♥Relaxing ...

Thursday, August 30, 2007Y

seem to b on better terms wif my co teacher these few daes...mabbe cos i'm oreadi used n immune to her liao....oh well...so much politicking in the office...my main clique all feeling upset with the mgm...so mani probs...boss shld just come into klass n do some groundwerk....not noeing our students bhv is bad enuff....still blame us fer tis n dat n suggest some waeward ideas on how to deal wif it....told the rt dat the heartstrings walk was v unorganised....pls man....how organised u wan? students all walk at diff rates....dey haf their family wif dem, dey mite wan some bonding time tog...so y make dem all walk tog as saac?? we tried to stick tog but there were so mani other org arnd...it's reali lil wonder if anione got stuck in the trail....poof....new staff not taking enuff initiative realli pissed sal off....we r still doing relief werk while the new staff r just doing their klass...wad's so exclusive bout dem? cos they experienced n boss wans to retain dem so treat dem like precious gems n us as stones? fer me, it's the wae tings function dat puzzles me....i realli dunno wad my supervisor tinks sometimes....he seems to agree wif my co-teacher most of the time....does dat mean i'm wrong?? he wans to phase out the teacher consultant...which i dun reali see the need to....wonder wad my co-teacher has been telling him....

bad news:
my long weekend is burned!! sat gg on a piano workshop which i signed up on my own (cos i nid it man...) n mon is supposedly a non-werking dae in lieu of teachers' day....n guess wad? the stoopid ongoing course i have is held den...full 2 daes....sianz!!! was planning to go sentosa wif my colleagues....now i can onli join dem fer dnr....argh...thurs gg on another course....wanted to take leave but i guess no nid liao....fri nid to relief klass....tho i dun mind cos i wun get to see the adults group after oct....haiz....

gd news:
my dearie BS is coming back!! i hope the news is rite....so looking forward to sch reopening den....
reliefed my previous klass on wed....realli enjoyed playing tickles wif BD...he's so cute!! the one student i wished i can hug....haa...wanna bring him home!! aniwae, when i was there dat dae, R tantrum again cos of his thumb...got scratched...but at least tis time round not as long as the last time....he rested in the calm rm the whole dae before he simmered down....but glad to see him smiling again....

tmr's teachers' day n i've been bz preparing fer it man....wrap gifts fer all the teachers on behalf of the centre....made my own gifts fer dem....handmade key chains....go shop arnd fer gifts.....got a gift frm T....din expect dat but it sure felt gd....onli took him fer a while....settling my jc gathering stuff which can be so so so difficult cos everyone is just not free....n it did irritate me abit....

well, happy teachers' day to myself...

ends at 9:05 AM

Sunday, August 26, 2007Y

-Time after Time-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD3fF4nVsU

Lying in my bed

I hear the clock tick

And think of you

Caught up in circles confusion

Is nothing new

You say go slow

I fall behind

The 2nd hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look

And you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you

I'll be waiting

Time after time

Sometimes you picture me

I'm walking too far ahead

You're calling to me,

I can't hear

Just what you've said

You say go slow

I fall behind

The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look

And you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you

I'll be waiting

Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has

Turned to gray

Watching through windows you're wondering

If I'm ok

Then you say go slow

I fall behind

The drumbeats out of time

If you're lost you can look

And you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you

I'll be waiting

Time after time

If you're lost you can look

And you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you

I'll be waiting

Time after time

ends at 8:10 AM

went window shopping wif ct on fri...din buy aniting...sianz....went fer dessert at ice monster at bugis....like the ice cream n the mango...mmm....

sat went fer the annual national day dnr function organised by my dad's company....initially my dad said me n my sis had to sit wif pple frm the youth grp....sianz....so we threaten not to go...haa....nah....i dun mind lar...but my sis does....she's worse den me...haa...cos i noe some of them n she doesn't....

aniwae we sat tog at a table as a family....but boy do i hate such events....frm the moment i stepped into the restaurant, i had to kip smiling at all these pple whom i do not noe...n same remarks as every yr..."oh...thot u r the younger sis...", "(to my mum) ur dotters pretty huh....son gd looking huh..." well....dat's so much of socializing fer u....nth much else to comment on...haiz....all the more i had to smile....poof.....luckily the waiter at my table quite gd looking.....tho my sis dun tink so....she say jay chou lookalike....i dun realli fancy jay....but he is better looking den jay definitely....oops....no offence to jay chou's fans....he's the kool guy type....n frm the other waiters arnd....i gathered dey r the same group of frens...or mabbe not....he look a bit more guai to belong to the group of ah bengs....so dat made dnr a bit more interesting...haa...when he served the lotus leaf rice...no one placed their bowl in the middle so dat he could scoop fer us...given his kool character, he actualli stretched out his hand towards me to ask me fer my bowl ferst....tho i wasnt sitting directly beside where he was standing....neither was it ez to stretch his arm to my direction....oh well...ok i admit...mabbe i'm too sensitive....haa....but daydreaming is part n parcel of my life....heh....so tho i was oreadi v full, i ate up most of the rice he scooped...haa....too bad i saw he wore a ring....haa.....n he's definitely younger....=X

