Christmas with the Enemies

I kept procrastinating and now I can finally get down to blog about my Christmas party with my enemies. It was held in my hall and finally, they got to visit my room after 6 months of talking about it! Too bad Ah Bun and Huli could not make it on that day, so left only the 5 “regulars”. Haha! We had Sakae again this year and the delivery man is one friendly fella. Keke!

And Birdie surprised, or rather, shocked us with the party hats. We seriously looked like freaks, albeit pretty and cute freaks. =P Since we already looked silly, we might as well go all the way and be kee siao with the hats. Unfortunately, some photos cannot be post online because I will kill myself first before doing that.





We also exchanged presents as usual. Thank you Jaws, for your thoughtful present! And I gave Xiao Pang her unexpected present, or rather gift wrapping. Haha! What’s yours is yours, nobody can take it away.
Look at all presents we pooled together!




Lastly, I wanna show you my favourite piece of gift from Xiao Pang. She went to Guang Zhou and bought some phony soft toys and I gotto tell you, they look just like the real thing. Presenting to you, Winnie Pooh doing sit-and-reach! Lol!

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Doesn't he look just like the real thing? Haha!

I had a great time girls! I wished that we could all stay for the night and had a long gossip session. There are still chances to do that, right? *hugs*

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This morning, I was awoke by a loud thud along my corridor followed by a baby crying. It was Ethel! I think she is very weak nowadays. She keep falling ill and has to take all sorts of medicine. She was standing outside my front door with my parents and her mother. Suddenly, her legs gave way and she fell sideway, knocking her head against the hard ground. Poor thing! Now, there is a bump on her forehead. Haiz… Really hope she get better and remain healthy.

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I cannot believe that today is the last day of the year. Time seemed to whizz by and I am going to be 22 years old in about 2 months time. Gosh, I am getting o-l-d. This is quite an eventful year in terms of my career. I taught in a new school and was a form teacher in a Primary 3 class. I buried myself in my work and worked my ass off during the first half of the year. At one point in time, I wished I can just be irresponsible and disappear, leaving my work to the poor soul who will take over me. Luckily, I grind my teeth and managed to survive my stint there.

Then, I was admitted to NIE and moved in to my hall. It is pleasant to think that I can afford to rent a place away from home. =) Met new friends, found new working partners, did some projects which I am proud of. And … I have plenty of time to slack relatively. Shiok!

I wonder what 2008 will bring. Hopefully it can bring some spark into my life. I am so withered now.

Happy new year, people!

Who do you think the FUCK you are??

You are not my boss. You are not my God. You are not my parents. You are not my elder. You are not my teacher. You are not a Nobel Prize winner. You are not a superstar.

You are my friend. You are my equal. You are my confident. (Should I use past tense now?)

Now, you are a bitch. (Not bastard, coz judging by the way you behaved, you are a bitch.) You are ignorant. You are biased. You are petty. You... I don't think you even qualify as a friend now.

You keep wanting us to live up to your expectations. But you have already fall short of ours a long time ago. You keep wanting us to give and give and you thought you have already given a lot, but actually, the real giving comes when we actually accept each others' shortcomings and move on. Do you still think you are the giver?

I don't think you will understand this. You are too full of yourself to actually put yourself in others' shoes.

The whole world is not against you. It is YOU who is against the whole world.

Christmas cum Birthday Party

Yesterday, we celebrated my cousin Jovy's birthday! It was rather exciting as my brillant Dad came up with a idea - bbq crab! And I have my super Mum to carry out the idea! See, yummy crabs! (We felt quite sorry for our neighbours because of the smoke and of coz, sorry to make them crave for bbq food. Hee!)




In my cousin’s house, they got ready for steamboat! Look at all the food prepared!




This is the birthday girl, Jovy. Her age is ....... Don't worry lar sis, I won't tell. Keke!




Look at the birthday cake. It is from Pattisier ( I think it's spelt this way) and it cost a whooping $80! Luckily, the cake is damn nice!




My favourite niece, Ethel. She is nearing two now!




My cousins~




This is the first time I post pictures of my nephews, Aaron and Alvin. So cute.




Merry Christmas, everybody!!

Results

I got back my results for my 1st semester. I don't know whether did I score well because I don't know the average of my cohort. Being Kiasu, I hope to score As in all my modules but I only scored 3 As. I feel that it is not good enough so I must work HARDER!

One Fulfilling Day

Finally, my GESL project is halfway done. The actual camp took place yesterday in a Children's Home and I am glad to say I had fun! At the initial planning of the projects, there were a lot of hiccups and problems. My friends called my group "the most happening group" because we always quarrelled during our meetings. *laughs* Once, we even ended up in a shouting match. It is like reality tv.

