Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Happy New Year everyone! May you have a super-fabulicious year ahead at your poly, uni, the army or whatever! Economy's looking up, so go work on your quality of life, relationships, leisure, now that settling problems with the basics of living is out of the way. Haha! Pardon my being hyper. The full workload of a new academic year is thankfully right now kicking in at a still tolerable pace.

I read the good news about the Singapore employment scene this year: jobs chasing after people, especially in the service sector! Good for us job-seekers, but I guess bad news for the tow-kays out there! Pray for a win-win situation for all, and that the economic melt-down that we all went throught just a while ago will not be repeated any time ever.

So, Dong Xi FaCai, all! May you be happy, healthy and hearty in the Year of the Rabbit!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all! Here's wishing you all a most joyous time of the year with loved ones, partaking in worthwhile pursuits together that will add to quality in your lives! I just received my best present this season -- a clean bill of health from my doctor after a most depressing phase. This calls for much thanksgiving and rejoicing!

And you think you want to act

Whew! Two whole days of takes under the hot sun at a playground and then in an apartment. And at least one more day of shooting to make up for lost sunshine hours and rainy weather --- all towards a mere 5-minute film showing! Now, I'm going to look at movies - good, mediocre and bad - with a different eye! No joke. Acting, directing, cinematography, scripting and all are tough work!! But being involved in the daughter's coursework was fun, and I get to interact with young minds. Having the sons and other daughter as fellow actors/actresses/calafares made for unusual but good bonding time.

Mum's day out

Brought my mother out to get her hair cut and permed today. One of those mother-daughter moment that I enjoy very much. At my age, she still treats me like her precious kid daughter. And I do so appreciate her!

December's here again. That time of the year with plenty of festivities in the air. School's out and exams over. WOOT! Go have some wicked family time, people!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Mummy

Happiness is having your mum pamper you when you need to burn the midnight oil for exams and projects. Lucky are those who have mums reminding them to wake up in time to take exams that they have prepared forever for! Well today, one unlucky or sotong one forgot to rise in time for his Maths 'O'level Paper 2!

Change your hair colour!

If you think that I was cruel to you turning up at your Prom as a butterfly, you would slap your head a zillion times if you had seen what I was during this year's Teacher's Day dinner at my current school ---- I was Katty Perry!! Yes, complete with pink hair, cute hair band, candy necklace, pouff candy-inpired print outfit, leggings, California Girl colourful nails and giant lollipop! It was the Hungry Ghost month and I had to drive through Geylang Road to the dinner venue. Wuahahaaaa! You should have seen the turned heads and quizzical looks! I looked like an down-the-hill getai wannabe and Geylang Lorong "merchandise"! My kids did not mince their words: they thought that I looked more like the "substitutes" at Desker Road! As for me, I had loads of fun. It was MY day after all!!

7th Month

7th Month. Gets me thinking what my late Dad would have thought of the way his children and loved ones have turned out all these years while he was gone. You know, when I was a young, I used to wonder how I would have use for all the love that my dad showered me. Later on in life and even now, I fully appreciate the mileage that tender loving care and unconditional love give. It forms a very secure and huge reserve that I draw on for all the pit stops I need make along life's way.