okie....cannot judge by looks....haa...rem wad my colleague siti said on fri.....a parent gave a box of munchy donuts to the teachers...cos she saw no queue....heh...so nice of her....it so happened dat mi, yin hong n siti wanted to eat the last 3 donuts...2 oreo donuts n 1 chocolate lemon.....the oreo ones had oreo bits sprinkled on top....n the choc lemon one is coated wif choc n a small lump of lemon icing on it....she said it looks like nipple....she wanted to eat dat....haa...."wad is the valley of pam anderson's boobs called?" *tink*...ans: "silicon valley".....pple in my office quite crappy....haa....okie...so she ate dat nipple-looking choc lemon donut....n thot there was filling inside....when of cos there wasnt....(not like my donut factory ones)....so she damn disappointed.....the oreo ones i ate din look too pleasing but i tot it was nice....so conclusion: wad looks nice outisde might not alwiz be the best....she die lar.....haa...she likes hunky gd looking guys in uniform!!! haa.....ok mabbe i shldnt luff at her....=X

ends at 6:31 AM

Thursday, August 23, 2007Y

irritated...

hoo else these daes apart frm her makes me feel irritated? okie...must clarify...it's not so bad lar...just dat i nid to complain....catharsis u noe...n tis is my blog...so i get all the free speech....i still tok to her nicely...without any pricks...even kinda comforted her todae....mabbe i'm becoming more n more hypocritical....*shrug*....aniwae, todae is the new indian student's 2nd dae....he rocked the whole sch wif his crying man (almost turn the other klasses upside down too...some students came over to see wad happened...) cried almost an hour non-stop....okie...apart frm him sipping water...on mon he cried at 11.30am....todae at 10.30am....getting worse man...couldnt make him stop....haiz...my prog head came in n helped to intervene....still crying but at least he made a point dat he does some puzzle before going home with his mum....he nids time to settle in n we nid to adapt to him....the other two kids in klass oso go gaga....in the afternoon i tink she cried...cannot take the stress...sae she's overwhelmed...wad sia....she wasnt even wif him....i was the one taking him lor....i shld feel worse rite....but i'm not...haa...not cos i'm cold blooded....but cos i've learnt not to take tings personally.....i told her dat....otherwise life here will be v tuff....told her to take into acct dat it's his 2nd dae...n it's her 2nd dae wif him too.....of cos we'll feel helpless n lost....haiz....n i mentioned tis "cannot take tings personal here...be it frm students or parents"....n she had to complete my sentence with "students not a prob...but the teachers here...i'll be happie if they r kinder..." kauz.....c'mon....do unto others what u wan others do unto u!!! simple as dat....shld haf rebuted her....her stinging words r starting to piss everyone else off in the office too....i shall try hard to do my part by stop complaining bout her to my other colleagues....dat does not mean i'll not do dat in my blog....=P

motivated.....

tis morning while the student was starting to feel overstimulated by the noise level arnd, i covered his ears n gave him a hug of reassurance....n the ang-moh teacher consultant came over n said dat's the rite wae of doing it....she told me she's so glad i'm still here n din go fer the nie course....dunno wad dat means....but it just made me feel gd too.....i survived his crying wif these man...haa....praise....coincidentally i was doing lesson plan on praise n reprimand....the intrinsic part is fulfilled fer the dae....=)

now the extrinsic part....heh....wad can i say but my boss finally is a man of his words!! tho i wasnt exhilarated, i did feel quite good....such dat i cldnt fall aslp thru my journey frm tampines to woodlands.....at least i shld sae...i'm contented....n wif dat comes...

obligated....

as i thot more n more bout it....does it mean my werkload is gg to increase soon? probably so....then i started feeling guilty dat i'm the most eng teacher arnd these daes....shld i start volunteering to take up some jobs like organising or arranging fer the upcoming events? but these are shit jobs leh....n i'm not sure if i'll be able to do it well....better dun volunteer....the RT has been taking up such jobs on her own initiative n now she is v upset cos it landed her wif more werk....somemore dey ask her to do her RT planning tog wif reliefing of klass....oh well...but she hasnt been bringing ani klasses out fer mths liao.....so now dat i haf nth much to do on hand....i dare not brief a word bout it...but of cos others all realise lar....now i'm like the ad hoc there man...."serene...where is XXX?" "serene...ask u ar...." be it stationery, snacks, their own practicum, resources, when to clear leave, transport claims, petty cash claims, etc all ask me....now plus our special needs volunteer oso kip pestering me asking me wad is there fer her to do...cos the other teacher is bz n she cldnt get her....poof....yest asked her to pack the stationery cupboard, the storeroom....n i packed wif her lor....gosh....

