阔别多年，再次回到中正，有种说不出的感觉。黄昏时分，校园已是一片寂静。能够和老师聊聊天，叙叙旧，感觉挺不错的。只可惜，我仍旧无法释怀。当年的事件，仍是阴影。

健康问题是否从那时开始，就亮起了红灯？血小板莫名的低，已是超不健康的水平，甚至到达需要留院观察的阶段。但一切还需照常，工作依旧，一切一切都需要如期完成，没有得找借口。突然觉得好累好累。生活究竟为了什么？竭尽所能，却无法让病情好转。纵使我再怎么乐观，也会有感到泄气的时候。真是无奈！

My resolution for 2011:
1. Have family trip to China
2. Travel to exotic place (Cambodia/Borobudur)
3. Participate in more voluntary work
4. Exercise at least 3 times a week.
5. Keep in contact with good old friends
6. Read more!

Travelled to Taiwan instead of China.. And it was a great trip!! Taiwanese are some much more friendly! Traveled to Borobudur too!! insightful trip, next up planning for Cambodia and Tibet! Exercise wise, I think I managed it quite well... Really not much time spent to do voluntary work... Think I need to adapt to working life first...

Here comes the New Year Resolution for 2012:

1. Travel to Cambodia/Tibet
2. Stay healthy
3. No parents' complain for disciplinary issues in class
4. Finish reading Tibet Code!
5. Finish doing the puzzle for sis & Zan
6. Enjoy life!

I just hope to enjoy life, and be healthy.. thats the most important thing.. really dun wish to go for the splenectomy as suggested by dr lui... though it may sound like a permanent solution instead of living on steriods for e rest of my life... but it may also have other complications... well just take a step at a time, and enjoy life and keep learning new stuff!!!

Yet another year passes by! Its been a great 2011, with a lot of changes for me... ended my years of education, joined the profession of teaching and became an official teacher. Tried travelling alone. Got new flat with Deary. Changed my status from being single to engaged towards the end of 2011. Got to know many great colleagues who became great friends, both from GDPS & WSPS. Travelled to many places in the year... its been a great and fruitful year, learnt a lot, grew up, became stronger, more persevered?

In this dragon year of 2012, hopefully things will be as good, if not better. ^_^

看见金色摩天轮里的沈君君，就让我想起几年前的我。当时我也曾经有过和她一样的想法。只不过我没有她那么果断，也没有那么消沉。医生给她的指示，是按时服药，看诊，并保持乐观，开朗的心情。但因为医生的一句，：”存活率在10年以上“，让她非常失望，对生命失去了信心。医生也说会影响身体的各个器官，导致她产生离开识贤的念头，不想拖累他。

似曾相识啊！

十年的存活率？

遗传性高？

只能希望剧情和现实相距甚远……

It's been so long since the last post.. officially a teacher and working adult now... just started sch holidays, but feels like there are endless work to do!!!

But I'm still very happy and contented, psychologically ... I am happy that I got a job, I got my family, I have time to do things I like,  I got things/events to look forward to... though busy, but I can manage my time.. am really contented with this kind of lifestyle...

I think that career, love, family, and health are the 4 most important things in life .. and I am glad to say that I have all 4... although my recent medical review isn't that good, with a low platelet count of only 40. But I'm feeling perfectly OK, and I believe that with positive mindset, I can conquer over the antibodies!  Therefore I constantly remind myself that I must not give up, perseverance is the way to go, and do not despair!! With this mindset, I see eeverything as an opportunity. With health at stake, all other minor problems/obstacles that I faced become so trivia that aren't worth mentioning....

To all my friends out there, please remember that no matter what problems you faced, think about the 4 most important in life, and perhaps you'll realise, that you're able to overcome all problems ...

为何我们总是要等到失去了，才懂得珍惜？

为何我们总是要发现问题后，才肯去补救？

为何我们不能未雨绸缪？

为何我们就是不能理解“预防胜于治疗”这个道理？

人，总是要在亲身经历了某些事件后，才懂得感恩，才懂得珍惜。

好好珍惜你所拥有的！不要执着于那许许多多的未知……

Am I really so busy to blog?? Comparing to my peers, I think that my workload is one of the lightest considering that I have floating timetable.. but just dun have the motivation to blog...

NIE investiture and Convocation are both over in July, and my family had our studio photoshoot too.. went for outdoor photo taking at esplanade with my family also... i bet papa and mama must be very happy and overjoyed that all 3 of us finally graduated! mama was telling me the day before our studio photoshoot that papa said he had been waiting for this day for 7 years since my sis graduated haha..

Celebrated 4 years anniversary with Deary last tue, just a simple dinner at changi sailing club after school... though simple, but both of us enjoyed the nice ambience, great food, and wonderful service... gave Deary a Cross pen with his name engraved on it, hope he'll use it, photo frame with our photos collage, and chocolate making class voucher.. received a white adidas watch from him as well as a famous amos cookie.. since orientation to convocation, we've been walking hand in hand for 4 years.. many wonderful experiences that we had together, and many many beautiful memories... and of cos, there are bound to be some unhappiness, but all these are part and parcel of a r/s, and i am glad that even after 4 years, our r/s is still goin strong...

