sweetestmemories.

2010-05-05T20:28:00.002+08:00

why is it that you must always take my work and show it to others. why is it that they cannot do it themself and have to copy mine! then later on you say that im not creative and it looks the same. well it is the same because in the first place you when showing my work around. i totally hate this! its not that i dont like to share. i dont mind sharing but please ask my permission first. dont do it without even informing me! like you dont use others things before asking permission, it is the same as my work. later on please don't tell me that mine is not special or not good enough.

argh. sorry just needed a place to rant and this seems like the best place.

2010-04-26T22:33:00.002+08:00

i really haven been wakeboarding for some time. tried to book some slots but they were full... and then, tried again but he did not reply my email! hummphs. looks like i have to wait till next week to ride again. but i have been trying wavehouse! and it is really fun fun fun! gives me a different kind of thrill as compared to wakeboarding! haha.

well, now the question is, should i take part in the ivp alumni? i haven been training, and i wouldnt have any nice big tricks to put in... besides doing my 1 wake toeside, heel side 180, and half-cap toe side 180 plus a inconsistent indy grab and the normal toe and heel side 2 wakes... hmmmm. maybe i will join when i finally land my backroll! hahahaa. yes, in my dreams!

okay, maybe next week i will go back and wakeboard!

back to blogger

2010-04-24T21:28:00.002+08:00

HELLO!

I decided to return back to blogging on blogger. it feels more like a blog! hehe. And i know i have been neglecting my blogs for a long while. but i decided to go back to blogging for the time being.

since the last time i have updated, i have since completed my studies in diploma in pre-school education! hooray! now im waiting for my results! hope i will do it well! ((:

And suddenly, it feels really great to be FREE again. time to catch up on my social life to meet friends for dinners, shopping, catching movies, wakeboarding and so on. let me know if you want to meet up yeah!

Recently, i finally met up with jen! it was great having some time to chat over a wonderful dinner and to catch up on each other's life. hugs!

till then. loves.

tumblr.

2010-01-26T22:33:00.001+08:00

after 400 over post, i have decided to try on tumblr. as i was inspired by val! haha.

http://shirloves.tumblr.com/

but i will keep this site as and when i feel like it i would come back here. haha.

unhappy moments

2010-01-14T23:21:00.004+08:00

):

i haven't exactly been in one of my best moods. in fact, life's been a little down recently.

sometimes i would really wish to be some random powerpuff girl who will always be able to save the day. and it is really tough going through this phrase of my life where everything is coming down on me. so much on me for work expectation - how you expect me to create wonders when the children are only 3 yrs old?, so many assignments/presentations, preparation for practicum, lesson plans, plus now my chinese tr resigned without even informing me. and how am i supposed to answer to the parents? =/ what will i do with one less manpower and 26 3 years old? and i need to start planning for concert. i don't have enough time to spend with my love ones.

): and i randomly bought a cute pink notebook. hoping that it can cheer me up. usually this will work. but now, it doesn't. im stressed, sad and all negative. ):

brand new year brand new stress

2010-01-09T22:11:00.003+08:00

Hello 2010! And a big hello to my dusty blog!

This year have been great so far. But i have been really busy these few days, and the next few months to come. =/ Which is the reason why my blog is so stagnant!

Okay, hopefully by April i will be able to update on a regular basis. now, im finally in the last lap of my diploma studies (finally). haha. but work load is really piling up high! I have assignments due every other week and presentations coming the next week and the following week. its quite tedious to juggle both studies and work now. as everything is happening right at the same time. ): For assignments, most of them are essay questions which require me to do tons of research and referencing from books for quotes and ideas or theories. plus we have just started using a new curriculum at my centre. so its a totally different teaching style and lesson planning.

And because my work practicum (internship) is starting as of 1st feb all the way to the 1st week of march means that i have practically no time to enjoy chinese new year, valentines day and all. ): i have to study at night, rush assignments, meet work deadlines and do all my practicum planning, lesson write up, class deco, daily journals for my practicum supervision... ): double saddness and triple stressness.

and so how i wish i have 36 hours a day for me to complete everything i need to! and i totally cant wait for my bangkok trip! which means that i have finally complete the last lap of my studies and can start to do more stuff for myself!

but through this tough period of my time, i really thank my love ones like my dearest family, boyfriend and friends for standing by me and supporting me through this tough and busy moment of my life. especially for my family and my dearest, even though i do not have enough time to spend with them, they have been supportive and giving me all the support i need to make it through this part of my life successfully! ((: Im happy and joyful for that!

Now, hopefully 2010 will be a successful year, for me and everyone else!

till then;
loves, shirley.

2009-12-31T22:32:00.002+08:00

wow this is my 399th blog post! and it is the last 1 hour and 20 minutes of year 2009! Omg, so soon! Haha. Let's welcome the brand new year with open arms. ((:

before the end of this wonderful year, i would want to thank everyone who have came into my life.. You have made an impact in my life no matter how or small it is. (: life is too short to be unhappy. Forgive and forget all unhappiness and look forward to a better new year 2010!

Happy new year loves! (:

reflections for 2009

2009-12-30T14:51:00.002+08:00

its the time of the year to reflect upon what has passed and what could be better. how fast time flies isn't it? i actually took 1/2 day leave so that i can wrap up my assignments and to reflect upon how my 2009 have been for me.

1) I am offically 21! and i celebrated my birthday with the company of my dearests at Chervon- poolside.
2) I went for a few short trips with my friends - Tioman with Wakeboard peeps and Bintan with Val, her friends and boyfriend!
3) I have been keeping up with my grades with my diploma studies.
4) Successfully taught the Nursery 1 class.
5) Pierced th 3rd ear hole on my right ear.
6) Changed my handphone to Nokia E71.
7) Went for my very first Medicure.
8) First time attending my friends wedding for both chinese and malay and my friend's funeral.
9) Pay increase!
10) Experiencing my close ones going through an operation.

This 10 points in no particular order sort of sums up my whole 2009. It has been a fruitful and emotional year for me. I have successfully juggled one year of work & studies. (: and i will be graduating early next year! hooray! I've learnt and grown from a range of obstacles and experiences placed in front of me. (:

And my plans for the new year 2010 will be:

1) Be a better teacher for my Nursery 2 children.
2) Organise a successful concert 2010 for 2 childcare centres.
3) Graduate from my diploma with good grades.
4) Work hard for my company.
5) Keep in touch with all my friends around me.
6) Learn new wakeboard tricks! (probably at least all half-caps and switches or even backroll!)
7) Go holiday with friends and family!

That are som of my new year resolution for now... till i think of more pointers. haha. That's my plan for the new year. what about yours?

How have your 2009 been?

2009-12-20T23:08:00.003+08:00

awww.. so sorry to have neglect this little space of mine! time has been flyingggg as i have been keeping myself really busy with all the work&studies...

and i cannot believe that year 2009 is coming to an enddd....

i will be back soon for my new year resolutions!

2009-12-03T22:05:00.002+08:00

this is one of my favouite photo i have taken! ((:

we went for bubbles play out door that day and i realised this little boy in my class has the brightest smile when he sees the bubbles! but he is very very camera shy! so i practically ran after him to capture this nice photo! ((:

2009-11-23T22:36:00.003+08:00

today is the first time i experience such a terrible accident that happened in my class, in front of my eyes! it was nerve-wrecking and scarrryyy.

there's this little boy who is forever running around the class despite my constant reminders! and the next thing i know, he fell down and hit his head on the chair by the side. omg. its a child-safety chair with no sharp edges! but he had a cut on his upper eye lid, less than 1cm away from his eyeballs!!!!! and it was bleeding super badly that i screamed when i saw it! the blood dripped down even faster than his tears. it streamed down his face onto his clothes and my clothes! gosh. i couldnt even bear to see the wound. i quickly took a tissue and added pressure before slowly looking at the wound. it swelled... and den i suddenly forgot everything i have learnt from first aid.

next thing i know, i was on the way to the clinic to get his wound dressed. my heart still pounded furiously. but he was really brave! he stopped crying a while later and enjoyed sucking on my mentos! we went to the children clinic and the doctor just took some cotton bud, clean a bit and recommend him to a doctor in the hospital for stitches and charged 70 bucks for that! so so so expensive!

but luckily he went down to the hospital for the stitches treatment. the doctor said that his eye muscles are exposed! and need to stitch it back quickly. the cut was quite big. and the skin came out. thank goodness his skin was pushed upwards and he needed to pull the skin down and stitch it back. lucky the skin was still there. or else he would need to do skin grafting!!! gosh. that would hopefully teach him not to run around in the class!

): it was really a scary accident that i have learnt how to deal with. i do hope he recovers soon!

2009-11-23T22:32:00.002+08:00

check:

cck concert - over.

je concert -over.

birthday celebration - few days.

parent teacher meeting - dec 12.

nursery 2 class - dec 14.

assignments - many many more.

2010 - 1 more month!

graduation from diploma - march 2010 end.

2009-11-19T23:05:00.002+08:00

been going down to the cck branch for the past few days to prepare for their year-end-concert. i dont really like it there, as i dont really feel a sense of belonging there. ): been there since tuesday till today. tomorrow's going to be the last day there. hooray! everytime i step into the school, there's no one to greet me, no one to catch up with or chat with. its some awkward feeling until a familiar face of my boss/ principal steps in. but its good to see that the concert is falling into place. and everything is coming together. i just hope that this saturday will be successful.

on high side, im excited!
because yoyo's birthday is coming! ((:

33rd months.

2009-11-15T22:38:00.006+08:00

It is a beautiful Sunday! (: Went out on a date with my boyfriendy. Even though it was just a simple lunch and movie date, enjoyed myself tremendously!

we went to Marina Square for a little walk before our movie. and we chance upon this random scooping toy machine! and they are seriously money eating, machine! haha. yoyo always wanted to try to win something from the machine! so we had to pay 3 dollars for 2 credits. and i guess he tried about 20 bucks and we got several toys! haha. most importantly, out of the many little cute toys he got me the little blue cute cuddy smurf that i wanted!!! hehehes. ((: thank you so much! haha. it was really fun, and exciting to play with the machine. the first few times he tried, it wasnt really good as we couldnt catch the timing to scoop the toy. slowly, it became more and more exciting as we finally got the timing to scoop and push the toys! hehe.

and that took my mind of my stress and work! haha. ((: Look at my collection of cuties! (:

next was our movie. 2012.

it lived up to its expectation to as a blockbuster movie. especially the CGI effects, the disasters and earthquake never seem more realistic. the 2 and a half hour movie kept my blood rushing and heart plumping nearly every minute. well, except for the parts when there were conversations, it was time for me to catch my breath. Watching this movie made me think alot. When the movie ended, i was shot back to reality, with my mind in a daze. It is indeed a thought provoking movie. It clearly displays the ugly and unkind side of mankind. Why is it only the people who have status or who are rich gets saved, when all else dies? Ultimately most people like you and me would be driven by the power of love we have for our loves one to pull us through. And i totally cannot imagine what will happen if i have to really withness the end of the world. =/

But anyways, back to reality, it was an enjoyable and relaxing day! (:

year end concert 2009

2009-11-11T18:03:00.009+08:00

Weee! Year End Concert has come to a successful end! This is the first time im doing the concert as part of the concert committee! It was really challenging and got slightly emotional at points of it. but im glad that despite of all the hiccups along the way, we managed to pull the concert off successfully! ((: Thanks for my wonderful team that stood closely together as we managed the various management problem, props problem, costume problem and gifts problem... it was not as easy as i though it would be. however, i learnt tons along the way and became a much stronger person as well! ((:

Here is my Nursey 1 class! they are my ultimate pride and glory! ((:

This year, my class put up a golf dance. And im delighted that the Nursery 1 children can remember their dance steps and dance positions very very well! ((: much better than last year's nursery 1 children. hehe. and im glad that there were many positive feedbacks given by the parents this year! ((: Lastly, i really love my class's dance costume, placed together by me!! hehe. ((:

Concert 2009 - stay tune.

