L.V gathering

Eileen and I met up with our ex-colleagues (Audrey, Margie & Siew Chin) from Learning Vision today after class.. Initially we wanted to go to NYDC(New York Dessert Cafe) however, due to the extremely LONG queue, and their refusal to seat us due to not everyone being present, we decided to change place and headed to BIG-O opposite instead.

Well it was nice catching up with everyone.. talked about the kids and how they were progressing.. and even about Lasik surgery! Haha, cure myopia once and for all! No more contact lenses and spectacles! Saves all the hassle.

Food was not too bad.. shared with Eileen-in order to have enough room for desserts. =) Sharing was a bad idea, cause the food barely filled my stomach. (The food btw took quite some time to arrive, and i was practically starving by then). Thankfully to something called "water", it managed to fill my rather empty tummy. When we finally downed our yummilicious Mochachinno Chessecake, (however u spell that) i can safely say that i was full. satisfied. *nods*

And the bill.. crumbling cheese puffs!!! the service charge and GST were sufficient to get us another plate of Linguine Pasta (lah!) And their service wasn't exactly good and efficient either... OH WHATEVER!!!!!
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Anyway, i ought to learn to be more gentle at times. I broke the toilet flush. For a moment i thought my toilet flushing days would be back to philippines style (in IFL) again- i.e. a scoop and a bucket of water. But by the time i reached home, it was all fixed! hurray for flushable toilets!
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School ends at 11 tomorrow! Was so darn tempted to just conveniently miss classes. BUT!!!! I have a mini filming after that at Jolene's place. argh!! So much for a end-class-early-can-go-home-and-sleep-or-go-out new year's eve. And i have no idea what are we really going to do tomorrow.. what and how are we going to film.. its all so unclear! And i wonder who is going to do the editing.. or who knows how to do the editing...
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Will prolly head back home after that.. to get some decent rest before going down to church for watchnight service at 10pm.. i so need proper rest.. Have been reaching home late so frequently these past weeks..*guilty*
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Once January comes my schedule is so going to be more hectic.. that is a sure guarantee. Don't I look forward to it all: presentations..tests..projects deadlines..field assessments...lesson plans..
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My school is collecting some basic medical and food stuffs for the people hit by the tsunamis.. my class even had some donation thingy.. well its good to know that people all around the world are trying to do their best, doing their little bit in reaching out a helping hand, making the world a better land...

Happenings all around

i knowwwww... its been AGES since i last updated.. hmm not really in the mood to blog for some reason. Either i'm too lazy, or i just lost the interest to blog.

Suddely i feel like switching back to LJ too. HAHA...feel like.

But anyway, Christmas was great!! Really enjoyed this year's Christmas.. =) MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! (still have another 8 days left of Christmas!!)

But yeah, back to the sad reality. School during the December holidays. I have to buck up soon and start on all my assignments. Into my fourth week of the semester, and what have i learnt? Almost nothing. Geri, can u please WAKE up?!?!?! *bangs head*

The tsunami disaster is like, so devastating!!(and depressing) the death toll is like increasing and increasing!!! really saddens me... To think all of us take our safety in Singapore for granted. And while we are here complaining about minor little things, people at the other side are dying, have lost their homes, families and everything they ever owned.

(yah that goes for you too geri, keep complaining and complaining. is that all u can do???)

okie!! Fineeeeeeeee..

Angel's Touch

Went to watch a performance by YekLing's friend's church with my mum... It was called Angel's Touch- its a play on Christmas.. And it was nice!! It involved a typical Singapore family setting and two angels were sent to help them realize the true meaning of Christmas. So they did it through doing a series of flashbacks. Like a hillside just outside Bethlehem, to see the shepherds, and hear the proclamation of Jesus's birth...

The play had an "Angel Choir" who sang inbetween the scenes so its a little like a musical.. I also especially liked the part where the children dressed up as sheep and "baaaaa-ed" at abt the same time.. sooo cuteee!!!! haha. Anyway, the finale song was "We Are the Reason". gosh, i just love that song!!!

All in all, i thought everyone acted well, though there were some parts where the people forgot their lines, they recovered fairly quick. I mean, its not easy to perform live on stage in front of so many people, and they are not professionals.. so yeah, i think they did a good job.. =)
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As little children
We would dream of Christmas morn'
Of all the gifts and toys
We knew we'd find
But we never realized
A baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

We were the reason
That He gave His life
We were the reason
That He suffered and died
To a world that was lost
He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live

As the years went by
We learned more about gifts
The giving of ourselves
And what that means
On a dark and cloudy day
A man hung crying in the rain
All because of love, all because of love

I've finally found the reason for living
It's in giving every part of my heart just to Him
In all that I do every word that I say
I'll be giving my all just for Him, for Him

sigh, i just love christmas!!!

Second week

urgh.. down with the flu. My stoopid clogged nose.. anyway, went to see the doctor today after lectures. I hope to recover completely before Christmas!! And the medication is supposed to make me drowsy. Apparently, its not working.. i'm still wide awake. Or maybe its due to the laughing session i had with bev earlier on..

overall, the entire week has been fine..though it was rather busy. It still is actually. Hmm, that's why i haven't been updating.

Random thoughts (again)

-The weeks are improving!!!

-haha, Gollum. (bev, rmb the lady at Pam's X'mas presentation?? lolz)

-I can't wait for Sat.

-Athel & CO wants to go swimming!!! yes!!!!

-Passed BTT!! -much thanks to Eileen!!=)

Thoughts of the week

-Stress is a major understatement.

-F.P is seriously harzardous to one's health.
-Having a F.P tutorial is not the way you want to end the week with.
-F.P can give one such overwhelming feeling of dread.

-This is so NOT the right time to feel tired.

-Patience is important.

-Have confidence & faith in oneself(and God)does help.

-Its really easy to start "hyperventilating".


Welcome to the wonderful world of assignments!*Taa-Daa*(to think i dedicated a small section to my beloved F.P)

-mrabovesit-

Off to a Slow Slow Start

HA!

well, school this week can only be described by one word. S.L.O.W. Gosh, time has never passed so slowly before!!

But yeah, been feeling sooooo brain-dead/zombified/stoned the whole week. Face shows it all. And is it THAT obvious?? haha. so many people have asked me if i'm alright. Either that or, if i am very tired. yeepppp! just feeling soo tired...simply lacking the energy to do things. its like i can't wait to go home to just, lie down and rest. bleah, i do hope i'm not coming down with anything.. (though of course there are the sudden bursts of energy at random parts of the day..)

i like my lecturers!!!!!!! Getting back many same ones.. goody!! =)

goody. Bev is coming back soon. About time girl!!

HhhMmm

I am not racking my brains for a title. Not now anyway.

haha my lecturer is talking away about...(actually i dunno about what-some boring introduction on some issue) and here i am typing away on the computer. Yep having my first IT lecture. Why doesn't she START the lessons?? Start it ALREADY!!! Everyone has the same glazed look on their faces. Either that or they are busily typing something at their computer. Why am i not surprised? haha. *Guilty*

OMG! She is teaching us the very BASICS. "Click the Start button". "Click "Explorer". haha like, everyone is already logged onto msn and surfing without her even having to teach/ask us. Does she think we are dumb or sth?
-___-!!!

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Why doesn't anyone wanna use the school's pool?! Please!! For crying out loud! No one will want to look!!

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okiee!! Lesson is STARTING!! Later!

Testify to Love

All the colors of the rainbow
All the voices of the wind
Every dream that reaches out
That reaches out to find where love begins
Every word of every story
Every star in every sky
Every corner of creation lives to testify

*Chorus
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love
I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
With every breath I take
I will give thanks to God above
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love

From the mountains to the valleys
From the rivers to the sea
Every hand that reaches out
Every hand that reaches out to offer peace
Every simple act of mercy
Every step to kingdom come
All the hope in every heart will speak what love has
done

Basic Theory

The computers were down today. So we took the written tests instead-Which is actually better, considering that the questions wouldn't be animated, hence a teeny bit easier. But i took the trial test like, four times in an hour. haha passed the first three attempts but failed on the fourth. But yeah, the FINAL test results would only come one week later. so its waiting time for now! Then i have to decide if i want to sign up for classes at the driving school or get a private instructor.. any recommendations?

Eileen was saying the module i missed today was SUPER SUPER BORING. why am i not surprised?