tmr is finally friday!! had a hard time surviving the hours without students this week...haiz....it's tuff trying to make myself look occupied....

ends at 7:25 AM

Monday, August 20, 2007Y

my colleague msgs me every nite to discuss bout the 9pm show...bout how shuai tay ping hui is....y felicia chin so direct...got rumours betw tay n chin....bryan wong oso look shuai...de guys must haf trained hard fer the show...etc etc....so even if i miss the show i haf live telecast...haa....just like todae which is the last episode...she saes she lost her motivation every weekday nite liao...haha....n fyi, she's a malay....haa...

she likes the hunky manly guys in uniform....she idolise too much liao...haa...both of us ar...hopeless...no wonder we both still single...i've been trying to kick away tis bad habit...serious....cos it's unhealthy...very....

so todae the new indian boy was here...quite cute...seems gd in vocab...but second half of the dae he started crying non-stop fer his mum...."amak....amak...a pa...a mak...."couldnt make him stop...he cry wif the pillow covering his eyes...n when he peeped n saw me, he cried even louder....cos mabbe he tinks dat when he opens his eyes mummy will be there oreadi but each time he saw onli tis auntie looking at him....started hitting himself on the head n kicking...still manageable lar...except his loud crying...woah...power...

went fer dnr at ichiban boshi @ suntec wif wendy n clara...my ex colleague n music therapist...treated wendy to dnr cos last week was her bdae...tok so much...updated wendy on lotsa stuff...one ting fer sure...she misses the kids man....n there r so mani tings to update cos there haf been so mani changes ever since she left...saw ct when we were leaving...gosh she realli takes such late dnrs...aniwae, was pointing to her fer a while but no response...den i realised she was blind as a bat cos no glasses on...haa....

tmr...i've no klass...just haf to relief the afternoon klass i reliefed todae...'my' klass dun nid me...the fading off plan has suggested to take me out of klass whenever the new boy is not here...he is on a 2 dae week...great....so dat makes me on a 2 dae in-klass week too...but bound to haf mani reliefs cuming up...

ends at 8:16 AM

Sunday, August 19, 2007Y

sorrie bout the backdating again....been too tired to post....tho i m now too...but cos there's nth on tv right now....except the rally speech....

tmr 'my' student not coming but a new student joining the klass....great...i was told by another colleague dat i'll be the shadow teacher fer him...meaning i'm not the main teacher but the support teacher....she can do all the teaching i'll b the prompter....those r gonna be HER students....but if another student comes in (which is pretty soon i tink...) i'm gonna take him....i dun care...the new teacher better be here by den!!! i oreadi blending in wif the surroundings now wan me to be shadow.....life is getting miserable....where is my sunshine boi?! i've resorted to putting his pic on my desk le....miss him...

feel so much like taking mc tmr....which is so unlike me....just sae my wrist pain....which is true...suspect i haf rheumatism ever since jc....tink it's reali true....i'm alwiz having shoulder aches...n my wrist...reali hurts....saded....

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n here's fer sat....

woke up earlie at 5.45 am when i reached home at 1am n slept at 1.45am on the same dae....gosh...n i was back at marina-esplanade area.....it's the Heartstrings Walk day! alwiz wanted to go fer those big walks lar etc...but everytime clash wif piano lessons...sianz...tis time round i shifted my piano lesson to the afternoon fer a day....all went well....weather was cloudy n humid but was sooo glad it din rained till after the whole event....

well, all the students were quite looking forward to it except my dearest B....everytime he dun sleep enuff he'll be v grouchy n was crying awae b4 the walk started....wanted to bring him walk walk arnd but he went back to his dad n pulled him out....den he tap tap his sis n mum's shoulders...haa...so cute! n he was sobbing....he tugged his sis's armsn said "jie jie!"....i asked him....wad do u wan jie jie to do? "jie jie, go home! *sob*" soooo v cute! rarely see him make requests....haa...his mum oso luffed....like so poor ting man...everytime he cries everyone's heart will melt....so wan to sayang him....haa...

