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Sunday, October 05, 2008
10:24 PM

Inter - Ministry Volleyball 04 10 2008

The competition took place at CCAB. The first game started at 10am and ended near 6pm. Double knock out system. MOE sent in 3 ladies' teams.

MOE Ladies Teams - MOE Team 1, 2, 3

MOE Ladies Team 2 and 3
Woke up at 7.30am and went for breakfast with pb at ang mo kio ave 10 blk 409 market. Had a bowl of yummy yong tau foo soup and was very satisfied :P Arrived at CCAB about 9.15am. Got change and got ready for warm up.
Hmmm, left shoulder had a nudging pain...i strained it 2 weeks ago when playing volleyball...guess had not done proper warm up...put 1 'ko yor' patch on the shoulder praying that the pain will go away...but nope...shoulder became tighter...finally had to ask Aggie to tape it up for me which i felt better.

Our TALL giants of the team (Aggie, Val & Liza)

the two HENGs in the team (Jessie Heng & Irene Heng)


Daze, Jessie and Marie (having fun during lunch time, look at marie :P) Having our lunch between games break - Duck rice from Adams.
1221 (mirror image)


2112 (mirror image)


Having fun with numbers 1 21 12

More numbers!

Discussing and planning our positions and strategies


Our team MOE Team 2 had achieved a 2nd runner up, there was an improvement this year.


MOE Team 2 players:
1. Aggie (Agnes)
2. Marie
3. Liza
4. Daze (Daisy)
5. Poh Bee (pb)
6. Jessie Heng
7. Hengie (Irene)
8. Valerie
9. Jing Jing
10. Ai jiao
11. Jing Jing
12. Irene Lim (serving national service - having baby)

After the award ceremony, we went for dinner at The Chinese Feast - Chong Qing Hot Pot @ Suntec, 3 Temasek Boulevard #B1 - 061 Suntec City Mall. It had been my craving to eat there for weeks. Simply loved the thinly sliced belly pork, really tasty! Savouring every bit...yummy. The 'ma la' spicy ala carte buffet steamboat, my favourite :D The 'ba bao cha' 8 treasure tea was rejuvating to a long day i had. You've got to try the cool 'ba bao cha', heavenly :B Had a fantastic meal with aggie, marie, liza, daisy and Jessie. Arrived home at about 10.30pm.

Knees were stiff, left shoulder strained, fingers were aching from setting up the balls in the games I could hardly bent them...my weekend will be spent on recovering myself for monday's corporate netball league. More 'ko yor' then.




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Sunday, August 17, 2008
1:29 PM

Singapore 19s & Under Teams 2008

Head Coach : Irene Heng :D

Assistant Coach : Huang Bo zhen :P

Team Manager : Gouh Dingling :J

19s Schools Players
National League Team
1.Koh Hui Yi, Christina
2.Pamela Liew
3.Aow Cihui
4.Jaime Lye.
5.Tan Jie Qi
6.Yeo Mei
7.Low Yu Hui
8.Tessa Tan Yi Xin
9.S. Nikhita
10.Bhaama D/O Padmanathan
11.Wong Pui Yen
12.Melissa Ng Xih Yi

19s Schools squad Players
Chan Silei
Yap Siew Kim Kalusha
Claudia Emillia D'Silva
Nur Syafizah

19s Tertiary Players
1.Goh Si Yun
2.Lur May Juan
3.Elizabeth Ann Cheong Ming Li
4.Cheer Chong Han En
5.Charlotte Ng Kai Wen
6.Wong Khang Ting Jolene
7.Amelia Tan
8.Paula Ho Aizhen
9.Brittany Ellis
10.Ong Pei Shi
11.Rachel Murphy




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Thursday, July 24, 2008
11:37 AM

Presenting our capable and inspiring
yio chu kang sec Netball Level Captains



Sec 5 Captains (Rebecca & Serene)

Sec 4 Captains (Sufaizah & Christina)


Sec 3 Captains (Fiona & Joanne)


Sec 2 Captains (Wee Theng & Christine)



Sec 1 Captains (Cassandra and Amalina)



"The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us."

- Hubert Humphrey, U.S. vice president, senator


"A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better." Jim Rohn


"The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says "I"; The leader says "WE". The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, "GO"; the leader says "LET'S GO!" H. Gordon Selfridge


"He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander."Aristotle


"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."

