Saying good-bye to 2012

Happy NEW YEAR!!! May 2013 be a better year for all!!! :D

A year ago, ushered in 2012 in Ipoh with Deary, sis and Zan... Today, I'm going to say good-bye to 2012 and usher in 2013 in JB with Deary...

It has been an eventful year. As expected a Dragon year is often a year full of misfortunes for a Dragon... it has been quite a difficult year for me, especially on my health... With platelet counts dropping to as low as 16, and few other occassions where platelet counts is at a worrying level, I wonder if my positive outlook on life and everything is useful. Always heard that being optimistic and having a positive outlook on life is beneficial to all types of illnesses, but why doesn't it seemed to be the case? Anyway, due to all these low platelets, doc intro a new type of med, which cost more than $10 everyday... Well, if the med is good, then i wun mind the money, afterall, nothing is more important than our health... however, it doesn't seemed to be very good.. or perhaps it is, its just that my rashes are making me all stressed out that i cant seem to focus on the effectiveness of the med... these persistant rashes has been causing me so much stress and inconvenience... it causes lack of confidence as well... really really hope that it will go away soon, as it has gotten slightly better now..

身体状况每况愈下，也不知未来的展望如何……不禁让我联想到“金色摩天轮”里的沈君君。不敢奢望太多，只希望能够开心地度过每一天，并尽量让每一天过得充实，过得有意义。那天和NIE的同学聚会，聊了不少，晓珊向我说了一些她在台湾的经历，以及她的一些感想。不知为何，就有一种想要多了解的心态。因此向她要了一些详情。当时，内心深处曾萌起那么一个念头。那么一个骇人的念头。也许是已厌倦这种起伏不定的病情吧。不过我想，只要没有太大的波动，安于现状未尝不是好事。

2012年，工作还算顺利，没有什么大风大浪，可以说是平平凡凡地过了一年。展望2013，相信事业上会有些许转变。将负责两项较大的活动，希望一切也能够顺顺利利！

这一年，姐姐结婚了。虽然她的家离我们不远，但感觉就是不一样。她出嫁的那一晚，我失眠了。虽然她婚前也常常不在家，但就是有种说不出的不舍，有种莫名的想念……

总是觉得，和父母出国是最幸福的。好享受，好享受那8天的桂林之旅。希望年年都能如此。只求大家都身体安康，那么就能无忧无虑地尽情出国游玩了！

2012年，曾有那么一段时期，好似做了一场梦，想沉睡不醒，想沉迷其中。纵有甜美的感觉，却难免有些许的不安。只想单纯地相处，无需将它复杂化。如梦初醒，一切记忆犹新。抱着美好的回忆，继续展望未来！