those very onz parents who alwiz go out wif us came too...like v arh lidat...kip joking n teasing....n tis mr K commented "the teachers dun look like teachers...esp the one behind (n dat's me, of cos....)" sian diao....not the ferst time he told me dat....(refer to previous post on 30th june...the one on Jump comic martial arts perf...) so malu....n i so regret replying "i'm the student..." sounds abit crude....=(

saw nat...nathan fer short..haa...took pics of him...boss purposely went klose enuff to chat wif mr president....haa...so much fer publicity....n yesh! boss was arnd todae! haa.....i was mainly the fotographer there...hope my boss wun hiam the pics....he alwiz sae our photos substandard lar....poor lighting, flash lights etc lar....wan to send us to fotography course fer dat lar....duhz....

realli enjoyed the walk....tho i was realli tired....

after the walk i thot it was still earlie...so i went to queue fer donuts...yesh donut factory...was curious y they r so popular....so decided to try dem....i was there at 10.45am n saw a short queue...went to the stall n it din state wad time it's open....just queue lo since not mani pple...n i shld assume dat it opens at 11am....i was 6th in queue....11am came....not open yet...hmm...mabbe 11.30am...11.30am came....not open yet....argh...dun tell me it's 12!! well....heaven was a lil kind to me....it opened at 11.45am...nearly died of hunger by den...haven ate a single ting apart frm some biscuits since 6am.....the pple in front bought boxes of it....wah....i bot a dozen....so dat i can try most of the flavours....din get the spicy cheese (cos i cannot imagine the wierd taste), apple cinnamon (cos i dun like cinnamon), and blueberry one (cos my family dun reali eat bluberry)....finally got dem n i must sae they shld seriously redesign the box lar....so diff to carry!! i had to carry my bagpack, the goodies bag n the box of donuts...gosh...so lang bei....n had to see one of my piano students in the train....malu...

~yummy~

From top row, left to right: Hazelnut milk choc, my no. 2 fave raspberry choc (i tink), kaya white choc, peanut butter glazed

Second row, left to right: strawberry white choc, 2nd runner up white strawberry heart, 3rd runner up almond peanut butter (i tink), lotus mocha

Third row, left to right: peanut dark choc, my personal fave double choc, orange white choc, mint dark choc (i tink)

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went back home fer a short nap n practised a bit of piano b4 i went fer lesson....played badly man....dead beat....no wae m i gg to go watch firewerks todae man...sorrie guys....realli tired...din even wan to go lot 1 eat beancurd....dun even wan to eat beancurd tho zm n sc wanted to deliver to my hse....

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okie...here's wad supposed to be on friday's post...

had a bad dae....felt v moody....

a piano parent msg me todae "it seems like J dun enjoy piano lesson animore. do u feel tuff to teach her? do u feel she nid to stop? u pass a remark on her recently right? seems like she take it quite seriously." sianz....yesh...i scolded her todae...reali...trying to knock some sense into her...was quite sarcastic...cos everytime i tok to her nicely there was no effect...week aft week aft weekS....no improvement....onli when i scold her she will practise fer a week...exams coming man....pls....called the mum back but she was bz den...din try calling her again aft dat....

my co teacher realli making me pissed off....went outing to bedok library again despite the rain...n with one student onli....we had both of us n a volunteer....she uttered crude stuff bout student again...i din want to bring the student to mac tho he loves it....but she kip saying the student v pitiful cos he din wan to eat aniting at the bedok food centre...well...it's realli high time he goes on a diet man....everydae come in wif milo or soft drink n eats onli fast food n 5 packets of khong guan lemon biscuits everydae....

we took the shuttle bus back to cgh cos still raining...n when we were abt to alight, tis man asked sth to my colleague n she heard it as "r u the child's mother?"....but i bet 80% she heard it wrongly...cos she alwiz dun get wad i sae to her....she replied..."nono...he's my student..." "i'm his father. i'm mr yap." Shocking. nearly faint on the spot....lucki she din do aniting stupid or sae aniting crude in the bus...gosh....tis is reali a spy...n aft he said dat my student went "dad-dee~" i was like....wah...u 2 in cahoots huh...u dun call him earlier?! haa....but realli such a coincidence n to tink dat he din tell us till we were getting off!

aniwae, back in the empty klassroom, i mentioned sth bout taking down some of the art works dat were distracting the other student...supposedly the one i've been taking....he is super distracted by aniting anione....had a hard time getting tings thru to him....most of the time kena saliva all over cos he spits saliva whenever he tries hard to tok....*dat explains y i'm having more n more pimples these daes...sianz* my suggestion was overruled....she refused to budge....she kinda mentioned dat she couldnt wait fer the klass to be her own....(meaning to kick me out...i cant wait to be out either! the feeling's mutual...) actualli it was the teacher consultant hoo seconded my thots bout having too mani tings in the klassroom....n third-ed by some of the other teachers...was also suggesting another wae of getting thru the timetable when i was again defeated....heck....she go werk it out wif her new co teacher...i dun care!! cant wait fer her to come...so dat i can leave...she better dun last min reject the job offer.....grrr.....

