EngSoon

2004-10-26T17:49:00.000+08:00

hey guys. I guess no one comes here anymore. but heh, will still attempt to blog smth here. hahaha =)
well.. doing my NYAA now.. so yeah, i'm recalling my OBS memories =) hahha.

no chinese Os for me! even though i'm in mainstream lah. hahah. cos i don't take higher chinese mah. so yah. just jiayou everyone! =) it'll be over soon.

2004-10-24T18:37:00.000+08:00

it's been a really really long time since i posted here.just came back to check out the postings...reading steff's post really brings backs alot of fond memories of the many group talks we had during OBS. bran kor took so much effort to give us so many lessons we nv learn in the classrooms.i still really miss OBS.still miss brandon kor.so sad i couldn't go for the dance nite...hmmm...for those in IP.exams over le.can relax now...for those in mainstreams...(like me)study hard for chinese ba...everybody jia you k!All the best...hope for engsoon outing soon...mayb in the hols??

2004-07-12T23:18:00.000+08:00

hmmm, shall try and add a little life here..
Li Ting saw brandon recently! hahha. interesting.
anyway.. rmb what brandon gave us on some sheets of paper? i received it in an email a long long long time ago.. then i was clearing my mailbox.. decided to delete the email.. but post it up here..

The greatest regrets in our lives are the risks we did not take.
If you think something will make you happy, go for it.
Remember that we pass this way only once.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.
Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello'.
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2 - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11.30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She Seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him.
Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.
It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely, Mrs Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. "Well how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest
merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of
the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of
the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the
boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
pleasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving when it Counts.

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of
recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his
sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheek.
Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being young the little boy had
misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

2004-05-13T11:29:00.000+08:00

ok sigh i in school now posting this post.. all of u MUsT cum for dance night kie!!! ahhh... so tired..-_-

2004-04-21T20:31:00.000+08:00

okok. this blog looks so deserted!!! so sad!! no one seemed to have posted for a long time. except steff that it. but then again.. i also nv blog for so long. coz my net crashed. but now... so long liao.. den come back still no long long updates... so sad... is everyone very bz now?? take care of urselves ok? hope we can have an engsoon meeting soon!

2004-04-12T19:51:00.000+08:00

ok, seems like this blog is being abandoned :(
any of you ppl have friendster? there is an OBS friendster you know..
the email is: outward_bound_singapore@hotmail.com
hahaha, i joined. quite interesting :)

2004-04-09T00:45:00.000+08:00

ok, dance night, according to xinying is in the 1st week of the june holidays. 5th/6th june i think. yay!! he's coming back! can't wait. anyway, he's on a 21 day course now i think. hahha. he rocks!
yes, he means brandon..

2004-03-27T18:35:00.000+08:00

Harlow!!! i'm back! the fotos are so niceeee!!! thanks steff and xinying and all the precious watchmates for taking the fotos together! hmm.. how come there don't seem to be so many blog entries now?? so sad... and my stupid com doesn't allow me to c the bg foto! so sad! got one small box with a X there. how are u pple out there anyway? still missing OBS? i still miss it lor. miss it so much! can't get it out of my head. every time keep thinking of wanting to go back. and oh ya! i was just thinking... u pple want an engsoon tee? coz one of my fren mentioned this when she saw my class tee. so... den mayb when we go out as a grp can wear that tee. and... u guys want an engsoon meeting? some time soon? mayb during recess or outside sch or sth?? den can just sit and tok... haha. just some suggestions... wad'd u'll think??

2004-03-24T20:44:00.000+08:00

haha. i added in a song. it's kor's favourite song. hahahaha.

2004-03-24T17:00:00.000+08:00

oooooh haha...yaya, his smile was really nice in the picture that kor took with me! makes me remember during class, steff went to draw a face which represents her and used it to cover mi face... and put it on her table to let her xin1 shang3..dotx -_-".. haha..yap i todae going to wash the photos =D

2004-03-24T15:22:00.000+08:00

hmmm, today xinying is going to go wash the pictures that you all ordered from her. hahaha. she's so excited. dunno why. oh yes! in the 2nd OBS pictures album, in the photo that xinying took with kor, kor smile is very nice!! hahahah. =)
then today i placed the photo of kor and me on my table. and my tcher saw. and she said 'who's that? your idol ah?' hahaha, and i laughed and said 'yes!' wahahahha.
hmmm, you all know my squadmate? Cheryl W? she is the one who helped us to pitch tent and tie the twine and is in Dhanabalan one. she dreamt of Brandon and PK last night. hhaha, let me tell you all her dream.

