Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
French ToastA sweet surprise from someone...

Ok there's egg inside too. haha.
Eh i dont know what to say. I'm still quite stunned and amazed by the plan. 这种感觉不是可以用言语来形容的。。。哈哈。。。so...
谢谢你!!!:D
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感触多多Ya, this is probably the 5th time im saying all these...
The thought of having the LAST lesson with them makes me feel down. The thought of not being able to teach them again makes me upset. The thought of not being able to chat with them and laugh at their jokes really makes me sad.
As i tell 4t2 "class, tmr will be our last lesson" ... there's a lot of flashbacks in my mind. Scenes of them making me angry.. making me frustrated.. making me happy. Scenes of me motivating them, screaming at them, praising them, talking sense into them. Scenes of them trying to irritate me, trying to cheer me up, trying to get my attention and trying to impress me. Scenes of them chasing one another, scenes of them trying to be funny, scenes of them playing tricks on one another.
i knew these kids since they were in sec 1. And i taught them for close to 3years. i know them inside out. I see them grow up and getting slightly more matured. I see them get into trouble and i see them changing for the better. And this year, i see most of them trying to study hard and do well in their studies.
I thought i should be used to all these "graduating" issues but somehow i still cant bear to see them leave. I do not know if i have made a difference in their lives.. but they certainly have left some footprints in mine. That's probably one of the joys in being an educator.
Today, i went to pass nic some revision papers. He was very appreciative and he kept thanking me. I looked at him and in my mind.. i really tried to think what more can i do to help this boy. He's a smart boy but sometimes impulsive and tends not to consider about the consequences of his actions. And he is a sweet and respectful boy. When i first heard of him, i didnt really have a good impression of him but after teaching him for like 9 months, i find him a joy to teach. Perhaps to others, he is someone who always cant be bothered and someone who doesnt care about the rules.. but i dare to say.. if he knows where you are coming from and if he knows you do things because you care, this boy here will definitely do it just for your sake.
Same goes to wy, immature as he may be.. he is a sweet boy who cares for people who are nice to him. Smart but lack of self confidence. Sometimes i feel quite useless as im unable to get him to build up his confidence. He is afraid of failures and hence refuses to try. A couple of times, he told me he will do it for my sake. And i remember them all. And i hope he will do it once again for the upcoming exams. Havent seen him for two weeks? haix. i wonder how he is now. I guess i better give him a call tmr. :)
Last but not least, RiYu. He made my day. I saw him doing Amaths on his own after school today. Though his friends were all there doing their Art, our playful RiYu managed to sit down next to them, and focus on his work. Talked to him via msn. He has really settle down and is now much more focused on studies. I know he wants to do well now, and i really hope to see him in 5N next year. Such little actions from him really motivates me to do even more for him. I'm now so energized to spend more time with him to do Maths! :p
Anyway, YA, 我真得很舍不得他们走... :(
Sunday, September 27, 2009.
Shopped but we didnt drop!Fun fun trip today because i need not drive! Haha thanks kelvin for driving us there! He didnt buy anything i think... ros and i bought quite a lot? Ok la, not a lot. xiaoting is the best.. she did mobile shopping. :p
You know .. girls being girls... and me being me... everytime i buy a skincare product, i will just feel that OH my complexion is going to get better (even if i didnt even start using) and because of this.. i always ended up buying and buying but didnt really use the product! Bad bad...
That lady commented that the side of my face seems a little dry.. maa de. time to take good care of it le. And so, i make sure that i apply ALL my moisturizing products just now! hahaha aiya, i bet i will onli do this at most for a couple of days. So please remind me. :)
Went Geylang for the Sinma Claypot Bull Frog. Wahhh G-Full i tell you. 3 of us... 7 frogs. Plus a plate of mammi chicken! The frogs are so spicy today.. my tongue hurts! And ya... i know le.. whenever u have blocked nose, go there for dinner. The chilli can cure! hahahaa
Last but not least.. i found this photo somewhere... it was taken by xiao lao ban or pam when we went bkk a couple of years ago. hahahaa pink helmet so sweet! And my face was so round. Just like full moon. But somehow i like this photo.. hahaha if i ever get to live in taiwan.. i wan a helmet like this! :D And hop on to the xiao mian yang.. oh and i can wear a checked mask! hahaa pink de.