after werk went marina sq wif scc gang (except jj) to watch firewerks...felt better....the firewerks was much nicer den those on ndp....i've put some of the pics on the scc blog....wasnt too too crowded....went coffee bean to tok till midnite.....n we've come up wif the plans fer next mth's gathering....bbq at jh's hse! yippee....

ends at 5:56 AM

Thursday, August 16, 2007Y

guess wad? todae i went on outing again! 5 min class started i was asked to support my old klass fer outing...cos one colleague on course...my co-teacher wasnt too happie tho our klass realli has more den enuff hands...not dat she nids me so much....luckily one student not here todae...so she has my student to herself...n a new teacher followed them to the supermarket....cos dey sae i'm more experienced wif the klass so i shld go wif dem....n the newbie can support my klass fer a while....so....tis my 3rd outing in a row.....ducktours-cum-DHL balloon outing.....bedok library outing....changi airport outing....tmr's my own klass's outing dae....pasir ris park if weather permits....n not fergetting the walk on sat....gosh....whose job scope gets to tour arnd spore so mani daes in a week apart frm tour guides, taxi drivers n of cos our recreation therapist? haa.....she's starting to accuse me of snatching her rice bowl liao...haa....wad to do....tis was arranged....not within my control.....but obviously i din mind!!! hahahaha.....it's been a bz morning man...with one student from 3 of the klasses played up....bz bz bz....

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got news dat the new male colleague is leaving after being here fer barely a mth...haiz...we nid MANpower!!

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these daes there has been a lot of toking bout seniority....n dey kip bringing up dat i'm the senior teacher there....well....true....but it's kinda farnie when i'm the youngest in age n i'm one of the senior staff arnd....n i do not haf much authority (except from approving claims)....not even in my klass.....kinda pissed todae cos my co-teacher calling out to the "Hebronites"....supposedly the teachers frm am n pm hebron klass....n i wasnt involved....well done!! not dat i care!! pui! was told to shadow the new student coming in next week in HER klass....n fade off slowly....hai ya...no nid to fade off lar....i'm oreadi blending well wif the walls.....decide dat i shall compile a list of suggestions i haf fer her regarding the klass....my klass has absolutely too mani paintings, numbers, alphabets, crafts, etc shouting at the students....too mani distractors....i'm distracted by them too...much less the students....gosh....mabbe i shall assert my SENIORITY....hahaha....cant wait to get out of dat klass man....sometimes students dun gif us the headaches....it's the teachers.....=S

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aniwae, tmr's oreadi the weekend...so i shall just enjoy myself at the firewerks!! =)

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007Y

expected todae to be a hyped out dae....but luckily the outing wif the most chaotic klass went quite well....thank god....went to the library....dey all were so into books n were so well behaved...haa....except dat tis tall guy tore a page frm a book....considered gd oreadi...in klass he tears everyting....

the volunteer who has been attached to the klass is quite nice....he's been wif the klass fer a while le....n noes each of dem quite well....but he will be gg over to wales to study psych liao....using parents' scholarship....woah~ damn rich....was quite farnie todae cos he helped my colleague carry her sling bag which looked quite metrosexual....all along i thot it was his bag n was tinking y he so ah-nia....cannot blame me lar....he pierce one side of his ear n used to hang dangling earring...todae he put on one dat is shaped of a sax dat is bigger den his ear lobe....haa...den dat super tall student kept smelling him frm the back...majiam like kissing him lidat....n the whole time he was looking after dat student....saw a passerby hoo looked abit gayish looking at both of dem....cant help but giggled behind....but must clarify dat the volunteer is a true blue guy....haa....

our pastor showed us the video dat his fren did fer us on national dae....yucks i'm definitely not photogenic....wif my voice dat was half an octave lower...cos was down wif flu dat dae....sounds wierd....looks wierd....dey even ended the film wif me luffing hysterically n dey were filming me thru the door slit...without my knowing....yucks....

sianz....next week i'm supposed to leave my klass liao n den to realise dat i haf to stay there till the new teacher is here...sianz....

ends at 7:41 AM

Tuesday, August 14, 2007Y

~you could take a little trip arnd singapore town...in a singapore city bus....~

weather was super hot todae....had a one day tour arnd spore todae man...the ducktour was kinda boring cos i was expecting bumpy rides n splash when we move into the waters....but neh....too smooth n slow dat i cant help but yawn....the tour guide gave us quite a number of fun facts bout spore tho....like the incentives fer baby bonus fer 3rd child is onli enuff to buy diapers fer 3 yrs....students love it when dey were given the duck whistle each....so farnie...the symphony of quacking....haa....challenging each other.....

