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Tuesday, July 29, 2008Y

just watched dark knight wif buddy...once again, i din fall aslp....heh...disappointed eh? well, considering it was after werk, and dat todae i went on outing, and dat the show was 2.5 hrs, and that i travelled 1.5 hrs to reach JP....it is a feat k.....

it was onli the last few minutes dat i understood y batman was the dark knight....was wondering fer the ferst 2.45 hrs y it was called dark knight....thot there was another evil batman arnd....nah....i'm more imaginative than christopher nolan eh? super action packed towards the end dat some tiny parts of it i was a lil lost....but alrite lar....the joker sure looks scarie....n his jokes....lame....

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signs when you know someone is furious at your email:

1. sent 2 emails entirely typed in CAPITAL LETTERS
2. sent 2 consecutive emails directing at 2 issues to your single email
3. did not cc boss the first two mails
4. sent a 3rd lengthy email 12 hrs later in the midnight, this time cc to boss and in small caps
5. highlights key words in dark pink

i just find it farnie....dun tell me u accidentally press caps lock while typing the ferst 2 emails without realising....so wad's next? more emails in BOLD AND CAPS? haa.....shall plan to reply your emailS tmr....tho boss intercepted n said you could tok to him if you r agrieved....

i was prepared for all dat...i was prepared for war the whole week....i was prepared to get blasted by her personally....she actualli managed to confine her anger to just emails...till now....wae to go~! haven gotten to 'speak' to me personally yet....still, there's tmr....n the day aft....n every other dae....so i nid to be prepared....*fingers crossed*

wish me luck....

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Saturday, July 26, 2008Y

26th July 2008....jiajun n johnny's big day.....attended their ROM ceremony at amara hotel.....nice weather, nice food, nice get-together....pretty bride, suave bridegroom, romantic flowers.....will upload the pics when some kind soul send them to me....haa....n surprisingly, jj's mum still rem me after sooooo long....hmm.....but obviously i rem her mum, dad, n bro's face lar....

envious...

it was a simple n perfect ceremony....simply perfect...

~* Congratulations to mr n mrs loh!! *~

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call me drama queen of simei.....acted in 2 dramas on the same dae last wed...

scene 1:
YM was trying to dash across the bend wif high traffic....tried to stop him...he cried, shouted, pushed, struggled, hit.....tore his pants accidentally in the midst of it....we took 45 minutes to walk a 100m straight pavement...(-.-)"' he insisted on dashing across as much as i persisted that he follow me....

scene 2:
when we reach the supermarket, all was almost calm...then the 2nd male lead WP screamed n
made a lot of noise when we were paying up...he wanted to take the receipt which i din allow fer fear that it will become a newly-developed routine...it seemed like ages that we struggled there...tho it was only 1/2 hr...the whole supermarket n all those outside the supermarket were looking at us....from the top view, you can see concentric circles surrounding both of us....he blocked the escalator and no one cld pass...tho some pple still manage to squeeze thru....i had no more energy to struggle wif him tho he was skinny...cos most of my energy used up wif YM liao...he's such a stout n strong boy....in the end, 2 ladies came to help...they practically carried him up the escalator...by then, security was behind us....

it realli tested my patience that day....but i was angriest wif my co-teacher....while i was cot in scene 1, he was taking photos of WP's bad behavior...n letting go of TR's hand...where he nearly walked onto the road....i had to scream from 80m away to ask him to put away his phone n that TR was gg onto the road....passerbys at the bus stop approached me if i needed help....so paiseh...

then at supermarket, he still had time to buy his canned soup for himself....n while paying up, he lost W who had gone up the escalator....i'm stuck wif WP...how am i gg to get W? had to run to the escalator in the end and gestured for W to take the down-riding escalator....luckily he understood me n i nid not shout ani further to attract more attention.....one lady came up to gave words of encouragement saying that we are doing well oreadi...n told us to take care....

in the end, i let all of us cool down n calm down at the entrance of eastpoint...called yh n asked for reinforcement....avel, my previous co teacher, came...more manageable but still had some problems getting YM to cross the road....

dear george, wif 4 students we oreadi cannot handle, wad more 6? he said he was really tired...i refused to give any comments...standing there taking of only 1 out of 3 students at a time makes u tired? cldnt stand toking to him animore that dae....just told him we will debrief on another dae....i had to cool down....

tok to him on fri...hence late fer my psych frens' gathering....all thanks to him smoking downstairs fer 45 min...too much! so i told him off....n made him stay back wif me till 7.30pm....where everyone had gone home....more convenient to tok then too....still had to take into consideration his ego.....haiz....he understood some of the points that i brot up....but more imptly, i hope the situation will be improved....chose a fri so that he can tink bout it over weekend...n oso i dun haf to see him fer the next 2 daes so that the awkwardness can die down a little....

