I recently read an article on Yahoo! Singapore News about my old school, Ping Yi Secondary School. I want to share this article to all ex-Ping Yians out there.
From Yahoo! Singapore News
School bands are probably not very unusual in many schools, but here is one school where the teachers have come together to form their own band.
Students from Ping Yi Secondary School tell us us more in this clip submitted for our Roving DV Competition.
The students are proud of their school where teachers work together to provide an education that is not merely academia and where the learning environment is that of fun, music and stimulation.
They reach out to students through music and teach them values of camaraderie.
One unique method of reaching out is through their very own Teachers’ Band!
Students say they are very honoured to have with them some very multi— talented teachers who have come together to inspire through their music.
A student reporter interviewed one of the talented teacher.
Kavin Bakhda, Student Reporter, Ping Yi Secondary School, said: "Miss Ang, our student body is totally mesmerised by your voice and the songs the band plays. Do tell us, how does it feel to know that you inspire us in more ways than one?"
Ang Shui Hui, Vocalist, Teachers’ Band, Ping Yi Secondary School, said: "Well, I am very happy to be part of the Teachers’ Band and we are just having fun and it’s very nice to know that we are touching our students in more ways than one.
"Music transcends all languages and we actually hope to bring across the message that enjoyment can come in good and clean ways. And if you are feeling upset or feeling down, music is simply an outlet to express your emotions, either through playing music or merely listening and being absorbed."
Kavin Bakhda said: "Thank you for your enlightening words, Miss Ang. We hope that like us, you have been inspired by these wonderful teachers and their unique and endearing ways of trying to reach out to us. From Ping Yi Secondary School, I’m Kavin."
For five straight days starting 7th January 2008, the top five finalists in the Roving DV Competition will be shown on News5 Tonight/Singapore Tonight.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Top 10 Friendship Quotes
Share these quotes with friends, and may they cherish your friendship even more!
1. Latin Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
2. Robert Louis Stevenson
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
3. Sicilian Proverb
Only your true friends tell you when your face is dirty.
4. John Lennon
I get by with a little help from my friends.
5. Kahlil Gibran
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
6. Edgar Watson Howe
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
7. Charles Caleb Colton
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
8. E. M. Forster
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I have the guts to betray my country.
9. Winnie the Pooh
You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes
10. Epicurus
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
1. Latin Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
2. Robert Louis Stevenson
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
3. Sicilian Proverb
Only your true friends tell you when your face is dirty.
4. John Lennon
I get by with a little help from my friends.
5. Kahlil Gibran
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
6. Edgar Watson Howe
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
7. Charles Caleb Colton
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.
8. E. M. Forster
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I have the guts to betray my country.
9. Winnie the Pooh
You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes
10. Epicurus
It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.
Quote of the Day
Since Christmas is coming, I like to share this quote to my readers.
Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy.
I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.
Erich Fromm, 1900-1980
German Philosopher and Social Psychologist
Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy.
I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.
Erich Fromm, 1900-1980
German Philosopher and Social Psychologist
Friday, December 7, 2007
A new motivational video - SUCCESS
I created another video; It's really a compilation of inspirational quotes that I searched around and read in articles with a background classical music.
The words bring inspiration and the music, joy to my ears.... and I hope it did to you too.
Click on this link to enjoy....
http://video.tagged.com/?v=dEglr3rJvf
P.S> The video is quite lengthy, about 5 minutes long. I couldn't upload to my blog.
The words bring inspiration and the music, joy to my ears.... and I hope it did to you too.
Click on this link to enjoy....
http://video.tagged.com/?v=dEglr3rJvf
P.S> The video is quite lengthy, about 5 minutes long. I couldn't upload to my blog.
Joke of the Day!
THE SHREDDER
A young executive was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in hand.
"Listen," said the CEO, "this is important, and my secretary has left. Can you make this thing work?"
"Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.
"Excellent, excellent..." said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy." 
A young executive was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in hand.
"Listen," said the CEO, "this is important, and my secretary has left. Can you make this thing work?"
"Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper, and pressed the start button.
"Excellent, excellent..." said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I just need one copy."
Quote of the Day!
Empty pockets never held anyone back.
Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALE
Author of 'The Power of Positive Thinking' and a predecessor of the theory 'Positive Thinking'
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
You should watch this movie!
Released: 1982
I recently asked a friend of mine, from the US to buy this movie. It is a real classic; I only watched it once when I was a kid, and wasn't really interested in the plot at that time. Back then, it was the effects that made me watch the movie.
In short, this movie is the first few movies to add special visual effects at that time. You should be amazed at the efforts put in to make this movie futuristic.
I can't wait for this movie to arrive in my home!
Movie Introduction
Computer Classic, one of the first computer generated movies. A hacker is split into molecules and is transported into a computer. In this computer a mean program called Master Control behaves like a dictator. The hacker, who programmed a number of features of the environment he got into, teams up with a book keeping program and his girl-friend and together they try to replace Master Control with Tron. Tron is an honest safety system.
Joke of the Day!
RUNAWAY FUGITIVES
A blonde, a brunette and a redhead are running from the cops, when they decide to hide on a potato farm. They crawl into some potato bags.
The first cop pokes the bag with the brunette in it, she says "meow," and the cop confirms that it is just a cat.
The second cop pokes the bag with the redhead in it and she says "woof." The cop says that it is just a dog.
The third cop pokes the bag with the blonde in it, and she says in her sweetest voice, "POTATO."
Quote of the Day!
From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know:
That we are here for the sake of others... for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy.
Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.
That we are here for the sake of others... for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy.
Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.
Albert Einstein
German-born Theoretical Physicist
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