what life should be about
Saturday, March 26, 2011; 12:57 AM |
spent the last two weeks doing life.
meeting up with different groups of people <3
met the girls, Radhiah and Phebe at cathaycine on tuesday, intending to catch a movie.
intending suggests that we did not do that in the end, so yes, we ended up at lucky plaza eating pizza hut.
love the chitchat sessions, the laugh at phebe moments and they love the take many different photos at one go times (i do not like it because my brain just doesnt send fast signals to my face muscles to change my expression so quickly. haha)
realised how we've grown up after rethinking our conversations on that day.
we were actually talking about weddings and marriages!
when what we used to talk about were eye candies and hot stuffs. eg. afro guy (i still like him okay hahaha)
had so much fun talking till we all didnt realise the time! cant wait for our next meetup!
ohh, and for you phebe (Y)!
went back to tp on tuesday with weilin to eat at mensa. we went around some famous spots in tp quickly cause she had to rush to co. (:
mensa, bookshop, computer lab, koi pond.
was really nice to be walking around the school, especially when its not all crowded and noisy and stuffy.
spent two short hours and somehow i couldnt bare to leave!
miss the first 69 when i could have run for it, just to sit and stare at tp from the gohomebusstop.
soaking in nostalgia and lots of recollection.
given the chance to go back in time, there were things ive regret doing, things i would have changed if possible. but still nonetheless enjoyed my three years in tp, appreciate and treasure every memory and experience that has brought me to where i am. (ahh, emotional..)
met vivian on wednesday at fareast for our monthly meetup! :D
thank you dear for taking the initiative to plan and ask me out, im really bad at such stuff.
if you're reading this, everytime we meet up, i just cant stop listening to your interesting stories and experiences. you are really a blessing!
conducted a class for the first time on my own on thursday at acechildcare with the victoria, emma, hannah, matthias, adeline, angelina, sherry and xinyi.
felt nervous and was perspiring through the entire plan time. but i really did enjoy myself interacting with the children this way. (:
i asked the kids how a seagull sounds like, and they all stared at me with 'teacher anne, what is seagull' face.
then i said 'okayy, bird! how does a bird sound like?' and matthias said 'tweet tweet'
children come up with the cutest stories, like their fish is going to school, supermarket, shopping.
it was a wonderful experience, and i'll be doing another class next monday! wish me luck! :D
met eunice after work to head to parkway to print photos! inspired by icc and many other ice cream shops, i've decided to fillllllllll my wall with photos of people i love and miss! (:
took the more recent ones that i have in my computer currently, so there are still people not up on my wall yet! but not for long! i want more pictures! i even say 'hello everyone' and 'goodnight everyone' to my wall now! (:
i guess thats about enough updates, goodnight everyone, and goodnight wall! :D
awesome friday and saturday!
Sunday, March 20, 2011; 11:19 PM |
let me begin with friday,
had work and rushed off to meet weilin at my busstop after work.
at some time around 4pm, weilin texted me to say she's on her way to redeeming freedom,
for all who do not know, she's been rushing deadlines for projects,
so we decided a long long time ago, that we'll meet up right after her submission of her LAST PROJECT to CELEBRATE! :D
we took a bus to singpost and settled dinner there, (weilin, remind me never to take the combi of baked potato and potato salad as side dishes ever again, can die!) then, since it was supposed to be a celebration, i brought sparkles and childhood-toxic-bubble/balloon to play together!
it was weilin's first time playing sparkles! a guy who helped us with the photo actually asked who's birthday issit, and when we told him it was post projects celebration, ermmm. he must have mocked us slightly in his heart, or thought we're crazy. hahah. oh, and my bubble flew away, like over the mrt track from singpost while weilin's one deflated in her hands, AT THE SAME TIME. we call this, more than just a coincidence?
<3 love love love the amazing time we spend together, cause its always something interesting, like cycle-buyfood-sitdownsomewheretotalkaboutlife'sfutureplans, blowbubbles, iceskating, haha what else? (:
anyway, once again, happy 'be-gone-projects' day to you weilin! take lots of well deserved rest and good breaks and meetups/life sessions! cant wait for MENSA! 0.90cents mushroom soup here i come! (:
after meeting weilin, i took a bus and went to meet darric for selegie taohuay first, cause he suddenly wanted to eat taohuay. went to hk cafe after to meet up with shenn and kok, and coincidentally bumped into justin and daryl who were also going to hk cafe (because theres nowhere else to go at kovan), justin meeting his family and daryl meeting his army friends.
just a shoutout to shenn, that im really impressed at how disciplined you are when it comes to studying! i salute you and want to say
JIAYOU JIAYOU! cant wait to see you finally free like a bird in may, then we can meet in nex every other day to talkcocksingsong. yes singsong, i want to singsong.
