-IslandinG OncE aGaiN-

Finally, headed back to the island where we had much fun in October!!! And I got my official Islander Card. ^.^ My picture looks distorted on it though.. bleah..

The weather was not bad really, at least not scorching hot and though it poured for a short period of time, we still managed to work out our muscles!! Hopefully, there would be more sun the next round for us to get darker! Interestingly, I seemed to be able to throw the frisbee better while running... So I guess, for the next session, I should do a running & throwing warm up before playing with the rest! Kun has decline to do the warm up with me though... So, erm... Dr Wong, can help me?? ahahhaha... It would help lessen your craziness that day lah hor? hahahah..

I shall upload more photos of me in action after Char send those photos to me... interestingly, my feet was off the ground for those shots she took of me. Hahah...

We also got to watch the Arabian Belly dancing event at CooL DecK! Think they managed to beat the present Guiness Record in Singapore.. 179 belly dancers altogether if I remembered correctly. Kun was absolutely wowed by the lady in purple (frm top right photo) hahahha.. There was a short percussion performance to start of the event and the main drummer was absolutely fantastic! And his wife is a belly dancer as well.. hahahah..

I sure had fun yesterday. Going jogging with Kun later at the stadium. With Naphfa drawing near, I think I should start training for it or die a horrible death on that day itself.

Sure looks like a bz wk ahead of me... with much work to clear and farewells to bid... I really think I'm going to miss Raffles Place. Tata..

-BeforE I Forget-

I think age is catching up with me...

I was carrying my bag like I alwiz do, with the handles of the bag lying on my arm. Carried a NTUC bag in another, filled with Chicken in a Biscuit, Bacardi Breezer - Orange and a pack of HL milk.

As I walked home, I grew warmer. & while attempting to rid my sweater with one arm, I think I sucessfully sprained my shoulder...

Signs of ageing indeed...

But I can still type yes...

Perhaps, the Bacardi Breezer can help lift my mood a little... I can't rem when was the last time I down one bottle on my own. ^.^ & I just can't understand why isnt there Bacardi Breezer - Mango flavour in Singapore?!?!?!? I can still rem how much I enjoyed that in Austria... ah yes... Austria.. lovely days... =)

-A WalK dowN tHe mEmOrY LaNe-

Over the past 10 weeks, there are times when I would take a walk down to the Esplanade and head home from City Hall instead of Raffles Place...

Exercise, one may think.. but that definitely never crossed my mind. I've always love the stretch between the bridge near Fulleton Hotel and Esplanade. Walking past ACM to Victoria Concert Hall (which holds many many wonderful memories) and to the Durian... the walk is just lovely...

The breeze beckoned me on Monday. Hence, I took a walk. At the outdoor theatre, veteran singer Ling Xiao was serenading the crowd with his voice. As the song ended, I made way into Esplanade and walked towards the concourse area. I was greeted with the voices of children, happily chanting the dikir barat. The performance drew a crowd alright. While watching them, I was drawn back to the days where we did the dikir barat as well... lovely memories indeed. ^.^

A courting dance followed next with 9 young ones taking the lead before the adults took over... Through the dance steps and the body language, the flirtatious mood was expressed alright. The young ones were quite expressive as well and I for one, am impressed.

Speaking of which, it is amazing what one could observe in a place like the courtroom. Over the 3 and 1/2 hours spent on Tuesday morning at the Sub Courts, I actually felt a tinge of flirting in the air. Body language is definitely interesting... =)

The weather has been so cold lately, I was practically freezing my butt off yesterday at the centre. As the clock went past 8 o'clock, I wondered if my beloved student was still coming. 10 mins later, she showed up in front of me. ^.^ Later, the mother told me that she had tried getting her dau to come for lesson in the afternoon or evening but she refused. She insisted on coming only at night cos that's when I am around... While I was really happy at that comment, I just wonder what would happen if I stop working at the centre. Sigh... guess I would need more time to ponder about juggling two jobs at a time.