Just went for a chocolate making class with Deary on Sun, learnt how to make simple chocolates... really easy.. maybe can consider doing a home-based chocolate business if i wanna change job hahha.. maybe can start training now then 4 years later will be able to start my own chocolate business? haha its ok to dream once in awhile i guessed =p

Anyway, just had a cousin's gathering on mon, as a farewell party for guanquan.. he'll be leaving soon on 22nd aug.. had lots of fun playing charade, pictureka, pictionary, rock the beat etc... so glad that we can still play till so crazy when most of us are alr working adults... hopefully we can continue to play hard in years to come... really enjoyable...


have been feeling lazy to exercise these days... yet i keep eating and eating... and it seems like i'm dropping quite alot of hair recently, could it be due to the new Azathioprine that i'm taking? haiz why is my body always having such strong resistance to new drugs? i guess its same as my personality of not wanting to change, and always like to stick with the old and traditional methods... read online about a TCM practitioner who seems to be quite well versed in this area, maybe shall go and have a try.... but think shall wait till after 22nd aug and see how it goes....

meanwhile, will just try to enjoy life, be stress free, and be happy!!!

Its been long since I last blogged... well, its the end of week 1 of term 3... sort of settled in to WSPS, got to know the kids better, feels more comfy in office, can chat more with fellow colleagues.. i'm sure it can get better than this..

anyway, for the june holidays, had a 11d10n grad trip, firstly to Macau and Hong Kong with Deary, Sis & Zan, for 6d5n, then go on to Hangzhou and Shanghai to meet Wanying and Sihui for 5d4n... First time taking the flight alone, waiting for them alone at the ulu international terminal of Hangzhou Xiaoshan airport... tried many things alone during this trip... like traveling around alone while in HK for few hours, and then taking flight alone to Hangzhou, den back alone from Shanghai to HZ back to SG.. really salute those who travels alone.. cos frankly speaking, I felt kind of unsecured when I'm walking on the streets alone and such... Haha.. but quite interesting though.. a wonderful experience that I doubt will happen again? unless i go for some further studies overseas? haha highly unlikely i guess...

anyway, on a side note, realised a point from the trip, that is, my interest is akin to the old people lol.. cos when i saw the nice scenery of west lake, i thought i could immerse myself there the whole day.. i simply love the nice and serene atmosphere there, away from all the hustle and bustle of the city (though just opp the west lake is their city area with shopping centres and stuff lol)... however SH and WY doesn't think likewise.. they got bored after awhile.. hmm i think that's understandable cos after I got back to SG, i did a simple survey by asking around, it seems that most ppl around our age will not mind goin to nice scenic areas to take photos and such, but say they will be bored after awhile and wun stay long.. but asking ppl of the older generation, like my dad and other older relatives, they say they prefer to go such scenic places and dun mind staying there long... am i old? hahah okies anyway, its just me, and i just like it, thats why i always suggest goin to China during year end family trips...

Back to work-related stuff, workload in WSPS really high, on friday evenings, i can see alot of teachers lugging bags of worksheets/workbooks home to mark... and most were saying their weekends are usually burnt by marking books... how sad.. and i got to go back to sch tmr for netball... 8-11am.. thought i could sleep in late, but haiz gotta wake up earlier than usual... but luckily its a long weekend, so can enjoy a little longer....

Happy 47th Monthsary to Deary!!! oh and did I mention that I've gotten a unit at Punggol Waterway Terraces 2? hahah 7th storey, facing the waterway... so happy... will be ready in 4 years' time... just nice to save up =) gotta go and sleep now, so that i can enjoy tmr to the fullest!!!

10 weeks has past, and that marks the end of my journey as a trainee teacher. Received my posting results, got posted to white sands primary. Not sure if I am happy or sad about it. I am happy cos I think that a change in environment can give me a chance to learn more, and can try to be more fierce to the students the 1st day.. on the other hand, I am ad because all the teachers at Greendale are very nice and helpful. Within the dept, everyone gets along very well, and most importantly, I think the hod is very nice and she's also very good to me! Just hope that the new school will be the same, if not better ..

Its finally Week 9 of our 10 weeks Practicum... Cleared all obs, and my sup will be coming down on Thur to discuss about my grades with the SCM as well as my CTs... it seems that the p3 class is really difficult to manage.. even until now, its not easy to catch their attn.. tried riddles, qian bian wen da ti, stories, games but still not easy to make them quiet... haiz... heard from other teachers its becos they know that i'm a trainee teacher, so not scared of me... they say once i become a full-fledged teacher, they'll be afraid.. is it true? hopefully....

well anyway, shall try to enjoy these last 2 weeks in sch.. esp with the p2 kids... shall have more fun activities for them next week.. they're cute!

Its the much anticipated March holidays!! Went for a 2d1n trip to Batam with Deary on sunday, he actually meant for it to be my bday celebration in apr, but i told him that i dun think i'd want to go overseas during apr as we'll be very busy then.. so we went ahead to Turi Beach Resort, and it was very very nice! A nice place to rest and relax... very nice seaview, our room balcony faces the calm and serene sea, and there's hammock by the beach for us to enjoy... though its just a short trip, but we really enjoyed ourselves =)

Made good use of this one week break to meet up with friends...
Met up with the gals on tue, to riverboat... had fun taking photos with lomolomo.. nice food and great company makes the day =) hope we'll have more of such gatherings soon... On wed, meet up with Doris for dinner.. had a nice chat... hope we can meet up soon after she submits her fyp =)
Went for dinner with family ytd, nice food, and at night, we went to the new Punggol Promenade for a walk to the new lorong halus wetland reserve... great to have a stroll after dinner, esp with my beloved family ^_^

well, planned to meet up with nie gals today for lunch, but i woke up with red and painful eyes... doc say its bacteria infection, and might be infectious, so better not meet them... wat a waste, i organised this gathering afterall! haha nvm there's always a next time... shall take a good rest these few days, since my sore throat also haven't fully recover... but i still need to finish the assignment due on sun haha...

