A Day At Esplanade (Celebrating SG50! )

"Yes!" I exclaimed in delight after hearing the news. I had just came back from my English tuition and soon after, my father told me that we were to going to Esplanade to celebrate SG50 and to learn about the different ways to celebrate Singapore's 50th National Birthday.
 
When we reached the location, the place was bustling with people. Tourists, citizens, babies, elderlies, and many other people were there. It was very crowded and my family and I had to jostle our way through the big crowd. We did many things at Esplanade, however, before we started our activities, we had a scrumptious lunch at Carl's Junior. It was superb. The thick, juicy and chewy mushroom burger I had with some crunchy French Fries was out of this world.
 
Then, we went to walk around the Marine Parade and saw many tour boats touring the Singapore River. I requested my father to allow our family members to go onto the boat and take a look around the beautiful Singapore. Even though the price was high, however, my parents thought that it was a rare opportunity to be able to sit on the boat and enjoy the scenery. We toured from the Esplanade the Singapore River to Clarke Quay, then to Boat Quay. On the way, we passed by a few significant bridges such as the Read Bridge, Elgin Bridge and the Coleman Bridge. I will post some pictures of them below.
 
Next, we went to Esplanade Outdoor Theatre to watch a beautiful performance by the ITE Show Choir. Their voices were awesome. I like the way they coordinated so well to put up a great performance. Halfway through, we saw many people gathering at the side of the podium. Out of curiosity, we went to ask the security guard what was happening. He told us in a friendly manner that there would be a fireworks display around 8.30p.m.
 
As we had longed to watch a fireworks display, we found a very good spot and sat on the grass waited patiently for it to occur. True enough, the fireworks were amazing. My father started to tell us about his story as a teenager working as a fireworks coordinator. He also told me about the different types of fireworks and the danger of the job.
 
The next performance was my favourite. It was performed by the awesome Asian Contemporary Ensemble (ACE). It was spectacular. The ensemble comprises the traditional Chinese, Indian and Malay instruments, which symbolises our multi-racial country. I love the enthusiasm they had for music and learnt from them that we should be passionate and happy in everything we do.
 
On this trip to Esplanade, I have learnt many things about SG50. I hope to be able to go to Esplanade again to attend the lovely performances and tour around Singapore on the boat again.

Read Bridge

Elgin Bridge

Coleman Bridge

SA2 Exams are around the corner

"Mum,I'm done!"I shouted at the top of my lungs. I had just completed an English SA2 trial paper from Tao Nan Primary School.Exam is around the corner and I had get ready for my first two papers,English and Chinese composition.

Then,I took a ten-minutes break before doing another trial paper.While taking my break,I uploaded some beautiful pictures to set them as my wallpaper.

"Jay Den,it's time for you to do your work!"my mother shouted from my bedroom.She was browsing through the computer,searching for some books for my sister, May Way,and I to read.

"Stay here and do your work,if not,you will get it from me.Do not go to the kitchen,I just mopped the floor.Going to pick your Mei Mei now."my mother warned me.I had no choice but to follow her instructions

"Yes!I finally finished my trial paper,"I whispered to myself softly.Immediately,I kept my pencil case and switched on the television.

Then,I heard the footsteps of two people.But I didn't care.

Suddenly,my mother's eyes pierced through the open window of my house.When she entered the house,she reprimanded me for my bad deed.

Once bitten,twice shy,I promised her never to turn on the television without her permission

Wedding Dinner

Last night, I attended a wedding of my mother's cousin, Shu Qin and Lai Teck. The name of the restaurant is called "Tung Lok Seafood Restaurant" located at Jurong. The dinner will only be served after everyone arrived. We will have to wait for the wedding march ceremony to finish too. There were wide varieties of food and drinks prepared for all of us. My stomach was rumbling as I was very hungry.

When I ate the steamed fish, I accidentally swallowed its bone and it stucked in my throat. I was in great pain and cried for my mother. My cousin Jowell and his mother quickly asked me to eat some rice so that it will wash the bone down my throat. I did exactly that and it finally worked. I felt so relieved after that. My father brought me to the toilet to wash my face. We then went to 7-11 to buy a packet of sweet which I shared with May Way, Jowell and Zhong Han.

I had learnt a painful lesson. I should not talk while eating and must be careful when eating food with bones.

