I had this mentality that, 外国的天空都总是比自己的天空漂亮.. the things, the sceneries and all, will always be better than our own country. Not til when I came back from a place around 15 000 kilometres away. I have always enjoy nitty gritty things of other countries and their places... but, why don't you take a step back and look at your own country.
I did realise that, falling leaves are really simple and amazing in any part of Singapore, like those trees beneath my house. We don't have to go somewhere so far away to realise that. Our sky at dawn are pretty amazing, my friends on instagram always post amazing sky photos in SG! Bird flying around chirping everywhere and anywhere, making the environment more lively.
Take a step back, and a step slower, to realise the simple pretty things in your life, at your home with your heart :)
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
A friend shared with me so much of his travelling experiences, and his thoughts and opinions...
How I wish I could find a bossom friend to go travelling with me! I don't dare to travel alone!
I always have been, and always still, very inspired by travelling shows and how my mother always exclaims in front of the TV whenever she sees something nice in other countries, even at small things like the fishes jumping above water, and also how nice she claims the mountains, the water, and the sky is...
and especially those that pornsak hosts... HAHA!
How I wish I could find a bossom friend to go travelling with me! I don't dare to travel alone!
I always have been, and always still, very inspired by travelling shows and how my mother always exclaims in front of the TV whenever she sees something nice in other countries, even at small things like the fishes jumping above water, and also how nice she claims the mountains, the water, and the sky is...
and especially those that pornsak hosts... HAHA!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
What a fulfilling second day in school!
As I reached the pioneer bus stop, I don't even have to go down the stairs to join the queue for the shuttle bus. It queues all the way up to Cake history. MH saw me and we took the same bus to school. Wow, I didn't know that the queue could be so crowded until other passerbys have to stare and laugh at us.
I wanted to reach by 8.30am but I reached at 9 instead. Along the way, a student approached me and ask for directions. She is an exchange student from Germany and doing her third year in NTU. She doesn't know where is LKC so I brought her there. Wah, so happy to help someone and exchange students too! I enjoy talking to exchange students cuz I'm one of them before!
Bought my Mr. Bean and reached the Chair's office, again, I went to the wrong side of the building and ended up getting lost in the building again. Hai, but I managed to be on time. First day of work was rather okay. Fumbled a little bit when I don't know who to call and certain things I do not know how to answer. Some students are just very impatient lah. Then, this R made my day. I was looking at a student's appeal form for overload where he wants to overload 22 more AUs of electives. 22 AUs MORE! on top of his current 19 AUs, that makes it 40++ units? Siao... I was stunned looking at it and wondering if there is any mistakes. Then suddenly R run out and ask for my name, and he said, "Are you here since morning? May I know your name?" "Oh... I like the way you respond to people!" Then I stunned again, but smiled, and then he ran back to the office and told everyone about my name. HAHA! That's only my first day! But I'm glad to receive such compliment. Will continue to contribute there. Kind of sad that I only know this working scheme during my final year. Else I could have work more during my undergrad days. Nice to meet new people today.
Then I went off for my next physics class called intro to solids. The prof is kind of interesting but didn't upload anything even during lecture. Went then I know that he introed the outline and pass on to another visiting lecturer to talk more. I think this module is gonna be abit on content? But I think should be okay. My last minor mod. A friend contacted me and ask me to do a birthday favour for another friend. Went to chit chat with him and I flew off to north spine to meet another friend, wanting to share more about insurance again. I was so hungry and the marina spag was so nice. Then, he explained to me alot more. actually I don't know myself. I know I wanted to get insurance but the amount that was required was too large for me to handle right now. Drag on and ask my parents at night about it and got their disapproval. So ya, end of story.
But anyway, after meeting him I rushed off to buy my new laptop. This is the first time I didn't decide alot before buying something expensive. The laptop was quite light and slim. All done within 15 mins. Then I went for my lesson and I think quantum lecturer was interesting and made all efforts to explain something physically and showing alot of demonstrations. No wonder so many people turn up. After that, waited for the friend again to fetch me and my laptop home.
