cant help..wake up this morning and looking back again those schooling photos, the emotion like a roller coaster...

 

the upper photo was taken after our intensive training for Penang Regional Dragon Boat tournament at school level.

quite a number of us are not good in swimming or not at all..and there was one time sudden struck by strong winds and storms while we were in the middle of the sea..guess what, we didnt have enough life jackets.. at times the boat almost capsize when struck by the strong high waves. haha well, we survived! but after such event, am connected closer to few of those who were next to me on the boat..

we have all kind of body shape instead of all muscular like other teams from other schools. somehow miracle happen, and we won! haha remember in the middle of the half way race, we all were like desperate and we really crazily all out for once and for all..guess we were the only one without proper rowing rhym.eveyone just row on their best effort...

and most of the dragon boat members also scouting mates for years.

this was taken when we won the district marching competition. it was very tough competition. we trained together days and nights. during the training, arguments, laughters, desperation...missing them so much.

from around 30 member gang during high school, became around 11 member gang in 6th form. leaving one by one to study oversea or working...

chopped the bamboo for campfire preparation..

we would played basketball together after any scouting event on saturday afternoon. can you imagine more than 20 people separate into two teams playing in one court, fight for one ball haha now you can imagine why a lot of complains and shouting around when scratch or hit by others. this photo was taken during the time few of us staying together renting an apartment unit nearby to our school before four of them leave to Russia for medical study.

quite often, the scouting gang would bbq late night at the beach behind penang Shangrila Hotel. usually start at 10 pm, end around midnight, then we would play volley ball at the beach in the dark. at times when we sang or talked too loud, the hotel security guards would came out and warn us haha

that day, few of us take the risk of being dispilinary punishment for being very late to school, we went to airport for Kok Xian, Ying Zhuang, ah Ben and Chow Siong leave to Russia to study. we were spending months staying together under the same roof...again, all those fun moments, arguments over washing toilets, mop the floor, kitchen...who stole the foods, compete and helping with each other in study till late night, hiking together at 2am early morning after finish studied to watch sunrise on penang hill.....thank you very much my friends, lets hope we will meet again when we all finish our study then.

 

then, the pain of losing these friends compensate by my 6th form classmates...

organized trip to Maxwell hill for our insectarium project. its a beautiful place with nice cold weather. we have some great time there. still remember, at night, we would switch off all the lights in and around the house, and then we played polis-and-thief in the darkness. hahaha sigh..

or we would try our best to celebrate everyone's birthday. usually, we would celebrate at ah Kong condo where swimming pool is next to the bbq ground.

with two of our teachers invited, usually almost full attendance for any event..

and so the birthday cake gone haha but hey, we have some great time! hehe then we would jump into the pool

and came the security guard - the residents complaint for our noisiness hahaha

with our lower 6 class teacher incharge as well as our chemistry teacher, mr Ang, one of our most favourite teachers. this photo taken before one left to UK to study and the other to Russia.

Upper 6 Biology 1 with Mdm Cheah, our MUET teacher as well as our class teacher in charge.

Lower 6 Biology 1 with Mr Ang

form 5

form 4

Form 3

Form 2

Form 1

 

 

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watching back all these faces, recalling all the fond memories..man, i must admit am the luckiest guy in this world to be bless with so many beautiful people around me..and i didnt appreciate them that much back in old days. good luck and all the best to all of you in searching the meaning of life then :o)

 

ages of absent from this blog, looking back those old photos..tears of all kind of memories bursting...

 

this photo was taken on my brother's wedding with my sister holding my nephew in november 2007.. plus sister-in-law and brother-in-law

 

below are my parents

a good friend just pass away recently at the age of 35 due to cancer. was there with him few days before he pass away till the post-funeral..the family's grief really haunting me for days and nights..am so afraid the same thing might happen to my belove family members. no way i can cope with the lost...even now, far away from them, missing their grin, their nag..no matter what happen in the past, how intense the arguments were, how much apart from personal principles and lifestyles, all these memories seems to be like.. wine, sweeter as time pass by.

if a person's sins are the reason why him/her to have cancer or going through torment of sicknesses..then, Father in heaven, let me bear my family members sins. let them not suffer from any torment, but live a happy and healthy life.