2009-11-02T23:00:00.002+08:00

Stay tuned to the current most important event/ happening in my life! I live, breathe, dream about the concert!

Mulberry School Musical - 2009

I hope all goes well this saturday! ((:

2009-10-20T18:49:00.002+08:00

i have a friend who would be getting married soon. i really would want to give her my warmest blessings. but if only she would feel very happy about getting married. sadly, she seems to be confused. =/ what i would wish to say is already said now it is just up to her. wedding is a lifetime commitement and not to be taken so lightly. i hope that the next few days will help her find her way to the right path.

its sad to see stuff like that happening when we really want to feel happy for her. i hope happiness will come on her wedding day, and it will not be just a day of prettiness and glamour.

because i do love her, i don't want to see her hurt or upset with her choice.

ARGH irritating parent.

2009-10-17T10:00:00.003+08:00

been busy with work and studies (yet again)
recently, i've been feeling rather irritated. and i totally hate parents who do not respect us, teachers. just 2 days ago i've gotten a complain from this parent.

totally unreasonable. how can a child not get pushed/ kicked/ disturb in a class? even when kids play, minor accidents do happen. thats why they are called accidents. these are incidents that happen within a split second, beyond our control. you want to sue the school? think twice. you want to video and send to stomp? think thrice. you too, are serving government bond. please, grow up. don't like it here? go out. thanks.

i hate hate hate it. i may be young, but i have been looking after your child for the past 10 months! and nothing has happened. not even mix up the child's clothes or forgetting to feed milk/ medicine. so why look down on me? why find fault with me?

get a life.

tioman and bintan trip

2009-10-15T22:26:00.001+08:00

This are some of the complied pictures from my holiday trips! The first one is my Tioman trip on the 28th,29th,30th Sept. It is the first time i went for a holiday with my wakeboarding team! and it was indeed FUNFUNFUN!

The 1st day, we basically just slacked around the island, playing by the poolside, camwhoring, jumping water and laughing around. haha. especially when they played monkey! val was the funniest monkey. :x and the most important part of the day was pretty much the seafood dinner! it was totally awesome. especially the fried butter prawns. ((: and at the end of the day, we planned a little birthday surprise for my darling val!!! haha.

It was quite crappy. the actual plan was to have some of them going back to the resort room to prepare all the stuff for her party and to write the card. den they were supposed to come back to the jetty to meet us, where ryan was trying to do some fishing. but instead everyone left to the room and left me,val and ryan at the jetty waiting for like some 45 mins! lol. and actually they were just slacking in the room!!! so in the end, we sort of made val to be the last to shower while we plan her mini surprise. and for goodness sake, she shower like the speed of lighting! we had no choice to lock the room door so that she cannot see what we are doing!!! hahaha. and i only had like 5 sec to write her card! lol. well, it was fun! especially when she had pictures of her blowing the candles with messy hair. =X

The 2nd day was equally fun as we went out to 5 different island to visit the coral life and fishes! and i guess it was den that i got bitten by fishes!!! val totally like love the fishes as she squrim and scream everytime one gets near to her! hahaa. and i concluded that paul can really hold his breath for like the longest period of time! at one place, i dropped my goggles in the water and i thought, gosh need to pay money for losing the goggles. it was right at the ocean bed. but super paul dived in really deep to pick the goggles up! haha. awesome.

but the not so awesome part was that we left val's sunblock on some random island. only when the speedboat left, debby said: yes i see something blue lying on the sand. and val replied: im so pissed off by you all! hahaha. but we were nice and got her a new sunblock! ((: hehes. and they gt some really cheap sunnies at probably 15 ringget.

The 3rd day was also spend camwhoring and slacking around the island, doing some random stuff like blowing bubbles which pissed mark off, eating ice kachang, and playing with the little stray cat that we adopted: Ronix. trust going out with wakeboard people to give such a wakeboardish name. haha.

And i seriously enjoyed myself to the max during this 3 days! thanks to my dearest friends who made this trip so fun and enjoyable! ((: i can't wait to go on another trip with you! haha. (i know, maybe the one after the bangkok trip!)

Bintan trip - 3rd,4th Oct

2 days after my tioman trip, i went on a short trip to bintan with val and her friends! Cuz its her offical 21st day, her parents gt this villa at bintan! it was huge with our own private pool! totally awesome! haha. but the best part was when we got our hands on the jet-ski! i love love love driving/riding the jet ski! especially when i max out the acceralator and it flew on top of the water! hahaha. it gives you this aderaline rush that you i have never experience before! haha. even more thrilling then flying through the air while wakeboarding. haha.

and we went for this super shiok thai body massage at S$25! it was totally relaxing that i never wanted to move after that. haha. but too bad it was raining, so we couldnt really walk much of the night market. val got a temporary tattoo done over there. and the stuff there was not really cheap! totally a scam. cuz they collected sing dollars. so one can of milo was like S$1.50. just like singapore. but still, it was a relaxing trip! ((:

2009-10-06T23:02:00.001+08:00

i have tons to update about!

so much to do. so little time.

for now, just save me from the weird assistant teacher that is supposedly supposed to help me but not doing any help to me! im dying soon, doing 2 person's job! roar.

update soon!
loves.

val 21st!

2009-09-27T21:10:00.004+08:00

yesterday was val's 21st birthday party at ZIRCA. lol. to be truth, it was only yesterday then i realised that the old MOS is called ZIRCA. haha. oh well, im not really the clubbing sort of person.

and i was supposed to go to the party with jen and her bf, as initially yoyo couldnt make it. but im glad with the way things turned out! yoyo was able to come with me! and we spent a rather unsual night together before the party. haha.

firstly, it was one of the few rare times when we went out together only when the skies are dark. usually we would go out early in the day and spend the whole day together. then when i reached the mrt station, my beloved little black pumps tore by the sides! and it was pretty hard to walk without much grip! oh well, the shoes is more than 2 years old! so we ended up going to jurong east to get me a new pair! next we had dinner together and off we headed down to town! and then i had pretty bad stomache and was stuck in the toilet for pretty long! plus suddenly i had cramps and all nonsense! haha. which lead to us reaching the club pretty late...

and im not one who really goes clubbing, but the only reason was because its my best friend's 21st! and i will not miss her party, never in the world! haha. and and i gave her the birthday present! hehe. ((: i'm glad she like her present. especially when she open it, the look on her face says it all! hehe. hugs!

and we pretty much stood around, chit chatting and catching up with friends. but you dont really call screaming and shouting above the loud music chit chatting. haha. but im glad to see my sec sch friends and people like roger and maggie over there!

and they pulled us to dance in the cage at rebel. well, actually its my 2nd time there. the first time was when it was still MOS. the music was good, but the crowd was pretty overwhelming. and seriously, i really admire those girls who could dance with high heels on! haha.

and i must say, boyfriend was really sweet the whole night. he stood by me, protected me from weird dancers, danced with me and looked after me! hehe. thank you my dear! ((:

well, it was a pretty good experience, but still its not really my type of life. i slept at 3.30am and woke up at 8! i guess im still pretty much a morning person after all! and im getting pretty tired now! haha.

okays, tioman here we come!
i hope that we will have a blast of a time together with the team.

2009-09-21T21:52:00.001+08:00

i hate it when my flu, cough and headache starts coming to me... ):

please please go away.
dont ever come again another day!
little shirley wants to play!!!

go away.
go away.
i want to get well!

2009-09-19T23:56:00.004+08:00

wee! After so long i finally caught a pretty nice movie - the ugly truth. (: its really quite interesting and funny. Haha. Kept me engaged thru the show. And it was an impromtu movie date with val and collin and his friend with my dearest boyfriend.. (:

Today is also the 1st time we brought the little van for a carwash! Even thou there wasnt any birdshit or anything but we wanteed the experience. Haha. It was indeed quite cool to see them scubbing all the dust n dirt away!

2009-09-18T17:55:00.003+08:00

(: wow its my first time trying to blog with my new handphone! - nokia e71 in white!

so sorry for the lack of updates that seems as if cobwebs are growing all over it. Haha. But the fact that i have time to blog now makes me a happy girl! Because portfolio for term 3 is finally over! And i have completed my science assignment which caused me plenty of sleepless nights to do the documentary video.. And now its time to enjoy the long weekend!

things to look forward to:
-wakeboard on sun
-val 21st party at double o
-tioman trip
-bintan trip

(: time to relax for a little while!

2009-08-29T08:16:00.003+08:00

weee! im excited about my birthday party later in the evening! ((:

partly because i haven really have a birthday party since i kindergarten years? and im not really sure on what to expect or how to feel during my birthday party. haha. but anyways, i have been longing to celebrate my 21st with a big party because... since 16th i wanted one but my parents said probably when i turn 18th. and when i turn 18th i wanted a party but my parents say no, instead have one when i turn 21th. so here am i, going to turn 21 in a few days time! and its time to celebrate! ((:

at 21, i really want to thank my parents for bringing me up to who i am today. years ago i completed psle with moderate grades, fight through my sec sch life half passing and failing chinese and math. playing a whole lot, mixing around with different groups of friends (meeting some great friends to keep - val&jen), entering poly, school of technology of the arts, striving hard, getting good grades, met my dearest, taught tuition part time, shot my first short film, won top 10 for fbn, graduated with diploma with distinctions, went to be a wedding videographer, met different kinds of clients, worked in a childcare as an assistant teacher. and now at 21 i never know that at this age i would be able to become a form teacher of a bunch of lovely 23 nursery 1 children under my care. wow, thats nearly my whole life in summary.

and this picture below is a little pin that my mum kept for me. this little pin was used to clip my nappies when i was probably few months old! which means that it is nearly 21 years old too! thank you mummy for keeping this for me! haha. ((:

im looking forward to see you guys tonight! hope that you will enjoy yourself just as much as i know i would! love you guys!

i gotta feeling...
that tonight is going to be a good night.
that tonight is going to be a good night.
that tonight is going to be a good good night.
by - black eyed peas: i gotta feeling.

thank you boyfriend for this wonderful song. yes tonight will be a good night!

2009-08-27T23:14:00.002+08:00

so irritated with blogger! or rather the person that created my previous blogskin. they actually removed the image source from photobucket. means my skin have those silly photobucket error that states that the image is no longer there. ): so i have to find a new skin. thus, thus colourful one is the one i have chosen! as i didnt really want to change much of the style so i just changed the picture. haha. ((: at least it is still bright and colourful!

and im starting to get excited about my upcoming birthday celebration this saturday!!! ((: im preparing my pretty pink guest book. do remember to write some message and sign your big name! haha. i will be providing alot of pink pens and markers! lol. part of my stationery collection. ((:

but,,,, i haven really found new clothes to wear for my party! awww, looks like i have to put on something i already own. been trying to find something nice for the past month! but found nothing nice yet. ): initally i wanted to check out roxy last week. but the one at heeren was closed for some reason... and the one at PS had closed down! talk about luck. haha. anyways, i did bought some other random clothes, but none for my birthday! haha.

2009-08-20T21:06:00.003+08:00

hi all, work's been pretty stressed this week. and i mean really really stressed! with new expectations, tons of changes, portfolio to do and so on. gosh, i really can't wait for the weekend to come. =/ this coming weekend will be the last weekend before my birthday celebration next sat! i really want to look forward to it. but with all the stuff coming up, i find it quite hard to enjoy now.

i have an assignment due 3 days before my celebrations and another presentation due 3 days after my birthday. talk about bad timing. ): plus after i completed this load of assignements, another load just arrived with plenty to do and hand up in the next 2 months. studying and working really sucks. i seriously cant wait to get over and done with this.

i miss wakeboarding!!! haven had the time to go down for some time. ):

but still, i need to thank my dearest for being so supportive and understanding during this tough period of time where im constantly busy with work/assignements/studies. i cant wait to have more time and enjoy with you. (:

thank you from the bottom of my heart. hugs. (:

2009-08-17T22:35:00.003+08:00

yesterday i stayed home to complete my assignment. and i ate tons of fruits! i think its the 1st time i ate 8 different kinds of fruits in one day! haha.

cherries
dragonfruit
kiwi
peach
watermelon
honeydew
starfruit
orange

and so happen that, they are of different colours! haha.

and eating fruits made me a slightly happier girl! lol.