生命中因为有了你，一切变得更美好！

Its been 2 weeks since I started on my final Practicum, which means that I've completed 1/5 of it!! Well, its not easy to manage a class, I think I still have alot to learn... But I'm glad to say, that I'm very fortunate to meet 2 nice CTs... Although 1 of them is our HOD, she is very nice, and very friendly though busy...

Completed 2 formal observations, quite a relieve.. I just want to clear them asap =P but i guess i really need to work more on the classroom management.. hope it'll get better as the day goes... still have 8 more weeks with the kids... the p2 class is quite fun to teach at times, cos they like to respond and answer questions, problem is i need to devise a way to keep them quiet and get their attn when they're too excited... p3 class not as easy to manage, but am trying... hope the new grouping that my ct arranged will help =)

one more week, and it'll be the mar holidays! just wan to get a good rest, perhaps a short getaway to batam to relax... wishes to go cable ski, but dun think am going, dun wan to expose myself to too much of the sun... i need the rest hahah.. hoping that everything will be alright for the appt on thurs... just hope the lost of appetite n weight is the result of the change of lifestyle and working habits, and not due to other reasons.... hope that those rashes are really an allergy reaction, and not something that i do not wish for...

乐观地面对人生，一切都会变得更美好！但愿一切都会顺利地过去，让我能从中获取宝贵的经验。

Time really flies, yesterday marks my last day as a student in NIE... 3.5years just passed like that... many wonderful memories, with lovely classmates and everything... guessed i'll miss many of them...

had planned to go ECP for cycling after lesson, but due to the rain, went to Tamp instead, and watched "Just Go with It"... its an awesome show!!! with my fav adam sandler acting, of cos it's nice! just came back from JB today, bought quite alot of stuff... but am sad that i can't get the pair of hush puppies shoes... hope i'll be able to find it in sg!! but i doubt so =( and i sort of regret not getting the donald duck soft toy... sad... but the bah kut teh and chicken was nice! as usual...

only edited 2 pics for my digital story this morn, and i feel bored, wonder how can i finish it in a week's time...

Great CNY!! Had lots of fun, playing Charade, pictionary, taboo, saboteur and other games.. and of cos gambled a bit and won some money hahah.. relatives came to my house yesterday, cooked quite alot, like brocolli with scallops, fried banana and sharks' fins.. while mum cooked other meat, fried rice, bee hoon, curry vege and pig stomach soup which many ppl liked! tau suan that mama cooked finished within half an hour! though busy, but was fun!

Last week of sch next week, many assignments due, many things to do, and Vday on mon! in the midst of preparing the presents =)

CNY is nearing! Looking forward, but at the same time, hope it wun come too fast! cos after CNY, it means many assignments are due, and I'll be going for my final practicum!

Anyway, had been having a bad and persisting cough for more than 2 weeks! visited the doctor 3 times, and he said its because my respiratory system is sensitive to the cold weather... really bad cough that deprived me of my sleep in the middle of the night, caused me to be eating plain porridge for the past week, caused me to stop exercising... can the cough please go away soon?? i really need to sleep well, to eat like normal, and to continue my exercise regime! somemore there's alot of CNY goodies at home now, tempting me to eat! esp my 4th aunt's home made pineapple tarts!!

i shall go and eat my cough syrup and hope my cough will go away soon.. its really getting better, thanks to all my friends who are concerned, and of cos Deary who cooked the cough tea for me...

anyway, stipend is in! shall go and sign up for the URun challenge =)

Quoted from wy's blog on the definition of friends: you cannot be friends without constantly insulting each other... well, how true is that... becos only if you treat the other person as a friend, then you will bother to 'insult' and make fun of him/her... so if i ever 'insult' or say something that seems to be making fun of you, it only means that you're my friend, and i treat you as one...

Definition of friends is really broad... In many aspects, you'll expect more from someone more special than someone not as important...

its the end of week 1 for my last sem in NIE... only 5 more weeks to go, before I proceed to 10 weeks TP2 and then its graduation.. time really flies... it seems just yesterday that i went for moe interview, and the signing of contract, but i'm alr in year 4 last sem now.. only 3 days of lessons, but quite alot of work to do.. gotta change my mindset else i'll find it hard to survive the next 5 weeks! 以往上教学法课时我总是得过且过，并没有认真听讲。这回，两个科目都是教学法，如果我再抱着同样的心态，恐怕只是让自己这5周过得更痛苦。我应该抱着积极的态度，认为这些教学法有益于我的教学。

but seriously, i find it hard to listen attentively.. i just prefer other academic subjects.... anyway, cny is coming in 3 weeks time! just went to city plaza with wy yesterday to get some clothes, but din get much, cos not much money left lol! spent too much in China alr hahah..

相信世上最让人留恋的，就是一切美好的回忆……

Hope you'll have a great birthday! I'm sure we'll have lots of fun in Batam!