Kenneth Blanchard




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Sunday, July 13, 2008
11:34 AM

Olympics Day Run on 12th July 2008 @ West Coast Park
(7.30am to 11.00am)

Mr Ng Ser Miang making his speech.

Yes, that was our YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL flag at the starting point !!!

Tao Li, the national swimmer with the torch.


National 19s netball players (from both schools and tertiary 2008), a fantastic and energetic bunch of girls to work with :D

It was a great bonding session for all of us.




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Monday, July 07, 2008
10:34 PM

Key personnel and some teachers from Lesson Study went to Hong Kong for school visits during March holiday 2008.
At the Hong Kong Airport where i found the count down clock for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Hong Kong Sceneries

Night comes alive! We hunted for all the good food we could : )

'Yu Dan' (Fishballs dipped in sauce, as seen in movie)


Waffles, crispy and nice!

The 2008 Olympics Mascots
Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni

(Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying, Ying, Ni Ni)



Sport Act in a primary school


I simple loved the colour combination!


Hunted for more wonderful food.

Here we had plain steamed milk, really smooth and good for complexion

(as told)!


Steamed milk with eggs



My all time favourite dessert (as shown below)- mango with mini glutinous balls. There is mango with pomelo too. Really yummy!

Must have if you are there :D




Interesting trade in Hong Kong which we do not see in Singapore at all.

Funny thing was the customers change leg at the same time :)





Another Olympic count down clock at their MTR




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9:48 PM

Yippy, i finally managed to upload the pictures for my blogs!
It was not so difficult afterall :D
Ahahahahahahahahah!!! Gone crazy already!




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8:20 PM

MESRC - MESCA GAMES 2008
Date : 23rd to 25th May

Venue : Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang

Hotel : MS Garden

Meeting place : CCAB at 9pm

Ladies representing Singapore MOE team in Netball

(Back : Liza, Su Rin, Agnes, Daisy, Lu Zhi)

(Front : Irene, Iryianna, Yu Lan, Clare, Fen)


Took night bus to Kuantan

(about 8 hours journey...poor butt and back...)


Arrived at Kuantan at about 5+ am


All alighted the bus and had breakfast (pratas)


Then off we went to visit a craft shop planned for us before we checked in to our hotel rooms


The Malaysians were very hospitable. We were given welcoming lunch. See the happy and satisfied faces :D




Liza and me @ the beautiful kuantan beach :D




Both the Netball and Volleyball Teams took a group photo.

Getting ready for Malaysians welcoming dinner on first nite.


At the netball playing venue



Once again, we took a team picture before the farewell dinner hosted by the Malaysians



All BLACKS!



At our table, we were seated with the Malaysia soccer players.



We won our games so do other MOE teams. MESRC Singapore was OVERALL CHAMPIONS. See ya (MESCA) next year in Singapore!

Our medals!
It was a memorable and joyful journey for all! Laughters all the time!




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8:16 PM

Been feeling breathless these two months...

So many things to do with so little time

Its all those little things that kill...

Breathe in breathe out




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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
12:43 AM

Which car should i get ?
Budget to buy a car is about $60k...
Few Options to consider...

Toyota Rush (Lime Green)

[1.5 Lady's SUV, est $68k+]