2009-08-16T09:43:00.003+08:00

weee! im excited that my 21st birthday is coming! ((:

i wonder how it will be like on the day of my party... i hope that everyone would have fun catching up and eating the food there! i guess instead of having activities and stuff for people to participate in, i would rather it be a party where everyone have fun, chill and catch up with one another. plus there's a swimming pool there that you are most welcomed to go for a swim! and proceed to the buffet for dinner. it wasnt easy trying to choose the dishes for the buffet as everything seem nice! haha. so after a long decision i chose some of my favourite food and dishes. ((: yummms.

i have also given out most of my birthday invitation and i hoped that everyone that received it likes it! (: thanks to rh for helping me out with creating the pretty invitations. i have received some nice comments from people who thought that the card was simple and sweet which suits my character! haha.

ohh, yesterday i went to choose my birthday cake with my dearest... ((: thanks to wei's recommendation, we have decided to choose to get the cakes from CEDELE. ((: and its really awesome! i went down to the shop to take a look at their cakes and stuff... they look so tempting. haha. and after much consideration i chose a cake from there. (you will know during my party x) - thanks to my dear who paid for it. and i was so tempted that i got a cute strawberry fruit tart with 6 big strawberries on it! besides just looking nice, it tasted awesome too. the crust on the tart is semi sweet and soft and moist. not dry and flaky at all. besides that, the custard on the inside doesnt taste too creamy and blends well with the taste of the juicy fresh strawberries! ((: take a look at the pictures below! haha.

look at the pretty box the tart came in! haha. (:

2009-08-13T21:18:00.002+08:00

up-coming things to do:
- mulberry annual class photo-shoot, theme: beach wear.
- assignments after assignments to submit
- 21st aug, going for a field trip with my kids to esplanade to watch a children's play
- following week, term end field trip to the mrt station and bus interchange
- prepare children's portfolio again, for term 3
- do up a video for one of my assignment
- design new logo for my school
- start being excited about my birthday party!

and with this list it just shows how time flies. just like before we know it its already coming mid aug!!! and nearly 3/4 of 2009 is overrrrr.... let's hope that the rest of the year goes smooth sailingly... ((:

2009-07-24T23:52:00.002+08:00

"Everyone is special in their own ways. They make each other strong."
- High School Musical 3

2009-07-19T11:22:00.002+08:00

thanks to my darling cousins who met me after class on friday night and brought me for supper. even thou some unpleasant things did happen, i believe we all learn from it. and we still did have a wonderful bonding time together. thanks my dears for the late night random shopping and the pizza, pastas, waffles and ice cream! i love you girls to bits. (: it made me stop thinking about stress for a while. probably we should do some fun stuff like this again. maybe this time the trip to the beach? (:

apart from that, school's been busy as usual, especially with the chicken pox out break and stuff. but im still coping, trying to handle everything the best that i can. and trying to meet new parents expectation of a young teacher. and i reckon, thats probably the toughest, trying to handle parents. =/

i have a friend who is getting married soon but funny thing was that she has some doubts about marrying that guy. like she is not sure if she should marry him a not. hmmm, looking at her, it makes me wonder if all marriage is so sweet and happily ever after like a princess's life? and it makes me happy when i hear about my dpt classmaates talk about their upcoming marriage as i know they are looking forward to it and enjoy planning every single moment of their marriage big day! hopefully they will have their sweet happily ever after. (:

and another thing that i'm looking forward to is my 21st birthday party! i would be having a little party by the pool where i will invite my closest few friends to join me. ((: hopefully all of them could make it for the party. details of the party would be out soon. (:

2009-07-12T11:36:00.002+08:00

weee, one of my favourite picture taken during Ripcurl IVP 2009. i miss the fun we had then! i wish we could go back time and enjoy the experience and the days in kallang... ((:

2009-07-08T22:48:00.004+08:00

stressed up life.

i feel like ranting but i know that ranting about my problems will not solve it in anyway. so i shall talk about other stuff. well, my 21st coming up. hmmm, to be exact, 1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days! haha. i want to be excited. but i can't just yet. wait till i clear all my assignments and presentation within the next one month before i start planning the details of my birthday. (:

besides that, im looking for a nice new phone to change to as my current phone keeps shutting down on me. but i haven seen one really nice pink phone yet. =/ oh yes, my next phone will most likely be pink. haha. hopefully some new model would come out soon.

ok, parent teachers meeting is this saturday. wish me luck! (:

2009-07-05T11:28:00.002+08:00

27th and 28th June was the Ripcurl inter-varsity Wakeboarding competition.

it happened exactly 1 week ago. and it was a weekend of fun, laughter, friendship, love and excitement. overall, i think that team rp did a great job! well, actually i have loads to say. but i guess most that i have wanted to say, i have already said it then and there. now its just a time for us to move on and train harder for the next competition to come. ((:

personally, i feel that i didn't do what i could have done better. probably i was nervous or i was thinking too much that i kind of screw up my final passes. =/ i guess it is a lesson to be learnt for me. i need to start playing smart and train harder!!! anyways, whats over is over already. no point looking back and regret on what i could have done!

photos up on FB!

***

Today is the first time i would be attending a friend's wedding. previously all the weddings i went to were with my family and not just me and my friends. and this is the first wedding of the many weddings i would attend with my friends. haha. well, like some of my older friends said, in the beginning you would be excited but as time passes, you would receive like an invitation once a month! lol. but anyways, its always nice sharing the joy on a happy occassion like a wedding! and im looking forward to it!

and besides that, i would be attending my paul's 21st birthday party after the wedding! its double happiness in one day! haha. ((:

but what i dread is really having many many assignments to do and with all the deadlines within the next 2 months! =/ roar. there goes all my weekends and freetime! okay, back to work to prepare for the children's parent teacher meeting next saturday!

have a happy weekend!

you will always be remembered...

2009-06-22T22:29:00.005+08:00

yesterday i went to his wake with val. at first i didnt know what to expect, what to feel. but it was answered when i saw his picture and went to pay respects... and then and there, there was like a feeling like something is stuck in my throat and i don't really know what to say. emotions of saddnes, sort of overwhelmed me through the night... i couldn't help but to let my tears fall after sometime...

we spoke to his mum and found out more about his conditions after his accident... he suffered and fought for his life in the hospital for close to 17 days. i knew that he was someone who would tolerate pain... and knowing that the pain he felt was so unbearable that he even told his mum that he couldnt take it and wanted to go... it must have felt very very bad. so at least... he is finally resting in peace... with all the pain taken away from him...

Ken Lloyd will always be remembered for his loyalty towards his friends and how he always put his friends before self. yesterday during the wake, we had his best friend and sister that spoke about him... and all talking about how he often help his friend when in need and all that. to think that many years ago in sec school, he was already like that. he would stand by his friends who are in trouble, even though he know that he would get into trouble and get into nonsense detention and all that. he would always always go all out to help his friends... even just before he passed away, the sis said that he asked his sis, how to pray? because he wanted to pray for all his friends... even to his last lap, he was still thinking of his friends...

i remembered that last time in sec one, whenever exams were near and i would get worried about failing it and so on, he would always tell some nonsense jokes to make me not think about the stress and all. and everytime after an exam you would see him happily playing away, but not as if he would do very well because he wasn't the study type. rather he is the carefree type that wasn't really bothered by his grades. he was always happy-go-lucky and always there to put a smile on his friends' faces...

it is still hard for me to register the fact that this has happened... flashes of the past memories kept running through my head... and it must be tough knowing how his best friends might have felt... but i believed they all kept a strong front. especially his family... at least the thought that he is no longer suffering from the unbearable pain and torture would put our mind at ease...

ken lloyd, you have made an impact in our lifes in someway or another. and we would always remember all these good memories of you...

news.. too sudden to accept...

2009-06-20T22:14:00.002+08:00

today i received a call from one of my secondary school friend... someone that i never imagined i would receive the call from. and he delivered a very saddening message to me... something that i would never once imagine. one of my secondary school friend passed away...

even though we were never once classmates, but we had been quite close at one stage of our lives. close till he was once someone i would sms everyday. someone whom i have once looked forward to seeing everyday. when we were all so young and carefree and we only thought of playing and having fun or hanging out at ginza plaza. and the news just hit me in reality. life is too short and unpredictable.. i remember talking to him a while back on msn and he was still doing fine... but suddenly, all these happened in a flash, without any warning...

its still hard to swallow the fact that these has happened and he had left us...

this post, is for you, Ken Lloyd Tan Zanwen.
you will always be remembered.

ipod touch! car wash.

2009-06-16T22:02:00.004+08:00

weee, i have got a new ipod touch! (: (look at the pic! it's brand new out from the box!)

i bought it over the weekends with my hard-earned savings! and it is indeed a gadget to have! especially if you like gadgets, this is one gadget not to be missed as you can do practically everything with it besides calling, taking photos or smsing. other then that its good! haha. i love the app that i can download! i downloaded this game 'sally spa' a popcap safri game which is selling at $29.90 for the CD-rom version at only 99cents!!! ((: and its exactly the same play mode and the same number of levels except you are using your fingers to tap on the ipod touch rather than the mouse to play. its awesome! haha. ((:

the ipod touch really made me happy! hehe i dont have to lug my laptop to sch yet i can check my emails, surf FB, go online in my work place! lol. plus i can do simple editing pictures and so on! lol. i love love love it. its so fun to play around and explore!

okay, if i add anymore it will sound like an apple's ad. lol.

anyways, today we had a little car wash in our school to collect money to donate to the children's society. all the little kids were involved in the car wash and i bet they did enjoy themselves washing and playing with soap and water. ((: plus its for a good deed!

2009-06-11T20:53:00.003+08:00

im having mixed feelings inside me..

today is the start of the PC show 2009. and i remember probably 1 year plus ago i was still actively involved in working during the PC/IT show. i really miss that experience of working hard and being very tired from the 4 days. the job taught me how to face different diffcult customers and so on. well, now i can only say, those were the days when i have the time to work part-time.

apart from that, im really missing team-rp wakeboarding team. i remember last year and the year before, this period of time is the most crucial period of time where we train very hard for the coming IVP. but this year due to work committments i couldnt train together with the team... ): somehow it makes me sad that im not able to be there to train together. i miss the company... i miss the fun we share under the sun... i miss complaining about the hot scotching sun together with my dears... i miss riding... and val! i miss riding together with you. =/ and this team rp is the only team that gave me the feeling that i belonged to a team. especially last year during ivp, how we all stood by the shore, giving each other support and so on...

anyways, team rp! you will always have my support. and i know that you will do the school proud! ((: its also time for me to start training for the alunmi division too..

sometimes i really wish that i need not study part-time. it really leaves me drained and tired and not having enough time for myself to hang out with friends and catch up with our lives... ): well, i just can count down that it is probably 11 more months till graduation for me. and im looking forward to it!

2009-06-09T21:41:00.002+08:00

I'd like to build the world a home
and furnish it with love
grow apple trees and honey bees
and snow white turtle doves

I'd like to teach the world to sing
in perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
and keep it company

I'd like to see the world for once
all standing hand in hand
and hear them echo through the hills
for peace throuout the land
thats the song I hear

Let the world sing today
a song of peace that echoes on
and never goes away

I'd like to teach the world to sing
in perfect harmony...

suddenly, i fell in love with this song... its so beautiful and so sweet.
especially the beginning where they say "I'd like to build the world a home and furnish it with love grow apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle doves" its such a carefree and wonderful life that is filled with warmth and happiness.