Here's a birthday shout-out to the November Babies!!!

To Azi, who turned 21 yesterday... WELCOME TO THE YOUNG ADULTS CLUB!!! hahahah... and seriously Azi, some of your birthday wishes are just super hard to fulfill... =) But let me know if those that can be fulfilled aren't fulfilled yet ok?

To a new-found friend of mine whose birthday is tomorrow... enjoy your day...

To the one of the two longest fren that I've ever had... I really dunno what I would have become without you but then again, I dun see you veri often do I??? U better take care of yourself and 'mommy' dear alright??

To my dearest xiaomei in HK... I'm counting down the days to Dec 23... and yes, I am still alive.

Happy Birthday people!!!

-HP & PracticE @ KY-

Caught HP today with my sisters this morning at 10am! & I ran into Haider & Hana! Hahah.. Since Haider had to book in, they had no choice but to catch an early show. =)

The movie was really good... I definitely won't mind watching it agaiN! Though it left quite a bit of details from the book, I still think it captured the story very well. Once again, another good movie to add on to my list of favourite movies. ^.^

Headed to practice at KY after... seems like a weekly routine already! I think I would miss going to KY after the concert... Still, I would look forward to the monthly Blue Moo Cafe nights! Catch Budak on Suria, live from Penang on the 26th Nov!!! I just saw the commercial on the tv! Hahaha... Anyone can record it for me??? Cos I would certainly not be at home that night....... Anyone?

-Dun I Look Singaporean?-

"Are you sure you are Singaporean? You don't look local..."

I do get this comment once in a blue moon but recently, it was mentioned more frequently...

DoN't I look Singaporean???? Then what do I look like??

Had dinner with Char yesterday at Cafe Cartel Marina. Haven't seen her for the past 3 weeks! We ran into Amanda as well! Dinner was quite good and I really think I'm getting addicted to the bread... hahaha.. Guess we would be frequenting Cartel over the next few dinners. I can't wait for next Saturday!!!

Btw, to the usual dinner gang, Char has requested a 'nice gathering' where everyone would get to doll up to round up the year. So, do start thinking about where and when! (Sorry Kun, since you would be elsewhere, we have to leave you out for this one... =) anyway, I think you would be enjoying yourself elsewhere... hahahah)

I went to Queenstown Remand Prison...

The place just has this depressing mood... not that its suppose to be happy but I was quite suprise that the interview rooms actually have air-condition! I was practically freezing in there...

Still, good experience...

-ChildreN BlanteR 2-

There is an aura in the centre that never fails to energise me no matter how exhausted I am. (Except for that one time when I was sleeping an average of 4-5 hours over 3-4 days)

I guess its how the children never fail to bring a smile to my face effortlessly...

I used to be able to attend to 5 kids at the same time, of course that would mean by the end of the session, my fuel would be pretty much consumed. Over the past year, the kids have grown to be more independent, with the ability to do their own recording of work done. This allows us to attend to more kids at a time.

However, when the teacher is seated in the baby corner... and one of the students is in thunder mood... Attending to 2-3 kids is already a handful.

So, when 4-year-old Micah came along last night, I had to reject her.

M - "But I like you teacher."

"But teacher already have 2 students. Could you look for another teacher for today?"

M - "Why???"

"Because, teacher would have to spend all attention on you (which is true since she usually commands the full attention of the teacher that teaches her) and I have other students to attend to."

While she seemed disappointed at the response given, the next question asked amazed me...

M - "Teacher, why did you cut your hair???"

For a student whom I have not seen in 2 weeks, it sure showed her power of observation. In fact, she is the first person to have noticed that I did trim my hair... amazing isn't it?

On another hand, when a student tells you this...

"Teacher Yimei, my sister told me the answers to my homework on Sunday..."

And she gives you the innocent "I'm sorry" smile...