4天的病假，一整个星期的休息，让我能在家里好好充电，养好身子。

昨晚刚在面簿上发表“期盼着雨后的晴天”，真的好希望晴天能赶快到来，让红斑赶快消失。

迷惘

究竟是造化弄人，还是人无定力？

感情与感觉，如何抉择？茫茫人海中……

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不一样的中秋

今天是中秋节。一个不一样的中秋节。找不回从前的感觉，搞不懂内心的玄奥，摸不透凌乱的思绪。

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第二次以教师的身份庆祝教师节。感触良多。喜欢孩子们的童真，但却常因他们不肯认真而感到无奈。凡事尽量以微笑面对，开心地度过每一天，是我做人的宗旨，但却谈何容易啊！ 昨天在小三的差班班上讲故事，看见同学们认真地听，还主动向我把书借去，令我深感安慰。看来我得改变我的教学方式，以有趣的故事讲解词语？ 今天，有个愉快的庆祝会，之后又去打了一场羽球。简单的约会，不在乎时间的长短，却总能让我开心一整天。 此外，也发了一封电邮给以前中正的老师。他竟然花时间回复我！好感动啊！回想起中正的日子，真的好怀念，好怀念啊。虽然有些不愉快的事件，令我一度逃避现实，毕业后也不肯回去，以免触景伤情，但是这一切已成为过去。人是会长大的。如今回头想想，那也不过是一次磨练，一个让我成长的经验。或许，这就是所谓的相对论？A和B相比，B如果比较差，而你又不拿他它和其他相比，那么你或许是就会断定它是最差的。但是，如果出现了一个C，而C又比B差，那么，C是不是就成了最差的呢？如果无视世界上的芸芸众生，千百事件，那么之前的断定都能成立。但是，身处于天地之间，万物并存，我们真的能无视吗？2004年，我曾经觉得那是天大的事件，再也不会有更糟的事情发生。现在想想，那时的事也没什么，怎么就让我如此萎靡不振，甚至想要放弃？2006年至今，又是另一段令我累积经验的成长过程。一开始，也觉得自己不会再遇到更糟的事了。不过经过这6年，我学会了，没有什么是不可能发生的。时好时坏的病情，让我领悟到了活着的意义，让我明白了生命的重要。可以算是因祸得福吧。因为我觉得正是这种种经历，让我更懂得体恤他人，更有怜悯之心。虽然偶尔还是会因为他人因不知情而作出的评语感到痛心，但是我更明白，外表只不过是个躯壳，无需太在意。健康才是最重要的。生命中的某个他也曾对我说：“你要健康还是要漂亮？”还记得当时我笑着回答：“两个都想要。”他没有回答我，而我心里也明白，在当时的情况下，只能选其一。不知会不会有那么一天，我能和普通人一样，无需在两者之间做抉择？

Trying something new...

今天我遇到一个人，令我想起了他。总觉得他的言行举止，给我似曾相识的感觉。看着他谈笑风生的神态，不免令我追溯往事……

一个原本满怀抱怨的早晨，竟变得如此地有趣，实在是世事难预料啊！8年前，曾有过那么一个与他共事的梦想。如今，有让我重燃了这沉睡已久梦想。

近来，总有一些很奇异的想法，总有一些很唐突的念头。不知为何，想在平凡的生活中寻求刺激。

到底是哪个“他”，令我产生了这种念头？

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尝试

人的一生，有许许多多的机会等待我们去迎接。尝试，虽然不能确保成功，而且还有可能带来挫折。但若不尝试，就永远是个未知。

应该再次踏出一步，敢于尝试吗？一次的挫折，令我感到萎缩。

安于现状，不肯改变，是可取的吗？

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Updates of my life...

well.. since my bday post, quite a no of thing happened.. teaching has been quite alright.. getting used to it.. had Vibe branz concert on the last day of term 2 to celebrate our school's 15 anniversary. Afterwhich went to Guangzhou with parents and Korea from 31st may to 4th June. First time bringing parents along for free and easy trip!还好是有惊无险。爸爸妈妈都很开心，也很想再去。看哪天有空，再带他们去吧。看见他们那么开心，我也觉得很开心。

从广州回来后，就到柬埔寨去了。和俊凯尝试了9天8夜游，全程自助。事先做了好些功课，因此整个行程还算顺利。起初最担心的是从柬埔寨暹罗到泰国曼谷的路程，因为网上的评语都显得不很乐观。不过还好，一切都顺利，而且路途也还挺舒服的。亲身莅临暹罗的吴哥窟，感觉就是和在电视和/书本上看的不一样。好壮观，好雄伟啊！令人不得不佩服古人的智慧。

参观了这世界奇景，接下来要参观什么呢？老实说，在暹罗的那三晚，除了第一晚充满了期待，另外两晚都是“借酒消愁”。愁接下来应该要到什么地方旅游。之前一直把到吴哥窟当作梦想。现在梦想实现了，顿时有种错愕。好似没了前进的目标。我当然晓得世界之大，还有很多地方等待我去探索。但是，除了吴哥窟，我最想去的便是西藏了。然而，要寻得知音一同共游西藏，谈何容易啊！欧美国家当然也在我的“一生必到之国”里，但就是没那么期待。

不晓得有机会踏入藏地吗？

人生之事，起伏不定。生命中的某个“他”曾以过山车、股票行情等来形容我的病情。再恰当不过啊！

有些事，闷在心里久了，也不知要从何说起。总觉得少了些心灵的沟通。是因为工作忙碌吗？还是借口？毕竟，有些话题不碰较好。逃避未曾不是上策……

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My 24th Birthday!

