Male or female

Your Brain is 67% Female, 33% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

Male or female

Your Brain is 67% Female, 33% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

Voice Care Workshop

Today, I attended a very interesting workshop in school - Voice Care workshop. At first I thought it would be a very boring workshop. However, it turned out well. It was interesting learning relaxation techniques - relaxing your neck and shoulders; how to do speech breathing, etc. Great session!

Being in love is always the sweetest thing, isn't it?

i am currently watching this Korean drama, Coffee Prince. There was this scene where the two protagonists just got together and were like two little lovebirds, calling each other just to say they miss each other. It was so sweet and it somehow brought a smile to me. Makes me think about the times when Des and I were in courtship. Initial stages were always sweet, isn't it? For those reading my blog, think about the time when you first got together with your partner....did your heart became warmer thinking of it?

My rose

I was bored one morning and had nothing to do. So, I took a picture of the rose that was on my dining table.

When is your second one coming along?

This is the much asked question during family gatherings nowadays... Before I got married, the question was, "when are you getting married?" After I got married, the question was,"So when you plan to start a family?"

This progression seemed to be the usual sequence for many. The ever inquisitive relatives will say,"aiyoh, better give birth to more before you turn 35." Easy for you people to say that cos you are NOT the ones who had to carry the baby for 10 months, go thru the birthing process and nuture the child to adulthood. I am not too sure if I am ready for my second one. A lot of them told me that one is NOT enough, two will be better. But I really dread the thought of having to wake up at night to attend to the needs of the baby and having my freedom curbed. Of course you may say, well it is all worth it at the end of the day ....I agree ...but still....

Lots of "firsts" for Isaac last sunday

Isaac scored lots of "firsts" last Sunday. He went on his first bus ride. We wanted to buy groceries from Vivo and thus decided to take a bus down to Vivo. It was a quick 5 minutes bus ride and he was so curious...turning his head here, there and everywhere..absorbing the sights and noise from the bus. He refused to let us snap pics of him during the bus ride but we managed to take some pics along the way to the bus stop. After buying our groceries, we took cab back. This was also his first cab ride and in the afternoon we went to the National Library at Victoria Street....also his virgin trip to the library.

Daddy and Isaac at the foot of the staircase near our house


Daddy and Isaac at the overhead bridge


Daddy and Isaac at the bus stop waiting for the bus to Vivo


Isaac was so well behaved at the library. he did not scream (thankfully!)and was happily flipping books

My third day of school hols

Ok, you guys can guess from this picture that I am seriously bored. Nothing better to do but to take a picture of my reflection in the mirror. Today's the third day of hols, I am done with my grading as well as UT marking. I am supposed to start on the research abstract, review and do some readings on soci but somehow,I have no mood to do these things. I have been surfing web and reading on celebrities' blogs.

24K gold mask

Went for facial today. Beautican introduced this latest mask of theirs - 24K gold mask. Apparently, this gold facial mask is supposed to rejunvenate your skincells, resulting in firm skin, reduction of fine lines and wrinkles and fairer complexion. My face does feels supple after the treatment, but to sign up for this, i need to part with more than 400 dollars per session. You got to be kidding man. I might as well use this money on my precious darling.

Cheongster

Last saturday, my friends and I went to St James Power Station. It has been ages since we last went to one. We used to be such cheongsters but now...sigh...counting back, we had not stepped into a club for at least 21 months (starting from the day I was pregant..yes, it was THAT long ago)

So we decided to keep ourselves updated and thus, our saturday's visit to the revamped power station. We went to Movida@ St James. Great music - Carribean samba, African drums to Indian Tabla, world music that keeps you on your feet most of the time. Unfortunately I was too tired to enjoy the music. Friends said I am too old. But hey, you guys dun have to wake up at 4 plus to attend to the needs of a hungry baby. Nevertheless, it was a good evening.

I need stoning time

The weeks pass so fast...seven weeks of teaching had gone...I am so so damn exhausted. Maybe because of the days I am allocated. Monday - teach, Tuesday - rest day but i need to grade, Wed - teach, Thursday - rest day but more grading and finally Friday - another teaching day...and in between the pockets of "free" time I have, i need to work on other things like research and coming up with a specialist diploma for some external parties. Life is so hectic...I hardly have time to do anything, besides preparing for class, grade and reading up for work. Can you imagine how i manage to steal time by doing facial in Desmond's car on my way to work? Those facial sheets are amazing time savers...Boy, I am really looking forward to next week's break....I will have to catch up on other work but at least I have no classes and i can stone in my cozy office...