Honda Civic (Black) , 8th generation

[1.6, est $75k+]
Toyota Altis (White)
[1.6, est $68k+]
Finally the new Altis (with some of the Camry's feature) is here!
Went with my sister-in-law Geraldine and brother Marcus to both Toyota and Honda showrooms.
I went to view the car with the intention all ready to buy the new Altis with Geraldine. Hoping to get more rebates when we buy together. I was determined to buy Altis as i have heard so much about it and seen it in New Zealand last year.
I felt Honda was a little high-ended...so did not think too much about it. However, when i saw Honda Civics on the road i simply envy the driver behind the wheel.
Went to Honda showroom, walked around and admire the Honda Civic 1.6 and 1.8. Sat in it a few times rotating between the driver's seat (the sporty cockpit is so cool, digital meter wow!) and passengers' seat (spacious and so comfortable) :D The design was indeed aerodynamic and state-of-the-art!
Geraldine : Want to test drive?
Me : Hmm...no need (in my heart ..it was like wow such a sleek car, really like the physical form of the car but...always a but...)
Geraldine : Sure?
Me : Hmm...think no need
(kept thinking in my heart how nice if i can afford it?)
Geraldine : Let's go over to Toyota's showroom
Me : Yeah!
Went over to Toyota showroom and headed straight to Altis. Sat at the driver's seat to see if i could feel any connection with it. More compartments and a dvd player (caught my eyes)...
An ancle came in and sat next to me..."he went ouch!" and i wondered what happened. He hit his head at the car roof. Then we realised that the car roof was low. I went behind to sit at the passenger's seat and straight away i did not really like it as it was kind of uncomfortable.
So we proceeded to test drive the car. The feel was not as good as the old Altis which my dad drives. The speed did not pick up as fast as i expected compare to my dad's. I did not feel as exhilarated as i should be then...feel was only so so. All 3 of us test drove and had a discussion after that. The price was $65 800 and the car was made in Thailand.
We decided to go back to Honda. Asked to test drive the car. Geraldine wanted to test drive first. I had a chance to sit at the passengers' seat and it was already so comfortable and spacious. When it was my turn to test drive i was already feeling excited. The moment i took the wheel and drove...the feel is indescribable. Sooo shiok! The drive was so smooth!
That was it! Did some calculations and decided to buy Honda Civic. Asked to include the DVD and the agent agreed. Deal sealed at $70,600. This was my biggest $$$ payout but i was satisfied. I am finally owned a Japan-made car :D
Can't wait for the new car to arrive!
Decided to get white colour.
Part 2
A week later, received sms that says "COE at $15389, new car expected to arrive 3 weeks time.
Another sms came and showed 3 weeks time, you may collect your car. I simply could not contain my joy. My family was equally happy and looking forward to seeing the new car :D
2 weeks passed, "New car number SJE XXXX C "..haha everyone in the family bought the number.
Collected the car and it was like collecting a new born baby. So new and so fragile...i drove very slowly during the first 2 weeks ...was so afraid to ......avoided lorries and pickups...not easy.




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Friday, February 29, 2008
8:55 PM

Singapore Youth Olympics Games Bid 2008

YIO CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL

SHOWED OUR SUPPORT TOO!
Our runners waited patiently at our allocated checkpoint to take over the relay from Cedar Girls at Kallang Riverside Park.

Sports & Wellness Dept
Siva, me, Geok, Su Rin

(Always united as ONE)



Geok & Su Rin





Siva - pro cam man



Our enthusiastic YCKSS Runners

Matthew, Justin, Ivan, Jia Yu, Ismail, Yuan Jie

Fiona, Valerie, Sally & Serene




Here came Cedar Girls


Group picture with Cedar Girls, well done girls!

Our runners set off with a purpose -

to complete the route!


Here they go...all the way!





At Bugis Junction


Our Runners paraded

Our proud runners took a group photo


Our student supporters made up of student leaders

Sports & Wellness department and our student leaders supporters

Our Ministers Dr Vivien, Mr Teo Ser Luck and
Olympian Mr Tan Howe Liang


Hema :"Unbelievable, this is great!!!"
(when the result was announced)


Fiona and Justin looked on as Valerie and Serene
went hysterical! The huge celebration was on!



Singapore won the bid! Victory!!! Call for celebration!


Still jumping for joy even after the celebration!

Singapore's night


Serene & me :D


Christina & me

It was a night of jubilation for all Singaporeans !

We won the bid!




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Sunday, October 07, 2007
12:05 AM

Its gonna be here again...the ANNUAL NETBALL FAREWELL. This time the players saying goodbye are
1.Rebecca
2.Baoling
3.Celine
4.Yi Yi
5.Geraldine
6.Liping
7.Vivien
8.Lydia
9. Jia Jia
10. Jas
21st to 23rd November 2007
22nd Farewell Dinner Night in school from 5pm to 7pm, all previous batches are invited, please pass the message to others when you viewed this.
Try to keep that night free.
Thank you very much!




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Saturday, August 25, 2007
12:15 AM

Congratulations to the 2 teams who made it 2nd runner up positions in the U17 and Open category in NUS Netballuxion 2007 on 25th August. I am proud of all of you!

It was a day for the current and ex YCKSS players to get to know each other better and also to rekindle the passion for netball. So happy to see that all of you can still play so well. Hope there are many more of such opportunities for all.



