Monday, March 16, 2009 9:54 PM
went for the batam recee trip yesterday with edmund.
we met at harbourfront centre, with augustine and matthew. we then went to the information counter. met ms ng. but in the end the rest of the teachers were at the cruise center with the guys from t23 already lol. met another marcus tan haha, and the other guy was freddie. there were only 6 students and 4 teachers, gabriel wee ms ng the econs leturer ms fan i think, and tan hoe teck. there was also a tour guide waiting for us already. so we waited till 9.30 before we could board our ferry. edmund and i tried to take pictures of us with the ferry, but after taking them we freaking realised we took pictures of the WRONG FERRY -.-. it was a one hour trip! there was kung fu panda to watch, but it was a silent movie -.- so i slept haha.
batam is 1 hour behind singapore, so it was still quite early when we reached there haha. had a briefing from mr tan in the bus, that this ocip is 99% OUR planning and not they plan for us. and also that this recee trip is also considered as a leadership training trip. first stop was
harbour bay seafood restaurant! i can swear that restaurant can beat so many seafood restaurants in singapore, and plus its so darn cheap. the atmosphere is damn good too, facing the sea. took a lot of pictures there (:
second stop was the hotel we were going to stay, btw its not a hotel its a RESORT. a BEACH RESORT.
purajaya beach resort. facing the sea, with so many facilities. and including a beach! the rooms are BIG too. 4 a room. there are 2 queen size beds in the room for students and a king size bed for teachers. the tour guide also brought us to have a look at the executive suite, which we nicknamed the ES. its so freaking big and cozy, and the bed is a freaking 4 poster bed =O. the whole room is bigger than a 3 or maybe a 4 room flat man. walked around the facilities and the conference rooms we are going to have our reflection time, lunch/dinner, and maybe a real conference for leaders and teachers. and then we headed off to the orphanages.
fyi, the orphanages we're going to are located in east batam, where cjc's ocip have never been conducted before. and the resort we're going to be staying in has never been used by cj people before. so our batch of 3 classes are considered to be quite unique =D
first orphanage, Al Fateh Orphanage.quite run down, and needs A LOT of construction if we choose this orphanage to do our ocip in.
second orphanage, Darul Falah Orphanage.its facilities are quite good compared to the first one. and its campus is quite big too. main thing we have to do here is to paint, redecorate/furniture, and provide educational materials.
third orphanage/primary school, 08 primary school.if ocip is conducted here it would be freaking slack. our job is just to interact and do stuff with the kids, and to provide educational stuff and anything we can donate lol.
took a lot of notes down, and then we headed to the hardware shop to ask for prices if we were to buy equipment. it was so confusing because all their prices were in THOUSANDS. like: uncle, how much is this? small one 15k big one 30k. took a little while to get used to haha.
then it was back to the resort for high tea, beehoon, chicken wings, kuehs, more kuehs, and fruits. not forgetting TEA of course lolol. then it was back to the ferry terminal. had a little free time so we headed to some store, bought DOVE conditioner, shampoo soap, tooth brush, and some tidbits hahaha, SO CHEAP. one freaking toothbrush costs only 80 cents. and the gatsby wax costs less than A BUCK. O.O back to the ferry, and another 1 hour ride back to singapore. was so glad to get away from the rocking and suaying of the ferry lol. headed to the hawker centre with matthew augustine and edmund for dinner and then cab back home.
batam ROCKED!
hope edmund can recover the remaining photos we took in batam though. i need them for presentation to the class.
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didnt go training in the morning for today, and had to skip chem tuition because of the friendly. headed down to school at 4 plus for the friendly match against ACJC. as usual, the moment i saw my coach, it was MARCUS! HELP ME TAKE THE BROOM TO SWEEP THE WET FLOOR! so, it was saikang again lol. i volunteered to be score keeper, cos i wasnt feeling so well. and i dont get to play even if im well anyway lol.
our team was on form today! esp matthew and ruipeng lol. imbal play. and in the end we won them 68-56 =DD. happy as hell. went for dinner with jarvis and joshua at macs.
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saw this fucking kid in macs.
he had a burger, fries and a large coke. and only he was eating, his younger sister and his mum was looking at him eat. when his sister and mum wanted to take his coke to drink, he freaking shouted at them. translated from chinese: dont drink my coke lah, go toilet drink tap water lah, ITS FREE. some fucker, and when his mum tried to talk to him he took out his handphone, crossed his leg, shaked his leg, and called his father, and complained to his father that his mum and sis were trying to take his coke, and why cant they go buy their own coke must take his coke like WTF. PLS LAH U FUCKING SON OF A BITCH. HOW CAN YOU TREAT YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT?! furthermore his mother did not do SHIT.
cant insult him anyway, i was once as bad to my mum as him. but only because my mum was that bad to ME. moreover i've been thinking a lot of my mum recently. since my parents divorced, my mum wanted my father to pay a maintenance of 50 bucks a month to her. i mean, WHAT FOR?! I THINK THE ONE WHO NEEDS MAINTENANCE IS MY FATHER BECAUSE HE IS FEEDING ME NOW. and what the fuck can you do with 50 bucks every month? my father asked for a deal, the 50 bucks can be given to me every month instead, but she said NO. my father has missed all payments to her because i forgot to tell her about my father's negotiation as i was supposed to tell my mother about it. i begged my mum to forgive my father. but she said no matter what, my father still has to pay what my father owed her. i mean, THATS 1K PLUS! MORE THAN A HALF A MONTH'S SALARY! my father still agreed anyway, heart pain. and she added another sentence: at least if anything happens, i can blame your father for not paying maintenance to me. LIKE FUCK YOU, I THINK YOU FORGOT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO BETRAYED OUR FAMILY, AND THAT NOW I TREASURE MY FATHER MORE THAN YOU. FUCK YOU AND ALL YOUR KINDNESS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS TRYING TO WIN MY TRUST BACK BECAUSE ITS ALL GONE NOW. to conclude:
im not calling you mum anymore so,
to my mother: i HATE you.***
sorry bro.
a lot of things in my mind just now, i owe u a lot man lol.