You may find this song on youtube. i think coke actually used this song for one of their ads before. ((: awww, i just love it so much! haha.

the role of a childcare teacher

2009-06-06T22:17:00.004+08:00

and im back from my well-deserved short holiday break. it was fulfilling for my soul as i really relaxed and have fun without thinking much about work... but good and fun times never really last very long and before i know it, it was back to work and reality for me. haha. where the workload just piled up higher and higher.

anyways, the past few days made me think alot about life.
as a teacher, i am always thinking if i have given the best i could to my children. if i have taught them the best i could in terms of education and moral values. but sometimes when i get really busy with admin stuff, lesson planning and deadlines, i seldom have much time to really interact with them on personal level and chit chat with them and shower them with love... and when that happen, i feel that i short change them of the attention they deserves for that very day.

my n1 class is slowly expanding. which means there will be more children fighting for my attention. i would really wish to give everyone my 100% attention. but it is not really possible in physical terms. =/ and sometimes it makes me feel sad that i cannot offer my very best to all my children. well, either way, life still goes on as usual... as a personal reflection, i know that i have done my best. but just sometimes i need an outlet for me to rant my thoughts and stuff...

bottom line is, being a childcare teacher made me learn that a childcare teacher is not just one to teach ABC, 123, how to read, write and do art and craft. we are as good as their god-parents, siblings, maid, story-teller, role model, playing buddy and sometimes, best friend. and it makes me happy to be able to make an impact in their life even if they wouldnt remember who their nursery teacher is in 10 years down the road.

2009-05-30T10:22:00.002+08:00

((: today's the prelim round for SYYC (Singapore Yoyo Championship). and, i hope that he will make it to the finals! ((: Good luck! hugs!

yesterday i brought my little kids on a field trip to the zoo! weees. its the first time i went to the zoo with my children and it was a fun experience. even though it was tiring, but it was worth it. everyone enjoyed themselves and the best part of it was that, no mishap happened! ((: cheers and good job to all the teachers! for my class, i was proud of my kids that they were able to walk through the whole trip without much complaining. and considering the fact that they were walking from around 10am to around 2.30pm? haha. but too bad i didn't manage to take much photos with my camera because it was low battery!!! even though i made sure that i fully charged my battery the night before... sighhhs. i learn my lesson to bring an extra battery next time round. =/

and im looking forward to the coming weekend. (:
enjoy your weekends everyone!

2009-05-25T23:28:00.003+08:00

do you think that there is something wrong with the weather now a days? its getting far too humid and hot!!! even if the fan is on at full-blast, it feels that it is blowing warm wind. roar! i wish that teachers will be allowed to bathe in school. haha. well, not in the children's toilet thou. lol.

anyways, on the brighter note, alex is back from the states! ((: and i can't wait to meet up with her! haha. we have been keeping in touch for the past few months, but nothing really beats actually meeting up and chit chatting with her!

and ivp is coming soon... like 1 more month left to train. i hope that RP will do well this year! train hard peeps. ((:

everyone else, have a happy week!

2009-05-24T21:05:00.004+08:00

recently i have done some interesting art pieces in my Creative Arts Module. i remember doing a creative art module back then in poly. even though both modules has the same names, it is totally different. nearly 180 degrees different. the one in new media teaches us how to think out of the box and do unconventional things. however, the one in early childhood teaches us to use specific art techniques to encourage children to do and learn. we are given like guidelines and stuff to follow and do while the one in poly had no guidelines at all. haha.

but i must say after all the time spend in doing art pieces for the module, i have some pretty nice art pieces done by my team that i'm really proud of. (:

My cosy princess house! We were supposed to make a home out of a shoe box given limited materials like scotch-tape, paint, glue, scissors and magazine. and straight away i wanted to create a pink pink princessy house! haha.

and this is made of magazine paper teared into tiny pieces and sticked onto an A3 drawing board. we nearly teared and glued the pieces till we went cross-eye. lol. but it was fun to see our final creation of the beautiful butterfly soaring in the sky.

***

recently, i have been very tired at work. i think that im nearly stretched to my potential. =/ just on friday, i had nearly all the bad possible cases in a day. first a scratching case that has blood involved, next a biting case that has teeth mark and blue black, next a child that has fever so we needed to let her rest and stuff, next i had a new child in my class who does not follow class routine and stuff. tell me about being stressed. especially when i need to call up so many parents. roar. ): sometimes i feel that me and my co-teacher cannot really cope.. but what else can we say? everytime we ask for extra help, you say you will help us. but did it really happen before? did you really provide us with the help we need? =/

***

Anyway on the brighter side, i went wakeboarding with maggie today!!! ((: i think this is the first time we book and ride together after we have said we want to ride together like ages!!! haha. it was good! and lucky her going to get a new board. (: so she was trying out boards. but i think she is suited to use a much faster board than mine. because she kept asking paul to speed up. haha. but still it was good to have company to ride together. (:

1st flea market

2009-05-17T22:56:00.002+08:00

Today was the first time i went to have a little booth at a simple flea market at Senja Road (in bukit panjang). And it was fun fun fun! haha. even though it was a simple event to attract all the neighbourhood people, it was quite enjoyable. haha. i went down to open my booth at around 12 plus? before i can even lay out all my stuff, there were so many people crowding around and looking at my stuff! haha. and of course, i was happy to be able to sell things that people liked!

well, i sold stuff like my old collections of archie comics, some random stationery or stuff which i have bought and not used before. haha. and i went with 2 huge bags and i sold more than half of my things! haha. ((: the outcome was much better than what i have expected it to be! hehe.

the other stores there sold old clothes, shoes, or brand new stuff like clocks and all that. and i realised that people there don't really go for all those clothes and stuff. but they do like books. i sold all my old archies. haha. its kinda sad that after collecting it for so long i sold them off at around $1-$1.50 each! anyways, i wouldn't read it now... so must well share it with others who would appreciate it. haha.

((: yes, i had a good sunday!
hope that the following week would be a good week!

2009-05-03T22:35:00.002+08:00

after all the hardwork and training we have gone through, the last thing i want to see is that our hard work to go down the drain. and all the efforts we have put in to to be in ~~vain~~.

but realistically speaking, i dont expect the same happiness we had last year. for we are not showing that we deserve the happiness and the same medals as we had last year.

what happen to the team spirit?
what happen to the determination to train and excel?
what happen to constantly progressing for better and more perfect tricks?

weeks to the competition and if something needs to be done, it better be done soon... its time to stop feeling complacent with ourself and progress for better improvement.
or else, do not wish for anything to happen in our favour when we did not put in our hardwork.

its like, sitting for an exam and not studying, you expect to get an A. thats not going to happen.

work hard.
practice hard.
work hard.
practice hard.
work hard.
practice hard.
thats the formula to win.

LABEL FOR LABOUR DAY

2009-05-01T09:13:00.004+08:00

HAPPY LABOUR DAY! ((:

I love public holidays! haha. who doesn't! and labour day is a day for us to relax and enjoy after slogging and working and making it to the 5th month of year 2009. this really shows that time flies! before we know it, we are into the 5th month for the year already.

and i received a nice pink labeller for labour day! (: from my dearest. haha.

thanks to my labeller i can now print pretty stickers with my names and some fancy borders and label anything and everything around! haha. and i can bring it to school and label all my children's stuff. instead of having to keep writing with a permanent marker for them. lol. and the best part is... it is PINK in colour! haha. ((: It's hard to find it in pink as everywhere sells blue/black colour... its awesome to receive a present on labour day to help me ease my workload. haha. and its fun to play with! let me know if you need labels of your name yeah! i'll be glad to print some for you! haha. ((:

And today i will be going out with my mum to celebrate mothers' day in advanced! ((: it's been sometime since i last went out with her! and i miss that feeling! haha. but going out with her means plenty of eating and eating! haha. ((:

look at the pretty fluffy clouds in blue blue sky... isn't it perfect for wakeboarding? haha.

have a happy holiday everyone! (:

2009-04-25T23:29:00.002+08:00

yesterday during lesson time, something happen! well, its not such a big deal, but it is something that made me go: "HUH! what should i do?" not sure to laugh at my unluckyness or just painly unlucky. haha. well, what happened was that - my slippers broke. broke to the extend that nothing can be done to fix it.

lol. so i walked bare-footed around and had to borrow shoes from my classmate to go to the toilet. and i walked bare-footed home and stuff. but at least i have a kind classmate who was nice enough to send me to my house carpark. haha. until now, i still find it funny that my slippers broke at such a timing. haha.

anyways, today i went wakeboarding early in the morning before my class. finally i got to ride with val again! haha. but sadly i couldnt be in the boat to see her riding. still, it was fun to be able to go and ride with the juniors. however it would be much more fun if i could stay longer instead of leaving straight away after my slots.

but i was disappointed with myself today. probably its one of those days that your riding feels sucky. haha. but after being disappointed with myself, im more determine to train much harder. (: and now, more positive than ever! haha. yes! i will try hard to land more nicer grabs and to perfect my 180s. ((:

also, i hope to be able to help all the juniors and slowly see them improve for the coming ivp. deadline's drawing near and its time for everyone to start training hard!!! time to practice the competition passes and giving one another support. bring out the team-rp spirit where we fight and achieve the best that we can. remember our motto on our team-rp wakeboarding shirt:
THE BEST IS YET TO BE.
so everyone, bring out your best and achieve for greater heights!

2009-04-19T23:25:00.002+08:00

i'm happy! because i went wakeboarding today! haha.

everything was perfect.
the sun,
the shimmerly glistering water (even thou slightly choppy),
the boat,
the board,
the company.

and after not riding for so long, i finally manage to get back my huge heel side 2 wakes! haha. and landed a couple of toe side 1 wake 180. and im going to work on perfecting my toe side 180s and my grabs! haha. cant wait till i land them nicely! ((:

should i or should i not go again next sunday? hmmm.
for now, mugging for my assignment!!! haha.
wish me luck. (:

positive change in life

2009-04-12T21:30:00.005+08:00

like my new blogskin?

finally after many months, i have changed my blogskin once again. sometimes after a while i feel that my life has become stagnant once again. therefore i need some change. like now, i believed that i have been too cooped up with my work and studies ever since i started studying...

so i guess its time for some positive change in my life. (: i need to start living my life by filling it with happy moments and more happy times. i don't want to remember 2009 as a year that i slog and work non-stop despite the amount of work load a have. for the beginning of the change, its time to change my mindset and also have a blogskin to reflect who i really am.

i love having fun under the sun!

and this year 2009, the theme colour for my nursery 1 class is YELLOW. and yellow brightens up my day. its like a cheerful smile. (: being under the sun doing things i love makes me happy. which means, i need to start doing my favourite hobby, my favourite sport.

i love wakeboarding!

so it means its time to start getting back on to my wakeboarding life again. and start motivating my juniors to train and perform well for our upcoming IVP! RP will break more records this time round. haha. also, wakeboarding allows me to destress and bring out my best! time to start getting my grabs and switches if possible! haha. that will be my goal for the year. ((:

i love my friends and family!

this year i haven really got much time to keep in touch with my friends and family because of hectic schedules. but now i will make it a point to keep in touch with my love ones. and i have learnt that time is yours to organize and arrange. thanks to my dearest and my family, who have stood by me and supporting me through this phrase of life. there is more hardwork and difficult times ahead till i complete my studies. but with your love and support, i know that i will make it through and become a much stronger person. and i believe i can do it!

even though 100 days of 2009 have passed, i think its not too late to make a positive change in my life. life is not about comparing how busy you are or how much you have to do. but its how we manage our life and live our life to the fullest and enjoying every moment. there will always be time for work and time for play. time to be serious and time to have fun. and i hope that my life would progress positively and be stagnant no more. ((:

lastly, for my dear, happy 26.
its our beginning of a bright future ahead. lets stay strong and progress together. (:
i love you much.

have a happy monday tomorrow!
its time for a positive change in life! ((:

memories of graduation & Easter day

2009-04-09T23:47:00.004+08:00

i was just looking through my cousin's graduation photos on FB. and it really brings back all the good old memories of the times i had back then in RP and not forgetting my graduation ceremony which took place on 26th March 2008. it does seems like only a month ago.

remembering all of us trying to wear the graduation gown with the purple sash in the waiting room while all our parents are out there already seated and watching the graduation ceremony... next we were like ushered into the main theatre and seated according to alphabetical order and i was the last one, with the number 1551. haha. slowly we waited for all the other schools to get their cert before it was finally STA's turn. i still remembered when it was my turn to walk up the stage, my heart was beating like no one's business. lol. and we walked to the centre, shook the hands, took the cert and smiled to alot of cameras. and that mere few seconds was a representation of our 3 years of hardwork. haha. but well, at last there was the joy and glory of graduating with diploma with distinctions and best performance award. (: it made my time and hardwork there seem worthwhile. haha.

it's funny how looking at my cousins photos bring back all these vivid memories of my poly days... sometimes i do long to return back to those carefree and easy days where you only need to worry about the UTs and the RJs.

