Smile!

Even when the day might not have gone well, even if we might not be in the pink of health, but SMILE! For each day we live is a blessing.

The skies might turn dull at times, but it will always clear up somehow.

Still feeling sick, but am trying to stay optimistic so that I can recover soon. =)

Sick

No idea what happened, but perhaps I caught a chill on Sunday. Today's been a pretty tiring day, not because of the students or the number of periods I have, but simply because I wasn't feeling very well today. Woke up with a little fever and flu, but I thought it was just the usual sinus problem and hence didn't thought much of it. It got worse when I tried walking to school, only to realise today I needed twice the amount of energy to get to school. Lessons breezed past, thanks to pretty well behaved students, then I went for lunch and headed home to rest. The fever + flu combination seems to be getting worse with each passing minute. Feeling kind of groggy now and a little dazed. I don't feel like doing anything at all now, except perhaps to slowly sip a cup of hot tea and wish the sickly feeling will go away soon. Of course, if it was like the picture I posted, I bet it would feel so much better...

Belated entry

This entry was suppose to have been up since 2 weeks ago, but all thanks to my laziness, I am finally posting it today, haha.

Anyway, memories of my last day in CHS. Perhaps pretty coincidental, but I left the school exactly after 1 year and 1 month from the date I joined, haha.

Though the time spent was short, but it was a year of memorable memories and happenings. It was a year of fun, laughter, joy and excitement, as well as bits of sorrow and anger here and there. Definitely, it was a year worth remembering. Students I knew, wasn't simply students anymore. Some of them became my friends, good friends or even god-siblings. They became friends who suppported me when I was feeling lost, they became friends who had fun with me, they became friends who cheered me up when I was feeling blue. Hence, a tribute to my students/ friends. My last memories of you guys in CHS.

One last picture, of myself, which I liked quite a lot, but I forgot who took it, haha.

Perhaps the CHS chapter in my life has been closed, but what I know is, our friendships will always stay on, and like what I have said before, I am only a SMS/MSN away. =)

落叶雨

刚才回家的途中，经历了一场落叶雨。

落叶纷飞的那瞬间，真的很美。

虽然短暂，但是，能够见证这场落叶雨，让人不禁感到，其实幸福很简单，也很不胜防。

走在最熟悉最平凡的路上，几乎是天天都在走的那条路，或许从没有想过在这平平无奇的日子中，在这习以为常的道路中，会看到如此美景。

落叶雨。。。

在空中飞舞，盘旋，在空中绽放了它们最后的光芒。

它们的命运是悲惨的，但是我很庆幸，能在它们闪烁的那一瞬间，欣赏到了它们的美。

何时再有一场落叶雨？

我会耐心期待的。

Belated birthday celebration

Had a small belated birthday celebration for my brother today. Dinner at the nearby coffee shop, then a short mahjong session, followed by the cake.

The chocolate cake was absolutely thick and sinful. So sinful that I got clumsy and dropped the plate on my toe. OUCH!

I guess as compared to mine, his 21'st birthday is relatively small scaled. But nonetheless, I hope he liked what we prepared for him. =)

Oh, and lastly, finally gotten a new laptop!

Finally!

That's all for now.

Sigh, I hate Mondays.

The weekend

Yes! It's finally The weekend.

Fridays are pretty free and easy for me, since I have lessons only in the first 4 periods, and after which, at 9.55am, I can proudly declare my weekend has started.

And so it was a mad rush, rushing through 4 periods of lessons non stop, talking till I wasn't sure what I was saying anymore. Nonetheless, the anticipation of the weekends coming simply oozes pure happiness.

However, the weekend didn't had a great kickstart. Instead, I went to visit the doctor's after work. Severe headache due to possible stress and lack of sleep. I thought my head was going to burst soon and turn into Konnyaku jellies. Haha. Anyway, got the medicine and then trudged home to rest, thus pangseh-ed a few people whom I promised to tutor and accompany for CIP. Sorry guys, next time okay???

After having sufficient rest in the afternoon, it seemed like the headache decided to make its disappearance, yay~!!! Met up with the besties in town for dinner and shopping! Was intending to get a laptop today, but turned out Best Denki in Takashimaya didn't have the model I want, hence we shopped around for a while to get YL's stuff first, before the both of us headed back to Northpoint to get the machine, while FL continued her tian mi mi session with her guy.

Unfortunately though, apparently the sales person mistook the model I wanted for another similar one, and thus told me they have PLENTY of stock in Harvey Norman Northpoint, when in reality, stock for the model I wanted hasn't arrived YET. -_-" It was seriously pretty annoying, especially when both of us rushed like mad and forfeited the chance to check out Banana Republic in Paragon while we were in the vicinity. Argh!!! Maybe I just do not have the affinity with computers. That's why my computers keep giving me problems by either dying or falling sick. Bleah.