How do you get angry with the student??? Not when she is one of my babies... All I could say was to ask her not to do it again. No wonder even a primary 6 student could drive me up the wall...

-iLLusioNs-

There are times when things are not as it seems...

Yesterday, I had the same idea as my younger sis, who got that idea early in the morning, only to be disappointed.

My dad came home last night with a 香 bag.. with the wrapper, one would naturally think that it contains what else but 肉干 right? I thought so too but decided to wait till this morning to find out.

My younger sister woke me up at 630am just to ask for permission to open it for consumption.

It was only later at 730am, when I was having breakfast with my mom then I found out about my sister's disappointment... cos obviously, it wasnt 肉干 in the 肉干 plastic wrapper but...

老婆饼

See how deceiving the wrapper can be? Poor sister... she was super disappointed... and for that, I kinda landed myself the task to finance 肉干 for CNY next year. Isnt it interesting how Moms get their daughters to commit to doing certain things unknowingly?

On a brighter note, I think my workload has decreased sufficiently for me to breathe again...

But once again, I wasted a full day in court today.

About 6 hours of discussion... and it almost seemed like we would get the trial going but it settled in the end... bleah.. Then again, I'm sure glad its finally over.


Disappointment beckons...
How much more can I take?
Would I still be sane...

"You better be alive when I return..."
Ah well, no promises yeah... I sure hope I'm still alive when you're back... =) You know who you are... miss ya and I really look forward to your return and a comparatively longer period of stay this time round.

-BuDak MusiC aNytiMe-

"Ibu... Ibu..."

Give me Budak Music anytime.. I can hear it everyday and still be drawn into it...

"Hark the Herald Angel Sing..."

There was this point in time when I thought I got tired of their music... Cos at that very moment, I just wasn't as "wow"... But I was wrong. It was probably cos I was tired out and the environment kinda affected my enjoyment... and it was only for that one time.

"I can't sleep, your thoughts just keep on swirling inside of my head... never thought it could be this bad..."

We had a full run practice today. And in one of those rare times, I lost concentration twice or thrice during the whole run-through as some of the songs sang what was on my mind.

"My heart pounding hoping that you would say --- its ok, let's try again..."

Makes me wonder, how did I land myself into a hurricane of emotions. Looking back the past week, I've totally lost control of my emotions, allowing it to run wild... tsk tsk...

"I wanna leap, into your ocean, dive into the depths of your existence..."

Though there are trips along the way, things would always turn out fine at the end of the day.

"I wanna be your love potion, the spring that satisfy your every thirst..."

I didn't know that Leap would not be featured in the movie (its definitely their loss)... Nevertheless, Joe, it is and will be one of my favourite songs always. =)

"And the reason is you..."

Been kinda low in mood since Thursday. Life's never a bed of roses and I've got little trips from work, home and outside... As always, the damage can be quite overbearing as everything tends to come at the same time or one after another. But if I don't snap out of it, I'll probably run myself over with a bulldozer... that's probably not a good idea huh? Thankfully though, today's practice manage to lift my spirits by quite abit. Hopefully, its more than enough to bring me through the week.

"Baby I can fool myself... I'll get over you, I know I will, I'll pretend my ship's not sinking. And I'll tell myself, I'm over you cos I'm the King of wishful thinking..."

Joe, thank you for the conversation we had as well as the taxi trip, though it was to Punggol for your selfish reason, I appreciated the company as well as all the things you have said. I will try to stay positive... =) Please rest well and get well soon, I do miss my lunching partner!

[For those who aren't familiar with Budak's music, the words in italics came from some of their songs. Once again, do celebrate christmas with Budaks on the 17th and 18th Dec at the Esplanade Concert Hall, tickets are available at Sistic!]

-StagEs iN LifE-

I've made a new fren at work YesterdaY! She is none other than RH, the newest link available on my blog. =) Though it would be just another 8 more days, I sure hope the experience would give you an indication of your future directions!

Back to my topic of the day... stages in life... There are many stages in life...