强烈推荐《藏地密码》这部长篇小说。 扣人心弦的情节，让人卷不离手。连我这个平时很少阅读的人都被深深吸引，可见其魅力之大。紧张刺激的探险之旅，同时也介绍了西藏的明媚景色，不禁让我向往到那里去。也许，这会是我新的旅游目标。虽然我知道，至少要等上个三五年或更久，才有可能踏上青藏高源。

今天刚征服了10公里的慢跑，时速比上回run for hope 还快了将近10分钟，尽管今天的路面较滑，而且我又刚病好，加上已经很久没运动了。因此有这样的成绩，我可是喜出望外。然而，我还在犹豫是否应该参加usports 的10公里加33层楼攀爬的挑战。不知我的脚是否负荷得起，因为今天跑完10公里后，左膝盖似乎隐隐作痛，希望明早起来就会没事。

再过一个月，便是农历新年了。感觉今年的新年来得特别早。也许是因为去年的考试迟结束，因此觉得圣诞和2010年转眼间就过了。即是期待新年的到来，又不希望它这么快降临。总是喜欢这种期待、盼望的感觉！

Happy 2011 to everyone! Its a brand new year, lets hope for the best in this new year!

awesome view!!!!

had an awesome cycling trip with Deary, Alvin and his gf today at Pulau Ubin.... not as tiring as the previous trip i went with bro and sis, but it was great, as we managed to see Chek Jawa in low tide! Saw lots of crabs, mud skippers etc... after the cycling, went to Changi V hawker for dinner before heading home.... wat a great day!!

Finally, all exams are over, no more exams in my life, unless i'm pursuing Masters... haha but i kind of like exams, as compared to assignments... well anyway, last paper was open book, and the questions are exactly the same as last year's paper! lol.. even so, i doubt its easy to get an A.. after the paper, went to Orchard and watch Doraemon the Movie!! a nice and meaningful movie, conveying the message of protecting the earth is everyone's responsibility.. not much time to shop around, cos the movie ended 8+... shall find another day to go there and shop again before flying off!!

如果你曾经被他人的言行举止所感动，那么，你的存在是有价值的!

Had a day out with Deary yesterday... Met him at SK to go swim together, the pool was crowded even at 12 noon! cos its a sheltered pool, so wun be affected by the sun... i swam for 10laps while he swam 2o, before we went to try out the slide.. haha tried once just for the fun before going to bath... afterwhich we proceed to Nex at Serangoon... it was really crowded!!! we tried out the set lunch at Hot Tomatoes, quite value for money, with nice aglio olio pasta.. then we shopped around, everywhere is as crowded... den we sat down for cheesecake at starbucks, do abit of reading, abit of chatting... den at 5, queued up for the free drinks that starbucks is giving out, cos they have a collaboration with Salvation army, to give out free tall drink for any amount donated... so we tried the festive drinks, the peppermint mocha and the toffee nut, yummy!

lunch with nie gals today at JP New york new york, to celebrate Alison and Aisuan's birthdays in advance.... hope they liked their presents... above is one of the watches i got for aisuan... liked this photo very much...

Nothing much to update for the past 2 weeks, much time was spent engaging in sports, and doing school work... one thing worth mentioning is our class outing to Chinese Garden on 11th Nov, to celebrate Shi Ting and Eunice's birthday! We had great fun... Ordered pizza, had frens who baked Green tea cake and nutella cup cakes.. I made some potato salad as well, and Xiaowei also made a different version of potato salad, both received good feedback... it was kind of a picnic session, with filming going on, and we also had games... while the others are busy filming, a few of us sat on the groundsheets, chatting and gossiping... it was a great get together session... wonder if this will happen again after we graduate...

had badminton, tennis, joggings over the past week, really enjoying this kind of life.. but seems like its not easy to maintain such a lifestyle... last sun went in to JB with family for brunch, and shopped at the Giant and Guardian there, then after coming back, slept in the afternoon before going for a jog in the evening to Hougang... I still do not have the determination to jog all the way to AMK... shall find a motivation for me to do so! wait till i conquered the 10km run for hope this sun, then maybe i'll have the confidence to run the 11km to AMK...

only 3.5 weeks of holidays in Dec, and 1 week will be spent in China.. i have many things that i want to do.. wanna go for a short trip to M'sia with the gals, wanna go Cable ski again... wanna have Christmas gatherings and gift exchange with diff groups of frens and cousins... but dun have the time!

Had my first ever cable ski experience at Batam yesterday, together with Deary, Gui Hao, Daren, Angeline, Justin, Jian Sheng and Jun Hong... we started off with knee board skiing, and my first attempt din travel far cos i just lose grip of the handle hahh.. after that is ok, managed to go for nearly 1 round.... tried for a few more times, before feeling the strain in my arms so we took a rest.... it was a wonderful experience!

tried doing the wake boarding, which is the one standing on the board... thats really difficult! only managed to balance properly during one of the attempts and travel around 5 metres.. i think thats the best achievement alr hahah! amongst all of us, only Justin managed to balance and travel quite a distance...

woke up this morning, and feel both of my hands aching! it was tiring, but really really fun and enjoyable... shall definitely go there again!

Had my first ever cable ski experience at Batam yesterday, together with Deary, Gui Hao, Daren, Angeline, Justin, Jian Sheng and Jun Hong... we started off with knee board skiing, and my first attempt din travel far cos i just lose grip of the handle hahh.. after that is ok, managed to go for nearly 1 round.... tried for a few more times, before feeling the strain in my arms so we took a rest.... it was a wonderful experience!

tried doing the wake boarding, which is the one standing on the board... thats really difficult! only managed to balance properly during one of the attempts and travel around 5 metres.. i think thats the best achievement alr hahah! amongst all of us, only Justin managed to balance and travel quite a distance...

woke up this morning, and feel both of my hands aching! it was tiring, but really really fun and enjoyable... shall definitely go there again!

