2013 Staff Photo Taking

Today is another full working day, n today our school is busy with photo taking for e year.. individual, department, co-core department, school photo..

We are all divided into groups to do e home based learning pkg, n at e meantime go for photo taking.

This is e 2nd day of doing this pkg, n it made me having headache, as we face e laptop for long hours. I am taking a short break, thats y i am here.

I just feel so tired as we are stranded here. Well, very soon it will be over.

This is a good environment where i see good colleagues, knowing good friends. I got myself many good friends here, n the photo is a great momento. We still have 2.5hr to go, n i am really exhausted. I wish i can sleep well tonight, bcoz tomorrow will be another long day of e week. But by e end of e day, i would have to force my body to adjust to such timing, bcoz it has been 8 years ever since i have to work at such hours in e day.

Lunch with colleagues during our break

Arranged this lunch date a few weeks ago, but Tingting last min cannot come...

New member joined us for lunch today n that is Zhu Hui. She actually called me yesterday for a chat. She was back from Nanjing a few days ago.

I was happy n asked her if she is ok to meet us up since we r meeting up today at JP.

This is e only time when we can all meet up n chat n eat for long hours. Despite the haze, we still decided to meet up. Luckily when e haze was so bad til 463+, we were still hiding in JP. Haha.

We went to Msia Boleh for lunch, after which go dessert Ji De Chi.

We chatted for ard 5hr! Can u imagine! So many things to talk n catch up with.

I cannot imagine e next time we were to catch up, there'll b more things to talk about, coz by then will b listening to their updates of wat is happening in school, as I won't b able to contribute anymore to e current situation we r facing in the school.

I am thankful I found many great friends here. It is a wonderful experience for me to see many diff kinds of faces, n yet I have so many true ppl around me. People who koe me well will koe my pattern, I am a mirror. Happy or sad, it's all shown on my face. I dun fake around or is a hypocrite. I hate ppl like that. Dun have to be beware of me when befriending me. tats y I have many friends.

Next week, we will b going back for workshop n meetings... After that will b a new term again. When e new term starts, dunno when will b e next catching up session. I think shld b Sept, or Nov/Dec.

car giving problem AGAIN

Yes, u r right. My car is being disobedient again on 19th June Wednesday!

This is e 3rd time it is giving me problem this year. 1st was aircon coil... 2nd was compressor, n 3rd is this...

I was supposed to meet Tingting, Hu Ying n Winnie for dinner at Amara that evening. So, met them at Lot1 1st n then all set off from there. But when I reached Lot1, suddenly I found that my driver seat door could not b opened. It was locked. I pressed e button on n off, but other doors can be unlocked n locked, only my driver seat couldn't.

I panicked. Removed e car seat beside me, n stretched all e way so that can get e car seat out from the passenger seat... n then I climbed n crawled all e way out.


Tried using manually to open e door by using my car key, but still cannot. By then I knew gone case.

Dun wish to spoil e mood of meeting them, so the whole night was crawling in n out. Nonetheless, we had a great time at Amara, though e haze was bad. We even had grilled half lobster n a scallop each, according to the buffet deal we got. Happy! Haha..

I am glad I have close relatives offering help. my 4th n 5th uncles respectively called me to see if I needed help. at the end, it was my 4th uncle who saved me. Brought me to the workshop at jurong east, n the mechanic checked n said he could help. Phew..

It took him around 1hr to get e thing solved. He said it was e motor of the lock tat was spoilt. After that, my car survived! I quickly went to petrol station to top up petrol... Happy to get it solved and at a cheap price. I thought I am going to suffer big loss again... Phew... Haha...

My Rio was with me for 4 years. I know it's time to change, but u all koe, at such timing, how to change? It's either I bear with it n try to maintain it, or I sell it away n take public transport, or I change another car. Well, for now, of course is the 1st option. Wat else? I am not a high earning power person, n neither is hubby. I dun print money notes.

I hope my car can be good car n b obedient. Dun give me so much problem ok?

I love my family

My sis went to Dublin on Wed... to attend her frd's wedding, n oso to meet up with her bf Peter... Things r getting on fine btwn the both of them... Dun ask me when they r tying e knot... I am not sure too myself.. Haha... But at least, this time round, his family seem to b welcoming her... My sis is equally excited about meeting them officially..

We had been closer ever since I got married in 2007... I appreciate my family.. n thank my parents for giving me my siblings.

We sent her off on Wed, n of course no tears, coz it's just a 2 weeks trip for her... But I am sure when it's time for her to return to Dublin permanently, I will sure cry. It is her wish to go back, n to b with Peter.