i actualli did do reflection on my part.....was i being to hard on him? was i being too demanding? was i being too perfectionist? was i trying too hard to change behaviors of the students? haiz....mabbe i shld tone down my domineering role in the class....

he used to call me "my princess"....haa...now probably "my witch".......=P

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Friday, July 25, 2008Y

chuyun is flying off on 8th aug....haiz....everyone is realli getting out of spore....sooner or later, not mani frens will be left....everyone brot their other halfs.....haa...but well, i was all used to it lar....who else can still be single at age 25 except me? meimei din bring her sk....cos she said she thot of me mah...if sk were here then i'll be alone....haa...thanks fer the thot man....it was a nice gathering tho it was probably the 2nd time we are all meeting tog wif their husbands n bfs...all very chatty....heh....but unfortunately, we forgot to take any photos!!! n we said we wanted to post the photo on all our blogs!! haiz...have to wait for 2 yrs later.....=(

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Monday, July 21, 2008Y

oh yesh....fergot to mention since sat i've got a little fan....J is so excited to see me...kept waving and saying 'hi ms serene!' all thru the bus journey from sch to ndp preview....den wanted to hug me....haa..todae best...wanted to kiss me....okie...dun be mistaken...he is a 7-yr-old....so damn cute lar~ how to reject his affection....but being a professional, i haf to stop him frm doing dat....not appropriate....hmm....

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Saturday, July 19, 2008Y

went to watch the NDP preview todae.....so exciting....ferst time i'm watching it as a teacher....tog wif students....we gathered everyone at sch....quite a number of parents and family turned up....n our usher, the ns guy....so gd-looking! tall dark handsome....haa.....too bad he is too young....tho probably arnd 20? shuai lor.....haiz....wasted....i went to receive him at the lobby...he intro himself then ask if i noe who JA is....erm...of cos...he is my boss....haa....okie....mabbe gd looks dun come wif too much brains...=P

it was pouring at simei.....n we were to set off to esplanade....gosh....ask him if rain how he sae no news from the other side...still sunny.....aiyo...den no backup plans meh...ok...he cute so forgiven...haa....but true enuff when we reached there it wasnt raining tho not exactly sunny.....

quite enjoyed the performance....nice view and we had quite gd seats....the black knights were great! amazing...the ferst few performances by the wakeboarders, sailors was a fresh idea....makes me wanna go try wakeboarding again.....then nathan hartono sang 'where i belong'....cool....alwiz see him on newspapers etc...nv realli heard his voice b4....well...it was soothing.....add him to my other shuai ge idols list....haa....

the theme song by hady mirza and joi chua was nice too....with nat ho as one of the male lead...woohoo~

but unfortunately it started pouring in the midst of it....nice experience tho...cos nv have i wore poncho during ndp! firewerks was ok despite the rain...took as mani photos i cld wif my small memory space....

the parachuters....

the march past

when the national anthem was sung...our flag flying high....

the black (not dark) knights!

tis was real cool....crystal ball with human inside...the props were done nicely~

mi, yh n sheila in red ponchos....

tis was how heavy the rain was...

2 of the best pics i took of the firewerks using my hp....gd eh~!

after we reached back at sch, siti, yh n i went supper at simpang bedok....prata, satay, chicken wings, milo dino....den realised no mrt to go home...so waited for my parents fer 1+hr at tanah merah bus stop since they were at airport receiving someone....gosh...the whole street onli got cars n nobody...n so cold there....brrrr.....waited till 1.30am....best...reached home at 2+am....-.-"' the conversation i had wif my colleagues just now made me all awake....haaiz.....

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Friday, July 18, 2008Y

met up with my jc frens and maths teacher....but he no longer wif aj le....it's nice to c everyone enter the werkforce and all carving out niches in different areas....some in auditing...some teaching....architect....journalist...engineer....entrepreneur....investments...haa...all sorts....cos my class is 1/2 sci 1/2 arts class....

it was a special gathering....after dnr at secret recipe at marina sq....we headed to Axis at oriental hotel for a drink....haa....imagine we haf reached that age! now we can drink with our teacher! haa....btw, my teacher is married but he is quite young lar...in his 30s....but it was a nice cosy place with great scenery to chill out at....

the onli regret of the nite....no photos taken....zero!

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Sunday, July 13, 2008Y

Found the poem we were made to recite in j2....

Translation:

The endless river eastward flows;

With its huge waves are gone all those

Gallant heroes of bygone years.

West of the ancient fortress years

Red Cliff where General Zhou Yu won his early fame

When the Three Kingdoms were in flame.

