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Liar Liar 2007-06-13 19:55:00 Liar LiarOk I lied. I have not uploaded any new pictures at multiply. My home computer is so slow and my short attention span has caused me not to be able to wait until all the pictures are uploaded completely. I shall find that lost patience in me to do this again because I took picture of the empty school yesterday. Its beautiful.Contrary to popular belief, I am not that all free in school. I actually have work to do and my work seem to be endless. Of course most of them are due to me looking for more work but I have this obsession of making things perfect and this cost me so much time. Nevertheless, this week, I managed to do the sharing session notes, powerpoint and I manage to do some resources, all printed in colour and waiting to be laminated! Yay!I have also completed most of my to do list and I am left with Friday and next week to do all that. I shall be focusing on doing my lesson plans for Monday and Wednesday lessons. I predict that next week will be a hectic week since we
Time? Where? 2007-06-19 09:41:00 Time? Where?Ok it has been an incredibly hectic week for me. After the first lesson on module 3 today, I am almost certain than I will not be having any free or spare time in the future. Huh.Anyway, I got to take a quick break during the weekend and I shall not write much about it this time (also because my brother is selfish and he does not let me use the computer at home). Let the pictures do the talking! Haha! I have no idea why but there is a certain kind of joy when you eat to your hearts content! This is so that all the diet plans that you have been religiously sticking to will go down the drain. Oh well, I had a good time, but I am exhausted from all the walking. I should be back soon!Enjoy the pictures, and no drooling!Dinner (There were more but I was too distracted and engrossed in eating the grilled prawns. I only remembered to take pictures of dessert. Yummy.)Yes this was breakfast, I shall upload only 2 pictures so as not to scare you.
End of school holidays 2007-06-24 09:34:00 End of school holidaysAs most of you know, today is the last day of the school holidays. While most teachers are starting to go into depression once again, I, for one am excited to see the boys back in school. It will be nice to hear voices of people talking, and it is definitely nice to see human beings around. The holidays was a very lonely time for me in school, it was almost a ghost town. I am not exagerating, I shall post up pictures of the empty school soon. There is so many things going on for me and I am having difficulty deciding which one I should pen down first. Ok, the in service training started a few days ago. The good news is that I get to the other SNOs and the bad news is, it is so tiring to go back to school after the 3 hour training. Friday was the first day I went back to school and I reached school at 3pm! Of course I knock off at 4.30 so being there for that short period of time seem redundant to me. I stayed slightly late that day since I was meeting Nurul strai
I have no inspiration for a tittle today 2007-06-28 08:42:00 I have no inspiration for a tittle todayActually there are so many things that I would love to pen down here but due to time constraints, I am unable to pen down all that has been going on.Tuesday BBS was awesome! I was so blown away, I just cannot believe that were were sitting at the last row of the whole auditorium! I can relate to Ganesh as he is very logical, and usually its the logical people who really get this business. Haha. He gave some statistics and it all make sense to me even before he mentioned it. Furthermore it was extra special as it was Nafs birthday! Happy birthday! Birthdays to me is a time to reflect. I am sure sure that no matter what difficulties you might have now, it may not even matter in future so quit worrying so much! The future is bright for you!This week I did informal assessments on the boys. Due to lack of time, I was not able to see 3 boys and now I am wondering when am I ever gonna get to asses them. Going through the in service training at the same
Safe heart 2007-07-02 09:21:00 Safe HeartI know what you guys must be thinking. Haha..aint no love story here ok. Sorry to dissapoint you. Haha!Ok, I must confess, I have been feeling off lately, my reflections are all not quite how it is usually is. Somehow, I feel disconnected and I have no idea what caused this. It could be due to the fact that I just completed my 4 reflections and it took me half a day to finish. I wonder why I am taking too long to write. I actually have trouble expressing myself and using the right words. Oh no. Have I lost my gift?Anyway, thank God my heart is fine, in fact I think I am a pretty heartless person when it comes to ______. However when it comes to children and animals, my heart has never failed me. Btw, I have not been playing with any stray cats. It makes me sad that I have no cats of my own. They always make me so happy.Or it could be due to the fact that there is so much to do, diagnostic summary, timetables to plan, lesson plans, reflections, project...I am exhausted. I seri