My mother keeps pronouncing Eiffel Tower as "Elle-Fee" tower.. haha so cute.

Went to trim(cut?) my hair today. it was really getting so unmanageble. The hairdresser seemed to just cut chunks of my hair out at random. You should have seen the way he cutted it. i don't know to be amused or worried. Though now, my head feels lighter, and i am still thinking & deciding if i like the hair cut or not. But both hairdressers who cutted my hair told me to go straighten it. HAHAHA. erm, NAHHHHHHH. i've had enough of straight hair for now.(but knowing me, i change my mind fairly easily..)

and I can't wait for tomorrow!

Froggerlicious

Frogs are JUST so tasty. (*licks lips* Mmmm..mmmm!)

Poor frogs.
(we should have caught the frogs in philippines and cooked them eh? hiak hiak)

haha.. met my mother after church and we had frog legs for dinner, together with Auntie Daisy. I didnt know my mum had company!! Fineeeeee. But nevertheless, the frogs were good.

Ribbit.

my basic theory is tomorrow! And so far i've only read through the book once? haha i can't really be bothered right now actually. I've got SO MUCH on my mind!! SO much until i dunno what! Makes sense? Ever felt that way?? Yeppp.

so xiannnnn.

Random thought: There's going to be so much going on during Christmas that i have to make up my mind which functions to attend! argh.. then if i don't attend certain functions, the people from that function are bound to make noise... am i right?? sigh. Decisions decisions...

~Give me back my holidays!!~

Tell me if u r looking forward to school. Anyone out there?? hurhur..

New term, New Modules!

What an absolutely crappy title. *rolls eyes*

Semester:

Teaching Weeks -06 Dec 2004 - 23 Jan 2005 ^7 Weeks
Break -24 Jan 2005 - 30 Jan 2005 ^1 Week
Teaching Weeks -31 Jan 2005 - 20 Mar 2005 ^7 Weeks
Study & Examination Weeks -21 Mar 2005 - 03 Apr 2005 ^2 Weeks
Vacation -04 Apr 2005 - 22 May 2005 ^7 Weeks

hmm, okay.

Modules enrolled for:

Advanced Speech Training 1
Child Development 2.2 (Psychology of the Exceptional Child)
Developing Parent Involvement Programmes
Effective Communication
Field Practicum 2.2
IT & Applications 2
Science for Young Children
Singapore Families: Policies & Practices

hmm, okay.

yeah, so I've got nothing better to post...

Home Sweet Home

i'm finally back home... and what can i say?! The experience is definately rewarding...=)

But it was all very "happening".. like upon arrival, the whole team got delayed at the customs due to the medical supplies. That took some time to settle and clear before we were finally free to proceed with our schedule. We thought that they would actually confiscate the supplies, but thank God everything went smoothly. Come to think of it, everything (more or less) went by smoothly...

The living conditions were much better than expected. I was preparing for worser conditions. haha-But heyy, i'm not complaining! We had beds at both places(IFL-Institute for Foundational Learning & BSWC-Bible Study and Worship Centre) And yes, i have learnt to be more appreciative of the things i have at home. Like, hot water, my bed, toliets that can flush properly, drinkable water from the taps.. simple things like that.

Managed to go to the mall on one of the days too! 4 of us-denice, wenhao, chris & i plus another two adults..Took a tricycle and jeepney there.. enjoyed it!! Haha and the mall experience was so hilarious...

So basically we did medical.. a little outreach to the people in the communtities.. and in a way, the kids there are like, "stress-free". I think they are much happier there even without the air-con, computer and television. So yeah, we headed up to BSWC on day 4.. the journey there took almost 12 hours!! Due to many stops to get groceries and supplies..but the living conditions there was even better that in IFL. So we had good comforting rests and baths for a while.. =) We had to pump water up from a pump.. thought it was pretty cool actually. We were supposed to go up to the mountains t.o continue the medical work, but due to the typhoon, we were adviced to go back to IFL.

Back at IFL, we helped to dig canals to ensure a smoother drainage system. The others were also all busy preparing for the typhoon to hit. but Thank God the typhoon passed us without any damages... and my parents back home were sooo worried.. even more worried than me!

haha and thank God i didn't fall sick while i was there.. but my nose is starting to clog up and throat is getting a little sore.. blah. And school starts next week!!!!

so its back to school for 14 weeks before another break comes along... on the 4th April i think?? =)

philippines

see ya peeps!! in 8 days time!!

MammaMia

i can hardly wait!!!

We (Esther, Denice, Sophia & Me) are FINALLY going to watch MammaMia!! We have been wanting to catch that ever since it came out like, months ago!! Though the cheaper tickets were all sold out, but thanks to Esther, we managed to get them at a package of 4. So exciting. And a few hours later, Denice & i will see each other again, at the airport!! Cos we'll be flying to the phillippines!!(for a mission trip) hiak hiak.. the busyness nevers ends does it??

Pack pack packing...

[add] ahhh!! *jumps* i just discovered something!! I don't have to go school on the 6th Dec!! cause..Firstly, attachment will only start the following week(i think) and i have my basic theory from 1730 onwards! Best thing is, it is excusable!! As in, i can use that i have a test as my reason for not attending lessons!! this is just PERFECT!!!! haha[/add]

- BEVERLEYOONGJIAJING!!!! u are sooo dead!! how DARE u leave without saying goodbye to me?!?!?!?! and btw, ONE hour is a pretty long time to bath..hahaha! But anyhows, i don't want sand thank you. NO tissues also, thank u very much. Just StarBursts! haha!!
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I finally FINALLY packed my room today!!!! At long last!!! There was soooo many things to clear!!!! And it got kind of dusty after a while.. with the occasional sneezes and eye irritation. But my room looks better. Though i'm not 100% done with it yet. haha shall do it during the next holiday!

So while i packed, came across my old kindergarten photos. How "toot" i looked, with the ugly boyish short hair. i think my hair has remained a major disaster even since young!! haha the photos tell it all. Was looking at all the old photographs we took back in secondary school.. we were like mad.. taking so many at one time.. i have spent soo much $$ just on developing photos!! All of them waiting to be arranged nicely in my albums. Which i will do, also during the NEXT holiday. haha.

Then i came across the letterboxes. Took out and read a few.. kept laughing over the things we wrote about in primary school.. then in secondary school, on the teachers, the homework and crushes.. which reminds me, there are some pple that i have totally lost contact with.. wonder how are they doing now.......

You Are the Enthusiast

7 You are outgoing and playful - always seeing the happy side to life. You're enthusiastic and excitable. You love anything new. Multi-talented, you do many things well... and find success easy. You prefer to keep things light with others. Opening up is hard for you.

What number are you?

Erm dont really think this is true.. hAha

Just another ordinary day...

Not.

Wasn't feeling in the best of moods. sighhh I should actually stop thinking so much.

Tried signing in to blogger-for some reason the computer didn't auto sign me in. And after not typing my username and password for so long, naturally(ok, maybe not so natural after all) i typed in the wrong password and the wrong username.(actually, i think this kind of things only happens to me,ha!) So i was busy trying to figure out the write combination..
---of course i figured it out in the end if not u wouldn't see this entry~and i can predit myself "screaming" on my tagboard.

Headed to cousin's place in the afternoon.. haha jody was preparing lasagna! yummilicious!! But waited ages for it to be ready!! i was soo famished!! occupied myself with the piano while jee so kindly burned the cd for me. Finally got it done for my mother!! Well, the long wait was worth it! The lasagna was delicious!! And very filling.. Rotted in jee's room before leaving to meet my mother.

Then i alighted from the bus too early and had to walk the longer way. (see what i mean when these kind of things only happens to me??) And it was raining! So NOT my day today...sheesh. Walked around with her at Cityhall before going to KY to meet Joanne.. and down to "Kopitiam" to meet Jasmine. Had a quick dinner, did a little catching up. Haha dear jas was so kind to lend me her sleeping bag. Though its thin, its small. So i'm happie =) (at last smile huh)

Dinner ended wayyy early. So my mother asked me to meet her instead.. (she was having dinner with yekling and lisa) So anyway, yekling suggested taking a cab home.

BIG MISTAKE.

