Singapore Sun Festival

heehee advertising for my husband again but i promise to write something new very soon.....

akang datang!

Wu Tu Nan Taichi at the Singapore Sun Festival

All Programs in English.

All Programs at Empress Place, in front of the Asian Civilizations Museum.

Taichi @ The Waterfront, Empress Place (FREE):

Taichi Tasters
19 – 21 October & 26 – 28 Oct 7.30pm
A different exercise each night, to have a taste of taiji qigong in general

Progressive Tai Chi Introductory Course
22 – 25 October 7.30pm
A cumulative course over 4 nights, to deepen the understanding of Taiji movement principles

Call (65) 6356 0031 to register.

Wellness Insights @ the Sun Tent, Empress Place:

Finding Your Centre In A Multi-Tasking World
Saturday 27 Oct 11am

Composites Not Opposites:
How Yin Yang Works in Taiji to Boost Your Health
Sunday 28 Oct 4pm

($12 each, $20 both)

(65) 6348 5555

Tickets: www.sistic.com.sg

www.SingaporeSunFestival.com

www.WutunanTaijiGong.com

World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association (Singapore) is part of the World Nam Wah Pai Federation, founded by Grandmaster Sim Pooh Ho in 1964. World members include Chile, Argentina, Germany, Taiwan Associations. We specialise in Wu Tu Nan Taiji Gong, a holistic system of training the body-mind energy to achieve Health, Strength and Agility. It was passed down from the direct lineage of Grandmaster Wu Tu Nan of Beijing to Grandmaster Sim Pooh Ho of Singapore. Our traditional content and systematic teaching are designed for the modern, busy individual.

Sim Pern Yiau
Wu Tu Nan Taijigong
(World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association)
6C Geylang Lor 7 Singapore 388790
www.WuTuNanTaijiGong.com
Mobile 9338 4830

free trial class from spy's taiji association

Dear Friends,

For those who care about their Health and the Health of their Loved Ones:

Free Trial Class n Talk

Date: Saturday, 6 Oct 2007

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Venue: World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association

6C (4th Floor) Geylang Lorong 7

(2 bus stops from Kallang MRT)

In English.

Free Parking for early comers.

No obligations, no fine print.

New 10-week Taiji Qigong Class

Relieving Tensions, Clearing Meridian Lines, Energizing the Organs, Exercise Major Joints

Classes in English available.

Date: Starting Thursday 11 Oct (class every Monday and Thursday)

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue: World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association

6C (4th Floor) Geylang Lorong 7

(2 bus stops from Kallang MRT)

World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association (Singapore) is part of the World Nam Wah Pai Federation, founded by Grandmaster Sim Pooh Ho in 1964. World members include Chile, Argentina, Germany, Taiwan Associations. We specialize in Wu Tu Nan Taiji Gong, a holistic system of training the body-mind energy to achieve Health, Strength and Agility. It was passed down from the direct lineage of Grandmaster Wu Tu Nan of Beijing to Grandmaster Sim Pooh Ho of Singapore. Our traditional content and systematic teaching are designed for the modern, busy individual.

WutunanTaijiGong.com Taijigong@gmail.com

ducktour!

to celebrate chen yi's & spy's birthday, i planned a surprise outing for them today.
it was a pleasant surprise for spy bcos he neh guessed i would bring him on a ducktour!

cy was very excited with the 2 bus rides we took to get to suntec city.
he was pointing out to the 'big bus' & 'small bus' & 'broooom brooooom' - his reference to motorcycles.
we arrived suntec before 11am but was told the tickets were sold out for the morning tours and 12.30pm would be the earliest tour. of course we bought tickets and then spent time with cy looking at the 'big fish' - koi garden in the basement, and 'small fish' - nemo & papa also at the basement.

so before the real treat started, cy was already running around spending his energy. by the time we got on the duckbus, he was visibly tired & once the bus hit water, he got mesmerised for a while and after muttering 'nice bus', he fell asleep! and this was supposed to be his first boat ride................neh mind lah, i think we all enjoyed ourselves tremendously : )

唯爱无敌

万般皆短暂，唯爱无敌
愿人世间爱意不断

人月两圆

今天是中秋节，祝我的亲友身体健康天天都圆圆满满 ！

我對佛說：讓我所有亲友永遠健康快樂~！

佛說：只能四天~！我說:好，春天、夏天、秋天、冬天。
佛說：三天。 我說：好，昨天、今天、明天。
佛說：不行，兩天。 我說：好，白天、黑天。
佛說：不行，就一天~！ 我說：好~！
佛茫然問到：哪一天？我說：在我所有朋友活著的每一天~！！
佛……說：以後你所有亲友將天天健康快樂~

