Notice: This story is purely fictitious. No penguins are waddling about freely in Singapore, neither were any penguins harmed in the production of this story.
Chap 1: Return to the South Pole - The ticket
Yay, I got my ticket to the south pole. Leaving tomorrow.
Chap 2: Return to the South Pole - Heavy rain
Heavy rain throughout the whole day. Flight postponed to 1 week later. Dammit.
Chap 3: The Capture - SPCA
Currently at SPCA. Some idiot thought I was a wild penguin and reported me to the SPCA. They caught me when i was sleeping on the bench.
Chap 4: The Capture - Release from SPCA
*Yawn* Now processing the documents for my release from SPCA. Stupid guy.
Chap 5: The Zoo - The adoption
Oh my god! Something went wrong. I am being adopted by the Zoo. What the hell?
Chap 6: The Zoo - Demanding kids
... In the zoo now... And the kids are demanding me to do happy feet. What!?
Chap 7: The Zoo - Happy feet
No choice. Now learning how to dance happy feet. Hard to be a penguin =(
Chap 8: The Zoo - Sore feet
Eeks. My feet are sore :O
Chap 9: The Zoo - The outburst
Me: I can no longer take it!
LifeAsAPenguin proudly presents, a parody of the renowned television series 'Prison Break'... ZOO BREAK!
Me: I shall escape! =D
Chap 10: The Escape - Planning the escape
Planning to escape with a couple of penguin mates. Penguiy, PenPen and GuinGuin.
Me: Okay.. This is what we shall do.. *whisper whisper*
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Um. Yes. Okay.....
Chap 11: The Escape - Execute escape plan!
Me: Are we all ready to escape?
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Yes! Let's do it!
Me: We shall follow the escape plan. Disguise ourselves at zebra crossings!
Chap 12: The Escape - Escape successful?
'Stealth Penguin' mode activated. Successfully in the zebra crossing.
GuinGuin: Yes! We did it!
PenPen: Not yet! Look! Hostile children ahead!
Chap 13: The Escape - We've been spotted!
Children: *screams* Penguins! Penguins!
Oh no! The penguins have been spotted!
Me: PLAN B! PLAN B!
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Plan B? What Plan B!?
Chap 14: The Escape - Plan B!
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Plan B? What Plan B!?
Me: PLAN B!! WADDLE FASTER!! O_O
All: Ahhhhhhh.....!!!
Chap 15: The Escape - The souvenir shop
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Where! Where! Where do we hide!
Me: *points* There! Into the souvenir shop!
All: *waddle waddle*
Me: Up! Up the shelf!
All: *fumbles up into the shelf of penguin stuff toys*
Me: Don't move! And stay quiet!
PenPen: *whisper* Its warm in here...
Chap 16: The Souvenir Shop- The Kid
Me: *whisper* Just a while more PenPen, once its clear we'll get out of here
A mother and child enters the souvenir shop
Penguiy: *nudge* *whisper* Hey.. What's that kid doing?
GuinGuin: *whisper* Why.. Why he is looking at us?
Me: *whisper* Oh no! Here he comes!
Chap 17: The Souvenir Stall - Don't agree!
Kid: Hey mum! This toy is so realistic! *pokes and squeezes*
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Oh! Oh! Let's go quick!
All: *fumbles off shelf*
*cue MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME*
Me: Alright! Let's continue with our original escape plan! Let's move!
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Yes sire!
Chap 20: Outside Souvenir Stall - Spotted by a Baby!
All: *waddle waddle*
Me: Come'on people! Let's move it!
Baby: *points* Gagagugu?
Penguiy: Oh no. The baby spotted us!
Me: Halt! Stop moving!
All: *freezes on the spot*
Baby: *points*Pagugungofle!
Me: *whisper* Don't! Move!
Chap 21: Outside Souvenir Stall - Safe? Not Safe?
Me: *whisper* Don't! Move!
Baby's mum: *cuddles baby* Oooo. So cute my baby!
Baby: Babamisegofle!
Baby's mum: *hugs baby* Yes, yes, my dear. Oooo. Mummy give you a hug.
Me: *whisper* Okay. Quick! Take this chance to run away!
All: *waddles quickly*
Chap 22: Outside Souvenir Stall - The Hole to Freedom?
All: *waddles down the long shelter walkway*
Penguiy: What's that noise?
GuinGuin: Sounds like people.. From where?