Taxi's always make themselves sought after when one is pressed for time. (how true)

well this time round we weren't exactly "pressed for time", but we did wait VERY LONG for one to arrive. There were SO MANY taxis "on call". And those that came in to alight passengers, didn't want to take any more!! (and they complain about not having any business. sheesh) i think we waited for almost 30-40 mins(at a taxi stand btw) and we were like second in queue!!! how absurd! Then since so many pple were calling in, we were debating between ourselves if we should also call in. To cut a long story short, we didn't call and our taxi arrived (about time!!) and we are safely home.

okkkayyy finneeee.. today was not totally a bad day. I think its just up to me to make the best out of it. I should just stop complaining so much and just appreciate what i have.

yup.

P.S. ~2 Bev: Have a safe & enjoyable trip!!! haha get me some "STARBURSTS" arh!!! See you in a lot of days time.

Nth to do

so bored now...

i am so bored!

i'm bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored.

need i say anymore?

bowling...

haha went bowling today...(how my arm aches now) then the TKGS girls bowling team were there. or rather i think the entire bowling CCA was there.. woo they can bowl man! So anyway, when they ended, suddenly all of them started a cheer.. went sth like:
"T. K!! Ka baba ole ole ah ah!!(x2)
Shake it up yeah!(x2)"

Then i was telling bev we should cheer too. "Yell G! (G!) Yell O! (O!) ..."
She went, "Yell S! (S!) Yell I!(I!) Yell A!(A!) Yell O!(O!) SIAO!!!!!

haha and i found that sooooo amusing (that's cheap thrills for you)

i was hysterical with laughter. (the entire day)

still blur

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To the Magnies: Have fun training in bkk!!!! and the shopping too! =)
my cuz is back from Aus!!!(for hols tt is) hahaha =)
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aiyoh... i thought it was wed today!!! When bev was asking me if i had watch Singapore Idol.. i was like, HUH!?!?! Got meh?? i thought its on thursday???

Then i realized it WAS thursday.

-_____-!!!

ignts.

but oh well.. so what if i missed it anyway? Nothing lost. Ha just can't stand it why am i so blur...

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i just checked NPal and got my tima-tabla!!! omigosh!!! Its quite horribleee!!! Apart from tues where i only have a three hour lecture, i end rather late for the rest of the days!! That is not too bad, i can deal with it since the three semesters previously are rather similiar. BUT!!! They HAD to put another three hour lecture after FP!!!! And we have this HUGE three hour block of free time inbetween and another three hour lecture after it. So we end at 6.

*gasp*Are they insane? Are they out of their minds?! what were they thinking?!?! are they MAD!??!?!?! after FP!?!?! *grumbles*( okay a wee bit over dramatic here) Like FP on a day itself isn't bad enough to kill, they had to do this. sheesh... how i hate FP still...to think i still have another two long semesters of it to go.. *inhales & exhales deeply* i am so NOT looking forward to FP. i can already see myself getting stressed over it. blah.... (okay i will stop my complaining)

NVM!!! i can do it!!!!! yeeeeessssssss!

well well well, school seems so near yet so farrr away.... if only i can freeze time. haha yeah right. Fantasizing right now...*rolls eyes* so anyway, school is not that bad(lar). Apart from FP, its quite fun! haha. There's I.T!!!! =) Speech!!=) and learning on the exceptional child!! yay. (thats was not sacarsm btw..) hur hur hur... =) -ok. NOW i sound contradicting...

signing off! I'm supposed to be banned from the comp after 12 (how sad =/) but yeah since i am the only human awake in the entire house(mum's sleeping)..teehee.

i feel like an owl. *woot* or is it *hoot*??

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so blur

I am so blur!!!

Hopped onto the bus and majestically tapped my wallet against the Ez-link machine.. and there was no beep. Then it dawned on me that i took it out yesterday!! I had to dig for change as i didn't want to walk down the bus and back into my house. How can I forget my ez-link card?! well, actually i always forget to put it back into my wallet whenever i remove it. I shall keep that in mind the next time i want to remove it..

If that wasn't enough, i missed my stop my THREE bus-stops!! (sounds familiar??) Took me such a long time to realize it too! So having way little change with me, i decided to walk to bev's house all the way from Sims Avenue to kembangan. how fantastic. Well it wasn't THAT far, and ir was good exercise..

Couldn't wait to hit the pool! The weather was so warm, perfect for tanning. But that girl hasn't eaten her lunch yet.. so we just chilled in front of the tele until when i couldn't take it any longer.. we went to change.. then some guy was cleaning the pool..fine no problem. We happily plonked ourselves on those long chairs and tanned away..

we had the whole pool to ourselves and we were talking and laughing so loudly..(no surprise there) really great weather!! Though the sun decided to hide after a while, still had fun! i seriously think i am easily amused. Whatever she said, i found it so hilarious and couldnt control my laughter at all... (yeah so slap me) haha- i am not only blur, i am also "xiao".

yeah swimming never fails to make one hungry..and that bev was so busy with her chores that i happily helped myself to the food around her house. haaa her house is already like my second home =)

Spent time infront of her computer, trying to solve our "game" together.. though the sound effects were kinda "scary"..*shudders* it was interesting.. then we went to find the cheats since we were seiously stuck.(lols) Found even more similiar games and so we were glued to the monitor all the way till 8+.. aunty linda bought me dinner!!! So decided to stay to eat afterall, and decided to stay even longer after watching the television. Gosh, the ending for "the champions" was really pathetic. We waited for so long and the ending was seriously not satisfying. To think that people can actually spend 90 cents on sms-ing their favourite ending..haha. ben, bev & me were like: -_____-

Jo & Sal arrived much later.. almost reaching ten? So chatted around for a while before leaving with them. The trio took a cab to CB while i barely got enough change to get me on a bus-ride back to bedok..haha.

Memories...

Was reading entries from my(our)really old msn-group. Actually i was reading all the entries..(yes i am THAT bored & still wide awake-at this inhuman hour)

The msn group really does brings back memories.. so much has changed in the course of one year. (2003-2004~Time really does fly doesn't it?) Our lives, [thats for sure! in both good ways and bad-For the better? i like to think so.] our mentalities, our looks(lolz), our perceptions on different issues... read what we used to moan and groan abt..and i can't help but laugh at the things we complain on. It seems nothing compared to now.. in a way i guess i can say our thinking is more matured. ( i think) haha.. yeah people do change, then we can also see how vulnerable the human race can actually be. However, i think through it all, we have all(both) grown into better people. (Thankfully!)

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Much later....(03.20)

Time for: Random Thoughts-Round One.

on a lighter note, chatting with bev now. Haha are we the only insane beings at this hour chatting?

apparently not. just checked the contact list. only beings chatting at this hour? no. insane? yes. haha..pure entertainment.

---Agree with the girl. Westlife totally do not suit jazz. In my opinion that is.

And i was supposed to be alseep an hour and 20 minutes ago !! arghhhH...

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Results

Oh yah! Got my results back too.. =)

ACADEMIC WRITING ---B+
CHILD DEVELOPMENT 2.1 (INFANT & TODDLER) ---B
DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ---B+
FIELD PRACTICUM 2.1 ---B
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ---A+
MATHEMATICS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ---B
PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY STUDIES ---A
SELF-AWARENESS MANAGEMENT ---PX
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY VALUES (PART 1) ---PX

Yep!! Thank God for everything!!
(PX is pass btw, for those pass/fail modules only)

I'm Back!!!

Gosh, how i miss Singapore!! After being gone for 12 days.. home is still the best place to be!!

So yeah, i'm going to write about the whole thing, i'll try to anyway. so if u are bored or if u r interested, read on..

I've learnt many things.. one of them being: Going on tours is a 100% guarantee sure way to gain weight! i mean, you eat and eat and eat then hop onto the tourbus, sit on the same spot for a couple of hours without doing anything (maybe sleep some of time, well for me its like most of the times-haha!).. yepp!! just think about it.

Well anyway, had a great time there with my mother, her ex colleague Yekling, and her two nieces Sheryl & Shauna. haha we had a blast!!! =) Though the journey there was REALLY long.. we flew to Bangkok first, then to Helsinski and finally to Switzerland.. and then we ran into immigration problems. Apparently they thought we were from Mainland China.. DO WE LOOK LIKE CHINA PEOPLE?! yeah so we got held up quite a bit there.. but nevertheless, we still had a wonderful time. The scenery was breathtaking! Totally spectacular!!

Then at the hotel, some guy nearly took YekLing's bag! Thankfully she was holding onto it tightly!!



