Past Week

Wow. This whole wk was quite busy for me.

1st 3 days had to go NIE for TSN Course and hav assignments lor... Sainz.... Thinking of completing it before i go for my overseas trip. But no motivtion to complete leh...


Thursday went for my 2nd eye review. The senior optician said my cornea is not completely healed yet. So need to go for 3rd review end of Jan next year. The ete review was quite quick and since i had some time left after the review, saw this shop @ Paragon and went in.

The shop name


Heavenly Dessert


My Soup


Ah mAH'S SOUP




Then met my "long-lost" NIE friends for dinner. As usual, we went for KTV after dinner, our common hobby mahz.. I remember we used to pon lessons to go ktv, heheh... Nt ur typical good students lar.

Think muz be the ktv session. Fri woke up with sore throat and aching ear. Feeling damn sianz. Went to sch do some tidying then went with Ah Mah to go shopping. I was feeling quite sick alr but then, i was thinking maybe stay at home will feel even more sick so went out with her lor. Bought 4 books @ Kinokuniya which set me back by $80 bucks. Hw come the book so expensive ar? Then went to c a movie abt teenagers woth Auntie Esther and her sons. Not a bad show.

Today spent the whole day @ home. Nvr even step out of the door. Finish one book alr. Tmr i am gg to get my new fone. Will blog more abt it tmr when i get it, yea! Been eyeing the fone since the ad came out.

Mon gg JB the entire day! Shiok!

Winter Wear 1

Went by OG bcos Ah Mah wan buy luggage. So we went to Chinatown OG (cos i mtg HY @ Chinatown to makan also mah). While browsing through the luggage, i saw the winter wear, so went to try on some.


This one i already rent from somewhr alr. This one basically jus wear for fun only when the weather not so freezing cold. Hoping can wear in Seoul, maybe @ nite when we hav free time to go walk walk see see.


Clothes 1



Clothes 2

Mixed Feeling

The long anticipated news is out! Civil Servants will only get 0.5 months of bonus on top of the 13th month. Since July alr get the 0.5 bonus, so dec will only get one month more of bonus. haiz....

Juz watched 2 episodes of Life Tranformers. Felt real sad. Cant imagine that there are still Singaporeans out there that still live in such shabby conditions. Sure, compared to those people living in slums, they are much better. However, when compared to others like us, we seemed so blessed. We are complaining that we need air-con and stuff cos of hot weather. They are hoping, not even daring to say it out loud, that they need food to fill their stomach.

I am able to feed myself, have some savings, able to go on overseas tour, able to provide for my own tieriary education. What am I supposed to complain abt? Not so much bonus? When pple are out thr suffering?

What am I thinking about?

After Lasik 后遗症

This is my official 3rd day after my Lasik. Still not used to it.

Tis morning when i woke up, i was still feeling for my spec. Search high and low then suddenly realise that my vision was perfectly clear. heheh... then realised that i gt my vision corrected. Of Blurness.......

Personality

About personality. Some of my colleagues mentioned to me that i behaved differently inside and outside staff room. To the students, I am a strict teacher who cannot stnad nonsense or pple handling their homework late. Though i can play with them and joke ard, the students still know whr to draw the line. In staff room, I am always shouting. Not bossing ard but more of behaving like a grown up kid. Lately, someone also commented whether they are spoiling me by indulging in my child-like personality.

I understand that once a person grow up, they can no longer behave the way they used to behave. In my teenage years, i long to be treated like a grown up and often ask pple to treat me like one. However, i know that deep down inside, i am still a kid. Come one day when i suddenly realise that i had been playing as another person all along. I am not that mature, so why shld i be so pretentious? Why shld i bother to put on 'make-up' everytime i am with my friends and colleagues?

At this age, i think i am still entitled to some child-like behaviour,unlike someone else. When it comes to decision making, i don think i am childish. I weigh out the pros and cons before saying something. However, when its relaxed time, then can go all out to be myself. Its not i go all out to be like a child. Its jus in me.

I guess its also the company i hand out with in my sch. Most of my older colleagues still sees me as a teenager, not an adult. Look @ the way they talk to me at times. I am not blaming them as i sometimes find myself enjoying their way as it means i do not need to make major decisions or pretentious.