and to the two most gentlemenliest friends i know of, kok and darric,
i shall pray that for you, time in army will FLYYYYY BY and you'll be free like a bird very soon too! (: really blessed to have you all!
took a zoom zoom cab home and slept as zoomzoomly as i got home!
woke up with a shock when mummy came in and asked if im working, i was like 'jin tian she me tian??' (pardon my lousy chinese, its morning okay)
went back to sleep and woke up again to bathe and prepared myself to leave home to fetch the lows!
been a loooonnnnnggggg looonnnnnnnggggg time since we've brought the kids out,
and the adventurous chuas brought them to SNOW CITY.
on the way there i asked them what they'd like to be in the future,
gaius: policeman. then i catch both of you.
me: both of you?
gaius: korkor and jiejie
me: why catch them?
gaius: when they naughty then i catch them.
chloe: chef
me: why chef?
chloe: cause food.
gabriel: train engineer.
me: orh.
yes, we had a jam on the pie cause there was an accident, that explains the questions hahaha. we arrived at snow city and the children, before getting off the car were already gearing up (with their jackets) and asking us to help them zip and button up. i half suspect they think they'll be walking into snow immediately.
went through the usual stuffs, buying tickets and getting a hot drink/some food for the kids before going in to further gear up.
it was, half a chaos getting three kids to put on shoes, jackets and GLOVES.
not sure if the gloves were too huge, they just couldnt fit their fingers, one in each slot in the glove.
i was like 'nooo, here got no finger, here got two fingers, so wriggle your fingers and make one go over the other side..' hahaha never knew it would be such a difficult task.
finally went in and yes, the children were elated! so colddddd, so much snooowwww!
clap clap to gabriel low who managed to slide down on his own even in his first try!
chloe didnt take the slide but guess she enjoyed watching her korkor and didi slide from way up high.
a man got injured cause of a collision and had blood on his head, and i was trying my hardest to not let the already frightened chloe see it.
all in all, the kids had fun, the adults, did too, but would have preferred not sliding together with the kids (:
we brought home five photos, and one is now bluetacked on my wall.
love you gabriel, chloe, gaius and not forgetting little claudia.
you're like sunshine, bringing warmth to the hearts yours meet. <3
tuesdays
Tuesday, March 15, 2011; 10:41 PM |
tuesdays have became my official rest-rot-and-relax day,
i take as much time to sleep in as possible,
and as much as i can, i spend the entire day at home.
watching shows online, using the com, and packing my cupboard and table. (:
but, it also became my miss-klang-way-too-much day,
i realise i fell asleep yesterday looking at pictures of my previous trip in klang.
and i spend the entire of today, missing klang and thinking when will i be able to go there once school starts for me.
i flip through pictures of them, notes from them, read fb messages from them and think of them.
so here's a shoutout, from my heart, cause i think im going crazy.
'I miss you all so so so much!' ):
God's little reward/encouragement
; 7:02 PM |
Been feeling pretty weighed down by 'pressures of life' recently,
studies, work, money, time.
guess God felt sorry for me and decided to reward me with a very pleasant surprise on Saturday morning (:
helped Noelle out in the 9am class with India, Tilly, Lulu, Rachel and Emma.
had a fun time, talking and doing art together.
India held my hand to join in for the goodbye song at the end of the class and as she was skipping out of the class, In her excitement, she was shouting and laughing at the same time
'i held your hands! i held your hands!'
After giving her the stamp and the cookie, she looked up at me and said
'i wished you lived with me!'
Not believing what i just heard, i ended up not knowing how to reply her sweet-ttm statement, so i said 'Can i give you a hug?' and she came running over.
Really thank God for the little surprise, which once again reminded me that teaching these children was never just a job, it is, out of love. <3
when you let the opportunity slip by you
Monday, March 7, 2011; 10:37 PM |
its finally mondayyyyy!
work's been really exhausting and im so glad its off day tmr. :D
I WANT TO SLEEP TILL 2PM HAHA.
hope finance doesnt wake me up in the mrning.
school and all pretty much settled,
just waiting for confirmation from the school and from ntuc for my funding.
need to start saving up to pay for the school fees.
this time i really hope ive made the right decision!
time really flies,
and sometimes i wonder if i should have done smething more meaningful over the past few months.
a mission trip or something, to see the world, see God at work, in the life of others, and eventually in my own.
now that i see school starting, work continuing,
it suddenly dawn upon me that i wouldnt be able to find that kind of time anymore.