Team Open (2006 batch) 2nd Runner - up

Yiyong, Emmerline, Patricia, Xueli, Charmaine, Serene


Team U17 (2007 batch) 2nd Runner - up

Christina, Florence, Jocelyn, Gerelyn, Sufaizah



Team Open (2000 batch)

Yuanling, Serene, Peck Siah, Mei Shiuan, Lufen



Team Open (2002 batch)

Kai Wei, Jacq, Hui Fang, Hanzhi, Hui Khim, Pei xian



Team U17 (2007 juniors)

Fiona, Sally, Joanne, Jiayin, Wee Theng




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Thursday, August 23, 2007
12:14 AM

3rd ASEAN schools Netball Championship took place from 16th to 22nd August in Singapore.
Officials:
Head Coach - Ms Irene Heng
Assistant Coach - Ms Chng Li Li
Team Manager - Ms Low Su Rin
Liaison Officer - Ms Audrey Cheang
Players :
Amanda Tan (Co-Captain)
Low Yi Lun (Co-Captain)
Chan Silei
Yap Siew Kim
Baizura
Cheryl
Christina
Suhaila
Hin Ann
Melody
Samantha
Bhaama
Match results:
Singapore 100 Brunei 7
Malaysia 75 Thailand 29

Malaysia 110 Brunei 9
Singapore 48 Thailand 38
Singapore 42 Malaysia 46
FINALS
Singapore 35 malaysia 50
It was a great experience for all!




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Saturday, April 07, 2007
12:13 PM

7th April 2007

Gonna meet five of the girls who took part in the CJC road relay(Christina, Jocelyn, Fiona and Serene, Rebecca) later at City Hall mrt. Just wanna reward their effort in the race which they clinched 3rd position.

Below are photos taken on the competition day

Girls Team
Boys Team


Some pointers to take note..."go out and turn left, careful
of the slope"



Relay starts


Efforts rewarded!!!





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11:55 AM

STAR GAMES NETBALL RESULTS 2007

The competition was played in carnival format on 24th March, each half lasted 7 mins.

First round was played in round robin and second round was single knockout.

Champion : Ministry of Home Affair (MHA)
1st Runner - up : Ministry of Education (MOE, Team 3 - Irene Heng's Team)
2nd Runner - up : Ministry of Education (MOE, Team 2 - Evelyn's Team)
3rd Runner - up : Ministry of Education (MOE, team 1 - Imelda's Team)

MOE Team 3 players are :
1. Irene Heng (C/WA)
2. Daisy Ng (C/WA)
3. Low Su Rin (GD/GK)
4. Sheryl Kaur (GK/GD)
5. Lim Chui Lian (GA)
6. Wong Kia Ping (WA)
7. Bernadette Choo (WD)
8. Hazwah (GA/WD*/GD*)
9. Ellyna (GS)
10. Lok Chi (GS)
11. Kelly (GS)
12.Agnes Kiong (WD)

We enjoyed ourselves very much!
Thank you for a wonderful time team!
See you next year!




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11:53 AM

CJC Road Relay ...Construction in progress...be patient...




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Friday, October 06, 2006
6:40 AM

Grass Fragrance Type
"You have very strong will, not dependent on others and gives an impression of being a lone ranger. You are extremely curious and sensual, living a clear-headed, modern life. At first glance you place yourself on a pedestral, and are difficult to get along. But once others talk to you, they know you are easygoing. And when the relationship develops, they realise you are affable. You have an androgynous charm, which makes you popular with all genders. But you don't like your weak side to be seen. You might look cool on the surface, but beneath it all, you are really passionate. Only people who know your true self can maintain a long-lasting relationship with you. "
You tell me how true this is...llol. What does 'androgynous' mean? What about pedestal ? Do you know? Better check it out and learn new vocabulary, bank them in.




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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
2:05 PM

To all my teacher friends out there.

Throughout the course of a day, I have been called upon to be an actor, friend, nurse and doctor, coach, finder of lost articles, money lender, taxi driver, psychologist, substitute parent, salesman, politician and a keeper of the faith.

Despite the maps, charts, formulas, verbs, stories and books, I have really had nothing to teach, for my students have only themselves to learn, and I know it takes the whole world to tell you who you are.

I am a paradox. I speak loudest when I listen the most. My greatest gifts are in what I am willing to appreciately receive from my students.

Material wealth is not one of my goals, but I am a full-time treasure seeker in my quest for new opportunities for my students to use their talents and in my constant search for those talents that sometimes lie buried in self-defeat.

