I just finished clearing out my old lect notes to make way for the new ones..hehe Now my study table looks much more tidy..
Selera sikit nak belajar on a clean workspace :)
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Yest, went to baby Brandi's bday party at costa sands chalet. I tell you, the party was infested with toddlers and kids. I like. I would say its a multi-racial party yest. Since Charmaine herself is a chindian, I'm not surprised to see her chinese and indian relatives la. But saw some caucasians and eurasians too. I guess her family is like a rojak la..hehe But its cool though to have different colours within the family.
This is baby Troy. He has the cutest smile la ok..One of charmaine's nephews.
Me and baby Brandie - she looked like she's gonna cry anytime soon! haha
Me and sihui..Another one of charm's niece..She's so sweet leh..She shaped a flower balloon for me
Jac and baby Brandie, who's nt interested in cam-whoring..hehe
Charmaine's mum, who's also the proud grandmother of her first grand-daughter
Mummy Sharlene & daddy Crab together with their daughter
Of course, the lovelies: Sheeks, me and charm..
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Finally, i'm meeting nasz tmr after he's done with his reservist. We should be watching the lake house la. I think I've been bugging him to watch that..haha Lucky I end school at 1.30pm tmr.. Have yet to finalize my timetable cos everything is so confusing. The system isnt as simple as nus's ivle. Stress seh..
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Oh yah, my heartiest congrats to my dear friend, Ita, who just got attached - though u told us abt it 2 wks later..wahaha. Embrace your 'honeymoon period' and don't forget to introduce him to us ah :-)
~flew by @ 4:50 PM
It's Friday, finally. Had the English content upgrading exemption test just now, which was super crappy. Confirm have to take the content upgrading modules. It defeats the purpose of conducting the test when more than 3/4 of us are very likely to flunk it. Nevertheless, I had fun shading the "just follow my instinct" answers on the OTS sheet. Been quite some time since I did that.
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Tmr morning there's Mendaki tuition. Going to Charmaine's niece's bday party at costa sands after that. Baby Brandi is turning one tmr. I shall be less deprived of babies after tmr. I havent hold a baby in my arms for a long, long time. I can already feel my maternal instincts coming..hehe
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On a different note, yest was our 22nd mthly-versary. As mentioned last time, Nasz is not keen in keeping up with all these mthly-versaries thingy. He said he only count the years..haha He msged me "I miss u leh" yest..Yes, that sounded very
cina with the 'leh'..hehe I was so touched and cant help smiling when I read the sms, cos he doesn't send me smses like that often, mind you. So,
macam terharu ah.. Well, I'm not sure when we can meet up since I'll be quite busy with NIE next week and he'll resume his work and classes.
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And I wanna watch the Lake House!!
~flew by @ 8:05 PM
I just finished marking the Mendaki students' test papers. Still have one more class to mark. Haiz I dislike marking, though its a huge part of a teacher's role. I remembered in primary school, I always
berangan, main teacher2 with my friends. And I thought it was cool to mark. Haha..Guess its not so after all.
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Don't need to go to NIE today and tomorrow. Since its just the orientation week, my schedule isnt that hectic. I got a rough timetable already. Looks like I'm not having any free days. Mon-fri got lessons. But thank god, fri is a short day, so its TGIF indeed! Ok, lame..
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Nasz is away on reservist at the moment. Such a bad timing to be away since I'm quite free this week. Anyhoos, I met up with him last Sunday. We caught Nacho Libre at marina sq. Quite a funny show, to me la.
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We headed to Andersen's for ice-cream after our late lunch. Had the "couple fondue". Yummy. And then ah, that bf of mine
merajuk sekejap cos I refuse to show him the sms that I just received. I was smiling2 while reading the sms, and he said he wanna read it. When I said cannot, he
merajuk. Such a snag..haha but i know, he
bedek2 merajuk..haha I snapped his pic when he tgh merajuk..
But he merajuk sekejap je..After some time, he's back to his usual clownish self.
See what I mean? He insisted that I take a pic of him with the melted chocolate stuck to his teeth..hehe. Nak sangat jadi Jack Sparrow's descendant.. Now you know how badut my bf can be..Don't be fooled by his quiet nature ah. Haha
Clown or badut or selenger, he's still the apple of my eye. The one who stole my heart away..wahaha Ok2, I shall not continue in case you guys puke! Simply said, I miss him. Loads.