Laughing at the world 2007-07-09 08:30:00 Laughing at the worldI will laugh at the world.I will always remain as a child, for only as a child I am given the ability to look up to others; and as long as I look up to another I will never grow too long for my cot.I truly did not realise how long I have been missing writing here. It is not that I do not have the time, it is just that it clashes with all the other things of higher priority that I need to do from my ongoing long list of to dos. However, I also realised that I have not been channelling the right vibes out, and I have also not been able to express myself that well, thus here I am today.Where shall I start? There are so many things happening around me that I really do not know how to put it into a short and simple blog entry. Let me start with the in service training. I am way behind on my reflections. I have not done any for the last week and come tomorrow, I will have one more to do. I really hate the fact that I do not have my own computer- at home and at work. It Read more:Laughing
This person 2007-07-12 09:36:00 This PersonYesterday was awesome! I shall write more and maybe post some pictures up during the weekend. For now, I would like to mention about this person
.This person and me got separated about 8 years ago after we both left school . We have been in the same class for so many years and I was madly head over heels with this person. There was some bad unfortunate incidents that happened which was not the fault of neither one of us. However, we were severely affected.It was only about a year ago, I found this person on Friendster. This person does not seem like before, this person was different. This person seldom update, it was only a few days ago that this person uploaded some pictures. It was nice.We communicated only once when we first added each other and then it just stopped there. A pity, yes.So last night I dreamt about this person again. I think even though I have not spoken to this person personally for so many years, this person has remained in my subconcious, refusing to leav
Seeking answers? 2007-07-15 09:13:00 Seeking Answers?Hey everyone, I hope you are in the best of health especially with all these pollution and dengue outbreak happening. Eat your supplements, take lots of water and most important of all, have a positive attitude!Ok I promised I will be here so here I am. The investiture on Wednesday was great because we get to take lots of pictures! As I watched my fellow SNOs getting all excited, I was wondering why I was not. I actually shared this experience on Friday at PASE. It was not exciting to me. This is also because it will only take about a few seconds for me to be on stage and it is a little too impersonal to me. Furthermore, there were so many graduants, 653 I think in total and I was the 623rd to be presented! Can you imagine the long wait? Of course no one will clap for you throughout, only those who know you will clap for you.It was a big contrast compared to Britt function, where people will clap for you regardless of whether they know you or not. Britt functions are wa Read more:Seeking
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Leap! 2007-07-21 08:53:00 Leap!Its been one week already. I am wondering why is it I am so swarmed with work. Last Thursday, we were celebrating being halfway through module 3. Yay! I think module 3 is so taxing because there are not just so much project to do, there are homeworks and reflections to do after every lesson. ^$%*)&^)(&+()*!I do understand that the trainers are very committed to training us to be the best at what we do, but juggling this and school and the same time is very exhausting. I actually appreciate sleeping for 1 extra hour on days that I have trainings. Isnt that just pathetic? Furthermore, I had to postpone a lot of appointments and my business is somehow on a hold due to this crazy schedule. I was rushing to type out the proposal for the self esteem project on Thur night so that I show my groupmates the next day. I cannot believe I wait till the last minute, but truly I did not realise I had been putting it off to do the other million things I have to.I am so in desperate need of a
The story on oversleeping 2007-07-29 08:36:00 The story