Jugged rocks tower in the air

And swashing waves beat on the air

Rolling up a thousand heaps of snow.

To match the hills and the river so fair,

How many heroes brave of yore

Made a great show!

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mr t came over to visit us after almost a yr?? haa...cos he was attending a 2-day course at cgh....brot some goodies from mongolia fer us...heh...haven tried tho....=P had a short chat aft so long...miss the days when we were werking tog in the same klass....

tues whole day meeting...fri whole day meeting....'my princess' co-teacher nearly fainted when i told him i wun b in klass fer 2 days tis week....he's only 3 weeks old to the klass? heh....like wad he said "everyday meetmeetmeetmeetmeet..." haa....so fast complain liao...oreadi warn u b4 we start sch din i??

fri was so eventful man...had to host a visit fer the fei yue pple, then mr t came over wif his supervisor...then attended the parent support group at nite....pengz.....the parents all so supportive of the new sch....all wanted to raise funds, donate etc...W parents so thotful to bring some durian pisang fer all....so swit....they all gd frens liao....n boss had to tell everyone i found he lost boy dat dae during his presentation...so paiseh....really hoped parents can see how hard we werk.....

had a stay-home weekend....sat just watched tv...since we just subscribed to cable....then sang karoke wif my family....i haven used it b4....

just watched chi bi wif ct at je....interesting...despite it is a war movie which i'm usu not interested in....but the actors r realli good....easy to understand plot....at least it is not too cheena that i cannot understand....kinda fergot the story tho my chinese a teacher did tell us b4....we even had to memorise the poem....cannot even rem it now...haa....no wonder she hates me....=P makes me reflect on the strategies to take at werk....fer everyone to unite n werk together.....it realli nid strategising....despite that our resources may be limited....my ex-supervisor who came down on fri said we shld do sth to bond everyone....actualli i feel...it is there...just dat we nid to ignite it....

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Sunday, July 06, 2008Y

nothing as dramatic as friday has happened to me before....

4th July 2008 (Friday)
5.30pm
i received yen's call that she will be late for our ladies nite out...cos one student from dac is lost...n i thot he was from the afternoon session....untill my admin reminded me he is from morning session and was dismissed from school at 1pm!! he had just started taking his own transport home for less than a month....yen was training him to take bus on his own....from dac he shld take bus 2 directly to home....but he was missing for almost 4 hours already! so i started panicking and called siti if they needed help...

6.00pm
din want to alert my staff as they were all going for courses from 7-9pm...but before i could realise it, the admin has alerted all of them...so all of us were discussing where to split up to look for him....places where he went for outing, chinatown, ps, paya lebar, changi airport, tampines mall...places near his hse at lavendar...so aljunied, geylang, serangoon....n with only 15 of us....who many places can we split to?? n each place is so big!

6.15pm
ferst piece of good news...yen managed to call him via his hp...n as drama as it can be, he only managed to say he is in serangoon before the line was cut off....goodness gracious me....but at least dat narrows down our search places in the hope that he was accurate in saying he was at serangoon....still, serangoon is huge!! boss suggested broadcasting it on 933 since we are adopted by them....but the dad refused....dad has made a police report....

6.20pm
4 of my staff went by angela's car to serangoon and mi, yh and clara ran all the way to changi hospital to take cab....we literally ran like mad women...haa....n when we hopped on, we had no idea which part of serangoon to go...so uncle suggested just drop off at the 2nd hand goods bazaar opp sim lim...."dun go into the small streets ar....v dangerous...got perverts".....yar.....poof...browsed through the bazaar....lots of men...old men, bangla....felt out of place...flashbacked those drama scenes where the actress/actor will look all around dat street to look for a missing someone...n i felt like i was the actress....looking out for a 22-yr-old guy in white t-shirt....gosh....it reali isnt making tings easier...

7.00pm
we had walked to little india....combed all the streets, passed by the strong scented shops, n so mani indians there....searched at mustafa too...haven been there ever since when i was v young...n after dat imh visit i haf phobia of meeting dat guy there man....now no choice haf to go in....heck....no news....phone was unusally quiet...before dat we were calling each other to update our whereabouts....hmm..dinner time...mabbe we should look out for eateries or fast food restaurants....cos he'll probably be hungry liao....

7.30pm
combed farrer park nel stn....no RW in sight....haiz....we r getting disheartened liao....cos so dark liao....n he has been lost for 6+ hours....called siti to ask wad's the plan now...there was a comm breakdown where most staff is gg down chinatown....onli 3 of us at farrer park....so i told siti...just give instructions...u'll be the main contact person...it's too confusing taking instructions from everyone....so the plan was....we'll split up n cover every nel station from little india to hougang....since we have combed little india and farrer park, the next one was boon keng...so we headed there...

