I just had my Math presentation and I'm extremely delighted and proud right now because my tutor just praised me in class. It's not like I did exceptionally well for my presentation where I taught all the right things. My tutor just praised me for possessing the natural air of a teacher.
She said that I have the attributes of a teacher where I teach, give simple instructions and then pausing to make sure that pupils are following. Then everyone started looking at me and clapped! Wow! You have no idea how much this means to me. She continued by saying that I did show step-by-step working and tapped on my previous grp mates' teaching.
At this point of time where I'm still pretty clueless if this job is going to be a long term one, I received the confirmation by my tutor and I guess I'm really suitable for teaching. :)
Friday, October 22, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Yawn...
Remember I mentioned that this week shall be a super hectic week? Well, IT IS!!!!!!
Oh my! It's only Wednesday and I'm already feeling so grumpy and tired! I have never had so many group discussions in a week and the workload and nervousness are just killing me! Despite trying to sleep early every night, I still feel so sleepy and lethargy. I also realized that I have to go to school by 9.30am for 4 of the weekdays! Today school lasts from
9.30-6.30pm! And on Friday, it'll be 9.30-5.30pm! What a vast difference from last week where I only have to attend 3 out of 5 days! Damn sian lor!
What's worse! I totally hate squeezing with those working adults in the train during peak hours! Especially morning! You know how these people like to take a copy of the free newspaper and suddenly being very "knowledgeable" or "smart", they will read them in the train. Then, you have more and more passengers coming into the train while those idiots just stood there and continuing reading! As if the newspaper won't poke us! It's not like they just read a page. They still attempt to flip to the next page with the newspaper sticking to my back! WTF! Some are real "nice" though! They still purposely fold the newspaper into smaller parts so they won't take up a lot of space! Wah...... As if it makes a BIG difference! The poke is still there and it's harder cos your newspaper is thicker! Damn them!
My days are horrible yet they still want to make it more terrible!
Oh my! It's only Wednesday and I'm already feeling so grumpy and tired! I have never had so many group discussions in a week and the workload and nervousness are just killing me! Despite trying to sleep early every night, I still feel so sleepy and lethargy. I also realized that I have to go to school by 9.30am for 4 of the weekdays! Today school lasts from
9.30-6.30pm! And on Friday, it'll be 9.30-5.30pm! What a vast difference from last week where I only have to attend 3 out of 5 days! Damn sian lor!
What's worse! I totally hate squeezing with those working adults in the train during peak hours! Especially morning! You know how these people like to take a copy of the free newspaper and suddenly being very "knowledgeable" or "smart", they will read them in the train. Then, you have more and more passengers coming into the train while those idiots just stood there and continuing reading! As if the newspaper won't poke us! It's not like they just read a page. They still attempt to flip to the next page with the newspaper sticking to my back! WTF! Some are real "nice" though! They still purposely fold the newspaper into smaller parts so they won't take up a lot of space! Wah...... As if it makes a BIG difference! The poke is still there and it's harder cos your newspaper is thicker! Damn them!
My days are horrible yet they still want to make it more terrible!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wonderful weekend
Yay! I am in such a happy mood right now!
Just spent three wonderful days at my sis's place! Finally get to see my mama, played with Lucas, chat with sis! It's simply great!
However, I'll be going home tonight and a long and hectic school week awaits me where there will be lots of meetings, discussions, presentation preparation for me to worry about! Nonetheless, I will tackle them one by one! Till then, I shall enjoy the remaining afternoon of my beautiful Sunday!
Just spent three wonderful days at my sis's place! Finally get to see my mama, played with Lucas, chat with sis! It's simply great!
However, I'll be going home tonight and a long and hectic school week awaits me where there will be lots of meetings, discussions, presentation preparation for me to worry about! Nonetheless, I will tackle them one by one! Till then, I shall enjoy the remaining afternoon of my beautiful Sunday!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Being a housewife is not easy...
Mum went over to Sis house to take care of baby and her during her confinement period. So, here I am, on a Wednesday night, sharing with all of you my thoughts (or perhaps unhappiness) on the past three days where mum is not at home.
I still prefer to study and mind my own business! It's definitely not easy with mum not around as I realised the routine tasks of putting the clothes to be washed, hanging out to dry and finally folding and ironing are a bitch!
It totally drained my energy! Well, I have never felt this tired doing housework. It felt as though I was mugging consecutively for 3 days! Maybe, studying for examination or chiong-ing assignments wasn't as tired as doing housework!
In fact, I just had to do all those and I was not expected to sweep, mop or clean the floor.
After doing all those housework, I still had to continue doing my work!
That's not all, my sorrow didn't end just here! If there's any housework that I hate the most, it will have to be ironing! It's like my greatest fear! I can't explain why but I do know the creases on the clothes after ironing can make me go crazy!
But why I still offer to do all that? I did it for the sake of my mum. I do not want to trouble her to come back home and clean up after us (me n my bro). Yet, helping others can be pretty unrewarding at times. No appreciation and initiative just made me feel utterly disgusted.
PS: Fine! You said you can manage on your own then you better prove it with causing inconvenience to others or end up having mum cleaning up after you!
Can't wait to go sis's house tomorrow!
I still prefer to study and mind my own business! It's definitely not easy with mum not around as I realised the routine tasks of putting the clothes to be washed, hanging out to dry and finally folding and ironing are a bitch!
It totally drained my energy! Well, I have never felt this tired doing housework. It felt as though I was mugging consecutively for 3 days! Maybe, studying for examination or chiong-ing assignments wasn't as tired as doing housework!
In fact, I just had to do all those and I was not expected to sweep, mop or clean the floor.
After doing all those housework, I still had to continue doing my work!
