it's recess time!

27 sep 2007

lunch wif geraldine @ our usual place - dans ryans resturant, tanglin place. our fav clam chowder (it's a must to order!).. & i always haf to ask for crackers, they don provide like before..

salmon broccoli penne & pork wrap

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28 sep 2007

spent the whole day watching [1 liter of tears] today n at the end of the show, the table is filled with used tissue papers and i got scolded by mummy for wasting tissue.. she said, in future please use a towel.. my eyes were swollen n i suffered from headache after the whole show due to the excessive lost of tears.. n who is the one who asked me to watch this show n made me cry till i haf a headache? *drum roll* my dearest paul.. zzzz thks ar.. but it is indeed a very nice n touching show.. i learnt a lot from the show..

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ok mon sch reopens again n i haf spent this recess lunching wif geraldine (my bestest friend), shopping wif ger, teaching ethan, attended a lecture on dyslexic children.. sun mus rush to do econometrics assignment 20% (but i did not attend any of the lecture n tutorial oops!) since my sat is burnt at kawai 10-2.30pm then to teach ewan, evan and ethan then to dc..

aza aza fighting!

smurf n i

[ it's smurf n me when there r lots of misses ]

i think that is why he bought me the smurf. so smart dear.

x x x

dinner was @ parkway thai restaurant at parkway parade with paul! it has been a long time since i ate thai food..
*I finished all the rice crackers oops!

Main course: kang kong with samba, cashew nuts n chicken (yummy!) , popiah (normal, don bother to order) & 2 bowls of rice. (i ate 3/4 of rice only hee)
Desert: Chendol and Red ruby
y mus we eat soo much?? after dinner,we were soo full..

PS : btw, i m on a diet, dinner is now 3 spoon of rice.. tsk tsk
i haf successfully lost 1KG from the 3kg i gained in USA & taiwan!!!! aza aza! target to lose 3 more kgs!!

i love projects!

[ES105 - reforming education presentation/project]

made this HUGE snake n ladder with pa, i gave him instructions to draw the boxes n numbers, while i complete the game with the ladders and snakes.. pa made a huge dice for me.
carol borrowed the spiderman n superman figurines from kamini while i took the tarzan from jeremy's room.. these 3 figurines were used as markers for our snake n ladder game..
overall, the class n my tutor were impressed with our presentation, it was prefect.. the class enjoyed the snake n ladder game as well. yahoo! once again, i haf proven that i love doing projects and presentation..

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i lost my RED thumbdrive.. quite upset, it's a 2GB thumbdrive given to me by dong hyun's mum (my korean student) who specially mailed it from korea!!! but i think i miss the teddy bear more.. where is my thumdrive? now i'm left with my 512mb thumbdrive (top) which i bought from japan..

my back hurts, my leg hurts. doc says i hurt my nerve if i don take care n cure it, i would haf to go for operation. carol rushed home to bring me to the doc today, we reached there at 12.07pm, the clinic is closed but we got the doc to see me, she nagged n scolded at me for being later (closed at 12pm) n nt taking care of myself.. remind me nt to walk anymre if nt i will nv recover. she poked thousands on needles on my back n i almost cried.. it was v painful.. if i'm still unwell by thur morning, i will haf to go n c them again. but carol is going away on thur till sun, i will haf to go there by myself le.. how? wasted a lot of $$ to c doc this mth.. hai.. wont work so hard le.. nt worth it..

i'm NOT a plastic bag!

after waiting for more than 1 month, i got the bag finally.. missed 2 chances of getting the bag, c got it for me in the end knowing that i want it very much..she has the grey version (Asia), given to her by one friend who is in her 50s who doesnt need it. as for mine, it was bcos she helps one girlfriend a lot in the past and in return, it's time for that girlfriend to return favour, so she asked if i want the blue version, yes i said n so she got her to get it for me.. yuppie! don ask how did the girlfriend got it, don ask how much it cost, neither c nor i pay a single cent for it.

i guess the reason i wanted this bag badly is bcos i did a plastic bag project for my 'A' level project work. it was close at heart n y in the first place we did not come up with the idea of designing a shopping bag that can make a fashion icon... anyhow, i love this bag..

sth is missing

i haf everything it seems.. yet i feel sth is missing..

nt pple, nt materials, nt cash, nt care, nt concern, nt love, nt entertainment..

