Sunday, January 17, 2010

A special Moment you enjoyed with your family

Hey guys!

Welcome to the second post of my English Blog Creation Project... project! This post will contain less colour (much-much less) compared to the first post, to facilitate and/or benefit some of your eyes, and your computer's pixels. They work hard, you know?

Man, what a long day. It's always nice to end the day with a hot mug of Milo! I know, I just had mine. ;)

I guess I'll start this post by discussing about what happened today, yeah?

I didn't really do much in the morning, apart from watching a reality show called 'Endurance'. Its on Discovery Channel, Starhub Channel 12, every Sunday at 12pm; if you're wondering. Its a great show to watch while you're eating lunch or (hint-hint) jogging on the treadmill. ;D

Actually, the Endurance contestants travel to a remote location and participate in various mental and physical challenges, (Endurance, get it?) although Endurance contestants compete as pairs (one boy and one girl), and the outcome of the competitions determines which pair of players is eliminated. The winning boy and girl receive an all-expenses paid vacation package with their parents to an exotic location as the prize. Sweet! :D

Meanwhile, I went Ice Skating in the afternoon at Leisure Park, in Kallang. For those who are wondering, Leisure Park is not a park; it is a Mall. It's right next to the Singapore Stadium, which was due to be demolished long ago, but is still standing tall, and the MRT Circle Line Station 'Stadium'. It's a great place to shop, ice-skate, and even watch movies. In fact, the Cinema there is actually owned by our very own 'Jack Neo', the director of the show 'Where got ghost?','Money not enough II' and the famous 'I not stupid'. Rich guy, ain't he? :O

Anyway, back to Ice Skating.

It was FREEZING cold there; I had to drink at least 5 cups of steaming hot Milo to disable my impending Brain-Freeze. Not to mention the freezing cold tap water in the toilet; I couldn't feel my hands for awhile there. But all in all, the Ice Skating was really fun. :D

After that, we had Sushi for dinner! Yum :) . However, I wouldn't recommend the Black Pepper Seafood Ramen; its so spicy that you lose your appetite altogether. :( I was looking forward to finishing it.

So I guess Sushi wraps up this post! ;) I hoped you've enjoyed this blog entry as much as the colourful one below! Thanks. (:

-Vincent :D

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Vincent at 4:58 AM

Friday, January 15, 2010

Something that took place in school

Hey guys!

As anticipated, this is my first post for the English Blog Creation Project. And man, do I have 'alot' to write about. :|

Firstly, I'd start out with Scouts.

Every Saturday, I would have to go for my CCA, which is Scouts, and it just happens to be today. We would have a flag raising ceremony, where everyone stands in a horseshoe formation, and then move on to PT. The new Sec Ones have just joined today, and there are not many of them, so it goes to show how popular scouts is. ;) The next batch of Sec Ones, due to come next week, are the batch who 'unwillingly' wanted to join Scouts. You know, when you opt for a CCA, say Tennis, but somehow you do not get through, you'll be flung into a Uniformed Group, or if you are 'lucky' (it could be relative, though), a Musical CCA, namely Concert Band and/or Choir. Therefore, I hope we're lucky enough to get some good Sec Ones to join. :D

But, Scouts ain't all that bad either. There are times when they take fun to a whole new level too. Of course, the occassional pumping and push-ups (they're the same thing) will inevitably happen too, but seriously, which UG doesn't do that? It's unnatural!

So where was I? Ah yes, back to Scouts. We learned a few new commands today. Brace yourselves.

'Skuad Yang Tinggi Ka-kanan, Rendah Ka-kiri, Dalam Satu Barisan, Paras'

(For your information, I didn't memorise that; I got it from a book :D) It means to form a single row, tallest on the right, shortest on the left. And its tougher than it sounds. Because some annoying people just do not want to admit to their shortness/tallness. And then comes the argument of who should be standing where. But it was all cleared up when we had to 'knock it down' (Slang for push-up position). :|

Then there was another command :
'Skuad Dari Kanan Bilang'

To number off from the right, in malay. "Satu, Dua, Satu, etc." Don't get me wrong now, I'm not racist. Its just the way it's supposed to go. :|

And there's more :
'Nombor Ganjil, Satu Langkah Ka-hadapan, Nombor Genap, Satu Langkah Ka-belakang, Gerak'

It means for odd numbers take one step forward, even numbers take one step backwards.

And ANOTHER long one :
'Orang Di-sebelah Kanan Diam, Barisan Hadapan Kanan Busing, Barisan Belakang Kiri Busing, Kanan Dan Kiri Busing'

It means for the front row to turn right, back row to turn left. I think some of you lost me somewhere there.

And finally :
'Skuad Jadikan Tiga Barisan Chepat Jalan'

To fast march and form up 3 rows, like fall in position. The timing goes check, bang. March and form 3 rows following the timing. Halt and bang with the right foot. When a column of 3 has been formed up, the whole column will turn together and bang with the right foot. The next 'check bang', the column will senang diri (at ease) themselves. They would repeat till the squad of 3 rows is completely formed up.

Get it? :D

So I guess not.

Anyway, we also had to pitch and strike a tent today.
In less posh terms, it means to build a tent, and dismantle after the 'Big Guys' pass you on the test.

The sand there (an area near the VS field) was really hard to penetrate and we could not really push the pegs deep in the ground. That would result in the tent flying away, (not to mention failing the test) and the dumbfounded people plummeting through the air while sleeping in it. Luckily, Damian found a mega rock and we used it as a hammer to knock 'em pegs in. That's Humans 1, and Hard soil, zero. >:D

Oh, and did I mention we passed the test? Heh. :]

So I guess that concludes my Saturday blog post. :)
I hope you've enjoyed it, and I would like to apologise for 90% of its content to be only about Scouts. It really was a dull day, apart from CCA. :D


Vincent, signing outz!
=)



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Vincent at 11:53 PM