on oversleepingToday is Sunday and as always, like all the others, my mornings are spent with my faithful companion, mainly the bed. Yes, just the bed, and some pillows of course, you get my point. However today I had made arrangements with Fifi to go IKEA to pick up some things for the classroom. As always too, I always made sure that the alarm will ring at 9.30 am, so that I can have some time to get ready. Unfortunately today, I sleep like the log and the only thing that woke me today was the sound of my phone, signifying a message from Fifi telling me that she had already arrived at the point of meet.Panic!!For the record, I have NEVER woken up this late whenever I have an appointment. I jolted from bed and broke my own record for the fastest time getting ready. Its not nice to be late. Its embarassing and I shall not find myself a convenient excuse. Thank my lucky stars, Fifi is a sweet person by nature and that saved me from not feeling too bad.Ok, the last time you hea
A series of unfortunate/stupid events 2007-07-31 08:52:00 A series
of unfortunate/stupid events
I have never really believed in good luck and bad luck. It was not logical to me, your luck is what you made it out to be. On Monday, I changed my mind about this.You know how bad things just keep happening to you, one after another? I am not blaming circumstances but let me just share about the series of unfortunate/stupid events in that happened.It all started early in the morning. It was like any other school day, woke up while its still dark and get ready to rush for the bus. 63 on this side of the road usually arrives at 6.20. I was walking to the bus stop at 6.15, and thats when I saw the bus just left. Damn, I thought. Let me just cross over so that I can take 63 from the other side to Eunoslink and then take 59 from there. 63 came, about 6.20 and as soon as it reaches the Eunoslink bus stop, I saw 59, right in front of 63. I am going to be late! Its already 6.25 and I am still stuck there!So I thought, let me NOT be paranoid and wait patient
Computer is down! 2007-08-05 19:12:00 Computer is down!News update, my home computer is down, no thanks to my bro who spolit it! This also means that I have to do all work related to internet /computer in school because datelines are near and there is much to be done.Datelines, I kinda hate the sound of that. But I am actually relieved that it is going to be over soon. It is going to be over by August! Yay!! We should be celebrating! But, why do my gut feeling tells me that we will have to go through this all over again next year, when they send us for training again. Hmmmm..I think the SNOs should be given an award each for the most multi purpose employee in schools. Sometimes, it is overwhelming, all the more to be strong and stay strong.I had a prety eventful week. The BBS in Friday rocks! Vincent and Rina are very real to me, I have seen them from Emerald to Diamond. Once, during BBS, Vincent sat next to me and I was suprised to see how normal and down to earth he was. Now, initially I was not that excited to be there, Read more:Computer
Twin 2007-08-10 11:47:00 Twin I just came back from PASE! It did not end late, I just took 1 hour to reach home, no thanks to public transport. Nevertheless, I actually enjoy taking the bus home at night. It is cold, quieter and simply serene. Tonights PASE was extra exciting than usual, not just because it was a combined PASE but also because there were so many pin breakers. Tonight, we celebrated Mei and Sing Lei being the brand new 12%ter and Hong Ming being the brand new 15%ter. When you have been building the business for quite some time, it can be a little dry. However, they were proof that consistency and persistency eventually pays in the end. I was so proud of them, especially Mei, whom we like to call Ribbon Girl. Hehe. As I hugged her my congratulations and said how I was so proud of her, she whispered in my ear, 'Thank you for all your leadership.'Today, once again, my life was touched. There is simply no substitute for appreciation straight from the heart, like that.I think I am going to start w
Anti favoritism 2007-08-18 10:15:00 Anti-FavorismYou Are 36% EmoYou're definitely not emo, but you do understand emo people a little. You are introspective, but not to the point of driving yourself crazy.Are You Emo?Today I watch my tears stream down my face In protest of the injustice that has just surfacedIt does suck not being able to use the internet at home. I think my bro will be getting his new computer this week but I also think that I will not be allowed to use it. Sharing stuffs is a big problem at my house only because the male species in the house are super calculative. I actually cannot stand people who are calculative aka stingy. It is like a rule in my house that only the male species are given a priority. Like watching tv or using the computer. If they are watching tv, it is a crime to interrupt even when you explain that you only have 10 minutes of television before you have to go to do the other more important things in your life. I almost think that they WILL die if they do not get to watch the tv.If