My 24th birthday happens to fall on the day before the long weekend, hence I get to really enjoy and celebrate my birthday with Deary, as well as my lovely family and friends...

On my actual birthday, left sch only at 6, but Deary pick me up and brought me for dinner at Bedok hawker centre... it was a great dinner, cos he knows that I do not fancy high class restaurants and prefer hawker food =) after dinner, we went to East Coast Park for a stroll, and he gave me my present there, a bouquet of 24 doraemon soft toys!!! so nice and lovely =D

On good Friday, we went out for brunch at Yum Cha, for my fav dim sum! Afterwhich he brought me to view the Titanic exhibitions at ArtScience Museum at MBS, a place I yearn to go since last year... Then in the evening meet up with sis, zan and friends for board games at Settlers.. played many fun games, like the story-telling game.. hehe.. after the games, headed to Wheelock to meet up with NIE gals! the sweet gals gave me Mango vouchers and treated me to a lovely cake =) chatted about teaching stuff (as usual), haha it was nice catching up, sharing stories, and complaining/encouraging each other...

Sat, collected my phone from service centre, Samsung is nice to change the Motherboard of the phone for me, so its like a brand new phone now, but sad to say, I'm still facing the same prob, cant make outgoing calls or send smses when using 3G network... so they suggest I feedback to M1, which I did, but they cant seem to do anything about it... have to complain more before they really do something about it... afterthat, meet up with Deary and we went to Sentosa for iFLY! it was a GREAT flying experience!!! Much much more fun than expected =) Makes me feel like going for the real sky diving!!! Haha.. collected race pack at Velocity after the flight, then went for dinner and some shopping at Marina Square... Deary actually planned to treat me to Chocolate buffet at Fullerton, but I rejected the offer, hahah cos wasn't wearing very nice, and haven't been exercising alot recently =P

Today, went Ubin for the Mangrove kayaking with Deary, sis and Wendy, it was nice paddling in the mangrove, listening to the birds chirping, watching monkeys jumping around the trees, seeing mudskippers and hermit crabs... being so close to the nature, so relaxed, forgets all the hustle bustle of the city... makes me think of the Firefly trip back in 2005.... the peaceful river in Desaru, wonderful memories.....

All in all, it was a great 24th birthday celebration for me, with all the great presents i received, and great company over the days...

Life is all about enjoyment isn't it? =D

On another note, tried out TCM since last mon, though the med is bitter and a little troublesome, but am hoping that the alt treatment will be effective... Dare not hope for a complete cure, but just wish that it can control the illness better, and i can lead a life that is as normal as a normal person...

阔别多年……

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！

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New Year Resolutions

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!!!

New year, new beginnings in 2012!

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. ^_^

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金额摩天轮

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……

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after a long long time ......

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……

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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!!!

A brand new start

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!!!

end of 10 weeks

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 ..

Approaching the end...

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!

March holidays..

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！

2 weeks into practicum

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。

End of NIE life....

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 =)

Approaching CNY

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...

week 1 of last sem in NIE

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……

Happy 25th Birthday Deary!

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 New Year

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

Just got back from Chengdu last night, was a great trip, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, the cold weather, the awesomely beautiful scenery, and the great company! the rest of the tour group as well as the tour guide played an important role too! esp the tour guide! he's really nice, the best tour guide from China that we've encountered! Overall, I think this is my best overseas trip so far, cos of the great scenery, i really loved them! and of cos, all thanks to my beloved family members to make it so fun!!! ^_^

My New year resolutions for the past year:

1. Treat parents to China -- Xi An (we went Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou instead, but its my sis treat haha)

2. GPA to achieve 4.0 (not that good, just hope i can maintain)

3. Learn to speak Cantonese - can only listen haha

4. To lose, or at least maintain my weight - accomplished!

5. Exercise at least 3 times a week - accomplished!

6. Take better care of my health - i think its getting better

7. Shower my loved ones with more love, care and concern - accomplished! but it'll never be enough!

8. Participate in water sports such as cable ski, snorkelling.. - accomplished!

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!