And since there wasn't anything more for us to do, YL and me decided to just hang around Macdonalds and chit chat. It was a great chit chat session though, we just sat there and talked for almost 3 hours, hahaha. We shared gossips, discussed about changes in some friends, updated each other about the happenings recently and simply went on and on. It's amazing how we can talk endlessly for so long, and if not for the fact that it was already past midnight, we might have continued on for as long as possible. Even though it might seem pretty cliche, but I feel that at this age, it isn't easy to find true friends anymore. At least, it's not so easy to find friends whom you know are friends because they sincerely like you and not because they have ulterior motives. It's not easy to find friends who can be friends with you without wanting any benefits, nor expect anything from you. It's not easy to find friends whom you can communicate with, and share all your secrets wholeheartedly, knowing you will never be betrayed. I guess as we grow older, it gets harder for us to trust people... somehow, I always feel that friends made during school times are the ones most worth keeping. But of course, people still do make friends at other stages of lives, and you never know if they might just be the friend you are waiting for! Haha, I think I sound pretty incoherent, typing this whole huge chunk of words.

Anyway, yah, we simply chatted our time away, amidst teas and fries, haha. Was pretty much lamenting on the harshness of lives, as well as our pathetic fates. Hahaha. Don't we all just love to whine and rant at how bad our lives are at times? But of course, after all these whinings and rantings, it's back to reality and back to working hard.

No matter how much you whine or rant, days still pass all the same. To enjoy each day and make it a magic moment, or to spend your days in misery, counting down to death... the decision is solely your own. You are the master of your life. Decide how you want your history to be written!

:(

Shit stuff happen every now and then, and it seems to be happening again.

Anyhow, I don't wish to elaborate on the matter and hopefully everyone stops asking me about it. IT ISN'T RELATED TO THE NEW SCHOOL.

Period.

Yet another first day of work

Started teaching officially today in the new school. It was an okay experience I would say, since perhaps I was kind of prepared for the worst. Anyway, the classes right now are pretty small, and so far still manageable. I just hope I can sustain this positive mindset.

BUT, one thing I want to rant is... it seems like it will take ages before I get assigned a laptop to use. Sigh, I am so accustomed to using computers all the time, it felt like cold turkey treatment when I had to go without them for ages.

Anyway the day was pretty okay, and now I am home typing my blog entry.

Feeling kind of drowzy though, for having woke up too early today to prepare for school.

Maybe it's time for a NAP!

Edited at 9.39pm...

Back again to update a little on the entry, as requested by *L**! Haha.

Quite a number of students have been asking if I will go back to the former school someday... seriously, I don't know and I do not wish to comment on things I am unable to confirm on. But at least, I believe it's more towards a negative answer for now.

Maybe this sounds a little bad, but after working for a short while, I finally learnt to appreciate studying life and I really hope to go back to study. So, maybe I might just finish my contract and then consider the option of further studies. Have always thought of going overseas to study, so maybe it might be an alternative I will consider few years down the road. But anyhow, the future is still far away, so I shall not dwell on planning for the future so soon and see what life has installed for me. =)

Lastly, just something that I have been meaning to say...

Thanks guys, you all know who you are, for making my 1 year stint in CHS such a memorable one. Thanks for the friendships, for the support, the encouragement and the willingness to accept a teacher as more than a teacher. Thanks for the confidence you all gave me, thanks for the time spent, and regardless of which school I go to, or where I go to, we are always friends! Remember, once a friend, always a friend. =)

Was asked to put this on my blog...

How to make a Princess Joen

Ingredients: 5 parts friendliness 1 part humour 5 parts beauty

Method: Add to a cocktail shaker and mix vigorously. Serve with a slice of fitness and a pinch of salt. Yum!

Sorry for the "lame-ness". Haha.

Emotional farewell

Bade a teary farewell to students today...

I feel pretty sad leaving them, especially those whom I am really close with.

People like my godbrothers, my "dad", Crab, Bear K, Bear C, thoes alphabet bears and those whom I know.

Sigh... never knew saying goodbye is so tough.

The last day

Tomorrow's the last day... in Catholic High School.

Many people have been asking why I am leaving... well, I can't exactly elaborate on why I chose to leave, but all I can say is, it's definitely not because of the students, or at least MOST of the students.

Somehow, I kind of wished that this day hadn't come so soon, that I have more time to complete the things I wanted to, to bade farewell to friends/students properly. But I guess time waits for no man.

For the last time, as I step into Catholic High School tomorrow as a teacher of that school, for the last time as I see the people whom I call my students, I believe I will keep every memory of them in my heart safely.

And since it's for the last time, I shall do something unique tomorrow. =)

Two more days...

till 12th June 2007.

It's been a great year.

Pretty emo today...

So ya, decided to just add a tagboard back for fun.

Collecting memories

If you happen to see me linger around in school more often than ever nowadays, it's because I am collecting memories. Collecting happy memories of things that happened during my stay in school, collecting memories of people whom I want to remember.

