Doggies Day Out and School Reopens

We went to west coast park as there was a doggies day out event. Max was really naughty, he barked at almost every dog that he saw and was dead tired after the walk-a-jog. haha.. the fun part was the sight of so many dogs walking together!! dogs of many different sizes, from real skinny ones which can run very fast, to the fattest hush puppy! the owner of the hush puppy said something real funny "at the rate you are going, u will take ten years to reach the end!" and he was really walking very very very slowly. So FUNNY!! and cause max was sweating so badly, a boy who saw him went "yuck! this dog got so much saliva!" LOL.

We got lots of free dog snacks and went back after the jog. Think there were different competitions later on for the dogs but i bet max would fail anyway so we didnt stay.. and also the sun was so HOT. maybe if there was a salivating competition or competition for the loudest/noisiest dog, then probably he would win. haha. Was a bit sad that i didnt bring my camera along, i used the phone and took only a few shots:

max with the other schnauzers, can u recognise him? :)






look at this schnauzer with a mohawk


AHHHH my last day of JUNE HOLS is here. (CRY OUT LOUD). time to face reality!!! hope everything will go well. Lao tian ye, please bless me with 2 caring and nice CTs and give me courage!!

My last week of june holidays is approaching!! Hahaha.. my big plan of preparing all my lesson plans and activities before school reopens failed miserably!! Wahaha... dont care already la. i just pray hard that i will survive, get a minimum of pass for my practicum! I really cross my fingers and hope to have more angels in my classes. The fear of getting kicked out of NIE due to poor practicum is still in me, but I shouldn't be so not confident rite? At least I know I have previous experience with these students before, and expecting the worst may not be a bad thing since i would have set my mind to prepare for the worst? haha. dunno wat i am talking abt le but u know the pressure is there!!!

Going to see the wedding gowns later! So exciting.. for today its just to visit the shop and get a feel of the gowns there and have in mind what i really want. hee.. we have signed up with Sattine cause their featured gowns are wonderful, they dun hard sell and the photographs that they take are superb! wondering what colour of evening gown i should choose. hehe..

Was very touched by the quote Junyong has on his msn - "before you talk about what you want, appreciate what you have". It reflects so well on most human beings, always asking for more and never really see what they already have around them.. greedy human beings. I should be so satisfied that i have a husband who loves me only, no matter how unromantic he is. :) thanks mel!

Life has been slackish. almost half of my june hols are over, time really flies! how i wish this period of my life will just stop for a long long time, so that i can rest for a long long while!

I am definitely not looking forward to the 29th of june. haha.. that's when my practicum starts, and i can see myself leading a hectic and stressful life. there will be nonstop of lesson plans to write, and everyday i will have to face groups of students who may bully me!! that's what everyone says, i look like a teacher who will be bullied. Sobs.

Of course, i m gonna portray myself otherwise. i am going to try my very best to look like a fierce teacher and act like a strict teacher!! wonder how successful i would be in doing that? I have been giving myself some stress recently, like i've such a long period to rest, i should be spending my time wisely, practising my math and thinking abt how to engage the students and build rapport with them etc... but i am really too lazy to do any of these, and my laziness is creating stress! heh. crazy me..

my plan to go vietnam failed.. cos daryl cannot take leave on time.

i often get envious of ppl who have romantic husbands. husbands who talk abt their wives on facebook, who create surprises, who reads their wives' blog. daryl does none of these, and sometimes i really feel quite upset abt it. but i also dunno whether im reasonably right for being upset? cause i know he is not romantic already, but sometimes i wonder why cant he do a little more rather than sit in front of the tv every night when he's back? or am i really asking too much? sighs. its not that we are having problems.. i'm just wondering abt how we are working this relationship out.

Dr Charles Chew!

I just wanted to blog about this really much. I have a super wonderful teacher in nie! hehe. He is dr charles chew. The way he engages us in his lessons really makes me go WOW. he is so fun, so friendly, so knowledgeable... too bad my vocabulary is limited else I will really praise him like mad! He was HOD and VP before, and he has even written a text book for physics that the studetns are using now. You see, he is so professional and high up there in his career yet he has no airs around him. He laughed with us during our micro-teaching, make funny jokes and is very very encouraging!