Cable ski on Sat!! so looking forward to it! though i think its going to be quite difficult haha but i'm sure its going to be a great experience =) still haven got a chance to run for 10km... but have signed up for Run for Hope in end nov.. so hopefully i'll get a chance to run 10km before the actual run.. perhaps can take the park connector from punggol park to amk... motivation will be Koi bubble tea? lol..

anyway, went for lunch with nie gals at Pepperoni Pizzeria yesterday to celebrate Joyce's bday... nice pizza! the 21in pizza is really huge! enjoyed ourselves and had a filling lunch, at only $11 each haha.. went to tamp with wy after that, wanted to go Mitju to look at the pair of heels i saw at vivo the other day... but its not selling at the tamp 1 outlet.. so sad... bought a pair of slippers though...

looking forward to dinner tonight at a special place.. deary din know where are we going yet haha... hopefully it'll be a nice experience =)

人生不如意之事，十常八九。近日来，觉得家里发生许多不愉快的事件。先是四姨的胰脏长了瘤需要动手术切除，然后得知住在马来西亚的姨婆过世了，享年99岁。虽然只和姨婆见过一两次面，但还是不免有些难过。妈妈与姨妈、舅舅们今早回马来西亚的家乡吊丧，恰巧今天爸爸又生病了；上星期也得知哥哥和女朋友分手，我似乎也出现了一些药物敏感的症状，感觉上就是坏事连连。希望一切会尽快过去。星期天是哥哥的生日，希望有我们陪伴，他也能度过个愉快的生日！

Just caught this movie earlier on at PS, was a nice movie... some what better than what I expect, cos my sis told me its not very nice, and i tot it'll be some boring show like 十面埋伏.. anyway, i think the plot is good, and andy lau is still as good...

“这世界是不公平的，没有人可以要求世界公平。或许，唯一公平的，就是所有人都必须面对世上的不公平。”

中四的时候，第一次接触到这个句子。那时候，觉得这句话说得很好，很真实，很贴切。6年后的今天，我也同样认为这句话非常符合人生。确实，世界是不公平的。完全地不公平。有人曾经对我说，我比世上很多人都来得幸福。确实，所有人都是如此。比上不足，比下有余，不就是这么来的吗？

想一想，也正是因为这些不公平，才让我体会到自己其实在某些方面是幸福的，是比他人好的。无论世界再怎么不公平，只要我们问心无愧，做该做的、值得做的、必须做的，那么又何须去理会这种种的不公平？因此我认为“打抱不平”是很不实际的，因为每一天，每一小时，每一分钟，每一秒钟，都发生着不公平的事件。如果真要“打抱不平”，岂不是的分身乏术？

积极看待人生，人生才会更美好！坚信阴天过后的晴天会是最美丽的！经历过了阴霾，下一次的阴天也就不再可怕了！我能够战胜一切的！

It was our 38th Month-sary on the Pink ribbon run day... after the run, deary had it planned that we go for chocolate fondue at Suntec... and after that was another surprise from him... Yup he booked a room at Marina Bay Sands! it was a great surprise i din really expected it! the room was nice, on the 37th floor, with a nice view of singapore's skyline and the esplanade and merlion park...

not to mention the great view from the sky park! it was awesome, i really enjoyed myself, despite the tiredness... must be the exposure to the sun... well all in all, thanks Deary for the wonderful surprise and celebration, love every bit of the time we spent together =D hope you like the wallet too =)

Just completed 5km pink ribbon run.. A min slower than my expected timing, but still ok :-) this event marks the first anniversary of deary and i joining all these charity runs.. In this one year, we participated in 6 runs:
5km pink ribbon charity walk (oct 2009)
6km run for water (apr 2010)
8km Urun (may 2010)
7.5km Run for Cancer (jul 2010)
6km Yellow Ribbon Prison run (sept 2010)
5km Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Run (oct 2010)

So far the maximum distance ran is 8km.. Will be trying out 10km for the nike human race on 24th of this month.. If the run is ok, will proceed to sign up for the Run For Hope event in nov, to support the cancer patients..

Yup so this is what i meant by the change i'm going to undertake. Shall embark on more of these healthy and meaningful activities. Will be helping others as well as challenging myself :-)

This is going to be a great weekend! To all my frens out there who're reading, hope you'll also have a great weekend, and enjoy :-)

食物、金钱、美色、名利、潮流等等的追求，往往都是为了满足一时的快感。
人，却总是那么无法抗拒这些诱惑。然而，只要停下脚步，仔细地想想，就不难发现，如此盲目地被这一时的快感牵着鼻子走，是那么地愚蠢，那么地不理智……
曾几何时，我也成了这样一个人。是社会的责任？还是人类的毅力不够，无法坚持己见。
不过，我所受到的诱惑是朝健康方面的。突然有股冲动，想做些事情改变这一切…

went for Yellow Ribbon Prison Run on Sun, only joined the fun run, so only 6km... its raining that morn, so at first i thought the run will be cancelled.. but once i reached the starting place, those running the 10km route alr started! many ppl are running despite the rain! therefore we do our warm-up, and also start the run.. my first time running in the rain... quite a nice experience, except that it slows down the speed cos of the slippery floors... yup in the end i took 47.20mins for the 6km... well its faster than the previous 6km run i took part in apr, but i think it can still be improved... went to expo for carrefour warehouse sale, but i din get anything... den we went tamp for lunch, and some shopping before heading home...

sch starts on mon, and although i hav no lessons, went to crash other lectures, so that i can decide whether or not to change my modules... yup after attending the classical chinese drama lecture, i think i'd change to this module.. shall give classical chinese fiction a miss, and attempt something new.. drama should be more interesting.. but it also means more things to learn, since its something that i never really study before.. first day of sch, went out for lunch with wanying at tamp.. at a nice vege restaurant for pasta...

It has been a wonderful weekend!