Then we went to the Pilatus(sat a train all the way up!)-Up to the mountains!
It was really cold!!! Then the next day, we were supposed to go for an optional tour to see another mountain. Halfway up, it started to snow!! And it gradually got heavier..and we got stranded. The bus couldn't go up any further due to the slippery roads caused by the ice.. and we couldn't make an U-turns as well! The tourguide called for help but despite the police's efforts, they were unable to do anything. We were stuck there for quite some time and eveyone's bladders were like so full. Then they all had some mass toilet session at some "deserted" corner. So anyway, we finally got out when our driver made a 6-point turn.. which was actually very risky. One mistake and the whole bus whole fall OFF the mountains.. imagine, dying in the Swiss Alps. But everyone was more excited than afraid due to them seeing snow. It was FREEZING cold!! I only went out for a few minutes before retreating back to the comforting warm bus. hehe. If that wasn't bad enough, after making the turn, we got stopped by a barricade along the way down. And we had to wait again for another guy in charge to raise it before we could pass through.

France was beautiful!! If only the people weren't so snobbish.. went to some places which i can't remember now.. haha. Let the pictures tell the story..





This is Charlie Chaplin's statue.. When i first saw it, i was like,"So SHORT!!" Until i stood NEXT to him. FINE... haha (Bev! stop laughing)


Then at night, we went to watch...

The tickets were so expensive!! And when we got there, we saw many China & Korean men.. quite puzzling, that they know how to appreciate such musicals. It was not until when we saw the posters displayed outside that it dawned on us that parts of the show was going to feature women topless. So THAT'S why! haha and to think we thought they were so "culturally enriched". So yeah, since we already paid for the tickets, we went in and the atmosphere was lovely! Red lamps all around and they served champange! haha i took Pepsi. The show was nice.. the dances and costumes were great!!! yepps!

Went to London as well. OH MAN!!! i LURVE LondoN!!! It was more relaxed over here.. not so much of tours, more free and easy..






okie i'm gettingquite tired blogging already. So to sum it up!!!
Out tour leader Sam and our driver.. (ok i dunno how to spell his name)

And our tour group!! Most of them were nice and friendly.. MOST of them. lolz!


of course there were MANY more pics.. but i only chose the more nicer ones.Tee Hee!

Living & Dying

"If you haven't found something worth dying for, you haven't found something worth living for."
(got that from kelly's nick)

how true, to a certain extent.

Read "Tuesdays with Morrie". [its such a nice and touching book, worth your time] Anyway, quoting what the professor said-
"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."
[Now that is interesting as well..]

ok it seems like i am just saying something for the sake of saying something. Which can only mean one thing:

I am bored.

Just P.U.S.H

Got this from an E-mail..

JUST PUSH
A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. This the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might.

Each night the man returned to his cabin sore, and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. Seeing that the man was showing signs of discouragement, the Adversary decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the man's weary mind: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't budged. Why kill yourself over this? You are never going to move it." Thus giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure, these thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.

"Why kill myself over this?" he thought. "I'll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort and that will be good enough." And that is what he planned to do until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. "Lord" he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?"

The Lord responded compassionately, "My child, when I asked you to serve me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to me, with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinew and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, and your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done. I, my friend, will now move the rock."

At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the mountains.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes... Romans 1:16

P.U.S.H = Pray Until Something Happens

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YOU ARE WATER!

Your inner element is one of great compassion and love. You are an extremely kind-hearted person who tends to care more about helping others than themselves at times. You gravitate to people who need help or just a shoulder to cry on and you provide them with the support they need. You harbor an intense compassion for others that is truly admirable. You are an incredibly easy-going person who just goes with the flow and tries to be comfortable no matter what. You tend to collect things, little reminders or memories of time gone past. Any career that will allow you to help others in any way is ideal for you. Love is a essential element in your life, and your search for the one and only for you is paramount to all things. The one you choose with have to be loyal, honest, and able to share their emotions with you.

Your greatest strengths are your ability to bond with others and help them through the tough times. Your weaknesses are your tendency to get overly emotional on things and drive those you care about away with your emotional outbursts. Balancing your strengths and weaknesses is crucial for you to achieve balance in your life.

Which of the 5 Prime Elements are you?
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Just keep Swimming..

*Welcome back Michelle!!!*

Headed over to bevie's house to swim in the morning.. and considering the rainy weather we've had fot the past few days, this morning was surprisingly sunny!!!
i was so happie that the sun was out!! We were just talking and having fun.. perfect way to catch up and relax!! Except that Bev n Jolyn were supposed to be studying for their exams!! haha i feel quite bad going to her house to swim actually, but since her parents didn't seem to mind too.. =)
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had church and went to pick michelle from the airport!!! =)
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Reached home a little late (well not late for me but late for my mother.) was supposed to reach home earlier to help with the packing. oops. then i was like, "uh-oh!" Then she didn't look too happie... yeah.
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i seriously hate all those mosquitoes!!!!!!!!!! Where in the world did all of them come from!?!?!?! arghhhhhh!!!!
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blah blah..

Your Icecream Flavour is... French Vanilla!

You're a smooth and silky suave type! You exude class and you believe in tradition. A classical taste who doesn't like things to be too flashy or showy. Climb the Eiffel tower of taste with a spoonfull of you! Oui Oui!

What is your Icecream Flavour?

Find out at Go Quiz

Erm, don't think its true anyway.

i seriously think i have short term memory!! I feel that i forget a LOT of things!!! (surprise surprise) [*rolls eyes*]

K-Box

First of all,

Happy Birthday to Sally!!!

Went to KBox with the usual gang.. and we totally enjoyed ourselves! Though we each had to pay almost double of what we thought was the price. but oh well, non-stop singing from 2-7pm.. it was terrific!!

Basically sang the whole entire afternoon and early evening away..and i hope i can still sing properly tmr. haha.


The birthday girl!! haha

ok i'm quite tired to blog further..

Annoying blood suckers

argh!!! is it me or is there an increase in the number of mosquitoes in the house?! Where did they all come from?!

its super frustrating.. i keep using the repellent and they still don't die!! its like i'm unwilllingly feeding them.. !! Gosh, they cunningly sneak up to you and suck your blood without asking for permission and still dare to leave a horrid bump mark on the skin which itches and itches!! arhhh!!!

*DIE! MOSQUITOES DIE!!!!!* (muahahahahahh! *evil laugh*)

Well actually i heard that mosquitoes leave their saliva in you after stinging. It' to prevent the blood from clotting so that she can enjoy her feed, until she is full. ( ARGH!!! The nerve of HER!! and yes, its only the females that bite..tsk!! ) the protein (protein?!? like am i supposed to be grateful now?!?) from the saliva sort of triggers some reaction from our immune system, resulting in the swelling. So the body's immune system actually has to break down the "protein" before the swelling can go down. AND!!! not all people when bitten, will feel the itch.(those lucky few!!) It all depends if they are allergic to the mosquitoes' saliva.

gosh, i hope the mosquitoes are like "dengue fever negative".. like, don't bite me and leave me with an itchy swell AND dengue. oh please no..

*squints eyes, looking out for those bothersome creatures*

Photos Galore

Finally got the photos!! Enjoy! Don't rip any of them!!

Batam was a Blast!!

i'm back from batam, aching and tired, but nevertheless, happy!

----Sat----

It was really quiet over there and we had great weather!! Though initially after lunch, when we wanted to go do the water sports, the skies were rather dark and we heard thunder!! Then i was thinking like, "ohh nooo!!!" Even the adults adviced us not to go, so in the end we went to check in into our rooms. However, due to some arrangement of the booking or transport and dinner, we realized we had the whole afternoon off..! with NOTHING to do! in the end, since it STILL wasn't raining, we went ahead with the water sports.

The parasailing was super expensive!! a whooping 25 buckaroos! (ok la, not THAT costly, but for parasailing, its not worth it) so in the end all 4 of us took the banana boat and kayaks!!! *grin*

the banana boat was not too bad. It was freezing cold even before we fell into the water. All the wind blowing and Sarah & Eileen claimed that their teeth were chattering! And the water was so much warmer..til we went onto the boat again, then it got more chilly. *brrr* but all in all it was great fun! BUT! They only wanted to overturn the banana boat once!! til eileen asked the unlce to overturn it again. The uncle was nice enough to do so..=) after that, we went to kayak. the water was surprisingly calm despite the signs of rain. Although it would be more fun with some waves, we still had fun. Since it was still early, we went swimming in the pool-borrowed a ball and played around, attempting to shoot it into the hoops provided..