PenPen: There! Right in front of us! A whole tour group! Now what?
Me: Quick! Hide! Somewhere! Somehow! Quick! Just hide!
Penguiy, PenPen, GuinGuin: Where!?
Me: *points* There! That hole!
All: *waddles quickly and slides down into the slippery, dark hole*
Our heros find themselves sliding down at an increasing pace. Where exactly are they? What will happen to them?
TO BE CONTINUED...
Notice: As both the author and editor are busy, the frequency of LifeAsAPenguin update will be reduced. However, it will continue! So remember to check back often! (:
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Haha... Ahlo people...
Today (or shld I say yesterday) is a very interesting day... Becoz got some special things happen...
Very first thing to blog about is about today's morning ODAC run. Maurice was day leader.. Had to report before 6.45am to warm-up. Slept at 2am before the run so mentally and physically tired already (Scared I really fall ill because effects are accumulative.) but STILL Managed to reach on time becoz' I chiong everything I do after I woke up when I thought I would be late and I ran for the damn MRT and bus. Hate the bloody irregular timing sia... My late cases are always because of that and not oversleeping...
Everybody (I mean the guys and comp. team "girls") run the 18 lvl -1 laps around CJC track again in less than 30min again lah. So we started at approx 7.02am
Lost track of the no. of laps I ran halfway though because very tired. But quite happy that I manage to sustain (if I'm right) for at least 12 rounds again (minimum) and that we actually ran faster than 1min40sec per round. Like halfway through got exceed timing by 20seconds, however after that lap I guess I started to deteriorate like madd. Feel really bad not being able to catch up with the other ODAC guys.. Have to do a lot more extras... My shoelace also got badly mingled because both came off after 2 - 3 laps through the run and I kept trodding on them. Didnt want to stop and tie because like that not considered good run anymore. Stupid but I still didnt stop anyway. My shoes and socks looked like I was bleeding badly after the run. Lawlz..
Then, after running and wheezing and recovering after finish, we all check watch... 7.35am alr. Assembly starting VERY soon. Still haven't changed to uniform yet... Jean still got 2 more rounds. J2s very smart.. They see the time, quickly and QUIETLY sneak away for assembly. After everyone complete their rounds, Mr Lim came to us to debrief short-short.
He was saying something like,
"Ah! Very good that everyone finish running already. But... I will report all of you as LATE!"
Everybody all stunned. Some a bit disappointed, but after a while we all were like "Never mind! All just report late lah. ODAC all stay together!" Morale like became high lah... Quickly went up the sheltered Grandstand, grab bags and went behind e stairs to change. Then after that, all make our way back to e sheltered grandstand and sing national anthem and pledge.
Then we all make our way to the latecomers' area. Because it rained in the morning, the floor was still wet and all and the message abt whether got assembly by P.E. teachers all confused. The REAL latecomers' did not get marked as late because IZ Lim said many ppl manage to escape becoz of the confusion. So they return the EZ Link cards to them.
Mr. Lim then ask if any P.E. teacher told us to report to latecomers' area. Naturally, the answer was a "NO!" Then Mr. Lim was a bit glad we all got integrity to go automatically to latecomers' area without trying to run away from punishment / responsibility.
Then Mr. Sun (is that how you spell his name?) say
"Wah! So many latecomers in the front 2 - 3 rows. Why ah?"
Mr Lim was like
"They came early lah. Just that they finish running and is late lah. All these people from my CCA one."
Mr Sun then ask
"What CCA is it?"
We all chorused out damn happily
"OOOOODAC!!!" (got resonance one...) d(^^)b
Mr IZ Lim say, "These people stupid lor. Come early early at 6.45am only to be marked as late lah." =P
Then Mr. IZ Lim settle the administrative matters abt latecomers' like collar-pin then ask Maurice to collect all our EZ Link cards for him to scan as late. Lol, late twice this term already. But this one I seriously dont mind. After all the morning assembly announcements end then he debrief shortly then dismiss us to class.
On the day itself, J2s and Mr IZ Lim both mentioned, "Your all are stupid! Assembly starting should stop running and quickly change."
That would have been very logical. But personally I feel that ending what you've worked so hard for would be a waste lor. Some may dont agree with me about this lah, because can always run again later during training in the afternoon.
