*qing ming - 29march2008*

it started at 5am zzz

lovely flowers for my grandparents

the cousins except kor

1st row (from L): Ling jiejie, XueBing, Li jiejie + sabby
2nd row (from L): my mum, keng ho, jian wei

me + xuebing + ling jiejie

one more!

we r so happy cos it's breakfast time!

pretty girls :)

random shot

kor is acting cute can.. zzz (the one is white)

here is our "King"

kor's car...the back is a bit cramp cos sports series

uncle's car, spacious!

oops i forgot to take pa's car. cos i dislike the color, so uncle
ya 3 cars in 2 units in BLK 77.. zzz


a brown day to sch
* 31march2008 *
i'm entertaining myself the bus
bcos i forgot to charge my itouchy

supposed to be teaching ethan after lcms BUT c was so nice to come to shaw to pick me, had a quick bite n off to have a hair cut after i mentioned that i needed one badly n had to time to travel to BLK 1 (i make it a point to only let serene/esther cut my hair n c's shampo + treatment cream etc r all stocked up there) we made a last minute appointment n i was the last customer. serene was so nice to wait for me as she had an appointment. i was 30mins late due to the jam n c made a wrong turn.

c washed my hair n did the chlorine treatment for me. after the hair cut, i felt really gd. requested to do my nails since they r in bad shape, we searched the whole of BLK 1, there's NO manicure shops... we drove to chinatown in search for one.. finally after searching for 30mins? we found one n i treated c to manicure+pedicure+ foot massage (i felt bad she drove all the way to pick me up n we skipped tuition + i owe her some cash) while i did my manicure + toes treatment for the 2 injured toes.. when we are done, it's already 10pm.. i tried playing with ms grace's psp while waiting for c (don't scold me grace).... but bcos i haf no idea how to handle it, had to ask ethan for advice many times when i'm stuck. n guess what? i was scolded by him of course.

c sent me home n it's 10.10pm. showered n quickly did my work n sent out to my group mates in 15mins.. read part of "that extra half an inch" n chatted with paul till i'm ready to slp.. i miss him badly yet i was so evil to treat him so nasty cos of the stressful n busy week..


this book is gorgeous. i was glad that i shipped in from usa. this is the handbag size.. the bigger various is selling in major bookshops for abt S$39+. i got mine for only US$15+ hohoho

i'm ready for the exams! hair's done, nails done.

i did mention i slept at 5am the night before n woke up at 10am, the very next night i slept at 2am n 2day i woke at 4.30am.. we headed for our qing ming festival..

took some interesting photos but the mood was dampen the very moment i fell down in LimChuKang. yes this is the nth time i fell down this year. scratched and injured my back, scratched my hand. reached home by 8+, rush to market for food, rush home to shower then rush to kawai to teach phew i made it in 10mins from home to paragon. gd thing that i live so near town.

2 sessions of dc followed. took a power 15mins nap before the start of the 2nd show, i went to the washroom to wash up BUT i dropped my pass into the toilet bowl, it auto-flushed n it's gone forever. i broke down at that very moment. i would need to pay for $100 for a lost pass based on my memory..BUT FL was so nice to tell me i just have to pay $5-10 for replacement fee..


i agreed that i m very stress recently, i have been eating a lot recently n during dinner break today i bought a chocolate bar n munched after i had laksa for dinner. n suddenly paul texted me that he's on leave tml. i went even more crazy. he wishes to meet me BUT It was not according to our plan or there was NO Plan right from the start. i have dozens of stuff to do tml.

dear, there's a reason why i spent so much time to do my schedule n sent u a copy. yet u din bother looking at it. if u do, u would noe that i haf to teach at lcms followed by ethan tml. n now i have to squeeze in a visit to the chinese physician bcos i fell down today.

i burst into tears during work but no one noticed since i was at BB.. yet i smiled sweetly at the 119 patrons there n said at least 90 times, "good evening, turn right pls.. pls be careful... enjoy yourself.."

thousands of things are in my mind.. i'm totally stress

from school work to upcoming exam, i'm even more stress about my final year.. fear that i would not be able to complete all my econs core/elective modules within the two semesters.. n i have yet to find a fyp group.