Had my micro teaching today and before I presented, he said that i looked very nervous. Act i was a bit nervous but half the time I was trembling cause the room was too cold. Then he just told me not to be nervous, just present whatever i have prepared. So sweet of him lah. Then at the end of my microteaching, he commented that it was very good cause improved alot from the trial microteaching! I was the only person to get the comment "very good" from him! I dont think it was cause i did better than the rest, it was cause he wanted to encourage me cause of my nervousness! And i thought that was real kind and sweet of him. :)

Just one last month in NIE, then im off for a month of june holidays, after which, it would be "hell time" cause its gonna be 10 weeks of practicum. And i heard that i would have to write lesson plans every single day of my life there. OMG. Dreading it. Wondering what i can do during the june holidays to make it a fruitful one? I think i will prob go source for useful teaching materials and do my tys!! haha.. hopefully i wont nua the entire hols away :P

These few days we've been looking for a suitable hotel for our wedding next year. There were lots of ups and downs during the entire process. It is really not easy to find a perfect venue that gives me everything that i want - a perfect name of the hotel, available date, with good food and good ambience, and reasonable price. My dream was to hold it at shangri-la hotel, and to me, everything is just perfect there. but 10apr and 10oct next year are all taken by others already so we've to resort to looking for other hotels.

Daryl's new car has arrived! im soooo happy abt it. But that means that we really really have to spend wisely... i havent bought any clothes since CNY! (i think) Great job!! :)

Going back to my assignments now...

My skin condition turned really quite bad, cause now i cannot control with doctor's med due to my thyriod problem..I went to see a beautician recommended by my make up artist. Wa, the entire process was damn painful la.. and looked like a hell ghost after the treatment. Quickly put on my makeup so that i could travel home without ppl looking at me with strange eyes. She also told me to drink more juices and stop eating chilli and fried food, both of which are my loves. Sigh.. i will try, but i cannot resist tom yam ramen from ajisen, fried chicken wings and wonderful guo tiao gan with chilli! Think i will not sacrifise everything.. abit still ok la hor. :P my dar made me cucumber juice every night from 3 days ago, as i read about the benefits of cucumber juice from websites and it was also one of the recommended drinks in nie canteen. Sounds really miracle from the website, it is highly alkaline, lowers blood pressure, prevents cancer, helps in constipation, acne, hair, weight loss. I find myself keep wanting to go pee at night cause i drink at night.. maybe i should drink it in the morning...thank you cucumber, please help me! :P

My rom went as planned, actually loved the entire process of it. Thanks to all my lovely friends who came.. i really appreciate. I will be uploading the pics as soon as i get them from the photographer on tues! I will prob upload some here only and mostly in facebook. I think i had a super nice photographer and makeup artist.. will see if the photos are really nice..! So excited! Cant wait for my real wedding.. i wanna wear the lovely white gown!!! :) :) :)

weekend...

It had been a roller coaster weekend. I was so happy, yet so sad...First of all, due to an e-learning lesson on friday, i didnt have to go to sch - that was happy for me cause i had a looooong weekend! :)

On sat, i attended ms tan's wedding! (my pri 6 teacher 12 yrs back) It was so nice to see other teachers whom i recognized still at the church wedding. Mrs yew, mrs yeo,.... and wang lao shi! the chinese teacher who made us read the text over n over again, and we could still rem what were the first few sentences of the first chap! Ms Tan and her husband wrote their own vows and the buffet lunch was great. Everyone had a place to sit and the entire place was so big with so many people.

After her wedding, xx pearl and i went to catch a movie "confessions of a shopaholic".. now i know im not a shopaholic!!! although my frens always call me one.. NO!!! i feel guilty abt spending money and i dun feel great doing that! and i dun like to use my card too much. i dun like to owe bank or ppl money. talking about money, i will blog more abt the issue that has been making me VERY upset later on.

