Monday, August 31, 2009

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

before i get ready for my teachers' day dinner ...
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education.
He argued, 'What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?'
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: 'Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.'
To stress his point he said to another guest; 'You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?'
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, 'You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
'Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental. You want to know what I make?'
(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)
''I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.'
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
'Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE .
What do you make Mr. CEO?'
His jaw dropped, he went silent.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Happy Teachers' Day Teachers ...

life used to be so much easier ...
study, exams, assignments, gatherings, outings, visitings ...
no complications, or maybe ... let me rephrase ...
less complications, less pain, less sadness, less sorrows,
more joy, more happiness, more trust, more fun ...
but life moves on ...
and we do :)
大家加油!









Bro's Birthday Dinner ...

wanted to go for CPF pot ... but decided to change venue ...
and so, off to joo chiat we went!
uncle and auntie joined us ...

instead of the conventional birthday cake,
there was the oyster omelette 'cake'!
haha ...


bro walked to the washroom,
and when he got back, he told us, he saw some creatures on the boss' table ...
haha, as usual, no one believed him ....
uncle went to see, talked to the boss, and got one back ...
really it was a creature!
haha, uncle and i shared it :P
well, taste like fried baby sotong ...
good to eat it with beer !


time for my Gems of Life and stepper!

Cheesecake craving ...

slacked the whole noon ...
and suddenly ... craved for cheesecakes!
had a few ideas ...
  1. head down to ecp coffeebean to get my dosage ...
  2. head down to singpost coffeebean...
  3. eastpoint (but no coffeebean)

decided to go eastpoint to get my new heels ... and also, remembered the basement sells good cakes and ... most impt, the place is not crowded! (parkway and TM are terrible places to go during wkends) decided to book the tics for bruno before i go out ...

and ... i noticed ... how come 'this person' can buy ONE seat and FIRST row?! classic ... didnt manage to see who it was!

headed to eastpoint, my fav shop there, and lazy me, decided to simplly get the black version of what i already have! ya la, it is just so me, to get the same things in diff colors ... time to ditch the old black heels, cannot stand the bit that came off the heels :P and cannot imagine myself buying new GOLD heels! (theme for teachers day dinner is black and gold masquerade - cannot be bothered abt the masquerade part) wah lau! so not me!
watch bruno @ shaw ... wah lau!
all i can say is ... wah lau!
damn funny!
haha, anyway ...
wendy and alina, the two of u cannot watch :P
underage!

catching chanel on thu!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Positively Pooh ...

Know when it's time for a new start ...
Pooh had wandered into the Hundred Acre Wood and was standing in front of what had once been Owl's House. It didn't look at all like a house now; it looked like a tree which had been blown down; and as soon as a house looks like that, it is time you tired to find another one.

No change ...

was reading a blog the other day,
and the writer is a 'hairstyle queen' ...
i am totally not ... other then the bun/plaits i tie in sch,
i am always with the long straight hair ... nothing fancy ...
i dun even dye my hair ...
and the once i set it - curls,
i think it is so not me ...
i still love my long straight hair :)

Friday, August 28, 2009

LONNNNNG Weekend! Yeah!

fri is always my best day ...
4 free periods, teach 1 period, recess again ... before i cont teaching ...
tdy happened to be the GEP test ...
so no teaching, just invigilation and relief duties ...
had rushed rushed chic rice lunch ...
and started marking like immed after lunch ...
ex-pupils/trackers came back to visit ...
so sweet of them, miss them!
simei day care centre came to set up a booth to sell things,
for charity ... and ... when my p6 kids saw these, they were like,
'im sure u wan the piglet!'
and indeed i do, and so i bought it!
it is not 'just another coin purse' ...
when u unzip it, it opens up to be a recyclable bag!
wohooo!
nice!
after sch, went coffee @ coffeeclub with sheila gran and jess ...
reach home only 5ish ...
changed in shorts and went down to vaccum and clean up the car ...
came home @ 6ish and continue to vaccum and clean the room,
usually i do it on sun, but since sun celebrating bro's bday,
decided to clean the room tdy ...
wanted to slack and chill ...
chill the wine like since duno when ...
but ended up, 10ish then finish with the room!
i was doing it damn slowly la ... haha ...
and, ta-daaaaaaaaaaa ...
the bedsheets from eve and colleen, so me!
finally ... @ like 2330, then i managed to have a sip!
yummy!


