3 Days To Christmas

Hey everyone...

it's been a while since i've blogged...
tot i'll drop by and celebrate christmas with an entry that's happier...
esp since i'm no longer feeling the way i was in the prev entry.

wat a christmas this is gona be... it's a different kind of christmas coz the so many things have changed.
first, i'm celebrating my first christmas as someone who's unemployed.
second, i'm celebrating this christmas as a civilian after 9 years.
third, this is the first i'm celebrating christmas as a bachelor in like 6 or 7 years.
fourth, this is gona be the first time in like i duno how many years, i'm gona do a little something for the people ard me...
it's not like it's bad enough dat i've not written christmas cards in like 3-4 years, while ppl have been writing to me...

did some of my christmas shopping abt 2 weeks ago.
bought myself a raoul shirt and cufflinks, jeans from topman, a couple more shirts and a tie from G2000.
did my calculations wrongly, otherwise i could have gotten another shirt from G2000 for only $28 more.
but oh well...

went to malacca for a VC retreat last weekend... from thursday to sunday.
i guess it went pretty alrite... the program seemed a little basic but learnt quite a bit of new stuff...
and kiunda got to spend time with some of the people and got to know them a little better.
went to nancy's kitchen for lunch on the last day (sunday) and like spent only rm16 for an absolutely fantastic and filling lunch.
if we had eaten the equivalent in sg, it would have cost us like twice as much ?
cant remember how prices for peranakan food are in sg. bought yummy pineapple tarts from there too...
they're like among the best i've eaten. others cant compare to theirs.

got my letter from the college. my convocation's gona be on 21 jan 2006.
it's like juz one week b4 cny... hope to be able to like take photos of myself in my academia regalia.
it's like so cool... hahaha...
it's like how u watch all those tv drama serials and u watch the actors "graduate" and all?
it's woohoo... it's my turn now... FOR REAL.

well... have a blessed and merry christmas everyone...
and a very happy new year.

and i'll let u all know abt how my new job is once i start on 3 jan 2006.
wow... it's already gona be 2006 and i'll turn 28 next year...
i'm old, but it's okie... coz 家有一老, 如有一宝.
hehehe... like i so old like dat... hahaha....

The Face of an Angel

It's been abt 4 months now...

somehow we can still talk on msn... over pretty mundane stuff...
but dun think we're at the stage where we're like good friends.
tho we can somehow talk on msn, i still feel dat awkwardness whenever i see her in church...
when i DO see her, dat is...

seeing her face on msn... dat face of an angel...
seeing her face somehow evokes some emotions and memories...
i have to admit she is still the most beautiful girl i've laid my eyes on...
think even tho in my everyday life i've seen other girls and think they look good and all,
i still think she's the prettiest of them all...

sometimes i wonder how she's doing in terms of moving on from our relationship...
i duno how i'm progressing... sometimes i think i'm moving on...
but somehow i also feel dat i'm still stagnant in the same spot...

why are break-ups such hard things to get over? why i can't juz forget and move on with life?
how i wish i wasn't such an emotional person...

The Answers and My Roller Coaster Ride

The answers to the prev post are:

AIDS : As If Doing Something
NTUC : Never Trust Union Chief

hahaha.. bet u all never expected dat !!

happy stuff aside...
these couple of weeks have been a real roller coaster ride.
one moment i'm feeling good abt the career and i'm questioning myself the next.
it's been like 2 weeks now. duno how long more the feeling is gona stay...
but i think if this is how it's gona be for the first year or so... i dun think i can take it.

after listening to my boss's talk on thurs, i realized i'm an emotion-driven person.
holding the traits not really good for this career as a financial advisor.
and i dun want to leave only after i've closed a number of cases as it will be unfair to my clients.

somehow, i think my talents are not suited for this...
but rather better suited for a more hands-on, technical kind of job. think i'd prefer dat.

AIDS? NTUC?

While at work couple of days ago, i learnt something new...

wat does AIDS stand for?
wat abt NTUC?

post ur answers in the comments. will reveal them when i have time to log on. :)

hope everyone is doing fine... as u shd have figured by now, i've already started REAL work,
meeting ppl and learning in the process... enjoying it... tho there have been days when i was somewhat unsure if i have chosen the right career path.

hope my dear frens wun shun me... and will not hold back criticisms to correct me and make me a better person.

gota go now... take care everyone... i miss you !!
splatpotato

Diploma Holder No More

Woohoo !!

juz got my results from the university of london...
though "the Examiners have deteted plagiarism (the work has been copied verbatim from the subject guide) in the assignment and it has been determined therefore that you should be given a mark of 0 for this assignment", i still passed the required no of units to graduate.

phew!! one of my fears is now over... i'm now a degree holder. an honours student... hehehe...
Highest Education Qualification: Diploma in Mechatronics BSc in Computing and Information Systems

juz wana thank all the people who have been praying for me... if anyone DID pray for me...

now is part 2 - the new career. got my licence a week ago... YAY!! so means i can officially start work and arrange contracts of insurance for anyone.

trying to arrange appointments with friends and ex-colleagues. help me out people...
i need the referrals to expand my network of contacts. you dun have to really buy anything from me,
tho it'll be good if u can... :)

really wana make this long term. dun wana drop out halfway. i'm gona make it !!
so ppl, pls continue to pray for me... and pls dun hesitate to scold me if i try to sales talk you during
non-business outings.

gona sleep now... got to be at work at 9.30am tom... or rather later...
nitezzz everyone !!
sweet dreams !!
sleep tight !!
love u all !!

Movie Day

Well... think the title sums it all up.

met up w jarrod to watch goal! in the afternoon.
quite a good movie i must say.
there were cameo appearances by alan shearer, david beckham, zidaine and raul.
the footages of the premiership players playing at real matches doesn't count.

was sheltered all the way to bt batok only to find dat it was raining. no umbrella,
so watched the 40 yr old virgin.
u know how they now use upcoming movie characters to remind u to switch off ur mobiles?
well... they showed this reminder featuring chicken little.

40 yr old virgin was very funny... there was one scene where andy(steve carell) was on a speed dating thingy.
and this woman he was talking to was very well-endowed and while chatting, she had a wardrobe accident.
and it was quite funny watching andy's expressions as he was trying to tell the lady subtlely dat she needed to adjust her dress.

the waxing scene was funny too... and the movie has its own feel-good touching moments...
watch it to find out more.

gona go bedoo now..
nitey people !!

