Pei Kee is treating the VTC alumini this Sat (labour day). He got this $100 voucher from some radio station after smsing some Valentine's Day messages. Pei Kee got this vault of pick-up lines and sms that challenges the iQ of a P3 student. Anyway, the radio station thought it was amusing and romantic I guess. But $100 at the Pan Pac hotel??? I think Jia Hui, Crystal and Song Yu and Steven are going to be there. Maybe Porky is thinking about the staff canteen ...or maybe thats why they invited Mr. Ong ya?

I am closest to this bunch of students so far. Maybe got fate, or maybe they had classes over at my side of the office thats why ... these days with another 8 classrooms added to the other side of the building, I hardly recognise the students, much less bond with them. No more annual VTC barbeques I guess ....

Latest update at Parkway Centre :

Coffee Bean moving out by May 04 - McCafe taking over

Cash Converter shifted out (to Bedok) - some Spicy noodles shop taking over. Think those super chilli hot noodles made popular in Taiwan. Those with weak stomach better not try, otherwise you'll have this 'air-con' sensation at the you know where when you have to visit the toilet ..

Sunday at VTC. Haddad is back after MC last week. Stomach flu .... Hana (his sister) and her mum had it like two weeks ago. Lilian (my wife) and I had it for two weeks. Symptoms? diarrhea, at least 10 times a day, and must be the explosive type. If you get the 2-3 turbo charged type, then also counted. Vomitting and stomach cramps. We have discovered few things to avoid during this agonising convalescence :

Food to avoid :Fries, Milo, Nasi Lemak, Dry Yong Tau Hoo, Cheese Cake, kopi, kopi see, kopi siew tai, Sashimi, Soya Bean drink, Laksa and Martell.

Food to take : Bisuits and teh-O. Ginger tea is good if you are not worried about breaking wind in the public bus. But then if you are a born loser, that little act-blur fart could be shit ..

Our friend Mr J is hounding his ex again. Don't seem to be able to get out of the loop. Must have made at least 30 calls in the morning to Miss SQ. I know cos I got 3 at midnight ...Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. But then with all the press reports on what teenagers can do with Superman capes, as caregivers, we have our limitations also.

Spoke to one parent about her twins sitting for PSLE this year. Kids totally boh chap. So how? Poor mother has to work till 8 everyday. Come back cook dinner, do housework, study for her own professional exams and still squeeze out time to supervise kids homework. Wah piang, sometimes you wonder how these people do it??? Red Bull I guess ..

Today I conducted the first break-up ceremony after these two ex-students decided to call it quits ....well actually it's the gal who wanted out but the guy wouldn't let go even after 5 months of 'cooling off ' time .... see, this is what adults should do if they decide on a divorce ... an official breaking-off ceremony. Invite all the guests and decorate the church hall and then the priest shall pronounce you two divorcees and go to hell !!! And the same father who walks the bride in can walk her out. I think that way we might see some decline in divorce rates ..crap

But seriously I have never seen a guy so deeply in love before, and I suppose thats the reason why he wouldn't let go. Its really hard for anyone to understand the pain other than the two .. or him .. guess when you are in love, there's no one else who can replace her. Then when she decides to go, your whole world F#@* aka WWF . They both met at VTC and ended there. I hope nobody gets married here .....

I also learn that no matter what, girls are still girls. No matter how stubborn or cold or hot tempered, they would still cry when things like that happen. Like our friend would pretend to be boh chap, but would still offer to get him something to munch and mind you, during the intermission of this unique ceremony. And they usually think further and way ahead of the guys. Thats why for a man to be as mature as a 18 year old gal, you have to be at least 40.

And boy the power of love can really move people. This guy is half a cripple with leg braces big enough for a tree trunk, but when he had to run after the gal, this guy's braces looks like his roller blades! Man he walks fast !!!

May peace be with them ..hope they really make it to the Uni next year.

Just found out that Shaun Chook's grandfather actually invented Ching Chao Yiu. Back in the 1970s, every kampong and household must have this green bottle for insect bites, cuts from rusty zinc sheets and sun burn ... But this medicine man passed away last month ..