yeah yeah yeah ...
long long long wkend :D

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Wohoooo ... Long Weekend!

haha ... yes ... i must be mad ... in weekend mood ...
plus the fact that it is like 'long wkend' ...
monday - tchers' day celeb, we only need to be in sch from 11-12 ...
tuesday - sch hols ...
and soooo ...
wohooooooooooooooo!
tdy was finally a short day in sch ...
left @1330 ...
my level had lunch @ the usual yong tau foo place ...
then all of us went home to sleep!
and ... i slept from 1530 to 1830!
woke up ... and started preparing the food to cook!
tmr is my turn to cook for the level ...
and lazy me, of cos choose simple to cook stuff ...
and thinking that that must be sick of my chic soup ...
i decided to cook chicken rice!
and now ... time to do my stepper and watch my Gems of Life!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

超级星光大到5

papa 'intro this guy' to me ...
he is not the best singer ...
but his singing touches one ...
and of cos ... good choice of songs ...
very touching voice ...

UP UP and away...

watched UP with hini ... niceeeeeeeeeeee!

finally got my orders!
the spare batt, the desktop charger and the protector casing ...
still waiting for the blings!


another day off the week!
im already in my wkend mood!
:P

Monday, August 24, 2009

Yeah ... 7 working days to sch hols!

tdy is the last day to collect the tickets!
lucky chrissy dear reminded me abt it!
cher and i went taka to collect the tickets ...
wohoo!
here they are!
anyway, she already 'choped' one lanyard!
haha ...
think the other one give chrissy dear... eh, no need,
she has three also! haha
cher decided on coca and glutton me will simply - EAT!
haha ...
though i made a big hooha abt the fact that we shd start eating @ food court!
see what see?
see my new lash!
:p
after lunch, we headed to ue sq to have coffee @ bakerzin with chris dear...
yet cher and i tried another affogato ...
BUT ... haha, she still prefers bali's one!
well, so do i, but make do la :)
headed home @ 4ish ...
watched one episode of Gems ... stepped a thousand steps (HAPPY!)
and got ready to meet colleen for dinner with her niece!
reached home like 9 and ... watch Gems!
i noticed this ... omg ...
mummy ah mummy ah mummy ...
still crazy over organic?!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Sunday!













weekends fly ...
perhaps much faster than the speed of light ...
i can still see lightning before i heard thunder ...
but i hardly see my weekends! help!
and i think nowadays, i totally dun work @ home ...
nothing ... once im home ... i dun bother abt work ...
woke up @12ish ... heard mummy getting bro and i up to eat ...
and heard papa blasting the song above ...
nice song anyway ... cry baby me just teared watching all the mv ...
haha, and after lunch, started watching my Gems of Life ...
i so want 幸福指环! haha ... rarely do i wan a piece of jewellery that is not 'branded' :p
like what chris dear says, i always waste my money buying plastic!




anyway, i think it is so my lucky day :)

haha, i kicked my coffee cup (that still has coffee) and nothing was spill out ...

haha, the last when i kicked the wine glass was abt 3 weeks ago?

heh, and i spilled half the wine :p

i love this book!

just the title alone ... hahahahah :P

and actually i bought this book when i was @ the petrol kiosk ...

i saw the title ...

and without reading the synopsis ... i just bought it!

on 'lucky' days or when im buying surf brands or european brands, i can wear the 8 or 10 ...

but when it comes to asian labels, i need a 12! :(

but heck :)

as long as im happy with the clothes! haha


i love mummy!

hee ... though i dun do facials @ her shop (the shop is actually the same age as me!)

i still 'endorse' her masks and some products :P

love this new mask!

the tummy ache is finally gone ...
the cough is here to stay (pls leave soon!)
i shall eat my med and slack on!

Oppz ... I did it again ...

I LOVE YOU

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Irene Mom ...

wakey @ ten in the morning for irene mom's bday celeb!
first was walk @ ecp...
followed by lunch @ tung lok ...
the longest lunch ever ... 12 to 3ish!
shopping queen marj!
car boot sale (and it was so so so hot!), she also bought stuff!
hehe, irene fixed the vinyl for me on my bb ...
temporarily till my casing come!

des and josh walked to ecp!
tried on marj's new oaks ... i like!
birthday girl!

all of us!