Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Time: 12:07:00 AM

The day started off quite badly yesterday(its midnight). There was a heavy rain. Real heavy. Reminds you of the bad weather we experienced last Nov-Dec. I was trying so hard to protect my artwork. You guys knew, I may be creative but I can't draw for nuts. So, that pieces of artwork worth alot as that was something that looks like what it supposed to be. I waited for 45 minutes for the bus. It didn't arrrive. As a result, I was 15 minutes late. Damn!!

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Time: 4:25:00 PM

Yesterday, my creative juices started oozing out. I was tasked to assist my colleague in decorating the classroom and cleaning the "dustiness" of the classroom. Luckily, there was no uninvited creepy crawlies! Phew..

Given about 2 hours to do the job, we were quite satisfied with the outcome. The new outlook we got was quite soothing to the eyes and colourful. We'll be back with more tomorrow. The dumb me was contemplating of bringing back my art materials or leave it in school. In the end, I decided to bring it back. But the silly me, tucked it nicely in my drawer without realising till about 10 pm! Heck, how am I going to continue the projects? Buying new supplies will be such a waste of money cos most of the items were bought recently. I guess, I will work on the clip arts for now...

I couldn't wake up this morning. There was no school today. Great escapism!! But, I was supposed to run my errands. There were no rush, just wanted to complete it quickly. I am amazed that I went to 3 different locations from south to east to central! I did it in a record 3 1/2 hours. I had expected to take more time to complete my errands.. hehe..

I got the baking materials for the lil' devils birthday all ready. The presents all ready. And.. the best thing, I got my sweet treats! There was a hype about the Mr Chewy. Its a stall selling a kind of dessert. You may say doughnuts+cream puff+pancake thingy though all combined into 1. There was a queue, not as long as it was said. Perhaps 2-3 people before me? I was told that there is this muffin store next door. It was quite empty when I was queueing for my Chewies.

After purchasing my Chewies, I bought the muffins. After I was done, there was a long queue! Lucky I was done with my purchases! Hehe..

My verdict? Nothing to shout about regarding the Chewies.. Not that fantastic though I guess the way it is presented is a novelty. I am more interested in the muffins though. It was served piping hot and really huge! And the price?? Just about $1-$1.20.. So worth it! The texture is so soft and the variety is so wide! Ok, I am exaggerating.. still, there were about 7 varieties. My favourite muffins, Cranberries and Cheese are there. So, no complains. *Grins*

Date: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Time: 3:53:00 PM

I know this is a bit too late.. I know I should be doing serious work which I need to submit tomorrow. I know I should 'dig' every little corners of my brain in order to source out creative ideas for my upcoming project.

But, instead of doing all the necessary stuff, I watched the movie, 'Jangan pandang belakang' thru YouTube. I heard about the story that someone has posted the movie in 9 parts on YouTube. So, I thought better check it out before its gone.

Honestly, I am disappointed with the movie. Not that scary as what everyone have said. Perhaps, I am a seasoned horror movie viewer. Marc, if you're reading this, I guessed our 'movie' that we created that night was much more entertaining. Horror, comedy, sci-fi and real-life stories all rolled into one. Very amusing, indeed.

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I want to sleep!! But, there are so many things that I need to do. Darn, the holidays does not mean free from work BUT work wHOLeday! Still, 3 weeks of paid vacations.. who would be in the right frame of mind to turn it down?? Not me! It would be sweeter if I could jet off in a plane and join 'C'. Never mind, there's the Dec hols to look forward too.. I hope he do not mind the fact that I prioritise his buddies..

Date: Friday, May 25, 2007
Time: 10:19:00 PM

This evening, as I was walking along the pathway leading to the school gate, I felt as if today was a day that I 'graduated' from the school. A nostalgic feeling. Haha..

After all, it was the beginning of the term break. Yes, the official term break declared by the ministry and not yours truly. Yes, life won't be so stressful for at least another month.

Yes, I managed to escape the MTP session. What did I do???? I continued with my lesson planning! Yay...!! 6 weeks of planning is on the way, at least I just need to find the resources as the plannings are done. It will be put in place perhaps for a few weeks or so should I be granted a place in NIE. If not, whatever that I have planned will be in full force. No harm.

Whatever it is, I am glad that this term is over!! It had been a roller coaster ride. And, come the new term.. I'll be sitting at a new workstation! If I am not going to NIE this July, I'll decorate the place. If not, forget it! Haha..

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In my previous blog, I did post an entry about how my level of English have deteriorate and how my IQ level have been declining at an alarming rate. Yesterday, C's boss complimented me. He said I writes excellent e-mail. Me? I wanted to laugh my hearts out. He told me not to underestimate my linguistic abilities as I am good at both my English and Malay Languages. I am not underestimating my abilities, but I do realise that I am not as good as in the past when I could speak fluently and writes excellently. I used to score As in both languages up till Sec 4 when everything starts to go downhill. Partly because, I just hate my English teacher!