I think it doesnt matter hw ur personality is. As long as it some to decision making, you are mature enuff to make wat is best for all and yourself. You just to be able to rise up to the occasion wheever it calls for one.

Hiaz... I'm also not sure. Maybe i shld stay less away from sch so that i can grow up instead of under the aunties who treated me like one of their sons. Maybe, with the additional load nxt yr, i can no longer be wat i am now.

Actually, I feel quite sad thinking one day, i might lose all my 童真and start acting all prim and proper every single day. that day will come and i shudder to think of it now.

Lasik Surgery

Lasik has been around for many years and many of my friends have taken enough courage to go for it. I was procastinating about it because of the risk involved. It also sounds quite "er xin" when i heard about the procedure. Then, one of the days, the Lasik surgery advertisement came out. So together with the equally curious Aunty Tan, we went for the forum.

I remebered it was on the 7th November 2008. Was the night of my 1st ppr. After the orum, they told us we had a free eye checkup. So went ahead with it lor. Had a hard time scheduling the date cause of the various events cmg up.

Finally, the date was set on 18th Nov, the day of my own sch D&D. Went for the check up and done everything. Then, it comes the decision. WHETHER TO DO IT OR NOT..... Then, i suddenly hear God saying, if you wan to do it, then why not. If you nvr muster enough courage to do something that u have been thinking to do it, then you nvr will. So i jus set my mind and stat the date.

20th November 2008

That day, when i was waiting for my turn, I felt a bit scared. You know the OT... Everything looks so white. I gt no idea but they asked me to rest on an arm chair and closed the curtains around me. Don know why they do this. I alr put on my gowns and stuff alr but they nvr pull open the curtains. So I was thr waiting, hearing everything happening outside but cant see. Now i know how pple feel when they go for surgery under LA. Scary sia.

Finally was my turn. Walked into the surgical rm. Looked like a rm in the dentist clinic. So the procedure went on. Open my eye lids, cut the cornea flap, laser and place back. Sounds simple but its actually a bit scary. I can smell the burning smell when the laser corrects my vision.

After a terrifying 5 mins, everything was finally over. So now, i can see without my spec or contacts. Went for quick dinner with HY then hurry up go back slp cause eyes causing a bit of dicomfort.

The next morning when i woke up, i gt a shock. Everything looks so clear that i thought i forgot to remove my contacts and fell asleep. THen i remembered.

This morning when i woke up, eyes not fully opened, i began to search for my glasses with my hands and wonder why its nt at the usual place of side table. Then realise that i don need it liao.

Result: This is wat happen when you wore specs forn more than 12 years. You are so used to it. Initially wanted to donate my spec to those children in 3rd World country (yes, the clinic have a donation box for spec). Think the feel quite shiok. Walk in with glasses. walk out without. THen, after much consideration, i decided to keep it. I can change the lenses for something without degree lar. Then when i feel like having glasses on my face, then can wear mah, haha.. Vain!


Singapore famous Lasik Surgery @ Paragon. Cost me 3.2K to ocrrect both eyes. Though ex, but with most credability.

Achievement

A colleague of mine is having her wedding lunch today but she appeared to be a bit simple about it. I mean, what i heard from mty friends is that she jus plan to have a simple wedding lunch.

And SIMPLE means:
1. No 'big' wedding gown. Judt a simple one
2. No make-up and hair-do
3. Need share restauruant with other walk-in guests
4. No PA system available in restaurant (or so i've heard)
5. No bridal bouquet

It was tat simple. I mena they went thru their ceremony in Msia and hence, this was more like jus a wedding lunch, which they treat it as a simple get-together wif friends. But a bit too simple right. So some of my colleagues went out of their way to arrange bridal bouquet la, make-up lar etc for her.

Being the kay poh me, I also did something for her......... The bridal car.

The end product:

Think its cute and worth it


Think its cute and worth it.
Ltr, think its cute and not worth it.


The end product.
It nice right? Though pic was a bit blur.


I like the front view.

Yesterday

Went to MOE HQ to collect the MOE D&D 2008 yesterday.