Both Brandon and PK came for our school's dance night. somehow, in her dream, the dance night was just sitting in the audi and watch performances. it meant really dancing. Brandon was in a tuxedo and had a bow tie on. PK was in a black spagetti striped dress.
then Brandon asked PK to dance with him. so he went up to her and bowed. with his hand across his waist and the other hand at the back and said 'would you like to dance?' Then PK agreed and they were dancing. then they also tap-danced together. at the end of the event, kor and PK were awarded 'best dancers' and 'best costume' hahaha.
then somehow, for whatever reason, PK was sad, so to cheer her up, kor donned his Mr. Robarto personality and was trying to make her laugh. but that move 'attracted' a lot of girls to kor, then PK was even more sad.
then PK then took Mr. Robarto's specs and put it on, and she started laughing. yeah, and they both were happy.

hahaha, when i heard her dream i was half laughing and screaming. hahahah. cannot imagine kor and PK like that. wahahaha. anyway, i went to the official OBS website and found this. this is what is said of an instructor:

Our Instructors

Role model. Mentor. Counsellor. Outdoor educator. Instructor. Friend. BROTHER. [added in by me!! =) ] By whichever name they are called, OBS instructors are, undeniably, a special breed. Their work is not merely the transfer of skills or knowledge, but, more importantly, of life values. They challenge participants to see the possibility in impossibilities, to dig deep within themselves for what is seemingly absent, to stretch to greater achievements.

OBS instructors bring experience, commitment and enthusiasm to their outdoor classroom. Our instructors come from varied backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common - the professional drive to provide you with a top quality Outward Bound experience.

All instructors are specially selected and undergo a rigorous training programme to equip them with a strong set of technical competencies including Wilderness First Aid, outdoor risk management and safety skills in the various outdoor activities.

its like so true!~ >.<

2004-03-23T23:31:00.000+08:00

heY! go read Junko's blog. they said that one of the mobile watches, called armstrong, are gonna sign up for a 21day OBS course as a watch at the end of the year. you all wanna do that? i mean, it doesn't have to be 21day lah. 5 day/9 day can liao. hahhaha, maybe we can request for a certain instructor. and it would definately be kor!
hahaha. so cool right? ahhh. i miss OBS. i left my heart and my mind at Ubin. can't rmb anything abt school so far. bleargh. i miss OBS. i miss EngSoon. i miss kor. i want to move to Ubin!

2004-03-23T17:41:00.000+08:00

Harlow!!! KOR! welcome to the bloggie! i know this one abit late lah. but oh well better late than nv rite? *grinz* ARGH! i so gek! how come i not online when kor came online?! !! but he replied my maiL!! at least that's a little better. i nv used the tagboard!! and now i dun dare to!!! coz kor's tag is there ! scared that once tag den kor's tag will go down !! den can't read liao! and oh rite! i want an engsoon meeting as well! if recess cannot den we can still meet outside school time wad. den one whole grp sit together and talk! will be very cool one! hahaz. anyway. i now go send kor another mail liao! wonder when he'll reply! tata!

2004-03-22T23:02:00.000+08:00

okie.. haha kor tagged!!! okok.. steff mdm say we cannot tag, later his tag gone off. haha anyway, the template now is nice=D! haha thanx meiling. whahaha he lk shuai-er in the second roll of flim that steff washed... ahhh.. for those who want to order photo.. PLEASE cum to me!!! yap haha (those its steff's film) kie? anyway jia you! *grinz*

2004-03-22T21:09:00.000+08:00

steff asked me to.. so i changed the template! or modified a bit.. or a lot? mm hope u all dun mind..liddis can see all our faces.. ahhh now i dun dare to tag liao.. later steff scold me. or worse.

LATER BRANDON'S TAG DISAPPEAR.

...hehe

2004-03-22T20:48:00.000+08:00

hey guyss! guess what! my dad managed to develop the 2nd roll of film already!! wahhahha. all the pictures are so nice! hahaha. sorry i can't upload them on the net by tonight. too much homework.
all those who wanna order pictures can go to xinying. and can we have an EngSoon recess gathering soon? pls? Lincoln and Holt have had gatherings. hahah. we cannot lose out =pPp! hahaha. kidding lah.
oh yes! kor is taking a Mobile grp of ACS (B) guys. group is called MAGELLAN.
hmmm, i was at tuition yesterday, and this ACS (B) guy was complaining about OBS. i was like convincing him it will be super fun!...hahaha
hey i found out smth. try it out. pretty cool:
go open a blank microsoft word document and type the following: =rand(200,99) and then press 'enter' and wait 5 seconds. hahaha try it out. don't worry. no virus