I think I didn't really explore properly the laptop. Just a haste of buying during this roadshow. I don't need a so expensive one, but this laptop I'm buying is an ultrabook which doesn't have a DVD drive and other external docks. Luckily, in the free gifts they gave, I still have everything. But kind of weird without the DVD drive thing. Nevertheless, I think it's a good buy given that I'm a final year student and won't have such privileges soon.
I wanted to reach by 8.30am but I reached at 9 instead. Along the way, a student approached me and ask for directions. She is an exchange student from Germany and doing her third year in NTU. She doesn't know where is LKC so I brought her there. Wah, so happy to help someone and exchange students too! I enjoy talking to exchange students cuz I'm one of them before!
Bought my Mr. Bean and reached the Chair's office, again, I went to the wrong side of the building and ended up getting lost in the building again. Hai, but I managed to be on time. First day of work was rather okay. Fumbled a little bit when I don't know who to call and certain things I do not know how to answer. Some students are just very impatient lah. Then, this R made my day. I was looking at a student's appeal form for overload where he wants to overload 22 more AUs of electives. 22 AUs MORE! on top of his current 19 AUs, that makes it 40++ units? Siao... I was stunned looking at it and wondering if there is any mistakes. Then suddenly R run out and ask for my name, and he said, "Are you here since morning? May I know your name?" "Oh... I like the way you respond to people!" Then I stunned again, but smiled, and then he ran back to the office and told everyone about my name. HAHA! That's only my first day! But I'm glad to receive such compliment. Will continue to contribute there. Kind of sad that I only know this working scheme during my final year. Else I could have work more during my undergrad days. Nice to meet new people today.
Then I went off for my next physics class called intro to solids. The prof is kind of interesting but didn't upload anything even during lecture. Went then I know that he introed the outline and pass on to another visiting lecturer to talk more. I think this module is gonna be abit on content? But I think should be okay. My last minor mod. A friend contacted me and ask me to do a birthday favour for another friend. Went to chit chat with him and I flew off to north spine to meet another friend, wanting to share more about insurance again. I was so hungry and the marina spag was so nice. Then, he explained to me alot more. actually I don't know myself. I know I wanted to get insurance but the amount that was required was too large for me to handle right now. Drag on and ask my parents at night about it and got their disapproval. So ya, end of story.
But anyway, after meeting him I rushed off to buy my new laptop. This is the first time I didn't decide alot before buying something expensive. The laptop was quite light and slim. All done within 15 mins. Then I went for my lesson and I think quantum lecturer was interesting and made all efforts to explain something physically and showing alot of demonstrations. No wonder so many people turn up. After that, waited for the friend again to fetch me and my laptop home.
I think I didn't really explore properly the laptop. Just a haste of buying during this roadshow. I don't need a so expensive one, but this laptop I'm buying is an ultrabook which doesn't have a DVD drive and other external docks. Luckily, in the free gifts they gave, I still have everything. But kind of weird without the DVD drive thing. Nevertheless, I think it's a good buy given that I'm a final year student and won't have such privileges soon.
Monday, August 13, 2012
my wonderful 14 weeks of summer break at RP
kind of emo the whole of this week that I'm leaving this wonderful place of people (except for one that irritates me all the time).
I think the working environment is even better than in PJ, I'm more close to the colleagues there. Or it is public sectors are more protected, so better environment? Well, I am just dead lucky.
We were in E2 for my two weeks, then shifted to W6 pod. I would say it is a good shift afterall as I get to interact with more people at a glance, instead of in closed up cubicle tables where I don't get to talk around.
I really have fun, most importantly, with this people around. Here are some of my truthful words, and also casual words without any constraints being bounded. Still, there are certain platforms that I shouldn't write too much except for my blog :)
KW: My Sup, you look so damn young when I first met you in the interview room. Very interesting person who always walk pass my seat one thousand and one times whenever he is in the office. For some reason I don't know why? Go refil water? Brush teeth? Eat fruits?
And he loves to call me 小姐 and always give me fruits.. Hai, make me feel so paiseh. I'm not princess leh :( Just a little xiao mei mei in the office.