PSLE...

O levels as well as turning 16...

A levels...

Getting a diploma would be a stage in life as well..

Turning 21 is also a stage in life... stepping into young adulthood...

But in between those listed, there are also so other points in life which I think should be considered a stage in life...

Turning 10.. bidding goodbye to single digits...

Turning 20... bidding goodbye to the "1" as first digit...

There's also the "getting wedding invitations" stage...

Followed by the "baby full month celebrations" stage...

I always think that the start of wedding invitations would be quite a big turning point... and this year, I've gotten my first wedding invitation... and today, while in the court of appeal, I received another invitation...

Sheesh...

I really think...

Age is catching up...

Sheesh...

Its goodbye "jie jie"... hello "aunty" phase...

Sheesh...

But of course, I am really happy to these two good friends of mine, both ex-colleagues from CGH... Congrads!!

-TwiNkLe tWinkLe LittLe StaR-

The sky is clear

The stars are bright

The moon shines

They lit my night!

Whenever I walked home, I get to stargaze whenever I pass by the stretch of empty land just before my place. And on clear nights like this, I usually stop and gaze at the sky for a long while...

Makes me recall back those good old choir camp days where the group of gals would just lay on the stadium ground and gaze at the stars while chattering endlessly.

What say we try our best to make this happen again? Stargazing while chattering endlessly? =) Given that it is very likely the whole group would be united next FebruarY! Let me give notice to all then, to the choir gang (you know who you are), the annual V-DAY gathering shall be held on the 11th February 2006. Venue and time to be decided at a later time! Juan, how about planning your leave for next year now?? =P It is afterall, a rare opportunity where our foreigners are heading back to town!

Practice @ Kum Yan was quite a good one.. ^.^ I just cannot reveal anything much and be a spoiler for the outcoming concert can I? Those interested just go buy your tickets!!!

And I did went back to work... kinda enjoyed the quietness in the office except that the air-con wasn't on... Other than that, the rest of the things on the list wasn't completed... hahahahahha

-4 more wEEks-

4 more weeks and its back to school...

Looking forward to it? Not really... not after I saw my timetable...

It is a good timetable on the whole... prob just be super tired out on mon and wed.

Thankfully, I have Kase Zhang with me! At least this aunty will help keep me sane... hahahah.. And of course, I have mushroom soup to look forward to... Grace, rem the meal you owe me yeah... first day of school, onward to Mensa 1! And of course, I've got 2 lunch dates to fulfill after getting back to school! Can't wait..

The weather is great for sleeping... cold wind and all.. I'm feeling super lazy today but the list of things to be done is increasing. For starters, I have to draft 2 articles on construction. Then, I would probably continue researching for 2 different matters. And of course, I have to start the making of gifts... The number of gifts to be made is comparable to the time I worked at CGH! At least, I think I should be able to complete it before Christmas this time. Thank God for the idea!

I'm on standby for work tomorrow afternoon... have practice at Kum Yan as well...

Seems like it would be a pretty well-used weekend... Now, it just depends on how much of those things listed would be done. ^.^







"What do you want?" the voice asked...
"I want everything I can't have... but isn't that impossible?"
"If you know you are asking for the impossible, then why do you still seek it? the voice prompted...
"Cos as much as its impossible, there is that tiny light... that tiny hope... that it might still be... possible..."

-BiRth DatE-

Your Birthdate: August 7

Born on the 7th day of month gives you a tendency to be something of a perfectionist and makes you more individualistic in many ways. Your mind is good at deep mental analysis and complicated reasoning. You are very psychic and sensitive, and you should usually follow your hunches. You may not take orders too well, so you may want to work alone or in a situation where you can be the boss. This birthday gives a tendency to be somewhat self-centered and a little stubborn.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

-7 OccasioNs and LocatioNs-

Wah.. I notice how when I don't blog, I just don't blog.. but once I start blogging, I blog a few entries within the same day!