It started with my brother's convocation on Fri.. Went to SIM early in the morn... His convo session starts at 10am, but we reached there around 8.30, cos if we go too late then there'll be no parking lots... while having breakfast, my cousin and her family came.. yup she's taking the same course as my bro hence they're graduating together... after which, they went into the auditorium, and then i stayed outside and wait for Deary, then we chatted until 11+... had the sumptuous buffet lunch provided, and took lots of photos...

after the photo-taking session, we set off to Malacca! This is the first time we're driving in to Malacca... we usually only went to JB... yup so we made our way thru Causeway, then into North South Highway, and exit correctly to Malacca! we did not lose the way lol... cos got GPS as well as maps that we printed out... but traffic was rather heavy in Malacca.... so we only reached our hotel around 6pm... We booked Hotel Equatorial, it is a really great hotel!!! we actually booked an extra bed, but after viewing the room, we cancelled the extra bed, cos the day bed is enough for me and my sis.. haha so 5 of us stayed in 1 room... after settling down and washed up, we went out, and walked slowly to Jonker Street, passing by the ship statue as well as the famous red church... was really crowded at Jonker street! we bought those snacks as we walked down the street, and we were quite full by the end of the street.. and we still had dinner reservation made at one of the teochew restaurant as recommended by my bro's fren.. so we walked slowly and make our way to the restaurant, and had our dinner.. it was really nice, the fish is really fresh! and the yam paste is great too!! after dinner, we walked to the Muslim street, and walked awhile before heading back to hotel... it was a great day =)

early sat morn, went for a swim with my mum... there's no one at the pool, so we can swim in anyway we want haha... after the swim, mum and dad went for breakfast, while my sis and i went for jacuzzi... after around half an hour of jacuzzi, we went back to bath before heading out for brunch and some shopping... so, toge with my bro and sis, we went to the shopping centre right beside our hotel, and ate A&W! yeah the curly fries and root beer float!!! yummy! then we shopped around, bought some clothes etc... then its back to the hotel to check out.. after checking out, we drove to Jonker street, to look at the afternn shops.. we had late lunch at the famous chicken rice ball shop.. its very crowded, but as review stated, SG chicken rice tastes much better hahha.. but it was a nice experience... after eating, we walked around a while before setting off and head back home... along the way, we decided to go to JB to have seafood dinner.. so we went to Taman garden to eat chilli crab before home...

it was a short trip, but it was nothing but fun! it feels really great to be able to travel with family =) really enjoyed ourselves, and certainly looking forward to the next road trip!

Enjoying life during the holidays.. went for a 3 days 2 nights trip to Batam with Deary from 15-17th Aug... It was my anniversary present for him, haha so we stayed in a suite room (my first time staying in one), was really luxurious haha! did nothing much there, except to swim, walk around the resort, exploring the location of the villas... and we played scrabble many times, haven't played the game for a long long time.... overall, it was a relaxing trip =)

Practicum ended last fri, with National day celebration... enjoyed myself singing those national days songs, doing the dance of the songs... after the 5 weeks, learnt alot... am now enjoying the 1-month long holiday before sch starts, thanks to YOG, else i would have already started sch... it seems like a grand event for SG, feeling abit regretful that I didn't sign up as a volunteer back then =(

Its finally Friday!! and next week will be the last week of Practicum!!!

Lesson observation by supervisor was completed, though not fantastic, but was ok.. most importantly, its over!!! hahah at least i'm proud to say that i improved on the parts that my CT said wasn't very good during my first observation... well, of cos there are still rooms for improvement, i also tried my best... i didnt do any group work during observation, cos i just wan to be on the safe side.. hahah cos group work sure will be chaotic and i dun wan to risk on the classroom management section... will try out group work during the next CT observation which is nx tue... everything done alr, worksheets and resources prepared, only need to polish up on some parts of the lesson plan... okies the last week is goin to pass by fast and smooth! only 4 working days, since fri is national day celebration....

well, after tue, i'll be more free, cos have more lessons on tue, which is CME day, as well as my last observation for the prac... Just hope everything will go on smoothly!! and my runny nose and cough to go away quickly!!

shall go out and enjoy tmr, planning to watch Inception.. have heard many many good reviews about it... finally a day out with my deary tmr... cant wait for prac to be over, then we can resume our regular badminton and jogging sessions....


hang on there everyone, only 4 more days to go! ^_^

Its been around 2 weeks since I last blogged... well, am really quite busy, cos of the official opening, then after that busy with lesson plans... had 2 observations by ct alr, next up will be observation by ct cum supervisor on mon... hopefully everything turns out fine... just hope the students will give responses, but not too noisy...

since i started prac, haven got a chance to watch a movie.. so today, went to catch Despicable Me with Deary at Marina square... planned to watch it for quite long le, but always cant find time, cos we were both very tired and busy hahah, and the last time we met was like 2 weeks ago lol... and yes deary, of cos i miss you too hahha.. anyway, the movie is nice! the yellow little things were very cute! quite funny at some parts too... then we shopped around and got some clothes, everywhere is having sale! G2000 alr has sale, plus UOB cardholders another 20% off, so we got some clothes for teaching... then we had dinner at Esplanade Ichiban Boshi... we were lucky enough to get a seat near the window, so got to view the fireworks... =D after dinner we went up to roofgarden, and it was so crowded! it was the 1st time i saw the roof garden so crowded, haha cos everyone wants to see the spectacular fireworks i supposed... yeah we managed to catch some more of the fireworks before heading back home...

i'm having a cough now, plus abit of flu.. hope it wun affect my observation on mon.. i just want it over and done with asap!!! 2 more weeks to go, hang on there everyone! we can do it!! we will all grow stronger after this lol! shall go and catch a sleep before finalising my ppt slides tmr...

