2010 Teachers' Day

This is my 5th year with Pei Hwa, n this year's TDD was held at NTU Alumni...

As usual, we had to report to school.. had the Teachers' Day concert in the hall.. n AS USUAL, i don't get to sit down n watch the concert. I was doing my AV duty in the AV room, controlling the items music n sounds with my other colleagues...

School ended at 5pm for the PM teachers. After doing my dismissal duty at the side gate, i rushed home to see Jaden a while, b4 I set off to fetch Mrs Yeo. Jaden was still down with diarrhea.

The traffic wasn't tat smooth, we were slightly late. Everything went on smoothly. My group ppl n I were busy eating, gossiping n taking photos!!!

I went up to the stage twice today. 1 was to get my lucky draw prize, which was a thumb drive.. 2nd time, was going up to receive my long service award. We have long service awards for 5 years, 10, 15 etc...

We had a great time chatting n taking photos... though the food wasn't tat nice after all. the whole functioned ended around 10.30pm.. I hope every1 can have a good rest tomorrow, n Thur when we r back, we will continue to fight the war to rush syllabus, n prepare the kids for the exams. I hope my colleagues, n friends who r in the same line, HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!

My wonderful Friday 27-08-10

I was on leave yest, as i need to attend my brother's convocation... i feel so proud of my brother, really! he is a guy who has aspirations and goals to achieve in life.. after 1.5years of part-time studying, he's finally a graduate!

Met up with my family at my parents' house at 7.30am, proceeded to SIM... ate breakfast there..

I was so touched when i saw my brother going up the stage to receive his degree cert.. i know my day won't come, so i was so envious of my brother, and at the same time felt so proud of him.. he has done our family proud.. n my elder sis is considering to get her degree too.. wah, if she oso go study, i sure support her!

After the whole graduation, we went JP for lunch. after tat we went our separate ways.. hubby acc me to go see wallet.. actually i wana buy Elle wallet, but the colour i wanted wasn't there... then i looked around, in the end bought Pierre Cardin wallet.. haha.. funny loh... it's slightly more exp then the Elle, but nvm lah, still within my budget.. if go Burberry Blue Label, sure spend at least $500 for the wallet.. i think here think there, not worth it.. phew, i was calm enough now..

after buying wallet, we went back to our own house to nap a while. i was too tired, really.. evening brought Jaden home.. n happy, Princeton came over n played with Jaden.. but of course sure got snatch things here n there.. but after all, was a nice mini gathering.. I'm sure Jaden will get used to play with korkor as i'll try to let them meet more often..

How i wish Jaden can b as obedient as Tian loh.. haha.. but of course, every kid is different... they will know how to behave when they r older.. The Tay family left our house ard 10+, as Jaden was tired.. after they left, for less than 10min, Jaden doze off n started his nite sleep, til this morn 8.40am...

I hope we can meet up with the Tay family, n Aw family if possible, every weekend.. but with Tay family easier, coz we stay so near to each other loh.. next week, see if can go play water together or not.. haha! not the pool i mean, as Chinese 7th mth not over yet, i mean water playing at CCK, or IMM, or Vivo! but let's see how the weather is that day... I hope every Fri can b so enjoying loh!

Random thoughts

If u realise, u will notice tat i seldom post unhappy things.. unless i really have no space to vent but to blog.. or else, i will try to post all happy things... but of course, life will not b so smooth.

suddenly i feel sad when i looked at the sch mags which r in my cupboard.. many memories came into my mind. but really, the feelings tat i had in the past are totally diff from now.. there r many reasons behind it.

My decision has not changed at all, or i should say, i should b firmer in my decision. I've been looking forward to 2010 5 years ago... n finally 2010 came, n which means my bond has ended.. i was really happy! n we r coming to the 3/4 of the year, which i will treasure as much as i can here, with the colleagues tat i love... i have many happy memories here, n i thank them who made my work life so interesting. but on the other side, i felt sad..

This teaching life is not just a job, it is a calling. not every1 suits this job. mayb in 1 way i am suitable, but mayb in another way i am not. i enjoy teaching. there r too many things in my mind tat i dunno how i should put it.. i dunno how to phrase it. all i know is, i should b very firm with my decision... it's all bcoz of my indecisiveness, thats y i'm trapped in a dilemma. luckily, hubby n my best pal Kelly r always around to show me their support. tats y now i'm not in that dilemma already. i will treasure the time i have with my colleagues.

Lantern for Jaden

This month is still the Hungry Ghost period.. will end in 2nd week of Sept.. after which, the annual Lantern Festival will be here!