A simple fungi turned delicacy

i was at Da Paulo @ Great World City on Saturday with my girlfriends. Bought 2 porto bello mushrooms with stuffings for guess..how much each? $7 plus :-(




No doubt that it was extremely delicious, but to cost 7 bucks for that fungi is simply ..well...atrocious...anyways Desmond and I took our own sweet time to savour it.

A new discovery

I was at Borders this morning and a new magazine caught my eye - Blackbook Beauty. I took a look at the price tag -$5 , only not that ex, so i decided to buy it.

I was reading it on the bus. Oh my goodness, this mag is good! Very very suitable for "comestics/skincare-dophiles" like me. Pages and pages of gorgeous make up and skin care products and best of all, where to get them.

This is definitely going to be my monthly buys.

I survived!!!!

School term started this week. After few weeks of easy life, it was really tough to get my engine started again. I am assigned three classes of year 1 to teach. My teaching days are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Sianz man...i rather siong siong three days consecutively and then relac for the next two days. Sigh...wat to do?

Started my first class on a very jittery note. i came well prepared with notes on how to mark attendance, how to publish problem, worksheets and resources. My notes were so structured. After this step, what must i do etc. I had a first day buddy too (sounds like some primary one student hor? except that I am actually the teacher). He said i was too focused on completing my task that i became too mechanical and cautious during the first meeting (Oh, the class is structured in such a way that we have 3 meetings, 2 breakout sessions). So for the second meeting, I threw away my prepared notes and just go with the flow. It was much better.

Second class started off on a good note. Students were responsive and we had a good session. Third class was almost mechanical already. But asking questions to facilitate their understanding was tough.

My office retreat

Day 1
Last Monday, we had a 2D retreat for my centre. The first day was at Pulau Ubin. Check out those pics. It was a wet but fun day.

The kampung house where we spend our morning at

Pretty pinkies

Dunno what berries these are but they look so cute!

The female spider that gobbles up its mate...black widow

Rambutan tree...pity we did not get to see the durian trees

Gathering the herbs that we need for our cooking later


Cooking demo

Our very powderful sambal...so sedap!

Nasi Kerabu and our chicken wings

It's ice kachang time

The end product *Burp

Day 2

Our director cooking up a storm. Treated us to breakfast.


Banana crepes...courtesy of our director. I forgot to take a pic of the burger that was done by him too.


Tucking in to my burger...egg, cheese, beetroot, pineapple...yummy

Meow Meow

Pretty pink guitars


Blue kitty car which I spotted on my way to work on Monday morning

Chocoholics

I love chocolates. Since young, chocolates have always been part of my life. From those cheapo na na round chocolates with nuts inside them, I've graduated to Godiva's chocolate truffles. Ultimate decadence and indulgence, yeah?

A large part of chocolate's allure, of course, lies in the taste - a deliciously rich concoction that satisfies the most intense craving. But several chemical reactions are also at work. For one thing, chocolate stimulates the secretion of endorphins, producing a pleasureable sensation similar to the "runner's high" a jogger feels after running several miles.

Chocolate also contains a neurotransmitter, serotonin, that acts as an anti-depressant. In addition, although chocolate may not be the most healthy snack around, it does contain a number of nutrients. High in potassium and magnesium, chocolate also provides us with several vitamins - including B1, B2, D, and E.

Sounds good? You bet!

View from my room

I was sitting on the ledge by the office window doing my readings. As the words and ideas started to get so fuzzy in my brain, i decided to give myself a break. It must be the effect of the free lunch we had after a staff sharing workshop. Blood all rushing to my stomach. Giving myself a 10 minutes break, i looked out of the window.

Greenery! No bad. I see students strolling leisurely on the lawn. Workers trying to clean the dirt and grime from our white building.

Self reflection

Have you ever felt like the whole world 对不起你? Have you ever wonder why is it that you felt this way? Is it really him, her or them? How about yourself? Have you ever wonder if it is you yourself who is 钻牛角尖? Let me share with you something from buddhism...

_____________________________
It is a most ironic "illusion" that there are many difficult people in our lives out there, especially while the most difficult person is the most immediate but continually missed one. Now, who is this person so close yet so far? It is none other than you! No, not me, him or her, but you. (Of course, when I read "you" to myself, it refers to me!) Due to the deep-seated tendency to self-rationalise, the person least likely to admit one's mistakes could be oneself. We might think we have got most, if not all things right. But that's self-deception - especially when we are obviously unhappy. If we are so right in the way we see and handle everything, how could it be that we are not happy? Surely, if truth is totally on our side, there would naturally be happiness.