Oh ya... thanks ros for giving us the froggie treat! But you know.. i got scolded SI LANG by her... just because my lime juice cost 70cents more than her coke with salt.
......................... ....................... .................. .... . . .. . . . . upset. bff not even worth 70cents! i buy you one set of Wan Bao lor.
Saturday, September 26, 2009.
Feeling Occupied!
i overslept this morning. pam smsed to ask me to reach marie's hse by 12nn.. and i onli saw e sms at 11.20am. GONER. rushed to bathe and get changed! and i forgot to reply pam.. made her worried! marie said they were discussing what's the backup plan, should i oversleep till 1pm! hahahaa anyway, things went well. pam came over to fetch me to paradiz centre. or was it peace centre? either one.
I think pam and xiao lao ban are really a cute couple. xiao lao ban behaves differently in front of pam.. more lively.. more adorable. so is pam. SO CUTE!
Ya.. we had our lunch at Ju Ju ... it's a jap steamboat restaurant. And the service there is really thumbs up.

i guess these are the appetizer? cha soba as appetizer? hahaa

No wonder ros kept talking about the 70% cooked egg while we ate at Tampopo... i finally taste it! And it is extremely delicious!
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Each of us has a pot to ourselves and we gotta order a set of ingredients. Pam ordered seafood set, xiao lao ban ordered mutton set, marie fish set, ltc beef set and me... PORKIE set. :)
Here's mine..
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Marie's ....
Power right?
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Pam's...
The most powerful one!

The food there was slighly above average. I had fun eating everything and you know.. pam told the waiter there that i love golden mushroom.... and the next moment, they gave me a whole plate of golden mushroom. The waiter said "i heard that you love golden mushroom.. so this is specially for u" WAH i happy dao ji dian!
We talked about golden mushroom.. and ltc pronounced it as Jing Zhen ZHU... hahaha same as our mr bryan lin. They love golden pigs.
We headed to Pam and Barry's church. Barry went for his rehearsal.. wasted, how i wish i can see him play his guitar! Pam, marie and i attended this jewellery making class.
I find the class very meaningful. We are to learn how to make bracelets, necklaces etc and we could actually donate our masterpieces for sale. And the money goes to helping the families of the prisoners. And each of us gotta pay a fee of $5 for the class ... i believe these goes to the fund as well.
So here's our masterpieces!
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Guess which is mine?
I love pink but the 1st on the left belongs to marie!
The extreme right is made by pam..
And YES, mine is the black and purple one in the centre. 美美吗??
Actually i dont know why the 3 of us ended up with different designs... hahaa
We made another bracelet as well.. but i was too tired by then. i did a simple one and donated that. heee.. i couldnt bear to donate my 1st masterpiece. :)
After the class, all three of us felt that our eyeballs are dropping out! In car, i felt like puking. i wonder if it is due to the class or the driver.. hahaa really strained my eyes during lesson!
Took a short rest at home and headed to meet xiaoting. Had dinner at ECP. Yes ECP again. haahhaa. Went for KTV.. just the two of us! It was a very fun and high session. We really sang for 3hours non stop and we sang together for most of the songs! Cant believe that our xiaoting can sing for 3 hours right?! Yes yes, she didnt surf net and read her novels this time round! Hahaha i got sense of satisfaction sehh!!
I realised something is wrong with my foot... Look at this!

Dim gai i got one blister (do u call that a blister? it looks more like chicken pox) on my ankle! I think la.. if im not wrong hor...it must be due to the blades. I guess i might have tighten the blades too much and the anklet decided to left a mark on my foot. But nvm, im still not gg to remove my anklet. :)
We were shocked to see the foggy sky when we stepped out of the CC. Look at the photo.. HAZE, i hate you.

My nose is acting up again.. so uncomfortable. :(
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It's FRIDAYYY ! :DSupposed to meet ros for dinner and then proceed to sing our hearts out. Change of plan and we ended up planning for a rollerblading session @ECP w joel, bryan and kh.
Bryan and kh were late. Joel rented his blades first.


Such a radiant smile... all ready to fight the battle!
As usual, we gotta zi pai and get a photo that we are satisfied with!