4 days in Greendale pri... a nice CT i have =) just that next fri is the school's Official Opening, hence alot of rehearsals and stuff going on... and of cos, us trainees are being 'appointed' to help out as well... okies so got to stay back till at least 8+ for a few days, cos the event is nearing... not to mention all the lesson plans that i got to do, and the ppt and worksheets to prepare... i can survive! although the p3 class i'm taking is quite rowdy, but i believe everything will be ok since my CT will be sitting at the back of the class... but there'll be 2 days when she'll be away! hopefully it'll be ok...

other than goin to school and coming back to sleep and doing lesson plans, din do anything else for the week... shall be going to the 1 day durian trip with my family tmr, have to wake up early though =( but shall enjoy myself before a hard week ahead!! All the best to everyone teaching!! we can get thru it ^_^

世界杯八强决赛的第一场：荷兰对垒巴西，所有人都看好巴西。我仍然坚持支持我喜爱的荷兰。虽然荷兰胜出了，成功晋级至半决赛，而我也赢了点钱，但我却不怎么开心。
也许是因为爸爸和哥哥都输了钱（他们投注巴西），所以我也不怎么高兴。
也许是因为今天发生的事，让我开心不起来。虽然我一直尽量保持乐观的心情，努力维持健康的生活，但为什么结果总是和我想要的不同？
有时候真的觉得很累…外在的东西都不欠缺，内心的快乐也能从家人、情人、朋友的身上得到，可是却少了最重要的那一部分……

time really flies, its the last week of my holiday alr, before proceeding to teaching practice starting next tue. Posted to greendale pri, am quite lucky since its only less than 10mins walk from my house. Went for their meeting last week, seems like the principal's expectations quite high haha.
Going for ramen later! Yeah:-)

Back from a 4 days 3 nights trip to Ho Chi Minh City! It was more of a historical trip, as we mainly visited musuems, took photos with ancient buildings, and visiting the Cu Chi tunnel that's 'built' during the Vietnam war... It was an enriching trip, learnt more about Vietnam history, and experienced how cramp the Cu chi tunnel is! haha the 2nd day was most tiring, as we visited the war remnants museum and the Reunification palace, as well as the post office and the cathedral for photo taking... at night we walked down backpacker's street and we practically walked the whole day on day 2 hahah...

今天是端午节，对许多人来说，这没什么特别。顶多是吃几粒粽子罢了。确实，今时今日，还有多少人会记得端午节背后的含义？

Just got back from a 4d3n trip to Krabi with deary, zan and sis.. it was a great trip! nice snorkelling experience! managed to see alot of corals, and even clown fish! saw sea urchin also... the corals are really nice, the best of phi phi island.. the first snorkelling trip to the chicken island, poda island and tub island was disappointing cos wave was very big and cant go to a few islands... nth much to see at chicken island and poda island also...

Results are out! CGPA dropped by 0.05, hah but still quite ok, considering that i got B- for the 5AU teaching of chi CS as well as for song ci... happy that i got 1 A and 1 A- =)

It really feels good to be having holidays!!! shall enjoy this last 2nd holiday of my life as a student... after graduation, will be busy alr... looking forward to krabi trip with deary, zan & sis, 6-9jun, and ho chi minh trip from 16-19jun, going with deary, and meeting wy and her eco-venture grp over there...

shall sleep more and rest more these few days, then can hav fun in krabi!! haha

Just came back from a 6d5n trip to Hatyai, Thailand.. Planned to go Bangkok, but due to the riots of the red shirts, we changed our destination to Hatyai.. now it seems very obvious that no one will go bkk during that period of time, but just a week ago when i was making the decision, i was feeling helpless and lost, its the first time i felt so, and the first time that i really thought of giving up, cos i thought i was walking alone all the while and did not see any support from him.....

did not have time to think so much, cos we changed the trip to the next day, and so we just go ahead.. so actually the 1st day of the trip was quite bad... as in i did not really enjoy myself.. a few reasons for that... 1st is becos i still felt very disappointed, and 2ndly is i cant really get used to their style of living and such... no time to shop, no mood to shop, feels that everything is unbearable =(

the next few days got better, maybe cos i sort of got used, and told myself to dun care and bother so much, be more easy going and maybe sacrifice a little here and there... yup and the snorkelling trip was fun! first time snorkelling, it was a great experience, the fishes were really pretty and close! and not forgetting the corals too!! food there are really spicy, enjoyed them..

overall, this trip is rather enriching, learnt quite alot... though not fantastically fun, but enjoyed myself too! but would just like to say that once been hurt, the scar will always remain, although it may seemed as though its been healed... any further damage might just collapse everything..........

went for my 8km urun on sunday, and am proud to say that i completed it in 59mins:-) great achievement i would say, considering i took 50mins for my 6km run for water haha ok i wish to take part in more of such events:-)

Now still the same prob, still not sure if i should go bangkok.. Well but glad to say, i'm really touched and happy when i hear my frens saying they'll be worried for me if i'm really going, and asked me to take good care and be really careful if i'm really going.. Nice words to hear, although i dun wish for others to worry too much for me haha but am glad that i'm still in their minds:-)
Not an easy decision to make i'd say...

Was busy for the week, had many events lined up!

Yeah my exams are finally over~~ though only 2 papers this sem, but cos it spread over 1 week, ya so was quite tiring, plus many assignments due near exams and during exam period... nvm its over! 宋词today was ok, one question that i spotted came out!!! haha but dunno whether i can do well, everything quite brief... okies since its over shall not think about it anymore!