Went for a full body massage.. and it was so ticklish that i kept laughing. (surprise surprise). had a headache after that.. think it was due to lack of food. was so HUNGRY!! we went to buy snacks and those dry food before going to have dinner. bought my MAGGI!!!!(indo mee rather) and ARNOTT's Tarlets!! i LURVE them.. its so gooD!!!! yummilicious.

----Sunday----

went to swim again in the morning before having breakfast. ooh then we had this friendly clown guy in the hotel hanpaint our hands for all 7 of us..(using face paints)..then he taught 4 of us some dance..(the adults went off on thiri own) which looked a lot like line dancing..=) he taught us three different ones.. and in turn we taught him our 5,6,7,8 dance!! haha so fun man.. all of us dancing at the lobby area,(for abt an hour??) with so many ppl looking.. went back into the rooms to take crazy shots before sleeping again..

all in all, it was really fun!! =)my mum had a good time too.. haha.

A tribute to the people around me

[Music: Light in your eyes]

i am in the thoughtful mood again..

Suddenly i am so thankful for so many things.

i should learn to be more thankful more often. yes i should.

I am:

Thankful to God (of course) for everything, and his continuous blessings.

Thankful for my dad & mum, for just loving me..always there to encourage me, give advices..for doing all sort of things for me, and for bringing me into this world.

Thankful for my friends, who are always there to give a hug, always there to talk to, always there to laugh with, always there to cry with. always there to encourage.. always there to listen, always there to help. there to give wild ideas, to have someone to go crazy with.

thanks to all for making my life so colourful.

=)

Fun at Jasmine's

At long last i went to Jas's place today. haha it was quite an "achievement" for me as knowing me, i'm quite lazy.. and her house is ALL the way at the OTHER end of Singapore!! So FARR!!!! haah but yeah, since i already gave her my word, and even postponed the day, i finally went down in the end. Well it was really enjoyable, we watched vcds, namely A Cinderella Story(like finally!! i know i'm super lagging here) and Save the Last Dance ( ok, this is even more lagging. the show was like, two plus years ago?) but anyway, i still prefer "Centrestage".. Then we also sang some songs. haha i was trying to figure out how to read the words and get the pitch right..*screech* well, actually, it wasn't THAT bad.. haha i lurve her room!! so cosy woosy.. makes me wanna go to IKEA again! that reminds me.. i wanna eat their yummilicious swedish meatballs!!

Turns out that i would have been able to go to Batam after all regardless if the briefing was on, since athel's parents paid everything in FULL..

Sally was asking me if i wanted to join them to go K-Box tomorrow.. but i can't make it, since i already told my dad i would be meeting him for lunch.. so oh well. i managed to sing a little today.. so nah.. another time yeah peeps? prolly when the rest are done with their exams.. if not i can't imagine the situation when chris sings..HAHAHA. like that time.. ok i'll stop suanning him. LOL. In the meantime, Sally can go do her impersonation of Fish Leong. (at least, i THINK its fish leong-haha no no, its fish dippers.)

OK lame alert!!!haha.

I CAN GO!!!

yay!! i can go!!! [Thank u God, Thank u Mum.]

i just lurve my mum. shouts:" i love u muM!!"
(okie, of course i still love her whether she lets me go or not, but now i LURVE her for trusting me and letting me go..) Thanks MOM!!!!

for a moment i thought blogger was down. well their maintanence was pretty fast i must say...

Oh Man!!!

No no no!!!! The briefing is this Saturday!!! aargh!!!!!!!!!!

So its a 90% chance that i can't go!!!!! sigh..!!!!

majorly disappointed. =/

Chop Chop

I finally had a haircut!!! Met Jasmine and had lunch before taking the shuttlebus from C K Tang...all the way to Great World City. Well i must say that i like my new haircut!! though i need to learn how to style it..and i hope it doesn't "PONG" up.. though it wasn't as short as i wanted it to be.. the hairstylist was telling me that if it was too short, it wouldn't look good due to my OH-SO-THICK-HAIR. And he was kind enough to give me a discount..head feels really light now!!

Then went over to Far East with her to cut HER hair.. basically it was a "cutting hair" day today.. hahaha.

My mum has to attend this briefing.. and i hope it doesn't clash with the Batam trip!! Cos if she's attending the briefing(she HAS to attend) it means she can't go to Batam. And if she can't go to Batam, it means I can't go either!!! aHhhh!!! no no no!!!! so yeah, pretty please don't clash with each other!!!! otherwise, Athel's daddy will do the bookings tomorrow! Yipee!! Can't wait!!! =)

Hmm does my hair look better before or now? haha.. just asking!!

Click

Finally got the pictures from Sarah.. and athel! haha. ok i'm bored lah ok.

ooh i like the background!!!

At wheelock place..

Cute finger puppets!!!!

Fisherman's hat.

Plans For the Hols

Holiday Plans
1) Go to the beach
2) Sign up for driving class
3) Sigh up at StudioWu
4) Cycle
5) Kayak
6) Volleyball at Palawan
7) Tennis/Badminton
8) Go to K-Box
9) Pool
10) Meet up with sec school friends.
11) MJ!! (Lolz)
12) Ice-skate
13) Catch every single movie possible
14) Swimming with the girls at Bev’s every Saturday.
15) Shopping
16) Organize photo album
17) Re-pack room

haha.. and the list goes on. Shall not type everything here.. But anyway, it was a great sunday today-as usual. Cycling with Eileen was "ahem". HAVOC man! Me being the havoc one. i think its just me okay cos i was going ALL OVER THE PLACE. Crashed into the lampost. sheesh. No i wasn't injured, in fact i was laughing hysterically. Then i had this basket attached infront, and it was DENTED. it was already dented when i got the bike, but i didn't remember it being THAT dented. Thankfully the lady didn't ask me to pay or something.

haha and okie i'm kinda tired to blog about everything that happened..

What a Gigantic Relief

CDEV paper today was, a disaster!! So many application questions came out, like- 12 ways to play with a rattle. what in the world!?!? My eyes literally grew bigger and bigger as i read each questions.. thankfully my heart rate didn't excelerate.. even crapping didn't help! but oh well, its over. i'm more interested in having fun now..

i have a huge appetite for FUN..

had a super filling lunch at NYDC!! so full that dinner was just prata. But all in all, it was a fantastic way and day to wrap up the semester!

*happy sigh*

Yipee...

yay!! One down, one more to go!!! hmm, the paper was, haha OOOKKKKKAAAYYYYYY lah. could do most of it. I think. Though the mark allocation was *gasp*!!! so much!! and what i studied was like only enough to cover like a third of the marks.. unless the teacher is very generous with the marks, i highly doubt that for a few lines i'll get like 11-12 marks. so i did what i always do. crap my way through.. hey i think it is a useful skill to have ok.. HAHA. Then there were the usual "since when we learnt that?!?!" questions.. i was like deciding & choosing which question to do..that is, which qusetion would i lose the least marks in..LOL. but oh well, its over. And for the first time, i actually sat through the entire 2 hours.. usually by the first hour, many would be done. Many people felt the same way apparently, cos not many people left the examination hall.. haha. yepp.. that's second year papers for you.

But i'm still happie!! cos my PQS group got an A+ for our project!! the CUTES rawk man!! Way to go guys!! (right auntie?? kekez) all the hard work paid off.. well, it always pays off doesn't it? *grinz*

Can't wait for tue too.. made an appointment with the hairstylist!!! can't wait to chop everything off...!!

it has yet to begun...

ooh yay!! the papers are tomorrow!! like, FINALLY!! Though its in the afternoon.. i prefer it in the morning actually. i can't wait to get it over and done with. sheesh, i even wished it was today instead!! argh!! i can't wait to have fun. yep. Fun is all I have in my mind now.. i can't seem to find any more stuff to study for tomorrow's paper. And it seems i'm not the only one!! ALL the handouts and notes seem to be repeating itself.. and just reading and re-reading it again & again makes me so tired of it!! argh, so yeah so i'm here taking another break... since i'm so wide awake. Hopefully after this, i'll have some motivation to study again.. just a quick reading for all my notes and i'm done!! woo hoo!! I can't wait for sat!! it marks the end of my exams, and officially the end of the semester. And i'm so hyper now.. i feel like daincing!!!

*and geri dances & prances*

I've more or less planned waht to do for the coming week already! am i fast or what..HahA.

bah!!