A Quiet Day At Home

Duno why but kinda lost the steam to blog liao...
it's like there are moments i wana blog, but somehow am too lazy to do it...

but i'll still do so every now and then...
doubt i'll have the time to do it once i get my licence and rep code.

was home the whole day today.
was having this headache thru the whole day.
not helped by the fact dat my game was all screwy and refusing to work as it shd...
kinda driving me nuts liao...

lost count of the no of times i had uninstalled and re-installed it.
dang... maybe it's a sign dat i shdn't be playing it and lending it to justin.

went lunch w ms snooze yesterday @ sushi tei at hv.
it's amazing how the place has been there since god knows when...
and yesterday was the first time i've stepped into it.
somehow i'm always going to sakae. mayb coz got 10% w UOB card.
the food is great. even tho i have to pay a bit more, i think i'm willing to do so.
the food is worth the money. think sakae standard dropping liao...
the price is still the same but the quality like not so good...
seems like a good reason for me to go back to sushi tei... hehehe...

ms snooze handed me her wedding invite while over lunch...
while eating, we were like talking abt old times and all...
it's how fast time flies... lucky her can be 25 every year.
poor me gets reminded how OLD i am by the young peeps in church.
haha...

i get to bring a date for the wedding, but who to ask?
cant think of anyone. so if anyone is interested to go along w me, let me know.
ms snooze, i'll let u know once someone comments :)
hahaha... think she's prob too busy to get angry w me for 'advertising' for a partner to attend her wedding.

yup... gona go sleep soon i guess... and hope the headache goes away.
nitez.. and sweet dreams !

恐龙不知有 Ultraman

恐龙不知有 Ultraman (Adjective) :-
To describe someone who blindly goes into doing something without finding out the risks involved.
Can also be used to describe someone who is young and foolhardy.

the above quote was taken from my manager during meeting today. coz he was trying to describe the mentality of dis guy.
dun really know how to put the scenario in words.
but it was really funny.

think i wana enjoy abit more of the free time i have rite now before i get my licence and have to work my butt off...
so wish me luck, dear frens, on my new career!
dun think i wana look back and say dat i dun think i am suitable for this...
gota make this work !

$60 Taxi Ride

It was juz unbelievable...
paying for a taxi ride dat cost me %60 $60.

took a cab home, spend a few hours at home, bumming ard, left the house hours later,
only to find the taxi still there... went up to the driver and realized his meter was still running and had come up to abt $60.

smacked myself on the head for being so stupid...
den i realized it was all a dream...

how scary was dat?
think dat happened abt a couple of days ago... but wasn't in the mood to blog abt it.

was leaving the house dis morning for work, den heard the all-too-familiar sound of the engines of the E2C.
looked up and sure enough, there it was flying low in the sky.
somehow, even tho i've left the squadron, i still feel dat feeling of pride knowing dat it's my squardon dat's flying. somehow wish i was enjoying life as a specialist there, doing nothing and getting a 2k plus take home pay... but i'm not regretting leaving the airforce...

i think one of the most important things in life is to never regret.
i think there's no point. so wat if i regret leaving the force, there's nothing i can do, i've left it liao.
i only can look forward.

think the same goes for a relationship. but i think it's not so much a case of there's nothing i can do.
but rather, in every relationship, there's always something good in it... no matter how badly it turned out.
so there shd not be any reason for regrets in a relationship. unless of coz i guess it can happen where u get kinda "conned" into thinking the guy/girl was an angel through his/her deceptive behaviour.
but looking on the bright side, it's also a lesson in finding out abt the other person more before committing yourself to a person in a relationship. but of coz we'll never wat's to happen.
sometimes i guess we juz have to trust and hope dat the other person is not some wolf in sheep clothing.

had dinner w justin and his mum. have not seen her in a long time and i guess it was good to see her after such a long time. while over dinner, justin was talking abt finding another gf once i've gotten over tmg.
i said i'm in no hurry. if i meet another girl, so be it. and if i don't, it doesn't matter either...

but while walking home from bt batok central, i was juz wondering to myself...
if u've experienced the joys of being in a relationship, the wonders of having someone special to love and to hold, to cry to in times of sadness and to laugh with in times of happiness,
will you be able to live the life of singlehood once more? i think no matter how close ur good frens are to you,
they can never replace the position of a bf/gf. dat's how i feel...

occasionally, i wonder to myself if i shd give tmg a call and ask her to give us another try...
but almost immediately i tell myself off, dat i shd not think so much abt the past liao...
wat's past is past. and there's no bringing it back. but i juz have only the memories to cherish and to remember this wonderful relationship by.

i wonder if i can ever find another girl like her...

life's full of uncertainties and i sure as hell dun like it at the moment...
a couple of uncertainties in ur life is fine once in a while.
but not lots of uncertainties all at the same time...

oh well... gota sleep liao...
nite nite... sweet dreams.. i love you.

K-Lunch

Went to kbox for klunch after the talk by henderson global about their global and european reits.
was pretty much swayed as an investro to invest in their european reits.
their investment rationale made sense to me and i can understand their investment approaches.
both funds are available for CPF-OA and cash investments.

anyway... so went to kbox at suntec after the talk.
5 of us went first and we were joined by another 4 colleagues.
found out 4 things today:

1) one of my colleague sounds quite like stefanie sun when she sings.
2) another colleague can sing chinese songs tho she is quite kantang like me... except maybe i am still more cheena than her.
3) one of my managers can sing quite well.
4) the microwaved lunch offered cannot make it.

2 of us who went were my managers.

things seem a little better at work now... communicating more with my fellow BFCers.
have lots more to learn from everyone.

Exercise Time

Had some free time in the evening...
so called jarrod to go swiumming at clementi.
met him there and we swam for like abt 30-50mins?

quite a good workout i must say... hope i can become leaner...
den mayb hopefully can get back my 4-pack... i not so ambitious aim for 6-pack.
4 is good enough. for those who never knew, i used to have a 4-pack back in sec sch...

it's the airforce... the life there is too good... eat good food, exercise once a year.
how not to become prosperous?

anyway... felt really good after the swim.. hope to b able to exercise more often...
got ippt to clear still leh... sianzzz... but at least now pass still can get $100...
think only in sg will u find ppl getting paid to keep fit... hehe...

was in the office in the afternoon and reviewing my insurance policies. planning tp upgrade my insurance coverage.. but need to earn $$ first... no $$, no increased coverage.

i hope in abt 3-4 weeks, all will be fine...
i'll get my licence, my results will be out and i get to graduate...
think dat'll b good...

oh well... let's not think abt dat rite now...
there are other things to think abt...