DHL balloon was interesting cos i like the scenary up there....but it's super ex n i wld not spend 40 bucks on a 10 min hot air balloon ride....some students refuse to go fer the ride...so wasted...one guy went n sat down thruout...haa...too scared....he caused a jam in the balloon cos all of us stuck to one side so we were kinda lobsided...haa....cant move over....one of the organiser frm automobile association went up wif us...his colleagues ask me to take care of him lo...haa....tink he scared of heights....duhz....dey hired a balloon sculptor (if dat's wad he's called..) specially there to entertain the kids....so so so nice of dem....all the students lurve it....old or young...

had lunch at billy bombers at central....altho it's a small plate of fish n chips n spaghetti....it's gd enuff.....service was gd too....eat to our hearts' content after a long dae....so tired n hungry....n after a long dae it started raining...phew....

all went smooth n well except dat one older student earlier tis morning was squeezing his wae thru in the mrt to get a seat n a guy scolded him the f*** word....i pretended dat i din hear it....but kinda stared at him thru the reflections cos he was standing rite beside me....i was standing in front of dat student....i guess after the guy realised he's a special student..he probably felt bad...or shld haf felt bad....he has to!! fancy scolding a person n later realising dat he has a disability.....may he be guilt-striken man.....make me so apologetic to the 2 ladies sitting beside my student...cos his sitting position facing the window took up 1.5 seat....haiz....

realli thankful to AA fer spending so much on each n every one of us....i guess it could easily fetch up to 100 bucks per person fer todae!! the teachers benefit too...heh....n i get to see a few shuai ges along the trip....heh...

going on another outing tmr...substituting in another klass....

so happie when my ASD piano student's mum saes she's happie dat he's communicating more....it's the rapport man...heh....

ends at 8:22 AM

Monday, August 13, 2007Y

colleague went thailand n i asked her to help me buy me an 'ayam' brand shirt....oh well...original one dat costs 50 bucks...ex sia....eh....okie lar...not realli my kinda shirt...i dun realli like green tho i'm starting to like it....it's a polo tee which i tink i dun look too gd in....it's got horizontal stripes which makes me look wide....haa...but i'll still wear it lar...haa....cos it's costs 50 bucls!! n amazingly it has UV protection! heh....kool.....

so excited bout tis week!!! tmr i'm gg fer the ducktours, the DHL balloon n eat billy bombers at central (which i haven been to) FOC!!! sponsored by Automobile Association....so kind so kind of dem....i'm more excited den the students! well....not all r gg but the 2 kids in my klass r gg...hope the students will behave....=)

sat gg fer heartstrings walk....another event to look forward to in the week!! yippee....thanks to my piano teacher hoo is willing to change my lesson to a later time...phew....otherwise i oso cannot go...heh....

felt so refreshed in the morning....but when i came home i was super tired tho i din do much at werk todae...hmmm.....too long a break le....

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Sunday, August 12, 2007Y

after a long dae of teaching piano, i went to watch a movie on piano wif ly, zm n sc...been hanging arnd wif these 3 single guys...haa...dunno if dat's healthy....well, we could easily form the singles club no doubt...haa....aniwae, the movie din give me a headache cos i'm realli impressed dat jay chou could play the piano so well....n of cos the best i've heard todae...haa....just proves once again dat a talented guy can be so charming....=P loved the piano battle part where he challenged yu hao frm nan quan ma ma....(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voxxTCRs7sc) wanted to applause in the cinema man...haa....nice "concert"....feel so proud of myself fer not falling aslp during movies fer the 2nd show running (after disturbia the other dae...) heh....so motivated by jay to learn those pieces tho i noe i cannot make it man....definitely not at dat level....haiz....trying hard to find those pieces he played...chopin (my fave too...) n according to zm, rachmaninov.....hmmm.....too bad some of the parts in dat story din seem too cohesive...da-match leh...

walked all the wae home wif zm cos he 'parked' his bike at lot one....okie correction...mabbe not all the wae home...lombang his bike fer a short dist...haha....but walked big half of the journey! poof....

tmr i shall come home earli to practise piano!!! haa...sae onli...=P

Follow the notes upon a journey

At first sight makes one’s destiny

When the voyage comes to an end, return lies hasty keys

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Saturday, August 11, 2007Y

still super sleepy even tho i've slept fer 9-12 hrs per day fer the last 3 daes....*yawnz*...signs of aging man....so difficult to get back frm the holidae mood.....n drats tmr is sun again....ultimum sianz...just got my students' exam date....stress.....luckily fer now my job at the school is rather laxed...heh.....*cross fingers*

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Friday, August 10, 2007Y

i noe the red herrings...
i noe the boundary...
yet i still stepped onto them.

i din mean to cause harm...
i din mean to hurt...
yet i say things dat i dun mean to.

the problems will still persist....
but time is running short...
so i should learn how to cherish.

