Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Today was really an unusual day! Here's a brief summary:In the morning, the TOOP members had to go back for a briefing on our new trip, namely TOOP Tanjung Balai. After that, we spent the entire morning working with our small groups in planning the activities to do in the village for the 4 days we will spend in Indonesia. In the afternoon, I went to take the seasonal flu vaccination at a clinic near our school after lunch. It cost $24.00 you know! Thankfully it wasn't that painful as expected. In fact, it felt just like an ant bite for a second or two. After that, we went back to school for more planning and had fun also with games that we planned to play with the children in the village. These include 007, Husband & Wife (the funniest amongst the rest XD) and Captain's Frisbee/Ball. In the evening, we started our hunt for the 'miracle pills', a.k.a. malaria pills. It was really awkward as we searched for pharmacies and clinics around the Bedok Interchange area like desperados! And then the pharmacists told us that the pills were not allowed to be bought by those under 18... So apparently we couldn't buy it ourselves. And clinics also won't allow us to just buy the pills without seeing the doctor... In the end, I asked my parents to buy the pills on my behalf.In the night, I attended the mini-concert by Bedok View Concert Band at the school hall of Bedok View Secondary School. It wasn't a full house, despite the fact that it was FOC :X Anyway, it was a great chance to see the band again and also to catch up with old friends :)
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hai... The dreaded day that all TOOP members has arrived...We were all told today that our trips to Yunnan were officially cancelled by the college leaders. So that's it, all thanks to H1N1. Undeniably, all of us felt a sense of disappointment, but nevertheless, the school is just acting on its responsibility to ensure the well-being of her students...
Oh well, I hope that it would be a blessing in disguise, despite the surprise and disappointment that the news initially gave us. And tomorrow we are going to have a Q & A session with Mrs Loke, our principal. Hopefully all of our questions would be answered to satisfactory :)
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
PW is finally a history for me now! Haha XDToday's OP exam was quite manageable (I guess :X). Before our group was to present, 2 more TJ teachers, followed by 3 external moderators (one of them being a Caucasian), came to sit behind the classrom, apart from the 2 examiners who were already sitted there since the first group presented. That gives a total of 7 adults watching us for the entire time our group took to present! It was definitely nerve-wrecking, but nevertheless, they did inform us that our group was to expect the company of external moderators during our presentation, so I guess we didn't feel much of a surprise than if we weren't told that they were coming. However, I think our group still did our best :)And I'm definitely grateful for getting a question that we had prepared as a group, during the Q & A session. "Apart from Facebook, how else can you publicise your online game?" was roughly the question asked. Hoped I answered it correctly to redeem myself for my speedy individual presentation, which they might fault me for my fluency I think.Anyway, just to highlight again,
PW is finally a history for me now! Haha XDP.S. All the very best for those groups taking their OP exam tomorrow and for those who have already taken the exam :)
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