Showing posts with label mentorg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mentorg. Show all posts

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Random Updates, once again.

Fall in love w a song while walking home just now. Its one out of 50 over French songs that i'd been listening to over the past few months. And this is one song which i'd deftnly been hearing repeatedly but emotionlessly. But just now, while walking home frm the train station, i fall for the tune. JustLikeThat. -Listen to it in my playlist.

Last saturday, during my tuition, my ex-mentee (now graduated) dropped me a sms.

Here it goes..

'Jie!!i.did.it!! Hahhs...i.get.top.math.in.my.n.lvl!!Damn.happy!I.nw.in.riverside.ltr.will.b.recivin.prize! ........(n other words of thanks..)'

well, my reaction as i read it was 'wow' and i told my tutee with near tears in my eyes. I was so 'gan tong' by her sms and amazed that she did it.

Recently, i dread going out. Esp during the wkend, unless for monetary benefits. I just wanna be at home, laze around. Hang out with Darcy. Take afternoon naps. Bascially, just rot and rot and rot AT HOME. I even find watching movies a waste of time. I rather watch online. Damn.. i feel like a 'zai nue'. I wonder how long this will last.

Cant wait for friday to come. Den i will be able to do just tt. At a place out of singapore.. which reminds me of a conversation i had with one of my tutee's mum yesterday.

The story goes like this..
Monday:I'm suppose to have 2 tuitions on sat and since fri is a P.H, i requested for a change in date for both and both student agreed. But half a day later, my 2nd student suddenly asked to change back to sat and i told her i cannot make it as i'd make other appointment already. She asked for fri morning but my 1st student didnt want to change. So i told her cant. Only fri noon.

On Tuesday, 2nd student's mum called.
Tutee's Mum: How come you cannot make it for this saturday?
Me: Cause i'd make other appointments already.
Tutee's Mum: Really cannot ar?
Me: Ya. Cause i wont be in Singapore.
T.M: Where will you be going?
Me: .. Sentosa.. (-_-!!)

But thats the truth wat..... N i dun want to lie to her thou i easily can. But i choose not to. Just that, now,i suspect that she suspect that i fail my geography. hmmm...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Argg... 1mth flew away just like tt..

today, i die die also must create an entry else i dun noe when else i will update..


i have so so much to tell, but i do noe know where to start, wat to write and watever who where wat?!..!!


So, lets the x random things occurs!!!!


1/ i'm sick of work. wats new? i want more tuitions! such tt i can earn as much as wat i'm earning nw so tt i can quit my job. But, will i?


2/ Darcy's right eye appears to be have some problem. His right eye lid will slowly slowly close while his left is still wide open and staring at u. I did some gentle eye massage but it still does nt go away. Shall wait n see hw tmr. If its getting worst, i wld need to bring him to e VET.


3/ Darcy had stop eating his kibbles as we gave him fish+rice for dinner everynite. It was suppose to be a every now n den meal but my parents started cooking fish+rice for him EVERY NITE resulting in his disinterest in kibbles. (All their fault!!) As we wld be going tw soon, it wld be very troublesome for the kind, helpful, wonderful person to have to cook everynite for darcy. So we started him back on kibbles. N he's still rejecting them. But not as much. A hungry dog is A HUNGRY DOG. Hope he will be back on kibbles by then.


4/ Last last time, my dad saw me talking baby language to Darcy and he called me 'xiao ren' and Darcy 'xiao gou'. Last time, my mum saw my dad talking baby language to Darcy and she looked at dad n shakes her head. Last nite, i caught mum talking baby language to Darcy. Me, i was => -_-!!!


5/ I used to bring Darcy out for a walk about 1-2 times per wk. Now tt my mum had stop working, dad brings Darcy out almost EVERYDAY. I'm serious, ALMOST EVERYDAY. Me, i was => -_-!!!


6/ Note: This is a repeated event. Its does not happen by chance. I was watching tv in e living room, on my fav sofa, relaxing and partially stoning. Suddenly Darcy started barking at dad or mum. Dad will rise/emerge frm wherever he was, stop watever he was doing and scold Darcy den proceed to chase Darcy around the living room. (Note: This is suppose to be a scolding session but turns to playtime for Darcy n dad) Their fav part, is to circle around me, Darcy takes me as his pillor of support, Dad treats me as a trap(to trap Darcy). They will play hide and seek around me and dad frm scolding will become laughing. Me, i was => -_-!!!