2004-03-22T16:43:00.000+08:00

hahahaha. in my own blog i have my own version of the meiling-me conversation about brandon coming online. nevermind, shalln't type it here.
heh, i linked Junko, which is a mobile OBS watch. they have their own blog. their instructor is YEWTONG. which is kor's roomie. hahhaa. yewtong blogs in their blog. hahah. and he is superrrrrr tall.
do you all know its rumoured that Cook's instructor, LJ and Da Gama's instructor, Daniel (both watches are Mobile watches) are coming back one friday to NY to give their watches their NYAA booklets.
hahaha KOR YOU TAGGEDD!!! HALLO!!! hahahahaha. thanks for replying our mails and talking to us last night =pPp
hahaha. yes meiling, i miss hobbit life and i miss singing Moulin Rouge's Elephant Love Song Medley as we hike.
and i miss kor's Taj Mahal story.

2004-03-22T16:08:00.000+08:00

HELLO BRANDON!!!!! you actually came online and replied our mails =D

u noe.. i was about to turn off my com n slp at 12mn when i saw lewmingshan@hotmail.com say "hi hobbit" and i absolutely went maaad haha.

calling steff:
me: HELLO?
steff: MEILING?
me: STEFF?
steff: HES ONLINE IZIT?
me: YA
steff: OK BYE BYE
*hang up*

calling xinying:
me: HE-HELLO? XINYING?
xinying: ya?
me: HE... HES ONLINE! HES ONLINE! ERR.. ERR BRANDON! BRANDON'S ONLINE!
xinying: HUH?!? WAD/?!? OMG! *HYPERVENTILATES*
me: QUICK COME!
xinying: OKOK BYEBYE!
*hang up*

wahaha.. quotes from obs:
- a ship in harbour is safe, but will never discover greater oceans
- life must be understood backwards and lived forwards
- every step you take towards fear, the fear becomes smaller (from Natalie.. go see my blog 4 details)
- its the process that counts
mmm i can't rmber liao..

i miss obs! hobbit life...

hobbit power!

2004-03-21T21:42:00.000+08:00

yes yes yes! i miss kor!! i really miss him, and of course OBS. i miss the store. and yes i miss my helmet and my harness!! hahah, even though they stink a little. I MISS THE BIG POT! this week's EngSoon better scrub it clean...and polish it! and make sure no black black oily stuff on the handles and in the grooves of the pot. they better keep it clean! Anyway, heard from my tuition that ACS(B) is going tmr for OBS. and there is a guy dreading OBS. how can you DREAD OBS?! i wanna go again. i miss 'the shopping center!' do you all know why it was called that name?
let me tell you all. hahaha. that time i stupidly tripped and fell over the guylines right? rmb? during expedition? at night? ok guylines are the twine that is connected to the blue tarp and the pegs in the ground. yeah, then after dinner i went to the medical hut that kor and PK built to let kor tend to my wound. if you all didn't know, there was this medic hut. it was the place that we sat and talked to kor on the 4th night. the place with the lightstick hanging there. rmb?
yah, so when i was there i asked kor lah, and he said to ask PK, so PK was there and i asked her. then she said that last time, at the sea, (the place where we got the 3 big jerrycans refilled) there were a lot of boats selling stuff, especially food. then kor last time went there with another instructor and ate a plate of $15 char kuey tiao. hahaha, i think it was char kuey tiao lah. i forgot... yah, then it was very popular area. hmm but now...dunno lah
hmmm, so sad, kor hasn't replied any of our emails yet. so sad =( i've been waiting for emails the whole day. i guess no chance anymore, till next week, its already so late, i guess he won't reply.
and yes, i really want to go back to OBS! i left my mind and my heart at Pulau Ubin, i can't rmb any thing abt school. i went back to school on saturday and i found NYGH very unfamiliar, believe it or not. hahaha.

2004-03-21T21:16:00.000+08:00

oohh haha... yay..i clever so i remembered mi username.. i miss OBS.. and E.T, wonder what have E.T becum now? has it get ani dirtier? i miss kor, miss e.t, miss moo moo, miss boo boo, miss e campus(hall, external rockwall, intructor's rm, jetty, slope from main campus to our dorm, medical centre), miss e dorm, miss the toilets, miss the bunk, miss mi helmet and harness, miss the water bottles, miss the life jacket, miss the back pack, miss the trolley(that pushed mi here n derE), miss the canteen, the blue plates, spoons, forks, bowls and cups, miss kor's blue tarp(slept on tat=d rite steff?meiling?limmy?marilyn?), miss e kayak and paddle, miss e canvas, miss e thai temple, miss e quarry, miss the raft, miss the ropes (that use to tie the poles for raft) and of course miss u pple (tmr get to see u all le), aiyah.. miss EveRYtHiNg!! aniwae.. u pple must order photo from me kie.. haha..yap..that's all.. lurve all stuffs..

