Teo Family Photo Album

Finally the day had come when the kids will be put to the test to see if they had trained well. The People’s Association Children League Soccer Tournament takes place at Kovan Community Centre. More than 30 teams from across the whole country pitched their skills against each other in 4 rain soaked and muddy soccer pitches.

Admiralty entered two Teams. Both reached the semi-finals. Team-B reached the Grand Finals. They came out Runners-Up. An achievement we were all proud of considering conditions in which the tournament was played.

Rain and the wet pitch did not dampen their spirit. They fought for every ball and followed every instruction shouted to them by their parents.

Yong Zhi played in defence. He was able to clear most of the balls that reached his defensive territory, frustrating the opposition strikers. His partner in defence was equally brave. Unfortunately they lost to a single freak goal.

All the parents were so proud of them.


Yong Zhi with the Runners-Up Silver Trophy.
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Woodgrove Primary School closed for the Year-End School Holidays again on 16 November 2006. With a blink of an eye, Yong Yun has completed his Primary One education.

He was joint Third in his class with 2 other classmates. There were prizes for the first three positions, one for good conduct and another for best improved student. The school’s new Principal Miss Teo and Vice Principals gave away the prizes.

Yong Yun will be going to one of the two the Mega Class next year. Two Mega Classes are created for the schools best 120 students. They will get special attention in the subjects. A lot work for the kids. We let Yong Yun try it out and see how he coups.

Yong Zhi will join him in the school in Primary One.

Time really fly for them this year.


Smiles.
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Yong Zhi graduated from his PCF Kindergarten on Sunday. He was a participant in one of the many dances choreographed by the PCF teachers. The bunch of kids in his class were so happy that they were dancing away even outside the corridor. They were singing to the music of the other dances they were not involved and were dancing along with the rhythm.

Like last year, MP Mohammed Maliki Osman joined in the grand finale to make the evening one to be remembered well into the future for the kids, and the parents.

Look at him.

He was making all those dancing moves and jumps all evening. I have never seen him so happy before. Even demonstrating to his mummy while she try to take a photo of him with the Graduation Certificate.


Yong Zhi with his Graduation Certificate.
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Today is Saturday, 11th November 2006. Yong Le will be 3 years old on the 14th November 2006. So everyone went to Xin Yi’s house for the party. Min Yi also celebrated her birthday together.

Big Uncle and Aunty Eve had prepared Japanese cooking. Tapanyaki was the main course. Fantastic fresh food cooked on the spot and eaten on the spot.



Happy Birthday Le Le.
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Yong Zhi wanted to come to this Air Force Museum because there are more weapons. He wanted to learn more so that he will know how to counter his older brother when they play Power Ranger.

The afternoon showers welcome us at the Air Force Musuem.

Then off to the sea side to watch some Yishun regular fishermen catching the asam fish. The place was completely dry. Untouched by the heavy afternoon showers.

Yishun Beach is just next to the Lower Seletar Reservoir Dam
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Mid Year School Holidays

It is holidays again. The kids are restless at home. I had a bit of spare time on hand and decided to spend them wisely by bring the kids to a Museum.

A Naval Museum to be precise. I sort of missed the good old days when I was roaming the Seven Seas. The Naval Museum’s guns and weapons brought excitement for the kids. But I was feeling more nostalgic because of the basic sea going compasses, engine telegraphs, signaling lamps and old fashion electronic equipments. Being from the Merchant Navy, I wasn't that interested in the weapons. Wish I could be at sea again one of these days when I had fulfilled my duties as a father.

After the Naval Museum, I brought the kids to a seldom visited place. A place which I was sure to bring some questions popping from the kids. The Bottle Tree Village at Sembawang.

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The Bottle Trees.
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A very hectic day because the timing was all squeezed together and my boss has not got used to it yet. Yong Zhi attend his K2 Class at PCF at 0800 hours. Then Yong Le attend his Shining Star Play Group at 1000 hours. Followed by Yong Yun at 1200 hours for his Primary One schooling at Woodgrove Primary School.

We had a chance to witness the school's method of helping the new Primary One children get started with school life at Woodgrove. The school is the best in Woodlands area, and I now understand why it is able to achieve the affection shown by all the parents in this area. Every year those who got a place through ballot were very happy.

During recess, there were many parent volunteers guiding the kids. Sample food from the respective food stalls were laid out on tables in a neat row. On a plate, are coloured cards with the number of the stall selling the food. The children can choose the food from these tables and pick up a card with the stall number before being guided by a parent volunteer to the actual stall itself. Save a lot of browsing at the stall front and of course minimise accidents of spilling hot soap on each other.Just like the shopping centre or night market display. And it is very effective too. Yong Yun walked and browse the displayed food samples two times before making up his mind to eat fishball noodle.

He bought the food and paid 50 cents for it. Carried to the table marked for his class. A parent volunteer was there to make sure the kids eat their food and not make a mess while eating. A very efficient and completely working very well executed plan. No chaos. No lost kids. No crying kids. I am really impressed with the whole plan. I'll have full confidence that Yong Yun will get his best in this environment. Couldn't have asked for a more fantastic model of efficiency.

No parents are allowed into the school after that. After school, parent volunteers again guided the Primary One children to the respective gates. Their parents had indicated on their name tag which gate they will be waiting to pickup the kids. Another efficient and well thought plan to make sure no kids got lost on their first days at Woodgrove Primary School.

My heart felt thanks to the Woodgrove Primary School staffs and the parent volunteers.

Yong Zhi is ever so ready to attend school.

Jurong East Swimming Complex

Jurong East. A name that really do no justice to this fantastic water playground. My kids mistook it for the Wild Wild Wet of DownTown East. So they decided to use their own name and called it the Wow Wow Waves when they finished fighting the waves.

Fun at the water Playhouse. Look exactly like the playground at our neighbourhood park, but with water.
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Kumon Advance Students Honour Roll Award Ceremony
Yong Yun was awarded the Gold Prize for his standard of his work for English. Yong Zhi, as usual the more playful guy, only managed to get a Silver Award.

Both of them are always complaining that they have too much work. But they always complete their work assignment. Their English and vocabulary had improved tremendously, thank to the Specially trained Kumon teachers at Kumon.

Yong Yun and Yong Zhi with the Prizes.
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PAP Community Foundation Kindergarten Graduation Day Concert 2005
This is an annual event by the Admiralty Branch of the PAP Community Foundation Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony and Dance Performance Concert.

Yong Yun is schooled here since K1. He is graduating in K2 class. Today is his big day. He is enjoying himself very much. The PCF had revamped the education system in accordance with the Ministry of Education. So there is more play and less homework.

Yong Zhi is in K1 and will be in K2 next year. He is making a lot of friends and having a lot of fun. He talks a lot, but somehow, the teachers managed to keep him quiet in class. He is as naughty as you can find. His English and Maths is improving very quickly.

Dr Mohd Maliki Osman is a very active MP for Admiralty. He is involved in all the activities. He gave the Certificates to all the graduating students in Admiralty Branch.

Dr Mohd Maliki Osman joined in The Grand Finale.
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Yong Zhi's Birthday Party At School
Today is Yong Zhi's Birthday.

Yong Zhi with his classmates.
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