Snapshots of my personal life

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-20T13:32:00.003+08:00

Best Video of 2009

2010-04-01T20:19:00.001+08:00

Hachiko - a dog story

2010-03-21T14:51:00.000+08:00

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City

2010-01-01T09:34:00.005+08:00

Source: http://www.tianjinecocity.gov.sg/

Majestic Mount Fuji

2009-12-22T18:12:00.002+08:00

Christmas Tree

2009-11-22T21:28:00.003+08:00

US Navy Academy Performance

2009-10-07T04:57:00.001+08:00

Wonder Girls - Nobody

2009-08-15T21:51:00.001+08:00

映画「おくりびと]

2009-08-10T20:44:00.001+08:00

Colourful Cactus - a day trip to the nursery

2009-07-12T17:46:00.001+08:00

A family trip to the nursery to buy colourful cactus.

Demise of a Legendary MJ

2009-06-28T00:07:00.001+08:00

Songdo Future City

2009-06-23T07:42:00.002+08:00

Source: http://www.new-songdocity.co.kr/

Amazing Grace

2009-06-22T07:36:00.000+08:00

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1785324681?bclid=1338935106&bctid=1913313052

Father's Day Carnival

2009-06-21T22:46:00.002+08:00

Kranji Countryside

2009-06-19T18:30:00.005+08:00

Support local countryside and enjoy the nature.

Source: http://www.kranjicountryside.com/

School Days with a PIG

2009-06-04T23:55:00.002+08:00

Teacher has the final say on the fate of the pig which was raised originally for a lesson on "the real connection between life and food".

Homemade Mango Pudding

2009-05-30T16:52:00.004+08:00

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T09:03:00.003+08:00

Google Business Model

2009-04-26T11:23:00.002+08:00

Everything you always wanted to know about Google.......But were afraid to ask.

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/misteroo/all-about-google-presentation

Attitude is Altitude

2009-04-14T01:22:00.001+08:00

"Motivation gets you through the day, but inspiration lasts a lifetime."
quote from Nick Vujicic, an inspirational speaker.
Source: http://www.attitudeisaltitude.com/

What is your complain?

2009-04-14T01:20:00.000+08:00

Read more about Life without Limbs, be inspired by Nick Vujicic.
Source: http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

My Beloved Father

2009-04-11T04:04:00.003+08:00

The Interview with GOD

2009-04-10T17:52:00.000+08:00

I dreamed I had an interview with GOD
“So you would like to interview me?” GOD asked.
“If you have the time,” I said.
GOD smiled.
“My time is eternity....
... what questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
GOD answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
They rush to grow up,
And then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money
and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
They forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
“That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”
GOD’s hand took mine
and we were silent for awhile.
And then I asked,
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them,
All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
“To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
“To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply do not yet know how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your time,” I said humbly.
“Is there anything else you’d like your children to know?”
GOD smiled and said....
“Just know that I am here.”
“Always.”

Flash Flood

2009-04-05T15:12:00.002+08:00

Magic Rice Cooker can bake Butter Cake

2009-04-05T11:39:00.004+08:00

Cake making for dummies and yummies.

Bubble Floating on Water

2009-03-22T01:20:00.001+08:00

Luo Hei

2009-02-01T22:21:00.003+08:00

Artwork in a grain of rice

2009-01-26T11:40:00.002+08:00

Floating Hotel

2008-12-20T19:33:00.001+08:00

Long Beach Seafood Restaurant

2008-12-01T11:36:00.003+08:00

Christmas Come Early at VivoCity

2008-10-29T07:01:00.004+08:00

Source: http://www.vivocity.com.sg/home1.html

Grandfather's Birthday

2008-10-18T21:17:00.001+08:00

Human Scroll Saw

2008-09-16T22:31:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday Card

2008-09-16T22:19:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday

2008-09-16T22:15:00.002+08:00

Dinner at Kublai Khan Mongolian Barbeque

2008-09-13T21:57:00.004+08:00

Ultimate Olympics

2008-08-10T10:00:00.003+08:00

"The world gives us 17 days, we give the world 5,000 years of history." quoted one policeman in Beijing during Discovery Channel's Ultimate Olympics. He claimed to have learnt 14 languages in preparation for Beijing Olympics 2008.

Black Knight

2008-08-09T07:24:00.002+08:00

About Change

2008-08-03T16:26:00.002+08:00

God grant me
the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change.
The Courage to change
the things I can
and the Wisdom
to know the difference.

Feeling

2008-07-27T20:05:00.002+08:00

It has been my routine ever since my father admitted into Ling Kwang Home 2002. I would either visit him when the family visits their parent-in-law or when my son is having his badminton practice.