Finished first paper, still one more to go... Well, the first paper was ok, as in, we alr knew wat's going to come out before the paper, so ya, made all the necessary preparations hahha... then again, since everyone knows wats coming out and made all the preparations, it wun be able to score.. this is always the prob for our papers lol...

however for the next paper, i really have no idea wat n how to study... 90+ song ci to study... just hope i can finish studying hahha...

well, visited my cousin-in-law today at SGH, he's hospitalised due to a minor stroke... cos of the expand of a blood vessel behind his neck... seems serious, cos he can't eat or drink for the past few days, and needs to undergo physiotheraphy next week to learn how to walk, balancing etc.... it came so sudden, cos he's still so young... okies maybe not very young, but only 45, so the news still shocked us... somemore he owned an electrical appliances shop, and he did all the manual labour work like moving goods and stuff, so we thought he was quite fit... just that he smoked... really really hope that he can get well soon, his 2 children are still young....

once again, it showed that life is unpredictable.. reminds me of alot of things..... many unhappy things, but also created in me a sense of motivation, cos i'll remember those who helped me, who once stood by me, who consoled me, and gave me good advice etc...

生生死死早已有安排，一切随缘就好。
---《聊斋》音乐剧

Went for the Run for Water event this morning... was still unsure of whether i'm able to complete 6km, but I did! Am so happy that i managed to complete the run without stopping! hahha so happy =)

Finally finished all my assignments, getting ready to study for exams! hope everything goes on well...

but i can't forgo my fav tv shows... haha esp the new 9pm show with jeanette aw! nice story... and i think my whole family is addicted to tw long juan feng and ai.. to the extent tat we even used the ending song of the tw long juan feng as our ringtones! and now everyone other than my dad is using the same ringtone.. dun even know whose phone is ringing hahha...

okies, i wan to challenge a longer distance for the next race =) after exams, shall embark on running 'expeditions', wanna go macritchie, ecp, bedok reservoir... okies i better start studying first lol...

To all my frens who're studying for exams, all the best!
To others who're facing other difficulties in life, hope everything will go on smoothly for you... if u know who you are, pls dun feel bad k... i just hope everything will be ok for you also, and you can really pull thru your difficult times... i'm sure there're many others out there who are truthful to you and are always there for you.. and ya, as you said, frens forever! =)

jiayou everyone!

Watched liao zhai rocks with wanying last night.. All thanks to her asking me to watch such a 'horror' musical and met funny teacher that caused me to have a funny and horror dream lol..

school has ended, supposed to be revision week now, but still have several assignments not done.. 1 lesson plan, 1 reflection and 1 essay.. How am i going to start my revision for the papers that's starting next wed?
Many things to do, hopefully can finish all work by fri den can start revising..

The above was taken yesterday at Orchard ION, after dinner we went to eat ice cream... had Jap teppanyaki at Ion for dinner, very nice and filling.. =)
angbao from papa..
nice green nike shoes from deary
doraemon stuffs from sis...
and the nice white wallet from my classmates, thanks alot!!! really like it very much!!

Got this N82 as an early birthday present from parents and bro =) although its an quite an old model, but i think the function is quite good, comparable to E71.... has wifi, can read pdf and MSoffice stuff, and it has 5 mp camera! with xenon flash so the quality quite good =) just that the buttons are small, still not used to it yet...

Finally, after 2 visits to the doctors, my sore throat is gone, but am still coughing away.. thanks for the well wishes from my frens... assignments are piling up, and i just made a to-do list for my work, realised that there're actually 7 assignments (including lesson plans, reflections, essays etc) to be done, deadline for most will be in 2 weeks time.. haha how am i goin to survive...

After few days of self-medication and resting at home, i'm still sick.... due to fever, had to skip lesson yesterday to go see doc.... in the end the doc gave the same medicine that i had at home... wasted my time and money... dunno how long is this cough and sore throat goin to last, still got presentation on fri and nx mon =( well no choice also, cos i dun really have time to eat the cough mixture, as it causes drowsiness, and i cant possibly eat it in the day right? got lessons and endless work to do.....


hopefully i can recover soon.....

Am down with a sore throat, hopefully it'll recover soon, cos many assignments and projects due soon, no time for me to take a good rest..... It had been a tiring week with numerous project meetings and assignments... furthermore, got to know that my uncle passed away... quite sad, cos he's staying alone, and we were not informed of his death until half an hour before his cremation... so yesterday, on the 7th day of his death, we went to offer our prayers at bright hill... and its also yesterday then we knew that the cause of death is actually gastric cancer...

Its recess week alr! time really flies, it seems as if we just started school not long, and it's alr recess week, next week will be the 8th week alr! which means exams coming soon? hahha anyway, shall first enjoy my recess week..

anyway, watched Alls well ends well 2010 today at PS, a funny show, better than the 72 tenants haha.. well i suddenly remembered that i've got to hand in a lesson plan on fri, so i better work on it now...

My dear Pinkie passed away peacefully on 17th Feb 2010... She looked as if she's sleeping, with food around her inside her small house...

Its not as funny as expected, but still quite ok.. its just a typical 贺岁片。

As usual, our family made popiah to prepare for CNY, so on wed night, we cut the popiah vege and cooked until 3+am in the morn... hahah..

Just came back from Robinson's Warehouse sale at Singapore Expo... went to fetch sis then we started our shopping spree haha it was quite crowded, and from the time we went in (around 9pm), the queue for cashier is already very very long.. it's supposed to close at 10pm, but at 10pm, the queue is still very long, so we decided to continue shopping until the queue gets shorter hhah so we left the place around 10.30... hmm get bedsheets for the new year, and some snacks.. helped my mum to get a bolster also..