Piano Recital

Went for a piano recital last weekend. 2 nieces and 1 nephew performed. The songs they performed were "A River Run Throughs You" from the movie Twilight, "Wedding Dress" (Korean Song) and "Mickey Mouse". Their aunt must really get into fashion, I actually learned the former 2 songs from them. Only heard Mickey Mouse before. I should also start practicing my keyboard again.

Youth

These few days, me and another colleague have been feeling young. Our office recently hired a temporary student assistant to help with some work.

The student assistant is a 18 year old sweet gal from Vietnam who likes to take photographs for her facebook. She has been taking many photos of us and putting them on her facebook.

She makes us do poses etc. I guess we find it quite amusing and fun so have gone along with some of it. Youthfulness is infectious! 

Pulau Ubin

Today I went Pulau Ubin to cycle. This is my first exercise since my fracture about 4 months ago. Cycling is one exercise that the doctor has mentioned I can do. :)

I was a bit apprehensive at first but I decided to give it a try. Made me go back to my first traffic light crossing after the fracture where I had exactly the same feeling.

 Just before I left, I put on a foot guard just in case. I gingerly took the bike and started cycling. It was so great to be able to cycle again! Though my stamina had clearly dropped from a lack of exercise, I was just happy to be on the move again.

Pulau Ubin has changed quite a lot. The last time I was there must be three years ago. Talking to the Uncle from the Orchid Farm was interesting. I could still remember his rabbits and boar. Now most of them have died. He is left with 2 rabbits and 1 very young boar. Through him, I learned about the latest developments on Pulau Ubin.

Pulau Ubin still retains its charms though it seems less rustic. There are more fences and paved roads. Still it is a place worth going.

Art Exhibition Preview @ Fullerton Hotel

Went to Fullerton Hotel today to attend the ME:WE Exhibition preview. My 11 year old nephew is one of the 4 young artists showcased.

Wow his art pieces are indeed impressive! Apparently he has been with the Studio for 6 years and this year, the Studio is organizing a fundraising exhibition for Operation Smile Foundation. He is chosen as one of the young artists to be featured.

Each of the art pieces are priced at $1800 to $4500. I think he has near to 10 pieces there, which means if they are all sold, he would be raising possibly 20k to 30k for charity. This is really impressive for a 11 year old! Apparently a number of young artists from this studio have been consistently raising this kind of amounts in various fundraising events. Wow!

I remembered many years back when I was working on a project in the university, to raise this kind of amount of money, we gathered many volunteers to collect newspapers and old clothes. It was a team effort by many people.

These days children are indeed impressive!

Manna Story @ JCube

Went last week with Ms S to Manna Story @ JCube. I kind of like eating and watching people ice skating at the same time. Was a bit noisy but the food was quite good. We especially liked the fact that the side dishes were refillable ourselves. Wow nice, we loaded up on the vegetables a few of times.
Ms S had squid Bibimbap whereas I had Kimchi Fried Rice.
The Kimchi Fried Rice was presented very well and tasted quite good too.
Drink was Cinnamon tea though the tea was very distinctive and I probably would not order it next time. Bill came up to be around $40 for both of us which was pretty reasonable. Its about $20 each for the main dish and a drink.

Back

Back at last. 2 months and a whole world of differences. Foot is recovering well. Just some pain when I walk too much but overall it is doing well. Maybe 2 more months. I guess I have to slowly build up my stamina. Will have to start swimming soon to build strength since running is out of question for now. Cannot wait to be back in action. :)