Eulogy for my Beloved Father Gan Tiong Kim 颜长金

2008-07-24T13:45:00.002+08:00

Losing a father is something that most of us have to go through at certain point in our lives. When it happens to you, it does not make it any easier.
My father is in essence a very typical Chinese. We know he is there for us but we don’t know him that much. He is always working as he is running a tea trading business and the hours are very long. One of our fondest memories in our younger days of him is when he brings home supper late in the evening. Singapore is not the place that we know it today. Char kway teow was served on palm leaves, and for soup noodle, you have to bring your own pot. From the suppers that we share, we can feel he truly loves us but he did not have much time for us.
My father is considered very charming during his age, as a businessman, he has many friends and he joined many clans and associations. Although it may be of commercial reason but he generously helped many people. He may be at times too generous. When he was questioned why he gave time and money to help strangers, father always says, it is for the children 积德. For every good deed he does, he earned points or credits for us. We know that he is just soft hearted, but it is soft heartedness that we love him. Sometimes, we don’t understand his decision but we know his intentions are good.
My father is a strong believer in education. He was not properly schooled, he did not finish secondary school, but he read many Chinese books on topics that interest him, mainly history, religion, geomancy. His Chinese language skill is considered high during his time. Not only he could read and write fluently, he also composed prose and poem. On my mother’s epitaph, he wrote
琴音金声夫思念玉容长留儿女铭
The legacy he left behind in us. He made us all that we are today. Because of him, we have our education and we are very proud to be his children. We inherited his intelligence, his charm, compassion and love for life. Now, we have to say goodbye to him, but we are also happy that he is finally with our mother in Heaven.
Read by Elder Son Gan Yee Seng during cremation ceremony on 23 July 2008

Death of a Philosopher Epicurus

2008-07-17T20:37:00.003+08:00

"Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist, death is not present, and when death is present, we no longer exist."
Philosopher Epicurus 342 - 270 BC

Don't Quit

2008-07-15T00:46:00.002+08:00

When things go wrong
as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging
seems all uphill;
When the funds are low
and the debts are high;
And you want to smile,
but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you
down a bit,
Rest if you must,
but don't you quit.

Success is failure turn inside out,
The silver tint of
the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell
how close you are,
It maybe near when it seems a far.
So stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit,
Its when things go wrong
that you must not quit.

Author Unknown

Mealworm Experiment

2008-07-13T20:22:00.003+08:00

My daughter's biology lesson is to observe how mealworm grows.
http://insected.arizona.edu/mealinfo.htm

Dinner at Crystal Jade Kitchen Holland Village

2008-07-12T19:52:00.001+08:00

Bill Gates High School Address

2008-07-06T20:54:00.003+08:00

Spinal Anatomy Animation

2008-06-27T20:42:00.003+08:00

View this video in order to learn more about the importance of spinal care.
http://www.spineuniverse.com/videos/anatomy-of-the-spine/

When your spine is deformed, this is what happen.
http://www.spineuniverse.com/videos/scoliosis/

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-15T21:04:00.001+08:00

A Day at the Mandai Zoological Garden

2008-06-13T22:36:00.004+08:00

Father's Day

2008-06-13T20:42:00.002+08:00

Don't forget Father's Day this coming Sunday 15 June 2008. Hmmm, yummy.

Ballet Dance Troupe during Summer School

2008-06-13T06:36:00.005+08:00

Outer Space

2008-06-08T22:47:00.001+08:00

Enjoy the view from outer space and the background music
http://www.greatdanepro.com/somewhere%20in%20time/index.htm

The first World Dynamic Architecture in DuBai project

2008-05-25T22:33:00.002+08:00

"Eat With Your Family" Day 2008

2008-05-24T06:10:00.002+08:00

We ate home cooked scallop porridge for dinner on 23 May 2008. Even though it is a simple meal, imparting the value of eating together as a family will have a profound effect on our children.

Welcome to My House

2008-05-19T13:28:00.001+08:00

II Mare Movie Poster

2008-05-18T23:16:00.002+08:00

Have you watch II Mare ?

2008-05-18T23:09:00.002+08:00

According to the most popular interpretations of the film, there are two distinct timelines intertwined throughout most of the film. These two timelines are torn away from each other at the end of the film, causing the "bittersweet" nature of the ending.

The story begins with Eun-joo moving out of a house by the sea called "Il Mare". As she is leaving, she leaves a Christmas card in the mailbox, asking the next resident to please forward her mail to her. Sung-hyun, an architectural student, receives her card, but is puzzled, since he is the first resident at "Il Mare" and the card is dated 2 years in the future. After a series of back and forth correspondences, Eun-joo and Sung-hyun realize they are living 2 years apart, Eun-joo in the year 2000 and Sung-hyun in the year 1998. After some testing, Eun-joo and Sung-hyun discover that the mailbox at "Il Mare" is enabling their communication and they can pass objects through it.

Utilizing the mailbox, Eun-joo asks Sung-hyun to retrieve a tape player she lost two years ago, which he gets for her. After his father, a noted architect, dies, Sung-hyun asks Eun-joo to buy a book about his father, which she does. They decide to try a date together, with each person participating in his or her own time. Eun-joo "takes" Sung-hyun to an amusement park, where he follows her instructions on how to have a good time at the park. Sung-hyun "takes" her to a restaurant where she drinks a bottle of wine he left for her two years ago. Despite having a lot of fun on these "dates", they decide that they should try to meet in person.

