I was in the MRT the other day. Because it was a long and boring journey, people tend to eavesdrop at others’ conversations if one, 1) does not play with his/her mobile phone 2) does not have mp3 player 3) does not read book/newspaper.

So the best thing to do is to eavesdrop.

It was so happened that I didn’t have my boyfriend – iPod that evening. So I eavesdropped.

I heard the most bizarre conversation between 2 aunties. I know I shouldn’t eavesdrop..but I can’t help it!

Auntie A: My boy failed 2 subjects leh. Dunno what the teacher do one. Neh give homework one. Everyday (he) play game only.

Auntie B: Ya la. Sometimes dunno what the teacher do one. Thats why must go to good school mar. The teacher there better.

Wah!! It is also the teacher’s fault if your kid cannot go to toilet lar??!!

Everything is also teacher’s fault. No wonder the government is working hard to promote teaching as career. Obviously, it is not easy to be a teacher. If his/her student fails a subject, imagine how many people he/she has to answer to. The headmaster/principal, superiors, the parents and etc.

But the last thing is to question the student’s learning attitude.

Skipping class and not submitting work is also teacher’s fault! Best…

Everyday play computer game is ALSO teacher’s fault ah? Parents and kids have no fault lah?!

And I am not just referring to primary and secondary school kids.

Of course, there are also teachers who don’t do their jobs properly.

It is so easy to complain, so easy to push the blame to others. Why don’t they reflect upon their own attitudes before questioning others?

And to auntie A: since the teacher is not good and UP TO YOUR STANDARD, why don’t you keep your son at home and do home-schooling? Why not use your gossiping and shopping time for your son instead? He is probably playing DOTA now as you are complaining about the teacher.

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And it wasn’t from the TV..He was just standing no more than 200m from me, at BOAT QUAY!

If I wasn’t taking a stroll along Boat Quay after my huge Burmese dinner, I wouldn’t have seen him..in PERSON!

I was so excited that my mind went blank for that 5 minutes.

We didn’t notice him until Sean said something like that:

“Hey, that person looks like Lee Kuan Yew.” –> Can you believe a Singaporean said that?

And immediately, I recognised him.

“HE IS LEE KUAN YEW!”

“You think I can take picture with him? Can? Can?????!!!”
You see..I wasn’t sure how “friendly” he was. So I have to ask a Singaporean right?…whether it is “appropriate” to take picture with the Singapore Mentor Minister. Singapore MM Ok..Don’t play play.

*Looking at his bodyguardssss..*

“Aiyah!! Forgot to take camera…Oh WAIT!! My phone!!” Searching for my phone frantically in my handbag. “How?? How?? Can-o-not??”

Sean looked as equally blur as me. I think he was in shock too.

There he was, standing so near to us, between the Raffles statue and the new erected soldier statue. And yet, none of us was “brave” enough to wave at him. I think there were about 5 bodyguards with him. Each of them wore an ear piece. One of them was carrying a suitcase, which Sean said that it contained a machine gun which was made in Israel. It could be either a MP5 or UZI.

According to him, the suitcase has a hole and if he pressed a button on the suitcase, the gun can start firing from the suitcase. *shudder* *Don’t know true-o-not*

Mr. Lee was very tall, taller than I expected. And his hair was silver white…very shinny. He left after looking at the statue. Guess what, he walked very FAST!

I was still very excited and continued to tail him. I turned back to give Sean a look, to signalled him that I was going to ask his bodyguard if I could take a picture WITH Mr. Lee.

Sean still looked very cautious. He walked very slowly behind me.

I approached the bodyguard with the suitcase (aka machine gun) and asked..

“Er..can I…”

Before I could even finish my question, he looked at me with his super stern look and shook his hand. *Gah..*

I wished I could say ‘Hi’ to him but… I think I should just wave frantically at Mr Lee and signalled to him that I wanted to take a picture with him. May be he would say yes and the bodyguard had no choice but to let me do so. *sigh*

Leaving already..Forgot to zoom. Too nervous…can’t think anymore.

Actually Mr. Lee looked sterner than I pictured him to be. He didn’t even smile at all…I guess only the foreigner –> me, was so bold to even think of taking picture with him.

So disapointed…

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Warning: spoiler ahead

Have you ever grinned and beamed with satisfaction when you walked out from the cinema after watching a great movie?

My colleagues and I decided to apply a half-day leave last minute to watch Evan Almighty, thought it would be good to make us relax after a tough and stressful semester.

It was also teacher’s day yesterday. When we reached Tampines Mall, the queue was super long and 90% were high school students. Perhaps their teachers took half-day leave because of teacher’s day..Heheh..:)

We thought it was just a plain comedy, you know…those movies which simply make you laugh and nothing else. But we were so surprised! 2 male colleagues and I teared while watching the movies. It was the messages that Morgan Freeman (aka “GOD”) said in the movie that touched us so deep in our hearts.

If you are familiar with Noah’s Ark story, Noah was asked by GOD to build an ark to save his family and 1 pair of animals of each kind. GOD then flooded the earth.

In the movie when Evan was asked to build an ark, his wife and kids left him. (because everyone thinks he is nuts!). Morgan (aka the GOD) approached his wife as a waiter and asked she was OK. She told him about his husband and his crazy ark. (I tried to recall what he said…not the exact quotes though)

God then said:” When you prayed for getting family closer, do you think God will just give you a warm and loving family? Or he gives your an OPPORTUNITY to be closer to your family and be loving to your husband?”

“When Noah entered the ark, he entered with his wife and came out with his wife. Even the animals were in pair.”

Morgan was so gentle, warm and fatherly. I felt like hugging him and cried…:)

At this point, my tears rolled down profusely. There were a bunch of JC boys occupied the row behind us. And we heard,:”Eh! You cried ah??”

My colleagues later told me that they were also trying to hold their tears when they heard what the boys said.

You see, what struck us the most was this: It was very realistic and common now that people tend to leave their partners when it comes to difficult times. Divorce rate is increasing. Marriages are broken when they are tested. To have a soul mate stands each other with trust and faith despite difficulties is so uncommon.

And this morning, I came across this entry by a singapore blogger. The comments posted by readers are priceless. It made me wonder if this is what the young generation perceives marriage/relationship nowadays…

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