ahh, the pressures of life, i feel old. ):
what life should be about
Saturday, March 26, 2011; 12:57 AM |
spent the last two weeks doing life.
meeting up with different groups of people <3
met the girls, Radhiah and Phebe at cathaycine on tuesday, intending to catch a movie.
intending suggests that we did not do that in the end, so yes, we ended up at lucky plaza eating pizza hut.
love the chitchat sessions, the laugh at phebe moments and they love the take many different photos at one go times (i do not like it because my brain just doesnt send fast signals to my face muscles to change my expression so quickly. haha)
realised how we've grown up after rethinking our conversations on that day.
we were actually talking about weddings and marriages!
when what we used to talk about were eye candies and hot stuffs. eg. afro guy (i still like him okay hahaha)
had so much fun talking till we all didnt realise the time! cant wait for our next meetup!
ohh, and for you phebe (Y)!
went back to tp on tuesday with weilin to eat at mensa. we went around some famous spots in tp quickly cause she had to rush to co. (:
mensa, bookshop, computer lab, koi pond.
was really nice to be walking around the school, especially when its not all crowded and noisy and stuffy.
spent two short hours and somehow i couldnt bare to leave!
miss the first 69 when i could have run for it, just to sit and stare at tp from the gohomebusstop.
soaking in nostalgia and lots of recollection.
given the chance to go back in time, there were things ive regret doing, things i would have changed if possible. but still nonetheless enjoyed my three years in tp, appreciate and treasure every memory and experience that has brought me to where i am. (ahh, emotional..)
met vivian on wednesday at fareast for our monthly meetup! :D
thank you dear for taking the initiative to plan and ask me out, im really bad at such stuff.
if you're reading this, everytime we meet up, i just cant stop listening to your interesting stories and experiences. you are really a blessing!
conducted a class for the first time on my own on thursday at acechildcare with the victoria, emma, hannah, matthias, adeline, angelina, sherry and xinyi.
felt nervous and was perspiring through the entire plan time. but i really did enjoy myself interacting with the children this way. (:
i asked the kids how a seagull sounds like, and they all stared at me with 'teacher anne, what is seagull' face.
then i said 'okayy, bird! how does a bird sound like?' and matthias said 'tweet tweet'
children come up with the cutest stories, like their fish is going to school, supermarket, shopping.
it was a wonderful experience, and i'll be doing another class next monday! wish me luck! :D
met eunice after work to head to parkway to print photos! inspired by icc and many other ice cream shops, i've decided to fillllllllll my wall with photos of people i love and miss! (:
took the more recent ones that i have in my computer currently, so there are still people not up on my wall yet! but not for long! i want more pictures! i even say 'hello everyone' and 'goodnight everyone' to my wall now! (:
i guess thats about enough updates, goodnight everyone, and goodnight wall! :D
awesome friday and saturday!
Sunday, March 20, 2011; 11:19 PM |
let me begin with friday,
had work and rushed off to meet weilin at my busstop after work.
at some time around 4pm, weilin texted me to say she's on her way to redeeming freedom,
for all who do not know, she's been rushing deadlines for projects,
so we decided a long long time ago, that we'll meet up right after her submission of her LAST PROJECT to CELEBRATE! :D
we took a bus to singpost and settled dinner there, (weilin, remind me never to take the combi of baked potato and potato salad as side dishes ever again, can die!) then, since it was supposed to be a celebration, i brought sparkles and childhood-toxic-bubble/balloon to play together!
it was weilin's first time playing sparkles! a guy who helped us with the photo actually asked who's birthday issit, and when we told him it was post projects celebration, ermmm. he must have mocked us slightly in his heart, or thought we're crazy. hahah. oh, and my bubble flew away, like over the mrt track from singpost while weilin's one deflated in her hands, AT THE SAME TIME. we call this, more than just a coincidence?
<3 love love love the amazing time we spend together, cause its always something interesting, like cycle-buyfood-sitdownsomewheretotalkaboutlife'sfutureplans, blowbubbles, iceskating, haha what else? (:
anyway, once again, happy 'be-gone-projects' day to you weilin! take lots of well deserved rest and good breaks and meetups/life sessions! cant wait for MENSA! 0.90cents mushroom soup here i come! (:
after meeting weilin, i took a bus and went to meet darric for selegie taohuay first, cause he suddenly wanted to eat taohuay. went to hk cafe after to meet up with shenn and kok, and coincidentally bumped into justin and daryl who were also going to hk cafe (because theres nowhere else to go at kovan), justin meeting his family and daryl meeting his army friends.
just a shoutout to shenn, that im really impressed at how disciplined you are when it comes to studying! i salute you and want to say
JIAYOU JIAYOU! cant wait to see you finally free like a bird in may, then we can meet in nex every other day to talkcocksingsong. yes singsong, i want to singsong.
