clinging and movin on.

did not hold classes formally on the last day of sch for the first time, but spent most of my lesson taking photos and talking about all things not related to physics :) for ONCE, i wasnt too sure that i was too happy to see sch shut down for the month of June. First of all, being jobless isnt the most pleasant experience, not like i was some shackled beast of burden. the pay, although not fantastic wasnt, too shabby. and i'll probably want to know how my students for a term will fare in the coming CTs. it's quite...worrying to know that i may have sped thru 1/8 of their JC careers and they may have not picked up a single thing thru all those tutorials, despite strongly believing that there's only so much i can do if someone insists on not doing his work. oh well, cant be helped. i can only try to answer ur qns and pre-empt what you might wanna ask, not take the test for you. so... all the best! will definitely miss the canteen though and endless tutorials in the lab. and so that's the end of 3 mths as a tutor, my first and most probably last encounter. if i could just be a ST, i'll definitely considering teaching as a career but nothing can be further from the truth. the cynicism in the staff room is, ironically, understandable. :D

was fashionably late for teddy's chalet that night. unfortunately i couldnt stay over but it even more unfortunate that out of the many of us only TWO turned up. we'll fare better next time! happy birthday to u. and it was even more miserable to be LEFT OUT. YOU yes, YOU! unforgivable, period.

Went on a whirlwind tour of SG's attractions yesterday on Daniel's ASA cards. started out at J8, where we met for breakfast and paid for the airtix to HK. then we hitched a ride to the ZOO, courtesy of jh and his sister's Honda.

the zoo was bad - warm, humid and most animals were sleeping, pooping or pissing. moreover it didnt help that walking up and down the trails, taking in all the smells left us...drained of energy as noon approached. quickly looked forward to lunch Adam Rd Food Ctr, Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak. :) and sugar cane juice with lemon. everyone was too full for island creamery after that :(

then we tried navigating to sentosa, wanting to go on as many attractions as possible before gg to the underwater world, not expecting the throngs of indian tourists there. 4D magix was barely passable with its flimsy and lame plot but the tourists seemed to enjoy it, exclaiming at the very first 3D image that materialised. definitely not worth the SGD$16 that we would have paid otherwise. decided to save the skyride and luge for another day and proceeded to the merlion. the aircon and lack of a crowd was quite refreshing and the view at the merlion's head was quite amazing despite the heavy construction works on the IRs. won a set of coasters as a mystery gift and not the fan that we would have otherwise all got. :) the underwater world however, was quite disappointing, not worth the hefty $20 entry fee otherwise. the problem was exacerbated by the aforementioned tourists, many of whom pushed and shoved and there was even this little brat who tried to scurry past me along the way out and pushed me aside. couldnt be too forgiving when his immediate action was not one of remorse but that showing his burning desire to fuse with the giant crabs on display by sticking his body to the glass case. :S

Plans to go up with the DHL balloon went awry when flights were temporarily suspended due to Cat 1 weather. so we sat and mulled abit before gg to marina sq where joel met us for dinner. sly ppl went to get a cake for daniel and i while we went to draw money for dinner. tsktsk. but it was very thoughtful of them, cake and jacket. how nice :))) a gd break from the day's hectic schedule before proceeding to the newest attraction -The Singapore Flyer.

Due to Daniel's gd PR skills and Joel's sister who was promoting the Family Day event there. we managed to secure not only free rides for all 8 of us but also a private capsule to ourselves, that would have otherwise set us back by 2k no doubt (ok minus the signature cocktail but still...) talk abt exclusive. the night view on the flyer was..not exactly mesmerising but we could easily appreciate the skyline that is uniquely singapore - Fullerton and the CBD on one side contrasted by HDB blocks on the other side, ensconced by the shimmering black blob that was the sea. a very good way to end the evening indeed as we sat through the ride, taking in the scenery and hoping that the one passenger whom we left behind wasnt too miffed with us and posted some seriously disturbing comments on STOMP indeed. Haha

it isnt every time that we could come out for a whole day of fun and activity like this, driving around and visiting attractions but it was exciting, albeit tiring. kinda amazing that 7-8 years down the road, we are still together despite having gone through entirely different experiences. and not just with them but also the EL peeps and other 2-7/4-4 guys. things like these are hard to come by, especially as paths get increasingly divergent but i should be grateful for what things are. student years are the best yet! Hong Kong will definitely be fun.