Still Alive

Alright, alright. I am still alive and thank you very much for your concern. Just leaving a note saying that I had been rather lazy since my last (short) entry. Hahaha. So, sue me, but you will not get any money out of me for it. Bleh.

My parents were in China for two weeks, meaning I was left at home with Kiki, and that we had to fend for ourselves during that time. Well, one good thing came out of it and that was, I had been clocking in to work at 7:05a.m almost every day. Lol!!! Usually, that is the time I would leave the house if Dad was sending me to school. Lol!!! I am such a horrible girl. So, yeah. Now that my personal driver is back home, things will go back to normalcy. Wahahahahaha!!!

Oh well… Some things will never change.

Have a lovely week ahead!

(nothing)

Yes. I am still alive. Remind me to grumble about the present and sad state of our country’s standard of English in my next post. Just mention the name of the Miss Singapore World 2009 represenative and I will be in a flurry of words.

“Just because I am”

A colleague sent this to me and I am putting it up here. Enjoy. 

*The Joy of Reading*

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Just because I am

 

 

I am a person.

I am special.

I am important.

Not because of things I do,

Not because of what I look like,

Not because of what I have…

Just because I am.

 

 

This is my body.

It is special.

It is one of a kind.

It is growing and changing.

I want to take care of my body…

Because it’s mine.

 

My body talks to me.

It tells me when I’m hungry.

It tells me when I’m sleepy.

It tells me when I’m sick.

I can trust my body…

To tell me what I need.

 

 

Sometimes I have strong feelings.

I feel anger.

I feel sadness.

I feel love…

These feelings belong to me.

 

 

When I feel angry,

Sometimes I yell.

Sometimes I cry.

Sometimes I talk to someone I love…

And then I feel better.

 

When I feel sad,

I need to cry.

I need a hug.

I need to tell someone about my sadness…

So I know it’s okay to be sad.

 

 

When I feel scared,

Scared of the dark,

Scared of people and things I don’t know,

I need to feel protected by someone I trust…

I need to feel safe.

 

 

When I feel love,

I feel warm and snuggly.

I feel happy and safe.

I feel important and special…

I can love myself.

 

 

I am learning and growing every day.

I learn by looking.

I learn by listening.

I learn by doing.

Sometimes I make mistakes,

That’s part of learning, too.

 

I can make decisions.

Sometimes I say ‘yes’.

I say ‘yes’ to playing and dancing.

I say ‘yes’ to laughing and singing.

I say ‘yes’ to hugging and touching…

When it feels right to me.

 

 

Sometimes I say ‘no’.

I say ‘no’ to danger.

I say ‘no’ to hugging and touching that feels wrong to me.

I say ‘no’ to strangers and things that hurt me…

I can decide. It’s up to me.

 

 

I have needs.

It’s important to let people know what I need.

I can ask for help when I need it.

I can ask someone who cares about me to help…

And then I know I’m not alone.

 

I am myself.

I am special and unique.

My body is a part of me.

My feelings are a part of me.

My thoughts are a part of me.

My needs are a part of me.

All of these things make up a special person…

Me.

 

Lauren Murphy Payne; Claudia Rohling

Just because I am: a child’s book of affirmation

Minneapolis, Free Spirit Publishing, 1994

Majulah Singapura!

To my wonderful and ever “kiasu” country which I am proud to call home.

Happy 44th Birthday!!!

May God bless us all with many more happy, peaceful, prosperous and progressive years to come.

Did you take the pledge at 8:22p.m? I did.

Majulah Singapura!

A Quick One Because I Am Lazy To Type More

Another quick update simply because I am currently too lazy to type a long post and I am simply thinking of hitting the sack pretty soon.

Today was the day my classmates and I were not looking forward to and neither was it looked forward to. Today marked the last day of being together as a class; it was the sort-of graduation for us. For nearly four whole years, we had been stuck together, weathering all sorts of storms, both internal and external, since our days, three years, at N*FA and the remaining days at N*E. Let us just say that today was rather solemn, besides the fact that this day marked the official date we entered the ‘force’.

Yes, the ‘force’. We were called into the ‘force’. The ‘force’ is not a job for the faint-hearted as there are many challenges that are not listed in the job-description. Many challenges, indeed. Serious. In this line of work, one must have the courage to face each day, for each day holds different suprises, and shocks too. I will not go on as I do not intend to put future candidates off. Lol!