2007-08-23 22:42:00 Blogging PersonalityYour Blogging Type is Pensive and PhilosophicalYou blog like no one else is reading...You tend to use your blog to explore ideas - often in long winded prose.Easy going and flexible, you tend to befriend other bloggers easily.But if they disagree with once too much, you'll pull them from your blogroll!What's Your Blogging Personality?This is very true. I do enjoying writing down my thought and feelings and not being able to do that so often nowadays is causing some disorientation for me. I suddenly realised that I am messy, disorganized and also easily confused. Not expressing in the right way do cause problems. No wonder people pay so much to the therapist and psychiatrist to listen to them express themselves.Anyway yesterday was the last day of the inservice training. Yay! I am happy and relieved that it is over but at the same time, a little sad as I will not be able to see my fellow snos and gossip. Haha. Ok we do not really gossip but we still do talk about o
Be Specific! 2007-08-29 00:28:00 Be Specific
You Are a Haunted HouseYou are a deeply complicated and sometimes deeply disturbed person.You can't help but be attracted to the dark side of life - even when it's pretty gruesome.In relationships, you are honest and real. So real that it's definitely a little scary.You don't fake it or play along just to get along. And people either respect this... or deeply resent itYour life is thoughtful, deep, and even philosophical at times.You see the world as it is. You don't sugar coat anything.Facing and fighting your fears is important to you. You believe that too much of life is whitewashed.You're not too morbid... you just believe that you can't enjoy life without exorcising a few demons first!At your best, you are brave, intense, and fearless.Not only do you face the abyss head on - you challenge your friends to do the same.At your worst, you are depressed and morose.If you're not careful, your thoughts take over your mind... and they aren't pretty!What Carnival Ride A
Ticking Bomb 2007-08-20 09:00:00 Ticking Bomb It is almost 10 pm but guess what, I am already getting ready for bed. I dont remember going to bed so early but today was exceptionally exhausting. I did not have a good weekend at all, I spent Saturday going in and out the toilet and Sunday with a major migraine. I have not had such terrible migraine in months. But seriously, my head felt like exploding. Despite that, the dateline for the book review is getting nearer and I am nowhere even halfway through the book. Panic!! I really do not want to hand in a sloppy work. It does not feel right. So thankfully, I managed to read until half the book, I shall finish it off by this weekend.While planning for my new timetable which will take place on Friday, I was at a loss on who to support more. There are just so many boys to be supported in their own different way and still, due to time constraints, I may not be able to do. I feel guilty about not supporting some of the boys with Dyslexia and even though the LSC wants to prot
Teachers's Day Experience 2007-09-01 09:32:00 Teacher's Day Experience It is officially Teacher’s Day! Happy Teacher’s Day to all teachers, you do not necessarily have to be in the mainstream school, you can be in a child care or student care like I was. Today, a fellow teacher gave me a card and congratulate me for celebrating my first Teacher’s Day as a teacher. Hmm.. it is not really my first time. Except for last year, while I was in NIE, I have been celebrating Teacher’s Day every year for the last 5 years. Ok, that made me sound really ancient, but nevertheless, this year is the first time I am celebrating Teacher’s Day as an SNO.After reading Farhana and Edwina’s postings, I feel obliged to write about what happened in my school today. I am sorry that things did not go so well at your school and I can understand your frustration when you feel like what you do is not being appreciated. Trust me, it can really bring you down. Therefore, I hope after reading about how my day went, it will cheer you up, maybe just
The True You 2007-09-26 22:14:00 The True YouThe True YouWith respect to money, you spend whatever you have.You think good luck depends on maintaining good relationships with others.The hidden side of your personality tends to be satisfied to care for things with a minimal amount of effort.You have a tendency to overdo things, but basically you value your friendships highly.When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you don't have any particular type in mind, but you are inclined to look for someone who will say yes when you ask him / her out.Who's The True You?