Happy 2nd Birthday VC !!

VC is 2 today...
actually, we don't know for sure the exact birthday... but it's ard dis time...
haha... think we'll juz make the 4th sunday of sept vc's anniversary mass day.

mass went on quite good... well done choir! same for the readers, ivan and charmaine. many thanx to the ppl who had to spend time and effort preparing for dis day. marianne, for organising the mass, kat for doing the ppt, cheryl/john/tmg for getting the choir together and practicing and practicing and practicing...

after mass, most of the peeps went off for lunch/brunch, etc... except for the confi class and YA ppl...
confi class was on as usual. jarrod and i helped kat and the other facils with a taize session. glad it all went well... from my impromptu survey, we've got ppl who wana come back to help out in confi class next year.
this is only proof dat the class has been effective in educating and making an impact in the confirmands' lives.
kudos to the benedict and the rest of the facils for their hard work. the YA peeps, on the other hand, were having a meeting regarding their training camp at the end of the year.

went to clementi central for lunch w the Ya ppl... the aunty at the S11 was like super biatch la...
coz fel bought bubble tea from the stall near mac's and brought over to the coffeeshop. den dis aunty from the drinks stall was like all bitchy and like," you cannot drink outside drink here... how can u all ike dat, i oopen table for u all, den u all do this. got sign say cannot bring outside drink.. blah blah... she was like damn guai lan la... i'm sure she could have said it nicely. den she brought us some plastic bags to keep the drinks in so dat other patrons cant see them and think dat they can buy their own drinks from elsewhere. i was acutally planning to buy a drink from the coffeeshop but after dat v unpleasant reminder from the aunty, i decided against it. so went to buy bubble tea on our wayto the taxi stand.

came home and stayed home... it' a quiet sunday afternoon... feeling somewhat drained from wat's going on in church and all. after our meeting w fr richards, we have concluded dat things are not gona change for now... until further notice but dat doesn't mean we can all go back to our old ways and take things for granted. seems like we have lots to do to make sure we dun cross the line and sabo ourselves. it's gona b a real challenge having fr richards as parish priests. it's not really a bad thing i guess... fr richards coming over to holy cross and seemingly turning everyone's lives upside down. think it'll make all of us more alert and aware as to what we're doing and really show who are the ppl who really love VC and who are those who are in VC for the sake of being in the group.

guess the 7 of us dun have exactly much time left in vc. i hope everyone can rise to the occasion and perform their own little miracles... looking at myself, i hope i can perform my own little miracle and making a blast of my new career... this 4 week wait is kinda draining me also... no doubt i'm learning new stuff everyday, but as the days pass, i feel somewhat helpless coz i cant do a thing until i get my licence. my manager has told me to go practice my presentations w my other colleauges... but it's an entirel different thing practicing w a colleague and really meeting up with someone... at least this is how i feel. but i guess i could try doing dat.

the organisation is really great. i'm glad i made the right choice in joining them... their training is indeed the kind dat i'll probably need... tom marks another new week. i hope things will be better... guess it's times like these dat i wish tmg and i are still together... coz i know when i'm with her, my troubles are the last things on my mind and i know no matter wat, i have someone who'll be there to comfort me and cheer me on. not dat my frens cant do it... but i guess it's a different thing altogether when the person doing the cheering up and cheering on is ur loved one. it really makes a difference...

oh well... i shdn't be dwelling on it so much, coz
a) we're not gona get back together so thinking abt it will only make my life even worse than it already is.
b) it's MOVE ON... not move back...

seems like i'm sailing in the perfect storm... think never in my life have i faced so many changes and troubles at a go. i doubt things can get any worse liao... but den again... there's murphy's law.
if u duno what murphy's law is, ask me and i'll let u know.

Movies Under the Stars

Shortly after the prev post, left the house to meet tmg to go watch initial d (for the second time) at the padang for the starlight cinema organised by nokia. here's the re-entry chop if u had to go use the port-a-loos outside.



tmg came over to pick me up after her work. went to her place for her to change out of her work clothes and off we went to meet her fren who had the tix for the show and den off to te padang. went to the 7-11 at peninsula to buy some food for the show. and this is wat we have on today's menu:



looks quite yummy rite? hahaha...
was quite bored while waiting for the show to start. so tot i take a few fotos here and there...


before the show...


the nite sky behind the screen...


the old supreme where justice is served next door...


tmg serving herself yummilicious maggi mashed potato...

thanks to my bro for providing us w his hammock so dat we've got something to sit on...
without which, we'll be sitting on damp grass.
the only thing i could do with while watching the show was something for me to lie against...
was quite tiring propping myelf up with my hands.

came home after the show... gota wake up early tom morning again...
tihnk i'm slowly getting used to waking up so early liao...
think i'll juz need a little bit more time.
i wana start work liao... i wana meet ppl... i wana help ppl understand their finances.

the company's top producer is giving a talk to us newbies tom morning... i hope i'll learn lotsa good tips from him.
alrite... gota go now... will tell u abt the dinner eug n i cooked a few days ago...
if i dun post abt it soon, remind me ok? ;)

Can Life Get Any Worse?

Went down to stansfield juz now to check on my results...
found out i'm currently under investigation for suspected plagarism.
how sucky can dat be?

when i DID copy work in my 1st and 2nd year, nothing happens.
and when i DO do my own work in my 3rd year, i get investigated.
where's the logic in this?

called the university and they told me that can't disclose which module is under investigation.
but been told it'll prob take abt 4 weeks to investigate, and send a letter to me, informing me of the results of the investigations and the actions taken, if any.

this sucks la... it's not as if it's bad enough waiting for MAS to approve my licence so dat i can start work.
now DIS has to happen.

BURN! GOLDSMITH COLLEGE! BURN!

went to catch the longest yeard at PS after checking my 'results' to like hopefully cheer myself up.
movie was funny... but it din help. reality sunk back in after the movie... but it was a good 2hr respite.
i can only slowly wait for another 3-4 weeks to know wat's gona happen to me. y is my life at the moment all abt waiting?

waiting to get licence.
waiting to know if i graduate or get charged.
waiting for time to help me get over the closed chapter of my life.
wait... wait... wait...

is god like trying to teach me patience?
but dis is like damn extreme la... think god wants me to learn extreme patience...
maybe humility as well...

dear god, if this is your will, grant me the strength.