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went to see firewerks wif ct, sc, n jh....heh...got to sit in jh's new 3.2cc new voltswagen...nice car wif hi-tech functions...kool....n amazing....had dnr at tiong bahru market which i haf not been since it's renovated...watched the helicopter wif flag fly pass....was on our wae to marina south where we got stuck in the jam....fer once i enjoyed staying in a jam...haa...cos we managed to get a clear view of the firewerks cos no car was in front....onli the tp who was directing the traffic dere....when the firewerks started, everyone came out frm their cars n ran out to watch....tis yr's firewerks r not as fantastic as those during the firewerks festival....other countries' firewerks r alwiz nicer...hmm....heh...*doesnt sound too patriotic huh* n straight aft the firewerks stopped, traffic was smooth once again....haa....such law-abiding citizens....

hang arnd at east coast park n chatted till late....dunno whether it's dat we r too chatty or we haf so much happenings arnd us fer the past mth dat we could tok so much tho we met a few weeks ago....haa....nice bonding time la...too bad ly n jj couldnt join us....but never mind....next fri we're meeting again to watch firewerks!! yippee....looking ferward....

wanted to go shopping todae but no kakis plus got sore eyes....in the end stayed at home....practised piano, watched shrek (thanks to ly hoo passed me his vcd just b4 he flew to hk)....basically do tings dat i alwiz haf to time to do or lazi to do....heh.....realised it's been a long time since i had a meal at home...usually lunch is never at home, n dnrs r alwiz out....missed mum's cooking....so well staying home aint dat bad.....

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007Y

national day

been sick fer the past two daes...sang too much...haa...no lar...must haf caught the flu bug frm big 1/2 of my piano students who were sick on sunday....now my voice super nasal....

had great fun todae at the celebration...tho i felt literally like a walking national flag todae...went on the mrt n all i see is students dressed in red n white....some adults wearing dat too....n i guess no other profession apart frm teachers nid to wear dat on a national dae eve....haa...all went well at the celebration except the incident where one older student went over to a young student n hit him on the head....cos the boy was crying loudly n he hates babies' crying....worse is when he hit him, none of the teachers were arnd...the mum became hysterical n kept on raving n ranting.....scolding anione who was trying to pacify her....duhz...obviously she does not understand autism herself....

the dance performances by my new colleagues...

guess no matter wad events, teachers alwiz seem to enjoy more den the students....haa...we were all dressed up in red n white....so were most of the students....so kool....had an indian dance n malay-cum-hip-hop dance done up by the teachers....one new male colleague sang "小人物的心声" while we played a photo montage of all the students over the past 1.5 yrs....so much memories....we've watched dem grow up....missed all the students n colleagues who r no longer wif us....the fun times we had...the happie faces of dem during outings....n the song tog just brings too much meaning....or mabbe i was reading too much into tis simple item....but so sad lar....will miss the older group when dey move to bedok....sobz....

也许我一个人　

不能成就一番大事业　

让我尽力贡献一份微薄的力量

也许我自己　

不能发出万丈光和亮　

但我能为斗室带来足够的光芒

我从来就不在乎　

自己不是一个大人物　

因为平凡也是一种幸福

看到名人总是忙忙碌碌　

我的时间由我控制　

平凡日子一样会充实

~因为平凡也是一种幸福~ dey r like every other typical individual hoo live their lives in their own ways....just dat pple dun understand dem...n dey realli dun care bout whether dey make it big one dae....as long as their simple lives r maximised to the fullest....i tink dat is wad realli matters...=)

sang "Count on me Singapore" too....tho initially i felt it seemed a little ironic fer the students to sing during all the rehearsals....but todae i felt otherwise....dey too can be part of our nation building project...kena arrowed fer tis video interview by the pastor.....again! another interview! tok crap fer 5 min....hope dey cut off my section....

went fer staff retreat after the celebration at Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts....nice food good variety.....but felt abit farnie when there were a lot of other teachers frm diff schs there....all in red n white too.....shld haf brot an extra change of clothes....haa....or mabbe those who r not wearing shld feel outta place.....we were so stuffed dat we walked arnd before gg home....well... at least the few of us did....hang arnd orchard not knowing where to go....walk aimlessly...haa....while away time....chatting....tok about students again....haa...as if we dun tok enuff in the office....haa....people-watching.....gossiping bout the guys..haa...tho we r all of different age groups...haa...wanted to shop arnd fer teachers' day gifts fer ourselves....as instructed by boss to my colleague....she supposed to buy fer us...haiz...so pathetic...must teach the students to show their gratitude to ourselves too....how farnie....even tho it's not the ferst time liao....haa...

but aniwae, so glad i haf a long weekend ahead! finally get to rest....the usual weekends r never like weekends....onli on public holidaes i'll get to rest n sleep late! yippee.....but the sad part is, whenever there's PH i'll either b sick or haf no plans....n it's the same tis time round too....sianz....