But, no doubt my English did improved when I start mixing around with those expats. It would have been embarrassing being caught speaking in atrocious English. Yes, I was practically speaking in Singlish when I first started; thanks to the time I spent with the a-bengs at my previous work environment.

Now, being 'confined' at my workstation did not do justice to the improvements that I have made. And, teaching Malay even worsens the already bad condition of my grasp for English. Yeah, my Malay isn't that fantastic anymore but its back on track. Seeing the kiddos papers, I could have easily scored full marks! How I wish my exams were that simple. Haha..

Whatever it is, I don't usually go around saying I am smart. Cos, I know I am not that intelligent. The 'smartness' in me is enough for survival sake. A friend often calls me a bimbo which I do not know why.. But, I like it when 'C' always say that I am a smart girl. I think, what attracted him to me was because I take pride in his country. *grins*

I guess, I am serious about him.. Today, I did the most nonsensical thing. I labelled my stationeries and files with the initial 'Ae'! A for me and E for him. E is his surname. So when its combined, we are AE! Not A&E wokay??!!

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2007
Time: 7:47:00 PM

Yeah people...!!! The day that I have been waiting for is finally here(almost)!!! Officially, the holidays will begin as of tomorrow after 5 pm. But, yours truly have taken great pains to declare the holiday to begin as of 4 pm today after my last class for the term. See.. I also expertise in this kind of unofficial announcements. Hehehe..

Let me share with you what happened today. I 'overslept'! Last night, I couldn't sleep again. It was probably at 1 am that I finally fell asleep. And, around 7 am when my alarm rang, I accidentally pressed the stop button instead of the snooze button. And, I realised that but in my subconsiousness, I set the alarm again at 7 am! Bodoh macam pisang! I had a sudden fright when I regained 'consciousness' at 8.30 am!! 8.26 am to be exact. I quickly sprang out of my bed and showered. I had 30 minutes to get ready. Cos I need to be in school at 9.30 am. I took more than 30 minutes to get ready actually.. I didn't even put on my make up. I am trying to do away from putting on make up. Very bad for my sensitive skin. Ever since I put on make up every day, my once clean skin have been infeested with pimples. Or perhaps, I have given up eating chocolates. Maybe, should start the chocolates eating session all over again to clear the pimples!

Ok, I wasn't late for work. Thank goodness!

I am just feeling so happy that my holiday is here!! I have made plans to meet up with the regulars and still thinking of when to slot in my lil' devil.

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Time: 10:34:00 PM

I was at Candy Empire this evening. In the past, while I was still working at Spin, I'll often pop by Candy Empire to buy loads of chocolates. In the past, everything caught my fancy. But today, nothing caught my fancy. Left and right, I saw the chocolates that I used to love yet just now, I wasn't so eager to buy it.

Instead, I felt sad... I saw several words that reminded me of 'C'. I felt like crying cos I missed him badly. I knew he loves to eat oatmeal raisins cookies yet I have not even make the effort to try to bake for him! Haiz...

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On a lighter note, one more day to school holidays!! Yaayy!!

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Time: 10:20:00 PM

This week I have been a lil' tied down with tons of administration stuff; where my expertise in the IT field can be finally utilised. Though the knowledge have been rotting at a fast rate. I am kind of busy having to juggle with my lesson planning (though its the last week of work!) and coming up with creative yet innovative games for the kiddos to learn and enjoy.

Busy I may seemed, I enjoyed every minutes of it as time passed very quickly. However, my evenings are cut short as I am swarmed in tons of papers! Haiz... And, the bouts of insomnia attack have been too frequent and consistent! I am so tired and have difficulties waking up each morning!

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A HOD saw my games resources which I created. She was so impressed! haha.. She's not even my HOD! Perhaps, I should also teach Art and Craft! But dang! When God created me, he forgets to grant me the abilities to draw! Nonetheless, I am thankful for the fact that he granted me with an eye for creativity. And, my art stuff which were left over from last X'mas decoration is being utilised fruitfully for my CME classes. Haha...

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Yesterday, a former customer of mine told me this tiny secret. Not really a secret generally, but a secret in his own heart. This guy, 'R' is simply too childish and emotional. Though a year older than me, he is already an Operations Manager in a foreign company. He's a foreigner too. Though a year older than me, he's damn childish and sensitive. Perhaps, this is a result of growing up in a broken family.