魔王与公主

有一天， 魔王把公主抓走， 公主一直叫。。。

魔王：你尽管叫破喉咙吧！ 没有人会来救你的！
公主：破喉咙！ 破喉咙！
没有人：公主！我来救你了！

魔王：说曹操，曹操就到！
曹操：魔王！ 你叫我干吗？

魔王：哇勒! 见鬼啊！
鬼：靠！被发现了！
靠：胡说！ 谁发现我了？
谁：管我屁事？

魔王：Oh my God!
上帝：谁叫我？
谁：没有人叫你啊！
没有人：我哪有？

从此， 魔王精神分裂。。。

Breathing Time At Last...

FINALLY!! i've got some time to blog now...

it's been such a hectic weekend...

first, it was feast day carnival on sunday...
but we had to make the necessary preparations on sat nite...
reached church at abt 8.30 after dinner w mngern @ billy bombers at heeren.
ordered a mixed grill and onion rings with cheese dip... looks good rite?



so hung up the games posters and divided the prizes for the games and set up all the games in preparation for sunday.

so sunday came and we were off to a busy day... running the games stalls, giving out balloons, finding guys to get dressed in the mascot costumes.
the first 2 ppl doing the mascots were keith and byron... keith was the chicken and byron, the bear.


keith getting dressed up while showing his skinny chicken legs.


keith and byron swapping their heads.

after them, up next were myself and i cant rem who... shit. if anyone knows, let me know.
i was e bear. it was quite fun, walking out there, waving to all the ppl and they waving back...
the filipino group grabbed me back for a foto moment after i had walked past their food stall.
they had initially wanted me to go into the cooking area to take the foto but i couldn't fit into the small gap between the stalls,
plus i din wana dirty the costume. so we took the foto in front of the stall.
was walking abt, shaking hands w little children and waving to them.
some of them youths said could tell it was me inside the bear costume coz it was behaving very me. so oh well...

when i was almost done w my round, while i was standing ard shaking hands w this baby... i felt something bump into my leg.
i held my 'head' for fear of it falling off and blowing my cover, and looked down and saw this kid grabbing my leg... hahaha...
so cuuuuuuuute can? u dun get to see such stuff often.
problem w the costume is u cant see wat's below eye-level. so we had to rely on our helpers...
the fine young ladies who walked with us mascots, telling us where to look, where to go,
and giving out balloons to the young in age and the young at heart.

after the 12.15pm mass, it was time to auction fr val away...
he had to first conduct a lucky draw and after dat, he came over to the dunking mahine to be dunked and to collect some money.
and i was the guy u often hear at the hungry ghost festival shouting for bids for the 'lucky items'. but of coz in this case, it was the life of a priest.


"Hear ye! hear ye! Gather round, you folks, if u wana see fr val get dunked and wet !
Stop wat you're doing and come on over !!"









Fr Val climbing up the Ladder of Doom... hehehe...










"Dear God, save me from this torture and turmoil..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, are we ready to bid?"

"Eh... I very cheap expensive one... $1 $1 million for 3 tries."

"Sianzzz la... 2 persons have tried and failed. I wana get off leh..."













"Since Fr wants to get off, we'll bid for the right to juz push the target to dunk him.
Any bidders? $110 to the gentleman in yellow!"









"Here we go... We'll countdown from 10.
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...









"zero !!"
*SPLASH*









and now fr's all wet...
the day went on and soon it was time to close shop.

went to travis' house after dat to play mj and have dinner.
jarrod cooked chicken rice... quite good i must say.
think my mj luck not v good lately, lost like almost $12.
i need to get back to winning ways.

training phase 2 has started in my career as a financial advisor.
learnt quite a bit of stuff. shan't say wat.. trade secrets...
if everyone know liao, den i cannot close case den die... hahaha...
if u wana know, join the career, otherwise trust in my expertise to help u attain ur financial goals.

quite amazed at how some of the ppl can come up with such fantastic production.
i hope i can be like them too... dun think i shd "one step reach the sky" and be like our top producer, mr francis peh.
go step by step... aim to be in the 2nd piece of paper first. but no matter wat, i wana earn abt $4000 a month.
like i juz realized isn't as ez as i tot it would from my prev post.
but it's not impossible.
GAMBATEI !! 加油!!

Damn you, blogger...

Typed an entry abt the weekend and my training...
but somehow after selecting all the text, everything disappeared.

DAMN YOU BLOGGER *mumbles & curses under breath*

sorry ppl... no update dis time...
i'll be back soon... (i hope.)

Birthday Weekend

What a weekend it was...

first, there was the sending off picnic for friggy on sat morning...
everyone was to bring food and all...
so jarrod and i bought 油条, butterfly, haam jim paeng (咸煎饼) and dao sa paeng (豆沙饼).

there was quite a crowd... and i'm glad everyone had a good time...
someone brought a rugby ball, tho a smaller zied one, so we played monkey.

while playing monkey, ewen and i were chasing for the loose ball. somehow both of us couldn't catch the bouncing rugby ball. one moment i tot ewen had it but it bounced off his shin. and the next moment, i kinda kicked it with my heel while trying to get it... and it bounced towards the pond surrounding the symphonic stage... i was like thinking,"shit, gona have to fish it out of the water liao."
but lo and behold, coz of the shape of the ball, it bounced off the edge of the pavement on the end and bounced back onto the pavement and stopped there... quikly ran over to pick it up...
wat a close shave la... almost died of heart attack, tho i have no previous history of high blood pressure, high cholestorol, or heart problems.

after dat incident and a while later, we change to playing touch rugby. it's quite fun.. but not so fun if u have to always pass backwards.

after playing for a while, it was enough proof to hereby declare dat i need to exercise.
i was like panting like mad after dat la...
and i din even play til the end some more. had to stop after a while.. coz really tired liao.
not to mention wet from all the perspiring :)

soon after everyone stopped too... and we noticed the dark clouds from over tanglin mall moving quite v quickly towards us... so we had to very quickly clear everything and move to shelter...
made it in time to get out of the downpour.

went home after taking more fotos w friggy and all at the botanic gardens entrance.
click here for fotos.

rested for a while b4 meeting justin adn steph to play mj. lost like 80 cents... smallest loss in a long while.

went for feast day dinner after dat. food was not bad... the mc for the nite was pretty good.
never got to find out where they were from.

tmg was at the dinner too and she was looking as beautiful as ever...
wonder if i'll ever find another girl as gorgeous...

