The Onlooker: A Quickie...

Haven't been doing much serious blogging (other than my class blog) and somehow feels that I have not given myself some alone-time. Well to sum things a bit before I begin, life has been very very tense (as shown by Copper on the left).

Work is burying me up till my neck. P6 year is really sh*t. I'm just as stressed up as my kids. Worksheets are coming in like an avalanche. Non-teaching projects are filling up my 'free slots' and every colleague is feeling the heat. Every now and then I can hear a sudden cry,"Why are there so many things to do?!" "There is too many things going on at the same time!" " I can't see my tabletop as they are swarmed with tonnes of paper and workbooks!"... the list goes on. For me, I was down on MC for a total of 3 days in this first 3 months of 2008 (as compared to twice for the whole year of 2007). My health is draining too. Seriously at this rate, my life expectancy will sure drop if I stay further in this place. Luckily for me, the determination and perseverance shown by my kids are keeping me going.

Marvel is 1 year old and Copper 1 year and 3 months old. Time sure flies and they have been with us for 3 months. Marvel has grown quite a bit but poor Copper is still so slim as he is still 'watching his diet -_-". Marvel's fetish for chasing plastic bags have gone up a higher level while Copper is getting more and more needy and jealous whenever Marvel gets our attention.

The past week has been more happening. I haven't been to the movies for quite sometime but on Wednesday, my wife's birthday gave me an excuse to free myself from a night of marking to catch Be kind Rewind. Let's be honest, this show isn't really that funny. Much of it was rather lame and draggy. I think I was like them on the right.

Last night, my wife and I went to check out Suki Sushi at Punggol Plaza, where sushi is going at 99c! Food is great, sashimi ($5.99) is thick and fresh while their plate of 4 big soft shell crabs ($5.90) is the most generous servings I've ever seen! Double thumbs up!! :9

Just hours ago, I went with my bro to the Padang to catch Mika Hakkinen live in action behind the wheels of the MP4-22 of Mclaren F1 car. This is my first encounter with a live F1 machine and the engine's roar is deafening. I really can't imagine what will happen on the 28th Sep when all 22 F1 cars are roaring on the streets of Singapore! :o Here's a close up pic (he was just 1.5 m away from me) of Mika Hakkinen - Former F1 World Champion! The original Iceman!