Though he was my customer, there will be endless rounds of fightings and showdown of throwing tantrums! I simply hate his crancky attitude! When he's in a good mood, he'll be such an angel. Anyways, he's the one who tried so hard to pair me up with 'P'. There was once when he showed me that fu*king attitude after his tiff with the girlfriend. He ignored me for no reason and showed me face. When he realised that I was pissed with his attitude, he tried to talk to me, I just stared at him and walked away. Imagine, my attitude?! I mean, I was working at that time and in the service line.. God! But, the difference between me and the others was, no matter how I showed my attitude to the customers, they knew the reason why. They knew me to well..

So yesterday, he finally told me the truth that, he misses me! haha.. He's not the first to miss my presence at Spin. It came as a surprise though that he said it.

Well, this June holidays have been nicely dedicated to all my former regulars.. I have so many people to catch up with and I am not sure where to slot my 'rendezvous' outings with my lil' devil!

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Ok, time to get back to work.. got to finish it before 12 am! Meetings to start at 9 am..!!

Date: Sunday, May 20, 2007
Time: 10:28:00 PM

Last night FA Cup Finals was so upsetting! And, irritating. The way both teams were playing, didn't justify the big game though it was the first match being played in the new Wembley! And, the referee just sucked big time!

Date: Friday, May 18, 2007
Time: 11:36:00 PM

I think this will be a long post....

Let me air my grievances first.

Remember in my previous post I said about how I suspect that my PC was going haywire and will crash anytime soon. Yes, I said I was going to back up my files. Till today, I have yet to do so. But, I did run some anti virus softwares and it seems to work for a few days. However, as of today.. I suppose my PC is jealous of my rekindled love with 'C'. Be it my PC or my laptop.. They simply refused to allow me to reply to 'C's' email.

Here's what happened. Again, today is Friday. Another long day in school with contact time and all. And, I have prepared myself to stay up late today because I was supposed to work out on the excel files which contains the kiddos exams marks. Unfortunately, my colleague sent me the wrong file! So, there is no way that I can work on it.

I went on to check my emails when I got home. 2 emails on my Yahoo inbox. Kinda upset cos there were so few emails and I am still waiting for someone to reply to my mail. But how the sadness turned into sheer joy when one of the email belongs to the person that I have been waiting for!

I just smiled to myself for hours. Especially when he said how much he missed Singapore.. And how much he remembers my likes and dislikes. Isn't he sweet?

I spent a long time replying to his email figuring out all the stuff in the mail was tactful. And, guess what? Everything was gone when I got disconnected! I was using my laptop and connected through the wireless network! Damn!

And, I tried to used my PC which have a more reliable Internet connection. Unfortunately, my keyboard refuse to co-operate! Therefore, I could no longer use my PC till further notice. Hence, I actually plug out my modem from my PC and start re-installing all the crap to my laptop. What a waste of time!

To my PC, you have served me well in the last 3 1/2 years.. despite those days you suffered from PMS.. please do not die on me at this crucial period! My lesson plans are in your body, darling! To my laptop, I am just trying to learn to wriggle my way into your heart, please do not torture me with all the chimnologies. Both of you are equally important in my life, Thank You.

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17th November 2006. A day I will not forget as long as my memories with 'C' remains in my heart. That afternoon of 17th November, we met. He broke the news to me that he's leaving Singapore. Rather, the news that he HAD to leave Singapore. He's not an illegal immigrant, ok! Its just that, he's posted back to the HQ in London.

I was heartbroken. Seriously. He's one of the guys who picked me up from the dumps. He's the one who gave me constant encouragements when I felt like giving up. He's the one who made me feel important. He was the guy whom I dislike at first sight. Yet, he was also the guy who made me heartbroken.

That day, it also happened to be the day after I attended my interview. That interview that I attended was a disaster. Despite that, I was praying hard that a miracle will happen. Whatever the result of the interview, I'll leave Spin once 'C' leaves the country.

3 weeks later, a miracle did happened. I managed to clear the interview despite the fact I bombarded the interviewers. As much as I would like to share the news with 'C', he was away then. So I waited and waited..

Finally, we met again after his return from his trip. He was ecstatic to hear the news. Right there and then, both of us knew exactly what went on each others' minds. We both felt relieved because we won't be guilty of leaving each other behind.

I vividly remember a few weeks before my resignation, he came by. We did our countdown together, reminding each other how many days we were left with. He left Singapore in mid January. But, he came back on Valentine's Day and met me a day later. Then he flew off for his holiday. He came back on the eve of my birthday.

Then, we got caught up with our own work. He was busy settling down in London while I was still figuring out my journey in the new career. I didn't have time to email him or perhaps, it always slipped my mind to email him. And him? He's busy travelling and adjusting.

'C', it broke my heart when you said you missed Singapore. Especially, when you first told me a few days before you leave. We both knew the hidden agenda behind that. And, you said it again. 'C', remember what I always tell you..? If you think life is harsh there, come back. I'll still be here for you.