Finally... after several "on the way"s from joel... bryan n kh arrived and we proceeded with our blading. I thought it would be fun blading in a big group but somehow... we split into 3 groups. too bad.. i nv have chance to do any activities in big big groups!
While sitting there, we saw uni students from hall 11 getting ready for their Night Cycling. Looking at them giving briefings, choosing bicycles etc, it brought back many memories. I certainly miss my uni life, not the studies part for sure. I miss the times we spent in clubroom, the late nights we spent to prepare for our events, the times we did flag day, newspaper collection, and esp the times we spent preparing our OG tag and enjoying our prep camp! All the sweat all the cursing all the lack-of-sleep and all the black faces... i miss them all. I MISS SCIENCE CLUB. i really do.
Anyway, back to topic.
Ros caught these!
And Stitch is mine! XIE XIE!

Headed to some place in Katong for dinner. It's a cha can ting. Ya i had my maggie mee as usual. Not really tasty.. no cha can ting beats Kim Gary. The guys were all so occupied with their hps.. i wonder if they feel bored with us around.
Ros and i headed to Mustafa. I always think thrice before i decide to go there.. and this time round, yes we shall go. hahahaa cause it's time to get my favourite .... RED PENS. hahaa
I felt like a tourist when i took these pictures. haahahaa anyway i was pretty scared that people may just rob us as we walk along the street.
SEE! My favourite red pens. Bought xiao lao ban a packet too! 10 pens for $4.90. No i should say... 10 GOOD QUALITY DURABLE pens for $4.90. Worth it.

Meihui... if you wanna know what's the surprise i told u in facebook... give u a hint. I bought it in Mustafa! Hahahaha and it is PINK. though pink tak suit you, but nvm la.. no choice cos your shoes are pink. Hehe
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The Beauty of Friendship..During lunch,
Wei En: "I feel like driving today! Anywhere you would like to go?"
Me: "Havent you been driving everyday?!"
Wei En: "Yes but it is not enough! I need to drive somewhere further today! Where where where?"
Me: "OKIE! Drive me to Kallang Leisure Park then!"
Off we go...
Why there? Cause i wanna buy something for my BFF. Heyheyy.. what's BFF? That's for you to figure out.
Isnt this cute???

Anyway BFF = Rosalind Teo
Ros has once mentioned that she would like to have this soft toy... that's why.
After getting the soft toy, wei en suggested to pass it to ros immediately at her workplace.. aiya he just wanna find reasons to drive more. So anyway we went!
On our way, i called ros. Told her that i needa speak to her about something important.. and i will reach the carpark in 20 mins' time. AND i told her... please rem to bring me a packet of tissue. In a sad sad sad sad tone. I guess she got a shock.
Hahahaa finally we reached. she looked worried! and soon, that expression is gone! she knew she was tricked! hahhahahaa well, im good. really good. hahaha
Met ros for dinner after that. and on our way back, she took this photo. Why is there HIRO cake box? Hahaha cos BFF bought a box of HIRO for me! You know what's HIRO cake? Take a close look.. it's the chocolate cake that was so popular during our childhood days! I rem i always have craving for that then gotta queue up in the canteen just to get one! YUMMY. :)

Anyway ros gave a name to this little cutie here. Mai Lo Ti. not classy de lor, unlike my favourite 小爱.
Friday, September 25, 2009.
我的第一次For the first time, im blogging using my handphone. Coool but it's rather difficult to upload photos! :(
Just wanna say.... If i ever quit my current job, i would really wanna work as a secretary. not a wise choice i know.. But... Hahaha i just wanna try. Worse come to worst, full time tutor. That sounds good too! Coz i get to wake up LATE.
Yo im back.. didnt get to finish the post as Barry and Pam were here to pick me up! Went there and there ... hahaa dont tell you first. Bye.
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Photo Time!She's Karen Tan = kt... you know you know?
Bu Yao Wu Hui... amore has no uniform or attire.

kt is so cute. once my msn nick was "surprises please" and she got me these!

It's not a condom. It's CHOCOLATE.
Look at her face! Totally pek chek that she only manage to catch one Stitch... and couldnt get e second one.