2004-03-21T17:27:00.000+08:00

KOWABUNGA!
i can rmb Brandon saying that when we were hiking duing our expedition. hahahha. =) hmm gonna put it in my MSN nick. hwahhaa

2004-03-21T15:41:00.000+08:00

Harlow!! i'm back again~ changed my nick liao. changed to winterbell. no reason lah. just that that's always been my nice. anyway! steff! nice background!!! KOR IS SO SHUAI! E.T. too! eh? no. E.T's cute. kor's shuai. different. Oh oh oh! i love the taggy box! let's go rockclimbing again! i wonder if we can tell kor bout this bloggie. den he can come and take a look. but then again.mayb he got no time lah. AHHH!!! miss kor sooo much. oh. rite. good idea steff. wearing obs t-shirt! i bought one. but then those that nv buy how? wonder when's the earliest he can come down. hope it's soon. haix.

Smint and limmy sick arh? get well soon k? drink lots of water and slp more. muz be looking good when go back to school ya? the rest of engsoon-ites! don't ever fall sick! take care!

and hope to c kor soon!!!

2004-03-21T15:34:00.000+08:00

wahahhaa. i changed the background!! heheez. even though a little difficult to read...its nice seeing kor on the page. but if you all don't want, can change back. hmm glad to know Sminty is better! hahaha. yah, i searched the net and the library came out. hahaha

2004-03-21T13:22:00.000+08:00

boOM! hello.. i a bit better.. but got a pao on left side of my head.. hahaha.. oh ya, i didnt buy obs tshirt leh.. got no time =(

btw.. tay eng soon is a library.. that library i got go before den got his portrait i think and some crap.. my dad's uni library.. wahahaha..

2004-03-21T12:49:00.000+08:00

ah. bella. i deleted your second post because its a repeat...err you don't mind hor?
anyway, if we have any outing with kor, can we wear our OBS tees (if you all bought) then hor can we give them something?
hmm heard that Smint and Limmy are sick. get well soon eh?
and yes! i added a taggy boardy, so we can tag! heehee.
i tried finding out infomation on Tay Eng Soon. found none on the net. hiax

2004-03-20T23:40:00.000+08:00

harlO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! boOM! fever now.. tmr den think and blog properly? hahaha.. oh btw i went bigsplash.. meiling u went eastcoast arh?

2004-03-20T23:01:00.000+08:00

this is madness.

but i miss brandon! i miss obs

btw u see TAM hor. is me lah. mei ling. why ah cause tamurile is me elvish name! then shortform is tam. smmore tam can represent TAn Mei ling lah so... ......aiya i duno how to change it but its me.

went eastcoast and saw the beach i was like *ahhhhhhh* obs

whenver it rains *ahhhhhhhhh* obs

obs!!!!!!!!

2004-03-20T22:00:00.000+08:00

HellO! actually... nothing much now. just that i'm suffering a bad bout of OBS depression. everyone who talks to me knows that. every few sentance and i say I MISS OBS! I MISS BRANDON KOR! I MISS ENGSOON! don't worry. it's not only kor i miss. i also miss all engsoon-ites!!! ESTACY! you rock! ok then. what else.. oh rite. yesterday just called kor. den heard kor's voice for more than 5 minutes. after that my phone was so HOT! like burning lidat. dunno if kor was pissed yesterday not. hope he was not lor. but what if he really is? haix. nothing mcuh we can do now anyway. wonder when we can call him again. WE DIN GET AN ANSWER ON WHEN WAS THE EARLIEST HE CAN MEET US! i hope it's not during dance night. that's like so long later. anyway. that's about all i can think of now. schools going to reopen in another like 1 day+++. so everyone out there! Jia you wor!!

2004-03-20T21:49:00.000+08:00

hie everyone.. yay i am e second one to blog.. haha ya steff must change the skin kie? coz i dunno how to change... haha. aniwae.. i miss kor, i believe all of us miss kor rite? ahh, he is in singapore now. wonder if he still got another course to take in the cumin week.. hmmph, steff!!! faster go and wash the photos! haha.. must blog here often=D

2004-03-20T20:03:00.000+08:00

hahaha. started this EngSoon blog lah. basically, i am suffering from post OBS syndrome. well, the initial skin is sucky lah. but i'm too lazy to change it. blog abt anything here ok? daily stuff, OBS stuff, stuff abt Kor, his phone calls and smses. hahaha. =)