 

 

one blaze and everything is gone....sigh....

friends who used to be archive in charge call back from Russia. he was so devastating. he has spent so much time upgraded the whole archive and less than few years, everything gone. nothing left.

this hut used to be where i spent my 5 years of teenages, have fun, having test together, camping, meeting, preparation for events...

early morning at Siam Reap 6am

at the Siem Reap bus station. went to Phnom Penh by Mekong Express

first time trying the fried insect! not bad =)

after quite a bumpy ride, reach Phnom Penh around afternoon 1pm

check in Boddhi Tree guess house, opposite Toul Sleng Museum. above is the garden view.  below is the Toul Sleng Museum

this is my room

we went to Royal Palace. but due to my sis dress code, so we eventually change our plan to national museum

at the museum, camera is not allow. so took these pic secretly. above is garuda painting. below is the garuda status

then visit to central market

on our way back, the tutu driver took us to the Independence Monument

observe the motorcycle riders, most of them dont wear helmet

beautiful cloud wall.

then have our dinner at FCC

5.20am - depart from villa for sunrise at Angkor Wat, but ended up with disappoinment due to cloudy day

waiting for the sunrise

its easy to climb up but not when climb down

within Angkor Wat

the second pic more serious due to brother inlaw started impatient haha!

the famous wall stories around Angkor Wat. since we dont have any tour guide. so we have to keep follow from one tour group to another, and stand next to them either took pic or pretending admire at the sculpture, to hear their tour guide explanation =)

East side view of Angkor Wat

according to what we heard from the tour guide, the shining part of these status due to constantly 'molest' by people

around 11.30 am - after spending more than 5 hours in Angkor Wat,back to hotel     

                           have a rest.

2.30pm - visit to Preah Khan

the road can be very very dusty. so we are encourage to own a mask or whatever things that can cover you nose.

we were warn not to pay for the street children.  on my way into Preah Khan, this little boy approached me, asked me to take a pic of him.  but by then, he immediately asked for money once i took his pic. have no choice, immediately walked away

again ignore me, just focus on the background building.

the corridors quite low

at that time, my accident wound on right heel havent fully recover. yet i was aksed to mimic the dancing deities.

4.00pm - visit Neak Pean

its beginning of dry season.  during the raining season, there will  be water around the chunk of stone

around 5.30pm - full speed heading to Srah Srang for sunset.

we almost miss the sunset. too bad too many people around, spoilt the pic

on our way back,

some of village lifestyle

these bottle are not for drink. its contain gasoline. sort of mini petrol station.  can get it along way from Siam Reap to the temples site.

 

went to cambodia on the first day of 2006 chinese new year with my sis and brotherinlaw, a budget travel, sort of backpack. its a 5 days 4 nights trip

in aeroplane. took aproximately 2 hours from singapore to cambodia. go by jetstar asia airline.

airport custom at Siem Reap

staying at this villa for 3 days 3 nights. its a 4th floor villa. not bad =)

first destination, Bayon. before that, we have to pass through the main bridge gate

then Bayon

try to figure out the wall story by refering to our homework

if you havent been to cambodia, go as soon as possible. or else years later, i doubt the stones will still standing =)

these 3 pics clearly explain why i got constipation for the whole trip - not respecting their deities.

very steep ~

bit disapointed due to under recovering works.

try to find this status which highlighted in the tourist book, the hinder 5 head horse at Terrace of the Elephants. really have lots of fun during the searching

was having difficulties when trying to go down

then we went to Ta Prohm and Takeo where Tomb raider the movie film.

part of the evening villa garden view

have our dinner at Dead Fish restorant. this is the entrance,

below - ignore me, focus on the background scenary.

native cuisine.....but the vege smell like paint

this is some idea of my first day of the trip. 

this year is the first time having reunion dinner without my parents, but with my brother in-law parents in Singapore.

so we have the dinner around the Chinatown.

couldnt understand how bakua become one of the main singaporean chinese new year delicacy

the people there are really darn a lot!!

was volunteering for the children nature camp. this waterfall pic taken in penang botanical garden

need some comments about the angle. the above is better or the below one?

met an accident two days before the dinner

girls of my class

best friend, together scouting, together compete for dragon boat school team, stay together for while, a great buddy to share my secrets!

she is beautiful, isnt she?

pic with bio and math teachers