I am the most fortunate of all who labour.A doctor is allowed to usher life into the world in one magic moment. I am allowed to see that life is reborn each day with new questions, ideas and friendships.An architect knows that if he builds with care, his structure may stand for centuries. A teacher knows that if he builds with love and truth, what he builds will last forever.

I am a warrior, daily doing battle against peer pressure, negativity, fear, conformity, prejudice, ignorance and apathy. But I have great allies : Intelligence, Curiosity, Parental Support, Individuality, Creativity, Faith, Love and Laughter all rush to my banner with indomitable support.

And so I have a past that is rich in memories. I have a present that is challenging, adventurous and fun because I am allowed to spend my days with the future.

I am a teacher . . . . . . .




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Sunday, March 12, 2006
8:22 PM

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!

Both B and C girls emerged champions in the Singapore Polytechnic Netball Carnival on 11th and 12th March!!!

Congratulations to all!

Proud of all of you!

C girls
1st YCK
2nd Northland Sec

B Girls
1st YCK
2nd Yishun Sec
3rd SJC
4th Bukit Panjang Sec




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Friday, March 03, 2006
9:25 PM

Waited for two years, finally another medal clinched in the North Zone Netball Championship 2006 for the B girls. All hard work paid off...handsomely. Really glad that Yi yong's team got another medal.

B Division Girls
Preliminary Round
YCK - Serangoon Sec 52 - 4 (won!)
YCK - Evergreen Sec 39 - 7 (won!)
YCK - Northland Sec 24 - 6 (won!)
YCK - Compassvale Sec 64 - 2 (won!)

Second Round
YCK - Riverside Sec 35 - 27 (won!)
YCK - AMK Sec 25 - 22 (won!)
YCK - Ahmad Ibrahim Sec 34 - 20 (won!)
YCK - Sengkang Sec 33 - 42 (Loss...)
YCK - Woodgrove Sec 37 - 17 (won!)

Semi Finals

YCK - Singapore Sports School 17 - 24 (loss...) girls played very well, well above our own expectation!!! (salute)


TOP FOUR
1st Singapore Sports School
2nd St Nicholas Girls
3rd Sengkang Sec
4th YCK

C Division Girls
Preliminary Round
YCK - North Vista Sec 35 - 10 (won!)
YCK - Marsiling Sec 28 - 7 (won!)
YCK - Yishun Sec 31 - 4 (won!)
YCK - Canberra Sec 28 -11 (won!)
YCK - Serangoon Garden 46 - 6 (won!)

Second Round
YCK - SJC 21 - 19 (won!)
YCK - AND 19 - 12 (won!)
YCK - AMK (lost by 9 goals...)

TOP FOUR
1st Singapore Sports School
2nd AMK Sec
3rd St Nicholas Girls
4th SJC

WELL DONE GIRLS!!!







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Saturday, January 07, 2006
8:27 PM

As the annual netball farewell approaches, I am not looking forward...seriously. There were so many golden memories and disappointments we shared together. This graduating batch lifted my spirit and hope when we came in 4th in the North Zone Netball Tournament in 2003. It was really gratifying.
As i was selecting pictures for the montage, it was like a flash back of the times we had spent together. Be it in the scorching sun and dampening rain, we trained hard and relentlessly. We celebrated every bit of victories and disappointments - happy that we made progresses along the way. Can't believe that most of them started to learn netball from scratch - can't even hop properly and don't know the rules at all and now they are playing netball at a reasonably standard. Thinking of the whole process...only one word can describe - PAINSTAKING
Finally managed to get the montage done with the help of siewling. Has viewed it many a time, can never get enough of it. The song chosen was really meaningful...very proud of myself...hehe.
At the Beginning
[Donna Lewis]
We were strangers starting out on a journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
[Richard Marx]
No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
When I lost hope, you were there to remind me
This is the start
[chorus]
And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
[both]
We were strangers on a crazy adventure
Never dreaming how our dreams would come true
Now here we stand, unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you
[chorus]
And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
Knew there was somebody somewhere
Like a light in the dark
Now I know that dreams will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart
And life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever, wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep going on
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river, I wanna keep flowing
In the end, I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
All the best to Kai Xin, Rain, Ying Wei, Elizabeth, Pei Xian, Cassandra and Xueli. I am glad that our paths crossed. Thank you for all the wonderful memories!
Do not be a stranger ya!
12th December




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Friday, November 25, 2005
2:25 PM

NETBALL FAREWELL (15th - 17th Dec)

Dear all netball babes,

All of you are cordially invited to our annual netball farewell from 15th - 17th Dec. Please keep those days free. Remember to put into your calendar.