***

anyways, tomorrow's good friday holiday! and i had my share of Easter celebration today! haha. we went on a little trip to city harvest church with my school and kids today and received gifts from friends around as well. ((: and i tried this NEW flavour Kineo Bueno-white chocolate! haha. its much better then the original chocolate flavour!

This After Eight was given by my mum's boss. super awesome! look below for the HUGE Golden egg! haha.

Happy Easter everyone! (:

2009-04-09T08:48:00.003+08:00

soyabean curd is like one of the best way to start a morning nicely. (:

last night i just finished one of my major presentation. and im glad of the the outcome. the lectural commented that we did a very good presentation. (: after all the hardwork and the missing of dinner yesterday i guess it was worth it.

thankfully im on 10am shift today. so i dont have to wake up at unearthly hours and drag myself to work for a very very long day ahead as we will be heading for an outing later on. lol.

anyways, congrats to my best friend val! she finally passed her driving test yesterday! haha. so maybe she can drive me out for shopping or something. x)

have a nice thursday everyone. its thursday! and tml's public holiday. what's there not to love? haha.

2009-04-07T22:03:00.002+08:00

i want to go shopping!

i want to get a new pair of fitting jeans, new pair of pretty flats, new clothes. i think i need a change in my style of clothes! haha. im getting bored of wearing the clothes that i have! how?

and i want to watch movies! haven done so in a long while. or i haven done tons of stuff for a long time! haha.

val, batam soon? lol.
and wakeboard this sunday! weees. (:

2009-04-05T16:07:00.004+08:00

wow its been a long time since i last updated!

anyways, life have been zooming pass me! haha. finally i have completed all children's portfolio and even send them out to the parents. ((: weees. one big accomplishment. haha. plus, i have completed my exam and finished one presentation yesterday. another 1 presentation and 2 assignments to go. lol.

even though busy, but im happy! (: i went swimming with val sometime back at jurong east swimming complex, the place that i go everyday for the past 9 months but have not been there to swim. haha. finally i went there with my darling bestie. and she brought along her waterproof camera! so we had lots of fun taking photos! haha.

plus just last week we had a tp-rp wakeboard friendly competition. just the 2 polys, tp vs rp. and i thought that rp did a really good job! im so proud of the team that we brought up from scratch. and i also missed the feeling we had riding at kallang and cheering on each other as we see our team mates riding on the water, performing their tricks. and also the team spirit that spurred us to perform our best as we await to welcome our dearest team mates from the shoreee... i really missed all of those good memories we shared at kallang. and going there last week brought everything back again... team rp, lets train hard for our IVP this year! ((: even though i may not be able to take part and gain points for our school, i will still be there to carry our school name in the almulni division.

and i did something random yesterday! haha. i have been having the thought of piercing my 3rd earhole many many months ago. and i guess some of you may have heard me talking about it before. haha. and yesterday i finally went to pierce my earhole. lol. it was scary, but i still cant believe that i actually went to do it. haha.

this earhole would mark the year i turn 21. ((:

2009-03-19T22:51:00.000+08:00

): so much to do. so little time.

i think i am over working...

2009-03-15T22:47:00.002+08:00

finally, everything is over. a wave of calmness swept over me. (: my brave boy made it through strongly. now, he is just on the road of recovery where he will regain strengths to become stronger and fitter. ((:

on the first day of the IT show, i went down to take a look and shop for some stuff. well, i must say that this is the 1st time i see so much crowd on the 1st day of the fair. lol. are you sure singapore is undergoing recession with the amount of people buying stuff from the fair? lol. going down to the IT fair really brings back lots of memories from those days where i used to be able to work there part time, being part of the many many stores selling their stuff and getting people to purchase. haha. somehow i would want to be able to experience that again. plus, it gives us good money right? so why not. =X haha. well, after walking around and around, i got a laser printer at a good deal for my mum's birthday! haha. she always wanted one. thank goodness i had a sweet soul to drag it back for me. or else, i dont think i would have get it either.

anyways, weekend is over. and its back to reality to work hard and study hard!
=/ coming up i have 1 exam, 2 presentations and 2 assignments to be submitted.
on top of the portfoilos to be given back to the children and lesson planning for term2.

i guess, i need some life. lol.
enjoy the last 2 hours of the weekends!
tillden;

2009-03-05T22:37:00.002+08:00

i really envy all those who can go overseas to relax and enjoy. and hopefully they can pack me in their suitcase right val? hehhes. to my best friend who is leaving yet again for aust! you lucky girl. i miss you so much.

anyways, back to reality, here are some pics of my children @ work.

this is them at an attempt of mud-making. haha. messy as it seems but i guess most of them enjoyed it! ((:

look at how my 2 and a half year old boy during his counting. yeah, he could count all of it correctly. wow.

and this is a walk in our 'man-made' rain. they enjoyed playing in the rain and learning about raincoats and umbrella. haha.

they really make my day! ((:

2009-02-25T22:37:00.001+08:00

): please, give me some life; give me some break.

):

2009-02-24T22:17:00.003+08:00

weees, im a rather happy girl because i finally went wakeboarding after a long long long long long period of time. so long that when i clean my wakeboard, there is a thick layer of dust on it! haha. probably been left there for the past 3 months.

the feeling of wakeboarding is simply awesome! ((: to be able to 'fly' above the surface of water even for the few mili-second is worth it for the amount of money spent for wakeboarding. lol. and this time round, i felt that i was rather rusty in my wake-jumps. but that doesnt stop me from trying to try my wakejumps! haha. besides that, i continued doing my toe-side 180s! and i did a few that made me very please! hehe. ((: but one thing i really really want to master besides my 180s is grabs! please please please hopefully by the end of this yr i would be able to do it. well, that is if i wakeboard more often and not just once every 3 months. haha.

please people, date me out for wakeboarding on weekends! cause thats the only time i would be freeeee... =/ also, i wish those training for ivp, esp Team-RP, train hard! and striveee for the best!

and i was glad that the weather condition was the perfect condition for wakeboard! haha. sunny with some clouds in the air. although it would be better if the water was less choppy. lol. but still, wakeboarding made me a happy girl! haha. ((:

anyways, good night world.
let's end this post on a happy tone. (:

2009-02-17T18:52:00.002+08:00

midweek blues.
as much as i want the weekend to come, i dread the end of the week where it would be one of my dearest colleague's last day. ): i remember the first few weeks i was there she was rather friendly to me and even offered me sweets or chocolates. through the months we really bonded and became good friends. but still, this farewell is for good as she found a much much better job somewhere else. even though so, farewell still hurts as you see people who are close to you leave you...

anyways, last weekend was valentines weekend. not so much of a valentine for me as i had studies and family gathering in the evening. but what matters most was the company i had for breakfast! (: actually, any day, so long as you treasure the time spent together is considered valentines day. without flowers or the common bears or chocolates, still makes the day special just by being with the special someone. dont you think so?

ok, i should try to quickly finish my assignments and start getting a life by going shopping or watching movies as i haven done so in ages! haha. till den;
(:

2009-02-11T22:29:00.002+08:00

i miss miss miss wakeboarding.
and i totally have so much work to do that i don't know where to start from. with like so many tons of assignments on hand with upcoming major presentation and exam all within the next one month plus...
maybe i should just hide under the table or dig a hole in the ground so people cannot find me to submit assignments.

haha. as if that can be done.
well, maybe i just need a short getaway or a nice nice massage and stuff to pamper myself.
*wishful thinking.

back to work den. (:

cny part 2

2009-02-03T21:12:00.006+08:00

today i really feel that i worked like a cow! so much to do and i didn even have proper time to rest or even sit down. i must say that im so tired that every bone in my body ache and cry for rest! ): and just because my co-teacher is on leave and its hard to find a replacement that will be able to help me like how she would. if everyday was as tired as today, i would think that im seriously under-paid. its sad how you just rush rush rush and do things that you are supposed to do without even thinking how were the kids today. did they enjoy themself and stuff?

that is something i try to do everyday. i try to make all my kids happy and with all their needs fulfilled at the end of the day. but today i just did what i was supposed to do and did like 2 person's share of work which really meant that i hardly have time for myself to go to the toilet and take a breather. whats worst was that i had a new baby child in my class. =/ she cant talk, cant listen and everything. ): hopefully oneday i will be able to make her listen to me. meanwhile, i just take things as it comes...

okay, enough of all the ranting.

***
here i will continue to update on my cny! (: on the 4th day of cny i went down to sentosa's flower festival 2009. its my first time there but i guess its a trip worth while. (: i got to see many different pretty pretty flowers! and i especially loved those pink roses and yellow daisies! haha. there was this place that was FULL of all colourful fresh daisies. so so so pretty slight. hehe. and there's also this place with all different shades of pink roses! (:

at the end of the day, whats best was the quality time i spent with my dearest family. love them to bits. ((:

the pretty world of pink flowers.

and the world of pretty daisies. (see in the background how colourful they are)

The rainbow scuplture! ((:

loves. good night people. (:

cny part 1

2009-01-31T23:34:00.005+08:00

happy chinese new year everyone! (:
hope this year of the cow is bringing you much joy and happiness so far. especially in the angbao collection and luck, for those who gamble. haha.

on chinese new year eve this year, as usual the Yeo family reunion dinner ,at my granny's place for a wonderful 16-course dinner. at her age, my granny is superb to prepare all these dishes by herself just for us to have a spendid dinner. imagine how much it will cost to eat out. furthermore, it wouldnt taste as nice as this! see, this is one of the reasons why i love my grandma to bits! ((:

on the 1st day, off my family went visiting early in the morning. we had wonderful home-cooked heavy breakfast of abalone soup and rice to start the day and headed out at 9.30am for visiting. we hopped from place to place and ate lots of snacks! haha. what's new right? everywhere we go we eat and eat non-stop. but i do realise that this year, lots of families cut-down on the amount of snacks they buy overall. and the last location for the day is always my grandma house where my grandma will prepare lots of nice dishes for everyone in the family. ((: that is also time to catch up with the entire big big family. Ohoh! this year is also the first time i finally found a nice Qi Pao that suits me! (:

the 1st day ended as quickly as it came and on the 2nd day, my family went out to catch The Wedding Game and then proceed to house visiting again. haha. well, at my big uncle's place at night most cousins were bored and we started playing '21' with toothpicks as our bet as we didn want to gamble. that was funny and had lots of funny moments where i laughed till my tummy ache. haha. but what's most important is the fun and joy shared with my dearest cousins! ((:

and, i will continue the rest soooon.
shall stop and head to sleep now. haha.

good night world. (:

cny eve eve

2009-01-24T23:49:00.002+08:00

happy chinese new year eve's eve!