~flew by @ 4:07 PM
Today marks the end of my Enhance School Experience (ESE). Four weeks whizzed by just like that. Funny, I'm so gonna miss the school and students. As much as they get on your nerves most of the time, its hard not to like them. I was just starting to fit into the environment, but before I knew it, I'm already leaving - that kind of feeling.
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Next week is NIE orientation. I have to be mentally prepared for the amount of workload there is to come. No kidding, I heard there are about 10 modules to be completed per semester. It was half the number in NUS. That one also already
terkial-kial seh. Nevertheless, after the ESE, I think teaching has always been my forte. Something I truly enjoy and hope to enjoy doing in the many years to come. My supervising teacher gave me some tips and pointers if I would like to consider teaching as a career. I'll bear them in mind.
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Well, there are a few things I missed out, that are worth mentioning in my blog. Firstly, I got my first pay!! Its a big deal ok. Haha At last, the ka-ching2 is rolling in. My account balance looks nicer now. Hoping to maintain that four digit figure la. Funny how I'm more
sayang to spend my money than before. Don't think I'm getting a new hp anytime soon, since the current one is still in good working condition. So i shall put that nokia N71 on hold.
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Some of the things I bought after getting my pay are tops and bottom fr G2000. They are having a further reduction sale. Perfect time to shop for office clothings. Bought two other tops when I went shopping with my colleagues after work the other day. Also, the Bobbi Brown lipgloss.
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Actually there are other things I'm thinking of getting since I'm not buying the hp. Like new shoes. Sadly, the one I wanted fr URS was no longer in stock. Nasz's fav line when I told him I want to buy shoes - "U eh, eversince I know u ah, dah brape kasut tau u beli. Beratus agaknye." haha. Of coz, he's exaggerating la. I also wanna invest in a handbag. The kind which office people carry. Was thinking of TOD'S, cos they have alot of those office leather bags. But upon looking at the price,
bole kene heart attack seh..hehe I think I'll just settle for something way less expensive la.
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Alritey, guess I'll stop here for today. Having Mendaki tuition tomorrow. Oh yah, I was offered a permanent position to teach pri 6 English. Lucky they're quite manageable, the students that is. On sunday, I'll be meeting Nasz before he leaves for his reservist next week. Guess we won't be able to watch 'the lake house' during its opening week. I have a feeling that the movie will be one of our favourites :-)
~flew by @ 8:01 PM
Finally..
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Here's my very
basi entry. First on the list is the pyjamas party over at non's crib. Can't really post many pics cos they are not sensored - as in we were w/o our tudung la. And i'm too lazy to edit the photos using photoshop. I'll just grab a pic from the makin menjadi girls blog.
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This pic is of coz, courtesy of our dear ain, who's ever creative (not!) in picking out our colourful photoshop-inspired tudungs. Who in the world would wear such striking tudung colours eh? Sungguh tak glamour! Lucky she's smart (again not!) enough to match the colours with 'our sleeves' :-)
Our cutesy pjs
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We sure had a great time at the PJ party. The theme for that night was Mambo Italiano. No, we weren't celebrating Italy's victory for clinching the title of the world cup champion. Though the match only took place the following day. Rather Non's mum prepared us pizza and pasta, enough to keep our hunger away through the night. That's not the only reason for our chosen theme. Kisha, Non and I had planned a scam. Ain called it the Italian Job. I like that. Make us sound like some professional scammers, if that word exixsts.
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The following is in Ain's own words. Her real expression about what happen that night in words:
"So we slept..Or so I thought.Suddenly, I felt something cold in my ear. "Lagi banyak Non! Lagi banyak!"Yes. The Scam. The betrayal. The bluff. And everything in between.
Aku kene sabo lah siol.Merepekkan korang. Pagi-pagi buta tak ader keje lain. Bukan nak solat sunnah. Boleh spray whipped cream halal kat orang. Nasib baik halal.But yeah, it was refreshing. The sensation of cold whipped cream sprayed hard on my cheeks, in my ears, head, hair..where else ah..Anyway, it added oil to my already minyak bertakong face.Thanks eh for the Royals cake.And the "champagne". Jangan cakap cherry, pop champagne pon tak pernah. Dapat jugak pop champagne *cough* white grape juice *cough* *cough*"
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Allow me to add, all the sabo-ing aka scam took place at 5.37am. I never heard of people getting sabo-ed at such weird hours. Maybe only weird people get sabo-ed at that time..haha Anw happy 22nd belated bday to u Ain!
