Jing Zhi at Playschool

Today is JZ's second day at school. He is going to the same school as his brother.




Yesterday was 31 December 2007 and happened to fall on a monday and it was his first day at school. Mummy went through his first full session of 2hours with him. He only cried when all the kids had to assemble and stood alert for "negaraku" ( national anthem). Guessed, he must have hated the song.. same like his daddy. I dun understand the rationale of having 3 yr olds kids standing alert for a song.. that means nothing to them. anyway that's political so i shall stay away from that.

And the end of the first session, the Principal , Madam Kong said Jz can do the tomorrow's session alone. So the next day, we sent him off to playschool today at 830am. We have been conditioning him since a week ago to prepare for his first day alone. It's time to see if the methods hold up to the challenge.

As we drove up to his school, Ms Loong was at the gate as usual . She opened the car door and wished " good morning, Jing Zhi".. took JZ out from the front seat and we said " bye bye,, we will come back later at 10.30..ok"

We could see he was holding back his tears and .... along with his breaths..anyway after saying our good byes. we drove off and did a turn down the road backward to the playschool to see if he was doing ok. We saw a teacher was carrying him so he must have cried.

Mummy called the school half an hour later and Ms Loong said he was doing fine. Not bad..we thought.

Later, we went early to his playschool and peeped through the windows at the school and saw him in the class.



After a shortwhile , he spotted his brother standing outside the grill.

(this is mummy favourite shot of the day)


and started crying,, as he walked nearer to his brother and saw his mummy.



This is a picture of JZ's school shoes.



Below are some shots of JZ and YS in the playschool.










Jz going " bang , bang!!"




a blurr shot

Tan Jing Zhi- our second boy

Tan Jing Zhi was born on 07 June 2005. He is our 2nd boy. We call him "titi", which means smaller brother in Mandarin. Today is his first day at playschool. Anyway these pictures were taken in December 2007.

Jz saying.. "wow"



Being mischievious with papa




Being playfull




Pang jio BOy




Opppsss!!!!!! GOtcha!




JZ

Page One Art Class

Some time ago last month, Yi Shien's art class had an exam. Well..not really an exam but sort of like "putting your creativity into an art form". All students were given a string and some colors and were told to come up with a painting using the string. After they submit the painting , each one has to describe his creation and what everything symbolises.

Below is the YS's painting, to be really honest.. we couldnt figure it out so we asked him. He said that the string is a road and it was raining . There's a sun and also a moon cause it was dark and you could kind of see both. There's also a traffic light in red and u can see the human image in the red traffic light.


see it for yourself.




He kinds of enjoy his once a week art class. Anyway, his picture was chosen as a " superior award " picture. I seriouly think he bluffed his way out on this one. Cause he can really describe things pretty well, in another word.. " lawyer buruk"



So the school gave him a small trophy... and a certificate ( i would rather they gave us some Mcdonald's sunday cone voucher)which we pasted up on the wall of his room. He was really happy.. and he kept saying " i am a champion" we told him.." You're not exactly a champion , just that you expressed your paintings very well". He was really jovial about it. Good to see someone who has short span of attention and cant keep still for 2 minutes doing well in his painting.

( happy boy)

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Anyway we're just ..what you can call " proud parent" at this time. There's more to come.. so we will hold the celebration just yet........


the next morning , he dropped his trophy and now in two pieces. ha ha ha

Yi Shien's Kindy Concert

date: 10 November 2007
day: Saturday
time: 2pm to 430pm

Today is my son's kindy concert day. He is in the freshman class meaning classes for 4 yr olds.This is his first dance.(3mins)



The next clip, he presented a short speech before their class's dance. Enjoy the video. ( 4 mins)

The morning the public bus went into the sea

Time: 8.30am
Date: 27 September 2007

I was just moaning about the lousy weather. How it has been drizzling since early wee hours of morning, I was hoping for some sun and some shooting since it was my off day.

I drove our kids to their play school and when I turned into jalan stulang laut, I saw a crowd and police car gathering at sea side next to the traffic light.
Immediately stop my car and went down to see the commotion. As I got nearer I saw.... a public bus overturned in the sea. My wife volunteered the kids to school. (Best wife in the world)

I quickly ran back to my car and drove back to my house (just two minutes away). Went home, took my camera and came back to the scene.



I went nearer to the scene and got this first picture of the bus in the sea.



As I walked nearer.. I saw a body ......... RIP



I heard that the deceased flung off the bus on impact and was fished out from the water by someone. I also heard some people were saying that the driver of the bus survived the accident. (Let’s hope he rots in hell if this is his fault) Most Malaysian bus drivers seem to think they are F1 drivers.

Seems like the police do not know how many passengers were in the bus at the time of accident. So they have to wait for the rescue drivers.

Another picture of the bus.



After ten minutes the press arrived.. By this time, I couldn’t help them looking at me " who is this new handsome photographer in town”. I think I must go and do a fake dog tag that says " Official National Geographic Photographer.

Soon after the crane arrived. By this time the crowd got bigger and more police came to oversee the situation.





Shortly after the rescue divers arrived.





The rescue divers got the bus upright using the help of the crane.







And the divers went in and started to sweep the seabed for more bodies.





And they found a body buried in the muddy seabed. One of the divers had to go under and pulled the body out.





What a morning!!!It is a reminder to everyone.. Live life to the fullest every day.

My Boys singing A,B C....

Date: 3 October 2007. Time 6am.

