Saturday, February 23, 2008
Gong Hei Fat Choy Reloaded -- Clementi Post CNY Reunion @ Bugis
And so it's decided that Clementi should have a reunion dinner for ourselves. Down town we went, looking for some goodie foodie at Bugis. Along the way, Kok Ping kept bugging everyone to go watch his hall's musical. Hard selling tactics were employed, but no one fell for his tricks. And it is a surprise that people still sat around him during dinner.We finally settled down for a steamboat stall. Sadly, there's no "Buddha Jump Over the Wall", only Fuzhou fishballs. But fret not, Shaun, Kok Ping and Zhicheng is here to show you the "Way of the Buddha"!
Kok Ping demonstrates the "Beginning" stance.
This is the "Defensive" stance. One can counterattack very quickly and effectively from this position. Very deadly indeed...
Shaun shows us the "Heavenly" stance. The hands are raised 45° with palms facing outwards. This allows the palms to draw energy and "essence" from the surroundings. "Supernatural gas" is then exerted from the underarms (read: armpits) by use of the inner force. Gas can be emitted infinitely as this is a self-sustainable system. Due to the potency of this stance, some call it the "Ultimate" stance.
The "Lotus" stance, so named because the practitioner looks like a Buddha sitting on a lotus.Nothing can harm Shaun at this point of time.
The girls laughing. They don't believe the "Way of the Buddha". Never mind, they will understand when the time is right.
An elated Zhicheng when he mastered the stances.
With his newly learnt trades, Zhicheng shows us the "Lotus" stance. Meanwhile, Sin Hang is still suffering from Shaun's "Heavenly" stance, having sat beside him when he was exerting his inner force (see 3rd pic from top).The night ends with a bout of kung-fu sparring as we all fought for the delectable Fuzhou fishballs with our chopsticks.
*Note: The "Way of the Buddha" is actually an intellectual game. The riddler manipulate his/her hands as if holding a piece of string. The guessers then guess whether the riddler's pose shows that he/she is holding "one string", "half a string" or "no string". For more information on this game, please contact Shaun.
Labels: bugis, chinese new year, cny, new year, reunion, steamboat
Posted by RSPHI Clementi at 11:57 PM
Sunday, February 17, 2008
HI-TEA!! Food Trail @ Chinatown!!
On 2nd Jan, we went for the dry run. This time it's the real deal! Unfortunately, this being a Sunday, a lot of people couldn't make it for the event. But still, Clementi have presence in the form of Edmund, Zhicheng, Kok Ping, Kek, Priscilla, Sin Hang and Siew Yin.There were some ice-breaker games to begin with. After which, we set off from Fort Canning towards Chinatown. The games and foods were largely similar to that in the dry run, with some minor tweaks.
The group named "Blueberry" consists of (clockwise from top left): Kok Ping, Zhicheng, Aloysius, Kek, Alice, Isaac, Ah Hui, Yiping, Xuefen, Edmund, Yew Meng, Shuhui
Here's Aloysius feeding Edmund a Gardenia bun. Aloysius was previously a tutee from Clementi centre.
Volunteers and participants busy playing a game.
Mr. Andrew Tay (middle) with his family. Mr. Tay is the Chairman for Singapore Sign Language Research and Development (SgSLRD) Committee.
The volunteers and participants taking a group shot together at the end of the event.
And that's it! The end of a wonderful afternoon of games and foods. I'm sure every participant enjoyed to the fullest. So here's a big THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS to the organisers of such a successful event!!I wonder what's Farrago going to organise next year... But whatever it is, with such dedicated volunteers running the show, I'm already looking forward to it!!
Labels: chinatown, food trail, hi-tea
Posted by RSPHI Clementi at 8:48 PM
Thursday, February 07, 2008
!!!~~Happy Chinese New Year~~!!!
Today is officially Chinese New Year. So, here's wishing our centre aHAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!! (duh...)
For those going on house visit, may you get many many Ang Pows with lots and lots of money!!For everyone, here's a wish that luck, fortune and prosperity will come our way!!
For all of us studying, may we get As for all modules and 5.0s every sem from now!!
But most importantly, here's wishing everyone and their family, a healthy body and a healthy mind, and a very happy and fulfilling life!!
Cheers!! (but don't drink and gamble too much...)
Labels: chinese new year, cny
Posted by RSPHI Clementi at 1:20 AM
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Gong Hei Fat Choy!~~ An early Chinese New Year Reunion for RSPHI
Gong Hei Fat Choy!! (cantonese: a wishing for fortune and prosperity used during Chinese New Year.)It's the annual RSPHI CNY reunion dinner again! Unfortunately, due to the renovation works in SADeaf, the event would be held in West Coast Park instead. Maybe a slight loss of meaning and significance here, since SADeaf can be considered part of our roots. But nonetheless, it's the company, mood and spirit that matters, and on this celebratory day, there is plenty of joy to go around.