Just glad to be under him and I explored many areas of curriculum and problem packaging. Though abit of sykang to work here and there. At least, I did more things ...
Thanks for chatting with me about your work experience, definitely wonderful to hear. I will surely keep your words in mind. I just can say, your EQ is very high! Still haven't get to ask more about your personal life ah.. haha!
It is also interesting for us to celebrate birthday with you, with HL tricking you to come for a problem briefing...
Why are you so busy? I seldom get to eat lunch with you leh...
KH: My 偶像！Seriously, if you are 13 years younger? Oh gosh, what am I thinking? Haha! You are just so nice! The nicest person on earth! The heavenly people of all compared to your intern (hmmm...)
you brought us around, have lunch with us whenever my sup is busy entertaining other things. I think I ate lunch with you the most number of times. The first time when he offered us a ride to the station, we were so paiseh. But as time goes by, he keeps offering me rides whenever it is time to go home. Scared I become too reliant liao. There was a particular week he drove me 3 times!! How nice! He always ask me, "Going to the station?" I nodded my head. Then say, "Let's Go!"
And then you always ask me funny question, like,
为什么你还没有走？
因为我还在这里咯。。。
为什么你还在这里？
。。。
-_-"
It is always very amusing for you when I keep asking, how come you so late and then he will reply just two words. Guess what is it...
老婆
eee.. so 肉麻
and he always mentioned 老婆 instead of other terms like "wife"... So sweet hor? In my imagination, his wife should be a very very very pretty person! And I was right (after looking at fb pictures)!
I literally treat his cupboard like my own playground. I will go there to weigh my weight cuz he has a weighing scale (and he said he is going to charge me for that! :P), then he once took out abacus for us to play cuz once we discussed about it over lunch. Then his cupboard got many other things like chains (you have to think of ways to separate the chains), and also rubics cube and bricks to form into a cube. Haven't got a chance to play finish :(
Thanks for exposing us to many new things like AMC workshop and advanced math mock test discussion. It's fun to lecture in front of so many people.
And this person's math is just so suuppeer dupper talented! Hai, I wonder what he eats...
Just found out that he has a very very interesting hobbie. A nature lover, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting! HAHA! Everytime I ask to help solve a math question, I turn one around, he is already helping me to solve! So nice!!!
I think if I were to stay longer in RP. He would be my best colleague!!!
Mr. Ho: Cuz you are senior in the school. So I have to watch my words. But after hearing that you were almost DD in another company. I was so surprised. Wow! It's fun to hear about your study and employment journey years down the road. And sharing with me about your stats and math experiences in work. And thanks so much for always asking us to go down with lunches tgt with you!
V: Aiyo, your laughter really very contagious can? The nicest and friendliest female colleague around! Don't stay up in the middle of the night to work liao! I always see u awake at like.. 4 am? Do take care of your health and your two little girls.
KH: Boss, that line was really very funny coming out from you on my last day of work. Frankly, I am quite afraid of you haha! If I were a student and see you in school, I would just faster run away and hide.. HAHA!
Mi: Mimi is also very funny! Nice to work with you in A211 and esp during my co-faci with your class. After seeing you eat the hot chick noodle. I went to try and it was really nice! But somehow, the vendor doesn't sell it anymore :(
HL: HL is so cute leh... she just treat me like her sister. Taking photos of me infront of the students in the LT. I just think she resembles someone! I love talking to her cuz it feels like Im talking to her as a close buddy rather than a colleague. She just make me feel at home in RP.
J: It's nice to know that you come from South Africa, doing research in a university. How is it like to be in Singapore? I hope you feel at home here! It's nice talking to you and I hope we will keep in touch.
JS: Thanks for sabo-ing me in the first revision workshop ah... And you haven't bring me to the prison yet. But oh well, thanks for the one and only bubble tea treat :) You really look like my ex-mentor when I was teaching in PJC.