Ubin trip~

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!!

4 more days to China~~

Meet up with tjlib ppl last fri, ate at NYDC.. its the 1st time i ate there haha not too bad, i had the Barger Mash, which is a huge sausage.. really filling, but we still ordered desserts after that... i had the big o cheesecake, yummy! received a faceshop travel toiletries pack for gift exchange, really useful! can use for gym or travel! ^_^

Xmas gathering with the gals yesterday, dinner at Marche, salmon with oven potato, a change from my usual rosti...

JB tmr, dong zhi on wed, and movie day on thur, den flying off on fri le~ happy but likes this kind of lifestyle, hope fri dun come so fast, cos i really like this kind of feeling now, as in you're looking forward to something very very much...

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!!

In 7 days time, I'll be in China!! yeah will be seeing snow for the first time of my life!!! its really a White Christmas this year ^_^

meeting up with tjlib ppl tonight, sun with the gals... next week's prog are quite packed too! ubin cycing on mon, JB on tue, making tang yuan at home on wed and movie day on thurs! its gonna be an exciting, fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable holidays!!! hope everyone else will enjoy too!! ~~

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!

latest status on fb... no matter who is it, what he had said or done to have touched you, it makes your existence on earth worthwhile. its a heartwarming feeling ^_^ be it your family, your lover, your frens or even just people who has crossed their path in your life... be grateful for these moments and feelings... they may not last long, but the memories will be etched in your life forever...

love your life, live it to the fullest, so as not to let these ppl who once touched you down!

wonderful day at Nex

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!

after the drinks, shopped around, and i got a dress from cotton on =D then we searched for food to eat for dinner, and decided to try out the new ramen restaurant by Breadtalk co.... not too bad, but i still prefer the ramen by ajisen... met Nic and Sherwin also, shall meet up with them soon, missed Sherwin's nonsense lol...

exams in 4 days, but am still goin for cousin's bbq tmr haha.. and although there's still a paper on the 15th, my next week is alr full of events! tennis on tue, cycling at ubin on thur, badminton/gym on fri, universal studio on sat, voluntary work on sun... hahah! i just need more time to do things that are fulfilling!!!

Last day of sch....

Shall blog on this last day of school....

Went to SITEX with wy yesterday after sch, planning to get Canon Camera... it was thurs afternoon, first day of the IT fair, but it was so crowded! the huge EXPO carpark was full!! even the ulu carpark at the other end of the halls when usually it very empty, is almost full and has to queue for like 5-10 mins before getting in! can see that Singaporeans are really free, and rich lol... so after getting a parking lot, we walked to the fair... it wasn't as crowded as expected (luckily), it was just flooded with those sales person (teenagers mostly) handing out flyers... visited the various famous camera brands such as Casio, Nikon, Canon, Sony, then as I was contemplating to get the Canon Ixus 130, walked past Audio house that's shouting about the hourly promo... the camera is only $269, with a dual screen... so after trying out, decided to get it, with lots of free gifts... loved the new camera~just that it'll leave alot of fingerprints, cos its those glossy type lol...

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...

went off to Orchard to meet Deary, and we watched Unstoppable... It was an exciting movie! after movie, we went to Tung Lok Seafood at Orchard Central for dinner... yummy crabbie!!!! slurps...

yummy black pepper crab..

coffee ribs, nice and strong coffee =)

vege with 3 types of eggs..

and my favourite bamboo clam with garlic!

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!

First cable ski experience

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!

First cable ski experience

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！

雨后的晴天会更加美丽。还是那句话——生命是一个过程，让我们学习并累积经验！

世事的无奈，并不是常人能解决的，只能虚心接受。很感动，因为身边有着关心我的朋友；很开心，因为时间并没有冲但彼此之间的情谊。然而，总觉得万般无奈。因为无论我如何努力、如何保持乐观态度、如何坚持不懈地相信一切会变得更好，似乎没有多大的作用。

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...

not too bad, i've been keeping up with my exercising regime for the past week, hopefully i can continue to exercise often =)

Congrats to my bro for getting a job! His first day today, hopefully everything went on well for him....