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The sand. the sun and the sea. That's our next agenda following the PJ party. We headed to Pasir Ris Park to hang out. Picked a shady spot, snapped some pics and off we went skinny dipping. Actually nolah, crazy ah wanna skinny dip in spore. We just rolled up our pants till our knees, and let the sea water stroke our legs (sounds a bit wrong, but you know what i mean la eh). The beach was rather clean that day. So, selera sikit ah nak main air. Anw girls, it was a splendid idea having a PJ party and just to have one another's company. Furthermore Non came back from Melbourne for a short holiday. An encore? Here's to more sleepovers! :-)
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Up next, the kenduri which was held at my grandma's place. It was more like an all-in-one doa selamat kind of thing. But the main intention was to mark the end of my university education.
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Most of the cousins were present, so that was fun meeting up after a long time. Lots of food and the cake was yummy! Again, it was from the Royals. Here's a look at it..
*mango and choc truffle delight*
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The day I waited since young finally came. 10th July 2006 was my graduation ceremony. I still remember my kindergarten days where I wore a graduation gown and holding a fake certificate for the photo-taking session. At that time, I never thought I would get to wear such gown sixteen years later. The feeling is surreal. But then again, all that comes with a lot of hard work. I wasn't born smart and only went to neighbourhood schools. Thus, im proud to say that I really worked my way up to get to where I am today. Of course, I cant do all that by myself. Credits should also go to the important people in my life.
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To my parents for their prayers, in hoping that I'll achieve the best I can in life. Also to my other family members. To my elder bro, thanks for being a great person that you are. Forever layan-ing my crap..haha. To all my teachers cum lecturers cum tutors who played a part in my education journey. Not forgetting, dear friends for their continuous moral support and all those de-stressing moments. And also to dearie, who has always been my pillar of strength and support eversince we crossed each other's paths. I could'nt have done it w/o you people. From the bottom of my heart: Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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~flew by @ 2:57 PM
I'm a certified procastinator - at updating my blog that is. There's so many things to write about, yet I'm too LAZY to give an update. I'll just list down the memorable and important events that happened the past few days. And I promise, i'll provide a more detailed entry together with nice pictures when i'm less LAZY ok? :-)
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1) Pyjamas party cum Ain's bday celebration @ non's house
2) Kenduri in conjunction with my graduation, dad's bday and my parents wedding anniversary
3) Commencement
4) Graduation treat from dearie
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In the meantime, I shall live up to my name of a 'certified procrastinator' . Gd nite!
~flew by @ 10:01 PM
It has been a while since i blogged. Not that I was super duper busy with ESE. Instead, I was doing some catching up on my social life..hee Lets see what I've been doing the past few days
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1) Went to marina sq with Nasz..we caught superman returns
2) Flea mkt with Ain, and then to marina sq again to meet kisha and anuar
3) Marina sq yet again for a game of bowling with non and kisha
4) Movie date with Nasz at PS..we watched Just my Luck, which according to Nasz was good..haha he's into all these chick-flicks
5) Back to school for ESE
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So far, things are going on well at school. Did more relief teachings, whereby at the same time, i get to see different behaviours of students from all levels. No doubt, my patience were tested several times when the class gets too noisy. Like just now, I threatened a class that I'll hold them for reccess if I don't see their mindmaps completed on their tables. Immediately, I saw all of them took out their foolscap papers and started scribbling..haha Its always good to have a lesson right before recess.
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I havent had any encounter with rude students before, and I don't wish to. Everytime after relief or observing classes, we, trainee teachers will share our experiences among ourselves. Hearing unpleasant stories from my other colleagues made me squirm. I pray I don't need to relief those classes..haha
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But unpleasant stories aside. Its really heart-warming to have students, esp the naughty ones, say hi to you or greet you. Im surprised that some of them even remembered my name eventhough i've only relief their classes once. So that's one of the satisfaction I get after a tiring day at sch.
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My supervising teachers for both english and history are nice too. The history teacher is a hot favourite among the girls in school. So young and good-looking what.. but sorry, not my type.. haha I might be teaching a full lesson in week 4 of ESE. So, I need to start preparing the lesson plans soon.
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And tmr is another short day in school. Im goin off at 12pm. Coolness! In the afternoon, kisha and I will head over to non's house, followed by ain after her work. We're having a pj party..haha can't wait for that. So far, the itineries are watch tv/dvds, late night snacks, endless girl-talks and cycling and breakfast at east coast park the following morning. I'll be back with updates abt my weekends soon.
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Oh yah, another thing to look forward to: Graduation ceremony cum commencement on Monday :-)
~flew by @ 3:31 PM
Of course, the lovelies: Sheeks, me and charm..