KL: Though we are not linked in terms of work, but you sat infront of me and I love talking crap to you all the time. And listening to your zi yan zi yu everyday is sometimes amusing. It's also super funny when everytime somebody walk past and you will call out to their chinese names. And once, called out my sup's chinese name. LOL!!! There's somehow no form of border between our conversations and I can just ask any question under the sun and you will walk to my table and chat with me. Very nice colleague! Too bad I didn't see you on my last day of work. But I hope you will remember us should we bump into each other on the streets. (And stop getting into troubles liao... )
HH: Nice to meet you, the closest neighbour to me! You always make me hungry when I smell your chao mee fen some mornings of the week. I love chatting with you whenever I feel too stressed and stuck up at work.
MY: Eh, I just realised you were the teacher of my cousin! Your sms ringtone may seem too cute for people at your age ah.. HAHAHA! It's particularly funny when I always doze off accidentally alittle bit. I wake up, turn around and saw you sleeping more than me. See, the Z monster always attack us at the same timing. Doctor leh. I hope this 3 months, I have absorbed as much essence from you by sitting behind you! I feel so honoured to be asked a stats question by you! TSKTSK. And your conversation with my EC is so funny leh!
EC: you really look very young as an RP educator. Til I know on the last day that you were a fresh graduate! From the first day I moved into the office, you were already coughing so seriously, til my last day. It's kind of sad to not strike a conversation with you before. How I wish I get to sit at another table. Cuz you really have quite EC looks! And one day you just sat on my chair using my table full of mess ah.. so paiseh... my chair and table is always in a mess. (but very honoured la) You how old, got gf liao, then the other one got wife liao. still look at other girls... So funny lor, I want to burst out laughing that day. You should go and see some throat doctor soon! And now, my table is vacant. Feel free to use hor.. HAHA!
Just to share with you all some interesting episodes with people during my stay in RP here.
Actually, my conclusion after working with the colleagues. They really have very very happy family lives. So, is it a good place for retirement? HAHA!
Miss you all! Til the day I come back again...
I think the working environment is even better than in PJ, I'm more close to the colleagues there. Or it is public sectors are more protected, so better environment? Well, I am just dead lucky.
We were in E2 for my two weeks, then shifted to W6 pod. I would say it is a good shift afterall as I get to interact with more people at a glance, instead of in closed up cubicle tables where I don't get to talk around.
I really have fun, most importantly, with this people around. Here are some of my truthful words, and also casual words without any constraints being bounded. Still, there are certain platforms that I shouldn't write too much except for my blog :)
KW: My Sup, you look so damn young when I first met you in the interview room. Very interesting person who always walk pass my seat one thousand and one times whenever he is in the office. For some reason I don't know why? Go refil water? Brush teeth? Eat fruits?
And he loves to call me 小姐 and always give me fruits.. Hai, make me feel so paiseh. I'm not princess leh :( Just a little xiao mei mei in the office.
Just glad to be under him and I explored many areas of curriculum and problem packaging. Though abit of sykang to work here and there. At least, I did more things ...
Thanks for chatting with me about your work experience, definitely wonderful to hear. I will surely keep your words in mind. I just can say, your EQ is very high! Still haven't get to ask more about your personal life ah.. haha!
It is also interesting for us to celebrate birthday with you, with HL tricking you to come for a problem briefing...
Why are you so busy? I seldom get to eat lunch with you leh...
KH: My 偶像！Seriously, if you are 13 years younger? Oh gosh, what am I thinking? Haha! You are just so nice! The nicest person on earth! The heavenly people of all compared to your intern (hmmm...)
you brought us around, have lunch with us whenever my sup is busy entertaining other things. I think I ate lunch with you the most number of times. The first time when he offered us a ride to the station, we were so paiseh. But as time goes by, he keeps offering me rides whenever it is time to go home. Scared I become too reliant liao. There was a particular week he drove me 3 times!! How nice! He always ask me, "Going to the station?" I nodded my head. Then say, "Let's Go!"
And then you always ask me funny question, like,
为什么你还没有走？
因为我还在这里咯。。。
为什么你还在这里？
。。。
-_-"
It is always very amusing for you when I keep asking, how come you so late and then he will reply just two words. Guess what is it...
老婆
eee.. so 肉麻
and he always mentioned 老婆 instead of other terms like "wife"... So sweet hor? In my imagination, his wife should be a very very very pretty person! And I was right (after looking at fb pictures)!