That's not all, my sorrow didn't end just here! If there's any housework that I hate the most, it will have to be ironing! It's like my greatest fear! I can't explain why but I do know the creases on the clothes after ironing can make me go crazy!
But why I still offer to do all that? I did it for the sake of my mum. I do not want to trouble her to come back home and clean up after us (me n my bro). Yet, helping others can be pretty unrewarding at times. No appreciation and initiative just made me feel utterly disgusted.
PS: Fine! You said you can manage on your own then you better prove it with causing inconvenience to others or end up having mum cleaning up after you!
Can't wait to go sis's house tomorrow!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
The newest baby of my family: Baby Lucas :) (Day Four, Five and Six)
It's Sunday and I just spent one night at Sis's house. Will update this post with more pics of Lucas.
Day Four
I did not get to visit Lucas and Sis on Day Four as I had lesson. So, Sis sent me some photos of him.
Day Five
This is the day where Lucas discharged from hospital and get to go home. Woke up early to cook rice wine chicken with black fungus for Sis. Looked yummy? It tasted fantastic!
And so, Lucas reached home and he slept in his new baby cot with animals mattress.
Stretching
Oops Lucas shit againDay Six
Stayed over at Sis's house and baby Lucas had his first bath at home. Smelled good and he fell asleep after that.
Artistic picture taken by me using my iPhoneFriday, October 1, 2010
The Story of Madeleine
Have you heard of Madeleine?
It's not the name of a person, neither it is a type of nut.
Madeleine is a type of egg pastry that can be bought from Delifrance. It tastes like 鸡蛋糕 and is usually sold in a box of six at Delifrance. A box costs $3.80 now but I'm sure the price was cheaper in the past.
Anyway the story goes like this. The first time I had madeleine was when I was eight or nine year-old. Occasionally I would stay over at my godbrother's house to keep him company and Madeleine was a common tea or supper snack. I remember how I loved the sweet taste of the coating and how I would just take one or the most, two because of Mum's reminder: "Don't be greedy and take things that do not belong to you."
It was only on an occasion where we went to the airport to send my aunt, who used to be an air stewardess, off that I found out that there was a Delifrance at T1. There I saw my favorite Madeleines and my mouth was watering.
I remembered begging my mum to buy for me but when she saw the price, she gave me a deep stare which automatically shut my mouth out. I had to watch my godbrother eat the Madeleines that his mum bought for him and wishing how my mum could just give in to me for once. Of course, that never happened. Soon, this craving also stopped.
Twelve years later, I was hungry one day and decided to go school early to get something from Jurong Point. While I was searching for something light to eat, I
saw Delifrance and I thought I might as well buy a sandwich. Just when I was about to leave the diner, something caught my eyes.
It was the familiar madeleines that I have loved and forgotten.
Without battling of an eyelid, I took one box and paid for it despite of the sandwich which I have already bought. Then, I shared it with my classmates during tutorial.
The first bite immediately brought back a flush of memories and reminded me of the irony of life.
You may think how this post sounds silly but it dawned on me that something that
used to be precious and unattainable has become affordable over the years. Of course, Madeleine was just one of the many examples.
Eg. How I had to use second-hand phone and top up my prepaid card using my meagre allowance to buying the iPhone!
Eg. How Yoshinoya used to be the "expensive" restaurant that I frequent to it being the cheapo fast-food chain that I hate now
There are many more to achieve too.
So, what is the moral of the story?
A little hardship at the start may not be a bad thing afterall. In this way, you will treasure and appreciate the things more. I'm grateful for a harsh childhood for I know that those things that happened to me in the past will not take place again with me earning my own keep.
It's not the name of a person, neither it is a type of nut.
Madeleine is a type of egg pastry that can be bought from Delifrance. It tastes like 鸡蛋糕 and is usually sold in a box of six at Delifrance. A box costs $3.80 now but I'm sure the price was cheaper in the past.
Anyway the story goes like this. The first time I had madeleine was when I was eight or nine year-old. Occasionally I would stay over at my godbrother's house to keep him company and Madeleine was a common tea or supper snack. I remember how I loved the sweet taste of the coating and how I would just take one or the most, two because of Mum's reminder: "Don't be greedy and take things that do not belong to you."
It was only on an occasion where we went to the airport to send my aunt, who used to be an air stewardess, off that I found out that there was a Delifrance at T1. There I saw my favorite Madeleines and my mouth was watering.
I remembered begging my mum to buy for me but when she saw the price, she gave me a deep stare which automatically shut my mouth out. I had to watch my godbrother eat the Madeleines that his mum bought for him and wishing how my mum could just give in to me for once. Of course, that never happened. Soon, this craving also stopped.
Twelve years later, I was hungry one day and decided to go school early to get something from Jurong Point. While I was searching for something light to eat, I
saw Delifrance and I thought I might as well buy a sandwich. Just when I was about to leave the diner, something caught my eyes.
It was the familiar madeleines that I have loved and forgotten.
Without battling of an eyelid, I took one box and paid for it despite of the sandwich which I have already bought. Then, I shared it with my classmates during tutorial.
The first bite immediately brought back a flush of memories and reminded me of the irony of life.
You may think how this post sounds silly but it dawned on me that something that
used to be precious and unattainable has become affordable over the years. Of course, Madeleine was just one of the many examples.
Eg. How I had to use second-hand phone and top up my prepaid card using my meagre allowance to buying the iPhone!
Eg. How Yoshinoya used to be the "expensive" restaurant that I frequent to it being the cheapo fast-food chain that I hate now
There are many more to achieve too.
So, what is the moral of the story?
A little hardship at the start may not be a bad thing afterall. In this way, you will treasure and appreciate the things more. I'm grateful for a harsh childhood for I know that those things that happened to me in the past will not take place again with me earning my own keep.
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