Happy Birthday, Mummy Poh!

We celebrated Mummy Poh's birthday yesterday with a lunch at a Chinese restaurant and then with a birthday cake in the evening.



Mummy and her 2 boys......!

Happy Birthday and have a fabulous year ahead........!

Loves,

Jas & Daddy Poh

Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2010

Singapore is now hosting the 1st Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2010.

We purchased tickets to watch the Badminton semi-finals held at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Here is a slideshow of the few photos I took that day:

Glad that we could experience the YOG event instead of watching it on TV only.

For more information on the games, pls visit the website :

http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en.html

You may want to listen and watch the video on the YOG Theme Song too at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHrnaGJ8ckg

Highlights of NDP 2010

This year NDP was special to us as Jas volunteered to be one of the 600 Motivators for the parade and we manged to get tickets to attend one of the few rehearsals of the parade too.

I managed to record some highlights of the parade from Channel 5 of MediaCorp and I would like to share them with you.


The opening with the motivators welcoming the hosts for the parade:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zgYp1zlD8


The aerial display :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd32dd9eAuM


The 1998 NDP theme song, Home, written by Dick Lee and sung by Kit Chan :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AiYnZKqEpo


The Singapore pledge, One Voice at 20:10, and anthem :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpAV15MAPBM


This year theme song, A Song For Singapore, written and sung by Corrinne May ( recorded in HD too ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtyjrIv-njM&NR=1


Finally, the NDP fireworks :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEeT7JmVarE

My family and I are indeed proud to be SINGAPOREANS...!

Happy 45th Birthday, Singapore....!

Penang Trip - July 2010

Hi,

I just visited my parents and sister in Penang.

Here is a slideshow of some photos taken during the trip :

( If there is a display of Super Poke Pets at the bottom of the screen, pls click on the 'X' to get rid of it else it will hinder the full picture. )

I am glad that I managed to eat some durians this trip!

My next trip will be in October 2010.

Happy 45th Birthday, Singapore!

We were so excited to be able to attend one of the National Day Parade rehearsals.

Usually, we are not keen to go to crowded events but this was special!

Surprisingly, going into and out of the Padang was a breeze and credit must be given to the organisers.

We got our tote bags and were soon seated. It was a cloudy day as it has been raining in the morning but it stopped around lunch time. But the sun came out for a short while in the late afternoon and it was very hot for that short period.

It was a fantastic atmosphere and we really got into the mood of the celebration.

So much better than watching it 'live' on TV all these years.

We are indeed proud to be Singaporeans!

A great job by the organisers and all the people involved in the performances and behind the scene too.

Keep it up!

Here is a slideshow of some photos taken during the show :

( If there is a display of Super Poke Pets at the bottom of the screen, pls click on the 'X' to get rid of it else it will hinder the full picture. )

Happy 45th Birthday, Singapore......!

David

National Day Parade - NPD 2010 Tickets

Hooray...!

I got 2 NPD tickets for tomorrow afternoon rehearsal session...!

My wife and I have never been to one as we always watch the parade on TV.

It is so difficult to get tickets; eg. queue for it, ballot for it, etc......

So how did I get these tickets?

Well, Jason volunteered to be one of the 600 "motivators" for the NPD this year and was given 2 complimentary tickets. ( You may have seen a photo of these "motivators" in the newspaper today. )

We are looking forward to it even though it is just a rehearsal and not the actual day itself.

I am going to take a lot of photos and videos too so watch out for them....

Nite!

David

FIFA World Cup 2010

Time flies and we are now approaching the Final this weekend.....!

I predicted the correct 4 teams for the semi-finals.

They are Uruguay, Holland, Germany and Spain....!

But I wanted to see a Holland vs Germany final though....sob..sob...

I suppose I rather have Spain than Argentina, Brazil and England as these teams are all over rated.

So who do I want to win in the Final?

I prefer Holland as I am more familiar with their players and their FIFA history.

Importantly, I hope to see an exciting final and may the better team wins....

BTW, I refused to subscribe to either Starhub or Singtel for all the matches but follow the games on the PC instead.

David

Singapore's Women Badminton Doubles Win

Congratulations to our girls for winning the Li-Ning Singapore Open title...!

They really fought hard to win it in straight sets, making an incredible comeback from behind in the 2nd set.

We also saw them won the India Open a week prior to this.

Keep it up.....!

Badminton Anyone?

The family got together and have a game of badminton at the Kembangan Community Centre (CC) last Thu.

We last played at the CC some 8 years ago......I think.

Here is a photo of the family on the badminton court.

It brought back some good memories.

My dear wife have been playing weekly with her buddies so she is fit and playing well whereas Jason & I are rusty....ha...ha...

She beat me and Jason narrowly and I also lost to Jason after a very close fight.......!

Well, we should be playing again soon.....

BTW, my shoulder is now aching ..... after not having play badminton for so many years.....!

Surprisingly, my knees and lower back did not ache that bad..... just a bit tight...!

It was a nice family outing and bonding session indeed.

A few more photos here......

Penang Trip - May 2010

Mum is recovering well and still doing her physiotherapy 3 times a week and making progress to strengthen her arms and legs.

Mum is in good spirit compared to my last visit in Mar this year.

Dad is the same.

I suppose the main highlight was a day outing with my father to Queensbay Mall which faces the sea and you can see the Penang Bridge from there too.

We watch a movie, Ip Man 2, and enjoyed it tremendously.

Here are some photos taken during my short stay.

I brought the rain to Penang as it started to rain almost daily since I arrived...ha...ha...

I also enjoyed the time spent with my sister and tuning her notebook and installing her new Canon All-In-One ( AIO - Print, Scan and Copy) printer.

Glad that everyone is doing well so till......my next visit again in 2 or 3 months time.....thanks to budget flight like JetStar.

David