I literally treat his cupboard like my own playground. I will go there to weigh my weight cuz he has a weighing scale (and he said he is going to charge me for that! :P), then he once took out abacus for us to play cuz once we discussed about it over lunch. Then his cupboard got many other things like chains (you have to think of ways to separate the chains), and also rubics cube and bricks to form into a cube. Haven't got a chance to play finish :(
Thanks for exposing us to many new things like AMC workshop and advanced math mock test discussion. It's fun to lecture in front of so many people.
And this person's math is just so suuppeer dupper talented! Hai, I wonder what he eats...
Just found out that he has a very very interesting hobbie. A nature lover, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting! HAHA! Everytime I ask to help solve a math question, I turn one around, he is already helping me to solve! So nice!!!
I think if I were to stay longer in RP. He would be my best colleague!!!
Mr. Ho: Cuz you are senior in the school. So I have to watch my words. But after hearing that you were almost DD in another company. I was so surprised. Wow! It's fun to hear about your study and employment journey years down the road. And sharing with me about your stats and math experiences in work. And thanks so much for always asking us to go down with lunches tgt with you!
V: Aiyo, your laughter really very contagious can? The nicest and friendliest female colleague around! Don't stay up in the middle of the night to work liao! I always see u awake at like.. 4 am? Do take care of your health and your two little girls.
KH: Boss, that line was really very funny coming out from you on my last day of work. Frankly, I am quite afraid of you haha! If I were a student and see you in school, I would just faster run away and hide.. HAHA!
Mi: Mimi is also very funny! Nice to work with you in A211 and esp during my co-faci with your class. After seeing you eat the hot chick noodle. I went to try and it was really nice! But somehow, the vendor doesn't sell it anymore :(
HL: HL is so cute leh... she just treat me like her sister. Taking photos of me infront of the students in the LT. I just think she resembles someone! I love talking to her cuz it feels like Im talking to her as a close buddy rather than a colleague. She just make me feel at home in RP.
J: It's nice to know that you come from South Africa, doing research in a university. How is it like to be in Singapore? I hope you feel at home here! It's nice talking to you and I hope we will keep in touch.
JS: Thanks for sabo-ing me in the first revision workshop ah... And you haven't bring me to the prison yet. But oh well, thanks for the one and only bubble tea treat :) You really look like my ex-mentor when I was teaching in PJC.
KL: Though we are not linked in terms of work, but you sat infront of me and I love talking crap to you all the time. And listening to your zi yan zi yu everyday is sometimes amusing. It's also super funny when everytime somebody walk past and you will call out to their chinese names. And once, called out my sup's chinese name. LOL!!! There's somehow no form of border between our conversations and I can just ask any question under the sun and you will walk to my table and chat with me. Very nice colleague! Too bad I didn't see you on my last day of work. But I hope you will remember us should we bump into each other on the streets. (And stop getting into troubles liao... )
HH: Nice to meet you, the closest neighbour to me! You always make me hungry when I smell your chao mee fen some mornings of the week. I love chatting with you whenever I feel too stressed and stuck up at work.
MY: Eh, I just realised you were the teacher of my cousin! Your sms ringtone may seem too cute for people at your age ah.. HAHAHA! It's particularly funny when I always doze off accidentally alittle bit. I wake up, turn around and saw you sleeping more than me. See, the Z monster always attack us at the same timing. Doctor leh. I hope this 3 months, I have absorbed as much essence from you by sitting behind you! I feel so honoured to be asked a stats question by you! TSKTSK. And your conversation with my EC is so funny leh!
EC: you really look very young as an RP educator. Til I know on the last day that you were a fresh graduate! From the first day I moved into the office, you were already coughing so seriously, til my last day. It's kind of sad to not strike a conversation with you before. How I wish I get to sit at another table. Cuz you really have quite EC looks! And one day you just sat on my chair using my table full of mess ah.. so paiseh... my chair and table is always in a mess. (but very honoured la) You how old, got gf liao, then the other one got wife liao. still look at other girls... So funny lor, I want to burst out laughing that day. You should go and see some throat doctor soon! And now, my table is vacant. Feel free to use hor.. HAHA!
