart into it, and march forth without looking back.
Life’s short. Live it!

Click here to see more photos

Thanks for coming by~

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Makan@laobeijing

Been eating out with people close to my heart this couple of days.

Went Lao Bei Jing with…

Iris n MQ!!!

Their menu looks pretty cool actually

Food was… Chinese, indeed.

Braised Beef! $5
Cold dish, supposed to be the first, ended up came in as the last dish

Its so transparent lo… (u know what it means…)

Pork, Chive Jiaozi $8

Xiaolong Bao! How can we not have it… $8

Onion Pancake. $6
Simple and nice!

Pan Fried Houshao $10

Macham siew mai with prata skin

oki, the real Siew Mai $8

Lotus Fried Rice $16
*its indicated as seafood… but we get prawns n few small slice of fish…

The BaBaoCha cost us $9.00
Wet Wipes + Pickles $1.50

it was good that we had voucher!

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Just tonight only!

Seoul Garden with Orleng and Yellow!

Needed to catch up with them cos You-Know-Who’s  letter has arrived.
Someones gonna be botak soon enough, so urged to meet up with them.
Had the sudden idea of eating Seoul Garden, so suggested that.
Tot its gonna be about $80 bill cos Weekday dinner no student price.

But turns out…

it used to be promo for 4 ladies at 50%
But the men wants it too.
So its for promotional period only, Adult dinners at 50%

From 26th Jan till 24th Feb, every Monday to Wednesday night, except Public Holidays.

Ends up 3 adults @ $42.35!
SO Blessed!

and they even got me a keychain~

So nice!
next time I wanna get one that says “avnjl” or “bimbo”

Oh, their potato was nice!

In case u didnt know, Ms Ng likes potato~

When was the last time u catch up with people close to your heart?

go, bcos it will recharge u tremendously!

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

P/S: hmm… maybe next potluck I’ll bake potato…

Picnic31stJan

Today went out for a picnic at a non-routine place.

Where? you guess lo.
give you a clue…

no idea?

lets try again…

if you still dont know aft this photo,
I would certainly think you are not local…

Welcome

People involved:

(left to right)
Daniel – @Dumbellz, WeiJie – @vveijie, Ying Zi – @Dream2breakaway
*i know, photo abit overexposed… didnt check setting, lended camera to non-nikon photographer n i was wearing sunglasses… -_-”

@eevonng was suppose to come one… but well,
Some of us were late, n she planned her stay a little too short.
Anyway, time is precious n she had an appointment with her beloved, so let her off early to prepare. Didnt get to play with her Pete (DSLR) though. *maybe I should give mine a name as well.

Coming back,
Had a great time. Cleared some distance, found a good place to settle in.

Nice way of being greeted:

Its picnic! meaning, Food!

thanks @eevonng!

The skies were amazing and the wind was good.

It was really an escape for a while.
The serenity and talks…

were just chatting when @Dream2breakaway pointed out,
“Its pouring over there!”

its like “WOOH!”

but well, soon it cleared, and we were lucky that it didnt reach us.

Wats a visit without being in it right?

With such clear roads, what do we do?

Jump SHotS!

after exploring, and all that being hot and sticky, we decided to head out back to CCK to chill.

the last rays that sees us off at the bus stop.

nah, a treat for you~

*PeWee! I am so jealous of her figure…

Thought of the day:
What was sad wasnt the people that laid there,
but the dreams, visions and hopes that went down together with them.

and as I have asked a friend during a point of decision,

“Would you rather people disappoint you, or for you to disappoint yourself?”

Click here to see more photos~

Thanks for coming by~

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Gd start

Was just telling myself to rise above the situation yesterday, with regards to Gary.

Had a very good start today

Normal days he wont even take out his homework diary,
He took it out, handed it to me, and I even had the chance to award him in his behavior chart.
Had much fun with him doing an English worksheet and a few Math pages.

Glory Trip!

and that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is my first photo into Project 365 app

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Had this other child, who sobs on arrival in the hall, being very afraid.

This incident that lasted for two days, kind of like spelling anxiety.
Gave them the spelling list days in adv to prepare them,
The list indicates One to Ten.
When I saw the child’s tears flowing down the cheeks, I got the child to come over and  I asked,
“What happen, why are you crying, come come tell me”,
then I would stroke the back and try to comfort the child.

The child would always reply.
“I very scared, later I don’t know.” “Teacher you ask me spell Fifteen?”

Then I would always tell the child,
“No, I will only give you what is on the spelling list. Don’t worry, you come to school to learn, teacher teach…”

Subsequently the child began to realize that its truly only what is from the list.
Sometimes the child will still look lost, so I will still approach again.