(: its the time of the year where everyone is busy buying food, clothes and stuff; cleaning the house; washing curtains, bedsheets, toilets and stuff and all that. but this year, on general i noticed that every where seems rather quiet as compared to previous years. people seem to be cutting down on their spending and that could be because of the economic downturn. :/ just today where the market is supposed to open till the next morning. however when i went there around 9 plus, most of the stores have closed and the market place lacked the buzz and jive that was usually found around this time of the year. hopefully economic will start to pick up soon in this new year to come.

anyways, its a happy festive so i will try not to think about all this negative stuff! but rather think about what this new year of the cow might bring. the year ahead seemed rather busy for me as i have to constantly work hard in my career and my studies and complete my diploma successfully. plus, not forgetting all the responsibilities my career will bring. like my mum said, "in the year of the cow, you have to work hard like a cow to be successful" and that is how i see myself working this year - just like a cow. haha.

besides that, as usual, im looking forward to the cny where i can finally take my mind off work and studies for that 2 days and enjoy myself to the max. ((: and im looking forward to catching up with my dearest cousins and relatives. not forgetting the most important thing is to spend time with my family and enjoy my grandma's wonderful cooking! haha. furthermore i have been so busy with work and studies to help in the preparation for cny. so means to say, i didn't really pack my room much and stuff like that. haha. in fact, my papers, books and files are still lying on my messy study table as i type. maybe i should get a big cloth to cover them up! because i don't think it will even stay neat if i tidy it. haha. :x

okay, guess i would blog more tomorrow! hehes. (:
looking forward to the family reunion...

2009-01-20T20:56:00.002+08:00

well, my exam went rather okay. not super fantasic but still, managable. and this is like the first time since my 'o' levels geography paper 2, that i wrote so much words for an exam. this time i wrote like 5 and a 1/2 full pages of words. well, of course, since the exam is about theories. haha.

and now, since exams is over i get to ENJOY. and countdown to cny. (: my house is starting to load with tons of goodies some we bought and some were gifts. haha. and i can't stop myself but to start pinching them. hehes. i guess eating is the main activity during cny. and not forgetting playing cards! haha. i havent done so in a uper long time. ((:

i can't wait for cny.
counting down... (:

love you.

2009-01-19T22:34:00.003+08:00

you are the light in my life.

you are the one that brings me happiness and joy.

you are the one that never fails to makes me smile.

you are the one that means so much to me.

you are my dearest, sweetest, loveliest, boy. (:

that's just the few reasons why i love you.

2009-01-15T20:48:00.004+08:00

im looking forward to the weekends! ((:

cant wait for the little belated celebrations with my love.
and, mostly i can't wait to get over and done with my exam! haha. after that the mood of CNY can slowly starts kicking in as it has been postpone due to this exam.

i hate exams. the last time i really studied was for 'o' levels which was like monkey months ago! haha. but sadly i have to start studying for exams again.

anyways, bottom line is that i want to get over and done with it. and i hope that i can do well thou... cause its about theories which is awfully dry and boring! lol.

wish me luck! (:

2009-01-12T21:00:00.005+08:00

something made me very sad today. it totally slipped my mind. haiz.
i'm so sorry and i apologise. but its hard since my apologies are not accepted. =/
well, learn and grow. like my boss says, the one who can take it the easiest live the longest.

but i just want to rant rant rant. i hope that tomorrow will be a better day. really hope. i hate this feeling its like everyone turn their backs on you. =/ haiz. how can i be so forgetful and how can i be so 'senseless' like what i was scolded to be. =/

i guess, its one ~~negative~~ post.

23 tomorrow which is supposed to be a happy thing.

reflections for 2008

2008-12-30T20:29:00.002+08:00

"top on my mind now would be my final year project, pp presentation, work, graduation, driving, etccccc." this was what i said in the last few days of 2007, last year.

***

and now its 2 days to 2009. but honestly, i don't really feel any excitement for this coming new year. it's like time passes so fast for me to even have time to sit down and think about making new year resolution and stuff like that. even as i type this blog entry down, another million things run through my mind like how am i going to make new children in my class feel comfortable or how will i entertain them and keep them engaged to be in this class of mine and how to decorate the class even better and when will i have the time to compete my assignments for my school work. gahhhh. work and more work.

but still, here are my TOP 10 achievements in 2008 (in no particular order)
1) getting my driving license
2) graduating with diploma with distinctions and best achiever in sta
3) experience working in media industry for 1/2 year
4) found my dream job in a childcare for the other 1/2 year
5) started studying a course related to my interest and work
6) got a new wakeboard, new pink laptop, new poloraid, new instant printer
7) celebrated the first teachers day as a teacher
8) first time to be a 'sister' in a wedding
9) went for a short holiday with my friends
10) received my first bouquet of flowers

this year went rather well for me but it did had alot of challenges and ups and downs for me to encounter. but im glad i have made it through and learnt alot from the process along the way. hopefully in 2009, everything would be much more smooth sailing and i do look forward to the new year to come.

in short, that was 2008 for me.
what about yours?

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 (in advanced)
((:

christmas 2008

2008-12-28T21:24:00.002+08:00

its the last weekend of 2008 and here i am stressing over my new class and the 1st day of school which will start tomorrow. how nice to end the year with stresss. gooosh! and to think that besides class preparation i still have my schoolwork assignment which is piling up as the deadline draws closer... ): i do hope that the little children will enjoy coming to my class and having fun in that environment.

the theme for my new class is: SUMMER SUNSHINE. (:
bright and shiny, filled with yellow and orange colours for the matter. well, mainly because i couldnt get the pink chairs and had to settle for the yellow ones. haha. at least it wasnt blue! haha.

***

on the bright side, i had one of the best christmas this year. ((:
on christmas eve, even though i had to work, it was fun and relaxing with the children as we fed them with all the christmas goodies and singing christmas songs like jingle-bell for 10 times in a row! haha. and the night ended with a superb dinner at jane's house with all the nice home-cooked dishes by the loving aunites. plus the company of my cousins where we cam-whored the night through and watched little nyonya with the whole extended family! haha.

plus christmas day was spent having dim-sum with mummy for brunch and shoppping! ((: i rewarded myself with a nice white leather bag! haha. its not cheap, but it was on offer and who can resist offers? haha. and followed by a trip to meet the love who surprised me yet again with a gift i never thought i would receive! ((: and i couldnt stop grinning!

i received a little instant photo printer which can print 4R photos at a cost of 30 cents each with cute borders and cliparts in it! (: just something i need for my new class in time to come as i decorate the class with the cute photos of my cute babies! ((:
and i am one very happy girl. (:

jean's wedding

2008-12-19T20:12:00.007+08:00

13th december 2008: Jean's wedding.

theme of wedding: shades of pink.

it was the first time i get to be a sister. and it was indeed rather fun! haha. ((: and of course the feeling of being a sister and a videographer is sooo different. no doubt sister is much more fun! lol. and more responsiblities to make everything run smoothly for the couple on their special day. and for me, my responsiblities included: sitting at the reception table, looking after the hangbao box, ensuring the table-table photo taking goes smoothly and have fun sabo-ing the groom! hahha.

besides that, i was really inspired by my cousin and cousin-in-law during their wedding and realise that wedding is not just a day for you to look pretty but rather, alot of thoughts and consideration to be put into before the special day can take place between 2 lovers. my cousin really gave me a good insight to love. haha. ((: plus the best part of the wedding would be the aftermath in the bridal suite. it was pure relaxation after a long day. plus the wedding was a lunch rather then dinner so we ended around 6 and slacked at the super nice and comfy suite till 11 plus without moving much from the sofa. haha. ((: it was fun bonding time with the cousins.

(see above picture) am i lucky to have so many guys to give me a big bunch of flowers? hahah. for once it felt kind of good! but mind you, this only happens when they are your cousins! haha. still, i love them all! ((:

2008-12-09T22:00:00.003+08:00

Meet my new class, Nursery 1 2009. (:
and i'm starting to love my new class as i will continue to be with them to see them grow for the whole of year 2009. this photos were taken on the day we went for the field trip to Marina Barrage.

A pretty sweet and nice place with good views over looking the singapore flyer and the CBD area. apart from that, there are plenty of pretty spots for pleasant photo taking! haha. plus its a good place for a little picnic like what we have with the children! we ordered mac and all teachers and children had that for lunch. haha.

and the picture above is one of my favourite picture out of all i have taken. the picture just tells how the little children feel. (: seeing it just makes me happy too. (:

***

today was a fun day too! i went out enjoying with jen at Wildwild Wet! well thankfully the weather was not that hot and sunny and it was not rainy. we practically made full use of our money by riding all the rides there and even went to the foam pit to soap our self among the crowd! haha. (just like zouk-out in simple form) we even had our cheap thrills by playing at the children's playground too. but i guess best was the massage pool it was the most relaxing part of the day where we just sit there under the cloudy sunshine chit chatting and letting the strong current of the water to massage our backs, knees, tummy and legs. lol. that was indeed some what heaven, thou spa would surely be better i guess. haha. better den nothing thou.

and i guess it was the company that made it fun too! hehes. ((:

the rest of the week to come is going to be really busy for me.

wednesday: to take over my new class offically plus night classes

thurdays: work- cookery week, wedding preparations

friday: work- some random event, nightclasses, lots of rest.

saturday: the wedding ceremony, the special 13th.

new class.

2008-11-29T09:20:00.004+08:00

): no more N1 2008. from the 1st of decemeber, i will be in the Pre-nursery class to take on the new N1 for 2009. well, yesterday was my last day with the kids and it was rather an emotional day... for i have to let go my kids under the care of my co-teacher and their new strict form teacher. haha. it will do them some good to have stricter disipline. heehee. but at the same time it means that i can no longer be with them and observe their every movement and every gesture. no more the common routinues i do with them like packing their bags, washing their things and all that... and it will be a new batch of children to be familiar with.

as much as i look forward to take on a class of my own, im also afraid of what lies ahead the challenges to communicate with the difficult parents and ways and method to handle all the other difficult kids in the class as well... but with determination, i must strive to do it well after all they will be my new babies. (: and on the other hand, learn how to let go my current batch of students at least i know i will still be seeing them around everyday. ((:

some sniplets of my N1 2008 at work:

2008-11-27T22:23:00.002+08:00

my dearest's special day is coming sooon! hopefully it will turn out to be a happy and lovely one. ((:

lots of changes coming in my workplace soon. well, changing of class, changing of environment and stuff. =/ that only means, stepping out of my comfort zone once again and learning the ropes again.

plus festive season's round the corner. the season of care and share and plenty of gifts to be given out! hehe.

and will give a more detailed update when im free! ((:
loves.

p/s: cant wait for my one of my bestie to be back from states!

mulberry family day 08

2008-11-15T13:23:00.002+08:00

Happy Saturday everyone! ((:

Weee, even though its a saturday and i have to work my saturday shift, i'm happy. (: because i got such a sweetheart who delivered lunch filled with love for me right up to my school. lovesloves. that totally made my day! (:

On top of that, tonight my company will be celebrating our family day! its going to be a day filled with tons of food, laughter, prizes and games! awesome! hehe. i hope to win something nice during the lucky draw later on. x)

wish me luck! and i will come back with more pictures!
have a happy weekend!

Mulberry concert 2008

2008-11-09T22:18:00.010+08:00

Mulberry Learning Centre - Year End Concert 2008

Theme: Faces of The World

Location: Chervons Theatrette

Date: 8th November 2008

Outcome: Successful. ((:

concert entrance tickets. designed by: yours truly. (:

Weeee, I'm so happy and relieved that our concert has finally come to an end. And whats best is that it ended nicely and all teachers, parents and children enjoyed ourselves during the concert and thats the best outcome we could possibly wish for. (:

No doubt there were minor chaos backstage, like last minute we forgot to bring the marking to mark the floor on the stage for the children to see; having children vomitting; having children urine on their costumes and stuff. But at the end of the day, what happened backstage remained backstage and the show on the front stage was perfect. Everything happened like how it should and things when smoothly without any major difficulty.

As a teacher of N1'2008 class i'm proud to see my kids out there on stage performing, dancing the steps we have rehearsed ample times in school. It seems that all the shouting, screaming, vigrous dancing of steps to train the kids and all the rewards and stuff were worth it. (: the children had fun dancing and i hope the parents enjoyed watching their little ones on stage performing the Hawaiian dance and Mongolian dance.

Backstage pictures:

costume of the Hawaiian dance.

costume of the Mongolian Dance.

Front stage performance:

Teachers that made all these possible!

The flowers given by a parent for all our hard work. And ends my day sweetly. (: (plus its a pink rose!)

huggs. thanks for all the support!