I hate it when u always make her cry.
I hate it when u r such a control freak.
I hate it when u go to her when u need her and flick her away like dirt when u don't.
She doesn't deserve u.
u r not even worthy of her.
always changing your mind...

argh. forget it! u make me sick.

[edit] ahh! scratch all that.
bev u know where to look. [/edit]

Top 10

Geri's Top 10 List of Must Dos / Must Haves for Studying
(in no order of preferences)

(1)Never Ever go near the bed
(2)Ensure proper lighting
(3)Study in a COLD environment (brrr...)
(4)Arm yourself with lots of Food and H2O (water)
(5)Enjoy your studying. Don't dread it
(6)Never ON the television or computer
(7)Good music [for those who can study with music]
(8)Have a phone next to you to SOS help on something u should know but don't
(9)Laugh aloud now and then [LOL]
(10)Pray before starting.

ok let's see.. i've easily broken point (1) (5) (6) fairly often enough. heh.

Anyone knows this song??

"For He's within to finish
What's begun in me
He opens doors that no one can deny
He makes a way where there's no other way
And give me wings to fly..."

I typed this on my computer quite some time ago..recently came across it again.
i forgot to add in the singer and song title, and i only typed a portion of it! i wonder why! argh!! and now i'm on a quest to find out the song!! haha.. so if u know the song, please tell me yarh?? hee thanks!!

BOOM BOOM BOOM

Aahhhhh.

I finally have peace and quietness in my house- except for the usual tv sound-everything is good. Upon reaching home, or rather, before i even stepped into my house, i could already hear my neighbour BLASTING his karaoke set, and singing at TOP volume. probably level 10 or something. Like, are you hard of hearing or something?? its SO SO LOUD!!! and his house is barely 5 meters away! its so annoying! especially when u are trying to study! its doesnt help that the weather is also so freaking warm!! *Rawrr!* i was like, "patience!!" *inhales deeply* On the bright side, at least his singing is not bad. Wouldn't it be worse if he screeches his way through?? yup. [The brighter side] Haha i should probably go over to ask him if I can sing some songs too..bring some discs along. after all, if u can't beat them, JOIN them!! haha ok- don't smack me, i'm having weird ideas again..
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FOUR days to study! I am so grateful for the study break! cos poor bevie n jovi are not given any breaks at all!! Is the school trying to kill you guys with stress overload or something??
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Eileen was asking me to join her for "WhiteChicks" tomorrow.. tempting! but nah, i'll stick to my studying. putting all enjoyment on HOLD until after saturday!! Remember our cycling date with LauYing on the 17th!! *grinz*

Two to go

Alrighty!! Today's Financial Management test was not too bad! oh well, whatever! what's done is done, worrying doesn't help. And i'm OFFICIALLY DONE with accounting!! Don't get me wrong, i don't particularly hate it, in fact on the contrary, i like it! and my accounting notes are the notes that i read the most often! To think the test is 40%,the same weightage as my written exam papers.. makes u think of the exams lightly..haha! i hope my "whatever" mode does affect my studying..
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i'm will currently be in the geek cum nerd mode for this week. starting on monday..muahahah. Told myself NOT to go online..at least, not during the day. probably only from 23:30 onwards. so IF u happen to see me online, haha it means i've been a naughty girl..

Its seven eleven!! time to hit the books. yeah, i wish i could literally HIT them. just fling them all- my notes and textbooks-across the living room and or straight into the bin. Its a pity I can't just rip the notes into shreds or burn them. Cos i still need them for.. well, for a pretty long time. haha now where did that crazy idea come from?!?!

Last day of school, first day of real studying

yay!!! My list of projects is FINALLY shorter!! ( as u can see below the comment links) So there's the accounting test tomorrow plus my two written papers both weighing 40% each at the end of the week and i'm done with Year 2 sem one!!

Haha speaking of my written papers, i have so much reading for DLE(Designing Learning Environments) and for CDEV 2.1 (Child development)there is quite a bit of memorizing to do! *ahem* correction. A Lot. haha. so i have like, approximately 6 days to cram a whole semester's work into my brain.. yay yay. Right.

oh well! i already planned so MUCH things to do during this hols!!! *grinz* All the things planned from the prev hols that were NEVER done, all brought forward!! haha, kayaking, cycling, skating, pool, basically just enjoying.. ok better not get too carried away just yet. YET.

haha and gaya's lame tale of her "geography class: 'feeling texture' of pebbles" thingy just craks me up!! LOL!!

p.s and i never knew that macaroni n uncooked green beans could be eaten just like that.. u have to see it to believe it. yep! HAHAHA ok, i'm mad now, laughing over sth that happened like 10 hours ago.. so slap me.

on hugs..

It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say "I love you so."
Or, "Gee, I hate to see you go."
A hug is "Welcome back again."
"Great to see ya, where ya been?"
A hug can soothe a small child's pain,
And bring a rainbow after rain.

The hug! There's just no doubt about it,
We could not survive without it.
A hug delights and warms and charms;
It must be why God gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Swell for sisters and for brothers.
And chances are some favorite aunts
Love them more than potted plants!

Kittens crave them, puppies love them;
Heads of state are not above them.
A hug can break the language barrier,
It can make a bad day merrier.
No need to fret about the store of 'em:
The more you give,the more there are of 'em.
So . . . stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today!


gosh i just like this poem..

Planning...

ooh!! so exciting!! Athel, Eileen, Sarah, Tricia, Chihiro and me are planning to go to Batam after our hols for a couple of days!! ooh i SO SO wanna go!! i asked my mum b4 and she said no. But this time, Athel's parents are going too. Then i was like, "mummy ar, i want to ask u something." She went, "ask la! abt Batam is it?" like, Woah!! she can really read my mind. fine, she's not my mother for nothing right.. LOL! So anyway, she said i can go only if she goes. So yay!! i don't mind her coming along.. i so wanna do the water sports!! The banana boat and parasailing!! Though i doubt my mother would be interseted in anything to do with the air or water..haha the adults can probably go have a nice massage or sth. =) i CAN"T WAIT!!! haha i hope my mum is serious and wasn't kidding man.. woohoo! i got sth to look forward too!! yipeee!!!
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Had this craving for Fish Mcdippers while on the way home..called my mum to ask if she could buy som for me onthe way home from work..

Me:mummy arh, u finish work already?? Can help me buy fish dippers pls??
Mum:Buy from where??
Me: McDonalds la..
Mum:U go buy yourself lah, i not finished with work yet. Y u want to buy fish dippers for??
Me: err.. to eat la!!
Mum: HUH!?!?! u want to but fish STICKERS TO EAT?!?! how to eat?!
Me:(LOL) Not stickers!!! Dippers!!!

i have such a funny mother. nevertheless, i went alone to settle my craving..Fish Dippers simply Rawks! yummilicious. I hope i still have room for dinner..!=)

Give us Clean Hands

We bow our hearts
We bend our knees
Oh Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes
From evil things
Oh Lord we cast down our idols

So give us clean hands
and give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Oh give us clean hands
and give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Oh God let this be
a generation that seeks
Who seeks Your face, Oh God of Jacob
Oh God let us be
a generation that seeks
Who seeks Your face, Oh God of Jacob

This is a nice song!! Anyway, my monday morning seems to be getting better! Though i woke up with a headache at first. i'm enjoying the quietness & peace in my home.. and i'm in such a thoughtful mood. It's just one of those days where u think a lot and reflect about life..

Anyway, taking a short break from studying..a REALLY short one. after this i'll go back to my work... PROMISE!! =)

+Blessed

Full and happy

2nd post---

ooh youth service was great!! haha everything was great!! Felt so relaxed!! I am really enjoying my saturday, and i never did get down to doing any work!! ohh noo i better make up for it tomorrow.. so anyway, we had games, then worship and a sharing session.. then it was dinner! man, i'm like so full!! haha there was a lot of food.. and to think I was worried there wouldn't be enough food! Then since there was SO much food, we played games and the "loser" had to eat the some of the food as a forfeit! haha.. it was really fun!! I feel like it was the holidays already! haha ok! time to change back to my study mode...

A BIG thank you to all those people who brought food (of whatever kind, both big and small) and the drinks too!! =)

Cheery Saturday Morning

Happie Birthday to Jody, my dear cousin!!!!!