Just to share with you all some interesting episodes with people during my stay in RP here.
Actually, my conclusion after working with the colleagues. They really have very very happy family lives. So, is it a good place for retirement? HAHA!
Miss you all! Til the day I come back again...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Rants
Dreading friday to come even more. I don't wanna leave yet. Can I stay longer?
But one good thing is, I won't have to see this particular person everyday anymore. I wondered how much appetite I have in school, to face him eat my yummy lunch. and I managed to finish it. How surprising. How frustrating it is everyday.
I was telling Seokxian how lucky am I to meet this colleagues
which senior will ..always shout, "Eh! lunch time liao! 吃饭吃饭！" and then happily go eat with you.
which mentor will.. always drive u to the station ... and no need to listen to whether you agree or not, and just say, "going to station? Let's Go!" and let you treat his workplace like your own "wellness centre"
which sup.. will.. always one day after another.. keep giving u fruits until you forget, put til rotten and finally throw away, and won't get angry but laughed even more when you tell him that I throw away his fruit...
which teacher will... treat u drink bubble tea.. when i just did my small favour, and big big cup somemore..
which colleague will... "eh i help u take photo la, u go show ur prof"... in front of the students in the LT
hahaha, I think the last one is funny.
and which director will treat u fine dining... to welcome u as an intern..
all this nitty gritty things, brightens up my days here.
oh and which colleague, sit just 3 metres away, got no link to you at all, will get up and walk all the way towards you (3 metres only) and listen to you to ask stupid questions...
Like what my sup say, it's kind of protected environment, people are nice. Not til when you go outside to the private sector and experience that kind of environment. It's sometimes, too good to be true.
I had a very very worth it 30 mins session with him, to hear his feedback about me. And seriously, perfect. I was expecting something negative. But he told me, I have to be more aggressive, citing some examples in the future. I can only say, his EQ is very high. I quite enjoyed listening to the things, and experience I shared with him, in that enclosed 4 walls room. When some people just say, "huh? 有什么好聊的？"
Ignore that, I stll think i gained a very wonderful lesson. He just treat me as a peer and share alot of things to him, but I have yet to ask him about his personal life , wahahaha.. but aiya, I know his demographics lah, he just passed his 37 bday, got a happy family, 1 wife 2 kids. was my "donno how many seniors in NTU", previously lion dancer. Okay secret conversation. He just makes me feel so heartwarming that, I don't wanna leave this place.
Then on tuesday, went home with another colleague who just did her hair for hope. and she shared with me her views on it. Interesting.
Today, I met Grace, coincidentally she is teaching in RP. She is my YOG in charge. And she shared with me alot of her experiences in industry. Sama sama conversation like my sup. And I feel that they really learn alot in private sector. Wonderfully, I have another friend in another school in RP. So cool!
Thanks so much everything that RP gives me!
anyway, was so engrossed in my thoughts that I missed my station. I went out, and thought I would leave the station by taking hte train, then I realise, this train goes to Clementi. OMG, what am I thinking about? I went back to the train I was from... wah... what a foolish person on earth leh...
Sunday, August 5, 2012
I just cant stop feeling emo-ed about the fact that I'm leaving RP so soon, in just 4 days time. But at the same time, happy with the fact that I don't have to face this particular person everyday again.
I really have wonderful colleagues here, each and everyone of them. But, that aside, being stucked in a comfort zone for too long is not a good thing. After having a great chat with my sup, I have to be reminded of certain stuff and advices in the future as an working adult. Thanks for sharing with me such a wonderful working experience you had.
Hai, can Friday not come???
See, I have been emo-ing from the start of the day.
I really have wonderful colleagues here, each and everyone of them. But, that aside, being stucked in a comfort zone for too long is not a good thing. After having a great chat with my sup, I have to be reminded of certain stuff and advices in the future as an working adult. Thanks for sharing with me such a wonderful working experience you had.
Hai, can Friday not come???
See, I have been emo-ing from the start of the day.
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