and to the two most gentlemenliest friends i know of, kok and darric,
i shall pray that for you, time in army will FLYYYYY BY and you'll be free like a bird very soon too! (: really blessed to have you all!
took a zoom zoom cab home and slept as zoomzoomly as i got home!
woke up with a shock when mummy came in and asked if im working, i was like 'jin tian she me tian??' (pardon my lousy chinese, its morning okay)
went back to sleep and woke up again to bathe and prepared myself to leave home to fetch the lows!
been a loooonnnnnggggg looonnnnnnnggggg time since we've brought the kids out,
and the adventurous chuas brought them to SNOW CITY.
on the way there i asked them what they'd like to be in the future,
gaius: policeman. then i catch both of you.
me: both of you?
gaius: korkor and jiejie
me: why catch them?
gaius: when they naughty then i catch them.
chloe: chef
me: why chef?
chloe: cause food.
gabriel: train engineer.
me: orh.
yes, we had a jam on the pie cause there was an accident, that explains the questions hahaha. we arrived at snow city and the children, before getting off the car were already gearing up (with their jackets) and asking us to help them zip and button up. i half suspect they think they'll be walking into snow immediately.
went through the usual stuffs, buying tickets and getting a hot drink/some food for the kids before going in to further gear up.
it was, half a chaos getting three kids to put on shoes, jackets and GLOVES.
not sure if the gloves were too huge, they just couldnt fit their fingers, one in each slot in the glove.
i was like 'nooo, here got no finger, here got two fingers, so wriggle your fingers and make one go over the other side..' hahaha never knew it would be such a difficult task.
finally went in and yes, the children were elated! so colddddd, so much snooowwww!
clap clap to gabriel low who managed to slide down on his own even in his first try!
chloe didnt take the slide but guess she enjoyed watching her korkor and didi slide from way up high.
a man got injured cause of a collision and had blood on his head, and i was trying my hardest to not let the already frightened chloe see it.
all in all, the kids had fun, the adults, did too, but would have preferred not sliding together with the kids (:
we brought home five photos, and one is now bluetacked on my wall.
love you gabriel, chloe, gaius and not forgetting little claudia.
you're like sunshine, bringing warmth to the hearts yours meet. <3
tuesdays
Tuesday, March 15, 2011; 10:41 PM |
tuesdays have became my official rest-rot-and-relax day,
i take as much time to sleep in as possible,
and as much as i can, i spend the entire day at home.
watching shows online, using the com, and packing my cupboard and table. (:
but, it also became my miss-klang-way-too-much day,
i realise i fell asleep yesterday looking at pictures of my previous trip in klang.
and i spend the entire of today, missing klang and thinking when will i be able to go there once school starts for me.
i flip through pictures of them, notes from them, read fb messages from them and think of them.
so here's a shoutout, from my heart, cause i think im going crazy.
'I miss you all so so so much!' ):
God's little reward/encouragement
; 7:02 PM |
Been feeling pretty weighed down by 'pressures of life' recently,
studies, work, money, time.
guess God felt sorry for me and decided to reward me with a very pleasant surprise on Saturday morning (:
helped Noelle out in the 9am class with India, Tilly, Lulu, Rachel and Emma.
had a fun time, talking and doing art together.
India held my hand to join in for the goodbye song at the end of the class and as she was skipping out of the class, In her excitement, she was shouting and laughing at the same time
'i held your hands! i held your hands!'
After giving her the stamp and the cookie, she looked up at me and said
'i wished you lived with me!'
Not believing what i just heard, i ended up not knowing how to reply her sweet-ttm statement, so i said 'Can i give you a hug?' and she came running over.
Really thank God for the little surprise, which once again reminded me that teaching these children was never just a job, it is, out of love. <3
when you let the opportunity slip by you
Monday, March 7, 2011; 10:37 PM |
its finally mondayyyyy!
work's been really exhausting and im so glad its off day tmr. :D
I WANT TO SLEEP TILL 2PM HAHA.
hope finance doesnt wake me up in the mrning.
school and all pretty much settled,
just waiting for confirmation from the school and from ntuc for my funding.
need to start saving up to pay for the school fees.
this time i really hope ive made the right decision!
time really flies,
and sometimes i wonder if i should have done smething more meaningful over the past few months.
a mission trip or something, to see the world, see God at work, in the life of others, and eventually in my own.
now that i see school starting, work continuing,
it suddenly dawn upon me that i wouldnt be able to find that kind of time anymore.
ahh, the pressures of life, i feel old. ):
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