7/ Frm Darcy, i learnt that when one become desperate, he can make the impossible possible. Example: Darcy n dad was playing hide and seek around me (as usual). I was sitting on my fav sofa stoning at the tv. Dad had seal up most of Darcy's escape routes. Darcy, unwilling to admit defeat, with his ciga-lookalike-bone hanging frm the side of his mouth suddenly make a jump at me. So sudden was his leap that i raise my arms as a shield for my face thinking that he will smack straight in my face but the next second he was gone. Darcy had jump on to me and flew over the headrest landing on the open space behind my sofa. Dad and i was shocked for a second and for once, Dad declares Darcy the winner of the Day.


8/ For those who knows of my difficulties of getting a dog in the past, wld know tt my dad was the main 'problem'. He was the one who said NO. N he being a person who seldom say NO to me makes this NO a rather significant NO. So, seeing how much he has bonded with Darcy makes me realised that not listening to parents all the time might just be a wise thing to do.

9/ 2 mths back, Dad asked me to take a pict of Darcy n him, just like the black and white photo he had taken with his previous dog. Dad showed me that photo the other nite and i said 'I dun think u can squat tt low now' hahahhaaa... Me was fun..

10/ I borrowed 4 bks frm e library 2 sundays back. Their title being 'Out of the blue - romance in Crete' , 'Anyone but you - romance+dog' , 'Animal's Ppl - True Life Account of an Indian boy in Khaufpur' and lastly 'The women of Pemberley - Sequence to Pride & Prejudice'. When i was loaning this 4 bks, i cant help but feel how diff these 4 bks are. Other than the first 2 where they are romance but one is wrt travel and one is on dog (tt was wat caught my attention). The other is a biography and one is simply a literature. I didnt read the brief outline at e back of e book when i was choosing them, i simply look at the (1)title and colour of e book and (2) flip to the first page and read the first few lines. No point in killing the story by knowing what half the book will be about or when the auther is just nt my cup of tea. So, if the cover is attractive enough and the first few lines dun make me yawn/sleep. Yup, i'd gotten my book.

11/ I started on the dog book first which took me 4 mrt trips to finish. Then the Crete one which took me almost a wk of mrt trip + a friday nite. Now i'm on my Animal's ppl. Its lettering are slightly smaller, the pages are thinner and the book is thicker than e first 2. That was how i decide wat to read first. I'd thought i wldnt be able to survive the first part of the book but i was wrong. This is a good read thou it requires more concentration power than e other 2. But its still an interesting book to read. So, go get it!

12/ Facebook is a dangerous tool. esp if your fellow colleagues n team leader are ur friends. They wld know wat u had been doing last wkend or how drank u were. No good! No excuses to use the next time they ask u to go drinking. I cant say ' ermm.. i dun drink' hahahah

13/ I went to mentoring last sat. Was called up e previous sat by my mentee n asked to come. But who knows, i postpone one tuition and went but he has to go for flag day. Sigh.. I miss mentoring. I miss acting like a 20yrs old and playing w them. Some new mentors even thought tt i was 17. haa.. those was e days.

14/ Watched 'He's not tt into you' some wks back and i strongly reccomend to ALL girls out tt esp for those singles. Cause, i got a wake up call frm it. Seriously. Watch it and u will understand. 2 things every girl shld know: 1. Nv cut ur own fringe. 2. watch e show urself to find out.

Time to sleep! Hope i will update soon!!

Sunday, November 02, 2008

hmm... Something to look forward to..

Well, i'm asked to update thou i do not know what to write on as everything for e past one mth is all about Darcy.. So today, i shld blog bout me me me.. haha..

Finally the air ticks to Taiwan for next April have been settled. It was even more exciting than at the market. We even resort to having a conference call with 4 persons participating. Haa..

Now its left to planning. I have a few close friends who had been to Twd recently so shall be getting some info from them. Just that most times, they just like to say 'Did you go to here here and here?' AFT we got back from the trip. Then when asking them on where to go BEFORE the trip they will say 'aiya, you just anyhow walk lor, i also dun noe what to tell you.' Trust me, you wont be the only one saying.. Cause 80% of the times, this happened to me.. N u will really want to strangle that person sitting in front of you.. serious.