HAPPIE NATIONAL DAY!

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Friday, August 03, 2007Y

okie...tis song was stuck in my head fer the whole of yest....haa....been singing everydae in class fer circle time....mother duck, row ur boat, 10 green bottles, ABC song....realli had to refresh all my nursery rhymes n songs since i took tis klass....n oso national anthem, pledge, count on me spore (tho a little ironic i feel...), we are singapore, etc....woah....getting sore throat soon....

Very sweet n catchy song....haa....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t_WYQRhEVd4 Featuring Little Lindsay Lohan
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dysFNsVDLdk the oh-so-cute version

"A," you're adorable, "B," you're so beautiful,
"C," you're a cutie full of charms.
"D," you're a darling and "E," you're exciting
And "F," you're a feather in my arms.

"G," you look good to me,
"H," you're so heavenly,"I," you're the one I idolize.
"J," we're like Jack and Jill, "K," you're so kissable,
"L," is the lovelight in your eyes.
"M," "N," "O," "P," I could go on all day.
"Q," "R," "S," "T," alphabetically speaking, you're OK.

"U," made my life complete, "V," means you're very sweet,
Double-"U" "X" "Y" "Zee.
"It's fun to wander through the alphabet with you
To tell you what you mean to me.

had a great time luffing yesterdae as i watched my colleagues rehearsed their indian dance item fer the National Day Celebration....but dey r good man!!! 3-4 times nia did up the dance n learnt all the dance steps well!! the volunteers frm ntu n nus joined in luffing too...haa...we were trying to pair a ger n the guy tog yest...haa....ended up in a weird scenario....so bad lar...the guy drove off wif the ger den her fren walked to mrt wif us....oops....not my fault lo....it's my dat colleague lar....everytime pair pple up like how she did to me the other time....haa....initially wanted to pair me wif tis guy too but now she sae she reserved the other guy fer me liao....bleahz.....as if everyting is under her control....haa....but the two look a great couple tog....heh...we shall see....=P

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Wednesday, August 01, 2007Y

been catching up on my sleep lately....since everyone whom i've met has been commenting dat i look tired....oh well.....mabbe tired n mentally sian...but my mood's picking up a little oreadi....too much tings in my mind...so much so dat i cant focus animore....haven been doing much fer my present klass (unlike all my previous klasses) cos my co-teacher's pace is too fast fer me to catch up....starting to feel i caught up a little liao but most of the tings r still carried out by her....all my colleagues sae gd fer me cos i dun haf to prepare....she does almost everyting....hmmm....

my previous student's mum called again...unhappy wif the changes in teachers.....not the ferst time she has complained....trying to dig out info frm me abt the backgrounds of the current teachers....so wad if all 3 of us r not sped-trained...we r autism-trained!! irritating....made me write report not enuff still wanted to make sure i passed a copy to the existing teacher....argh...

after the meeting todae we haf changes in klass allocation again....some colleagues gg wif the day activity centre gang to bedok - our new temp premise.....will miss dem all fer sure...staff n students....i'm staying here....wif no klass as yet...till my sunshine boy comes back to sch....n more new students to come...he has disappeared fer weeks...called mum no reply...prog head went to his hse...whole hse under renovation....miss him man.....will haf another new staff as co-teacher again....who is ABA-trained...great...can learn frm her...dunno when exactly i'm gg to start my klass....everyone so happie fer me...cos no nid to teach.....well i refuse to see it dat wae....meantime dey can just throw me shit to do lo....or be the PERM RELIEF TEACHER! argh!!! greatest nitemare...well....all gg to take place in 3 weeks' time....but fer once i'm quite excited bout the new change.....cos tings seem abit brighter n more stable....

the tot of tmr realli dampens my mood....guess wad? i'm attending a course alone frm 6pm til 9pm!!!! prog head cant make it....argh....dey better dun shoot questions at me....super duper sian......

supposedly looking forward to national dae celebration next wed....cos we org a high tea session on our own...but somehow or rather, the boss is coming, the pastor is coming, n some other board members....sianz.....not so looking forward to it animore....n i tink dat dae's gonna be chaos....cos our small lobby has to hold morning n afternoon students....faintz....just plain glad dat i dun haf to perform dance or song....doing tech support...heh....

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