On the 15th Dec, we will have steamboat dinner and performance in school. Then from 16th - 17th Dec, we will be at Aloha Loyang Bungalow 1 (Pasir Ris). Checking out on 18th. Really look forward to catching up with all of you in Dec.

Please help to pass or forward this message around to all ex-netballers from year 1998 to 2004. Thousands apologies if i missed out anyone's email address.

1998 - Wanfen & Xueling
1999 - Yahui & Lufen
2000 - Yuanling's batch
2001 - Shi Min's batch
2002 - Lisa's batch
2003 - Kaiwei's batch
2004 - Wenting & Hui Khim
2005 - Kaixin's batch (current graduating girls)

Someone do help to coordinate your batch pls. Cheers!

Susan and Jess, if you are not touring the world in Dec, do join us ok.

Tony, if you are not too busy, do drop by too. I am sure yuanling and the rest will be most happy to catch up with you.

All of you do drop me an email (
bornheng@yahoo.com) as to whether you will be able to join us for steamboat dinner (15th Dec - thursday) in school. Dinner starts at 5pm.

Take care, be safe and all the best to those who will be taking O, A levels or finishing final year projects! Hope to see you soon. Keep in touch ya. Cheers!

Always me,

heng




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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
11:20 AM

Yeah, i am finally getting discharged. It was really unbearable not being able to get off bed after the surgery.Totally harrowing to just lie in bed for 40 hrs, having body soreness, and not having shower....arghhhh my nightmare! Only get to sponge the body, least that is a gesture of humanity for me, appreciate that. The meals were great! Ha, menus to choose from. They have got Local delights, Western, Chinese, Vegetarian and Malay food. Food was not too oily, vegetables and fruits were fresh, not too bad. No wonder many of my friends recommended Mt Alvernia. The nurses were patient and mostly friendly and prompt to answer our needs. Once in a while, a sister would walked in and say hi.

Dad and bro came to help me get discharged. Settled bill of $8521.95 all in cash and $4400 were deducted from Medisave. Phew! that's a lot of money really. Bro got busy drawing money from ATM machines, using nets and credit cards...haha. Can imagine his multi-tasks look. Was wondering what if the patient does not have so much money to pay, what happens? Is there like an instalment plan? Or can delayed payment till insurance agency process paper work? Hmm...

Home Sweet Home! It so comfy to lie on my own bed once again. The knee brace...the first thing i can't wait to rid it off. Now my knee can breathe again, phew! Knee still swollen and has water retention in it. Quads feel like jelly. Bruises all over the left leg especially the back of my knee. Still not much pain, could feel the tight hamstring. The next few days was sleeping without my brace as i am not a kicker in my sleep..lol Elevated my legs while sleeping. A little discomfy but better than having the brace on my leg, made me itch.

Went for follow up on 14th Nov at Gleneagles. Doc said the surgery went well and that my semitendinosus tendon is small therefore he also taken gracilis tendon(next to semitendinosus tendon) to make a stronger ACL graft. He changed the dressing on my knee and i saw two incisions and a 2-3cm stitches (because of taking the other tendon, has to be bigger)...eeeee(in my heart, the wound - ugly leh). What to do, to be able to heal properly and play wholeheartedly is important, a little scar...ok lah.

The next visit to the doc will be on 23rd Nov.




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Monday, November 07, 2005
12:30 AM

Finally, the day has come for my knee surgery. Went to school to settle a few things and off to Mt Alvernia Hospital at 11.20am. Blessed to have mum and nephew company. Reached the hospital at about 11.45am, was early as admission was supposed to be 12.30pm. Registered anyway, paid $1000 cash deposit and had $3000 medisave deducted. The admission administration and blood tests were pretty smooth and quick. That's the convenience of a private hospital.

Was brought to my ward, St Clare, Room No 523A. Asked for a 4 bedded (cost $135 per day) but due to the unavailability had to choose between a 2 bedded (cost $190 per day) and 6 bedded. Discussed with Mum and decided with the 2 bedded. One of the sister nurses went through a long list of things regarding the ward and surgery with me. Very assuring though.