I was going off to work when my kids woke up and decided to give me a farewell goodbye to work.

Usually they wake up at 7am. So today.. it is extra early for them nevertheless they are as jovial and they always are.

This is my second son , Jing Zhi aka JZ singing his A,B,C....



This is his elder brother, doing his bit.

Mr Kuey Teow Thng Man of JB....( damn syiok!!)

This is the Man... when it comes to Kuey Teow Soup in Jb. Hidden in a quiet little corner of Jb town.. he is the man.




He does what he does best. Making kuey teow soup. The only true open recipe when it comes to making a syiok Kuey Teow Thng is the soup. This is where so many have failed too. Sounds simple enough but to get just the rite mixture of sweetness in the soup is a daunting task to many.



But not this Man... he is the best in the market. To be truly honest... sometimes.. the stuff is better than morning sex. His business is usually brisk and smooth not overly crowded like some famous hawkers.



overall, the kopitiam has a nice old antique set up to it. Even the table top is marble with the old wooden chair. I like it there.. maybe it is the whole atmosphere where people just go through their pace and the crowd is nice and calm.



You wanna know where it is... "ask ahtankor lor.."

Coincidently.. today is

(Latest picture of him taken in early August 2007. )

My eldest son's 4th birthday

17 August 2003 was his birthdate. I still remember the kancheongness surrounding his arrival. Mrs PJ had to endure 16 hours of labour pain and no epidurial. what a gutsy lady... ( salute!!) at last.. he was borned at 9.25pm through natural birth. Yi Shien is a Sarawakian.. like his mum.

The Pang-Jio Man Loves Jessica Alba...

That's what i heard, "Dont say i say one..!!!

A little about the Pang-Jio man...( just a little)

Hi.

Thanks for coming into my Pang-Jio Corner. If you feel a little bit nervous.. i understand , it is not everyday you get to meet the Pang Jio Man let alone spend some real quality time in his corner.

Why would anyone on earth call himself a Pang-Jio Man?? well, answer is simpler than you can think off. read on.. maybe you will find the answer somewhere..

let me say something about myself. The Pang-Jio Man was born in Penang on 1971, ( back then it was called The Pearl of the Orient..) He had his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jelutong and later had his secondary education in Penang Free School.

After school, the island man ( orang pulau) , he went to Pulau Pangkor for his Pang-Jio stint for a few years before moving on to the Land of Donts( Singapore) and eventually settling down in Johor Bahru ( cowboy town- the reason why i call it a cowboy town is because if you come here , you are for sure at one point of life see other people get robbed or yourself get rob.)
Yes, The Pang-Jio man was robbed once at 3am ( this story will be told later ..) and he also saw some other ppl got mugged on the streets before. Small petty thefts and getting mugged happen more times than we change an underwear in this town. Nevertheless... The Pang-Jio Man decided to settle down in this town itself. Why.. i suggest you ask him when u see him. But be careful not to piss him off cause He might just Pang-Jio on you. But if you're real nice... i am sure he will welcome you with a warm big hug....

Talking about hugs.. we better move on to the next segment of The Pang-Jio Man.


The Warm side of The Pang-Jio Man ( if there is any)

The Pang-Jio man is a real shy dude. sometimes.. if he sees the urinal basin flocked with many birds , he would just tahan and settle for the enclosed cubicle to Pang-Jio. Not that he doesn't want to flaunt it.. but The Pang-Jio man is just a shy dude. Not only he is shy, The Pang-Jio Man is a sensitive and compassionate dude. He cried his lungs out the last time The Malaysian Badminton team won the Thomas Cup. He thinks Mokhtar Dahari and gang as the best football players the world ever produced. Such is his loyalty to the things he is passionate about. He still thinks that Monsieur Eric Cantona is GOD. ( what a lovely terajang!)


The lighter side of The Pang-Jio Man ( abundant here)

The Pang-Jio Man loves a good sense of humours. He always think that we should all come out with a big bang and a wide "toto/ bigsweep/ 4d" flashed smile across our face instead of crying our lungs out. He loves Seinfeld to death.. at one point. Having said this.. dun be fooled into thinking that The Pang-Jio Man is an easy going guy. He can be a a real pain in the ass. Ask his old school mates and frens and they would tell you.


The Tu-Lan ( angry) side of The Pang-Jio Man.

The PangJio Man can be a real Roy Keane sometimes. A no nonsense guy.. he takes great pride into taking care of his business fast , quick and efficient. He loves a good fair tackle in life from time to time. I remember ever hearing him said " i tahan my Jio for 5kms so that i can reach home and Pang-Jioed into my lovely toilet" He loves his bathroom dry and clean. Especially when he is going to PangJio and Pang Sai.To him nothing is more pleasurable than having a dump in a nice and clean sanctuary ( aka toilet). "Simple pleasure in life but overlooked most of the time by too many".. he profoundly said.


The Softer side of The Pang-Jio Man ... ( he has NONe!!!)

Of course he does.... even Pai Kia at the highest level also get heart meltdown and knees get weak when they see a pretty ah lian. (I am not implying he is one) .

The Pang-Jio man has a soft side for beautiful things in life. He loves animals and would love to join Sahabat Alam Malaysia one day and fight for its crusade. ( say only,,, but will never do). He feels that we are all too anal to earth. Instead of loving her, we are ever endlessly finding ways to beat the shit /crap out of her. The Pang-Jio Man always say" remember ... there is only one Earth" . Where will we go when her time is up....??

something for you all to ponder upon.