AERO-SPACE, SOCIO-CULTURAL & LANG TRIP

TRIP OF THE YEAR

A mega-department Internationalisation Programme overseas trip was conducted by the Humanities, Science and the Mother Tongue CL Departments from 2nd -8th June 2010. The trip provided the 32 students an overseas exposure to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of China’s Modern Technology, History, Culture and Geography through this cultural immersion trip. The meaningful and rich-learning trip formed an integral part of the educational experience of our students for them to develop a global mindset and cultural awareness. At the same time, in line with the school’s vision of ‘Quality Minds, Caring Hearts’, the programmes and planned itinerary were specially designed to create a holistic internationalisation experience for our students and to launch them on a personal life-changing journey, combining academia with a school visit. The six-day trip covered a two-day visit to Shanghai Gold Apple Bilingual School where students were immersed on space-rocket technology and aerospace studies and classroom observations for Chinese, Science, History and English lessons. The students had a hand in making and launching their rockets as part of the highlights of the school visit. In addition, the Maglev train ride which whooshed by at a speed of 301km/h put their physics learning to test. The socio-cultural aspects of the trip saw the students traversing 5000 years of Chinese Civilization and understanding what makes the Chinese society and culture at the Shanghai Museum. They experienced and marvelled at ancient Jiangnan Mansion design and exquisite garden architecture at Yuyuan Garden Chenghuang Temple and the Seven Treasures Ancient Town. The Bund, the boat cruise along Huangpu River and the night scene at the River Promenade got the students to view the world-famous piers of Shanghai and appreciate the foot prints left by its colonial leaders. With Shanghai expanding rapidly, the study on the concept behind designing Shanghai Metropolis at Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center was an eye-opener for our students. A learning journey to Chongming Island, Dongtan Eco-city with its cultural sediment of over 1300 years of history, natural landscape and artistic inspiration awed our students and let them see the importance of having an eco- balanced environment. The trip culminated with a visit to the Shanghai World Expositions where we got to visit the Singapore Pavilion and our twinning YOG country, Slovakia.

WHEN ANA CAME A VISITING

Some sweet memories here....

Till we meet again

Hope you have enjoyed the simple spread, Ana

Hubby with Mama Karim

Deco items I used for the table setting. Ice-yogo in the background.

Mum, the matriach in my home

The way to a man's heart is thru his gullet

My late father looks like Mama Karim

Ana forgot all aboout her calories intake and klj that night

The dishes to salivate and make you drool Haslina and Nina

The Tomato Rice in the right foreground

One keepsake for the album

All waiting for dinner to be served

The setting before the dishes was brought out - black for elegance

DINE WITH ANA

When Cousin Ana who has been residing in the States for the past 18 years dropped by with my Uncle Mama Karim, I thought I would serve them a meal they would never forget for a long, long time.

I had fixed a dinner appointment with Ana earlier on after having failed to meet her up downtown due to her tied engagements with lots of friends and relatives like Alban and Kumar. Since it was dinner which I had invited them over, I planned to serve my guests tomato rice with ayam masak merah, my special fried prawn with chilly padi recipe, acar timun, nenas pachri and salad with sambal kacang.

Hot boiled home made lemon tea was served to my guests. Concoted my own dessert of ice-yogo to end the meal! It was basically ice-cream with yoghurt and sliced banana sprinkled with milo powder and crushed Oreo biscuits. You gotta try this.....out of this world experience when you need the sugar fix into your system for that quick adrenaline rush.

Ana and her dad gave the meal a thumbs up and the Yishun ambience a 5-star rating. Everything on the tbale was polished clean it was so good to see Ana and Mama Karim relishing every mouthful of their Basmathi Tomato Rice with the condiments and side dishes which accompanied the main meal. The ayam masak merah had been cooked with fresh tomatoes, chilly and lots of onions - some sauteed while some fried golden brown and mixed with the gravy.

I set the table with some stuff I bought from my recent trip to Shanghai. You can laugh your head off when I tell you that I had used hair clips and bangles for my table setting. Of course I have not used them before on my head nor on other parts of my anatomy. Ana can swear that there was not a strand of hair on the clip which I used on the table.

Cousin Ana got to bring home one of those hair clips which I bought from Shanghai too! Are you wearing it my dear?

NAQIB NIZAR

A birthday card for you Nizar!

I will repay your kindness Mama and Abah, I promise

Some hard and cold cash here! Gonna save this for my studies!

BURSTDAY

Son Nizar had his birthday recently. No big affar but big bucks flew from our pocket. He was prancing on the bed like a lion dance performer and asking us to sponsor his trip to Batam. Still owe him a makan treat.

Happy Birthday Sonny!