Kok Ping, Hengky, Sam and Xuefen (yes.. the boss's weekly patrol took her to Clementi today.) headed down to West Coast Park right after tuition to collect the food and set up the pits. The rest mingled around for half an hour before the bus arrived on schedule to ferry them down to the park.
On the bus....
Ching Ting dabbles with her phone, while Enchen munch away (hey...we're going for dinner soon ok? -.-'"). And that's Ching Ting's kid, Samuel, enjoying the scenery.
Benjamin (no! not the volunteer from Kallang!) strikes an 'obedient boy' posture for the shot. On the right is his brother, Samuel, lost in his own world, playing with Ching Ting's handphone. (Now you know what Samuel is doing in the previous pic...)
Jingxiu and Liqin showing us how much they love the bus ride.
Djaya laughed, turned around and laughed, and basically smiled through the entire journey.
Siew Yin, Swee Ling and Priscilla
Ming Ruey and her tutee, Yiting. Ming Ruey looks really tired after the tuition.
Frome left: Liana, Jue Ying, Vanessa and Adeline
Zhou Meng (2nd from left) and Ivy (far right) all smiles with their girlfriends (whose names we, unfortunately, don't know)
Zhicheng... 
...is now officially Cheng Papa. Centrehead by name, nanny by profession. And look how happy the kid is to get to ride on Cheng Papa's back.
The kids decided to give Cheng Papa a break and help Ching Ting Jiejie carry the big box. So nice! 
Adeline holding an umbrella as Yiting gives the camera a smile.
*Note: This photo is rated PG. Do not try this without parental guidance. Do not try AT ALL!
Shaun playing with fire. Justus (Kallang) demonstrates his superhuman ability by touching the fire with his bare hand.
Shaun playing with fire. Justus (Kallang) demonstrates his superhuman ability by touching the fire with his bare hand.
The rain did nothing to douse the flames of BBQ or our passion. But it did managed to force the bulk of us underground.
Actual BBQ started abit late though, partly due to the rain, but mainly due to the delivery man, who was so kind to deliver the food all the way to NTU. We're in WCP for goodness sake! NTU is where we're from, and SAC is the address of our club! Not the place we're having BBQ!!
Despite the late start, our stomachs managed to survive..and not long after, food is being served.
As tutors, we should always take care of our tutees first. The food Sam and Djaya are gathering are seriously for the tutees, not for them!
Actual BBQ started abit late though, partly due to the rain, but mainly due to the delivery man, who was so kind to deliver the food all the way to NTU. We're in WCP for goodness sake! NTU is where we're from, and SAC is the address of our club! Not the place we're having BBQ!!
Despite the late start, our stomachs managed to survive..and not long after, food is being served.
As tutors, we should always take care of our tutees first. The food Sam and Djaya are gathering are seriously for the tutees, not for them!
Cheng Papa redistributing the charcoals.
As a papa, you have to take care of your children's every need. This includes braving fires, heat, smoke, and charcoals. Cheng Papa shows a positive demonstration here. Good job!
As a papa, you have to take care of your children's every need. This includes braving fires, heat, smoke, and charcoals. Cheng Papa shows a positive demonstration here. Good job!
Ching Ting wondering if the satay is ready. Benjamin looks bored having been denied the chance to smoke his own satay. Well...kids shouldn't play with fire.
Kok Ping with some cooked satays (satays again....). Benjamin managed to get his hands on 'penging' some satays with close attention from Jingxiu (right) and Hengky.
Samuel is just too small to be barbequeing his own food, so Zhan Zhi drags him away.
Yet again, we were faced with bad weather. But Clementi has handled enough rainy BBQs not to be daunted by such a small challenge. The BBQ culminated with the Birthday celebration of our dear boss, Xuefen!!
Happy 21st Birthday!! And she received some personalised present courtesy of Kek.9.30pm. Bus came, and it's time to send the tutees back. Sam acted as chauffeur and sent Ching Ting, Enchen, Samuel and Benjamin home.
Tata~~ and that's the end of a wonderful night of BBQ..
Tata~~ and that's the end of a wonderful night of BBQ..
Thumbs up: Zhicheng becoming Cheng Papa. =)
Thumbs down: The rain and the delivery man =(Catch of the day: The chilli sotong was a firm favourite. The tender and fresh sotongs mix in perfectly with the spicy chilli sauce to give a wonderful taste after being smoked. Heavenly when served hot!!
Once again, Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!
and Happy 21st Birthday to Xuefen!!
Labels: bbq, chinese new year, cny, new year, reunion, wcp, west coast