Preparedness

I mourn the passing of the father of counselling, the late Mr Anthony Yeo. I have always admired the likes of him --- individuals who make the unburdening of troubled souls their calling in life. How many of us even bother to listen to our loved ones, not to mention even try to share in their trials and tribulations?

Then yesterday, one of the daughter's friend's father lost his fight with stomach cancer. I can imagine what a loss this sole-bread winner would mean to his wife and very young children. I asked my 6 if they were ready to lose me at this point of their lives. Some said yes, others gave nervous laughter and a couple brushed off my silly rantings. The late Mr Anthony Yeo said that he was ready for eternal rest with his Maker; I want to be able to say that when my time comes.

Of actors, actresses and "carlafays"

Yesterday was a fun-filled whole-family-hands-on day. For her school project, one of the daughters needed to make a short movie and naturally our family was the defacto acting pool. You name it, we were it -- main actors, actresses, characters when they were young to characters 15 years later, parents, drunkards, background crowd etc. We also chipped in to do the make-up, procure the necessary props and like real, ..... we had storyboards, lighting effects and what it took to make a fairly decent short movie. Passers-by at our outdoor shoot venue even mistook us for some Mediacorp outfit! Haha! It was really fun! I even mangaged to squeeze in some school prep work in between acting,being tea lady, lunch provider and chauffeur to all and sundry. The day was well-spent.

Half-way reflection

Half of 2009 has just zipped by. I give thanks for a largely blessed year of teaching at a new environment and growing-up-with-the-kids at home. I learnt a good plenty this half of the year --- how to be even more disciplined with my life and how to ride everything that comes along with added measured patience. There are still many things I would love to turn out better, .... but well .... there is still another half of the year and it would be there for my taking with a better outlook and handling! I see the 6 growing up furiously fast --- each with their distinctive personality. I pray each day that they might eschew every experience that they encounter with compassion, integrity and genuine enjoyment of what they do. I have seen far too many souls -- young and old --- who go about aimlessly with emptiness in their lives. What a waste of living! Students dying in every sense of the word, chasing grades; adults too busy chasing their dollars and cents to raise their own kids; youngsters engaging in debauchery in the name of being cool ----- aiyah, wake up, people!

Hello!

Don't say never blog ah Ivan =)
Schools going well for me, kinda relieve to see familiar faces in school once in awhile .
Foods nice... heh
Anyway, what say we go out one day for a movie or sort? Been long since we met up huh?
Star trek anyone? =D
-View

Done with the Marking

Okay, people, I'm finally done with the MYE EL marking. Now for the Lit scripts that will soon come in tomorrow! You know, the voluminous marking is the not-so-fun bit about teaching. We all know that assessment is integral to, for and as learning, but hey, teachers all over the world would appreciate a more manageable volume given other responsibilities.

Anyway, that's just rambling from one tired but relieved teacher (till tomorrow, that is!). So, how did this year's Mother's Day go? Just to make you envious AGAIN, I thought I would share that this year, I got to sleep in late on Mother's Day, and the 6 prepared me a full American breakfast --- sausages, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice. I even had the Straits Times thrown in and 6 lovely hand-made cards of course! Haha! My kids are so terrified of this evil Mum. I tick off against their names in my little black book you know, and promise to pay-it-forward in my grey years! Muahahaaaaaaa!!!! I hope that you all had a nice day with your Mum and family too. Mothers are God's greatest creations, you know! Hah,.... self-praise!

How are all your studies going on? Any marked changed in your social life since you flew the Secondary school coop? Like I tagged in my C-box, I miss my days at HIHS. The Christian set-up is one thing; the other is the zanier lot of teachers and students.

Okay, signing off now .... abruptly. Got to do the chauffeur-thingey for one in the herd. Catch up with you all again another time.

Keep Well!

Outing!

Ok, today is View™ birthday. Happy Birthday! Not like someone forget mine -.-(cough*)

Alright, yesterday got 4INT outing! Met up with View Meng at senkang Mrt station, saw Jun Han there too. He was waiting for Malvin so we left first, and that View Meng, go and shortform Harbourfront station to HF station. Then some of them though it as Hougang station. So reached Harbourfront station on time, Hui Joo was there already. Surprise la, we though we are the first two that reach there. But nvm, even more shocking, Xue Ee and Jemaine are inside vivocity shopping liao! Then Wan Ting and Koon Tat appear soon later. So we have to wait for the others to come, wait wait wait, 1 hour 30 mins then everybody came. Except for Ming Hui lar, cause he got Reason one!(KOON TAT hor!) LOL, so we took the monorial to sentosa. Reach there already going lunch time liao, but heck! We continue play vollyball, then touch rugby then go swim. Elaine claim that she was a Pro in vollyball, but then she like stand there counting the score, and not doing anything. Haha xD. So we went back to Vivocity at around 3.30pm, was dead tired by then. Actually we're going to catch a movie, but then turn out go "shopping". Hungry already, went to Kopitiam see got what thing to eat, then walk one round. Airil dont have a choice there, so went to Banquet to eat instead. Nowadays, shopping centre food are expensive. After lunch, which is like 4pm. We all went our own ways, some go shopping, some went home, some went out. =D That's about it for our 2nd Sentosa outing this year.


Koon Tat and Ming Hui


View Meng and LiJing


Aril: Yo! What sup man.


Alvin: What lar, I very suai also no need take right! >=D


Malvin: Sian lar, no chio bu here! >=[


Chun Hwee: Hehe ^.^


Elaine:(Pls type caption here)


Jun Han: Wah, the sky got money drop down. xD

SENTOSA

Yosh people!
Hows life huh? Hope its going great for you guys!
Okay, theres gona be a Sentosa outing for us peeps nxt wed, which is the 8th of April!
We shall meet at early early there and go back late late HAHA!
I hope you guys can go , yeap!
Till then!
View