2008-11-05T20:12:00.003+08:00

Finally last sunday, my beloved wakeboard met Bedok. For the first time since Kallang closed, i finally manage to bring my board over to bedok to ride. thanks to my dearest boy who was sweet enough to carry it all the way there for me. hehes. and i really must conclude that: "I CAN PERFORM LIKE 5 TIMES BETTER WITH MY OWN BOARD!" ((: even thou i haven been riding for like 4 months with my own board, once i wore it, all my jumps came back to me. and the feeling was super super good compared to riding with the house boards. firstly, house boards bindings are sooo huge that any hard fall my bindings fall off. secondly its big and heavy for my size and height thus harder to bring the board off the water for big jumps. thirdly, its harder to control the board cause its bigger. hmmmm, so as to not waste money, i should bring my own board to ride or else, what's the point of riding if i cannot perform? lol. i love my board superduper much. ((:
ohhh, for the first time in my life, i landed a one-wake 180degrees switch.
and it was an awesome feeling!

apart from that, i celebrated Halloween for the first time in my life last Friday. And i promise, i will update more about Halloween with photos the next time im free. LOL. its like, so much to share! haha. ((: but one thing i can say is that, i enjoyed my little Halloween party with the kiddies. ((:

Now, im super stressed about my up-coming year end concert this Saturday. lots of stuff to prepare for the concert from the props, invitations, children costume, dance moves, music, make-up and stuff. been busy working on this since the past one month and it all boils down to that mere few minutes on the stage. so i really hope and pray that everything goes smoothly on that day and i will update more about this! haha.

gonna go and prepare more concert stuff!
Loves. (:

2008-10-29T22:18:00.002+08:00

((: on Deepavail public holiday, i manage to catch a nice movie downtown. it may sound childish but, i went to watch High School Musical 3! haha. can you believe that i didn't watch part 1 and 2 yet i decided to watch part 3 in theatres that day.

However, overall i'm going to rate the movie: 4/5 stars! I thought it was a good movie ranging from the choreography of the dances and the art direction of the movie, everything complimented one another. The dance steps and the lyrics of the song goes well with the story and not forgetting the pretty and handsome stars who sang the songs with their mightlyful voices. I thought it was a simple and sweet story. Something to bring out the younger soul in me. It made me feel so happy and cheery after the show ended. sweeet. (: And the bonus of the show was to see: Gabriella. This is the first time i watched this show and i thought she is sooooo cute and pretty! haha. she just got me mesmerized to her bright cute eyes and her charming smile! and no matter what she wore, she just looked so hot and pretty. hahhaa.

okay, enough on ranting.
2 days to Halloween celebration!

Halloween is one of the biggest event we have in school thus, preparation for this event is rather big too! today i stayed back in school to decorate the lab to make it look gloomy and scary with the black draps all over and the bats, spiders and other scaryyyy stuff. It was kinda cool thou. ((: It is offically my first time being involved and participating for a Hallloween celebration and it is indeed quite exciting! haha. i was like nearly surrounded with all the different kinds of candies, chocolates, sweets and gummies for the trick-or-treat event whereby the children get to visit neighborhood areas around the school and collect the candies for their little trick-or-treat paper bag which they designed themselves. so cute imagine all the little ones dressed in various outfits travelling around. haha.

I will surely upload photos for that event! hehes. and, for that day, i will be dressing up as a cow-girl with a nice brown hat! couldnt get hold of the boots thou, so lucky we are partying indoors, so, no footwear! =x

till then; happy halloweens in advanced! (:

2008-10-23T20:39:00.002+08:00

)): feeling so depressed.

and i still cannot imagine i drop/lost something so important to me. something that stayed by myside daily for the past 2 years plus and now it is gone... ): it was the first of something that was given to me and i dont know how i drop/lost it. my angel, my darling angel. ):

what's worst to add on to it was that im having this super bad headache that has been with me since monday. and it doesnt seem to go away no matter how much rest i have or what. any vigrous actions like when i suddenly stand up or look up from writing will trigger my head to pound like crazy. ): sighs... i really hope this recovers and goes away soon.

and i hope to have you by my side...

hari raya visiting

2008-10-21T21:35:00.006+08:00

Last sunday was the first time in my life that i went Hari Raya Visiting with all my working collegues! Altogether, we visited 7 different houses during the entire day. Lucky we had 2 cars to transport us around as we travelled from jurong to yew tee, to tampines and woodlands. haha.

I learnt alot about the Malay culture through this visiting and it is really different compared to the chinese culture as what we celebrate on chinese new year. Every house that we visited, they will prepare TONS of food. not just home-made cakes and cookies, but cooked food like lontong, curry, randang, noodles, chicken wing and some which i dun really know the names. And its considered rude if you do not eat. so no matter how full you are, you got to eat a little of everything. They take pride in preparing and cooking lots of food and drinks for their guests which is not just snacks and cookies like we have during CNY. But i must say, the food were all very delicious and i was really really super duper full by the 4th house. but still, for respect i tasted more various dishes by the next few houses. and one of my collegue's was so sweet to prepare brownie and ice cream for us when we went to her place! (:

besides that, not only the married have to give out green packets. so long as you are working and that you have a stable income, you got to give green packets to little ones or children who are studying. So i saw all my un-married collegues giving out packets to other children. haha. lucky we chinese do not have this custom and we can collect red-packets for longer period of time. lol.

Apart from that, i really enjoyed myself visiting their houses, getting to know my collegues better by chit chatting, cam-whoring and disturbing one another. haha. And it was so cute that all of us, even the chinese collegues like me who went visiting to dress in Malay traditional clothes. (: and my collegue lend me this pretty blue outfit i lovee! ((:

group photo at one of the many houses.

see my collegue's family. and the one on the left is my student! so cute. =X

and, i would want to experience visiting again next year! ((:

2008-10-17T18:25:00.002+08:00

before i know it, its friday again. it's like the week just gushed by me. no doubt im looking forward to the weekends, but den again, im dreading for school to start in nov. ):

i don't really like studying, what more studying while working at the same time and even on weekends. ): i wonder what kind of people i would meet in my course? probably all females i guess since it deals with early childhood. but i hope that i will find people around my age, or people i can clique along with.

i really wish for a little get-away now to somemore peaceful and relaxing. but i guess that is not something that will happen now. no doubt i do love my job, sometimes i really hope that time will rewind to the period of time where im studying in poly where the only things that you have to worry about is RJs or UT? and i can go watch movies/shopping/walking around after school and tons of wakeboarding during the weekends. but now, weekends are all burnt getting some life around the city, catching up or even working and doing work related stuff. ):

sigh. i really wish i have like 8 days a week, so that i will have an extra weekend to enjoy and catch up with friends, family and love.

sorry for making you read all my rants.
anyways, have a happy weekend.

2008-10-14T20:45:00.000+08:00

nothing much to say except: YOU have been missed. (:(:(:

2008-10-12T11:32:00.003+08:00

Happy Sunday everyone!

It's funny how time flies this year and its already close to mid-oct. And how I have already been working in the childcare for 3 months! gosh. its awesomely fast. Before I know it, tomorrow the 13th brings a month closer to the big 2! (: and its 20 tomorrow. loves.

Anyways, just a random post to wish everyone a Happy Sunday!

May your sunday be as sweet as this little ice-cream treat from MOF. (they sell pretty good ice-creams!)

lovves & hugs.

2008-10-05T22:10:00.003+08:00

recently i've been rather hooked to online shopping. looking at all the pretty sites to pass time. not that i have alot of time on hand, but it just makes me feel relax and take away my stress for the moment. haha. well, but still i have yet to see anything online that really tell me to 'buy it'. lol.

other than that, there's alot coming in my calendar to work on. such as class deco for term 4 to be completed; school's concert to prepare the kids for; teachers' performance to prepare; halloween celebration; hari raya and deepavail celebration all to be happening within this month! so much to do yet so little time.

as time passes, i still cannot imagine that i've been working there for close to 3 months already. and dreaded for my night classes to start next month where i gotta upgrade my skills and learn pre-school education - teaching. its going to be one and a half year of night classes, weekends burnt and work all at the same time. haha. well, i hope it will be fun and i'll get to meet tons of friends. (:

***

on brighter note, im sooo hooked on season 2: gossip girl.
its super awesome. all the handsome hunks and pretty babes. gosh, its even better than season one to me. haha. and its tons better than the book itself. (:

and how the show always end with:
you know you love me; xoxo. gossip girl.

children day and hari raya

2008-10-01T22:10:00.003+08:00

Happy Children's Day to all the little ones and those with the little child in their hearts.
and,
Selemat Hari Raya to all my Muslin friends.

it was a plesant break from work to destress, catch up with friends, wakeboard and eat! haha.

First day of F1

2008-09-29T21:38:00.005+08:00

weeee. im such a lucky soul who got tickets to watch the F1 match on Friday! haha. even though it wasnt the F1 match like saturday and sunday, being able to watch the practice was an eye-opener itself. (:

its funny how a person like me will end up there among the crowd, trying to get a glimse of the speed-lighting vehicle travel pass the track infront of us in a mere split second. haha. furthermore, im not one who is into this kind of thing. but i was lucky that someone related couldnt make it last minute and passed the tickets on to me. lol. for starters, the F1 entrance passes were awesome. they already shows how good and grand the event would be.

the first time i saw it race pass me, i got a shock at how fast it was! lol. plus i manage to catch Vodafone with hopefully it was Lweis Hamilton inside. i saw the super hot Ferrari speed past too! and tried to take a couple of shots of the wonderful sight but gave up after a while as my ear drums were spliting at how LOUD the vehicle was when it passed me. lol. thus my hands were busy covering my ears! :x wanted to get ear plugs but the cheap ones were sold out and the rest ranged from S$5-40 per pair! imagine just getting one to use for like the next 1 hour i was there? not too worth it i guess.

the stalls sold pretty much nice collectables. however at a really over-priced rate. like how a simple plastic pen with the F1 logo and words costed S$10. and a simple tiny keychain costed at least S$25 and above. caps were also sold at S$40 and above. gosh! everything is sooo expensive. even a little sticker cost S$10! lol.

there were many gates we can enter because mine was the "walkabout" passes which means i will not be able to sit at the grandstand. but i guess walking around was more fun as we can constantly move around to get different views. i entered in at gate 7 which is near singapore flyer and walked around for the whole night! haha. to think that i wanted to try to go in through the other gates as well! there was sooo much walking to do from city hall to suntec area then down to singapore flyer and back to city hall again. lol.

***

my little pink carebear misses it's green partner.
just like how i miss you. x)

children love.

2008-09-28T10:20:00.003+08:00

dont you just want to see plenty of smiles to chase away all your worries and stress?

heres some happy faces that always cheers me up no matter how i am feeling. (: they just got this super power to make me happy and brighten up my day no matter how misbehaved they have been earlier on. haha.

this is the reason why i go to work happily everyday. (:

2008-09-23T20:43:00.002+08:00

been celebrating pretty many birthdays this few days.
with thomas birthday gathering followed by his granny birthday and a couple more little kiddies from my class. lol. its been a season of 'cake-tasting' days which leaves me feeling really fat. x)

apart from that, life has been pretty much normal. well, unless you talk about how my desktop crashed a week ago that wipes out all my programs. but at least its back to normal.

well, enough of random thoughts. haha.
back to work. (:

wonderful batam holiday

2008-09-15T20:49:00.010+08:00

hello everyone, meet pretty Batam(:

just returned home last night from a wonderful short getaway to Batam. it was a 2 day 1 night trip with batam cable ski and a stay over at holiday inn waterfront with shopping trip down to the town area. everything went perfectly well! haha.