next, ethan's tuition is stressing me. i haf to make sure that he learns his spelling n get a decent grade every thur even when i'm unavailable to teach him on any week.. c hinted me that ethan will b accessed by moe again sometime in p3.. if ethan is unable to read or do his work by then, i'm in big trouble. but grace told me that firstly ethan is lazy to study n we have done our best. also i have to make sure that ethan has tuition every week n the tutors turn up n the schedules do not crush.

lcms: it's just the high expectation i give myself..

family: as usual..

boyfriend: i'm trying my best to squeeze out time for paul already n when i say i really have no time for meet-up, i mean it. my schedule is packed n planned till end april..

dc: mayb i'm just too nice, when they ask for help desperately, i gladly provide my service.


afterall, mayb what carene said was right. i should stop being so nice n just say OK to everyone.. while in the end i'm killing myself...

meanwhile i feel bad cos paul took leave tml partly bcos of me.. this will mean i have to wake up very early to go visit the doc by 9am n rush back to teach at lcms till 4pm then rush to teach ethan till 6.30pm then we can do a simple dinner tml evening..

for now, shower, sleep

a long n tiring day but guess wat i found when i reached home...

happiness!

batch 1 of my 2nd purchases from deepdiscount (usa) hohoho

batch 1 n 2 from FIRST batch came sometime this week too, mostly ms grace's stuff..zzz n where is my smurf's dvd? it's taking too long man..

it was a busy week, 3 assignments due one after the other. i slept at 5am this morning, woke at 10am, made my way to sch to hand in the essay. throughout the whole journey, my mind flew to suntec as grace told me there was bodyshop sales! it was already 1pm when i set my foot at ntu's bus stop to make my way back to lcms. it will take me 1.5hr back and i haf to teach at 3pm! how can i make it to suntec, grab my stuff, q up for payment n head back? hmm..BUT.... when i'm reaching city hall, my phone rang n it was d from lcms! q is on mc = my lesson will start at 3.45pm instead!!! hohoho..

i jumped off the train at city hall n happily headed to suntec, meanwhile i texted ms grace (she's in sch) n we were both so excited, discussing what to get n wat to look out for. t was super crowded but i managed to squeeze my way through to grab my stuff, made payment within 15mins despite the long q n headed back to lcms.

i'm a happy girl :)

the exfoliating towels r soo cheap.. so we decided to stock up

got mostly body polish/scrub to exfoliate my body.. lalala

don't u love strawberry too?

total damage: $80.50

(shall get my african sea salt from the shop soon, it's on super sale $30+ instead of the usual $50+ hohoho)


i mus be very stressed! i popped by SK to check out their diamond studs a few days ago. =X so tempted to get it. spotted two simple ones. 0.12 cc for $250+ (after 30%)n 0.08 cc for $139. i like the smaller one cos it looks sweeter BUT ms grace said buy the bigger one then CAN SEE.. zzz anyway paul said it's too x , while grace n ger said the price is ok. hmm.. let's wait n see..

the past week..

we brought the boys to church for easter service n they fell aslp in grace's car.. cos of norah jone's music. smart grace

so shygrace wanna strangler ewangrace + me

one day after mugging in sch, we had supper at botak jones! grace, ry, nancy (yes, ms too flew back from newscastle for holiday cos she's too stress after exam zzz) n me!

scandal! (since pjc)

grace rejected ry

random..

guess wat is evan doing?

he is trying to POO POO!! yet ethan is disturbing him n i was trying to do my work at the side lor.. but so cute right?

**bedtime! the start of another busy week**

i m pretty busy recently.

1. to complete the tons of assignments due in these couple of weeks
2. to arrange for make-up lessons with ALL my students since i am applying for TWO weeks exam leave @ lcms
3. the trouble i'm getting at home
4. the stress at lcms, deciding whether to send some of my students for exam
5. to go dating with paul


on each of the above, i have learnt some lessons:

1. a chat with dr j. goh changed my perspective in life. applying what he shared with us, i spent hours finding relevant articles/papers/journals, read them and make relevant links to my topic. i found joy in doing so and the process deepen my understanding in the subject.

2. i always try to be responsible in the things i do. i could easily leave to the school to arrange for relief teachers to take over my duties while i'm on exam leave. however, i did not do so. i made the effort to arrange for make-up lessons for ALL my students, explain to the parents and submit the form to the school. i did so bcos mainly i do not trust other people in taking over my job. sorry for that, but i rather taking the extra step to solve my own problem.
i could see that j was quite impressed with my duties. perhaps it's time i ask for an increment...