See la... Diao till the Stitch peng

Finally.... she got the 2nd one. See the difference in her smile?! Much sweeter.
The guy there was so zu dong... to help us take a photo. But hor.. it ( it means the notice pasted there ) says No Photography.
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Healthy Lifestyle, YES i do! I'm finally leading a healthy lifestyle. Went for a Step Workout lesson despite the bodyache! It was meant for beginners and so the pace was pretty good. All three of us managed to follow the class. Simple steps but we sweated alot!
I've got a question!
Is sweating equivalent to exercising? Answer me.
Went Badminton on Monday, ya 21 sep in case you've lost track! heee. Almost full attendance.. we have me, xt, ros, mh n kel. short of sal. My wrists were very painful and i couldnt play tt well. Kelvin was so funny as before... dont know why all his stunts are like so comical.
We are mad. We went to the KS lesson @ Amore after badminton. It's a very tiring and high impact fat burning lesson. Gosh.. the pace is like so fast.. i had no time to even look at others. Why bother looking right? Cause.. i was there. Kt was there. Mh was there. Marie was there. Da Sao was there. And Eugene ge was there! WOW i actually know close to half of the people in the room! So HOMELY.
But ya anyway, i have no time to even peep at any of them! The instructor Francis, is out to kill me. SO tiring.. hahaha the 1st half was high impact aerobics,
hen chuan. then 2nd half was dumbbell...
hen suan. hahahaaaa
Met ros for dinner after tt. ya... tt's the norm. so nothing much to say about that. OH... we went to play the UFO catcher and caught xt the stitch. she wants it mah. mh, no worries, urs is next k. :) no need jealous.
Ok i cant remember anything le. Bye.
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Ice Skating :DEh, what's wrong with Blogger? How come i cant change the font size?! Argghhh.. anyway i better blog before i get scolded again.
*Edit: Ok nothing wrong w Blogger. Something wrong with me. :)
Okie, 18th! Went to the Low Impact Aerobics Class with mh and kt. They left halfway to go gym, leaving me alone, flying here and there and catching no ball. I dont really like the instructor Jade... she's too fast and she did not cater to the needs of everyone. No wonder everyone behind is lost! Ya, so WE will never attend her lesson again. (hahaha i decided on this on behalf of mh n kt too)
Saw Eugene ge and Da Sao @ Amore. So sweet right.. a newly wed couple join amore together... cool. Ya as usual, i couldnt stop talking to eugene ge... and while i was so engrossed in the conversation, mh n kt signed up for the Amore package!
Chionged home... bathed and headed to kallang leisure park to ice skate! I've been wanting to go! It has been 10 years since i last skated. Well, the session had been fun! I concentrated on skating k! And after several rounds, the fear subsided. Heee... there's this classic scene and reaction by joel. Hahaha i think i will rem it for life! :D Bryan and kh are pretty good with ice skating.. they could go very fast. With the wind blowing towards u in the rink.. the feeling is... SHUANG. :P
Ros and i went supper after that. That's my dinner actually. Jue Shi Hao Wan, yummy!
Had a nice nice nice nice sleep... 15hours i think? Till 5pm. POWER SLEEP. Fully charged.
Met Bryan for dinner and movie @ Marina Square. We've got 2hours in between and i thought it would be so difficult for time to past.. but luckily it wasnt bored at all. Must be bryan too talkative. hahahaa
Ya what show? PHOBIA 2. Why that show? I also dont know why i ended up there la. Dont ask me if it is worth watching or not.. i covered my face w my sweater most of the time. BUT i know what's happening OKIE? Aiya, you better dont watch.
Thursday, September 24, 2009.
DUI BU QI !sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry for not updating my blog!
no worries... ALL by this weekend k!!
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Sunday, September 20, 2009.
hihi...rosalind here...this is my 1st post on gina's blog... Here's my catch for the day... =)
Thursday, September 17, 2009.
My 17th..Struggled to go work this morning.. I could hardly keep my eyes open while driving to work! So i was quite happy to know that the floor is wet. That means.. no assembly! Hahaaha.
I had been taking naps during work but that's not considered slacking. I did all my work before i get off work everyday! Anyway, is there any way to keep urself awake? Teach me please!
I'm so fortunate to have 2 muffins for bfast today. They were cold so i gotta DING them. And i always think that DING means use toaster... so i used. i DINGed once... the top part was hot but the inner parts were cold. I went to DING again... end up chao ta!! SEEE!

