Thursday, June 29, 2006

life-changing experiences

so many things have happened recently, world cup not withstanding.
1) i'm now vice-president of a charity in singapore. this means more responsibilities, more directions and more effort.

2) india made me realise that sometimes we live in our own little world. we need to draw experiences from others and make the best out of it.

3) a tution kid's mother walked in late after class (i was doing some marking). it was gratifying to hear she wanted to meet and thank me because it seems her son likes my teaching much more than in his school. this kid is in my cdac lower-privileged tution group and everytime they get juz a simple question right their so way happy. for me its an accomplisment too. really enjoy teacihng them right now.

4) busily organising a charity event right now. there's a mixture of armpulling, begging, and outright doggone hard work but im happy that at the end of the day, im in this to give people a chance, spread the good word of what people need, and finally put what ive learnt over the years to good use. of course learning more each time.

god bless

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

an eventful week



the handsome reasons for forcing me to cut short my sikkim trip. wouldn't miss going out with them for the world cuz they come back only once a year.:) i love my old buddies!!!



howard and i
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wenjie and howard. wenjie acting cute as usual. and howard patient as usual.
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brian drove me down 2 storeys to my car.
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ok so he's not so shuai here. still, rock on bro! gonna be big shot banker.
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sikkim pictures



it was a fantastic trip, really an eye opener for me. mountains and mountains. not to mention the weather, try bathing at 10 degrees or less! only thing is i got so damn sick of curry and vegetables that i was pining to go to the nearest town everyday...will just let the pix do the talking hehe. only have time to do some of them now.



valleys and mountains
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the view from my lodging, takste international school
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on the way up, a bengal road. traffic is bumper to bumper to bicycle/pedestrian awesome.
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sometimes i awake to peaks like this
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at lepcha orphanage to recce for the group
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on touchdown, we were "forced" to eat here. SGD$3 for a hearty breakfast for 5 people!
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at another sikkim school on my recce
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one of the views from the jeep up to sikkim
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on the way to town
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ada, i and mich acting cool at 11,000 feet
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Name: gavin
Likes: open air; music; peace; facts; trust; hope, walking, contacts, silver
Peeves: airheads; indecisiveness; arrogance; pretence; being nervous; bad nights; emotions; people telling me what to do
Star Sign: Dual-natured,elusive Gemini
Common fact: hot tempered optimist
Quirks: drifts in and out of...everything
Needs: conscientiousness morality
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