20250623 Jewel A Canopy Park Visit

 

Decided to go for this Free Canopy Park walk on 23/6/25!

Else got to pay $8 per pax

 

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20250619- Mui#6 song “A Time for everything” ECC3

 19/6/25

Today I composed this tune to Ecc 3. “A Time for everything” My 6th composition since I started in 2023?

Yesterday was the handover of our distributorship to an old customer. Come 1/7/25, we will be considered totally retired and “liberated”? Our friendship with our 35-year Japanese principal finally came to a close. . ..So yes, saying goodbye is never easy.  And we must learn to let go when the time comes. Because there is a time for everything. A season for every activity.  

With the current Israel and Iran on going war now happening , we wonder when will peace come right? Hello God, where are you now?

Back in 935BC, King Solomon’s dad who was King David fought in many wars too. And he wrote in Ecclesiates, there is nothing new under the sun.  Bring forward 1971, late John Lennon released his song “Happy Christmas War is over “  Really? No No. wars are ongoing in many parts of the world now.  Wars? They are nothing new too. 

Love and Hatred. There will be unceasing wars if hatred persists. This is quite a dark world we are living in now.  Only light can dispel darkness. Real peace can only come when the Prince of Peace comes back a second time - to bring real world peace. 

Hence we ought to embrace and observe the seasons of time. It is thus important to watch as world events unfold before our very eyes. It is imperative that we redeem our time wisely. The clock is always ticking. Tik Tok Tik Tok!

I like Ecclesiastes. A profound book of wisdom for the search of meaning of life by King Solomon. His reflection on life and his conclusion is that earthly pursuits are ultimately futile without a connection to God. 

The birth of Christ as we celebrate Christmas -He broke the timeline with the AD and BC. What an awesome God who came on earth to redeem us mortals from sin.  His death on the cross which we celebrate Good Friday. And Easter as we rejoice his resurrection of life from the grave.  May we seize the time to Know Him cos we may not know if we ever have such a time. Thank God we are not living in Israel or Iran now where missiles fly above us! We can be called Home- anytime!

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Here is #6 “A Time For Everything”

20250616 I Light Singapore 2025 stroll

Left the home around 6:45pm

From a Napier MRT to Maxwell!

Found this controversial Samsui mural just outside Maxwell MRT!

Too young a Samsui getting a smoke? 😂 

Alas, Maxwell was closed for cleaning!

So we decided to walk to Lau Pa Sat via

Ann Siang Hill through to Amoy Street! A little short cut!

The pavement now was so well sheltered and out came us beside this temple at Amoy Steet!

along 130 Cecil Street , came back to the place where I Worked 36 years ago! UMBC. And then occupied by previous first co Singapora Building Society which was later renamed as Singapura Finance. Just wondering what the probability of such a coincidence of ex co occupying the next co I was working in? Ha ha ha. 

 A burning camp fire theme at this year 2025 I Light 

Took the MRT from Bays @ MBS back home after a good evening stroll. A little evening out of less than 3 hours!

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Here is the I  Light 2025 little peek! An annual walk or bike since I got to know its existence some years back! The evening walk around Marina Promenade is always scenic and satisfying !

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Light. Always fascinates me. 

The Word of God as declared by Jesus Himself?

“ I am the light of the world”

Light Dispels Darkness. 

May Spore be the beacon of light to the nations around. 

Song by Xiao Zhan “ Beacon”

here goes…

20250614 Blue Lake- Pulai Kangkar Trek

Only 30 min from Tuas to arrive at Base Of  Blue Lake!

We started at 9am from base.

We took the shorter route after arriving @ Blue lake to get back to the car park at 10:30am  whereas the other group went ahead with the full trek of 3 hours 

Where earth meets sky!

Boulders and red soil ! quarry place!

7:30 am at Gelang Patah coffee shop for breaky!

Saw the Duck truck!

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Here is the Blue Lake Video!

 

20250605 - Mui song #5 Galatians “what is the gospel?”

 

A bit slack In the reading of the Word

6/6/25, looking out of the window trying to catch the oriental magpies.

Read Galatians. 

The new song “ what exactly is the Gospel” flows..

Drive to Flame and Fern Cafe for lunch! 

Off KSL side!

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So here is Mui’s latest song #5!

20250530- Mui’s first wall climb @60!

I have been thinking of trying out this rock climbing for sometime.  Must really thank Aaron for accompanying me on 30/5/25! John expected me to only climb the first few rocks ?

Guess what? I managed to scale this 9m wall ! Quite a first time feat for a 60 old lady! 😂 

Some interesting stuff learnt?

1. How to belay and be a belayer with the 1-2-3-4 grasp of the rope!

2. ⁠How to use the leg muscles power to scale up this wall like Catwoman!

3. ⁠How to scale down in finesse! Like Spider-Man!

Reflections?

Must say that this particular exercise can be exerting on the body. We perspired after the first attempt. 😂 Looking at the climbers seem easier. But the climb can be an uphill gravity cardio exercise! Guess climbing requires a little thinking and planning too. Which to step and which to grasp to make it to the top. 

Aaron did not manage to scale the purple one. Kept giving up after the 3m height? So perhaps another time to try!

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Mui’s Climbing Video!

Aaron’s Climbing Video!

 

20250510- English Tuition !

Early this month of May, At the request of the parents of little 14 YO Ting, I started offering twice a week Conversational English with her. 

Reflection 

1. Technology changes many things!

This brought back my memories of Tesol teaching to foreign students back in 1998 and my tuition to another little 12 YO in 2003 

After more than 30 years? No more physical classroom learning! But via WeChat video!

You see, Ting is actually from Guangzhou China! 🇨🇳 

I am also learning Malay via an apps Duolingo! Amazing technology  But still, language is best mastered with practice and environment of use!

2.  Discipline is the Key to learning!

Many a times, I too , SLACK OFF in my Duolingo practice? With Ting, I was a little unsure as to how discipline she would be? Surprisingly, she was quite an encouragement to me  Why? She was very “automatic” in her WeChat video to me so far in this past one month! She was on time ! Hardworking! And I was amazed   

I think her study environment back in China is very competitive   She comes back late at about 8 or 9 pm from her school everyday! Shocking  Yet she kept her appointment with me around 9:45pm each time! And we had a 45min to an hour of lesson!

3. Committment is another key to learning?

Initially I was not really prepared to undertake this project   Simply because it requires some commitment of 3-6 Mths at least   It was a trial too    Distance learning    🤔 

Reliving a bit of my past encounters with W and H for this English learning in 1998 and 2003   Fastword 30 over years later? Another little Ting to commit too? 😂 

Final Thoughts

John thinks I enjoy teaching  So he urges me to take up such a task  

Well , he is not that all wrong 

I did relief teaching in a primary school after my A levels  Did some tutoring - earning some of  my pocket money back then. 

I applied for Teaching as a career after my university cos I thought that was my First love.     Alas I was rejected by MOE and so ended up in the finance industry instead!

But in 1997, I did a career break by going for a Tesol course!

Well well  so here I am    30 years on… English tutoring again!

So here’s my little ting ting thoughts ! A full circle?⭕️ 😂