不公平的世界……

“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！

38th Month-sary

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 =)

5km pink ribbon run

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 :-)

诱惑

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…

Mum's birthday just passed, and we had a dinner at Teochew restaurant in Bedok.. Food was nice! and Mid-autumn just passed also... had fun eating mooncakes, playing candles and lanterns with family+deary+bro's frens+ryan&russell.. sch life pretty boring.. haha cos i still in holiday mood, as in nothing much to do yet, so still quite relax...

Went JB the other day, and watched Wall Street.. had wanted to watch Piranha 3D, but only left with 9+pm de showtime.. so too bad, have to wait for SG to screen....

Wall Street was pretty nice, a little confusing at first, cos i'm not someone who's very familiar with all the financial stuff and stocks thingy... but as the show goes, i find it very meaningful... i like one of the quote in the movie: "Good day I'm OK, bad day I'm also OK, so please don't ask stupid questions."

I guess "are you OK" has been too commonly u

sed, that most ppl will just answer "I'm OK" even if they're actually not... I'm such a person too... and i admit sometimes i also like to ask this question hahah.. ok i shall try not to ask such a stupid question again.....

hmmm.. what else to blog? yup went for a drinking session with GH, Angel and Darren(GH's fren) last sat... it was supposed to be a mid-autumn festival celebration with the gals, but XR got project meeting so we decide to cancel it and go GH's house... hahah and since Angel suggested going to this place called Overeasy at One Fullerton, we just go haha... well the 3 of us drank quite abit that night.... one bottle of white wine first, and they find it not satisfying enough, so we ordered another bottle of red wine... less than half way thru the red wine, i tink gh alr got tipsy... in the end angel and i finished most of it...

and after that we still got a complimentary bottle of champagne! wow i tink Angel also got drunk in the end... lucky i'm still sober hahha but if i continue drinking, i might get drunk also =p but i will control hhahah..

Went out to orchard today to collect the pink ribbon run race pack... as well as to catch the above movie.... was nice! Zhen zi dan is really very fit lol! then went hougang for dinner, and slowly walk home...

some updates of my life...

long time since last update... hmm after the malacca road trip, went for Changi Seaview chalet with family... last time my bro can get the SAF chalet, since he'd officially ORD alr... 4d3n there, had BBQ on the 1st night... 2nd day went Pulau Ubin with bro, sis and my deary.. had a great time cycling there, but quite tiring... went to walk at chek jawa also, but its high tide, so cant see much... after Ubin trip, went back for steamboat dinner... yummy! played Wii late into the night.. Raving rabbit 2 really tiring... sweat alot, and our arms are aching the next morn we wake up! din do much on thu, except to play Wii, and then a jog around changi in the evening before getting the famous nasi lemak from changi v hawker... its back home on fri, and replenish the lost sleep...

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...

watched Grown Ups on tue after lessons... a nice show which teaches us the values of family life.. i think sometimes being childish is nice hahha..

after yan lao shi's lesson, i admired him even more! he's really so knowledgeable! he doesnt need any books/slides and he can just remember everything from history to geog to religion to literally anything under the sun! this is one of the reasons i chose his lesson over the supposed-to-be-more-useful ICT lesson...

Jogged to Punggol park on wed since i got no lessons... after so many years of staying in Punggol, this is the first time I visited Punggol Park(though its in Hougang, not Punggol)... nice place to jog, shall go there more often =)

Since its still the 1st week of lessons, and we still have nothing much to do, Deary and I decided to go to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve... we first climbed up to the summit, which took us less than 1/2 an hour... after which, we started our walk to Macritchie Reservoir Park... its a long journey of 10.9km... plus the parts that we sort of lost our way, I think we walked a total of 12km before reaching our destination, with a duration of 3.5 hours... nice workout hahah, but we enjoyed scenic views along the way, with monkeys popping out of nowhere along the way... but sad to say, when we reached Macritchie, the tree top walk has closed =( therefore i think we need to find another day to visit it...