I wonder if Chinese Garden will have the lantern festival again this year.. i went twice.. the last time i went was, when i was still preg with Jaden... hehehehe!

talking abt Lantern Festival, we cannot miss out lantern... actually i did order a lantern online for Jaden.. but mil told me, she saw st91 there got sell a kind of lantern which has music, n will also blow out bubble!!! sounds interesting ya!

After breakfast today, i dropped mil n Jaden home, n i drove to st91, trying to find where the lantern tat mil mentioned.. n less than 5min, i found it!!!!

The person who was working there showed me how it works! i quite like it!!! somemore Jaden likes bubbles.. now no need him to blow, the lantern itself will blow when we switch on the button...

I only like this keroppi.. so bought 1 for Jaden.. i oso bought the same design for Princeton!! Doraemon not tat cute.. has Pooh oso, but dun really look exactly like Pooh, n it's more like for the girls... but nvm lah, same pattern is ok, who ask Princeton is Jaden's korkor!! hahahahaha! if for others, of course cannot! not all people around me can buy/use the same thing as Jaden... opppsss... hahahaha...

The worker tested the 2 lanterns out for me.. n happily i bought it loh! i hope Princeton n Jaden will like the lantern... btw, it's cheap loh, less than $5... n oso inclusive of a bottle of soap water for us to pour into the bowl... Will try to let Jaden use, n see if he likes it.. but will wait til Hungry Ghost festival is over then i will let him try playing...

Man Utd scarf in car

Yeah, i finally got the Man Utd scarf!

I had always wanted to have tat to put in my car! all thanks to my bro.. yest he sms-ed me, telling me the booth that sells Man Utd stuff was here again, n was at JP! of course, the booth also sells other soccer teams stuff like Liverpool, Chelsea...

I missed the purchase on the scarf many months back.. so was quite a pity.. tat time when i bought the car seat covers, i should also buy the scarf, but nvm, now i got it liao!

Actually the back seats oso have the Man Utd car seat covers.. but i removed them, only put on the head rest cover at the back.. the cloth wasn't easy to fix in loh, n i got fed up.. so only fixed the 2 front seats covers..

The other day, bought the steering wheel cover, so now with the scarf at the front, my car looks so RED! oso had the anti-slip mat.. i oso had the seat belt cover.. so wat am i left with? car stickers of Man Utd? i was still thinking if to look for that.. actually, i was looking for the sign to put on the room door, just like the 1 hubby had at my in laws' house.. but is ok, i will continue to look around..

I oso bought a Man Utd clock to hang on the wall in our master bedroom.. had a small Man Utd clock which i placed in the common toilet.. i cannot function w/o seeing the time... so in my house, can always see clocks loh... hahaha!

Wat about my 7 dwarfs which was always at the front of the mirror? dun worry, i did not throw them away.. i put them on the back of the car.. all the while, they faced me, butts face outside.. but now, they'll station at the back of the car, facing outside, to see cars.. bcoz of my solar film, so actually the mirror quite dark, cannot see them well.. but is ok, is to prevent them from getting sun burn! hahahaha...

spent quite a lot of money this year.. had not been saving money at all loh.. kept over-spending, n spending money from my savings.. oppppsss.. it has dropped loh... n last week facial, i spent $200+ on facial products, hope is effective.. n this weekend, i'm going to Wallet Shop n buy the new Elle wallet! n going to Carlo Rino n buy the key pouch! I must control my shopping itch eh!

Jaden is 21 months old!!!!

Today is the 21st day of the month again, which means that Jaden has turned 1 month older today... n he is 21 months old today liao oh!!!

3 more months to his 2 year-old birthday.. haven really confirm as in what i want..

Yes, at 21 months old, Jaden might b slow in certain areas, but good in other areas too.. Slow, he is still not talking, not toilet trained... but these few weeks can see some improvement i can say.. he is 'talking' much more than usual, but is all his baby language.. but these 2 days, he started to say 'mum mum' again!!! n this time round, when he said mum mum, he is at the table, means he is hungry! he is much clearer in pronouncing papa n mama now too.. i think he may start talking soon...

Good areas are, his motor skills are better.. his muscles r stronger too.. he is so much like a sprinter.. who runs so fast n agile.. he is good in making us happy.. he knows he did something wrong, n we will hit him, so he will give those kind of scared face.. or whenever i started counting 1,2,3.. b4 i count to 3, he will sure stop watever he is doing..

When we r going out, he wants his shoes, he will sit down n raise up his feet n let us wear the shoes for him.. but after wearing shoes, we need to open the door immediately or else he will shout! sometimes he will choose the shoes that he wanted to wear.. arrrggg....

Yest brought him home.. i let him try to sit on a chair which i bought for him from Gek Poh.. luckily he did not shout or wat.. he sat a while on the chair, n i was already v happy.. coz i koe, since he didn't reject or insist, means i can keep letting him sit whenever we r back home.. n i blif after some time, he can sit on the chair for a longer time, just like him sitting on the high chair..