Eun-joo and Sung-hyun plan on meeting in person at a beach where she has always wanted to build a house, two years in Sung-hyun's future. However, when Eun-joo goes to the beach, Sung-hyun doesn't show. She does see a house being built on the beach for an unknown architect's lover. When Eun-joo tells Sung-hyun that he didn't come, he is baffled about why he didn't show up; he doesn't think he would have forgotten such an important date.

At Eun-joo's work, she runs into her ex-fiance. They were going to get married, but he moved abroad for work, while she stayed in Korea. Due to the separation, they eventually broke up and he married another person; however, Eun-joo still loves him. This meeting shocks Eun-joo and in an act of desperation, she asks Sung-hyun to intervene and stop her fiance from leaving two years in the past. After sending the letter to Sung-hyun, Eun-joo suddenly realizes, on that day, she witnessed a car striking a pedestrian and killing him. Eun-joo rushes to Sung-hyun's architectural school and finds out that Sung-hyun was that pedestrian and the house being built at the beach was designed by Sung-hyun for her. She immediately rushes to the mailbox and sends a letter telling him not to go.

The final scene returns to the beginning of the movie, where Eun-joo is about to place her Christmas card into the mailbox at "Il Mare". A stranger approaches her with a letter in his hand, the letter that Eun-joo sent warning Sung-hyun not to go to the meeting. Sung-hyun did receive her warning letter and never went to intervene that day and was never hit by the car. Although this Eun-joo (the one who twice ignores him at the train station) has no memory of the correspondence, Eun-joo and Sung-hyun finally meet.

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T22:15:00.004+08:00

To all mothers in the universe, happy Mother's day.

Racial Harmony Day

2008-04-29T06:12:00.003+08:00

Science Experiment

2008-04-27T16:38:00.004+08:00

Which will sink into a pail of water? Water melon or lime?

Japanese Food

2008-03-14T21:40:00.001+08:00

No fat, low calories.

Snowball Effect

2008-02-25T17:11:00.002+08:00

What I have learnt from my guitar teacher during my recent practice is the keywords "snowball effect". When you have practiced enough, it will come naturally when you learn to play a new song.

Chinese New Year Family photo

2008-02-11T22:20:00.001+08:00

Yum Cha Restaurant

2008-02-09T16:28:00.000+08:00

Food gobbled up that night when we visited Chinatown.

Chinatown Lightup

2008-02-08T10:44:00.001+08:00

Enhancing Learning Experiences for Students in the Normal Course

2007-12-19T23:50:00.000+08:00

http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2007/pr20071002.htm

Jogging route

2007-12-17T23:13:00.001+08:00

Watch John Clarke plays guitar

2007-12-16T13:51:00.001+08:00

http://www.youtube.com/johnclarkemusic

Discipline

2007-12-10T22:30:00.000+08:00

What I have learnt from my music teacher is that discipline is very important in everything we do. I agreed.

Korean Dance

2007-12-09T01:16:00.000+08:00

Better Than Good

2007-12-03T00:08:00.000+08:00

I am always inspired by Zig Ziglar top-selling book See you at the top!
When I was having lunch at the VivoCity on 30 November 2007, I happened
to spot a new book published in 2006 Better Than Good
The central theme this book is summarized as follow:
"better than good" life is experienced by living with genuine passion, striving for peak performance, and fulfilling one's God-given purpose.

http://zigziglar.com/

881 The Movie

2007-12-01T09:36:00.000+08:00

Very funny. DVD is out on 29 November 2007.
http://www.881themovie.com/

Flood along New Upper Changi Road year 2006

2007-11-30T23:22:00.000+08:00

VivoCity

2007-11-30T14:53:00.001+08:00

After visiting my tailor, I went to VivoCity for lunch. Unknowing to me, today is their first anniversary celebration and christmas tree lightup.

Orthotics (insole)

2007-11-29T16:27:00.000+08:00

The orthotics or insole for the shoe works very well. I don't have any pain at all after jogging for half an hour. I have called and thanked the podiatrist for fixing the problem.

Christmas parade in Everland South Korea

2007-11-28T14:15:00.000+08:00

Christmas at Takashimaya

2007-11-28T12:32:00.001+08:00

Good morning, it has been ages since I last visited Takashimaya. After my appointment with the podiatrist, I took a bus to Takashimaya and took a picture of the Christmas tree. It is beautiful.

It's all started because of this comment "Little else was known of him..."

2007-11-27T12:14:00.000+08:00

RVHS 2J 2001: Little else was known of him...

Three types of love between married couple

2007-11-26T23:11:00.000+08:00

EROS LOVE
This is love based on physical attraction.This include sex within marriage !
PHILEO LOVE
This love based on friendship.
AGAPE LOVE
This is supernatural love eg God's love for usand parents' love for their children.Such love could be one way(unilateral).
Remember: God's love us with an Agape Love !
Message delivered by Elder Jeffrey Goh
during a marriage ceremony on 24/11/2007

Eye check

2007-11-26T22:45:00.001+08:00

Gone to the optician for an eye test. Mid 2006, I have been confirmed to have far sightedness of +1.50 on both eyes. End 2006, it has increased to +2.00 on both eyes. Luckily, mid 2007, it was tested okay. Now, end 2007, it was tested okay. Meaning +2.00 on both eyes. Thanks goodness.