Thursday, August 30, 2007

My Day!

It's Teachers' Day on 1 September... brought back very fond memories of when I was in school, specifically my secondary school days. I remember one year when we bought French loaves for our teachers... not for them to eat though. Everyone in the class signed their names on the loaves and we presented it to them. Haha.. Come to think of it, it was such a waste of food and money... I mean the loaves would get mouldy after a while and had to be thrown away right?

We're going to have a concert in school tomorrow. Let's hope I can really sit back and enjoy my day in school. Happy Teachers' Day to me! =)

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Worms in my rice!

The husband was complaining how there was a worm-like thingy in his rice one night last week. I quickly dismissed him saying that it probably was some bettle/bug thingy that was in the grains and he didn't wash it thoroughly before letting it cook. Nonetheless, he was still quite disturbed by it and I just laughed it off.

Alas, there are really worms in my rice grains! I was scopping a cup of it just now when I thought I saw worms... Oh man! They're really a lot of worms, alive and kicking! Yucks! It's the first time I ever saw worms in rice grains and I wonder where on earth they came from.

I was so disgusted that I threw my remaining rice away! Just talking about it now makes my hair stand! DISGUSTING!

Monday, August 20, 2007

Things I Hate

3 things I HATE about some pupils.

1) Don't know
2) Don't care
3) Can't be bothered

Drives me to my grave sometimes...

Jay's cool!

I went to watch the Jay Chou movie, Secret last night to ease my boredom. Boy! I'm impressed by Jay Chou's piano skills (if that's really him playing on the piano, that is...). Didn't used to think much about the 'Beng-ish' guy until I saw the movie. Playing the piano just seems so cool! Makes me want to learn it too...

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Home Alone

I hate to be alone at home. How about you? There is absolutely nothing to watch on TV ( I don't have cable) and there's only so many games and websites to surf to keep occupied for a limited time.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Lijun's Wedding

Here's a shot taken at Lijun's wedding recently....

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This one's taken in church, while the next one is post-dinner... with the gals only.

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Pea Brain

My brains are shrinking! I had wanted to make some egg mayo last night, so there I was happily boiling the eggs and getting out the mayo from the fridge... The expiry on the bottle read 02-07-07. Good, I thought to myself... Can finish the mayo before it expires, and I can enjoy a hearty breakfast the next day.

Alas! 15 min later, as my eggs were boiling, it suddenly occured to me that 02-07-07 has passed! It's already August and the mayo has expired! Oh my gosh! I was so disgusted with myself as I threw the whole bottle away!!

Pregnancy has eaten a good part of my brains it seems!

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Providing breakfast

Today is the first of the PSLE oral examinations. Didn't know that schools have turned into surrogate mothers too, providing biscuits to a queue of pupils who came without breakfast.

Isn't that the job of the parents to provide food for their children?! Tsk tsk...

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Giving up your precious seat

I was on the public transport today and the attitude of the passengers will once again be the topic of discussion.

Maybe I was too slow in 'rushing' forward to the empty seats so I had to stand. That's fine with me actually until at the next stop when there was another empty seat. This time, I had to 'compete' with a middle aged aunty for this precious seat. I'm not sure if she saw me as both of us were headed towards it from different directions... let's just give her the benefit of the doubt but I was pretty sure she saw my disappointed face as she sat down soon after. So, I had to stand again! Thankfully, I managed to get myself a seat at the 3rd station.

The experience today led me to think about what some of us might had been guilty of at some time or another. My only conclusion is, if you have ever ignored the presence of someone who needed a seat more than you, then there's really nothing to complain about cos it's pay back time!

But then again, its kinda nice when someone gives up their seat for you to ease the 'sng-ness' on your legs and back. Next time, I'll be sure to give up my seat to those who need it more than me =)

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Getting excited

I think I am getting a little excited buying the baby stuff.... Bought my first purchase some weeks ago... 2 sets of baby clothes for CNY!! Hahaa.. talk about being kiasu! And I bought those that were slightly bigger (for 6-12 mths, to be precise). I'm not even sure if the clothes will be too big for CNY! Oh well! There was a sale, you see.

I bought my 2nd and 3rd purchases today. John Little was having 20% sale! I'm also now a proud VIP member of Kiddy Palace. This time round, I didn't buy any 'nonsensical' stuff. In fact, I was being very practical so I bought stuff like wet wipes, anti-slip mat, nappies, nail cutter etc. I've got quite a bit of hand-me-downs from friends so I need to do a stock take before I can go crazy with the purchasing again.

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Aunt Agony

There was a civic lesson (sort of) today and I was telling the pupils about the existence of Aunt Agony. I showed them some letters and got them to write a letter to Aunt Agony with their real life problems.

Of couse there were the usual ones about worrying about examination results, stress, having too much tuition etc. [BTW: a few of them said that there was too much homework and that they had no time for other things... I think I should also write an Aunt Agony column and complain about the amount of marking (everything they have multiplied by 40) I have to clear on a daily basis...]

A few of the slightly different ones included the fear of the dark and ghosts, another sibling being a better one than them, BGR problems (!!), being the subject of comparison by parents etc etc.

It seems so tough being a kid in the 21st century...

Hair cut short

I went to get a hair cut just now. Was feeling bored again... you see, (or have I mentioned it before) I always have designs on my hair when I'm bored or stressed. Plus my hair was at the unruly length just past the shoulders... my natural curls starts to curl inwards and out in all directions, making it look rather like a mop than anything else.

So, I went to the hairdresser to cut it all away. It looks rather nice NOW. To me, hair only looks nice and decent immediately after a trip to the salon. The usual crazy look will set in once I wash my hair. I don't know why, though I suspect it has got to do with the 'special' touch of the hairdresser and the hairdryer =(

Having said that, I'm still deciding if I should have another hair cut just before I'm due so that I'll be fresh during my confinement, or leave it alone so that I can tie it up and truely look like a 'yellow-face woman'. Then perhaps I'll snip it all off immediately after my confinement so that I'll look like a happy mum and all geared up for a brand new phase in life!

Sunday, August 05, 2007

National Day is coming here again

A few more days to National Day... had wanted to take a short trip somewhere BUT it's my father-in-law's birthday on the 9th and there is going to be a mini celebration or sorts. Sigh. And the contractor said he might be popping by the day after National Day to replace one of my tiles which is cracking! There goes my ultra ultra long weekend, which in my opinion could be better spent if I had a chop on my passport!

简单爱

I simply love this song. Reminds me of my wedding..

<<简单爱>>

说不上为什么
我变得很主动
若爱上一个人
什么都会值得去做
我想大声宣布
对你依依不舍
连隔壁邻居都猜到
我现在的感受

河边的风
在吹着头发飘动
牵着你的手
一阵莫名感动
我想带你
回我的外婆家
一起看着日落
一直到我们都睡着

我想就这样牵着你的手不放开
爱能不能够永远单纯没有悲哀
我想带你骑单车
我想和你看棒球
想这样没担忧
唱着歌一直走

我想就这样牵着你的手不放开
爱可不可以简简单单没有伤害
你靠着我的肩膀
你在我胸口睡着
像这样的生活
我爱你你爱我

想简!简!单!单!爱...
想简!简!单!单!爱...

Thursday, August 02, 2007

It's showing

Finally its showing! I remember complaining about how it didn't seem to be 'growing' initially.

Now that its showing, I am complaining again. Somehow I feel like a fatty bom bom, especially when I'm climbing the stairs. Unfortunately for me, there are only stairs and more stairs in school, which makes me rather tired sometimes. I really wonder how I'll cope in the coming few months...