Wednesday, August 31, 2005
happy teacher's day!
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
you can always count on me...
i've never had such a productive sunday as the past one ever since i joined the force. somehow the momentum was there; maybe the fact that there was someone else around who also had to go through similar tasks spurred me on. :) i was marking like there was no tomorrow. hope this won't be the peak of my marking performance. haha.
hmm... did my presence in another part of the school really offer comfort to you? i'm glad if you felt so. :)
hmm... did my presence in another part of the school really offer comfort to you? i'm glad if you felt so. :)
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Thursday, August 25, 2005
happy birthday...
supposed to be doing work now, but somehow got caught up in doing other stuff... where did all the time go to? work is slowly being done, but progress is not speedy enough... perhaps things will get better over the weekend? hmm...
next monday and tuesday will have loads of work coming in. tests to mark! how exciting...
and teacher's day is coming.
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happy birthday, my dearest friend... :)
next monday and tuesday will have loads of work coming in. tests to mark! how exciting...
and teacher's day is coming.
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happy birthday, my dearest friend... :)
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Thursday, August 18, 2005
MCQ
Are you:
(a) sleeping because you are too tired, or
(b) marking with the hp off, or
(c) ignoring the hp because you are concentrating on your marking?
ha. was woken by the sound of incoming message alert at 2:21am. so funny... actually took one hour to compose a reply because i drifted off into sleep. haha...
feel a little guilty that i didn't do what i had decided to do... but at least i did a miniscule bit of work. maybe the momentum will pick up later in the day? :P
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i promise never to get angry or offended... :) but i suppose i'm allowed to feel frustrated and exasperated? :P
(a) sleeping because you are too tired, or
(b) marking with the hp off, or
(c) ignoring the hp because you are concentrating on your marking?
ha. was woken by the sound of incoming message alert at 2:21am. so funny... actually took one hour to compose a reply because i drifted off into sleep. haha...
feel a little guilty that i didn't do what i had decided to do... but at least i did a miniscule bit of work. maybe the momentum will pick up later in the day? :P
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i promise never to get angry or offended... :) but i suppose i'm allowed to feel frustrated and exasperated? :P
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
di di di di... transmission complete.
no wonder you looked tired today. cuz you had no more energy... :P
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finally donated blood again after a hiatus of NINE years... it was as painless as i remembered - except that my heart started beating a bit faster while they were screening my eligibility. students also commented that my ears looked very red... haha.
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finally donated blood again after a hiatus of NINE years... it was as painless as i remembered - except that my heart started beating a bit faster while they were screening my eligibility. students also commented that my ears looked very red... haha.
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Monday, August 15, 2005
tired...
no idea why i feel so tired today. it's like the energy is leaking out of me... if it was channeled somewhere, then it's not so bad. but it didn't get "sucked" by anyone! feel lethargic...
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students insisted that i put on some eye makeup today. but i did nothing of the sort. am i the kind who wears makeup? it's such a tiresome and feminine process, it's so not me! maybe i got marker ink smudged around my eyes? hmm...
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a good friend of mine has gone and done it! she got all her hair shaved for charity! she's brave and she's my new hero! you go, girl!
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it just started raining. feeling a little cold.
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feel so useless. feel so down. i need my medicine...
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students insisted that i put on some eye makeup today. but i did nothing of the sort. am i the kind who wears makeup? it's such a tiresome and feminine process, it's so not me! maybe i got marker ink smudged around my eyes? hmm...
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a good friend of mine has gone and done it! she got all her hair shaved for charity! she's brave and she's my new hero! you go, girl!
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it just started raining. feeling a little cold.
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feel so useless. feel so down. i need my medicine...
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Saturday, August 13, 2005
late nights...
something happened recently that resulted in me reaching home after midnight for the past two nights, despite the fact that it's the 7th lunar month now. of course, i did it because i wanted to, so no one should feel bad about it. :)
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"our friendship is very young."
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"why me?"
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everything was aligned properly, there's no other way i can answer that question.
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"nah.. i wun overdose.. in fact i'm getting addicted!"
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"we're both addicted! maybe we should go rehab centre together.."
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yes, your friendship is a precious gift. and you must be handled with care, so fragile you are. :)
love you, girl.
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"our friendship is very young."
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"why me?"
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everything was aligned properly, there's no other way i can answer that question.
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"nah.. i wun overdose.. in fact i'm getting addicted!"
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"we're both addicted! maybe we should go rehab centre together.."
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yes, your friendship is a precious gift. and you must be handled with care, so fragile you are. :)
love you, girl.
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Friday, August 12, 2005
welcome to the club
hp batt is dying. to prevent it from giving up on me and rendering me helpless without one, i brought another hp to school this morning. :) now, after another few hours of service, the battery power level is dangerously low. i hope i would not need to change hp, though.
i don't usually have the habit of forcing others to do things they don't like. if it really is such a torture for you, please don't put yourself through it. :) i won't hate you for not doing it.
