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Community Football - 20 & 21 May 2017

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Posted by Brandon. The football season ended with a bang! A carnival was held at the field. It was a 2-day tournament. All the tribes (Spartans, Vikings, Aztecs, Samurai, Apache and Gladiators) had a march pass with their costumes, weapons, etc. I felt very excited for the carnival to start. The field was overcrowded with children of different ages wearing their costumes.   Everyone was in bright smiles.☺ And here we go! The march pass starts! There were dozens and dozens of parents who came to cheer and support. Their cheering was excellent to me. The march was well organized, outstanding and everything was in order.     Our tribe managed to get the best costume award! First game of the tourney. Everyone played well and they all deserved to win. Honestly, I think some of my team mates were not in high spirit. Partly because few of our best players were absent on that day so some of them were downcast.

Our Helper - 1 May 2017

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There was once a helper in our house, Who babysit us and set up traps for each single mouse. One day she decided to leave, So we gave her a card and a gift. It was sad to see her go away, So we brought her out to dinner the day before May. She told us her sweetest memory was about me, And this helper goes by the name of Suryati.                                                                              -Brandon Hah☺

Old-time comfort food - 19 & 20 Apr 2017

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Pasir Pinji Kong Heng, Ipoh Old Town   Chee Kong Roast Pork, Taman Pertama  

Sepetang charms again 20 April 2017

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Post: Silas We are back at Sepetang again! But when we got there, we saw so many extraordinary things like it's our first time there. Probably because we had a guide to bring us to some places we haven't been from our previous visit. I think we were so engrossed by the wildlife in the mangrove that we just didn't realize that the river mouth nearby has just as much stuff. Somebody has been busy drying fishes for our dishes... A visit to the charcoal factory. At least this time I understand what was really going on in there. A walk among the mangroves, but it was in the afternoon, low tide and not very humid, so we didn't really see much of the creatures.  But we did see some inquisitive crabs coming out of their holes to greet us... I realized that when we were in the mangrove, we always look down, because that's where the crabs and mudskippers are. But this time when I looked up, it was like a different world altogether.

Who's the fairest of them all - 19 Apr 2017

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Posted by Xian Jin Where else to spend a short break, but Ipoh? It was unplanned, spontaneous and out-of-the-blue when my dad decided to bring us to Tasik Cermin, a place embedded deep in his childhood, even though he had only been here a few times. From the outside, it was the most unappealing and unattractive of landmarks; construction, lorries and sand deterred visitors. Who would ever visit such a place?  The Tunnel that bridges reality to fantasy. Tasik Cermin - "Mirror lake" in Malay.  Mirror, mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all? ps. me Struggling to get stones to skip more than 2 times. It was an enchanting and beautiful experience. Something so beautiful hidden from the world, disguised as a deserted and sandy land. I could stay here for hours, reading or relaxing under the tall, shady trees in silence. This hidden gem may not last long, however. Already, there are constructions ongoing, a