Locked 2007-09-22 09:35:00 LockedYour Heart is Feeling SafeRight now, all is good with your heart. And you intend on keeping it that way.Whether you're deeply in love or just looking, you know that your heart will be taken care of. You never risk your heart too much, but you don't hold it back either. You know who to trust your heart with.Deep down, your heart is susceptible to: Getting a little too comfortableYour current outlook on love: Calm and future oriented What Is Your Heart Feeling? Read more:Locked
A channel to express myself please! 2007-09-16 09:40:00 A channel to express myself
please!I have been itching to write in here for the longest time but I just was not able to find the time and the computer to do it! Not being able to write and express myself is torture. I find difficulty finding people to listen at times. There are people who will offer to listen of course but sometimes after talking to them they will respond something totally unrelated to what I just said. I see this in many and after some time, I finally gave up. It seems like I am talking at them, not to them. So I really prefer to write in here where people can choose to read or not. If they do not like what they read, they can stop and I wont even know it. Blogging is good channel to express myself, expression is good, if not I will go berserk!Some updates, I had a wonderful week following the fantastic tuesday that we had. I was pleasantly suprised when the Phase 3 batch of SNOs and SSTs had already started taking proactive approach in their communication and sharing
Fantastic Tuesday 2007-09-11 09:24:00 Fantastic Tuesday
Hey! I had a wonderful day! It might come across as boring to you but I was really glad Ram was with me the whole day so at least there was someone to talk to. If not, you know I will probably end up talking to myself.I was released from school today to specially go down to NIE for short sharing session. It was suppose to be short but I guess we kinda took more time as there were a lot of questions. Anyway I am glad that it was clear, honest and true in every sense and every single word from my mouth was absolutely the truth, nothing more. Still, I MUST thank Ram for transforming the plain and ordinary slides to something beautiful and! I am no expert at PPT slides so receiving help with this was very much needed. Anyway it was nice to see Kak Ju (whom I have not seen for sooo long) and of course Nurul. Too bad it was not a suprise! I should have warned Dr Levan to not mention my name. Darn it. Nevertheless I was able to accomplished what I went there for so I am trul Read more:Fantastic
Remembering the feelings once lost 2007-09-10 08:45:00 Remembering the feelings once lost For today, I shall blog about something closer to my personal self. No, no do not worry. I will not give you facts about the actualy heart, the pumps and all. I am no Mr D! Haha. Anyway I have been wanting to sit and write the whole day but somehow when I am at work, I cant seem to have some time on my own.I was upset when I woke up this morning. It is not because it is Monday and I have to go to work by 7am. But I was upset because I was awoken from a beautiful dream. I remembered waking up at 3.30 am and having some difficulty going back to sleep. But still, the really short dream after that instilled some good and pleasant feelings in me, feelings that was lost and now nowhere to be found.As always, the face of the person still remains a mystery even up till today. I had the same one a few years back and they both generate the same feelings. The only 2 things that I remembered was the feeling of security, and the hand holding. What is with the hand Read more:Remembering
Unlearning the lesson that keep you down 2007-09-06 09:56:00 Unlearning the lesson
s that keep you downI was incredibly irritated by the fact that I have to submit the book review by Friday. I only finished reading the book on Sunday night and I was not confident in writing a GOOD review in only a few days. Of course I can write 3000 words review anytime but it will not be of a good quality. So I was furiously planning on the skeleton on Monday morning once I reach school. Got started. Had writers block for a few hours. By the end of the day I completed about 1000 words but I think what I wrote was pretty senseless. I was pretty annoyed because initially I really wanted to complete setting up the classroom. So on Tuesday I started writing early. Inspiration came. Guess what, by 3.30 pm, I was done! Yay! Thank God for being linguistic huh;)So, 3000 words in 2 days. Pretty incredible and I think it is the first time for me too! Perhaps this was the last assignment for the DAS module ever so maybe I really wanted to get it over and done with. So hur
Warning: Super excitement ahead! 2007-09-30 20:43:00 Warning: Super
Excitement Ahead!I was desperately trying to find the time to blog during the weekend but alas, I could not find the time!Firstly, my heartiest congratulations to my 2 fired up, excited and fantastic ibos, Fir and Naf for breaking new pins this month! Yay..I have not stop celebrating, seriously. Now, I am super excited for the recognition session tonight and the BBS on Friday! This BBS is special because our mentors Kankan and Samina will be around and I am so proud that my 2 ibos have chosen to break pins this month. Woohoo. Also, I am so happy that I will not be the only one from my team attending the night owl. Yippee!Congratulations, you deserve this and I know this is just the beginning of bigger successes in the future! Keep on keeping on!The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better. - Barbara PletcherDue to this, I am now super hyper and I have to find ways to remain calm and p Read more:ahead
Not the headlines..but still;) 2007-10-08 09:15:00 Not the headlines
..but still;)It really was too bad that this was not in English. Definitely not expecting it to be in Berita Harian for obvious reasons.Nevertheless, quite good huh, now I just gotta find someone to translate this for me!