First thing when we reached the lobby was to poin to Auntie Sim cause the sign stated proper attire and Ah Mah and me was wearing super casual. But then, i think off office hour alr, so they let me in. So went to exchange the pass lor. One thing special is the lifts gt no buttons. We juat press which fl we wan go to when pressing for the lift to come. It will direct u to the lift to take. When go inside the life, jus press close. It will bring u to tat specific fl.

The entry pass actually quite nice. Will post it on blog to show.

After collecting the necessary things, we went Holland V to makan. Actually wan try Crystal Jade steamboat but we need wait for 15mins. Ah Mah complained she 饿到不行, so went in search of other pl. In the end, we went into a italian Restaruant called La Nonna. I 4gt 2 take my cam thr, haiz...

But quite a nice pl. The deco quite good. I felt a bit out of pl wearing t-shirt, berms and adidas shoes but i try to heck it. we each order a main course and a drink. Ah Mah suggested a starter tat is very nice so we ordered tat as well. Being also the 酒鬼, she ordered a Moscato Di Asti. Its a very nice sweet dessert wine. Cnt really tell the alcohol content while drinking but think can feel the hot sensation.

The bill came up to 198.09 SGD. Wow. This is the first time i ate such a expensive dinner without any pre-warning. As in, no occassion, no event. Jus a simple dinner.

Diaoz....

Went dinner with Ah Mah and Auntie Sim for Dinner today. A funny thing happen.

Ah Mah gt something on so she went off first. Left Auntie Sim and me talking cock.

Then we called for the meal. I was holding the wallet in my hands, ready to pay the bill. When the waiter came, he jus went str8 to Auntie Sim instead of me lor.

Hmmm... Maybe its my attire. Cos i played badminton with my kids today, i was in those dry fit shirt and berms. Auntie Sim was in her usual Coporate attire. Think maybe the waiter thinks i still some student, so no money to pay, haha....

Don Like

After 5 days of not gg to sch, now i am preparing to wear my much dreaded office wear to sch again. Not tat i don like sch but just the attire i have to wear.

Haiz... Hw nice it will be if i can jus wear t-shirt and jeans to sch everyday. That would just be perfecto!

No Idea

Myexams are over! Long over... As of 12 noon yesterday, my july 2008 semester is over, yeah!!!! Time for tat long awaited party.

It abt 4 plus now (in the morning) and I gt no idea why i woke up so early. Maybe I'm so used to waking up @ tis timing till nw my body is accustom tp it liao.

Also, as of 930 last night, Benjamin droppped out of the competition. I was still chatting wif Auntie Tan when she suddenly called me and said she needed help to bring her son home.

I didnt think much about it till i reached thr. Wah, Benjamin really sleeping lor. Not jus resting or taking a nap. Its real SLEEP! When i was thr to fetch hime, still ok, gt wheelchair. The medic jus wheel-chaired him to my car then lift him from wheel chair to my car. The main prob was from my car to his rm. Along the way home, i was thinking how to bring him up.

Luckily, when we reach the foot of the blk, we manage to revive him a little (by lightly slapping him on the cheeks). But it was still no joke trying to help a 70 over kg guy (taller than me by the way)up. He jus bsaically lean onto me and i have to drag him. The most fortuante thing is that he could drag his feet a bit. At First, Auntie Tan suggested that me and Benedicy " FIREMAN LIFT HIM"! Ok Auntie Tan, if u r reading this, fireman lift is NO joke, esp for a heavy man. If I was looking nonchantly when u suggest to me, I was jus trying to contain my cool since u r so tired and worried. In other days, think my jaws will jus drop.

Gt another shock in her house. I was happily waiting to see of there was anything I could help with, thinking her precious Peanuts was in the kitchen. Then there was this sudden rush of beel tinkling, which i knew was it! cmg from the room to the living room! Gt a bit of jump thr. Lucky Auntie Tan flr nvr crack.

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No matter hw a son grew up, he is still a son in his parents' eyes. Throughout the whole competition, Auntie Tan nvr went home but stayed thr for about 3 days 2 nights to accompany Benjamin. In the middle of the night, Auntie Tan watched over him and woke him up to make sure his hands doesnt slip. She had to entertain his nonsense as well when he was a bit halucinating from his serve lack of slp.