7.45pm
we were hungry n clara kept complaining that she needs to eat else she'll faint...haiz...com'on lar...who's not hungry n tired?? but the longer time we take, the longer time he'll be lost and the lesser chance we'll have of finding him! we looked arnd the stretch of shops near the station...it was getting real dark.....the possiblity of finding him is very slim now....unless he runs into big troubles so much so dat pple report it to police.....his hp cld haf been snatched away....or if he ends up in geylang red light district, dunno wad will happen.....

i decided to go look under the blocks of flats in case he is resting at the void decks or basketball courts....i walked one big round alone.....i guess i walked the perimeter of boon keng....stretching to bendemeer n towner man....blister....yh called me to ask where i was....must admit i quite daring leh....i dun even noe boon keng well n i'm walking alone on the streets....so she said meet them at nel station....ok lor...made my wae there....poof...damn tired liao....

8.30pm
"hey siti, we've covered boon keng as well oreadi...where else?" n we were discussing where to go, wad to do next....according to the plan, we were to abort the search if it reaches 9pm....cos we cant search forever....it was realli like hai2 di3 lao1 zhen1....plus he probably is not going to be stationary....he'll probably be walking around....even if we haf walked around the estate, it doesnt mean dat he will not be there.....poof....

8.45pm
just as we were in despair, n i was still on the phone wif siti, suddenly i was shocked n stumped by words....all i could do was just point excitedly at the escalator going down to the station....n it was only after a few sec that i screamed out his name, "RW!!!" my 2 colleagues turned round n we quickly surrounded him screaming in joy!!! n over at the other side of the phone, siti, sheila n all were screaming too!!!! i looked at him n was nearly in tears....he was stunned...probably who's this lady? cos i've only met him once at dac...so did yh...he probably only noes clara...."are you lost, RW?" "LOST!" he said in a loud booming voice.....i quickly called boss n tell him we've found him....he was driving around chinatown to look for him too....unexpected huh...boss leh....i noe my boss is a kind soul la...haa...the other staff cannot believe it..haa...

8.50pm
quickly brot him to kfc to have dnr.....poor ting....drank up his water....n had nth except his haversack n ez link card....phone no batt....was perspiring all over....he was shivering as he ate....fer a moment he stared at me....it was intense eye contact that i din noe wad it meant....he probably wasnt able to express his feelings.....he can answer one word answers, but definitely unable to approach pple fer help...after a while, siti's group reached, followed by john, followed by the dad n uncles, then angela's group.....we were all so excited n it reali was like the amazing race....n my team reached ferst....haa....it really felt good yet incredible!! even till now, i'm finding it super unbelievable.....never man....the chance is slimmer than winning the 1 million toto or big sweep man....it was realli the right place at the right time wif the right eye.....must admit i reali haf sharp eyes....haa.....

dad kept thanking all of us....i guess he was scared stiff man....even i who aint even his direct teacher felt the shudders....how can he not?? dad was surprised dat i onli saw RW once too...haa....cos he said like never see us before....heh.....

boss declared all those who participated in the race gets an extra day for annual leave! yippee!! plus $150 bucks fer dnr cos all of us haven eaten....

realli touched to see that team spirit actualli exists here....15 teachers and therapists, 1 boss, 1 dad, 2 uncles all looking fer tis one boy....singapore aint small when it comes to looking fer a person! n dat my staff actualli sacrificed their time to look for him....(mabbe cos dey dun wan to go fer the course too lar..haa...) okie...shall not doubt their sincerity....heh....we r all passionate n concerned about our students...dat's one ting fer sure.....

i'm still bubbling wif excitement till tis very minute i'm typing tis....it's realli a lifetime experience not mani will get....n i reali treasure it....=]

so all of us went to clarke quay fer dnr at 10am....n spent 300+ for dnr man...gosh...wae exceeded the 150 bucks...haa...obviously....then some of us went over to amara hotel for the ladies nite...heh...but we had a man wif us lar...heh...mr kelvin....he driver leh....wah...the club there was fer salsa dance one....so out of place....so mani pple spinning around in the room...make me giddy.....we did our own style of dance...haa....the rest all so pro...but heck lar....siti even went in her phua chu kang-saac t-shirt...haa...best....drink was free....entrance was just a dollar...haa....reached home at 2.30pm man....dead beat....

it was realli a fruitful dae even tho class has horrible todae in sch....poof....but nth can steal the limelight of me finding RW....it was reali like a dream.....shared the story wif my family n i tink mum was a little in tears too...cos it reminded her of losing me when i was young at the big bookshop....haa....i was a typical kid lor....RW's not.....

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