Anyway, since this was 'passed on" by d@n, I shall give it a shot. But d@n, dun be surprise cos I think my answers are quite similar to yours! =)

1) If given a choice to decide your birth, where would you choose?
Still Singapore... as much as I love Gold Coast I probably would feel most at home at this little town where natural disasters do not greet hello and where food is available 24 hours!

2) If given a choice to meet your 1st friend who will be with you for a lifetime, where will it be?
Primary sch.. cos that's where I got to know a very good friend of mine whom I know would be my 'protector' for a lifetime... though he is obviously quite bz now but distance never deters true friendship!

3) If there's an flight accident & you end up lost somewhere, at the end of the day where do you hope you are at?
Hmmm... Utopia.. hahahah... If I must be lost somewhere, I guess I would like to be lost at a place where I'm surrounded by the vast ocean, mountains of chocolate and people filled with love and joY!

4) Where did you hope to have met your 1st love?
Hmmm... I can't even rem... this seem so long ago! But being the kind who doesn't think out of the box, probably in school... bleah..

5) Where would you want to have your wedding?
Ah.. I have two options... First one is in church, surrounded by loved ones.. small and simple event.. Second one is by the beach... I've always love the sea... But in reality, unless I get married without my relatives' knowledge, otherwise the traditional practices cannot be avoided...

6) Where do you hope to enjoy life when you've retired?
A place by the sea...

7) Everyone will die sooner or later. So given a choice to decide your deathplace, where will you choose?
At home... where I'm surrounded by loved ones...

-HappY DeepavaLi-

Happy Deepavali!!! & Happy Holidays to aLL!

I woke up at 730am this morning... stayed snuggled in bed for another half an hour before dragging my butt out of bed as my mom gave me a morning dosage of her music..

Once again, it hurt...

20 over years of exposure

Anyone would think I'm used to it but I'm not... strange isnt it?

But I guess most of you would be wondering why did I wake up so early on a public holiday?!?!?!?

Answer is simple... to be in the company of 5 grown men... 2 in shorts, 2 in berms and 1 in pants... I'm so sorry, I have no idea how to describe your pants!!! Hahahahahah...

Sounds a handful eh? -grinz-

To stop everyone from thinking wild, I was in the company of none other than the Budaks themselves! Hahahah... This is the day where I got to see them in a different light and got to observe them from a different angle. They are really professional and they sounded great today! Sorry for not being able to give any reviews... I was enjoying myself as usual. =)

So, to all my good friends out there, I really think this concert should not be missed! Tickets are available at Sistics already!

Had lunch with Gordon and Joe after practice and I headed home. Took a dip in the pool with my sisters and my leg cramped twice on me! It just shows how long I've not swam. To think that Napfa is like a month away??? Geez... I can't bear to think what will happen to me. I can't even remember when's the last time I ran! Nevertheless, had fun swimming with my sisters. We kinda challenged each other to see who can swim the longest in one breathe...

Needless to say, since I was the last one to do the challenge, I just had to outbeat the mark they set and I outdid my own record...

Had I been the first to start, I don't think the result would be similar...

So, it goes to show that, there's really no ends to what one can achieve... Its just how much you want it..

Agreed?

-WoNdeR-

Ever wonder if all things are possible?

Ever wonder while courage is admirable, it is also a destructive power?

Ever wonder the dangers of charm when it cannot be seen?

What is this feeling that grasp me...

This feeling that is so familiar...

A few years ago... I stood in the midst of the sea and cried to God... asking Him WHY... why was He taking away what I thought was a blessing from Him... 4 good friends held me close during then, preventing me from walking further into the sea and teared with me.

Don't misunderstand... the thought of suicide never occurred to me... I was just seeking the comforts of the sea as I teared...

Ironically, the very person who brought me such pain was just a distance away, praying to God, asking Him to calm me down...

But only the pain is similar..

Cos once again, decision making is not within reach...

Once again, courage is useless...

Once again... fallen...