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I almost wanted to give up on 'C' during that period where I was busy settling down on my new job and 'C' was adjusting to his new environment. During that time also, the guy that I used to like came back into my life. He chided me for going after guys of different races and cultures. At that time too, 'P' came back into the picture.

Now that I am more or less settled in my new job, I have more time to spare to keep in contact with 'C'. After all, 7 hours time difference that separates us.

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Ok.. I am sneezing non-stop right now. I better catch up with some sleep now. It had been a week since I suffered from another bout of insomnia attack. Nytes all!

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Time: 6:40:00 PM

I have loads to blog about. But I do not know where to start.

One very big issue that I need to tackle right now is, the state of my mind. I am not going crazy yet. So, that's not the cause for worry. However, the main concern right now is, how fast my brain cells ie, my level of intelligence have been quickly deteriorating. This is very alarming given that I am barely 2 months into the new job.

One of the few signs that I have noticed was, my grasp for the English language have dropped significantly. I am not saying that I have a good grasp of the English language in the first place. But, it was still at the acceptable level. Now.. all the grammatical errors and spelling mistakes are not typos instead it shows how bad my language ability have becomed. This is as a result of, rotting all day long and being confined at my work station 5 days a week.

Next, while I used to expertise in lame jokes and have a great sense of humour, now I could barely understand some lame jokes that my friends were trying to share. As a result, I became the butt of their jokes! Haiz... I am beginning to wonder if I am really stupid afterall...?

I am waiting to recharge... 6 days to go w/o the weekends included. And, only 5 days of official working days left!! Like.. FINALLY! I hope I can recover pretty soon....

Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Time: 7:19:00 PM

I am not sure how to post this entry. This is my third attempt. I've deleted the the previous two. A former JI-an passed away this when a tree fell and hit him while in a camp in Gunung Ledang. They were supposed to return home today.

I am loss for words. A young chap with a bright future. Now, its all gone. My deepest condolences to his family. I can't go on anymore....

Date: Monday, May 14, 2007
Time: 7:38:00 PM

Alright, I can't help but to post this entry.

Remember, I got nostalgic last week? I met a couple of my regular customers; some was a farewell meeting for them.

Perhaps I was quite free last week. I sent 3 e-mails. To Big Daddy, 'C' and 'D'. No replies from any of them. But just a while ago, I received a reply from 'D'.

'D' was the one who tried to poach me to join his company. 'D' has a handsome son. In fact, sons..! But I only knew the second son. Like all his subordinates would say, I am 'D's' favourite gal.

Anyway, after almost 3 months of departing from Spin, I finally wrote him my first e-mail. His reply was quite similar to what my other regulars have said. They missed my smiling face and Spin is no longer the same without me. Of course Spin won't be the same without me for there is no longer the irritating barista to irritate the customers! Perhaps, my customers loved to be irritated! Haha..

When 'D' offered me a post in his company, it was quite a timely offer. That moment in time, I have had enough with what I was doing and I was vent on trying on something new though I am still not willing to let go of the people I truly enjoyed interacting with. And at that moment, I was also at the lowest point in my life.

That was about 10 months ago. However, I guess I was meant to join the teaching industry. Due to some twists of fate, I cleared my teaching interview. Got the job and here I am, still waiting for entry to NIE.

I guessed if I am not where I am right now, I'll probably be a frequent flyer right now... Not as an air stewardess though cos I can't make it as one! Hehe..

Date:
Time: 5:43:00 PM

I kind of suspect that my PC is going to crash real soon.. And I've to quickly back up my hard work ASAP or I'll lose another collection of pictures which never seems to grow ever since the time my PC first crashed.

I am lucky to have this brand new lap top which is operating on Windows Vista though.. Whatever it is, at least I have something to fall on in times of need.

Today, I want to discuss about how I hate living my life in sheer anxiety. I hate to wait for an answer/confirmation anxiously and aimlessly. I wonder how come there isn't anyone who can give me an answer as soon as possible? Does anyone knows how sick I am from all the waits and question marks??

I seriously, do hope that I can get an answer as soon as possible. At least, I know where I'll be at the end of the day. I am like West Ham, Sheffield United and Wigan whose fate was unknown till the final 90 minutes of the season. I am not yet in the region where relegation prevails. Not at this moment, the moment have yet to come. I feel sick thinking of the fact that I do not know where I'll be in say 2 months' time. Each day, I prayed hard to get an answer real soon.. Have I not been waiting long enough? I just hope everything will fall in place nicely pretty soon.

I thought the changed in career will do me good. New environment, new job scope and new lifestyle. It proves the opposite though.. New environment, YES. New job scope, slightly... cos I am still dealing with people. New lifestyle...? Hmmz.. still on 24/7 standby duties.. any changes??