8 of us together started the day meeting at harbourfront to board the cruise - Ocean Flyte which departs at 10am. and we reached batam at 10am too! haha. because batam's time is an hour before ours. before we know it with the transport and all at 10.15am batam's time we started cable wakeboarding all the way till 6pm. hahaha. it was non-stop of fun, joy and laughter under the wonderful perfect wakeboarding weather.

as for my first time cable wakeboarding, i am glad to be able to achieve sooo much.
1) manage to dock start and start of and completeing the entire rounds by curbing the corners.
2) after like super many times, finally managed to jump start rather than dock start
3) tried wakeboarding with a slip-in slippers rather than bindings.
4) wakeskating!
5) knee boarding alone and with friends

it was super duper fun. i did practically everything that we can do at cable other than the slider and the kicker. didnt want to take the risk to injure myself. haha. but i really enjoyed knee boarding. it was super tough to control the direction and all but super fun to be sliding on water. than it was super funny when i sat with val together we kept laughing and holding on to our dear lives. lol. and first time i tried double wakeboarding where 2 person were pulled at the same time... and this time is with yoyo. so sweet. i enjoyed it especially when we were riding together and observing the pretty sunset. and and and, i really loved wakeskating! it was super duper fun! haha. riding with your bare feet on the board with totally no bindings! wwoooots.

and next we proceed to Holiday Inn - Waterfront. i believe thats the best place in the entire area so far. haha. it was a pretty pretty place and totally worth the money for the serivce and all. super relaxing. (: for all the money saved to spend on holiday is awesomely worth it. ((:

my "wonderful" view from the hotel room. lol. actually, everywhere else around the hotel looks like that.

our grandfather street.

our 1/2 a million rupiah dinner. lol!

we went shopping, eating eating and walking around everywhere too. and i finally see that Sing dollars is worth sooo much in Batam just like how US dollars is worth alot in some countries. haha.

its been super long since i had A&W! haha. loved the float! ((:

meet all pretty sunkissed babes! x) (i love this super sweet picture!)

my sweetlove.

overall, it was a relaxing and lovely holiday. no doubt its just 2 days, it made me feel super relaxed and charged for the weeks to come. haha. and it was made possible with the company of my wonderful friends and my love. (:

it was a sweet nineteen.

batam tml! (:

2008-09-12T20:25:00.002+08:00

weees, cant wait for tomorrow!

triple happiness.
for 13th, 1st holiday trip with friends and birthday celebrations!

awesome.
val! finally, at the age of 20, we manage to go overseas together. even though its only 2 days, its a start. next time we go thailand or some other further countries together okay! hehes. love you much. (:

and my special 13th that will mark the special nineteen. and i get to celebrate this special day after a long time. lovesloves. (:

2008-09-07T23:14:00.003+08:00

sweet date(:

it started with a smile, a peck on the cheeks and a little survival kit.

it continued with simple window shoppings, hand holding, catching up and a sweet little movie.

it ended with a pleasant dinner, hugs and a little wish.

and i had a happy day! (:

i really hope that wishes do come through and all will go smoothly and well...

*prays, prays.

my 20th birthday with pics

2008-09-03T21:31:00.006+08:00

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO ME! ((:

and today i received one of the best birthday present ever. i made it through my $300 expensive british council english exam! which means to say, i passed with a good grade of band 7 (where 9 is the maximum and 5 is the passing grade). i was supposed to get at least 6.5 for i only got C5 for my olevels where at least B4 is needed to take further studies in early childhood education. weeees, so i can enrol and start studying by this year or else next year all school fees will increase by the double and so is the studying time from 1 and a half year to 3 years! omg, thats a whole lot of time! therefore, im so happy that i need not waste so much time studying and that i save myself from the terror of sitting for the nerve-recking english exam and another 300 bucks! lol.

on top of that, i had a rather nice birthday. well, the dinner was nice. but work was... not birthday ideal scenario i must say. well, lets not talk about the unhappy things which will make me unhappy again. but rather, thank my wonderful friends, val, jen, thomas and mushin who took time off to come down and join me for dinner at Indulgz Bistro. Nice food again, but a little too ex for some items. thou it was a great place to catch up and slack around! haha. and also thanks for the wonderful presents from my darlings! i love you dears. (:

before my actual birthdate, my parents also celebrated with me and bought me an icecream cake! first time in my life i had an icecream birthday cake! cookies&cream with chunky chocolate to be exact. -lovesloves. (: my dad also cooked up a storm of all my favourite dishes! hehes. feel so blessed to have such wonderful parents.

i also celebrated with my darling cousins! where they took the effort to prepare a delicious japanese meal with all my favourite food! haha. aint i lucky? plus they surprised me with the little colourful jelly and super cute cards! big hugs to them! ((:

well, the only thing really missing was the boy i guess. haha. and thou the birthday is over, there will still be celebrations to come, i guess. probably one at batam and one with him. (: and i really really miss him (more than words can say).

but still, i cant help to feel that im sooo old now. like i just hit the big TWO ZERO. and im a ~~TEENAGER~~ no more. so i guess i gotta learn to grow up and act my age! haha. x) which life goes on, i know that all the wonderful memories will stay in my heart.

lotsa love. <3

20th birthday.

2008-09-02T22:49:00.002+08:00

happy 20th birthday to me.

Thanks for all the well-wishes by sms, msn and those who wished me personally.

most importantly, thanks to my dearest friends who companied me through this day and my family too. (:

1st TEACHERS DAY.

2008-09-01T19:59:00.009+08:00

happy teachers' day to all the teachers around.

and today is a very very special day for all the teachers in the world! haha. being a teacher, i know how hard it is to be a good one.
a mediocre teacher tells,
a good teacher explains,
a superior teacher demonstrates,
a great teacher inspire.
and i am working towards being a great teacher to inspire my children. ((:

and today is a special day that really clears my doubt and clearly reminds me of the reason why i am working here and why am i doing this job. and it reminds me of what i really want to do in life. i want to continue to pursue my education in this industry and work hard to achieve a name for myself. haha. and it is a day where i really feel so touched to be a teacher. even though i was only there for around 2 months, i was able to see the impact i left in the children that they remembered me on this special day to give me token of appreciations. soo super sweet of them... even some children from the other classes remembered me and pass me little presents. awwws.. such a heart melting and touching day filled with loves. (:

my dearest Nursey 1 class

my tokens of appreciation from parents, teachers and children. my ultimate motivation.

even though this is my first ever teachers' day, it will surely not be the last. but just the beginning of a long journey ahead for me. im determined to do better and achieve more.

To study hard, work hard and strive for the best in this industry will be my birthday resolution! (:

To add on to my motivation, Mulberry Learning Centre, awarded me with a trophy for being a NEWCOMER TEACHER. ((: weees.

lastly, i want to thank my love ones and friends for supporting me in making this decision to step into this industry and start working as a childcare teacher. since then, i have never once regretted and will continue to be a better teacher shirley. every mistake i have made will only make me better as it is a valuable lesson learnt. and im glad to be in Mulberry Learning Centre for they really welcome me into their family and work together with me. (:

my beloved Nursey 1 teachers.

*2 hours to my birthday(:

weees.

2008-08-25T21:39:00.004+08:00

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're ever gonna shake me
Oh darling, cause you'll always be my baby...

Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

and yes, time shouldnt be able to erase a feeling this stong. and you will always be my baby deep in my heart.
i love you.

2008-08-24T21:53:00.008+08:00

(: meet my new hot pink polariod instant camera.

an advanced surprise present from my dearest sweet heart! (: something that he knew i have been eyeing on since a long long long time. haha. last time they only came with orange, blue and green. but for the first time in my life i saw it in hot pink! haha. isnt it awesome? and it was the last in store as well. weeees, im a happy girl. and im happily in loveee! (:
and now, i can snap all my favourite important moments instantly and get it develop right on the spot. haha. lovesloves, thanks my sweets. (:

so excited, there's pretty much to look forward to on my calendar:
- 28th August, my birthday celebration with my dearest cousins
- 30th August, Reef wakefest. Not taking part, but im going down to support my friends!
- 31st August, Teachers' Day company celebration
- 1st September, Teachers' Day!
- 2nd September, MY BIRTHDAY! ((:
- 13th - 14th September, Batam Trip!

and im looking forward to all of those. plus, waiting to watch Wall-E.

back onto past memories

2008-08-22T14:28:00.002+08:00

how time flies and i realized that i have been blogging for 2 and a 1/2 years. reading through my previous months post, it really made me think back about good old memories about the things i did in the past. somehow or rather, i kinda miss my poly days. its like everything is so care free. you dont have to think much about work and stuff. the only problems that we could have was 'how to write today's rj?' or 'my project deadline is due next week!'. and after school, we have time to go shopping, watch movie and stuff.

but now, no such freedom. home from work i gotta prepare lesson plans and lesson materials and stuff. before i know it, it would be close to midnight already. haha. but what's good is that i can sneak a few episode of the taiwan drama i love to watch. haha. however, i dont think i will be able to do it once i start school to pursue my education in early childhood teaching. awwws.

now i really look forward to weekends where i can go out shopping and dine at a restrauant or something. but the downside is that it is always crowded on weekends. i also miss going to wakeboard, hanging out with my wakeboarding friends and stuff. its like you can just laze around and spend the whole day in kallang. however, now we can no longer ride in kallang and i haven been riding for a longg longg time. and i hate the feeling. i really miss wakeboarding much. =/

and as time passes, i feel that i am growing older.
few more days and i will be a ~~teenager~~ no more.

2008-08-19T23:35:00.002+08:00

im pleased with the simple pleasure life brings to me. and i feel so fortunate for everything. (:

from the love of my mum as she prepares honey water for me everyday so my voice would be sweet; to the little smiles from the children as they greet me in the morning; and to listening to my love's voice as he calls me when he does; to the free leisure time to recollect my thoughts. all in all, i've been thinking positively and it helps in making life much more interesting, much more happier.

well, i do have my problems as well. but i believe that so long as i have the courage to face it, i will overcome it and all will be smooth sailing. just like now im pretty stressed about my british council's ielts exam, but i know that i will pass it just fine. (: pleasee wish me luck. haha.

and after that, i can countdown to teachers' day and my birthday.
for the first time in my life, i will be celebrating teachers' day in the shoes of a teacher. and im looking forward to it. (:

randomnessss.

2008-08-17T22:57:00.004+08:00

i love blake lively. the cover page girl on CLEO's september issue. haha. she is sooo super hot, sexy and pretty. ((: okayyy thats way random.

anyways, i have decided that i will try to cut down on negative posts on my blog. for now, i will live life fully each day, treasuring every little pleasure life brings to me in the stuff that i do! like today, im happy to be able to company my mum to the market for breakfast and surprise my love with a little breakfast! haha. spend some nice time catching up and chit chatting. and managed to watch michael phelphs phenomenal swimming performance that gave him 8th gold medal. ((: at least, i know how good he is and i have watched him live. i think he is quite good looking too. hahaha.

congrats to singapore for winning a silver medal in women's team table tennis!
we have waited half a century for it and finally, it came.

its been a good day today. (: for the quality time spend with my loved ones. ending the night with a nice sweet phonecall. (: tomorrow will be a good day at school too. cause i miss all my little babies.

and my birthday is coming!
16 more days to be exact. x)

HFMD outbreak.

2008-08-14T22:19:00.003+08:00

and the hand food mouth disease (HFMD) is here once again. ): now im soooo senstive to the words "spots", "ulcers", "blisters" and "fever". with this here, i have to wash my hands at least 50 times a day, sterilize my hands once practically after i touch anything which is like 10 mins once. and sterilize everything and anything the children touch, play, or even sit on. which is like everything. the sterilizer becomes my best friend. lol. and hygiene become our tip top priority. anything and everything, cleanliness comes first. ((: but still, i hate to see the children suffer.. please please, all get well.

i need to get well too. i need my voice to teach, sing and communicate with the children. i need to stop my flu and cough... its been daysssss. i really hope i get well soon. and i hope everyone will stay strong and healthy because ultimately, health is the most important asset anyone can have.

it gets sad when my friends ask me, what do i do on weekends and all i got to say is rest at home and eat medicine. but thats what i have been doing for my past weekends. i really hope to get well, go out and go on a really romantic and sweet date. (:

and, since last sat, i miss you.
hope to have you by my side.