A couple of boys misbehaved today after school. Reasons for misbehaving, I shall not elaborate. I am not trying to take sides, but I felt both had their faults, regardless of who initiated the entire thing. Hopefully, after spending some time reflecting, such trivial incidents won't happen again. I seriously hope, regardless 1-1 or 2-1, they will always be the class I knew when I first entered this school. I hope to see a class united as one, and not divided and scattered. A class which bonded so wonderfully and stood by each other when one is in trouble, a class which displayed ties that reflected a true class.

Anyway, after school today, I went for dinner + dessert! Dinner at Secret Recipe was a fiery one, because almost all the food we ordered were so SPICY! Ended up downing Coke like no tomorrow, and daring one another to finish this and that, hahaha.

The super yummy dessert we had, hahaha. We had loads of fun playing 终极密码 and getting one another to finish the whipped cream and gross tasting cherries.

I had loads of fun today, and I think it's been really quite a while since I went out with them.

Overall, a pretty great Monday this has been. =)

信任

信任，其定义我想是因人而异的。

信任，对我来说，是对你毫无隐瞒。

信任，是不去猜疑，毫无疑问去相信。

信任，是责任，是守护这份信任的责任。

所谓的信任对我而言，是与他人分享生命。

Falling ill

Sigh, so many people have been falling sick of late.

Both Weijie and Shawn are down with HFM, Junyao was down with fever previously, so is Yongliang, and now my brother's down with dengue fever as well.

Sigh, so many sick people around of late. Sick physically, mentally, spiritually... Everyone's falling sick.

But I should say, my brother getting Dengue Fever really got me pretty worried, especially when he suddenly sms-ed me this morning telling me about it. Felt as if I was on tenterhooks as I conducted lessons, rushing out to pick up calls and smses whenever the handphone vibrated. Thankfully though, my brother doesn't have to be hospitalised for now. Else, I can't imagine how my parents will feel.

Anyway, even though this might sound kind of morbid, but it's at times like these when we are suddenly so aware of how concerned we are towards our loved ones. Probably without such little hitches in life, we might never really truly learn to appreciate and love our family and friends. But of course, let these stances be a once in a blue moon thing please.

Lastly, wishing all those who have fallen sick, GET WELL SOON!

And for those still healthy ones, STAY HEALTHY!

Conveying information

Sometimes, it pretty much irks me when people can't seem to convey messages well. I can't stand it when changes occur and I got to find it out myself... Then again, communication breakdown seems to be pretty popular nowadays. Or perhaps animals and foods ain't good at such areas, since their forte has never been conveying information. Oh well, just my ranting. Got kind of irritated with some miscommunication problems AGAIN.

Anyway, I am just glad I don't have to wake up at 5am tomorrow morning.

Today's like one of the earliest day I am home!!! Ain't cabs just great inventions? Lest for the invention of the meter of course, haha. But I got to try to stop cabbing to school already. There was a massive jam for no reason today, and I got stuck in a stretch of road for like 15 minutes. Sigh, of course the cab fare today came up to a hefty sum, no thanks to the jam, and I was almost late. -_-"

My throat's feeling a little itchy these few days. Maybe due to all those shouting again (hope my vocal cord infection won't come back!!!), or maybe it's due to all those pigging out sessions with the besties.

Oh, and I just want to share this quote with anyone reading my blog. It's already on my MSN nick as well.

尘世间最痛苦的事是什么？可能什么都不是。只是自己的一片痴心妄想。

I happened to chance upon this phrase while reading the blog of this guy from Soul of Superband fame. The guy apparently commited suicide, and people were sharing his blog address online. Couldn't remember much of his blog entries, but this particular phrase he wrote caught my attention, and which I really felt was very well written. This reminded me of the phrase which I always see when I step into school... something that goes like, We spend half our lives dreaming for things which we can never get, when we could have spent half our lives achieving things that we can get. Not sure if it's what was written, but I guess it's somewhat along that line if memory doesn't fail me.

人们常说，希望越大，失望越大。总是想得过于完美，结果面对残酷的现实时，才发现原来自己是那么的脆弱，那么的无法接受自己的不完美。

Overview

Just a simple overview of what's been happening the past few days...

Nothing much, except perhaps on Friday when I stayed in school till like 11pm, experimenting various methods/ techniques on how to make bubble tea decent enough to sell. Then headed back to school on Saturday morning for Homecoming, before heading home for a quick shower, and then it's off to a friend's house for Mahjong!

This year's Homecoming was fun and special as well, since it's going to be my last Homecoming. I spent donated quite a sum to the various stalls, especially from classes whom I taught before. But it was rather hectic too, juggling between two stalls here and there... Nonetheless, the Homecoming was still an enjoyable one, =)

Then after the event, I rushed home for a quick shower before heading over to a friend's house for our gathering cum Mahjong session. Thought I was the latest, but luckily I ain't! After dinner, we played a couple of rounds of Mahjong, and I won almost just enough to cover my transport, haha. Sometimes, it isn't exactly just about the gambling, but more of socialising, catching up and having fun I guess...

Anyway, it's already 3.52am. Think I better get some sleep, before my dark eye rings get even more obvious.

簡単な女、この国を出たい。

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