It happened this morning. I was called up to report for work early. Awakened from my deep slumber. I am the kind of person, who won't wake up early even if I have to work. I'll wake up just in time to get to work. Which means, no minutes wasted. If say I have to be at work at 0930 hrs, I'll probably wake up at 0745 hrs. Shower for 20-25 minutes, multi-task meaning that I get dress and answer e-mails and msn prompts at the same time. I will leave the house at around 0850 hrs and be in school by 0910 hrs or 0915 hrs. This is made possible with the fact that my workplace is close to home.

I do not mind doing other people's job but cutting down my sleeping hours after another stale EPL match, really pissed me off! Luckily, the kiddos were great today. They were lucky that the volcanic elements in my blood did not explode unnecessarily. Haha..

Anyways, my point is... I hope some bugger from the necessary office can give me an answer soon. I am tired of waiting and waiting. Free me from this agony!

Date: Friday, May 11, 2007
Time: 10:16:00 PM

I am going to get nostalgic again...

Some of you might have known that during the 26 months at Spin, I've made a lot of friends with the expats working in the area. And, when I say making friends with them does not mean that kind of 'Hi' and 'Bye' kind of friends. Instead, it was the kind where we can confide with one another and bitch around whenever and where ever there is a need too.

These friendships forged was made stronger especially after I left Spin. As much as I missed these guys, they too missed me. We'll try to keep in touch via e-mails, sms-es, phone calls as well as meeting up.

I've met up with a couple of them and more is to come during the June vacation. Having expats as friends does not mean I am belittling my friendships with my local friends. I would very much want to catch up with them.

Today, is one of the days where a visit to Spin is very fulfilling. In fact, I got what I wanted. Ok, here's what happened.

Its Friday. As planned, I wanted to go home to rest. As expected, there was contact time. I was all prepared to go back at 5-6 -ish. Like always... However, today's contact time was short. Less than an hour. Thank God. I could barely opened my eyes. I was rubbing my eyes as if there was a mosquito bite, though it wasn't itchy one bit.

After about 15 minutes of the meeting, my handphone beep. 1 message received. Initially, I couldn't be bothered to read it cos I thought nothing important. I was more eager to get home to check my emails for replies from 'C', 'D' and Big Daddy as I've finally sent them my email. But, thanks to boredom... I read the message. It was Raul. To cut the story short, he was asking if I wanted to meet him today instead.

I would very much want to meet him today cos I've fears that if I am going to meet him tomorrow, I might not catch the last of United home game. To summarise, we decided on today but he won't knock off till about 5.30.. and I was done for the day like at 3.45 pm?

What was I supposed to do during that time? Stay and rot at my workstation? Walk round Vivo to kill time? Or, head down to Spin for the second time of the week?? And, I didn't have my laptop with me.. so it was going to be boring.

Somehow, a strong feeling inside me brought my legs to Spin for I was dying of coffee as my eyes were all droopy and barely opened.

Guess what?? I was in for a surprise!

My ex-colleague told me that Pete came over and sent his regards to me. I was skeptical about it.. Pete? I knew it was PL but I was hoping for the other one. But, in my sweetest dream cos he's in Denmark and we're in contact every day. So, how could he be in Singapore? Hehe..

After some delibration, I sms-ed him cos I knew he misses me. Haha.. And, as expected, he made his way down to say 'Hi' to me and catch up a bit. It was great seeing him and I truly missed chatting with him!

While waiting for Raul, I saw the man that I was waiting to see for a long long time! He was the man that I had a liking for. Tall and good looking. Nothing serious. He's one of my favourite customers! Yes, he gave me a BIG hug! haha.. And, we'll be meeting up in June. I met his buddy as well. And, he's another guy whom I badly wanted to meet up since I left. They were away when I left, so after like almost 3 months.. I finally sees them!

I also met up with Tim. He told me that he's retiring. But for now, he's going to the US for a holiday. And.. guess what did I asked him to get me?? Its Hershey's symphony chocolates!! I hope, as an American, he'll get it for me! Or rather, he knows what I want! Blah!

All in all... I had a great day with these guys. Though short, it was nice! Dinner was great. We went Japanese today. It was barely empty when we came but when we got out of the place, my god! The queue was so freaking long! We were so lucky that we got a decent seat and meal. Hehe..

I am so looking forward to the June break... I will definitely meet up with my all of them!! I am a happy person today!

Date: Thursday, May 10, 2007
Time: 8:14:00 PM

I woke up at 2.45 am to catch the Chelsea vs United game on ESPN. Nothing much for grabs other than catching their 'dress' rehearsal for the FA Cup finals next weekend. I should have known better, I should have just sleep in and recharge myself from all the partying.