Simple question
“What happen? are you oki?”
and the child would answer me again
“I scared, I dont know how to do.”
Then I would smile,
and the child would answer me,
“Teacher teach ar?”

“Yes, you come to school, teacher teach, you learn”

and it happen again for the Mother Tongue,
and again “Teacher teach ar?”

These couple of days, the child asked a different question,
“Teacher teacher, now we go back, English, then after recess Mother Tongue right?”
it went on for a few days in a row,
So today I stroke the child on the head.
“Aiyo Baby! you got timetable, why everyday come and ask me, go and check~”
And the child went away smiling.
I think I’ve taught another child the need to refer to the timetable.

But the best part was not seeing the child with tears streaming down the cheeks on arrival in the hall.

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And another darling,
Came to school one day sobbing,
Can see that the sobbing is dying away, so decided not to address it immediately.

The child was occupied by learning for a good 2 hours, until it hit recess time.
The child was just finishing the meal when the nose turned red again…
So I called the child over, hugged the child.
WAH! Started Streaming…

So I let it last for a while, then asked,
“What happen? You’ve been like that since you came to school.”
“Someone hit you?”

The child shake the head.
“Mommy scolded you?”
The child couldnt respond… and the child lift up the spects to rub the eyes…
“Daddy hit you?”

Then the child nodded the head…
Bingo…
“What happen? You couldnt wake up is it?”
The child nodded the head again.
“Do you know why daddy hit you?”
The child shake the head…

Then took sometime to explain to the child why the parent did what they did.
And the little child was happy.

Then just when we were about to be dismissed for Mother Tongue class, the child came up to me with tears in the eyes again.
“What happen baby? Tell me.”
“I very scared to go Mother Tongue class.”
“Aiyo why?”
“Cos the teacher every time scold me… “
Then again, explain to the child,
“The teacher scold not just you only right? Other pupils also right? Its going to be oki, you will learn. Its oki to be scolded, Ms Ng also get scolding sometimes.”
and so came another that held hands and they were on their way.
When I passed by the child, I place my head against the child’s and I said “Ms Ng love you”
The child look up, smiled, and said “Bye Ms Ng.”

Sometimes, all they need is a little hug,
Sometimes, all they need is a little attention.
Sometimes, all they need is a little understanding.

A hug doesnt change the problem, it just make things easier to cope with…

Have you hugged and said “I love you” to your child, or your loved one today?

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

P/S: in-case you are wondering, children are very versatile, they can handle it. Both the children I mention in this entry are alright

Robert ar!

Robert…

They say I old liao… thats why this happened.
Today Ms Ng very guai, did the expected dismissal, went back to office to scan card then went to get on to the transport to SIM.

I was very sure that Wednesday is the day for Psy classes. Its highlighted in the time table that lessons start this week.

I remember that I had Psy lesson in NP Blk50 or Blk50+ before.
So checked the location on timetable, it says NP-50-04-03
In my mind I was thinking, “Great! familiar place, think I had my Psy lessons there before shouldnt be a problem getting my way there.”

So bought small bites for dinner went on the train and travelled there.

Was on the bus abt 10mins to arrive at SIM and I felt the need to double check the location of the room again.

Lo and behold, then I noticed…

28 Jan 10

28 Jan 10 !

28 Jan 10 !!

one more time…

28 Jan 10 !!!

Robert AH!
today’s 27 Jan…

Turns out Psy lessons starts in March, they are using this I-Thought-Is-For-Psychology lesson place for my English module which is starting this week….

aka TOMORROW, aka 28 Jan 10!

oki oki, I’m old I’m old, but at least I’m excited about learning k!

Anyway, didnt waste the trip,
Since I wasnt sure of the exact location of the lesson for 28 Jan 10! , went ahead to do some recce

memories relived ar~

the familiar sights, dark roads, streetlights, super long steps and the super sharp BEEP! from the lift when we press the buttons.

and need not mention the really quiet looking hallway…

Click here to see my 1st experience there at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon. Way back in Mar 09…

thanks for coming by~

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

P/S: in-cases you didnt know, “Robertism” is where misfortune meets laughter
Check out robertism.com for more laughs

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riseup!

Was just at the leaders meeting when this thought came upon me,

I’ve always been downcast after a day of dealing with Gary.

I think I have had about enough.

Its time to rise above the situation.

avnjl Shall rise above the situation! “Things Will Never Be The Same Again.” WoHoH!-http://smsyo.com about 3 hours ago from smsyo

Wed – 27th January 2010 12am

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Photo taken 2 years ago, China Nanjing, claiming my Mantou Shan

Indeed things will never be the same again.

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda