Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Generation TOF

Generation TOF.
TOF stands for teenagers of today. Just wanna share my comments as I guess some of my gfs who have younger kids like me, will be facing this problem, say, 8-10 yrs from now?! =)

I was on a SBS bus going to fetch my son after school. A group of sec sch kids around 5-6 of them- boys & gals boarded the bus. I was seated at the last few row. They headed straight to the back seat. Once they plonked their bums onto the seats, they yak so loudly as if the other passengers were transparent. Me, of course can hear their conversation so clearly. "Bu ting bai bu ting" mah plus kpoh as well la..... Lol.

Anyway heard them yaking abt NKF- all bullsh**, kanna 'sah boh' , kanna 'sai' etc
made all sorts of "teenager's philosophy" I was smiling to myself. One gal trying to talk like Hannah Montana wif ang moh slang....Aiyo dear gal pls spare my ears!!! >.<
Another one suggested to jio her kakis go Geylang on wkn.
I was like, hmm: "Of all place jio friends go Geylang?? Whatever for?"
"To eat durian lah, u think what"...she rebutted her guyfriend. OmG.....

Teenagers are also good, I mean they are very good, at using codes to shorten a sentence. Like TBC= to be confirm, emo= emotion, wtH= what the he** to name a few. I'm trying to think back on my sec sch days if i was like those kidz....i do hang outs after school, i do chat on public bus but some how I feel, I see and I hear, it was very different as compared to my time. Cannot imagine what our own kids will be like when they become teens. A real challenge indeed!

Well I m not saying that teens now are bad. Perhaps its the education system of today that may have created it. Now I hardly hear abt schs teaching "Hao Gong Ming" - civic & morale education. The teenage world is really vast & complicated. I do have a few teen friends and also go into their blogsite to read their posts. That's where I learn and get to understand their needs, their passion and their way of 'surviving' in their own little planet. I guess teen now are very bless wif High-tec computers, hp, blogging, Msn and what nots. Our time, hanging out at Mac was consider 'naughty' liao. Haiz....agree?

No matter what, life goes on...I am happy for what I am and I m gald to have passed my teenager age, esp schwork, hahaha....No offence teens, I still luv u guyz!



My gf has tendered her resignation today. ( All the best to you babe, I respect ur decision ;)
Everything's back to normal again....

Mum's not cooking so I tah bao KFC for dinner after work. Perhaps it has been a long time since we ate fast food, it was'nt cheap lor.... I've ordered- Family feast set A and cheesy meltz, only 2 set meals already cost me around S$32.00!! O_o

Wif that amt of money I could simply go to Fish & Co, or maybe Crystal jade for a good meal liao! Furthermore its just frozen chix coated wif their so called "secert recipe" okay.... ;p

Anyway gotto be thankful lah, ppl in other countries are suffering from food shortage. Hmm this sentence sounds familiar le....Cuz I always remind my kids at dinner table not to waste their food. And yours truly here complaining abt prices and sweet nothings... (slap my own mouth) Lol.....

Ladies alert: Does anyone go for facial? Feeling vain liao wanna give it a try....Lol

Like to thank Mel & Janice, you ladies are my first 2 pals to post on my tagboard. Keep it rolling yah!

~Smiles~

Splish splash

Taken leave today as both my dad & dh are not in town. Such a good feeling, home alone (^_^)
Can take my time, my own pace at peace. Lol

Later in the afternoon, pick up son from sch after his remidial class and urgent to dd school as a parent voulenter for her swimming lessons. This time my dh was not there to drive me around. Ha! But thank god, the transitions were smooth and very timely. I was 30 mins early to reach my dd's sch.

Dd always enjoy Monday as she can get to go swimming. I am glad as she has overcome her fear of water although she has a mild allergy for chlorine. But it does'nt bother her. dd has such a good time in the pool. Saw the coach treaching her how to kick water, put her head inside the water to blow bubbles. She looks so cute & 'sexy' in her swim wear + swimming cap + goggles. Lol....aka like some super hero character Lol lol lol......will upload her pic soon. Btw my dd is a non swimmer. She better know how to swim after the 8 lessons cuz mummy here will have to go to her sch 8X :p

Today aunty Susie- another parent voulenter, made hotdog buns+ Yakult for our girls of P1J class. The last time she made ham & cheese sandwich+ pkt milo for our girls. Thankies Susie!!
I was telling my dd her class was so blessed to have food ready after every swimming lessons. The other class P1G seems like no moms bother to bring food for the whole class. Anyway we shared wif them and the little dears were all smiles... Hey i like that feeling! Shall think of something to bring on next mon...pai seh :p

So much so for today. Thank you for a blessed & wonderful day. (",)

Monday, July 28, 2008

Ugly duckling

What in the world are we living for ?

- to live for our Family

- to live for the Money

- to live for Love or

- to live for today, as yesterday was gone and maybe tommorrow will never come;

so what is the reason? I wonder.... =_=

Last week, was a "crazy" week for a dear friend of mine, Me, indirectly also got involved in it.
This evening, we had a good talk, she truly apologise and regretted having me involved in her complicated affair. - " No worries babe, what are friends for......"

Tue, wed and thur her uneventful disaster striked...

Tue> she was our sch bus driver cum asst tcher. Puntured a front tyre as it hit onto one of the stone curb near our driveway. There was a loud 'Pisssss.......' thk goodness the kids on the bus were unhurt. Bill came out S$133.00 to change new tyre. Initially and surposingly, this bill was covered by the school. Then the next day, principal asked her to pay for the damages....

(Shout-Out-Loud) So unfair!! What the h** is this , man! Why has my friend need to pay for the damage while she was at work? Isn't it covered by the company? Was'nt it stated clearly on the contract? Fyi my friend is a FT stuff. That was a shocker no.1 .

Wed> She received a call from her maid saying that the store room door was going to collasp. Of course instinct tells her to rush home. BUT bossy only gave her 2 hrs, told her to come back and drive the pm sch bus....
"Erm excuse me...?! 2 hrs for her to contact contractor, carpenter, take photos, isolate the area. Then wait for contractor and carpenter....etc all needs time. 2 hrs? Impossible!"
She did call back telling bossy that she can't make it. Reluctantly bossy let her off. My friend felt bad so she decided to explain to bossy the next day. But to her surprise, bossy told her that she already has planned who to drive the pm bus while my friend was in that "panic station" mode. "Wah lao what does this show?" My friend felt like a fool, a fool kanna play around left & & right....shocker no.2

Fyi my bossy was'nt like that, as I've stated in my earlier post some people changed, but most people changed for the WORST!! Sad lor....:(

Thur> My galfriend found out that her dd P4 played truant after school. Her dd lied to her that instead of going to the library, she and some friends went to the nearby shopping mall to have fun. That was the greatest blow my gf could ever endure, she eventually broke down. She could'nt believe that so much bad happenings could happen to her consecutively for 3 days ...
shocker no.3
All the above events took place when her dh was'nt in SIN. It really drove her nutz. Really can make a person 'PhD'. I also felt kind of 'useless' besides lending her my listening ear and a shoulder to cry on...what else can i do? We even asked another tcher (our so called 'closed' friend) out to talk & share her views but it was no avail. We felt that she might have kept somethings from us, which now does'nt bother me liao.... Haiz, FEMALE enviro sucks!
The only thing is Pray~~ and have Faith in whatever you do. As my best qoute says " To stay true to oneself always" ^_^

A message to my dear friend~Yvonne

When you are sad, I cry with you
When you are happy, I laugh with you
Although there are many obstacles along the way,
we must face them bravely and truly.
Motherhood is a holy job,
we are learning and growing from it everyday.
Rememeber you have friends,
reach out your hands
and we'll be there to hold on tight with you.....<3

p/s: Whatever decision you've made, I shall respect it. =)





Hey ppl

I've reinstalled my cbox and its now ready for postings. (keep my fingers crossed)
Hear from you soon!

Luv ya.....

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hiya sori my Cbox is still undergoing reconstruction.

I've been figuring out whole nite, finally got 1 attached to my blog. Happily tot i cld type my 1st post to all of you but to my dismay, computer prompted that my Cbox is BLOCKED!! OmG......hiazzzzz OK i'll be cool, will try to activiate it again (if time permits) very time consuming le urg....:( tml go work panda eyes again *=* Please give me time cuz i'm still learning.

Luv ya!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Nothing unusual today. Going to work as normal. I always enjoy my brisk walk to Towner to take bus to work with my I-pod :p Well, it's my only form of excercise.... sad lor. Trying to jio some kakis to join me for hatha yoga or kickboxing.....anyone interested? ^_^

After work went out wif my galfriend for korean BBQ dinner @ square 2. We ordered ' wu hua rou' - layered pork belly, marinated spiced pork cutlet, kimchi soup and bimbibap. It was a hearty spread for just the 2 of us but we njoyed our dinner tremendously. So relaxing, enjoying every succulant flavour each dish had installed for us. Hmmmm heavenly~~~~~ this is one of my favourite korean resturant, it has NEVER disappoint me. Satisfaction guranteed!

Here is the info:- Hansan Korean BBQ resturant
Square 2 , novena. level 3
You can either dine at the a la carte section or the BBQ section. Prices: be preapred to pay.
Today's dinner cost us S$84.00 which I think is ok....good quality of food, good service, nice ambience.....hey no complains man =)

After dinner, treat her to a cup of Yummi yogot peachie as dinner was her treat to me. Very pai seh, next time it shall be my turn....(",) many thanks babe!

She wanted to get a swim suit which i've intro to her this cool shop at basement however the cut does'nt fit her. After a few tries she gave up...opps sori to disappoint you. Next time we go marina sq, there are more choices. Rip-curl, Surf N Ride, Quicksliver etc ^_^ As we were window shopping, something caught me. From the side of my eye I tot i saw J, a guy who i had a crush on during my sec sch days!! I took a quick glance, 60% confirm, then he looked at me...90% confirm liao...i pretend to look elsewhere and zoom off....hehe qiute mah lu lor, dunno y and dun ask k, pls!
anyway we oni went out just once and he never held my hands (cross my heart) come to think of it, aiyo it was so unromantic, so boring....hiaz lol lol lol lol....shhhhh

Dh had already brought the kids back home early so that i could spend MY time wif galfriend. Came home at 10pm. Dh was giving dd her spelling.... 'wah rare sight man, think i must go out often lol' anyway thanks dear, I'm so touch~~~~

What a nice, memoriable day.... even while i am typing this post, i m feeling great, all smiles. Thank God for this lovely day. More than words can say......<3


To love is to place our happiness
in the happiness of another.....






Monday, July 21, 2008

Peek A Boo

It's been a while since I've posted my last msg. Well my last laptop was in "ICU". Only today dh got a new acer laptop for me :) Still trying to get use to the keyboard and the tiny screen....erm
screen so small untill I've gotto literately pushing my neck forward and pushing my eyes to concentrate onto this small rectangular box...well, its travel mate size O_o

Aiyo neck & eyes v tired le....but what to do, present from hb, can reject meh?? :P

Its Monday of course, after the weekend break, feeling so lazy & legtagic. Furthermore today's weather is sooo nice & cooolll...good to haibernate like a grizzly bear. (*-*) From now on, my mondays are packed wif activities.
- go work knock off @ 1pm
-pick up ds @ 3pm remidial lesson
-go dd sch as a parent voulenter for her swimming till 6pm
-reach mum pl, rest , then go down to wait for dd sch bus to arrive @ 7pm
Phew.... what a MONDAY MADNESS!!! however at the end of the day, its all worthwhile,
As i got to spend time wif each of my kids and the happenings they had in school. We talked abt it & we laughed abt it. ^-^ Gald u like ur schools kiddos <3

At work today we are down wif 3 tchers. (On leave... on mc... on course...) left wif principal, head tcher & me. I of course took my Ks and xiam upstairs for my lesson. Hey in a crisis like this, better to care for own class then be a hero! I might sound selfish well thats life in pre- school esp in a place where i worked. Ha! This am surpose to be in a happy mood then kanna a complain from one of my K1 boy. Aiyah this boy really pissed all of us wif his uncountable lies. Lies which he made up badmouthing us to his grandma & his mum. btw his parents are undergoing a seperation. Innitally i have my sympathy for him, try to give him TLC. ...BUT in the end also kanna complain, backstab me!! :(

Made up stories to his grandma that tcher mavis told him that when he got punish, cannot tell grandma, must keep quiet. Made him stand outside classroom from 1-3pm!!
"Wah piang eh, thank God that he was'nt my child." This boy has crossed over my line & stepped unto my tail...Urg~~~~

Wanna take a break! Life kinda suckz..... keep my fingers crossed for my leave to be approve + my hb. =)






Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A tough decision to make....sld i stay or leave?

By Aug 1 MCYS will certify employees(teachers) from the Pre-sch sector by accordance to their educational qualifications.
Tchers wif min 3 "GCE O levels" = Assistant Teacher.
min 5 "GEC O levels" = Qualified Main Teacher.

No doubt this ruling will only take place 5 yrs from now, I've been given this pressure to go for my training which was'nt in my plans at all!! URG~~~ >_<

My initial plan was to Happy go work> care for other ppl's kids > earn a substantial pocket $$ and that's all......NO STRINGS ATTACHED!! NO COMMITMENT!! Wah lao now i felt so pressurize by this stupid ruling O_o

I asked my kids today whether they want mummy to c'tnue work or be a SAHM.

Result: dd wants me sahm / ds wants me to work Hiaz hiaz how le.....

I think I .........

Tune in to my next post :p

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Just dun get it...why do some ppl spend on stuffs that was beyond their budget? In the end they became so calculative over trival matters.

My say: If u cannot afford it, dun get invloved in it. In the end u r the ones suffering! Agree?!!

Tml I've gotta a big decision to make.....

My Say

Woke this morning, feels like writing these stuff ;

1) When the going gets tough, people change. Most of the time, they changed for the worst.

2) Working in an all female environment can sometimes be a real pain the Ass!! Very 'mah fan'.

3) Looking for a greener pasture...back to square one??

Well, no matter what I'm no longer a freshie... where I can do what I want, dun care then switch off. Thinking back, I sld perhaps stay & observe then see how the situation perceives.
By the way, I'm not the only one enduring such nonsense - "Yooohooo....you know who you are, wey, do'nt smile to urself hor" LoL ;p

Monday, July 14, 2008

Where have all the flowers gone?

Why do i write that as my title? Well i find ppl change moods so quicky- Mood Swing or maybe aging tru time- menopause??!! I wonder hmmm......One minute she's nice, the next minute, its like the whole world owes her $$$. As if the workload and manpower is not enuf, new implementation was introduced today. I was'nt highlighted upon but somehow it involves all of us. Of course, standing in the management shoes, i must applaude that capacity is full to the brim, new enquires to put on waiting list, stress level will definetly rise BUT is there a need to show face of dissatisfactory, or sld i qoute as " when I need you, i'll be nice, I dun need you get lost" kind of attitude??!! As a leader of the pack, I find such behaviour very disturbing and unrefine! Through this, our morals & moods gets affected. Everbody became so careful, watching out for our own ass. Where has all the flowers gone.....where is the caring & all smiles lady that i once knew gone? I want her back again in her bubbly self. >.<

Thought of the day~ eventhough we have been friends for a while, you still kept the line drawn at the time i need your help. Is that what you call FRIENDS???????????????

Random: just my thoughts, my inner feelings, if applied to anyone i knew, i truly apologise ^.^

Dh flew to Mauritius this evening... have a good flt dear. Be safe. Luv u <3

Just another day

-Saturday 12 July 2008-
Quick summery- Janice housewarming. Catered buffet from Steven. Food was well picked but was'nt warm esp the chix kehbap. The rest was fairly nice. As it was a family affair, the whole 'herd' was there. LOL. My boh-chap cuz from London still, erm, boh chap'in...Happy to see my preggy cuz, "You look GOOD mama" tummy big big cute cute. Of course my dd & her cuz played like some long lost pals...little girls ^.^
Send kids for tuition. Bought a vacumm cleaner for Y as a home coming present. I'm glad she likes the design.
"Hope housecleaning will be a breeze for u from now on" ^_^
We had dinner @ Pongol park-western alfresco style. Food was'nt spectacular, price is on the high side. Later we urgent to her home. Dh played majong while we & kids had fun baking a chocolate cake. .. .. .. .. (",)

-Sunday 13 July 2008-
Quick summery- Made breakfast, did housework. Had mee hoon kway for lunch while dh & kids has noodles. Ds spotted a vendor selling ice cream. We bought 2 cups- YES! it was the traditional taste that I've been longing for....YUMMY!!!! 3 flavours- chocolate, corn and 'yah da zhi' taste....hardly find such taste only Walls ice cream. Borriinnngggg.....
went to Sim Lim sq to buy a nokia original hp batt for bro-i-l back in states @ $75.00
Evening meet up wif my parents to check out a new maken place along balestier managed by The Banquet. Good food, nice ambience despite its a hawker center concept. We had teochew porridge and 6 side dishes @ $28.00. (resonable price) Chay kway Tiao was too sweet though...there are many other stalls to be surveyed. I'll surely go there again. ^.^

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Record breaker- zonk out

Yesterday birthday party was the most tiring one i've experienced in my life!!
<FLASHBACK>
Suddenly recalling my days in the airline flt SQ 320, SIN-LON flight. That kind of sh** flight was like a never ending story, literately 'walking' to LONDON. Call bells "Ding Ding" non-stop, inflight service was never ending- meal after meal, those weighs a million tonnes meals/drinks carts push in & out of the galley...beers, wine, champange as long as its alcoholic drinks, you name it we have it...the orders kept going. FYI- SQ inflight meals & drinks are foc. We always hope a pax drinks till he drop then can inform captain. On arrival to destination, he will be escorted by 2 'very' friendly airport police. :p
<>
Actually the brithday was not that bad, it the goodie bags distributing part that was a real headache. We need to pass 2 different goodie bags to 2 kids- Isaac & Sherman. Really messy! My dear Ms Meow thank you so much for helping me, without you dunno how le..(muakz) Next week, no matter what, gotto pull Val & Bel to buy us a good expensive meal, dun care.......>.<

Back home, after shower, missed my fav show....plonk onto my bed & snooze into dreamland. And that was a record breaker, zonk out @ 9.00 pm zzzzzzzzz *_*

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Another burn-out day :(

Today was surpose to work frm 8-1pm. However got a PTM later in the evening @5.30pm.
Another one @6.30pm. All frm K1 class.

During chn's naptime, kanna called to the office. Principal wants me to assist her in writing a testimonial for a attachment teacher. FYI - attachment tcher doing a Bachalor Degree in Pre-school education!! O_O I write her testimony also super STRESS!! Squeeze every drop of my brain juice to pen it down as fast as i possibly can. BUT how to? imagine my background got chn talking, my fellow tcher's gossiping abt the lastest news...aiyah! How to finish? My dear Principal wants it by the end of the day ~_~ hiaz haiz haiz

Later also need to conduct PTM wif parents, do last mintue check for tml bday.
Need to vent out so while doing my testimonial, i sms to Val BUT ended up sms to Vin instead- 2 x summore~ So pai seh. Send an apologise text to him. Lucky he juz "LOL" ok cool. ^_^

Finally work has ended.
Round 2- a dinner treat from my head tcher. Resturant speciality was crabs. Not an avid crab eater but still go. Side dishes were passable but Pepper & Chilli crabs were damn spicy! On knowing i dun take spicy food, J was kind enuf to ask the waitress for a bowl of hot water for me to dip away those Firey crab sauce. :p

The day ended feeling ultra exhuasted. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz DND




Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Look who's slapping

My dd got slap from me today...

Her attitude towards me has been very demanding a few weeks ago. Really testing the dept of my well!
Before we urgent to my mum's place, she screamed at me >.<

"Walao, I HOT liao lor" gave her a tight slap across her face. She was stunned!!
To my horror, seconds later, blood came rolling down from her right nostril....( I almost fainted )
Not letting her see mummy is in panic mode, i kept my cool.
First aid procedures began to flash into my mind.
Said to myself: " Wah Die liao, slap her until nose bleed, I must have lost my mind!!!" kept blaming myself ~~~
At the same time gave my precious dd my generous TLC- Tender Loving Care ^-^
The BEST PART - She later confessed to me that she dug her nose last night and this morning. Hiaz...

Son came home in the afternoon after contact time, so i m able to see him before i go to work.
Told me he was punched on the head by a P5 boy on the bus.

Latest update: Found out from dh that P5 boy mistaken my son for scolding him " Asshole" O_o

Went to work as usual, 15 mins brisk walk to Towner to catch any 60 something bus. Listening to my I-pod makes long distance walking a breeze.

In centre saw white board, FRI - 2 boys, having b'day party Urg...From My Class~~ xiao liao lah
moreover, my 'best' partner will NOT be coming. (Weep- weep)
Well see how it goes on that day. Fingers crossed.

Coming home was smooth as bus 125 came just in time.
I love to have bus rides as I have some quiet time to myself and reflect on todays event.
Seeing cars moving by, trees swaying from side to side, people busy walking/crossing roads.
Hmm.... kind of interesting sight!
From the back of my mind thinking of what I sld not be think'in again ~
Smile to myself , just my wishful thinking....^-^

Love that we cannot have is the
one that last the longest;
hurts the deepest;
and feels the strongest.












"Freshly blogged"

Helloooo treasured ones

Welcome to my " Fresh from the oven" blogsite. (",)

Just wanna share my inner feelings and thoughts on this humble blog of mine =)

To show how much you meant to me, please read my postings wif RESPECT kay ^-^

Luv U all a thousand miles

-- MaViS--