Yes, it was a god damn boring game!! I almost died of boredom. Both teams fielded in their second stringers. Yes, I am sleep deprived and I have a lot on my plate than I could hardly juggle.

I guess, I should never start working in the morning!

Here's what I had been up too for the past couple of days.

Friday: Fetched adik at Bukit Batok

Saturday: Nurse him the whole day as he was down with high fever

Sunday: Attended a wedding and spent almost 5 hours at SGH

Monday: Had to relief classes almost the whole day BUT United was crowned EPL Champions!

Tuesday: Had lunch with the witch and my ex-boss. Met up with ex-colleagues and ex-customers

Wednesday: Lunch with the witch and hang around Plaza Singapura

Thursday: Sleep deprived and lethargy kicks in. Met Rosemary for afternoon tea at Corduroy Cafe. Nice ambience. Nice chat. Enjoyed myself though its short.

Friday: Contact time and probably heads home TO REST. Lesson plans...

Saturday: Meeting up with Raul..

Sunday: I NEED MY SLEEP!!

Ok, back to today.. I finally met up with Rosemary. We had a nice chat and its quite sad that she's leaving Singapore. Big Daddy is leaving too in about 3 months time!! Urgh...!! But, the nice thing is Big Daddy will be reunited with his good friends. *smiles*

Guess who I saw after my meeting with Rosemary? Haha.. I ran into my svigerfar!! He must be pissed that my bus came first though he was at the bus stop earlier than I did. Hehe..

Ok.. I am tired. Will be chilling out at Corduroy again!!

Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Time: 7:52:00 PM

Today can be classified as a case of an unfortunate events.

Firstly, the day began with a sad news from the P. A student in the school have passed away due to some illness. It was really shocking and I felt the pain. I mean, DEATH is not a joking issue. My condolences to the family.

Next, I met that boy which I've mentioned before. The boy who tried to be a ruffian during an examination. When I heard the news about meeting him in the class that I was going to relief, I was like.. Oh God, please help me! It wasnt that I am scared of him or what, its just that I wasn't in the mood to scold anymore as all the classes that I went into was duly scolded by yours truly. And, that period being the last for the day.. I didn't want that arse to spoil it for me.

Amazingly, I managed to handle him. I am impressed and amazed with myself when it comes to disciplining problematic kiddos. I can let these kiddos stepped all over my head yet when I am really pissed, there will be this sudden magical power in my brain that will suddenly channeled all strength available to make even the most arsehole kiddo bowed like an idiot. Ok.. let's see what else will be in store for the punishments.. Try me!

Met a friend for lunch and some afternoon tea. It was nice... I saw a couple of nice shoes. I am getting it pretty soon! Its so beautiful!! Shoes, shoes and shoes..

A student presented a potrait of me this afternoon. It was well drawn and I felt so touched about it. The words just wants to make me cry! I am going to laminate it and it will be on my desk once I get a proper workstation in the near future.

As for now, I hope.. I'll get some answers as early as tomorrow morning. At least I can plan when to meet Rosemary. Will it be before 6 or after 8.. *Shrugs* I'll probably meet up with Raul this weekend provided he's free. Yikes! I have not done my lesson plans yet...

Chelsea vs United tonight... haiz..

Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Time: 10:27:00 PM

I've plenty to blog about but time is just isn't on my side. It has been a pretty hectic week for me; especially on the socialising aspect. I am partying all night long like nobody's business this week. I've so many administrative work to do yet I've stubbornly pushed all these aside to prioritise my social activities. And, pardon me for my grammatical errors and also the spellings. I am just typing what I think is right, subconciously.

I've so many appointments lined up as many of my ex-customers are leaving for good yet I have forgotten to contact those leaving abroad. *Sheesh* I am all confused right now! Damn it!

I didn't know that my ex-boss is leaving for China in two days' time so contacting my gd friend was a blessing in disguise. All 3 of us went for lunch this afternoon and it was really nice catching up though the time spent was short. After that I left to meet up with my other former customers. It was nice seeing them but weirdly, there were some that I blatantly wanted to avoid. Haha..

I've yet to make plans for my 2 other ex-customers.. Time is really running out.. And yes, another sad news... Big Daddy is leaving in August!! I must meet him before that. With all these sudden reshufflement in that company, I have this strong urge to sent an e-mail to 'C' but I have no time as yet. Hopefully, by this week.. and hopefully, he'll be back in Singapore....

I've made plans for the holidays in Dec.. Its likely to be in Thailand. Perhaps a short trip to Bangkok to meet up with a former customer or Phuket to enjoy a stay at D's home. And.. I hope Thailand would be 'C's' next destination this Dec.