Post-prac meeting on Hari Raya holiday.. early in the morning at 9am... quite a relaxed session, we just shared our thoughts on our practicum... my supervisior will be retiring this year, which means that i'll be getting a new sup for my TP2... so sad, cos this supervisor is very nice! hope i'll get another supervisor just as nice =p went out to meet gh and frens for minds cafe at night at boat quay, and we played from 9pm to 1+am.. it was fun, esp the bone-snatching game... had wanted to go for reverse bungee, but was too full after dinner lol..

had a relaxing weekend.. went compass point to get some stuff for white treasure, as well as to look for bday presents... shall be going for a jog later, wanna train for nike human race haha never tried 10km before... still contemplating if i should get the nike+ sports band.. cos i heard that it doesn't work well unless with a pair of nike+ sports shoes...

going to be an eventful week ahead, might be going for overnight cruise with mum and bro, and meeting up with jc frens, and sis's company family day, might be going to jb also hahah..

Wonderful Weekend!

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!

A day in JB

Went to JB with Deary yesterday... We had K-lunch over there from 10-1.30.... food was ok, but was nice to sing haha... after that, we went to catch the movie Salt.

It was a nice movie, one who loves action-packed movies will sure love it. The unexpected twists in the story is great too! But the ending seems to tell us to wait for Salt 2... anyway, it was so cheap to watch movie in JB, 2 tix cost only RM13! and we got the couple seats haha so really worth it... after movie, we walked around awhile, but din buy anything, cos i always go hahah..

We went to have our dinner at Nandos, a change from our usual Kim Gary lol.. the food was ok, well its famous for grilled chicken, and I thought the chicken tastes no different from the roast chicken that my parents always buy for prayers lol... Just that they have the special chilli sauce, but even the extra hot doesn't taste very hot to me lol.. but it was still a filling dinner, I can't even finish the sides.. I think I never even finish half of the portion of the side dishes lol...

All in all, it was an enjoyable day out...

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 =)

went to JB with mum and bro on wed, after accompanying my mum to her med appt... we ate at the Season's cafe at City square, its like Swensen's.. and they also had 1-for-1 lunch promotion over there.. So we had 2 main courses, namely fish and chips, and black pepper seafood pasta, for only RM20! thats like, around SGD8? hahah other than eating, we din do much there, since we always go...

had wanted to go and try the Jap dessert buffet at Bugis with Deary on Thurs, but on that morn just had no mood to eat buffet haha.. so after going to Megatax IT fair at Expo, we proceed to Peninsular S.C. to collect deary's free Manchester United jersey... then we walked around city hall area, and got an oldies CD compilation as his dad's bday present... we then walked to Bugis Iluma, in search for the new KOI bubble tea~ the queue was really long. haha but we still queued... first time trying the chocolate milk tea, its very sweet, but has a rich choco taste =)

meet up with wanying on fri, or rather, i visited her at her house.. then drove her to CGH for appt, and then drove her to my house for durian ahha.. fun day driving around...

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 =(

anyway, have nothing much to blog about, just want to enjoy every moment of my life! looking forward to China trip to 九寨沟with my family on Christmas eve... will be very cold there, and it'll be snowing! will be my first time seeing snow, really excited hahha..

享受人生，享受一切，凡是自由解决的方法。

不要为没有必要的烦恼而烦恼--somebody told me this 6 years ago =)

Friday!!!

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! ^_^

Busy and tired...

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...

Teaching in Greendale!

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 ^_^

出乎意料！

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……

last week of holiday

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 Ho Chi Minh City

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...

Met up with wy and group on day 3, to visit cu chi tunnel... it was very fun!! and most of us perspired alot until our shirts are wet! haha esp after crawling thru the tunnels... apart from cu chi tunnel, we din do much for the day, cos at night after dinner, we went Saigon riverside, but the view was disappointing.. the river was dirty.... and also cos its drizzling, we walked back to hotel soon after...

back at the hotel, spent time using the jacuzzi bathtub, feels really good hahha..

this morn after breakfast we proceed to airport, and then after getting our boarding passes we went to CT plaza opp the airport for last min shopping, and we bought instant noodles at the supermarket, cos both of us never realy buy anything during the trip...