Spy's Talks @ Orchard Library

MAY THE CHI BE WITH YOU!

wellness@orchard Tai Chi太极Workshops

The Eye and the Hurricane: Tackling Your Daily Rush From a Strong Centre

Our minds and bodies have to meet the insistent demand of things that require our attention. We are constantly “multi-tasking”, and our lives today are not just fast-paced ones - they are also fragmented ones. Be the eye in the hurricane, learn how Tai Chi can help you acquire a strong centre. You can be the whirlwind, not just get caught in one.

Sunday, 23 Sept, 3.00-4.30pm, Programme Zone

Align Yourself

Feeling out of whack in work and play? Then

align yourself - but align to what? And how? Come and find out how basic Tai Chi principles help you achieve these at work and play. You can align your body and mind by doing a bit of Tai Chi at work, and it doesn’t mean you’re skiving!

Sunday, 30 Sept, 3.00-4.30pm, Programme Zone

These Tai Chi programmes are presented in English by Mr Sim Pern Yiau, a graded Senior Instructor and Researcher of Taiji Gong at the World Nam Wah Taiji Gong Association (www.namwahtaijigong.com). The Association teaches undiluted and traditional Taiji Gong from the direct lineage of Grandmaster Wu Tu Nan of Beijing, who passed away at age 105 without major illness.

To get your chi flowing, check out some Tai Chi-related titles in our Health section! They’re mostly located under the Call No.: 613.7148

Questions on Tai Chi or other topics?

Just ASK! ->Email: ask@nlb.gov.sg

aiyo

the flash drive which i use to download my photos is not working! sigh. i wonder whether it's the machine at the photo printing shop - that was when i last used it.

so i can't post abt my 3-day birthday celebrations bcos must see the photos one!
or my 1st meeting with lucas - the cutie pie baby!

anyway, here's a 欠扁问题 to entertain my friends for the time being:

霍元甲不在家 - 猜一种心态。

答案在comments

My Life as Yixiunai

to my dear friends who think i am bored and doing nothing except watch dvds, my schedule for this week:

Mon - work from 11am to 7pm at Knotty shop

Tue - see chinese sinseh in the morning, have lunch with wahwah (yeah!) and work from 2pm - 6pm at ttrp. may be catch a play at nite if i am not too tired.

Wed - visit Lucas and Serene who juz came back from Vancouver!

Thurs - my special day out with hubby. he said he planned for a surprise outing and sadly i aledi guessed what it is.

Fri - work from 9am - 1 pm at ttrp then go to the movies with yitwai and kids. hurray!

Sat - helpout at FOH of ttrp graduation production "Attempts on Her Life" for the matinee. watch it at 8pm.

Sun - go to in-law's place for healthy organic veggie lunch.

all these with my regular morning taiji practice at the botanic garden. in between i still have to find time to visit my little darling nephews and also continue my cross stitching project!

not easy being yixuinai u know haahaahaa.........

爱国的季节

八月绝对是个爱国的季节。

首先，看了很草根的881，前晚又看了像是梁文福歌曲回顾展的《天冷就回来》，突然觉得做新加坡人很值得骄傲。

天冷出乎意料的好，音乐剧《老九》是巨大的learning curve，老九犯的错误几乎都纠正过来。天冷的歌是‘无得弹’，梁的歌- 包赢。 可是有点疲劳轰炸，这么多首歌可以分开两个音乐剧来唱，《天冷就回来》和《天热就出去》 哈哈哈哈。哎呀，忍不住啦是身上的corny worms在咬我!

还没有看的人赶紧买票哦, 听说只剩下好少的票哟。

一人一半 881主题曲

my current fav song, i am learning how to sing it so that i can go karaoke!

Thank you again

Just had my first annual checkup and everything is normal. It's such an irony, I have always wanted to be special, to be unique. But for these tests, I only want to be normal.

With all the love and concern cast over me, i am normal.

Thank you my dearest............ you people are the shining stars in my life.

hugs & kisses

吃软不吃硬

我是典型吃软饭的。

只要朋友稍微对我好一点就会感动到九霄云外。

任你怎样猜你猜你猜猜猜，都不会猜到这两颗星星是谁送给我的。













陈崇敬

881

一人一半，感情不散...........

i cannot shake off the melody of this beautifully arranged and written song from Royston Tan's latest movie 881.