The wait for the operation was a little torturous. With 3 hours to go, i took out whatever i need from my bag and placed it within reach, watched TV and rested. Could not sleep though...keep thinking about the operation process...ha! as if i am the doc performing the op. Prayed for things to go smoothly in the op theater. At about 3pm, i was asked to change out of my casual wear. Whether you are hospitalised the first time or many times, the moment we get changed into the ward's robe, it does create immediately a patient's role for you. It makes you feel weak. I was pretty anxious for the next one and a half hour. At 4.10pm, came a bed trolley that went pass my room. As the door of my room was not closed, that actually caused loads of butterflies in my stomach as i was able to see and hear what went on outside. Sometimes urgent footsteps, one moment doc discussing the patient's case, another saw a patient being wheeled pass, next a nurse walked into the room to take blood pressure and temperature of the patient next door... All these made my heart pound faster. The bed trolley came back...and the guy said oh it you! He actually overshot. Then he assured me, helped me onto the trolley and put a blanket over me. As i was wheeled backwards, he asked me to close my eyes. But i wanna see where i was gonna be wheeled to i kept my eyes open. During that moment, i was in a flashback mode...whatever happened to my knee came back to mind.

As we approached the theater, i could feel the cool air coming out of it. I was parked next to another patient who was also awaiting her operation. There was others too. You could hear many conversations " Is theater 3 ready?, Has the doc come yet? Whose patient is this? Theater 4 ready, let's go!, Hi, What's your name ?...followed by a long pause...oh someone asking for my name...HSH, which knee ? Left knee... That was my anesthesian, Dr Lee. He looked at my file, asked if i have any drug allergy, i shook my head. Then a few minutes later, i was wheeled into theater 5. In the theater, there was a TV, many lights overhead and equipment. I was transferred onto another bed where they got me ready. The nurse said to the doc, give oxygen? i knew that was GA. Inhale a few times and was totally knocked out. The next moment i knew i was waiting for the GA to bate off. I asked a nurse who was filing my documents what the time was, she said 10 pass 7. I said to myself how come the surgery took so long. It took almost 3 hours. Normally it should take about one hour to one and a half hours.

At my ward, my family, Aggie and Daze were there. When i was transfered to my bed, my left leg felt so heavy and had a 'sour' sensation. My stomach grumbling, i was very thirsty and hungry all of a sudden. Asked the nurse if i could drink some water and eat the food my mum prepared, she checked if i feel nausea a not. I replied nope, not at all. Had a few mouthful of the tasty fish mee suan, i was full already. Just wanted to sleep after that. The whole night, the nurse kept checking to see if i feel nausea at all, any fever and blood pressure.

At about 5ish in the morning, the nurse asked if i want to pee, i said nope and she insisted i do it. Well i spent the next 5 mins sitting on the bedpan, trying not to sit fully on it as my left leg needs to be straightened. The 5 mins seemed like 30 mins. It was really frustrating to stay in that position and nothing came out. Perspiration and exhaustion filled me entirely. My left quads were pulling and it unbearable. I had to imagine you know...huge waterfall, fast flowing water...least my mental skills worked. Gradually it came. I never had such a hard time p**. OMG!

There was no nauseousness, no fever and blood pressure was within the range for the next couple of days. Left knee was in bandage and a huge guard. Felt heavy and stiff. There was no pain, side of knee was numb.

Dear friends, thank you for all your prayers, supports and care for me during this period.
I am truly blessed!
All of you were awesome!


Those who came:
FAMILY
Aggie, Daze, Susan, Mrs Lim TT, Yi Ren, Siew Ling




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Thursday, November 03, 2005
7:55 PM

Three more days to the surgery, do feel a little worried. A feeling of uncertainty suddenly overwhelmed me today. Come to think of it, my threshold of pain can be quite low... ("_) how to endure it after the surgery? It is now all in the mental state. How to psyche myself up to remain positive? How not to fall into the depression situation?

praying for the recovery process to be fast and rehabilitation going smoothly






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7:51 PM

Hmmm... tomorrow is Sec 3 NYAA camp (04 Fri - 06 Sun). A camp organised for the Sec 3 pupils to achieve the award. The programme looks interesting and adventurous. Will update more details after the camp.




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