Dizi

Last Saturday, I went to my grandmother's house with my family. I was so disappointed when Jowell did not turn up. Luckily Zhong Han was there, if not nobody can play with me. I brought my dizi along. I played 金蛇狂舞, Mr Bean, Happy Birthday, Star Wars, Barney and 塔塔尔. Everyone gave me a big hand. I felt like I was on stage and my chest puffed with prides. Then, I went to play water with Zhong Han and May Way. Guess what we did? We wiped the windows? Isn't that crazy? But when my family and I were on our way to JJ's house, my father asked me not to play with water next time. He said "It is dangerous to play with water at the balcony as you may slip and fall." I hope Jowell will visit my grandmother's house next week so that we can play Beyblades to our heart's content.

House Renovation

Last Saturday, I went to eat at KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) with Jowell's family. It was very scrumptious and appetizing. But the burger was extremely spicy.

After we finished, we went to NTU. The luckiest thing was that we do not need to do any work in class. Instead, we watched the movie "Finding Nemo". It was an entertaining movie. I had watched the movie many times and now I am looking forward to watch "Cars 2".

The next morning, I discovered that my house was filled with new furniture! We were renovating our house. My father told me not to step, draw and paste stickers on the dinning table. My father spent $1800 including transportation on buying the furniture and $1300 for giving our house a fresh coat of paint. My father bought me a study desk lamp too. My eyes feel very comfortable when reading under the lamp. I did many other things under this comfortable lamp too. This is the second time we had renovated our house.

NTU CO

Last Sunday, we attended Chinese Orchestra Concert at Singapore Conference Hall (SCH). Before that, we had dinner at McDonald. By the time we reached that, I was as hungry as a wolf. The McDonald is at Ang Mo Kio. There was an outdoor playground too. I ate fish burger and french fries with curry while my father ate McSpicy chicken burger. It was yummy and we spent half an hour at the restaurant. After that, we went to Funan Centre to buy a new battery for my Besta dictionary. We finally found the Besta shop after searching around the centre. My father bought the battery for $32! Finally, we could go to SCH to meet his two friends. It was a sold out concert by NTUCO and the hall was packed with audiences. Everyone was engrossed once the concert started. The NTUCO played many lovely music. Jonathan Tan played the Dizi and Wei Long played the Guzheng. After the last piece of music was played, everyone shouted "Encore! Encore! Encore! Encore!". They played another two more pieces and everybody gave a round of applause.

On Tuesday, my father told me that I can not lie and had to admit my mistakes. I had to care about my work and have to check it every time.

Yesterday, Ethan and I fought in a moment of anger. He hit my hand and in return, I kicked his leg. In the end, he had a bruise on his leg. My mother scolded me after I confessed to her. Once bitten, twice shy, I would not fight again. I apologised to him and asked for forgiveness.

Today, during the recess while I was playing soccer, Chi Weng stepped on my shoe and I was awarded a penalty kick. I scored the best goal ever.

I had the most memorable day of my entire life.

Letter To Guardian Angel

Dear Guardian Angel,

I have a problem with my little sister. She always quarrel with me and we will start to have a fight. She usually bites my hand.

Guardian Angel, can you help me to solve this problem please? Hope you can.

God will bless you forever.

Thank you!

From: Yap Jay Den
Class: P2 Patience

杨老师 Read My Blog!

杨老师 read my blog yesterday. She commented that it was interesting. I was as happy as a lark after hearing that. I knew how she get to know my blog's address. Last year, I told 陈老师 what was my blog's address which is yapjayden.blogspot.com. And that is why she knew it.

Last Sunday, my heart sank a little as I have to give away my Bakugans to Jowell and Zhong Han. I did not manage to play with them many games. We only play games like Bakugan, football and Wii. I gave Jowell 10 or 11 Bakugans and 2 to Zhong Han. Jowell taught me how to play the game. First, you have to throw a gate card. Next, you roll your Bakugan. Finally, you check whose "g" is bigger e.g. Drago 160gs Vs Praying Mantis 150gs - Drago wins.

JJ's house was bustling with life when we reached there. We played Blackjack without any stake. I played computer games such as Ben 10 Omniverse, Moshi Monster and Pet Society. Halfway through the Blackjack game, I played with my father's iphone. I played Fifa 11, a soccer game. I played for Manchester United and had a competition with Chelsea. I helped Manchester United scored a goal and the opponent scored a goal too. So, we went into the extra time. I scored another 2 goals to victory. I was in cloud nine! After which, I returned the phone to my father. I also played with Jerrell's Nerf gun.

I was over the moon to have played so many games in just 1 day!