Things to do:
1. Send e-mails to 'C' and 'D'
2. Contact Big Daddy
3. Set appointment with Raul
4. Confirm timing meeting with Rosemary
5. Confirm meeting with Peter, Dave, my Princess Sarah & Prince William
6. Lesson plans...!!
7. And.. many MORE!

Date: Monday, May 7, 2007
Time: 6:28:00 PM

I am not sure if I am seriously having a crush on this particular guy. He's not good looking; he's just average. And, I am not even sure if he's still single. Its just that I do have funny feelings when I walked past him.

Before last Friday, during the couple of months that I have known him, we've only exchanged a word. Yes, just a word! Especially for me, the well-known extrovert! It is so unbelievable!

But, somehow.. Fate is like trying to create chances for us. Of all time that Friday, I ran into him and I had no choice but to acknowledge his presence and smile at him. And after that, we kept on bumping into each other. It happened again today..

I dunno.. my time is almost up. So no high hopes.. and in fact, not hoping at all. I blush when I sees him, but I don't think of him when I am at home. *Shrugs*

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Last Friday, I received a really belated birthday gift. Fact was, I did not see my cuzin for quite a while. And when I came over last Friday, I was presented with a Casio Sheen series watch model SHN-6000L-4A. Another timepiece for my watch collection. It seems that this year, I am always receiving watches! haha.. But the watch is damn nice! I like!!

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Time: 5:16:00 PM

I have been wanting to post an entry since yesterday but to no avail. I had difficulties signing in. Irritating!

So.. what happened during the weekends?

Left school at 6 plus in the evening on Friday due to the markings of the exam papers. And, reached BB in a record time. It took me about half an hr by train from school.

Adik was happy to see me. But he threw tantrum after a while as he wasn't feeling well. Our supposedly swimming trip was cancelled as he was down with fever, and I have to nurse him.

He loves the Ultraman bag and the Spiderman toothbrush. So cute.

On Sunday, which was yesterday, we attended a wedding which I should say quite disappointing and if I were to be the host(s), I would be embarrased. Then it was off to SGH and spent almost half the day there. I didn't get home till 10 plus. And, I was definitely tired like nobody's business!

I was so eager to see if United would be crowned Champions last night. I had confidence that despite the hatred I had for Arsenal, I knew that Chelsea will trip and fall at Emirates Stadium. So much confidence that I had, I went to sleep without watching the game. This morning, I woke up with a nice gift for a United fan! Yes...We are the Champions of England despite the fact that we do not have expensive players. As in, we do not have the Ballacks or Schvechenkos. Apart from the 18.6 million pounds in Carrick which I still feel its a waste of money. Yet, we triumph.

Did anyone read the papers yesterday? About some sour grapes by the name of Mikel who snubbed United for the so called team called 'The Blues'?? He said something like United do not deserve to win the EPL title. Having said that, he was trying to say that Chelsea still deserve to win it for the third time. He said Chelsea was unlucky to come to terms with injuries. Hello.. as if United wasn't slapped with injuries! Look how injuries struck the team and we do not have a BIG team like Chelsea! So, the difference between United and Chelsea is, despite the injuries, United still go on and fight for victories while for Chelsea, despite their so expensive price tags, they couldnt cope when Cech and Terry was injured. That is the difference of Champions and the makings of the Champions! Got it sour grapes??

Bottom line is.. we are THE CHAMPIONS!!

Date: Saturday, May 5, 2007
Time: 12:11:00 AM

Today, I went to invigilate a class. I ran into a really problematic boy. A trouble maker who tried to show me he's a terror. But, sorry lil' boy.. you may be 11, but I guess you better go back and suck your mother's milk before you try to test water with me.

As decent and innocent my face may look, I am a DEVIL in disguise whom is not one that can be trifled with. Since young, I am always in the boys' group and ever since I was in Primary 1, my brother's schoolmate always looked after me. As in, protect me.

In Sec school.. even those lians and bengs were my good friends and those minahs who are unhappy with me in one way or another, will speak to me nicely unlike others whom they confirm "rembat" when they "hung" them. And, during my working life, I have always mixed around with the bengs and all.

That boy stared at me up and down, step as if he's some beng.. I challenged his stares. Think, I am afraid? Want to whack me? Whack.. but lil' boy, let me warned you, you'll get into deep shit! For in Singapore, rules and regulations play an important role and the LAW is above all.

You think I give a damn to all these... I've seen alot of these that I have matured and know how to handle these cases.

Date: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Time: 5:16:00 PM

Amazingly, I am still wide awake despite clocking in only 2 hours of precious sleep!! I was on my bed at 10 pm but I couldnt sleep as much as I tossed and turned. 10 pm left, 11 pm came, 11 pm left, 11.30 pm came... but i badly need the sleep. I guess, I fell asleep at about 12 am and was awake at about 2 am when my alarm rang.