Anyway, I am glad the camp was successful. I do not think that we have even out our differences because there are just too many strong characters in my group. However, I am thankful that we are getting better in swallowing our temper and ignoring whoever is irritating us.

Anyway, back to the camp! At first, we only ask for ages 10-12 children but in the end, we have children from 6 years old to 15 years old! It is a challenge because the 15 years old do not like to mingle with the really young ones and the really young ones do not understand complex instructions. I am glad I manage to juggle the differences and my group came in 2nd at the end of the day!! YEAH!

What really touched me was what happened when I gave out the prizes. As we are running on a budget, the prizes are really cheap. We packed tidbits from Sheng Siong into little party bags and they only cost a mere $10 for the 2nd prize. But the children were sooooo HAPPY! I could see that they really liked the prize! After teaching in my ex-contract school, I have already forgotten what type of prizes I like as a child. If I gave out these prizes in my school, I think my students will not be as happy as the children in the Home. This is something unexpected and it really hit me hard. When people are poor, little gifts and help is enough to make them happy. When people are rich, they are never sastify with little gifts as they feel that they deserve more. Thus, they will want more and more. In the end, they will never be happy in their quest for "more". Do you agree?

Something to ponder...

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My Team's Cheer:

Me: Robots in shorts
Children: Transformers!

*This cheer was thought of by a P5 boy. Damn smart guy! I am IMPRESSED.

S-U-P-E-R
SUPER that's what we are
S-U-P-E-R
SUPER that's what we are
SUPER SUPER
*3 Claps
SUPER SUPER
*3 Claps
Go....... Transformers!

*Simplify for the 6 years old. =)

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I am starting to get more and more discontented with my life. It is so BORING! So DRY! So SYSTEMATIC! So ORDINARY! Nothing for me to look forward to, nothing for me to keep as memories, nothing to get me excited... I am becoming a nothing..

What can I do?

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Met up with some close friends today. I really enjoyed spending time with them. They never fail to make me laugh and make me feel that hey! If one day I were to pass away, at least I will break some hearts out there. (Did I mention that I have morbid thoughts nowadays? Not that I will kill myself but I will think about me dying.)

*Sigh* I don't wanna blog anymore. Shall end here. I tend to get so melancholy every time I start blogging. Wanna talk about how much I appreciate my friends but somehow my thoughts just strayed. Forget it.

Back from Down Under

Anita is back!!

It is good to see her back and have a dose of her lame treatment. =) Today, we went for hawker food and Damn! I enjoyed it! I am not a very hawker person coz I can't stand dirty floor, dirty utensils and dirty looks (from ah pehs). But that's the treatment you'll get from good old Singapore. "Welcome back to Singapore, Anita!"

But I have to admit, I enjoyed myself tonight. The food is cheap and good and needless to say, the company rocks as well. Good to have you back, Nita!

Tick Tock.. Tick Tock..

Hello, I'm back. It's nearly a year now since I last blogged. It is not that my life is boring and dry and I have nothing to blog about. So much have happened since January (when I last blogged). I've grown and matured in my thinking, my teaching, my view and even maybe my feelings.
Though I am just 21 years old, I feel like life is slipping away.... and there is nothing I can do. Somehow, I am not satisfied with a normal life. Get a job, married, have children, have grand children and then eventually die in an old folk's home... Life is so cliche, isn't it? Can I even call it a "life"?
I hope to do something out of the norm. Like going to Thailand and learn Muay Thai? Ride a bike? Climb Mount Everest? After getting to know my kick-boxing instructor, I suddenly have this yearning to lead the life she is leading. She is so cool and interesting, flying to different parts of the world to pursue her interest. I am just a primary school teacher and most probably I will teach till I die. What will be install in my life? Children whose behaviour deteriorates while their intelligence grow? Parents whose behaviour deteriorates while their wealth grow? I just cannot believe my life is going to take this path.....

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Reaching this age, suddenly I feel that other priorities are slowly taking over. For example, finding a mate? You may laugh, but these are some of the unusual (for me) thoughts I have to entertain everyday. I think I sounded desperate when I said that but I am not ashamed to admit it. We are human, animals, and the need to procreate is deeply ingrained in us. Ho! Now, I sounded cold-blood. But that is what "love" is about. I guess human beings have to find some noble and beautiful words to describe their actions, to differentiate us from animals, and "love" is just another cover for lust.
Great. This is my first entry since so many months and I sound so depressed and void of feelings. Forgive me. I have grown into a cynical person.