~ i realised it's time for myself ~

i need a day for myself to do anything or nothing all by myself, from watching dvds at home to playing on my electone or just sleeping..

i guess i have been too tired... ...

yes i'm a bee!

feeling terrible these few days due to the backache n leg pain.. i still made an effort to get down to popular to search for oral bks for ethan.. i was glad that i found some good books.

sometimes i m jus wondering y i put aside everything for my students? i give up playing, movie-ing, resting, shopping n dating to teach them. i teach almost every other day.. in the morning then i rush to sch, if nt late at night after sch where i take a 1.5hr journey after a super long day n start teaching till late.. or on weekends/public holiday where friends r out venturing sg or catching up with friends, i m teaching.. during sch holidays, i plan their lessons before anything else.. during their exam periods, i give them all my time..

i m nt saying i m a very gd teacher, but i noe that i put in a lot of effort.. from reading up, researching, observing, lesson planning, brain storming for new ideas etc..

ewan is turning 4, he cant even connect dots.. i haf to start teaching him personally on top of his brother, ethan, jeremy, kawai music sch (now they gave me additional classes to teach) and my sch work, considering tt this sem i haf very heavy work load due to the 2 education classes i m taking.. n once in a while bhss-ing.. yes i have already stopped dc-ing n swspe-ing but that doesnt seem to make me less busy.. i am still as busy.. buzzing around

poor paul.. *pat pat.. aza aza fighting!

The Smurfs

Paul gave me his entire childhood.. The precious "The Smurfs" sticker book.. I wrapped it up nicely in a plastic sheet n kept it in my smurf cupboard with the rest of my smurf collection..
I read the first chapter 1 mth ago when Paul gave it to me and somehow today i opened the cupboard, took the book, unwrapped it and read the 2nd chapter - Symphony in C. I think mayb bcos of misses that resulted into such actions.. there r only about 10 chapters in the book.. too precious to read them all at one time.. i'm saving the remaining chapters slowly..

This chapter is about the tone-deaf smurf called Harmony (smurf holding a trumpet - find image in previous Smurfs' blog) learning to play with his new trumpet given to him by the evil Gargamel. . Gargamel placed a spell in the trumpet such that when Harmony plays it, every smurf will be sleepy so that he can catch n eat them.. Read on to find out more..

waha.. in the end, Harmony broke the spell and saved the rest of the smurfs!! Evil Gargamel, he wont catch the Smurfs soo easily..

n now the book is back into the plastic pocket sheet, nicely sealed n back into the cupboard.. Till i bear to read the book again, I will share it.
The Smurf Portable Fan is soo useful or like wat he always says, "Wudi"...we were soo hot today after walking home from Boon Keng.. if nt for that, we would have MELTED.. me esp..

as someone once told me that human relationships can change when there r different expectations.. if the two individuals r able to understand the differences n learn.. these two individuals will have a stronger relationship at the end of the day.. but if either one of them decided to judge n make comparison based of what is expected and what is observed, this individual will eventually be disappointed..

the someone told me the solution to a better human relationship, whether is it between parents-children or a couple, is thru conversations.. by talking and sharing, people learn and can understand others better..

for eg, The teacher expects the student who is top in class for Maths to do well in all exercises, tests and examination. But one day, this student has difficulties understanding chapter X, but chose not to tell the teacher and seek help, the teacher will b amazed and disappointed that he did badly for the test for chapter X. But if the student approach the teacher to address the issue, the teacher will help this student and there is an understanding that he is weak at chapter X and may not do as well as before.

Therefore, i conclude that one shld not judge another person immediately based on the difference in the expectations n observations.. first understand the person and the story behind, do not compare this individual with someone whom u know before and start to complain about the differences.. each individual is special and each relationship is special.. what is important is not how much this individual can give but rather how much one can learn from this individual thru the time spent together.. being understanding is crucial in any form of relationship..

i'm glad tt there is someone who made me understand that.. it may seems nth material but i noe u have given me all... it sadden me to hear that u may choose to leave if at the end of the day u feel that u can't "meet" my "expectations.. for that moment, my heart cries.. i shldnt haf said wat i said.. i was being too childish..

sarang heyo..

my new smurf fan from paul!! with this lovely smurf fan, i'm not afraid of the heat anymore!! it comes with a lollipop.. but i don think i will bear to eat it.. cos i would haf to tear away the paper n break the seal to eat the lollipop.. n since all my smurf collection r still in their boxes, tags, plastic bags.. i guess the sweet is gonna b sealed up forever..
our hobby is EATing!!.. n so we r always hunting for nice food.. today, we lunched at lucky plaza's lucky coffee shop.. $5.50 set meal.. yummy yum yum! at the rate he is feeding me, i m soon gonna b a little pig.. *oink oink!
jeremy (taiwan's citibank consumer banking vp - i stayed in his house when in taiwan) came to sg for 3D2N citibank retreat.. uncle hosted him n his subordinates last night @ bottle tree, we had lots of seafood.. they couldnt take the chili crab n black pepper crab, simply too hot for them..

he bought me Bvlgari's Omnia Crystalline... i like the bottle! an unique design.. i was quite guilty, i did not get him anything.. but he is coming back to sg for 3 weeks for some citibank workshop.. mayb i will bring him around for food??