Show And Tell

介绍玩具







老师，同学们大家好，我是叶浚锝，今天我要向大家介绍我最喜欢的一个玩具。

它就是超人。这个玩具是我的大姨买给我的生日礼物。我很喜欢这个玩具因为它很厉害也很强壮。 它的力量很大，能把怪兽打败。可惜新加坡没有超人，不然我可以为它打气。我在周末时也喜欢上网听超人的歌。

谢谢大家。



My Favourite food






My favourite food is satay. A satay is a skewered pork, chicken or mutton barbeque over charcoal fire. It was originated from Indonesia. I like satay as the meat is succulent.

It is served with spicy peanut sauce, raw cucumber and onion. I don’t eat those as I dislike chilli and raw foods. When I have a rumbling stomach, I will always crave for satay. However, my father only allows me to have satay once in a blue moon.

How I wish my school will organise a satay party so that all my friends and I can enjoy it together.

Thank you for listening to my show and tell.

Skewered means a long piece of metal or wood used to hold pieces of food together.
Originated means the place where something begun.
Succulent means juicy and tasty.
Crave means to want something very much.
Once in a blue moon means once in a long while.

Reunion Lunch

Last Sunday, we went for a reunion lunch at Bartak with JJ's, Cheryl's and Yun Li's family.

JJ was playing Jesslyn's iPod as she had just downloaded many new games. Our first two dishes were fried rice and soup. While waiting for the next dish to be served, we played some games. JJ and I played with my father's iPhone. When we finished playing a game JJ went to take some notes about the shop for his blog. Next, the spaghetti was served and it was mouth-watering. However I only ate a little as I was as full as an egg. I continued to play with my father's iPhone.

I had my 8th reunion lunch and I enjoyed it very much.

Singapore Youth Festival Competition 2012

Last Friday, my parents received a letter on Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Competition 2012. I was selected to participate in the SFY Chinese Orchestra Competition next year. So, I better work hard on my Chinese bamboo flute so that I will make my school proud.

On Friday, all the teachers and the conductor did not turned up for Chinese Orchestra (CO) practise session. We spent our time cleaning the CO Room. After that, 陈老师 let us watch the movie "Clash of The Titans". It was a nice movie.

Yesterday, I went to Neo Garden Restaurant with Jowell and Zhong Han to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. The food were appetizing. Jowell did not eat much as he was allergy to prawn. As I knew where was the toilet, Jowell asked me to bring him there after his dinner. I love all the food especially the pork floss prawn. It was so mouth-watering that I wished to eat it everyday.

I had the most delicious dinner in my life!

First Day of Primary 2

Two days ago was my first day of Primary 2. My classroom remains unchanged.

I was ecstatic when I met all my friends again! I missed Yu An alot during the school holiday. I was glad to be able to see him again. Yu An and I played some games such as catching and running during recess. I told Yu An that I will bring my ball to school the next day so that we can play together. I also had scrumptious Japanese rice for breakfast.

I had set some goals for this year. They were:

1. Hug my parents 7 times every week.
2. Help to do housework 3 times every week.
3. Go to the school library 2 times every week.
4. Make 4 new friends this week.
5. Read 7 new books every week.

I will put in effort to achieve these goals.

I had a joyful day at Catholic High again!

Zoo Visit With Jerrell

Just now, I went to Singapore Zoo with Jerrell. We saw many animals there.

We took a tram to watch the Elephant Show. Jerrell kept repeating that his favourite animal was an elephant. Everyone was irritated by him. Next, we travelled to watch the Rainforest Fight-Back Show. Although it was just a 20 minutes show, Jerrell and I enjoyed it very much as it was very interesting. We saw the jaguar and it had many spots on it! I discovered that a jaguar can actually swim. Then we went to the Wet Play which was beside the reservoir. It was very fun especially the tunnel slide.

While we were at the zoo, my father kept scolding Jerrell for being mischievous. We ended the trip by having late lunch at KFC. I had a beautiful day with the mischievous Jerrell.

Christmas Eve Christmas Day

Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas at Cheryl's house. All the children gathered at Cheryl's room and played lots of games. JJ was always the leader.

The food were very delicious especially the soup. After dinner, I played a football match on Cheryl's PSP. I played against Chelsea and my team was Manchester United. It was very interesting when the score was 3-3.

When all the adults finished their dinner, we can finally unwrapped our presents. I received many wonderful Christmas presents. I like them very much.

It was a merry occassion at Cheryl,s house.