Even back at him, when Auntie Tan was "bed-bathing" him, I was jus staying ard when I suddenly heard" Ben ar, Mummy help u clean up ar..." Tis sentence suddenly struck me! Though Ben is alr 20 yrs old, but the nummy still care so much abt him.

Come to think of it, even when i am sick these few yrs, my mum always try to make me herbal tea. When the days gets a bit unbearable hot, herbal tea are always thr. Knowing i will nvr drink those bitter, foul smelling type of herbal tea, she always makes those sugar cane or barley water type that i like. Hahha.. Maybe tats why my dad plants sugar cane outside the house. Hmmm... Hw come nvr plant barley?

Parental love is unconditional. No longer hw old or hw much u disappoint ur parents, they still love you. Thinking back abt hw the kids treat their parents, it a bit unfair. Some kids i have heard said that their oarents don love them cos they don buy wat the kids wan. The onli reason i can think of for tat is that the kids are still young. Of course, there are other parents who are also otherwise................................................................................................................................

Movie Maniac 4

This is the much hyped up movie tat everyone is talking about: Literature book turned movie. Went to watch it. Nothing interesting leh. I read the book before and I loved it. But,the movie was otherwise.

Disappointing............

Wat is this?

Guess it by now? Its the Subaru car challenge. Don know how many years has it been going on but this year is definetely not the first few years. Look at all this people..





Actually. I don really care much about thie competition. But since Auntie Tan's son is in the competition and she asked me whether free to support, so I went down lor.

Quite interesting. Gt all sorts of people down thr. Gt ladies all dressed up like gg for some party, gt aunties older than my mum (Auntie Tan even said they looked like her mum).... But by late evening, left only 290 people, from the 400 over at 1pm.

Benjamin still looking good.

TVPS D&D 2008 Invitation CARDS

Ah Mah finish doing up a few invitation cards. Nice right? Think its a nice gesture to the teahcers who have been just recieving email notifications the past few years. Make them feel more welcomed. Of course lar, the SAC Invitation cards were more than this. Just tat i forgot to take a pic of them.

Different Angles



Details



Cool rite? The theme is SHanghai Nite. Everyone in oriental style. @ Peony Jade somemore, so classy and Oriental.

Outing with my P4 & P5s

Last tue went out to see a play (The Buzy Bee) with some of my P4 & P5s. The show was quite alrite, thought their play at Jubilee was much much better.

At the end of the play, i asked Ivy to help us take some fotos. When she tried to crack some jokes,like asking whether Mr Phua is handsome or not, my two class jus went quiet. Undaunted by the failure, she ask again. Silence followed. She doesnt get the pic leh. Think she alr obasan! The students i brought are those better ones who normally keep quiet. Think in their hearts I am quite a strict person so when she suddenly ask tat question, think they were quie stunned!!!!!

The title of the show



The whole auditorium was full



Me with some P5


One of our students was selected to join in the play


Wirh my kids

Studying

My exams starts this friday and ends next monday...

Thought of gg Bishan CC to study last sunday. So after buying the stuff for the invitation cards, i happily went to Bishan CC. Then, it was fully booked lor. Sianz... So went Dome. Weather was hot so sat inside. Then decide its too noisy. Jus when i was complaining to Ah Mah, she sugested Downtown East. Yah, why didnt I think of it? But nvrtheless, i ordered my breakfast in Dome.




After which, went Downtown East. Sat on the colourful sofa. (The pl i actually took before. Its in my blog post. The one with the ferris wheel)Actually thr not bad leh. Not noisy. Colourful colours to brighten up your mood,nice food.

IN the midst of wrk


Nice mocha... V nice and sinful


Nice way of presentation.


Yum Yum

My Class Pic

Just given my class photo last wk. The kids quite funny right? Gonna miss them next yr...

Interesting Homework

I was asking my P4 to draw out their ambition on their CME workbook.

A girl drew this.....




I can understand the books but why the teacher muz sit down and pose? Ma chiam Super model, haha