Xiao lao ban came" in... "what smell huh?! Someone making bread?"
Wei en came in ... "wah gina, did u smell a nice chao ta smell?" :D
so guilty for filling the staffrm with tt smell... hee :p
had a chat w mimi. wah really glad to see him back. i like to chat with him.. and i wish he will really drive me around in his car... you know... HIS type of driving. Should i say excited or nervous?! Maybe i dont even dare to step into his car!
the lesson with 4t2 was quite fun. They told me a story of how they sided me and made someone paiseh. I didnt comment much la but im actually very happy within. hahahaa. obi good. gosh.. i think im gg to miss them... ...
went amore for my fitness test with arnold. chou eugene told me that the test is quite ok, not tiring de. I almost died there! first, i gotta walk on the treadmill for 5min to warm up. second, i gotta carry a medicine ball... n squat without allow my kneecap to bend too front out... then resume to standing position while lifting the ball high up. i didnt sweat much.. and i did it at my own pace.. but guess what? i was panting! after tt, arnold stacked up 2 boards.. and wanted to me use 1 leg to step on it... then push my body up to the board, standing with one leg. i almost fell off the board.. poor arnold, he gotta be on standby all the time! Then we moved on to jumping smthg like hopscotch. the pace of this exercise gotta be very fast... i stepped on the thing several times n almost slipped. Did several sets of that exercise. Back to medicine ball again, gotta carry it while extending my leg backwards. Lastly, i gotta lie on the mat while arnold help me stretched my limbs. Gosh... it was very painful. i fear stretching the most... however the cracking sound of my bones sounds.. erm.. qte shuang. hahaa.
Waited for my parents to come home and headed to brother's house to visit MinMin!!! See! She's so cute!


We had dinner there.. the confinement auntie prepared several dishes. Though the food doesnt really suit me, i find it quite happy to have dinner there. It has been a long time since i sat down with my whole family in a house to have dinner. How i wish i can do that more often!!
And you know what.. i realised my brother doesnt look at me at all. Even when he is replying me or listening to what i say.. he just doesnt look at me. I really wonder why..
Went to meet ros, joel, bryan n kh for pool at ... dont know where. Bryan and kh are very good at pool.. unlike me, i just simply dont know how to aim!! Haha i even made the white ball jump and fly out of the table, towards joel who was sitting down there! thank god he managed to catch the ball.. imagine it hit his eye... s i a o l i a o l o r r r r r ... lol.
It dawned upon me that im one who is always restricted by phobias i have. And these come from past experiences. That shouldnt be the case... and it cannot be the case. There shouldnt be phobias. Treat them as lessons learnt. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009.
Happy Birthday HWL !
The day didnt start well.. most of us were late. Weiling, xiaoting and i were so poor thing.. we walked all the way from Cityhall to Liang Court! Dim gai we chose to meet at Cityhall instead of Clarke Quay MRT???
Sweated like no one's business.
Glad we made it to Liang Court's Tampopo!!
Here our food!

I wouldnt say it's fantastic. Hai Hao lor!
If the time spent there has been fun, then i guess it must be all because of ME! I dont know what my camera has against me... somehow all the photos i took in that restaurant are funny. In one photo, i look like char siew bao. In many others, my lips looked bloody red! As if i have applied dark red lipstick!
SEE! My lips entertained Ros till she cried!!!

You wanna see the photos? No Way.
Here's one with me being more normal... but poor kelvin.

Feeling fed up, i changed the mode and took these photos..



Everything became normal outside Tampopo...




Our COOLEST birthday girl !

Talk to HER hand!
Upon weiling's request, we headed to Minds Cafe. Ya, i have no idea where it is.. somewhere near boat quay i supposed..
The menu...


Our first game A.K.A xt's fav game!

Praying not to get a particular colour?


Weiling crying??
And here's Sally crying?

It had been a fun gaming session. A very different type of experience! And you know what ... our dear xt has already went Toy'r'us to get that monkey game for her family to play. Haha i can imagine her dad curse and swear as he pulls the stick out!