Home sweet home!! reached home ard 5pm, had abit of bee hoon that my mum cooked, before catching a nap... woke up at 7.30 to watch Holland vs Japan... yeah my Holland won!!! so happy.. though Van Der Sar is no longer in the team, I'll still support the team!!! Though i dun think they'll be the champions, but I hope that they can at least make it to the semi-finals!

uploading the hcm photos now.. quite alot, mayb will upload part of it first... too tired alr hahha i wanna sleep!!

端午节快乐！

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？

前几天都在忙着包粽子，好多年没包了，刚开始包时，粽子很小，类似人家的红豆粽。慢慢地，就有进步了，最后的成果还算不错。当然也有包我前两年都有包的碱水粽（ki zhang）。 很快就有准备出门，启程到越南——胡志明市了！好兴奋！

Hope that 4days 3 nights is enough to cover most places in HCM, might be giving Mekong Delta a miss, since most ppl say its not worth going, perhaps will visit the river during our next trip to Cambodia...

okies, since i'll be away, i shall wish Guihao a Happy 22nd Birthday in advance! Hope you'll have great fun on this special day with your special someone =)

Great Krabi Trip!

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...

ate alot during the trip, enjoyed eating at the roadside stalls haha thats why i enjoy going free and easy trips, with ppl who likes to eat at roadside also, else wun have the chance to try hahah.. had great fun playing Pictureka with them at night also... and also trying out the different cocktails that's forever selling at 100baht, though they specify its only on sale during happy hours.. but seems that even way past the happy hours, we still get to enjoy the offer.. guessed they really need more customers cos too many places to drink le..

today went compass with mum, shopped around, bought some food for white treasure... went tuition, den go for a jog with bro... need to work out after eating so much during the trip lol..

meetign up with the gals on sat! haha long time no meet up with so many of them.. hope we'll have an enjoyable dinner toge =) wan to discuss bout cable ski and sunway lagoon trip with them!

Results!

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- =)

had wanted to go JB today with the gals, but too bad, got to go collect the LCD TV brackets today, cos flying off on Sun alr then today last day of collection... hhaha nvm can go again other time... yup so tis morn went to have a game of badminton with deary before goin chinatown for lunch and collecting the brackets.. then we had Koi bubble tea! slurps!

looking forward to krabi trip! but will be sending wy off to viet tmr! hope their team will have fun over there as well as enriching ppl over there!

Holidays

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

Great Hatyai trip!

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!

On 1st May, went Bukit Timah for trekking with wanying, kanghua, shiting, oer and kenneth... funny enough, we showed up in red, yellow and green, 2 of each color... hahha great combi..

bangkok trip 15th to 20th may confirmed!!! cos of the red shirt protesters, had actually thought i'd to forgo the trip, which brought about quite alot of unhappiness... luckily now everything is ok and we can proceed to the trip.... just hope that nothing like this will ever happen again, for both the situation over there as well ppl's reaction towards my decision...

just came back from jb, bought secret recipe cakes and aunty anne... hehe have been working out quite alot this week, jogging, badminton... yeah have to prepare for the 8km u-run this sun...

Its finally over~

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!

went off for a farm tour with wy after exams, wanted to go goat farm, but it closes at 4, ya so we went kranji d'farm instead... just walk around to relax lol... after that we went jurong point for dessert cos we think still abit early to go over to chihui and luanyin's bbq... hahha yup so went to their bbq at evening time, nice food! bbq-ed abit, quite fun... after that, wy, cp and me had an impromptu outing, went Rochester Park.. it was a nice place!!! excellent ambiance, and i had my favourite long island ice tea... well why do we suddenly want to go there? haha cos got ppl jio us go clubbing, den we not very interested and not in the right attire haha so we decide to go somewhere to chill out instead... guess where we go after Rochester? we went Mustafa! hahah my first visit there, really nice place lol cos they really sell everything!!! okies so after a night of nice food and drinks with great pals, am now home... shall sleep soon, going for a game of badminton tmr morn, followed by K-lunch!!! yeah looking forward ^_^

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

Run for water!

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..