The ones who really make our lives difficult are us - because we choose to react negatively to those around us. Obviously, to react negatively to those neutral or positive to us is downright foolish. So is it not alright to react negatively to those difficult to us? It might be "natural" in terms of force of habit, but it doesn't make it wise or right. When we react negatively, we are hurting ourselves, when our intention is to hurt others. We will definitely succeed doing the first, while there is no guarantee for the latter. Ironic isn't it? Since the one being difficult is suffering, we should focus on being compassionate, not difficult! The truth is, psychologically, no one can hurt us, other than ourselves choosing to let ourselves be hurt. Just as we perceive it wrong for others to hurt us, it is first and foremost wrong to ourselves to hurt ourselves.

Our suffering can be related to our karma in many ways. First, it can be an effect of our past unwholesomeness. Second, it can be an instant effect of the present unwholesomeness of our reaction. Third, it can be a combination of the duo. In other words, at times, we aggravate and perpetuate our own suffering when we react unwholesomely to suffering. It's a vicious downward-spinning spiral. When we mindfully train to sever or reduce the second form of suffering, much suffering is reduced. In fact, when we master the art of not reacting negatively to suffering by realising the unsubstantial transience of suffering, whatever remaining suffering becomes powerless in making you unhappy. When you are less of a difficult person to yourself and others, your world "magically" has less difficult people – because your "difficulty" is the centre of it all. -Shen Shi'an

READ

Gosh, I am surrounded by well read pple. I better start reading. One article per day..quick quick..no time liao...this is so stressful.

Several wonders of the workplace

Here's a pic of my room. Sorry it is a bit dark though.

Several wonders of my new workplace:

1. Need stationaries? No need to draw from HR or admin. Pop down to the bookstore, take your pick and swipe your staff card.

2. Like to collect goodie bags? Well, my workplace gives you a goodie bag to welcome new staff to the organisation.

3. Hello hello..who call? There is not a phone in sight. Connect your microphone to your tablet PC and you can call via mediaring.

4. IM/MSN - Colleagues seldom call each other on the phone. U just have to log on your IM and you can then IM your colleagues.

5. Need to send any documents? No need to fax...just scan your documents and email them. So high tech...we are really paperless.

6. Hate to set up projector for presentation? There is no need for wires in this wireless workplace of mine. Just on the wireless connection and viola, presentation is shown immediately via the wireless projector. How cool!

Closet tai tai at her very best

I had abt 11 days of rest before I start work at my new workplace. Besides taking care of Isaac whilst my mum went on her trip, I was pampering myself with beauty treats like nobody's business. I went shopping with Desmond, when for full body massage, pedicure, manicure, cut my hair and finally facial. I tried diamond peeling and laser on my face. Not bad leh, face became clearer after the session.
I killed three birds with one stone, had hair treatment and at the same time did my pedi and mani.

Our celebration on Star Cruise

Star Virgo, Star Virgo , here we come

My clsoe buddies. From left to right: My tail, Underground and P zai

Irritating ah nays who stuck so close to us during boarding and check out this droopy eyes ah nay...you will see another side of him later
No window in the cabin, so they created this mock scenery...enjoy ;_(
Where is the fourth bed?

Tail: Is this a sofa bed?
Underground: Dunno leh, shall we dismantle it?

Aiyah, the 4th bed is beneath the 3rd bed...we are so goondu

That's the four of us having our dinner at Bella Vista. Food is reallygood there. Thanks Felicia for recommending!

The horses come marching in !!

Side view of the main lobby

That is what we do everyday apart from eating and sleeping


View of the pool

Look at the amount of food we've got for supper

Demonstration of how to eat a banana gracefully

First you cut a portion of the banana with your fork

Then pop into your mouth!


p zai: Wow ..still dun climb faster, my arms are so tired


My first love -the library


My tail



Pzai and underground

On the cruiser, going to redang



The "bullock cart" which ferried us to the beach


Remember the droopy eyes ah Nay? Check out his white underwear. Damn er xin loh

Hot hot beach!!


Nice beach right...unfortunately we weren't in a diving or snorkelling mood


Island made famous by the movie


Round three - 翻身战



The three faces demonstrated how we felt for each day. Underground - 1st day: fresh and eager to explore the cruise. P-zai - 2nd day: pig out. Jac - 3rd day: shacked out!



End of our 2N2D trip....awaiting disembarkation at Lido Theatre.