Confirmation 2007-10-05 23:55:00 Confirmation I wish I can summarise my experiences of the happenings of these few days with you. However, no matter how well I can write and describe it to you, you will not grasp the whole idea. Why is that, you may ask. It is because, even though you may be able to picture the happenings, you will never know the feeling. I cannot trasnfer the feeling of excitement, joy, assurance that I felt. And that is the difference between you and me. I was there. You were not.After my wonderful mentors gave a green light about stopping by Singapore, I knew that this was truly priceless. Come on, I only get to speak on the phone with one of them for the whole year and now that they are here in the flesh, I think it is quite justifiable to drop whatever thing I am doing just to be there. Never mind that we are 6 days away from Hari Raya Puasa and I have not done a single thing that prepares me for it. Oh well, except purchasing of clothes of course, haha. I think the fact the Diamonds are willing Read more:Confirmation
Which ladder to choose? 2007-10-03 08:33:00 Which ladder to choose
?Today, an opportunity came to me. I was offered a faster route to a so called promotion (if there is of course, haha). That, of course is entitled to if I give the work and commitment. Very tempting I must say.But, I said no. I think I would rather invest my time in business, no matter how passionate I am about what I do now. 2 years. At the end of the 2 year period, I know I will be somebody. I definitely do not want to be somebody who only have her work to be proud of.2 years, career woman? Or double eagle?Its an obvious choice, isnt it? Freedom!Will put up Monday's function pics soon!
I am back! Finally! 2007-10-16 02:38:00 I am back! Finally
!I have been itching to write in here for the past week, but alas, having no computer and no time is a constant barrier to me doing this. The good news is, I am on leave for the rest of the week! Yay! I think this is the first time I am having a long break during Hari Raya itself. Last year I was still rushing to finish assignments and papers during the eve of Hari Raya and it was really distracting. The previous year, we had to come back to work since majority of the staffs were malay and priority were always given to those who are married and with kids. Soooooo, I have never been allowed to enjoy a good Hari Raya break until this year, so yay for me!There has been so much happenings for the past week! Hmm where shall I start? Lets start with last Wednesday open meeting.After the open meeting, Eddie called all the leaders for a special nite owl. Actually I was suprised that he called me, to be placed together with the leaders is my honour. It was a very heartwarming
True wealth 2007-10-22 08:40:00 True WealthSo I am almost done with the Hari Raya visiting. It seems so fast, mainly because I visited friends in the first week of Raya. It is good, although I am trying my very best not to eat too much food. I think it has been going great, as I take very little food from each house so that I will not feel too full.As you know, Hari Raya visiting is a good time to meet people and listen to what people have been going through for the past year. This year, I was able to listen more, simply because I chose to talk less. I realise that some people can be the best planners in the world about how their life should be, and how their future should be, but they are all lacking in one thing. They have no back up plan.For instance, maybe your plan can be to work until you are financially stable and then maybe you want to start your own business then. My question to them is, what is the definition of financially stable? Also, why do you want to start your own business? For profit? For fun or eve
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