Anyways, I am still surviving well... I need to clean my room and sort out my stuff before my nephew comes over tomorrow. It going to be a fun weekend.

Next week, I am meeting a couple of my ex-regulars.. And in June, more dates will come into play. A fren of mine is quite surprised that I am going out with all kind of expats.. Ok, during that 2 years of Spin days, I was more closed to the guys and there were fewer ladies expats who were close to me. Except for a few.

Nothing is wrong when you choose to go out with former customers of yours if the relationship between customers and server have been converted to that as friends. I dun see anything wrong when I go out alone with them. Afterall, we are all humans and to the married expats, I knew where to draw the line. So, why worry right? And, it wasnt me who initiated the dates/appointments.. it was mutual consent. I am still sober.. even if I were to fall for one, it will be the busy bachelor 'C'. Hehe...

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Time: 4:52:00 AM

The treble was there for grab. The team has already put one leg on course to the Finals. Poof it went! And, the historic treble remained to be a pipe dream.

See... what did I say earlier on? As much as I wanted Unitd to advanced to the Finals, the hunch that something bad(in this case, United being knocked out of the Finals) will befall on United came true.

I am kind of disappointed on their overall performances. I supposed they were out to defend their slim 1 goal margin rather than adding to the lead. But one thing that they have forgotten is that they were playing against Ac Milan and not Everton or Roma!! I think, from the way they played this morning, they deserved this loss. It was like no one seemed to care that they were trailing by 2 goals at half-time.

So, what did Sir Alex say to the team during the break? I presumed, he said something like, "Dudes, just do your best. Chelsea's out of CL, so there's nothing more to worry about. Just prevent yourselves from getting injured so that we can wrapped up the EPL title by this weekend against our neighbour and concentrate on the FA Cup with that 'The Special One' wannabe!"

I believe if the guys have been eager to win, they would have fought their way to a 3-2 loss or perhaps a draw. Even if they had scored 2 goals, they would have bring the game into extra time. But, now its all too late to lament on the "what-ifs"!

Despite their luckstre performance today, the team had performed quite credibly on several occasions. To make their efforts even more worthwhile, their amazing performance was done without several key players as they were out injured towards the last stretch of the season.

Even if they did win the Champs League, that will be a bonus.

Anyways... believe my hunches for it always do come true!

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Time: 5:30:00 PM

Today, I start the day with a good news. Guys... Chelsea IS OUT of the Champions League just like how we all have hoped for. Ok, I knew that this was coming. It was a matter of sooner or later. BUT.. guys, I have this feeling that United might stumble tomorrow morning. You all know right, I have been quite spot on in my predictions of late. I hope and I really hope that today I'll be wronged. May United be in the FINALS come tomorrow morning. *prays hard*

The next good news was.. this afternoon, the BOSS came and had a chat with me. Just a short yet sweet chat. She came to me and told me that I'll probably start this July. I was like.. hmmz, I am not sure yet. She said, they had put a good recommendation for me so I can start studying soon. I was so glad to hear this of course! I really hope I will be granted the chance come this July.

The other good news is... I am supposed to report early for work from tomorrow till next week! Initially, I am a bit irritated as there's a BIG match tomorrow morning and I need all the sleep time available. But when I think again, I kinda of like the whole idea. Haha.. Morning sessions, here I come! Yipee!!

Ok.. this means.. early night today!! VICTORY SHALL REIGN FOR UNITED TONIGHT!!!!

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Time: 10:46:00 PM

Today, I finally went to the Courts Megastore, Ikea and Giant located somewhere along Tampines. I can't believe that I actually went there? And, all these while I thought, I will never step into that area. Haha..

I went there for a reason or perhaps two. I wanted to get a new laptop from Courts and browse thru some toilet accessories. Phew.. there were so many people who were just busy browsing without any intention of buying anything. Anyways, the 3 newly opened stores does not attract me in any way... The first thing when I saw Giant, I was like 'this is like shopping in JB'! Its so JB-concept! The ikea.. nothing beats the Alexandra outlet. The Courts megastore, was alright, just tad too messy. All in all.. I didn't really enjoy the 'visit' despite getting a laptop which I paid for its outlook rather than its specifications. But its ok... I still have my PC to rely on. And, both are using different OS and programs. I have headaches each time I create worksheets or some activity stuff for the kiddos. But at least, in time to come, I'll be more 'skilled'! Haha..

Ok, I am going to sleep.. Labour Day? haha.. its all gone! What a short holiday. Looking forward to the weekends though... I am going to miss the Chelsea-Liverpool game later. LiverFOOLs please do us all a favour by winning at Anfield and qualify for the FINALS ayte?? I shall sleep now and conserve whatever little energy left in me for Thurs' morning game. Nyte all!