My dad's youngest sis when heard that i'd bought Darcy, kept expecting my dad to bring Darcy over to her place everytime he went over but my dad didnt. So she told him to bring Darcy over when i go on holiday.

Today my mum told me that her youngest's brother's oldest daughter loves dog so she told her that when i go on holiday, she will let her keep him while i'm away.

I have a couple of friends who won't mind looking aft Darcy for me when i'm away (i think).

Just that, i reckon, when i'm really away, i dun think there will be anyone who will want to help me look after him. Just a thought.

Anyway, went for my last Mentoring session for the year (forever) yesterday. All the brown monkeys were let out from the zoo (as quoted by Mr Ang on the mentees dyed hair). Felt a bit 'bu se de' but its time to move on. I hope i will not stop here but will instead continue to look for other social services which i can participate in. A bro asked me to join him in his club which aims to help the eldery participates in community service. I dont know. I'm still thinking about it. I was actually looking for a club which assist autistic ppl but no luck so far. So shall see how. Furthermore, i'm planning to have tuition classes next yr. Dun noe if i will be able to make it. 4 classes the max for me. Need to start advertising le. Help me pls..

Monday, February 25, 2008

ouch ouch...

Last sat, we had our ice breaking session. As everyone knows, games will be played during ice breaking session. So, i had a morning of games. I didnt do much running but face it, i'm old. Those muscles that were seldom used were suddenly put to used. Guess they arent very happy bout it.

On sun, i went to ecp for a rollerblading session w my dance friends. The past rollerblading sessions that i had with others are normally very casual and relax where i'll be enjoying myself yet not be the slowest. But yest, i had to put in more effort than normal just to keep up with them. It was so so so TIRING!! The only thing that motivated me was Old Town white coffee. Otherwise i wld just roll myself back instead of blade back. Oh, not fogetting that i had my first fall in blading.

I was going down a real gentle sloop but because of my high cg, and heavy weight, i started going faster and faster. I didnt know how to stop you see. So my friend being the pro tried to grab me. In the end we both fell. I fell on my butt and because he was holding on to my right hand, my rh was pull to the back. I landed on my butt, my right elbow has an abrasion, my right palm was squash as he landed on it. There was a bruise but its fading and it still hurts when i try to quench my fist. He had a super big bruise on his left knee too as he landed on it. ouch.. Thats why safety gears shld be worn at all time and all places. I did wear the knee guards and wrist guards but i choose not to wear the elbow guards as i felt that the elbows is less likely to get injured. I was proven wrong in less than 5 mins. Now i'm disfigured again.

This morning, it hurts. Not my palm nor elbow but my butt and tighs. ouch ouch.. I felt like such an old lady. And my back too. Or maybe i was just feeling lazy and was looking for excuses to zao work. haa..who knows.

Anyway, i went swimming just now. The pool was so so crowded and dirty. Gosh. I really hate it. But to feel the smoothing water washing over my sore areas, its heavenly. Now, my muscles are more relaxed, the palm is better thou the abrasion is not really liking the swim as i scrap it against the pool wall (ouch!!) when it was wet and soft. (eikks)

Anyway, time to sleep. May i have a good rest tonite, wake up early and reach the office earlier because.. my big boss is now sitting infront of me.. argg!!!! sian diao..

Another sian thing, i weight myself last fri and it was an exact 55, den just now aft i got home from the swim with one dumpling in my stomach, it was threathening to jump over to 56kg.. Oh gosh.. super sian diao!!! the scale is too sensitive lor...

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

kids..

Late last yr, before the N's result were out i kept smsing my tutee asking her about her grades to the point she asked why am i more excited than she is.

Last week, i totally forgot the O's were coming out till my tutee called me. He was happy with his results. Very happy and i cld picture him jumping around in cartoon style. First thing he asked, 'When are you bringing me to ktv again? Den we go eat pizza ok?' But he was working over all wkends and i was working over all wkdays. So we cant work out a date and left it pending.

Yest, he sms me telling me that he had quit and can go ktv anytime. I wonder, what had i make him into. A ktv addict?

There was once i was having lunch w the NP mentors. 3 guys n 1 old lady. I bump into my tutee's mum and we chatted abit. I was a bit worry that she saw my company and think tt i'm into younger guys.. hmm.. will she?