Right. Back to FB. By the way, my photos for today’s ceremony is up. Where are yours???

Ramblings & Recent Wanderings

Day 1 as a full-fledged t*acher was a pure headache. God only knew how much of venom was in me when I had to deal with those little worms. Infact, thanks to the time-tabling, I had most of the N(A) and N(T) that day. Why must it be like that??? Aargh!!! God must have a plan for me and a lesson for me to learn. And yes, I will learn it well. Gambatte!

Day 2, which is today, was slightly better as I met the E classes. I do hope that they will be a massive joy to teach as their behaviours told me that they were the serious kind, unlike some the monkeys that I saw yesterday. Unfortunately, one E class struck me as quite quiet. Looks like I got to do more for them to be less life-less.

Well, I headed to the west this mid morn to collect certain important things from N*E before heading over to N*FA with Jwen and girls to get the choral score from Dr. GTC before walking across the road to our favourite noodles place. Oh help… I so miss Campus 3!!! I hope to have back in my life a bit more of music making that will be taking place every sunday late afternoon until the 25th of August, 2009, Tuesday. And so… Advertisment time!!!

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Watched Finished At 3.35a.m.

The ridiculousness and insentivity of war.

‘Welcome to Dongmakgol’

Dedication

Another post dedicated to Baka Neko for the same reason as the last time; “ur blog is sooooooooooo DEAD!”

Nothing much really. It is just that it is now the June holidays, I have been to the new school and have been posted to their marching Band. Cute little children. Did not get what I wanted last week when the results were out and so, was definitely a bit sad. To say that I was not sad is a huge lie. So, I have decided to give my “all” for the next two years, at least, and then I will fly south!!!

Will be heading out to the Henderson Waves with those two tomorrow evening. Some how, I am thankful that God sent those two to me and made my life more colourful or else I would had barely made it through those four years. Thanks, girls for all your extremely stupid but funny antics. I shall bestow on you both the titles of Honorary Clowns that are specially reserved for those truly talented clowns in my circus. You do not need to thank me. I know you must be over the moon and crying for joy. Lol!!! Love you both. Muacks! :*

Right. Back to watching Trick. I highly recommend this.

2nd Day of a New Place…

… and I am yawning away. Currently assigned to relief duties for this week as it is already the end of term. Got a Sec. 3 class to go to in half hour’s tome. Right then. I shall try to take a little snooze cos I am really sleepy. Crap.

P.S: I like my new space.
P.P.S: I am wearing a new pair of shoes that are currently killing my feet.
P.P.P.S: I miss the other school. Terribly. Never knew I would be saying this. Sigh.

Via, Veritas, Vita al fine

My last day in this school and I am feeling rather, believe it or not, sad. I am going to leave behind all the nice and warm people who have helped me one way or other, and also the little girls who are a joy to teach yet can be so …(fill in the blanks with a negative word)… Just a few days back I realised something, I remember the names of my colleagues more than the students’. How shocking right? Lol. I will miss them all.

Got my new school posting on wednesday evening via email and I my reaction upon reading is, “WTH???!!!” (Char can testify to that. Haha!) Am I looking forward to the new school? No. Infact, my feelings now are the same as the very first time I got the posting to this school. The exact same feelings. There is a saying that feelings can be developed and it is true. Let us see what the future as in store for me.

Wait! I got one feeling about the new posting and it is called “apprehensive”. My other colleague told me stories about that school and it got me worried. However, he also told me this, “The worse the students are, the nicer the teachers there.” Haha! I have no doubt the teachers there are nice. It is the students. Well, my CT has a friend there and Char’s cousin is also teaching there. So, I do not think there will be a problem. I will have to report to them on the last week of the month. I will probably have to help out with their up coming Food & Fun Fair. Hahaha… But, you should know me, I rather not. MUAHAHAHAHA!!!

I am going to have lunch with my CT soon. SH bought me breakfast two days ago and I hope she is alright and will get better as she was hospitalised last night with a high fever. !!! Lord, please heal her and make her better. Maybe I shall write a note for the next occupier of this desk and ask her to look after SH. Hmmm…

Well, good bye my friends for making my ten weeks stay here an eventful and enjoyable one. And THANK YOU LORD for allowing me to meet such wonderful people, both staff and students. Thank you.