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Ip Man 2

Went to watch Ip Man 2 with dear dear last night.

Nice show.

Donny Yen is great as usual :p

Going to KL tonight!

Going to miss dear dear like mad!

Congrats Val Val and Milo

Finally uploaded the photos :)

Took the above with my iphone (which is literally like my P&S camera).

Congrats to Mr and Mrs Gary Tan.

My dearest Val Val,

may you be happy always.

May you bask in the pure bliss of your love with milo.

38z and juniors waiting for the bride and groom.

Dd and his favourite pool.

38z.

Check out the album for more pictures.

Yes, indeed, I am lazy to type more!

Science Day!

Guess the names of the fruits!
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Fw: Parents Dreams Too

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From: Lam Heng <lamheng@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:22 +0800

Subject: Fwd Parents eDreams Too

 

Something that we do often take for granted . 

This is about a man who tells how his booking an air ticket for his father, his  first flight, brought emotions and made him realize that  how much we all take  for granted when it comes to our parents.

 

My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we  went to the airport to see them off. In fact, my father had never travelled by air  before, so I just took this opportunity to make him experience the same.  In spite of being asked to book tickets by train, I got  them tickets on Lufthansa.

The moment I handed over the tickets to him, he was surprised to see that I had booked them by air. The excitement was very apparent on his  face, waiting for  the time of travel. Just like a school boy, he was  preparing himself on that day  and we all went to the airport, right from using the  trolley for his luggage,   the baggage check-in and asking for window seat and waiting  restlessly for the security check-in to happen.

He was thoroughly enjoying himself and I, too, was overcome with joy watching him experience all these things.  As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he  walked up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. He became very emotional  and it was not as if  I had done something great but the fact that this meant a great deal to him.  When he said thanks, I told him there was no need to thank me.  But later, thinking about the entire incident, I looked back at my life. 

 

As a child how many dreams our parents have made come true.  Without understanding the financial situation, we ask for football, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Irrespective of their affordability,  they have satisfied to all our needs. Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to accommodate many of our wishes?

Did we ever say thanks for all that they have done for us?  Same way, today when it comes to our children, we always  think that we should put them in a good school.  Regardless of the amount of donation,  we will ensure that we will have to give the child the best, theme parks, toys,  etc. But we tend to forget that our parents have sacrificed a lot for our sake to see us happy, so it is our responsibility to ensure that their dreams are realized and what they failed to see when they were young, it is our responsibility to ensure that they experience all those and their life is complete.
 

Many times, when my parents had asked me some questions, I  have actually answered back without patience. When my daughter asks me something, I have been very polite in answering. Now I realize how they would have felt at those moments. Let us realize that old age is a second childhood and just  as we take care of our children, the same attention and same care need to be given to our parents and elders.

Rather than my dad saying thank you to me, I would want to  say sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream.  I do realize how much he has sacrificed for my sake and I will do my best to  give the best possible attention to all their wishes. Just because they are old does not mean that they will have to give up everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also.  They have wishes, too.

Take care of our parents. Don't  take them for granted and make them feel small and unwanted in their old age. They too have feelings/dreams/hope/aspirations/wishes (and many broken/shattered ones) too while sacrificing them to give us our needs and our wants. 

 

If you think this is worth reading, please share it with others too.

Super Duper Tired ...

Slept till almost 0640 today.
Dd drove me to school as usual,
and the hectic day began!
Had to do the last observation for my TT.
Had to collect 10 000 forms from my kiddos.
Had to mark 10 000 revision papers.
Had to leave school early for Track finals.
Had to rush back for some stuff at CT.
Dd picked me up after school.
Went to AMK to buy fruits for tomorrow's Science Day.
Learnt to swim.
Marked like mad.
Hungry like crazy.
And my day is finally ending :)
Good night to myself,
and presenting to you,
my current favourite :)

Hee

Everyday is a pleasant surprise.
Thanks daze :)
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Coming back to school on a Tuesday ...

... is good!

As usual, better do my own documentation of my MC and Receipt.

In case, they go missing again in the office.

Came back to a pleasant surprise :)

Thanks Meng for Summer Fan and Rudra for the mouse pad.

 

Chest tingling sensation is here again.

Med time!
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Lunch time!