On sat night, it was the wonderful JJ concert. JJ's concert... how to say ah.. felt closer. Like if i compare wang li hong and his, i can feel that he gives me a more "homely" feeling, he brought us closer to his life, his family and so on. There were a few things in his concert that i really LOVED: the baby Js that he created were soooo cute, the song where he brought his whole family (dad, mum and bro) to perform on their musical instruments tog and he kissed his parents, the part when he asked one of his fans to come up on stage just to sit beside him on the piano and enjoy the music.. and then JJ asked her if she wanted to leave with him, and when she nodded her head, they dissappeared tog backstage.. u know the elevator type of backstage. it was just damn cool.

Sun was just purely tuition, but cause daryl had to play for a competition for RTC, i had to drive myself. Everything was fine and after I had finished the 2 tuition, i was soooo happy. I went to the car park and drove off. And unluckily, while i was going down the slope, the right side of the car scratched the wall la. I was already so shocked and panicky!! i didnt know how to manueve the car so that there would not be any more damage. so i thought i should go ahead a little more and then turn right.. but when i went a bit in front only, i banged at the left side of the head. OMG i was so damn FREAKED OUT. firstly its NOT MY CAR and secondly its DARYL's DAD CAR! ARGH. When i got back i was so damn guilty lah. but daryl's parents are too nice to blame me for anything loh. HAIS IM SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!

OK that was my weekend. now bringing back the point about money. Ya, its the pet shop owner who apporached me the second time to borrow money. cause i feel tat it is not right to borrow money from a customer, and i dont think that i know her very well compared to what she described me as.. like i know her very well le. Also, i feel that as a business woman, u should know better how to generate more revenue to help urself.. u dun have to go around borrowing 500 bucks here and thousand over there. I dunno if its possible, but i just feel that selling 5 packages of grooming, which do not even require assets, can already bring $1000. Moreover, i dont like her service, she behaves like in a damn proud way la.. my dad saw her the first time he was abit irritated with the way she talked already. as for me, i was also irritated the very very first time i saw her and adopted Max. She kept insisting that she wanted the dog to follow daryl and what had that got to do with her? its our dog and WTHECK la. There were many incidents that i was damn irritated la. i mean sometimes she tried to be nice for example when i wanted to buy the retractable leash. She said if i really wanted to buy she could lend me first then try out. But i have already set my mind to buy it but she just insisted that i may not control it properly. I mean.. there is business for u to earn money, just take it lah, the more u say, ppl get more irritated la. like WTHeck i know how to control lah, why u come and doubt me??? many others la. cant really rem and dun want to rem le lah. i am not going there ever again. although she still owes me 2 times of the grooming package. NEVER.

I shifted from one place to another just to find a suitable spot to listen to my maths lecture online..First i sat at the basement, but found it too noisy cause there were many people walking around. I wanted to stay on and try to listen hard but in the end the internet connection failed me so I had to move. I went to the NIE "garden" there where there were sheltered benches and it was cooling! But after awhile, I found a silly worm crawling on my notes! So I had to move again.. and i shifted to another side of NIE basement and thought I found the perfect place already. It was quiet and the wind was just fine.. but after a while it started to rain and there was water dripping from the gaps of the stairs above.. i'm now squeezing in one corner of the bench. :P Wa.. seriously i should have just gone to Macs in NTU!!

It's like so nearing ROM. So excited now.. but i still have some work to finish before I can enjoy myself during ROM! Hee..this sat will be exciting.. its ms tan's (my pri sch teacher) wedding and then JJ concert at nite.. really must work hard this week to earn a good rest day on Sat! :)

nie days

NIE is like MADNESS!!!! Oh goodness. I have like super duper many deadlines and I was really stressed for the past week since March started. Its like fighting a battle from March - May. It's really CRAZY. There is just so much work to do that it will be neverending till May. The reason why im really stressed too is cos i still have my ROM to prepare for!! ARGH.