3. home: they r getting from bad to worst. this resulted in me escaping to school to complete my work n mug for the coming exam = the trouble to travel 1.5 hr to/fro sch and coming home so late each night. i think this is current temporary solution to this problem.

4. i ned to show results at lcms. a need to send them for exam. i wan an increment in commission.

5. paul: we are getting busier these days but trying hard to meet up for a simple meal. however i still can't believe the things he did for me to protect me and to ensure that i m living in a comfy environment.

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i have been working non-stop for the past few days n i foresee for the coming weeks. yet, i find joy in it. i feel so alive again.

"i'm learning.. it has nv been so fun!"

+ time to slp, night +

your unbelievable love

imagine sleeping at 4am in the morning and the first thing your mother walking into your room at 9am screaming to ask u for some numbers. after you told her in a sleepy mode that the numbers r on the piece of paper in the living room, she doesn't believe you n start to ransack your shelf for the number! yes, SHE RANSACK MY SHELF AND ALL MY FACIAL PRODUCTS FELL and walk out of the room. How i wish i can no longer be the good girl n start to curse at her. i m not in the best mood today after the lack of sleep, the terrible dinner yesterday and with 2 assignments that are due tml in the back of my mind.

i am not going to be back home (early) tonight!

if you continue to believe and think that i will not be taking care of you when you grow old, good for you! the untrue may soon become true. stop pushing my limits.

i have just sent out my econs ppt slides, taking a break now before i continue to touch up on my education essay and moving on to my financial econs assignment..i noe it's gonna be a sleepless night plus the terrible dinner i had just now, i was on the verge of going home packing my stuff n leave this place. anyway i discover so nice accessories online..

i love bling bling

i wan another pair of diamond earring, if only i can put on fake earrings or i should be blessed that i have "expensive" ears.


i'm so stress, stupid mio tv that lengthen the war between my dad and i. we haven been talking for more than 2 weeks.

just hang up the phone with paul, it's so comforting to hear his voice whenever i'm down. while he is staying awake to guard changi airport, i'm working hard to complete the three assignments of this week. *yawn

back to work. ciao

i dislike how u scream at me
i dislike how u refuse to learn things by yourself
i dislike how u want ME to do everything for u

ego is worthless
ego is inedible

do u have a dad who behave like this too?

oops! i'm so vain

* outfit of the day *

decided to put on my shorts to go teach @ lcms since it's only 1hr 45mins of lessons. i'm happy with today's random outfit. i have decided to challenge myself by NOT buying any more apparel for at least the next few months (*fingers crossed) and let's see what i can make do with whatever i have in my wardrobe. will try to mix around and come out with a brand new outfit for each day! i guess this will make my life more exciting hee.

yet another day @ lcms

callix gave me this little sweet after class, so sweet of him. brightens up this tiring day.

after lcms, headed to teach ethan. luckily we didn't fight much today. anyway i was too tired to quarrel and argue with him. carol was so nice to send me home n let the two boys play in my playground.

evan is always so happy

ewan is always so cheeky

i was totally drained when i reached home. imagine teaching NON-STOP from 11.15am-6.15pm.. mum presented me with the following...
YES a diamond pendant.. BUT i was not excited about it.. paul concludes that i was too tired to get excited over a new diamond pendant. anyway it's from aunty (mum's eldest sis). no special occasion, not my birthday or whatever. adding on to my diamond collection, yes i love diamonds! anyway thanks ah yi. next up, can someone buy me a diamond bracelet? NOT from taka ok? me dislikes taka. min is sk, n i have the sk jewel card (i'm a member) hohoho

time to do my wudi econs essay on richardo's theory of distribution and value. i woke up at 8am to read on him today before going off to teach. oh boy..

we went dating :)

white!

*off to ikea*


mine: proached salmonpaul's: meatball w spagthe famous meatballs

i'm a member! haa

*anchorpoint*

lots of outlet stores: gio, g2000, charles & keith shoes selling at really cheap $19+ only. gd place to hunt for off seasons pieces :)

cute creaturesdisney resturant!

my man in black, hohoho*off to orchard*

wheelock

centrepoint's fish & co

thirsty paul

tired me

our food

it was a long day from tpy to ikea to orchard. he forced me to cab home after dinner. perhaps i should take up the sponsorship by my mum to learn driving, then i can drive the car out. we shall see. time to do my tons of assignments! one sleepless night...