Left the pool.
Going to get lunch for dear dear and papa.
Was 'cooling' the car while 'warming' the engine when I remember,
I've yet to post these!
Hehe. So cute!
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Good morning from YCK Pool

Sent dear to pool.
No. Rather, was at pool, no ...
Am at pool with dear.
Marking my compositions while he teaches.
I've up to 1130 before I go get lunch.
I must complete the 2nd marking for my 21 compositions.
I must complete the corrections marking for my 40 compositions.
The dark clouds appear at about 0820.
Gave me a shock.
I don't want to be a jinx!
Quickly use my chilli and onion voodo as my bb's wallpaper!
Phew :)
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At least ...

Finished marking my Stellar Booklets.
Packed my table.
Shall bath.
Have dinner.
Mark compositions.
And it should be time for the workshop!
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Happy April 23rd

Had dinner at Black Sheep Cafe on Tuesday :)

Had my monthly dosage of foie gras.

Instead of WHITE Rabbit, this time round, dd brought me to BLACK Sheep.

Haha.

I find it funny between the contrast of the name.

Followed by desserts at Chinatown.

Thanks dd :)

This is a very painful and tiring week.

Ups and downs for my Track and Field team :(

But still, congrats to all my kiddos.

For putting in their best effort.

And yes, it is still part of the painfula and tiring week with 10 000 things to do.

But well, shall not whine anymore.

Mark SA1 compos.

Mark 3 sets of corrections.

Mark listening comprehension books.

Tidy my staff room table.

Book bus for track next week.

Prepare letter for selection of P3 new athletes.

(Yes, waste no time in getting new girls!)

Fill up letter for medical examination for PE Dip.

And back at home,

I need to tidy room.

Change sheets.

Buy new boxes for my clothes.

Mop floor.

Wash tonnes of clothes!

TGIF!

Thanks Dear Dear

Good morning from CCK

My 3rd morning at CCK Stadium.
One athlete only today is competing.
Call me pantang (superstitious) or whatever,
I always bring this bag for competition,
because of the 4 leave clover!
Haha. Good luck!
And also, my new voodoo.
Chilli and onion to keep the rain away.
Finally got some semi-finalists and finalists,
Happy for my kiddos :)



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Popeyes

Finally had a chance to eat Popeyes.
After reading about it on Eve's blog,
Dd brought me to AMK and we decided to have that instead of the usual KFC.
The mash potato wins KFC's mash potato hands down.
The chicken is so so only.
Prices not worth it.
KFC is still better.

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Vacation @ CCK

Yes. I'll be at CCK Stadium the entire week for Track Nationals.
The sun is scorching.
I think it's an understatement.
It's more than scorching.
Summer loves the sun, but maybe not when it is SOOOOoooooo scorching.
Today's breakfast menu.
Cupcake from godma.
Bread from dd.
Hope my girls do well.
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Weekend!

Wanted to blog about the entire weekend,

but I realised lunch photos at Jack's Place are in dd's bb ...

And so ... I shall blog about meetup with Black first ...

After lunch at Jack's Place, dd and I went to the library to get a book before my swim class.

Then, off to Taka to meet Black.

We went from CoffeeClub to Royal Copenhagen to HK Cafe to finally Domani (the old Pasta Cafe).

Shopped a bit and we headed home.

Cooked dinner for pp, bb and dd.

Mm is at 佛堂as usual.

Haha, yes, I'm super lazy.

pp - papa

bb - boy boy

mm - mummy

dd - dear dear ...

BEST :)

Went grocery shopping for like the 3rd time this week at Sun Plaza.

And got this cute snack!

Good for teaching!

Sent dd for swim classes and I'm home msning Miss Ang ...

And I totally heart her new house!

SUPER LOVE IT!

I'm not a woody person.

But when I look at the pictures, it totally blew my mind off.

Was telling her that the dining table is fantastic!

Ok, wrong. Pardon me.

The whole house is fantastic!

Great buy!

Congrats, Mr and Mrs Wu! :)

Did lesson package yesterday.

Marked majority yesterday.

And so, yes, today can slack :)

How to grow fat?

Omg. I cannot imagine the amount of supper (dd's dinner) I had.
How to grow fat?
Eat supper.
Lots of it.
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