Rope Skipping Competition

It's the North Zone Rope Skipping Competition today. Rope Skipping... yes yes, you've got it right. You must be wondering what's there to compete for rope skipping right? That was my first reaction when I heard about rope skipping as CCA too.

I tell you.. rope skipping is not as simple as you think. The kids can skip (single jumps) about 240 times per minute!! Then there is the double under where you've got to turn the rope twice in one jump. Sounds cheem... And these are just the speed events. There is also the individual event where the kids have got about 3 minutes to show all kinds of skipping stunts, jumping this way and that, and even doing a handstand while skipping! As you can see, I am truely amazed.

It was simply a stressful day. Besides being one of the teachers in charge, I was also the make-up lady and the errand lady. Then I also had to give the kids some prep talk and calm their nerves.

Oh well, as least we managed to make a clean sweep of the prizes.... junior boys and girls, senior boys and girls and overall champion. Victory never tasted so sweet in a long time.

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Junk Sculpture

April 22 is Earth Day. My school organized a competition for the kids to make a sculpture using things they don't want (things like egg trays, boxes etc)

It's amazing what the kids can come up with. One of my boys made a dragon (dinasaur?). It's really impressive! I bet the child must have spent a lot of time on it.

I'm going to send that dragon for competition and I've got a feeling that would be the winning piece.. See it for yourself below...

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View from one side

View of the dragon from another side

It's Easter!

Happy Easter folks! Think most people won't really feel anything during this day. Afterall, its Sunday and not a public holiday. I missed the time when I was in primary school. There would be a easter egg haunt in the school premise. Every one just had such a fun time searching for easter chocolates. Those were the good old days...

Oh well, it's a day worth celebrating. Time to go out and make merry. Christ is risen!

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Preparations

Winter wanted to know about my wedding preparations.. Hee hee.. what preparations? There's still so much time.. Enuff said. You get the idea?

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Walking rules

I feel walking on the streets (especially busy ones) is almost the same as driving a vehicle.

I propose that slower pedestrains must walk on the left lane and avoid hogging the right lanes. Also they should check their blinds spots before 'switching' lanes.

I face these situations every morning. Though its not the peak period when I walk to the train station, there are still quite a number of people on the streets walking towards my same destination.

Every now and then, I'll have to slow down my speed cos the one in front of me is walking too slowly. Then I'll try to change 'lanes' but some people just can't make up their minds where they want to walk, so they walk in the middle of the pavement, making my lane switching very difficult.

Other times, some will suddenly cut into my lane causing me to suddenly 'jam brake'. Totally disruptive to my speed walking.

There ought to be some walking handbook for pedestrains or sorts available in the book stores to make walking less stressful.

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Do you have these characteristics?

Do you...

1) speak very loudly
2) speak in short and simple sentences
3) have low tolerance to nonsense and misbehaviour
4) have stares that kill
5) have many pairs of eyes
6) often want things done your way
7) multi-task
8) carry big and small bags
9) drink water like a hippo
10) have one or more rubberband(s) around your wrist

Welcome to your club.. you must be a teacher too.

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