Think i will miss my this tutee kid. He may be rude at times with attitude problem, but he knows what is respect and he knows his limit. The things he said are sometimes better than what my so-called brothers say. Its hard not to dote on him too much.

His childhood friend, me another tutee was the one sitting for her N's last yr. She had also showed major improvement over the last year. She might not be as quick as the guy but she make up for being hardworking. Looking at the sometimes even i myself find it unreasonably too much homework that she completes really touched me.

These 2 kids of mine, they are really great company for tuition. The guy always throw me out once 1.5 hrs is up whereas i normally stay for 2 to 3 hrs for the gal. Not just for maths only but to gossip on the latest korean drama, her friends and mine. They really make the hours seems shorter and make my weekend more worthwhile.

Last oct, i gave my mentee extra maths lessons on her own request. Just 2 2hrs lessons before her end of yr exam. When the results came back, she told me with a bright smile that she gotten a seventy plus and added 'because of you.' This, i think is what makes me keep coming back for mentoring. Not just to improve on her results, but to let her know that she can do it if she wants to.

I'm not a perfect person myself and there are many faults within me. Hence i cant guide her on being a better person. The least i can do is be there when she needed someone and help her when she asked. This, should be the passion that everyone is talking about, at least i think this is for me.

They always ask me why am i still going back for? Am i getting paid? If not, why am i still doing it? Even my dad asked me to stop. My guy buddies have difficulties in understanding this part of me. My girlfriends are mostly still sleeping when my dad drives me into the school compound. Till this date i still do not know how to describe to them how i felt. So i used the infamous word, 'passion ba'. The day when my passion runs out, i will stop.

But now, i still wanna enjoy the thrill i get when i see those big bright eyes.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Totally exhausted..

Gt back frm ECP this morning at 11am. Was so so tired that i fall asleep frm 12 till 7.30pm. And i just wanted a nap. In the end, i fall into a deep deep sleep. ONly cld rememeber that i was eating almond paste in the dream in somewhere like Malaysia. haa.. I was hungry ma.. No lunch lei..

Nw, aft dinner (the only forces that cld get me up frm bed), i cld feel my whole body aching. My arms, tights, butt especially, neck n back. Must be due to all the pushing into the sea tt gt me aching. N the bike torturing session by the lion who is younger than me. I thought getting a double bike can let me relax more in the end, i was so so wrong. I learn to depend on myself now.

Luckily the weather was good last nite, as in nt too cold and no rain hence surviving the nite was nt a big problem. Just that there was no place for a real good sleep. But well, this is camping ma..

Several times last nite, i felt like activating Mr Foo's offer but i have a strong feeling tt he will kill me when he knows tt the help needed is just for me to go home sleep on my big comfy bed. Because the way he treats my friends are much better den the way i was treated by him.. humf.. unfair..

This is my first time camping experience at ECP. Which is actually quite fun. I used to find those ppl 'wu liao' for having nothing better to do. But nw, i think differently. Because having ur own camp in ur own space over there, u can do anything u want. There is noone to disturb you or watsoever. You really can do things at ur own pace.

Like say, after pitching of tents, playing in the sea, bathing using the nearby facilities, having a BBQ in Al tray, den procedding to the nearby pubs for a bottle of iced Hoegarden while enjoying the Newcastle vs Liverpool match at the large screen tv. Well, this is a nice way of relaxing. With Hoegarden of course. N who knows when you will get to win a burger or two..

Maybe 1 wkend where i feel like waking up to the melody of the waves rolloing up the shore, i shld.

*******
Went to watch Enchanted on fri nite (finally) w a weird collection of ppl. Ppl frm all walks of life. A pri sch friend, a sec sch friend n a uni mate. All 4 of us together. And surprising, i had a great time. haa.. Because i got to drive home frm Kallang.. First time Jul sat in a car driven by me. Haa.. I think she had fun. heee

Enchanted was nice. Its a melting pot of Bollywood, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Sleeping beauty, Snow white and thats about it. Its funny as in cartoonish funny. Mcdreamy still has dreamy looking eyes....A great show to relax to on a friday nite.

The next show i want to watch will be 'Good Luck Chuck', 'P.S, I love you', maybe 'Two days in Paris' and another movie by one of the cast of Greys '27 dresses'.

Yeah.. Cant wait.