went home after dinner. some of the cj guys went to study at the airport with the additional motive of trying to catch friggy at the airport to see him off... he's been v secretive abt his flight and all coz he doesn't want the whole world (ok, ok, so many of the youths and parishoners) to see him off at the airport. apparently, even the archbishop doesn't know wat time is his flight. but dat's wat friggy claims.

got an sms from friggy at 5.45am sending his goodbyes. read the message and went back to sleep.

woke up a while later with a feeling of loss. things are gona b different w friggy gone...
but life still goes on.... we've got fr val now... and i'm sure he'll do a good job guiding vc and all.
but i guess friggy has a special place in everyone's heart, being the one who got us together to form the group.
and i'm sure we have a special place in his heart as well...

waking up... and guess what ?
it's 4 sept !! it's my birthday !!
hehehe...

but it was a simple celebration la... went down church as usual.
there weren't as many ppl ard coz most of them went for the dinner e nite b4 and prolly slept in since there was nothing on.
went to spring court for lunch w my family... food was pretty good except for the steamed fish, which wasn't v well done.
compliments to the manager for providing fairly good service. but cnat say much for the waitresses... but they weren't dat bad la.
they're having some promotion... spend at least $76 and u get to buy their peking duck for only 76 CENTS !!
here's proof:



went down to boat quay BK to meet jarrod, michelle and the rest of the ppl after their visit to the asian civilisation museum for the vatican exhibition. i wana go too !! haven't been there yet. anyone interest to go, let me know!! walked there from chinatown point in the drizzle...
but not without first walking for a whole round... coz michelle told me they'll b going for a drink... so i tot they'll be somewhere ard acm. but when i reach merchant court hotel, she told me dat they're going to boat quay... forgetting dat it's juz across the road from the hotel, i walked a whole big round through clarke quay before walking back towards the hotel and crossing the road to boat quay... so stupid rite?

went down town w michelle and jarrod and marcus. walked abt town for a while to look for my foto albums which i need for my training.
den went to LV at taka coz marcus needed to collect his company's laptop bag.

den went to novena square to check out the adidas factory outlet store which is haivng a 30% storewide sale.
bought a small durian cake or my bday cake. and some durian puffs...
had roacky's pizza for dinner.. simple but filling.. den we played 'The Great Dalmuti'
it's quite a fun game... dun really know how to explain... but tihnk i'll try to look for the game if i can..
if not, i'll juz borrow from nigel... or michelle since he's not ard... hehehe...

so played till abt 10plus, 11pm, den went home liao....
time to sleep and prepare for work the next day...
for birthday fotos, click here. but only got a few fotos...

Problem Solved & Dinner w Friggy

Solved my problem w gmail... juz had to clear my temporary files.
glad it's over now...

went dinner w friggy juz now... went to owen seafood restaurant at turf city.
here's wat we had:

1 plate fried baby squid
1 fish
1 plate sambal kangkong
2 plates friend beef cubes "kobe" style (also v yummy)
572gm of tiger prawns in chinese wine and herbal soup (soup was superly good!!)
1 1.962 kg canadian lobster
2 crabs weighing 2.516kg altogether - we had 1 cooked w salted eggs and another in chilli sauce.
20 'man-tou'

din have time to take so many fotos of every dish... wish i could but hands were dirty... so was everyone else's.
filling my stomach was of a higher priority...
but here's wat i took...


There's fish...


and lobster...


here's how big the claw is... it's juz abt as big as friggy's fist la...
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and fr val...


and crab... or wat's left of it...

and the cost of dinner?


$385.64... after a 15% discount using my UOB credit card...
and to think dat friggy and frval were like fighting like small children over who should pay for dinner.
the rest of the fotos can be found here.

What's Wrong With Gmail?

What's wrong w gmail?
havent been able to access my inbox for the 2 days liao.
this is not good.

sent an online help request and they emailed me to check dat i've not entered the wrong user id and password.
which was already stated in the help page prior to the request dialogue box.
so now i've got email them again with the info i've filled in before.

hope they fix this up soon. cannot afford to have emails hanging ard there which might require me to respond.
alrite... gota go now. off to work and more training !!

My New Career

Started work liao...
went down to the company to sign my contract as well as fill in my application to obtain a representative licence. training started today. touched on prospecting clients and how to work around the objections potential clients might throw at me.

quite interesting i must say. how i say things will inevitably cause the prospect to form certain impressions.
according to the trainer, i've gota learn to adjust my tone in accordance w the other party's.
guess these are skills which can only get better w more practice.

there's only 3 of us in this training class... so i guess i'll be seeing them both for the next 3 months plus.
guess they can start selling once this 2 week training is over. but i still gota wait for my licence. will b taking my 4th paper meantime. hope i can clear it b4 i get my licence so dat i can start selling everything once i start my business.

so remember everyone... "I help people manage their finances."
or rather, "I help YOU manage your finances."
hope to get my name cards soon... den can start to give out to ppl. hehehe...

so dun avoid me... coz i'm not juz selling insurance.
i'm selling you financial solutions to achieve your financial goals.
when u make money, i make money. when u have a peace of mind, i have a peace of mind.
sounds like all propoganda rite? but dat's the truth. REALLY, i'm not kidding you.

now i aim to own a car in 2-3 years. if assuming i earn abt $4000 a month, i'll be able to save abt i hope $2000 a month. assuming personal expenditure is at most abt $1600-2000.
den in a year i can save abt $24000. den can save $48000 in 2 years and $72000 in 3 years !!
and i seriously doubt i'll be only earning $4000 a month for the next 3 years. so the potential for more savings by end of 3 years is HUGE !! WOW !!

okie... dis is all assuming everything goes according to plan. of coz in between i'll prolly sign up for a professional certification course to boost my credentials. all these sound so good. i'm sure it wun juz be sounding good if i work towards it. it's become reality.

so here's to my new career as a financial advisor and mayb financial planner in the future.
and mayb possibly financial analyst.

on a slightly less cheery note. stupid me went to look at her fotos. made me miss her again.
mayb i shd go find a day to cry over things... but i'm not a crying person leh...
at most i'll shed a tear. not dat it's not worth crying over... but dat's juz not me.
think i'm the kind who'll bury myself w all kinds of stuff to keep it out of my mind.
wonder if it's healthy. enlighten me, fellow frens.

Starting Work...

Woohoo !!
finally passed the final exam to begin my new career as a financial advisor.
gona b starting work tom. 9am.
the company put up a full page ad in the papers on sat. pg H11.
check it out if u want.

wat a day it's been. sat at mac's at suntec for the whole afternoon revising and making notes and all for the exam.
i'm glad it all paid off !! thanx to all who were praying for me. and many thanx to god for helping me thru it.
now it's time to get my clothes for tom ready. think i'll wear one of my new shirts and pants and tie... heeheehee...

new clothes to start off a new career and new hope for a new life.

