New term, new journeys....

25 March 2006

Went Botanic Gardens with T today. Thought we were late for the tour of Evolution Garden (new!) but serendipitously chanced upon the group just embarking on this learning journey. Never expect to see prehistoric plants that dinosaurs consume copious amount of. They are so tough, the exterior being an armour to deter dinosaurs from extinguishing its life... We got to see how simple plant forms evolve into the flowering plants we have today and one new piece of knowledge I'd always remember is that water lilies are the first flowering plants! Such an apt choice for I've always thought of them as a balm for the eyes, very pretty yet quietly elegant.

We were also treated to an array of moss and liverwort (something new again! I'm surprised I remembered the spelling...) and ferns. Especially the silver fern which will leave a pretty, white imprint when you smack it against your hand.

Such is the beauty of nature that leaves you smiling at its physical beauty and marvelling at how things fall into place to play their roles in sustaining life on this planet we call home....

Next on the schedule ...rainforest tour.

PS. met wong lilin & allan wu there coaxing their daughter to kick the ball... a picture-perfect scene of family bliss.... where are the cameras for all those government campaigns?

27 Mar 2006

It's been a busy week since school days are here again. Thanks or no thanks to my busy hols, my Math exam papers are still in the works....another difficult delivery. Hope it will finally be born tonight, otherwise there will be another round of reminders and questions during contact time tomorrow. I've always preferred to set EL papers, not least because I have a ready supply of them ever since Nonis shared his pride at setting good compre papers, and JL's praise for that compre on diamonds last May.... It's becoming a holiday hobby to set compre papers, especially to challenge myself to set those that can give O level setters a run for their money. Maybe I should check out how to work for Cambridge Syndicate.