He is becoming stubborn n naughty too... i koe kids r all mischievious.. but i want him to b obedient.. if he is not, i will b angry n hit him.. he knows when i am angry.. he will come over n hug me tightly.. til i simmer down then he will run away.. haahaha!

I don't dare to expect too much from him, i just want him to grow up like a normal kid... a kid who will listen n b sensible.. I hope by attending school will make him a better toddler!

My brother's 27th birthday

Today is my brother, Weiwen's 27th birthday!

Just now near to 10pm, hubby n I went over to my parents' house, as my family, my biao ge n biao sao were there.... not bringing Jaden out at this time, as it's the Chinese calendar 7th month... not wise to bring him out after the sunset...

There were 2 cakes waiting for my bro to cut... 1 bought by his gf n the other by my sis... haha! but who cares if there were 2 cakes?? my brother is happy can liao!

After getting the candles n cake ready, we were set to sing Happy Birthday song for my bro.. he made 2 wishes, 1 on each cake, after tat he blew the candles out n then the cake cutting!!!

My sis n I shared to buy a bluetooth for my brother.. Glad tat he likes it as he has always wanted a bluetooth, so tat he can use when he is driving...

We stayed for a while b4 we all go on separate ways... my ulcer is still a bit painful so i didn't eat the cake.. hubby ate 2... i only ate 1 spoon of the ice cream cake which Yinghui bought...

I hope everything will go on smooth n well for my brother... His graduation ceremony is coming.. n i'm looking forward to tat occasion... Last but not least, Happy 27th birthday my dearest brother!

It's so sad

it's so sad that when u feel angry, the most impt person in your life doesn't appease you... It's so sad when u feel irritated, the most impt person in your life dun bother..

It can b quite sad that when u r unhappy over certain matter, the most impt person doesn't stand by you n support u. All he does is to keep quiet and sometimes gives u the super buay song face..

u may feel everything is ok n anything.. but i dun feel it tat way... I want it this way, n yet i dun get support... sometimes did ask myself, y must i make myself so miserable.. in the end, a conclusion came into mind.. the reason is simple: because i don't like it.. so simple right?

Some ppl, u just dun click, n cannot click.. no particular reason. watever thing she/he does, or watever thing she/he says, it just dun seem pleasant in my eyes or ears.. so simple: bcoz i dun like them..

i'm always the bad guy i know.. n if it is really so hard to adapt to me, then leave me alone... i'm not good in gaining sympathy.. i'm not good in sweet words, i'm not good in acting.. but i'm just a person who is straightforward and anything i like/dislike, my expression tells it all..whether u like it or not, this is me... but so sad right? the most impt person always dun agree with u.. n all he chooses is to keep quiet.. hoping i will not b angry animore n dun probe things further...

it's just so sad tat i've given so much, n yet i only receive this little bit from u... i dun get praises from u, i dun get a thank u frm u.. all i get from u is, i'm the unreasonable person... in your eyes, i'm a person who wana get into a fight/conflict... after all, is all bcoz i'm not TAT impt in your heart tats y.. if not, u will support n put me in priority in all matters.. so sad right? mayb i should adjust my mentality, everything only me n my son are impt..

Jaden's POSB Savings Account

After being lazy for a few months, I finally made a trip to POSB bank, to open a savings account for Jaden...

Yes, he has an OCBC account liao.. but my mentality is, I will only let him know abt this POSB account.. When he is older, will get him his own personal acc, let him know how to save money. Tat would wait til he enters primary school. When he reaches around 16, or slightly b4 tat, will let him handle his own account..

I went through the rebellious stage. It's just a precaution measure. My mum only had 1 account for me. All the money she had saved for me was all into this account. When i was ard 15-16years old, I actually took the bank book and went to the bank to withdraw money, so that I can go out n play... spend until all money gone.. I went through the 'bankrupt' n poor life.. tats y when i started working, i told myself i'm not going to b poor again.. gotta save money, even a few hundreds in the acc is also ok.. as long as not a few dollars left in the bank.

I'm afraid Jaden may b like me too. coz hard to say.. nowadays kids, or kids at this generation mature early.. we never get to know what they r thinking about. But of course, I will try my best to educate him n instil the knowledge of saving into him when he is more sensible.

I'm not going to put so much $$ into this POSB account... Will put more into the OCBC instead. tat will use for his education if he decides to go into University if necessary. At least dun have to borrow from bank or from other ppl...

I may not b so resourceful n tat capable to continue saving money for him, so now better faster help.. all i wish is, Jaden can be sensible lah...