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
May she rest in peace
a bunch of coincidences?
Patchy usually didn't behave this way but happened to the night a stranger stayed over.
She had a fall. She couldn't open the door. None of the keys in the house could. No one could say something to soothe her. I thought she must have felt very scared in there, lying on the floor and locked in, wondering why no one was unlocking the door to help her.
Was it time for her to move on? Did the fall cause it? Or speed things up?
3 missed calls. A phone call home. A change in the expression on your face, a sense of urgency and worry replaced the relaxed attitude. You seemed to look somewhat stunned and confused although I thought it was very controlled. I guess the shock must have come in later.
"Ah Po is dying."
As you rushed home and left me and your hot chocolate at Marche, I couldn't help but be reminded strongly of the drama serials I saw on tv. I continued to sit there for sometime, many thoughts running furiously through my head. I could have remained there forever.
The journey from Suntec to City Hall MRT seemed inexplicably long. Why was everyone looking so happy and speaking so loudly? I couldn't understand why I was affected so badly.
I was grieving.
There was a very strong sense of loss, but I don't know why I felt that way.
"Only by embracing death can we truly live."
Goodbye ah po.
Patchy usually didn't behave this way but happened to the night a stranger stayed over.
She had a fall. She couldn't open the door. None of the keys in the house could. No one could say something to soothe her. I thought she must have felt very scared in there, lying on the floor and locked in, wondering why no one was unlocking the door to help her.
Was it time for her to move on? Did the fall cause it? Or speed things up?
3 missed calls. A phone call home. A change in the expression on your face, a sense of urgency and worry replaced the relaxed attitude. You seemed to look somewhat stunned and confused although I thought it was very controlled. I guess the shock must have come in later.
"Ah Po is dying."
As you rushed home and left me and your hot chocolate at Marche, I couldn't help but be reminded strongly of the drama serials I saw on tv. I continued to sit there for sometime, many thoughts running furiously through my head. I could have remained there forever.
The journey from Suntec to City Hall MRT seemed inexplicably long. Why was everyone looking so happy and speaking so loudly? I couldn't understand why I was affected so badly.
I was grieving.
There was a very strong sense of loss, but I don't know why I felt that way.
"Only by embracing death can we truly live."
Goodbye ah po.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
drama...
at a friend's place and something happened to her grandmother.
while showering, she apparently slipped and fell and was unable to open the locked door. the maid came running upstairs frantically to call for help but help took a long time to arrive. in the meantime, all the keys in the house seemed unable to unlock the wretched bathroom door. the old lady was trapped and helpless in the bathroom and i felt utterly useless. tried to say something to comfort her but i had no idea whether she understood mandarin. was unable to say anything in her dialect to soothe her and calm her down. everyone came rushing back from their errands. thankfully, she seemed ok except having suffered a traumatic experience.
while everyone was wondering what happened and asking questions and thinking of how to prevent further such incidents from occurring, i felt... extra. the only stranger in the house who has intruded upon a family drama.
that was why i seemed a little odd. :)
while showering, she apparently slipped and fell and was unable to open the locked door. the maid came running upstairs frantically to call for help but help took a long time to arrive. in the meantime, all the keys in the house seemed unable to unlock the wretched bathroom door. the old lady was trapped and helpless in the bathroom and i felt utterly useless. tried to say something to comfort her but i had no idea whether she understood mandarin. was unable to say anything in her dialect to soothe her and calm her down. everyone came rushing back from their errands. thankfully, she seemed ok except having suffered a traumatic experience.
while everyone was wondering what happened and asking questions and thinking of how to prevent further such incidents from occurring, i felt... extra. the only stranger in the house who has intruded upon a family drama.
that was why i seemed a little odd. :)
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Monday, August 08, 2005
of vitamins, drugs & addiction...
i used to think that the older one gets, the more difficult it is to make good friends. apparently, that is a myth.
i'm really glad that i had the chance to get to know some of my colleagues better. they're wonderful people, and they make life at work so much more interesting and lively. there's something to look forward to everyday.
even while we are making firm friendships, i can't help feeling sad, because i know they will all leave me one day. all good things must come to an end, they say. i say, why can't they remain? i suppose it is precisely because there is no such thing as "forever" that reminds us why we should cherish each day we have with our loved ones.
to all my friends who may be reading this: i love you all.
i'm really glad that i had the chance to get to know some of my colleagues better. they're wonderful people, and they make life at work so much more interesting and lively. there's something to look forward to everyday.
even while we are making firm friendships, i can't help feeling sad, because i know they will all leave me one day. all good things must come to an end, they say. i say, why can't they remain? i suppose it is precisely because there is no such thing as "forever" that reminds us why we should cherish each day we have with our loved ones.
to all my friends who may be reading this: i love you all.
