Practicum Update

Ok… everyone is grumbling abt their practicum… maybe u expect me to do so too… well I wun… coz I sort of 看开了… moaning and groaning abt it wun help matters… it juz makes things worse… keep tinking abt it negatively will make u stressed and moody so no point… so I am juz going to be positive abt the whole thingy… 明天会更好！

Oh ya… but something worth mentioning abt the practicum… we trainees at my sch are offered a chance to go Japan next week… JAPAN !!! no joke… apparently, they are having a foreign exchange program during the march holidays… 7-day trip to Japan for $2130 per person… sounds good… beri gianz…

But no lah… tink I am going to reject the offer… 1stly, money issue - spend too much money last holiday liao… and have to save up for year-end trip to Taiwan + maybe midyear holiday overseas trip to duno-where-yet… 2ndly, tink the one week break nid to prepare some lesson plans and do assignment stuff, if go trip come back Friday left weekends too rush liao… 3rdly, umm… hope my sch ppl dun read my blog… it’s coz of the company going… from the chn department, all the “sweet young things” not going… only my HOD, my CT and one guy… I hear oredi sianz half liao… hahaha…

Late liao… have to go sleep… tmr morning have to go school… ZZZzzz…

SIANZ

Holidays almost over… Practicum starts TOMORROW… Sianz… Ten weeks… More sianz… Allocated a naughty class… Super sianz… Lesson plans and assignments… F**king SIANZ… Well… U get the point…

CNY juz passed by… like it nv even happened… other than the new year goodies left on the table… Total mj winnings tis CNY = $12… miserable… not much luck on the tables… hope it’s not a sign of bad luck for tis year…

I juz had a candlelight shower… no u din read wrongly… it’s a CANDLELIGHT SHOWER… my toilet light burned out 3 days ago… ya 3 days ago… and we still din do anything abt it… apparently, everyone in my family feels tat changing the bulb is more of a hassle than groping in the dark… well, juz happens tat I came home late today, had to take a shower so I lit a candle and began having a beri “romantic” shower… too bad there’s no bathtub and cocktail…

Some changes recently… I am now using the mouse with my left hand while using the computer… since I’m a right-hander, it’s a good way to exercise my right brain a little… in a desperate attempt to salvage my deteriorating memory and dying brain cells… the signs have worryingly worsen lately… a few days back, I was on the bus to my fren’s place when I passed by amk mrt… blur blur, I alighted and started walking towards the mrt… juz as I was abt to cross the traffic light, I suddenly remembered “Umm… where am I taking mrt to? Ya hor… why I alight from the bus ah? I am oredi ON the bus I am taking to reach my fren’s place… duh…”

I am oso resuming my jogging regime SOON… at least I hope so… stopped for a few months liao… spare tyre coming out and stamina dropping fast… learned from the news recently tat too much jogging is bad for the joints (kneecaps, ankles etc)… well, I definitely wun reach the “too much” stage but tinking of finding an alternate exercise… swimming is best but I cun swim… taekwondo… so long nv do liao… now if do sparring I tink one kick from the opponent will break my old bones liao… I am interested in taking up kendo but the basic gear costs more than 1k… expensive sport sia… any other good suggestions?

Lastly, I am knitting a scarf as a present for my “god-sister’s” 21th birthday… well, it’s not the official type so the “”… her birthday is in September so HOPEFULLY I’ll get it done by then… well, I still remembered the bad experience during sec 4 when I first started learning to knit a sweater for my then-girlfriend… I was so slow and it took so long tat we broke up b4 the sweater was completed… I din make waste thou… I finished it eventually and it went to some other lucky gal…

Wah… blog blog abit so late le… tat’s all for today folks… I beta go sleep liao… late nites are bad for the brain oso…

好戏推荐 - “深情似海”

Juz reach home… watched the show “深情似海” on channel U at my fren’s place… cried my eyes swollen… realli have to kick tis habit of getting too emotionally affected while watching shows… it’s realli embarrassing when watching with someone else… I tink I realli gave her quite a shock…