National Day in-lieu sch holiday

All thanks to the National Day, which lied on a Monday, thats y we got to rest 1 more day on Tuesday!!! Hooray!!

As promised, I acc my bro to Serangoon, to collect his graduation gown.. It's Serangoon Broadway, the same studio which I went when I graduated from NIE... my sis n mum also tagged along..

I felt so proud tat my bro is going to graduate! will be attending his graduation ceremony 2 weeks later.. I'm not the kind of study material, so didn't consider much into getting my degree ever since I graduated in 2005.

We walked around the studio, much nicer now of course hahahaha! My bro tried on the grad robe, n was thinking if to sign up their family portrait pkg, in the end he went for it..

After collecting his grad stuff, we proceeded to Ubi Autobacs... Walked around n bought a Man Utd steering wheel cover.. i've been looking for it loh!!! the salesperson was kind enough to help me fix it into the steering wheel.. he also helped me to get the antenna fixed! my antenna was stolen loh! whenever in the carpark, the reception bcame lousy, i was v irritated.. so got tat settled too! Happy loh! Spent $60+ there, faint! But was delighted tat I got wat I want... Next, I wana get the Man Utd scarf to put in the car...

We spent almost whole noon together, driving here n there... reaced Jurong at 4.30pm.. dead beat!

BTW, my ulcer is getting so big n painful tat i have to go to the doc.. doc said mine is a giant ulcer.. was given medicine to apply.. given 3 days mc too, til the end of the week... N now, after blogging, i have to go to the bank, to open another savings account for Jaden... Yeah, i can rest super super long weekend loh! Yippee!

Potty Trainer for Jaden

Jaden is 20 months old, n yet he is not toilet trained...

He doesn't speak, doesn't signal us... MIL tried letting him sit on the normal potty tat we had, but he refused... I supposed he is not ready.. I remembered reading an article saying, if they r ready to start potty, they will signal u... n training of this may take months to succeed..

I decided to look for those cute type of potty, which can use in the house, as well as in the toilet.. This morn went to West Mall's Tom & Stefani... Jaden was running around, n occasionally run back to see if i'm still standing at the same place.. haha..

MIL n I were busy searching for the potty, but i find them too exp... And Jaden was sitting on the floor, got 2 toys from the rack, put them on the floor n started playing quietly.. we let him be.. as he was within our sight, so still alright..

in the end decided not to buy, as i think too exp... After sending them back, i went out with my bro for a while... After which, i took bus to JP n walk walk.. walked into Kiddy Palace, look look see see n then bought a potty trainer for Jaden..

Although he may not use it now, but I hope this will b useful for his introduction into potty 1 day.. Mayb Nov when i start my holidays, I can try to train him when we r at home loh.. but of course, such things cannot b rushed i know.. i will try lah.. but i place it at my inlaws' house 1st.. when holidays come, then i bring the potty trainer home.. Hope MIL can keep trying to encourage him to go potty..

Movie Date with Kelly & Rod

Yest was the celebration of National Day, and was also the lower P's sports day, which we called Play Fest..

Reached school at 7am.. so early!!! I was in charge of my P2 class yest... Luckily tat boy didn't come yest...

The whole event ended ard 10.30am.. I left the school at 11+... meeting my best frd Kelly n her hubby Rod.. I need to go down to the childcare centre to hand in the CDA a/c form, so they acc me there... I like the place.. haha.. n i hope Jaden will like it too loh...

After which, we went to JP to buy movie tickets.. actually wanted to watch Salt, but hubby said the queue was too long.. Kelly checked her iphone, the seats left r no good.. so we changed our mind n watched The Sorcerers' Apprentice...

We went for lunch at Jia Xiang, then to the dessert shop Ji De Chi... It's been SO LONG ever since we 4 went out together.. esp when our boys r not around.. I was actually rather tired, but luckily the show turned out to be not bad...

Didn't wana shop at JP, as i wanted to go home n sleep... They drove us back to my in laws' house.. I really concussed when i reached 817.. Even when Jaden was awake, I just couldn't open my eyes n drag my body.. I dozed off, n napped for near to 2hours.. Thank God I did napped, or else I would be dead by now.. haha.. coz yest evening brought Jaden home n take care of him ourselves mah..

Luckily this time, hubby was alert liao.. When i need to wake up to make milk, he woke up n helped out too... Jaden slept at 10.40pm.. so we also slept early.. V soon, Kelly is going to deliver Paris liao, I think it'll b harder for us to go out again like tat next time... But I really enjoy going out with them, coz they r my best friends.. haha! I know my best pal will 'make time' for me bah.. haha!!! This time round, i'm not going to miss my visit to the hosp when she has delivered loh... but pal, dun forget me when Paris has arrived ok? =)