Friggy's Last Weekend

It's friggy's last weekend in sg.
he asked some of us to watch charlie and the choc factory w him on sat morning.
so bryan and myself joined friggy for the show.
after dat, we met michelle k, leslie, michelle eng and jarrod for lunch at the market cafe at merchant court hotel for the buffet lunch. food was not bad. talked and ate.

after dat, bryan went home, while michelle eng met her good fren and godsis to watch betrayal at dbs arts centre i think. so jarrod, mich k, leslie, friggy and myself went down to paragon to shop.
friggy needed to get a hotplate for his trip to the states. and he still wun tell us wat time is his flight and all.
while i needed to get clothes for work. not enough long sleeve shirts and ties to last at least 2 weeks.

jarrod, not being the shopping person (i pity his future gf), went to the national library at taka to do his reading while the 4 of us went to g2000 at wisma to buy my clothes. it wasn't too bad. spent 45mins there, and got myself 4 shirts, 2 pants and 2 ties. spent a grand total of $370.40 :)
could have gotten an additional 15% off if i had ms snooze's discount card. they used to allow customers to quote i/c numbers but now they require customers to produce the card itself. so i called ms snooze to see if she was in town. heard some funny ringtone and i remembered dat she is shopping in bangkok !! dang !!
the cashier told me dat the amt i spent could entitle me to a discount card too but they're not giving them out right now. the discount card giveaway period over liao. so suay rite ?
wanted to not buy the clothes and to go get them when i've gotten the card from her, but saw dat the girl at the cashier had started cutting the tags off the clothes liao. i know as a customer, i prolly have the right to say i dun wana buy liao. but nm la. will need the clothes and wun have time to go shop over the next 2 weekends coz of feast day dinner and carnival.

my church's is having a carnival on 11 sept. do come and look for me if u're coming. den spend a little money and enjoy urself. church is in clementi. above notice not applicable to ppl from holy cross.

anyway... back to my story... after shopping, mich and leslie had to go off coz they had a bbq to go too...
so friggy, j and i went to cine to watch another movie in the evening. so we watched 'the march of the penguins'
it's such a good show, even tho it's some documentary. the penguin chicks are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute la. wana get one for myself also... but it'll b v irresponsible to keep them here in sg's weather. like the evil owner of the huskie who was reported in the papers. or was it the news?

went for dinner at waffletown at balmoral plaza after dat. den went home, went online, watched bone collector and went to sleep.

today was a quieter day... not so many activites. went church as usual. touched on my relationship w tmg during sharing. talked abt how i see god in this, how i'm choosing to cope w it. and if the relationship was worth it. made me think a little. some of the younger peeps were saying they dun wana get into a relationship coz it's all heartaches and heart breaks if things dun turn out well. but guess they dun see the bliss and happiness and joy experienced while in the relationship. and i had all dat. and i'll cherish those times.
it's how no matter how sucky ur day has been and when u hear her voice on the fone at the end of the day, all these troubles juz seem so far away coz the angelic voice will juz bring u the peace and calm u need.
it's how no matter sucky ur week has been and when u see dat beautiful face, u'll forget all the troubles and spend ur weekend in the embrace of ur loved one. it's juz something u cannot experience if u're not in a relationship. having a really close fren is definitely not the same as a gf/bf.

so anyway...after sharing, went to lunch in clementi and went to the snookerium to play ghost squad. it's so cheap there la... it's $2 a credit at most places but it's on $1.20 over there. so played a while and went home. watched tv coz bro was watching his star wars vcd at the comp.
had dinner and watched 'homerun'.

my test is tom. it's gona b the 3rd time i'm taking it... hope it's 3rd time lucky. if i pass, den it's off to work on tue morning. den the clothes will come in handy. think i'll bring my pants to g2000 at westmall to have them altered tom.

it's kind sad dat friggy is gona leave for 2 years. tho he's a priest and all, we've all become frens.
it's been quite an experience to go out dinnering, lunching, movie-ing, shopping and juz discussing church issues w him. i thank god for his presence here in holy cross, for having the vision to bring the different youth groups together and forming vc. i wish him good luck and god's blessings in his studies in chicago.

guess people coming in and moving out of our lives are part and parcel of growing and life.
sometimes ppl enter our lives and make an impact and leave a print somewhere in our hearts.
sometimes ppl enter and leave and nothing is changed.
sometimes ppl enter our lives, make an impact and change our lives.
change is inevitable but how i wish dat change will not b a constant in our lives all the time.
sometimes, i juz wish change will juz leave me alone.
i'm not exactly a change-friendly person. to quote tmg, i'm pretty change averse.

but change will be there and all we can do is to adjust accordingly.
time to sleep liao... tom need to study.
pray for me and wish me luck !!

Another Busy Day !!

What a day today has been...
first it was back to fairfield for my last day of relief teaching.
bought some kit-kats for them kids. did all the marking i needed to do and gave back all the material i needed for class, etc.

went home and rested for a while b4 leaving for suntec to help out at this voice workshop conducted by vernetta lopez and jessica seet. i'm sure everyone knows v.lo is in radio. but not sure how many of u know dat jessica was in radio too... but she din do much dj-ing... only some w gold 90.5fm. corect if i'm wrong, gold 90.5fm listeners. was there doing simple stuff, like registration and taking fotos. but the workshop was pretty good. they both set up the company called Art of Voice which conducts voice workshops and training courses.

was quite surprise to find out dat they're the first company to do professional voice training in sg. considering dat i'm sure voice training has been ard for quite some time. mayb it's more for singers rather than general speeches and conversations.

so yeah... tonite's workshop was help at the nus guild house at suntec... the place looks damn posh la...
absolutely fabulous. food's not bad too. had samosas during the tea break. and they were those "once u start, u cant stop" kind. but had to stop coz got work to do... hehe...

so a tiring day has passed and another day begins tom. and i'll b waking up early to give tuition.
seems like it's gona b another long day... but after tom, the weekend will b upon us !!
planning to go g2000 on sat to buy some new shirts, pants and maybe ties for work.
almost ran out of clothes while relief teaching. good thing i can wear short sleeve shirts while teaching.
but doubt i can wear those when i start my training as a financial advisor.

gona sleep now... quite tired liao. *yawns*
nitezz ppl !! sweet dreams !!
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Meeting of old Friends

Met up w ms snooze for lunch today after my HI exam.
went to thai express. had the curry soft shell crab. wasn't too bad.
was really nice meeting up again. think it's different from juz talking online and reading each other's blogs.
but it does cut down on the amt of updating dat needs to be done.

met another old fren from eons ago while we were walking to her car.
she met her fren and it so happens dat his fiancee was a fren from long ago... really long ago.
last i saw her, she was still in sec 4 in stc... now she's all grown up and looking good and getting married.
wow... time really flies.

went home after lunch and bummed at home. went to buy some choc for the kids at school tom.

think i'll need to go buy some shirts and pants for next week. otherwise got nothing to wear to work liao.
prolly need to get a couple of ties as well.

dear god, give me strength to go on.

