Sawat Dee Khrup!

greetings from Thailand, "country of thousand smiles".

currently in thailand for the STEP (S'pore-Thailand Exchange Programme).

warmth and hospitality greet us everyday. A very culturally enriching experience for me.

no time to talk, maybe blog later. now is 0:44 hrs (i.e. S'pore 1:44 hrs).

sweet dreams!

情，缘，梦

说一说最近几个星期，令我感动的两件事;
它们都有一个共同点，那就是“情”，
真情流露，情系这个大家庭。

在PEA Year 4 的campfire,
节目和游戏非常简单，
在司仪的搞笑台词中，
在幻灯片的照片里，
在歌曲的字里行间，
伴随着音乐的旋律中，
带出的是一种温馨，
勾勒出的是一页页的回忆。
是呀!
四年了，
这四年的酸甜苦辣，
个中滋味，
尽在不言中。

在“总舵主”的欢送会上，
被学生所呈现的节目打动，
不喧哗，不取宠，
有的是真心诚意。
“总舵主”的告别词里，
体现了他那不卑不亢的思维，
和他那虚怀若谷的胸襟，
也流露出他对学校的这份“情”，
他的不舍。
有好多次，眼眶泛红，
有好几次，偷偷拭泪。

相识是一种“缘”，
珍惜是因为这份“情",
让这份情缘薪火相传地延续，
应该是我们共同的”梦“。

你们说是吗？
你们愿意吗？

惜福呀！

heck of a race

this is part of the cycling leg, a huge bridge. too tired.

感动

这几个星期，有两件令我感动的事，
第一件是YEAR 4 的PEA Campfire
第二件是今天为“总舵主”（校长）所主办的告别仪式。

让我去整理一下我的思绪，再post。

Race day is coming. setting off soon.
Wish all the year 4s, 加油for HCL Os
all Year 5s, 加油for PW OP assessment
All Year 6s, 加油for the final Lap... As... like what “总舵主”said today, you can make it!

May the force be with all of you (and me 8-))

Powerman, here I come! woosh!

邪不胜正

Let's not let viciousness win
We shall not be shaken by meanness and deceit.
We shall not be moved so easily.

I am sooooo... gonna miss the inspirational speeches
genuine, sincere, from the heart, great sense of humour, always inspirational, strike a chord.

sob*

悄悄

你悄悄地走
正如你悄悄地来
挥一挥衣袖
不带走一丝云彩
-- 徐志摩

Things start to sink in
Departure of a friend and mentor
is inminent.
feelings are mixed,
sad for the departure
but happy for him.

well, I like the poem 再见康桥 by 徐志摩, the above is just an extract. It encapsulates and epitomises the feelings of depature and leaving in a very poetic way.

Anyway, have been doing a lot of self-reflection; my personal life, my working life, what i have been doing, why I have been doing what I have been doing, where should i be heading next, should i continue to do what I have been doing...

a mouthful of questions to ponder.

so, i have decided, to scale down my participation in races next year. I have to withdraw from the gobi desert race team because of family objections. I will still run and cycle but more at personal level rather than taking part in races. kindaf tired and financially draining after 14 years in the field. And more importantly, with guagua entering mainstream system next year, i would like to spend more time with him and mich and family, dad and mum getting old.

Maybe i should pick up a team sports like volleyball and enjoy the social aspect of sports.

but more importantly, I am seriously considering taking a break from work to go for a full-time masters course. i need to recharge intellectually, after teaching for 14 years. Previously, I have tried part time masters but gave up half way because of poor time management and family commitment. going full time would mean i can focus. mmm.. applying for MOE post-grad scholarship seems a viable option. shall set my target for 2010.

wow! my new year resolution for 2010 is set.

let me end with this quote from my fav educator/educationlist 陶行知
想要学生好学，先生（老师）必须好学。惟有学而不厌的先生（老师），才能教出学而不厌的学生。

活到老，学到老。

ride

80km ride along changi and selerang (two loops).
final long ride before the race
actually, quite tough to ride such a distance alone as WK was down with hip flexor strain.

Did not run after tat as I felt kindaf spent.

still thinking about what and why I am doing what I am doing.

run tomolo.

time to reorg

Need time to re-org
think about the things I am doing
Is there a purpose?
Why am I doing what am I doing?

一日三省吾身。