881 is Royston's effort in capturing the life of getai (歌台) singers, and getai being a very Singapore thing, i therefore expected a very Singapore film.

and i was not disappointed.

it is a very Singapore film and i love his cinematic eye for local movies. Unlike another local movie maker 梁志强 whose local flavour is very much restricted to a very tv style. In Royston movie, u don't hv a feeeling u are watching a telemovie. It is not easy bcos he started with short films and some people juz get stucked doing short films and cant move on.

but having said all these, i am disappointed with the weak story line. It could hv been a very moving story. Imagine how colourful the lives of these people can be. But the characters in the movie are not fully flesh out and i suspect it's the director's fault - since he also wrote the story.

there is not enough said abt their inner emotions, why they love the geitai so much and most redundant of all is the mute character and his bird. Really, except for the silly jokes made abt him & his 'bird', i cant see why the guy kept his pet. It didnt help when the actor playing the mute guy looked and acted, well, dumb. Hey u think it's easy playing non speaking roles? Tony Leong Chiu Wai was made to play a mute in Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien's City of Sadness bcos his mandarin was so bad, the director couldnt take it! But Tony Leong, oh how should someone describe those soulful eyes, speaking to the audience in words and volume much better than spoken lines! (no, i am not comparing him to Tony, it will be very unfair to him. they are not in the same league.)

and the magic realism part didnt work either, too thin a spread, it's a very weak attempt.

but i really love the sound track, it is the best sound track from a local movie. Really wish i could get my hands on the CD if there is any.

and the costumes! my oh my they are so wonderfully loud and riotously imaginative i want to be wearing them too!!! Wondered whether they were all newly designed or modified from existing ones owned by the real singers. Anyways, kudos to the costume designer.

and all Singaporeans should watch the movie once.

Papaya 万岁！

满月啰

9 of August is Singapore's National Day and also my nephew, Chen Wei's full month celebration!

But looking at the photos, it looked more like his brother's birthday party instead.
While the adults filled themselves with the goodies on the table, the kids played, Chen Wei just slept through it all!

Espectacular

The human spirit is so amazing

Announcing the Arrival of Prince Chen Wei

everybody say hello to my latest toy: Chen Wei - my sis's 2nd bundle of joy!

Dream chaser

another heartwarming story of giving up a high paying job to pursue a dream.

my friend Moses used to be a highflyer principal but gave up the job to open a shop at Toa Payoh.
his shop is very fun and the concept is very similar to Settlers - a place where u can play board games with friends at an hourly paid rate.

at Pauseability (nice name), instead of playing games, u get to laze around or make art & craft using materials provided in the shop. i did my first canvas painting !

Moses is very creative, u can see from the slide show some of the things made by him.
pls visit his webside www.pauseability.com.sg for more info and http://www.flickr.com/photos/7299994@N04/ for more photos of the shop.

it's an ideal place for friends to meet and create very special gifts or like sin yue, buy a handmade ear ring for my birthday!

pls hah, these grainy grainy photos not taken by me hor
nor my powershot Canon.
but they look fine at flickr.com - don't believe go & see for yourself lah

what did ah lian say?

one night ah beng sent ah lian home after a date.

at the void deck, ah beng asked her :"wan to send u upstairs or not?"

ah lian pointed to her breast once and then her temple.

ah beng left.

wat did ah lian 'say' to ah beng?

The time is ripe

yap, today i got my reading glasses.

it is so liberating to be able to read those tiny sperm- size words printed on brochures which says : IMPORTANT! Please read before signing.

and finally, i can feel the wind blowing my hair.

可怜的Mr 杜

最近每天下午都打雷下雨，那天在巴士上看到细雨纷飞中，路人无不行色匆匆飞步避雨。突然想起现在正值清明节，于是随口吟了句“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂”。谁知身边那个听了竟说“Hah?! 遇断魂？Horror story ah? ”

今天和学妹提起这个笑话，她竟然问我“真的有这样的诗meh?”

其实我也好不到那里去，根本想不起诗的下句，更别说诗人的名字，一点印象也没有。

为了还杜先生一个交待，在此特刊全诗如下：

清明时节雨纷纷，
路上行人欲断魂。
借问酒家何处有？
牧童遥指杏花村。

----（唐）杜 牧

可能到我侄儿连清明节也不知是‘虾米’东西呢。

唉，一代不如一代。