Still Thinking About Her

The morning is not a good one although it's only been abt 1/2hr since i woke up.
unlike the prev days, the first thing dat came to my mind when i woke up is her.
guess after last nite's conversation, things have turned for the worst in some ways.
and it's kinda frightful dat we might not be frens any longer.

it's not dat i do not wish to be frens w her. it's juz i need time away for myself to adjust.
i dun think i am quite capable of seeing her every now and then, which based on recent events, abt every 2 weeks, and still will be able to get over her.

guess rite now, my heart's in a bit of a mess. before last nite, things seemed so clear-cut and straight-forward.
we had broken up and it's time to move on coz she doesn't see us getting back together anyway.
after last nite, found out dat we were only on a break, but it ended up a break up.
tho it's clear and straight-forward once more, it juz seems more 心烦.
things might not have turned out dis bad and might have turned out for the better had the conversation not take place.

spoke to ms snooze and mngern abt it coz i couldn't go sleep. and both gave pretty opposite views. not dat any of them are wrong.
both are rite with their own merits. but i think i've decided to let it go. thanx to both of you for listening.
guess now's the time to pack her stuff and juz keep them in a litte corner of my room.
dun think i have the heart to juz throw them all away. dat'll juz b too cruel and dat'll leave me with nothing to remember those times.

now that this chapter of my life is closed in some way, there's still the bit of getting over her.
i wish her all the best with her career and dat she'll find a guy who'll fit her bill and love her.
the tot of having to lay this 5 1/2 yr old relationship to rest juz saddens me. somehow, it din seem this bad abt a month ago.

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Went to the chinatown heritage centre with the sec 3 kids today as part of their cultural excursion thingy.
the place is not bad... giving background information abt how chinatown came abt and the ppl who left their homelands to come to singapore.
the centre also depicted the kind of lives the migrants led. all the exhibition displays are all pretty well done.

but towards the end of the tour, when i saw one of those old fashioned sewing machines, a sense of nostalgia came over me.
it reminded of the one my grandma used to have when i was much younger and living in clementi.
makes me miss the times when she was alive and how, when i was in pri 1 or 2, she would buy food for me during recess and waited fro me to come down from class. or how she would walk with me to the coffeeshop downstairs to have breakfast b4 i left for eca on sat mornings in sec sch.

how i miss those times when life was carefree and simple. no worries abt bills, income & gfs. everything was so simple. if u dun like someone, u juz dun friend the person. there was no need for hypocrisy, putting on a smile for the ppl u dun like.

called tmg juz now to tell her dat we shdn't see each other. she asked why and i said dat it's not helping me in my wanting to move on and get over things. it's like even tho we only see each every now and den, i'm still reminded of her in my daily contact w other ppl.
guess if she doesn't see us getting back together anytime in the near future, i shd juz let things go and get a move on. not dat i have not and have been holding onto things. but i guess keeping my distance from her will help in not kindling the kind of feelings dat'll juz not help in getting over her.

how i miss her embrace, the smell of her hair, the touch of her skin. how i wish things hadn't turned out the way it is. but i guess it's only for the better dat we're apart now. was thinking abit while going to buy dinner. i juz dun think i can, or anyone for the matter, be giving in all the time and taking the blame for every quarrel we get into. it's quite sad when i wana get out and do stuff but dun have the luxury of the finances to do it.
mahjong seems to be the best option. i kill abt 4-6hrs and i prolly only spend abt $10-20 at most. if i'm lucky, i get paid to spend those hours. :)

i wana thank all my friends for giving me thier support thru this difficult time of my life. i hope i am not intruding too much with my excess free time. wana thank michelle and leslie, jarrod, lil miss snooze and michelle n for your support and encouragement. think i wana thank jarrod esp.
coz he's my gay partner. :) plus he's the only single one. all of my other close frens are attached. and i wish u all the best, esp miss snooze with her loft and her wedding in nov.

The Weekend

The weekend went fine...

went to benedict's house on sat for house blessing and lunch. after which we had a meeting for confi class the next day.
food was quite good, esp the curry mutton. too bad bro din bring home the cam batt charger, otherwise there might be pictures to show.

after dat went down to river valley rd for a bbq organise by the wonderful ppl from st bernadette's. thanx u all !! appreciate it.
and many thanx to janice for the pressie. talked to some of the peeps whom i haven't really got to talk with- vivian and inka.
during our conversation, they came to a conclusion dat this is the season for breaking up coz vivian had also juz broken up with her bf.
and i also found out on sunday dat one of jarrod's fren also had broken up recently. of coz vivian, inka and kristel also had some frens who had also broken up recently. this is kinda spooky leh... dun think it's coz of the lunar 7th month rite? mine happened b4 dat. so it cant be...

so anyway... after bbq, sat down, talked abit when the security guard chased us away, we went up to jeremy's house.
intrigued by the scenery, stacie, acra, kenneth and cynthia went to the balcony and chris and i promptly locked them out. hehehehe...
after which, we pretended to leave, but returned into the house by the back door. watched an episode of the family guy. was hilarious coz it was a parody of charlie and the choc factory.

halfway thru the show, acra called. she needed the loo. but evil us made them watch for abt another 10 more mins until the show ended b4 we went to release them. after dat, we left the place. decided to go to rochor to have daohuay for supper. so krystal, who was driving her dad's superly old volvo, jonathan and i went down in one car, while chris drove in the other with acra, stacie and cynthia. managed to find an empty space to park the car shortly we arrived coz someone left. so krystal attempted her first parallel park. with some help (from moi, of coz) she parked the car in one attempt. and she's so proud of dat... :)

went home and it was time to go bedoo after my bath.