Hope you are doing well over in Australia!! haha though there won't be any birthday dinner with you this year.. Hmm, y don't all of us celebrate on your behalf?? haha kiddin. =)

Suddenly i wished i was in an IT course.. don't get me wrong, i still LURVE my course on childhood, but personally, computers fascinate me a whole lot! and its amazing what computers can do.. all the programming.. COOL! So interesting to learn all those codes and erm, more codes?? haha, though if my IT friends were reading this, they'll probably laugh, and go, "HAH!!!" cos they keep complaining how tough their course is... :p

But anyway, what a BEAUTIFUL day!!! don't u just LURVE saturday mornings??? sleeping in late (for once!!!) having delicious breakfast (my blackcurrent tea), watching tv.. *sniffs the air* Perfect day to slack....... NOT. oh well, it CAN be a perfect day to study!! haha in case u can't tell, i'm trying to convince myself here.. =) hee~

*cough*

To Michelle(hope ur eye heals really soon), Joy (remember, croaking in harmony!! lolz), Denice and pple around me who are sick or falling sick, Take Care of yourselves and have a speedy recovery!!

hmm, i think there's the flu bug going around or sth.. everyone seems to have similiar symptoms! sheesh, and i finally decided to go to a doctor..was telling him about the chest tightness and he said that it may be due to muscle spasms. I was like, " erm.. what causes that??" Then he said its either due to a viral infection, from the result of coughing too much, overwokring or too much stress.. HMM. He wanted to give me painkillers but i was like, "NO!!" it sounds too EXTREME! told him i would monitor my condition..whew. Initially i thought it was sth to do with the heart, since its always on the left side..ha then he was telling me to stay of away from CHOCOLATES!! and all the fried food.. and have more water..(something which i MUST do) i'm like dehydrated! waterbottle comes back from school almost full! then i came home and the catered food had to be fried chicken and curry veg!! argh.. i so wanted the curry veg!! haahaa

Last but not least, HAPPY CHILDREN"S DAY to everyone!! Relive your childhood on this very special day! yay! and say hi to the inner child in you.. "hi!!" lol.

ohh yarh.. i had this urge to cut my hair again!! snip snip. but will prob only cut in before my second term begins..haha let me enjoy my locks first.hee.

Freezing

Happy!!! I cleared my assignments and projects for THIS WEEK. And my list is getting Shorter!! yipee!! today wasn't THAT bad, wasn't so drained. WHEW! dunno how much of it i can take. OH must be that freezing cold shower i had early this RAINY morning.. my heater was spoilt. Turns out the fuse got burnt. BRR..

Haha! oh i jus remembered this conversation i had with Jas. its not the exact words la, but the idea remains.

Jas: Hey!! can lend me your FM..
Me: orh.. (Passed her my FM radio)
Jas: no!!! your Finiancial Management notes!!

dots. HAHA!! fine..i thought she meant FM receiver!!!! haha had a good laugh.. (yes, i found it funny) =)

i wanna complain

i am seriously tired!!vits not as though i do hard manual labour or something, but its like, i'm physically and mentally drained out. and i HATE the feeling!! ok i need to sleep. badly.

ha. So much for getting enough sleep.. i got so much to do!`i want my sleep!!! GRR.. And i think i'm falling ill soon. My throat hurts slightly, my nose is starting to clog up, my eyes are like itchy and tired, my whole body seems to have the aching feeling.. urgh!!

And geri grumbles and grumbles.. and grumbles somemore..
like complaining helps right.. hmm, but it gets something off your chest! haha. at least you'll feel better or something. =)

and ok i'll shut up. scratch all that.

Mooncake Fun

2nd Post-

woohoo!! it was such great fun meeting up with my bunch of friends!! i love them to bits!! So we basically spent the whole time beside the pool, sitting and talking, and laughing away.. it feels good to know that we are still keeping in contact and stuff.. Though the food ran out REALYY quick..

haha and of course we took photos!!

Cheese!!! Jovi & Bev!

Another one...

The Gang..

haha ok basically 3 of us sat there the WHOLE time.. so wanna swim man

Group pic at the stairs...

Another group pic.. though its so blur..too bad my cam can't ZOOM!

ok there were more photos.. if u want ask me then i send over.. got too many to post up. HAHA.. hope to see ya all again!! soon.. and btw, the stairs was at the "lobby". its not the house! just in case u were wondering that the house was SO SO BIG..haha.

Eye Problems for everyone

man! what is wrong with everyone's eyes lately? Seems like many people's eyes are affected!! First it was jasmine, then Eileen, then Sarah, then Mina, now me!! urgh! there's something i can't get out in my right eye! and its super annoying and uncomfortable! I shall force myself to cry hoping to wash whatever its inside out. I hope its not some growth or wadsoever!! and yeah, i don't have eye drops.. so i can't use them. Only natural tears.ha.

My headache took really long to go off!! and throughout the day it felt like it was coming back. And I was SO tired!! like lack the energy to even walk.. i have no idea y i feel so drained!! i hope i'm not coming down with anything!! Was supposed to meet the girls to swim first later, but decided against it. no energy to walk, where got energy to swim?! and in case my headache comes back again.. so i will only go at night..

k off to dinner!! t-a-t-a.

Hurting Head

argh!! my head hurts! the after effect from the childcare center!! seriously! the kids were SUPER HYPER today!! so full of energy, screaming at each other, fighting, crying, running everywhere, jumping, crawling, making noise.. *shudders* i can still "hear" and "see" them now lah!! and due to the extremely HIGH noise level, my head has been hurting since. Argh! so annoying! i cant concentrate on my work!! and i'm SO TIRED!!!! =/

And i mixed up the deadlines to pass up my assignments laH! lucky i was talking to my frens and they mentioned the ACTUAL deadlines. And thankfully i completed them already. If not i'll probably be burning mid-night oil now.. and frankly speaking, with my head hurting, i doubt i'll be able to do a good job.

oh! i temporarily curled my hair at Jee's place. and i look so OLD. and i think my hair was so SO dry after the steam effect that i think if u light the ends of my hair, my whole head would probably catch fire! *vroomm* and i really looked like some lion. *ROAR* Curly monster. i was like deep conditioning my hair today, and i'm glad to my normal hair back. haha but it was a nice change for that evening.. =)

oOh!! i am finally (FINALLY) meeting up with my sec sch friends!! tmr! for some mooncake festival celebration at christopher's place. Have to rush home for dinner, then prob go down at night or something.. play lantern and eat mooncake. since i dun have school on Wed!! yay!!! wait, do i have class??wadever, even if there is,its a LATE afternoon class anyway.. yeaH! finally can do some catching up with my buddies!! the usual laughter and nonsense.. and i heard tt the girls r having some weekly saturaday swimming at bevie's place! ahh!! i wanna go!! haha

ok i'm off to rest. bleurgh.. i lack sleep.

Excellent way to start the week

what a great way to start off another week!! haha carolling was great!! anyway, i'm so bored waiting for my cousin and aunt to come home. I'm waiting in theri house, using their computer together with my mother. How convenient right? heh heh. and i'm hungry!!! i hope dinner's good!! hee.. anyway, just typing for the sake of typing something.. haha seeing joy's hair so niceee!!! i feel like doing something to my lion-like hair too! haha...

hmm life is GOOD!

say what?!

Happy 18th Birthday to JoYee!!!!!

haha it was a great day, a great week. Nothing could be better! =)

On the other hand, i have 4 hours lectures every friday now til the end of the sem! Like the three hours lectures are not enough to put us to sleep, they added another hour! hah. And yeah, towards to end of the lecture today, i couldn't help but doze off. oops! Well, at least our lecturer pushes back the deadlines to the last day of school!! which means not so much rushing to get everything done by next week. That's one less worry. For the moment. and the only worry i have now it HOW AM I GOING TO STUDY for the written papers?!?! seriously, i have little idea of what i've learnt!! And i'm sure all of us feels the same way. oh nooooooO!!! And i hope the lecturers would be OH-SO-KIND to give us a clue and hints on what is going to come out!! like, PLEASE DO!!! hahaha.. and i only have 6 days to remember a whole sem's worth of work!! well, lets take things slowly shall we? projects deadlines first!!! =)

La la la la la la.....