But embarrassment aside… it’s realli a nice sad touching show… have to admit Koreans are damn good at writing stories tat stir human emotions… watching Korean shows is like riding on a emotional roller coaster… they like to make the mood so happy, so sweet, so romantic at the beginning… then juz as everything seems so nice n smooth-sailing, something terrible have to happen (like female lead struck with some terminal illness etc)… ya I know, it’s so typical of Korean shows… so 老套 u may say… but such plots always work their magic on me… haiz…

Anyway, hope u all caught the show too… if not, wait for the repeat next time… oh ya… they are re-showing “不可不信缘” next Friday… another nice show… I watched before liao but will try to catch again (and probably cry again… haiz)…

How agonizing it must feel to have ur loved one standing in front of u but she dun recognize u?

Going to bed with a heavy heart…

Happy Valentine's Day (aka Friendship Day)

Yupz... if u are not a mountain tortoise, u should know today's valentine's day... so for all u sweet little couples out there, I hereby wish u all have an enjoyable n memorable v-day... may ur everyday together be v-day n stay as loving always... for singles out there, dun feel left out coz ur "one" haven't appeared yet... remember, sometimes good things have to wait... n happy friendship day to u...

Random Posting (Recent Updates)

Tis week is e-learning week so no school… but alot of boliao online assignments to do… everyone is oredi grumbling abt it so I wun add on to the list… for me, it’s still a holiday… at least a break b4 the dreadful practicum… gosh… ten weeks of lesson plans… I am having a headache juz tinking abt it… suan le… beta dun tink so much… wait my head explode… it is not my nature to stress too much anyway…

Strange weather recently… strong winds… and it can suddenly become beri cold sometimes… me having slight flu liao… but I found an activity tat’s perfect for the recent weather – KITE FLYING !!!

I oredi went twice in the past ten days or so liao… once at east coast park, another time at marina south… quite fun wor… the strong winds helped get rid of the usual frustration of trying to get ur kite in the air… for those of u who are sick of the usual urban activities like movies, ktv etc, u can go give it a try… a change in a while does wonders to lift ur spirit…

Went Chinatown today (past 12 liao, should be yesterday) to buy the Lim Chee Guan bagua… 1kg $46 wor… quite exp sia… was it tat exp last year? Bad memory, cun realli rem… I oso bought the bacon bagua to try try coz it looks good… even more exp, 1kg $55, muz be realli good stuff for tat price so I bought 300g to try… cun resist the temptation so open up as soon as I got home… I like it (luckily), suits my tastes coz it’s fatty n not as salty as normal bacon… yummy…

CNY round the corner… but doesn’t realli matter to me… I dun care much… to me, it’s juz another holiday… except the fact tat there’ll be lots of mahjong… I probably wun be visiting my relatives, trying to siam… actually, alot of my relatives oso trying to siam lah, tis one go Malaysia, tat one working, blah blah blah… ever since my grandparents passed away, relations n bonds btw the relatives getting blander with each passing year… aiya… suan le… “see open” le…

My family not having reunion dinner at home tis year… I told my mum to take a break and I will treat her n my dad to eat abalone at a restaurant… my dad was so excited upon hearing the news, he’s oredi reminding me to make reservations… I am tinking of eating at 阿一鲍鱼 (coz they’re famous for baoyu mah…) but I not sure whether they provide reservations for 3 persons… coz it’s a 酒楼 mah, and my impession is tat their tables are for those 10 persons 1 table one… beta check it out soon…

Korea Day 5 (Part Two)

Apparently, they dun do countdowns in Korea... 12 midnite passed without us knowing... Merry Xmas !!!

After lunch, took another domestic flight... to Seoul... and it's Xmas eve !

The sides - chilli bean paste, soy sauce, seaweed, meat shreds... Basically, juz mix everything with the flowers... Tip: Add lots of the chilli bean paste, it will help to make the food taste more "edible"...

Lunch at the place... Flower meal... Looks nice, tastes horrible...

Some of their herbs are planted to form different presentations... some quite nice...

Other than herbs, they do have other interesting stuff... like tis rock for example, it's called the "penis dinosaur"... wahaha...

Next up... Sang Soo Herb Land... Quite an enriching experience... got to see many types of herbs... and the person-in-charge of the place was damn funny...