sunday was the usual in the morning... YL, sharing and helping benedict w class. had ppc exco meeting after class, so din have lunch.
during meeting jarrod sms-ed me abt going to michelle's place for dinner. and dat he was bringing my xbox along and asked me to bring another controller. so dat's wat i did after meeting. went home, got the controller and went down to michelle's place.

while waiting for jarrod, michelle, leslie, lynette and i played mj. looks like my luck isn't so good lately.
had dinner when jarrod came, and we played the xobx for a while. played dead or alive extreme volleyball. i won all of them !!
if only this could apply to mj. coz after dat, jarrod took over michelle and he was like winning la...
and if winning wasn't enough, his wins were all 自摸. if not, when i was waiting for my winning card for a big win, he will win the game with some small worthless hand. ARGH !!

played till abt 11.30 and i went home liao...

looks like my weekends are gona be somewat like dis... either mj or stay home.
someone ask me out leh... but cannot spend too much money also... no income. *grinz*

finished reading harry potter and the half blood prince. the book cheat my feelings la.
how can the book end in such suspense? so who has gotten the horcrux? wat happened to snape and malfoy?
somehow i'm suspecting the potions textbook is one of the horcrux. tho it's said dat the book belongs to snape's mum's.
oh well... now i've gota wait for duno how long b4 i get to find out wat's gona happen.

and i've gotten my guess wrong. i had guess dat it might have been ron who died in the story... never quite expected it to b dumbledore.
quite a twist of events. this will prolly mean harry is competent enough to go face voldemort on his own liao...
rowling, pls dun take too long wit hthe next book. looks like now i've gota look fwd to the goblet of fire movie.

gona b going to school later tom. coz gona help a chinese teacher bring 2 classes out for an excursion.
she was speaking in mandarin w me abt tom's plans. i could understand her but had only a slight problem articulating but managed to somehow.
gona b studying for my health insurance paper on wed. i REALLY hope i pass dis time. cannot fail liao.

oh... anyone interested in watching seven swords, wedding crashers, the maid or valiant ?

End of the Week !!

Yay !!
it's friday... means no more kids.
today was a good day. the kids din give me much trouble.
mayb coz i told them if they cannot keep quiet, i'll revoke the privilege for them to discuss their work in groups and listen to their mp3 players in class. and i'll only give them 3 chances b4 i take action.

luckily they were 'automatic' enough not to push their luck.

started reading potter yesterday. i know i abit slow la...
been bz looking for new job and all since i ord-ed.
borrowed the book from mel geow.

listening to the radio now... it's been a long time.
it's doctor mix on class95. think i'm a ultimate retro guy.
i dig the music, i dig the fashion.
gime the bell bottoms, and uberly flare-collared shirts and i'll b a happy boy :)
dat's y mambo used to b a good place to go...
i say used to coz now at 27, too old liao. all the other ppl there all geenna kia.
all the poly and uni peepurl.

registered online to be a macdonald's member. so i can collect points and get free burgers.
but it's not like i go there to eat all the time. but registration is free so wad the heck...

gona need to hit the health insurance books again soon...
must pass the next time round.

About a Pregnant Girl and the Father

Was reading thru tomorrow.sg and chanced upon this post by the pregnant girl's ex-bf.
tot it was rather objective of the blogger, yuhui, to not pass judgement until the guy's story was heard.

so this story comes to a close.
and i hope that the baby's parents and their families can work things out in the best interest of the baby.

okie.. gona have to mark hw now.
sianzzzz.

can kpmg give me a call for an interview, PWEEEEZZZZZZ ???

Relief Teaching (Cont'd) & The Church of Mormon

I'm into day 3 of my relief teaching stint.
was a babysitter yesterday.
today was abt the same too. gave out worksheets and make sure they dun make too much noise.

brought 3I to the computer lab today. made them do a little research on this 'iceman' they read abt in class the past 2 days.
glad dat most of them are making the effort. some of them juz wana play. others juz want extra attention.
but other than dat, they're good kids.

i hope i will not have to shout at them in anger to get them to behave or book them for an appt with the discipline master.
but somehow, i've got a feeling i might juz have to do dat for one of the boys.
oh well...

failed my health insurance exam today. wun be able to retake it until 2 weeks later.
hope it'll b enough time for me to study somemore and pass it the next time round.

on another note, saw 2 elders from the church of mormon juz now on the way home.
they were elder hou and elder mower. i was like hoping they wun talk to me... not in the mood la.
elder hou was the one doing the talking. elder mower looked like he was the bodyguard ready to'mow' down anyone who tried to attack elder hou.
pun intended ok? so must laugh ah.

so he was talking w this guy sitting opp me. couldn't make out wat they talked abt.
den he tried talking to the malay sitting on his other side after the first guy had to alight from the train.
but the malay guy juz wanted to sleep. so he got up and talked to mower b4 coming to my side.......

luckily he talked to this student sitting next to me. and asked if he was a doctor. the kid was reading his bio notes.
elder hou also quite stupid... how can such a young kid possibly b a doc?
anyway, the kid replied dat he wasn't and he was a student and he was studying his bio notes.
bio notes was on human body. but of coz it's all the funny cheem cheem stuff la. not the simple kind u see in encyclopedias.

reminded me of the time cheryl lim and i were stopped by these 2 guys from the church of mormon.
i still remembered the guy's name was elder walker. cant remember what the other guy's name was.
so he was talking and gave me the book of mormon. but cheryl heard wrongly and she tot he said the book of moron.
so ya... the difference e letter 'm' makes.

oh well.... got homework to mark.
1 1/2 more weeks to go b4 my teaching stint ends and i will be $520 richer.

Relief Teaching Day 1

After one day, i have come to the conclusion dat teaching isn't my thing.
mayb coz i dun have the experience or mayb i only relief teacher, so not very sure of the culture.
but teaching 3 sec 1 classes dis morning is enough to almost kill my throat.
must remember to bring water bottle tom.

the sec 3 class i'm teaching is not too bad. some of the guys really make an effort to pay attention.
i hope they'll stay dat way until the 2 weeks end.
some of them, of coz, juz switched off and slept on their desks.

teaching them english wasn't as bad as i had tot it'll b.
it's reliefing the other teachers on an adhoc basis, with no lesson plan that is a headache.

on another note, JARROD!!! my fingers still smell of onions !! thanx to all dat chopping of the shallots.
after one day and lots of washing in between, the smell still lingers. >.< *yuck*

going for mass later. it's assumption today. day of obligation. so ppl !!
GO FOR MASS !!