Still, it's quite an experience today lah for ODAC because everybody didnt get hampered or take things negatively. Quite the contrary, I think this improve our batch as a whole and train our integrity lah. About sticking together through everything we do and not to break because of "small" matters like these. =)
Maurice feels somewhat this way but he doesn't want this mistake to repeat again in the future and Jean apologize in a sense for making us "late". Chang Yong also felt it was partially her fault for not stopping Jean then during morn. run. (Maurice's and Jean's msg. was on the ODAC board during recess.) Dun take it too hard everyone! It's not 1 person's fault only.. We all have to share our burdens together. So stay positive alright?
Did our afternoon arm endurance and GST log training again abt 3.45pm. Training started later because Mr. Lim want us to self-study. Sian, my shoelace finally gave way and "schwack" into 2 after GSTs. Need to buy replacement. T_T
Finish already abt late 4+pm then Mr. Lim teach us the last lesson for Knowledge Lvl 2 Mountains component.
Then celebrate Mr. Lim's B-day around 6pm. Very funny.. J2s blindfold him and made him wear a plycard which read
"Happy Birthday to me. =) I turn 39" (if I remember the first few words correctly. Go see the photos and videos taken and to be uploaded soon by Michelle and J2s. Thanks!) Damn hilarious lar..
Then also paste the June XP photo of Mr Lim "holding an umbrella giving a funny look" on his cap. Balloons also tied to his wrist. Then we all sing Happy Birthday to him when J2s take out blindfold.
"Happy birthday to you... Happy birthday Mr Lim, ... Happy birthday to you!"
Then...
"Zu ni shen ri quai le! ... " (Chinese)
Then J2s thought we finish, then...
"Selamat Hari Jadi! ..." (Malay)
...still got...
"Otanjyobi omedeto! ..." (Japanese)
then...
"Gong joc lei fook sao... .... ... Gong hei lei! Gong hei lei!" (Cantonese)
J2 Jerome's face was like... "What the heck?" (o_O) Lol.. all e J2s also.
Immediately after that, all the Batch XI guys shout
"TAUPOK MR LIM!!!!"
Lol... saw the shock registered on his face. Chong Kai from behind run all the way to the front first and was about to pounce on Mr Lim when...
suddenly stop in front of him...
"Nah! Mr. Lim... Taupok." *Offer a bag of taupok (literally) that he hide behind himself for Mr Lim.*
LoL! Mr Lim was like... "... *regaining composure in abt 1/2 second* ... OK... thank you very much." Think he was quite relieved... Gotcha! XD
Then Donana took out the B-Day cake she baked for Mr. Lim. She's a really good cook & baker. (BIG asset to ODAC Batch XI! Lawlz) =) Give Mr. Lim 2 small cactus as a present + a giraffe b-day card with all our msg.s on it. Then cut cake and everybody take 1 piece. Makan makan, chit-chat, happy-happy joke-a-lot then we headed to J2 Joel's class for J2s' version of celebrating IZ Lim's B-Day.
J2s bought dozens of Munchy Doughnuts from M'sia that time and made the chinese characters 39. They celebrate then each J2 take 1 doughnut from e floor and makan. Mr Lim also ate. Extras then give to us because they cant "finish". Then all take photos with Mr Lim as each batch then ended the celebrations at around 7+pm.
Overall also got do so many tau-poks. Maris Stella style.. not CJC kind... (CJC 1 lousy.. =P) Taupok Yan Ru like 3 times? Maurice (for being day leader) and Wei Jie (for "peeping" at Olivia while she changing at back of MPH. LoL) Taupok party all tio owned by themselves. Hehz.. All the guys join in the Taupok party lah. Become like Taupok regulars already...
Then had ODAC dinner (the usual Fork and Spoon at Toa Payoh every week), continue to socialize for a few more hours then all go home lah.
Had a lot of fun lar.. Today got quite a lot of meaningful things happen. Glad I'm in ODAC. But I'll still buck up and improve myself to keep CJ ODAC reputation high. I also want to apologize for my flaw in June XP about backpack because it affected me (as day leader) when I was suppose to be at supposed places but I didn't report to give enough help with my group. I'll shoot myself for this because I myself REALLY DESERVE to GET SHOT FOR THIS! June XP people will understand.. Once again, sorry... I'll improve on that aspect. Any other things you not satisfied with about me also tell me ok? Although will sure be a bit upset but I'll do my best to improve on those areas too!
The3Musketeers