Good thing that i made some really nice friends in NIE, other than Eunice! Huihui n alethea are 2 dearie friends who are keeping me company in school. Huihui has dogs at home! and we are quite similar in many ways - she is very sensitive like me too, she is so nice. Alethea says that we are like primary school mates, meeting each other everyday in school, we will sometimes behave childishly in class and make fun of teacher's pronounciations.. :P alethea is like so different from me - she is so loud, smart and speaks with a slang. the first time i knew that i had the exact same timetable as her, i was like so afriad that we wouldnt like each other because we are so very different. but i really love her.

Only 6 of the 48 magnets that I have ordered arrvied. I'm anxiously waiting for the rest to come!! argh, why do they take soooo long?? The girl sent out tog in 2 parcels - 1 big 1 small. And only the small one arrived. The magnets are ok, just not as nice as i imagined it to be... :)

Feb is halfway through, i am so not looking forward to maRch!! sigh. I will be so busy gg to school everyday after march starts. But there is the JJ conert on 28mar that i am really looking forward to though. Hehe.

SC hasnt replied at all, and i sent an email to them again 2 days ago to "remind" them but still no replies. Hais, think i m just not fated to teach there! So i wont change my address le..only this way i will have some chance to be posted to the same sch as eunice! heh.

This year's vdae will be different, as we will be shopping for our presents, and also our wedding deco! It will be fun, but stressful!! wat if we cant find anything to decorate?

HP EliteBook 6930p

Oh my god!!! I shouldnt have bought my sony vaio. It really sucks. I went to NIE with Eunice today to loan a HP laptop for $38.50 for a year. It's like a damn good deal lah, and the lappie is really good!! I really like it alot, and it's much faster than my SONY. Oh mans. I am so sad. Cause I'm really starting to hate my sony now. It is slow, my desktop wallpaper cannot display well and my iTunes kept going crazy!! I am really mad at my sony. SOBzzz

Hehe.. studied with eunice in nie today. Also dunno how to say, but she's so fun to be with and if there's anyone who could really influence me so much, its really her! haha.. so glad to find such a good fren. :)

Save the Date Magnets!

Yeah.. I am done with the invitation for ppl to my ROM day! I just need to wait for it to be sent to me then i can start giving out! But there are still so much to prepare for the big day. Oh my god.

Here are the designs that I have chosen. Thanks to Sharon Fitzsimons from Heaven Sent Designs, UK. :) They are created by her and they will be shipped to me by next week.

Actually wanted to wait till they are here then let my friends choose, but think they are so lovely i just wanted to post them here. hehee.

Hais.. now pondering whether i should change my address. I applied for SCGS but then they have not replied me yet. Come to think about it now, though i wanted to teach in SC so badly just a few weeks ago, i dont really mind if i dont go SC for my practicum liao. Just hope that i will get a good mentor that will help me and not torture me. And also, i want to have a chance to get into the same sch as Eunice too. But if i change my add, the probablity of that will go to 0. If i dont change, my chances of getting SC or a better sch will be lower.

Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year was so much fun!! 2 nights of mahjong at home and 1 day of blackjack at daryl's house!! I simply love little gambles! :) great entertainment to me.. hahaha. Too bad this year's CNY is like so shoRT. Next year is gonna be exactly the same...boo.. lousy!!

Here are some photos taken during CNY, I dressed Max up!

joan my cousin

this is how much we look alike

The papaya tree at my grandparent's house!!

a BIG bunch of bananas!

Sigh, these few days i've slacked so much. Simply forgot abt school work, didnt print notes to school and never study for my maths test that is coming very soon! Feeling quite stressed now but dont feel lik starting my engine at all. This is really bad :(

My family had dinner with daryl's today and we lau yu sheng! :):):)

CNY eve

Today is the eve of Chinese New Year already. Time really flies. Cant wait to start gambling... :P

Yesterday Daryl went for a bowling competition at RTC and was the champion!! SO good! LOL. It was so exciting!! hehe.. he won $330 worth of vouchers to eat at RTC. heheh. I also played a few games at night after the competition. I improved!! yesterday all my games were above 130. yipee.