My dad is leaving for Philippines tomorrow for 2 weeks... to go for a break with his friends.

My bro will be getting married, going thru e traditional ceremony soon in Nov, n after that in Dec they'll b going on their honeymoon to Europe.

Our family is growing in population, n I am v happy. It is good to have siblings, n of course I do hope to have more children, but reality forbids... N we r so tired of going thru all these again, so just let it be, 2 kids...

There r many things in life that we cannot control n choose. Family is 1... We cannot choose our parents n siblings. We must treasure e family members. I may not b a dutiful daughter.. But I try to meet them whenever I can. I am thankful I have good n supportive siblings... I am glad that in my life, I have what I want.. Though I dun have a luxury life, I dun have a husband who earns a lot, I dun have things to show off to people, but I have something that some people who do not have. I have a real face who dun fake around. I am who I am. Many people try to fake around bcoz of several reasons, n I no need to do that. Thanks to my parents who made me who I am. I am v proud of who I am, of what I have. It may not b outstanding or what, but at least I no need to cover this n that, or b inferior. People will b jealous of me that I am real. If there r ppl who dun like me, those ppl sure got flaws. not just me who is like tat, my siblings too. We only have real gd friends around us... Our upfront characters were built up by our parents.

My family is not well off. But so what? We r happy n living on well too. My parents r v proud of us, esp my brother, who is doing well in his career. Both my sis n I are in e professional line. We may not earn as much as others, but we r v proud of ourselves, n yet not arrogant.

I love my family. Though we do bicker at times, but all these r necessary to improve a r/ship, isn't it? I hope every1 in my family will b healthy n happy. That is not a lot to wish for. I still want to bicker n make fun of them, or to one another for many many years. In this life, we r destined to b a family, next life dunno. So, I want to continue to b their family member. They r e ones who always give me e support n encouragement. I love all of them equally. N I know they love me too.

Meet up with ex-colleagues of PHPPS

I like my colleagues in PHPPS... I am v happy to b teaching here, bcoz I have many wonderful colleagues!

These r my ex-colleagues in PHPPS. Every year, I will make the initiative to ask them out for a chat n gossip session... or I should say, a catch up session! After arranging, we decided to meet yesterday at The Star...

We will try to b present to meet up every once or twice a year, n we like chatting with one another...

I am quite ok with any group of colleagues... N this grp I like, bcoz we r all crazy ppl, to talk n laugh out loud like nobody's business. that is e time we can let down our hair n forget our occupation n chat...

Yifen, Weixin, Bee Yan left e school for other jobs... Kavitha asked for transfer n is still teaching but is in another school. Weili is on NPL so is out of e school. Tingting n I are currently still here, but will b out in no time too. Tingting will b going on maternity leave soon in early Aug, n she will be applying for NPL for 1 yr.. So, by then will b out from PHPPS too.

The next gathering, will be ALL ex workers of PHPPS. Haha... Kris did not join bcoz she wasn't in Spore... So hopefully e next meet up, she will be present and that would b perfect... ALL ex workers.. Haha..

Though we r working in diff sectors now, no longer working together in e same school, but that does not mean we will cut off ties as friends... We still talk n chat like long time friends... Friendship is v impt to me.. N I treasure all frdships. All people need friends. What I mean by friends are friends who are always around n who can turn to when u need some1 to talk to. Friends who r treating u as a friend, not some1 that u can use....

We chatted for ard 5hr+.... I am sure there are more to catch up when we meet e next time. We will sure meet up again, n we did not change at all... Well, friends... hope u guys do well out there, n let's meet up again e next time round! Wait for my planning ok!

Lunch with colleagues

Ms Priya is leaving us, and there's no more changes in this decision..

Monday, after we were done with the P6 oral practise, we went to Holland V for lunch... We set off with a few cars...

It's a lunch catchup, though we see one another everyday.. Haha.. It's also a farewell lunch gathering for Ms Priya lah...

She has been teaching here for decades... I only had e honour to partner her once in my teaching career. She is our session's discipline mistress. We get along well, and as well as other colleagues in e PM session...

It was great catching up. As I said earlier, though we see one another everyday, but we dun have such chance to sit down together n eat like that in a big group.

There'll b quite a lot of changes in e PM session when the next term starts... I hope our colleagues can always stay happy n joyful. It was a great working environment here with my wonderful colleagues. Although we do have some outcasts or back-stabbers too. But overall, e rest of the colleagues are really great. It's happy working together with them.

Ms Priya n I are quite close. It's a pity tat our partnership has ended, but not e friendship between us. The next farewell party must jio her to join too. Haha... My colleagues r simply great n loving!