-Time Flies

woohoo!! i've cleared eveything i have to do for this week!! whew.. actually, not whew. next week is another killer week!! everything due!! i think?? Oh well, just breathe!

haha Rufi was saying that i'm the most retarded friend she knows.. one min. stone, one min. sing, one min. laugh..HAHA! i found that so amusing...

n i think i have short term memory la!! i can't remember what i wanted to type!! and i can walk and forget where i wanted to go. i'll probably forget my name one day or something man. haha. *rolls eyes*

[edit] ok i remembered waht i wanted to say. Sigh, would you want to work with someone who does not do their work, or who calls u up at the last possible minute and complain of some problem(tt conveniently crops up) and asks u to do it for her? Would u want to wokr with someone who does not contribute to the project grp but ride on others and gets the same A or B grade that the whole grp worked so hard for??

Everyone does not want la.. and sometimes i do pity the person. Its not a nice feeling when no one wants you. sigh.. being selfish doesn't help right. oh well.. any ideas? note: telling the person to change does not work.[/edit]

ZzzZzz

I need my sleep!! sigh i'm so tired!!!!

*grouchy*

I Passed!!!!

i am so HAPPIEEEEEEE!!!!! cos i PASSED my FP assessment!!! Praise the Lord! yeah! and just as i predicted, my stress level is down by half. and because of it, i'm like so super enthu about doing the rest of my projects. like i can't wait to complete it.. hmm, am i mad or am i mad?? DON"T answer that. hehe-well, apart from the AW's proposal thingy. ugh, that proposal in SUCH a pain!! and well, maybe balota's paper. haha but oh well! i'm HAPPIEEEEE!!!! suddenly, my mentor is not so bad after all. i guess i have to be thankful for her strictness, as it'll probably benefit me a great deal in year three. yepps!

*You are the way the truth and the light, we live by faith and not by sight for you, we're living all for you.*
-seriously, that song is STUCK in my head! in a GOOD way of course.. =)

If I Stand

[edit] tribute to eileen: WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!! haha i seriously think our "wadever!!!" mode will last till end of the term. i hope not.[/edit]

There's more that rises in the morning than the sun
And more that shines in the night than just the moon
There's more than just this fire here that keeps me warm
In a shelter that is larger than this room

And there's a loyalty that's deeper than mere sentiments
And a music higher than the songs that I can sing
Stuff of Earth competes for the allegiance
I owe only to the Giver of all good things

So if I stand let me stand on the promise that you will pull me through
And if I can't, let me fall on the grace that first brought me to You
So if I sing let me sing for the joy that has born in me these songs
And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for his home

And there's more that dances on the prairies than the wind
And more that pulses in the ocean than the tide
There's a love that's fiercer than the love between friends
More gentle than a mother's when her baby's at her side

And if I weep let it be as a man who is longing for home

-Jars of Clay-

Tired

bleah.. suddenly i feel so sick of all the work. argh the lecturers dumpping proj to us at the last minute!! bleahs.. ok i'm like starting to whine. i shall stop.

but i'm so tired!!!! and i have to rewire my brain to tell myself that i am not tired, and that i have to finish my work. so yeah.. the rewiring begins.. now u know y i am so mad.. prob forgot how to connect back my nerves and "wires" after my entire rewiring process.. and maybe tts y i stone so much too! prob some parts not connected properly..

ok i am lame.
wait, i'm not lame. i'm geri!fine.. -___-!!!ok dots..

its like Desserts!!

haha yeah, stressed is desserts spelt backwards.. so giving myself a treat..

argh!! my annoying ankle!!! my mum was saying its swollen.. i dun seem to realise it, since the pain comes n goes. argh!! annoying! i HAVE to see a chi phy soon. well, maybe in another 4 weeks time. Get it healed once n for all before it gives me further hindrance down the road.. annoying!!!!

i just have to get through this coming monday. i just have to pass!! and my stress level will be reduced by appoximately half. Thats what i think anyway..

sth funny happened in the train today. i was trying hard to contain my laughter.. haha. And did a little shopping with my mother..haha.

and after a fun evening, its back to work..

Matching Christmas

whew!! Finally the Math Learning Center is done! That's one down, and STILL many more to go! but thankfully, both our presentations went well today =) Took quite a few photos too. And we ended off our presentation with a bang! haha not really, but we did end it off with a new version of "we wish u a mery christmas". haha guess who's crazy idea it was..

We were learning how to diaper and bath infants in our lecture today. So our lecturer brought up the two fake babies again (Sakiko And Jordan-named prev by us) and they when we were really given the opportunity to try out bathing and diapering the two infants, we were all rather rough with it. haha. We got Jordan first. And Tricia was commenting he looked like chocolate. haha. Yeah, then Sakiko would probably be white chocolate huh.

Pictures below.. u can see part of our center at the bottom center.. haha and the two fake infants...lolz

it's a Happie day!

Monday will usually set my overall mood for the rest of the week. And today's mood of the week is HAPPY!! =)yeah, my lesson went well! i thought i did quite badly, but surprisingly, my mentor said it was interesting and a good effort. haha yes Praise the Lord!! =) and i'm still high.. and will remain high for a while. It feels good to be myself again.. =)

haah and of course my mentor gave me tips for improvement. She was like, "i know you have a gentle and calm nature, but you can try to be more lively." i wanted to laugh ok, me? gentle?!? ho ho!! maybe i really need to go mad with the kids. haha later i'll give them nightmares..HAHA! =)

Tomorrow's the presentations! haha lucky i suggested drawing lots, if not it'll be me presenting tmr..kekez. ain't drawing lots fun?? =) and we're most probably wearing christmas colours! since christmas is out theme.. =) and i'm the only one who has a green top la.. haha i'll be like, the odd one out.. oh well wadever!! confirm later again..=) i'm really happy!! judging from the number of smiley faces.. how many ARE there?? haha=)

its a happy day, and i praise God for the weather
its a happy day, living it for my Lord
Its a happy day, things are gonna get better (oh yes it will)
Living each day by the promises of God's word

remember...

DONT LET THE FEAR OF STRIKING OUT,KEEP U FROM PLAYING THE GAME

-enough said

[edit]Thanks Bev for the CD!! my lifesaver!! haha today is a GOOD day!! and i changed layout again. since so may people said its was "eviL" and stuff. HAHAHA okok..[/edit]

madness

i was a little high today...what people would usual call, Mad. For some reason, my mood improved tremendously! so much that another 2 friends told me that i was more cheery and not grumpy like the previous days. *yay* that's certaintly good news. so yeah, i was laughing real loudly(as usual)and laughing at everything(as usual)again..

got two presentations on tuesday. but somehow, i feel excited about it. can't wait to start on our prepartions on our learning centers.. i TOLD u i was mad.

ooh!! i so wanna go to IKEA!!! i miss their yummilicious swedish meatballs. *mouth waters* Too bad i missed their sale! just going to IKEA makes me feel like changing my room layout. Haha, too bad i can't just change it like how i always change the blog layout. blame it on me getting bored too easily. and bev thinks the blog layout now is evil. what's so evil about it i dunno!! LOL. thanks to brian for the background. haha. can't wait for next year when we learn a little on web designing. what i know now is SO SO limited!!! hence the reason y the layouts have the same kinda look. I WANT ADOBE PHOTOSHOP!!! i hate it when the only drawing software i have is PAINT. HAHA.so yeah, i do hope i can pass FP n proceed to my second sem. (there she goes..there she goes again...) sorrie, this FP thing is still bothering me, not as much though. i wonder why??? anyways,

*sings*
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart and let the sun shine in!

=)

better

[heyyy! my prev entries wasn't deleted after all] hah.

thank u my dear bevie for that nice talk we had late last night!! i felt better after that. =)

argh! 2 people asked me if i was like stressed up today. is it THAT obvious? is it written all over my face in black and white? hah, i suppose... sheesh. FP is driving me crazy! called my mentor today.. hmm wasn't so bad.

and now i know why i've been feeling so drained during the weekends. its due to the after effects of the weekdays. haha and i lost my balance thrice on the steps today! i almost fell backwards twice. Then when i decided to be more careful, i tripped and almost fell forward. i think my center of gravity shifted for that moment.

Happy Birthday to Tricia and Athelyna!!

celebrated their b'days with a really delicious chocolate cake from Four Leaves. it was really really good! 6 layers in total, with melted chocolate, waffle biscuit and cream all inbetween three layers of cake. YUMMILICIOUS!! and 8 of us finished up the entire cake. we were playing the number game to decided who woud eat up the remaining pieces. i was seriously bloated. on the verge of puking..

* F A I T H *