As time passes and feb comes, i am going to get so much busier. have to start thinking about how to write my essays and beware of deadlines. And also my Maths test is coming. have to cope with my tuition too. Hais.. sometimes i really think im not really up to the stress that i am gg to face cause of my thyroid problem. Sighs. But i will just try my best.

Saw my thyroid doc today. As expected, she said my case was unusual, and i am her 2nd patient to suffer such a relapse. She advised me to go for radioactive iodine treatment once my thyroid is back to normal working condition, cause my thyroid condition is unpredictable and thus difficult to control using PTU (the med that i am currently taking). Sigh. I wonder why i have such bad luck!

CNY is coming, and i really hope that my thyroid condition wont affect my mood for the new year. Bought 3 new tops from HURS. think i really like the clothes from there. Got the membership already! :) Looking forward to the CNY break and time to spend with my family n daryl... and also the GAMBLING!! haha.. it will be fun.

Thyroid relapse :(

I suffered a relapse for my thyroid even though i am under medication. Very sad case.. sigh. Can't wait to see my thyroid doctor to ask her why I did and my chances of recovering in future. Sighz. Why am I so unlucky and weak leh? It's really a very bad start for 2009 and a lousy ending before Chinese New Year arrives. Sobs.

I am so glad that these few days.. I've seen daryl's care for me. He fetched me to the hospital in the middle of the night, reminded me abt taking my mecidine, bought me a present, treated me to a nice dinner etc. Really very happy that he will love me even though I have illness. Thank you so much.

Is a driving license or a marriage license more important? We need to go for lessons and tests before we can get our driving license, and so why does a marriage license not require anything? Daryl and I met the solemniser last night, and he gave us alot of advices and told us simple stories of life. he encouraged us to go for lessons before marriage and even a few yrs after marriage as refresher courses. now i do think that these are impt! anyway we plan to have a simple rom in april and will do the customary one sometime later. :)

Max was sick for the past week. He vomited and had diahorea and was admitted to the vet's hosipital. It was really sad to see him locked up in a cage. The nurses mentioned that he was a good boy and cooperated well. But when i visited him, he started to go crazy and screamed and whined. He couldnt stop even after I left. It was really heart breaking to see him alone and sad in the small little enclosed area. He lost about a kg since he was sick. I am glad he's back home with me now. Poor thing.

1st post of 2009

It's a brand new year!!! What new year resolutions do i have? Hmm.. haven't really thought about it but I've new year wishes!! I wish that all the people around me and whom i love be healthy and happy!

NIE has finally started. 2nd jan marked the end of my holidays. But im still kinda in a holiday mood.. haha. Very glad to be back in school again with a new environment. Definitely gonna make new friends/coursemates again.. i'm not a very sociable person so not really looking forward to that tho. :P but i've tO!! So my new year resolution is to become more open to pple.. haha. lookin at the 9 modules already planned for me on my timetable and there's more to come, life is gonna turn busy for me definitely.

Bought a new laptop sony vaio to accompany me electronically for the next few years. Something brand new to keep my life interesting and fun!!!

Looking ahead at the 2009 calendar, my rom date is fixed on the 10th of april. excited! Lovelove!! i've got to learn to have more trust and faith in my relationship with daryl... another new year resolution. :)

abt...life?

Had this sudden urge to post after hearing the news about chew chor meng. The cells and genes in our body are constantly multiplying and growing..and you never know when they are going to mutate. worse still, there is nothing you can do to control your cells. I feel really sad for him, and this news really depresses me.

There are thousand types of illnesses in this world..why are some ppl lucky and some so unfortunate? Life is not fair, and is so frightening.

i will be signing the bond with moe tmr, and that will confirm that for the next 4 years i will be in the teaching line. life is too short to regret anything that is 4 yrs long. So no matter wat, i will try my very best to do well in my career.