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Today, I left work feeling quite sian and distant from the world whirling past me. It just seems a though the days are just passing by without myself remebering what happened. Suddenly... it's almost coming to 4 weeks at work. I recalled how excited I was on the first week, can't wait get down to teaching a class. But now... the enthusiasm have died down.

Being quite isolated from the other trainee Ts by a clear glass panel, no matter how I try, I just can't seem to get into their circle. Always see them laugh and gossip on the other side of the glass, sometimes I can't help feeling a lil' lonely. But when I go over, conversation is ever so limited. Hm... Maybe it's me that's not putting enough effort making relationships work. I'm quite at a loss too.

But, after meeting up with my ME gang, I feel so so much happier. Glad to have others to emphatise with me (sadly they're in the same situation), and just really elated bout finally meeting up with real close friends around me. My day has definitely ended on a higher note :)

Now that I feel so much rejuvenated, I shall try to be MORE ALIVE and find back the MEANING in my work. Jiayou Wan Ping!!!

So many pple are flying overseas soon. First is Minghui on Fri, next is my Ah An on Mon. =(

Minghui's leaving for the fantastically far and expensive Denmark, while Ah An is leaving for the fantasically wild South Africa. One lacks chilli sauce, one lacks civilisation. One's gg for 3 months, one is gg for 3 weeks. *Ahem, remember souvenir hor* hehe... So having dinners and send-offs on Thurs, Fri & Sat, Sun.

Then again, SzeWei *panda!* came back from Shanghai a few weeks ago, finally had full attendance at gathering (only 4 pple lah, but usually meetups are like 2 a time). haha... it's really funny listening to her anecdotes - pple peeing on trains and McPork (Zhu Liu Bao).

Things are so different now that everyone's working. It came so sudden that everyone is on different path, unlike when studying we're always hanging out tog and the common goal is to pass exams. It's interesting to see that from now on we're all heading a separate path of our own. Kinda sad tho... but on the positive side, that only gives us more things to talk about during gatherings and appreciate presence of these people in our lives =)

Yay~ tmr's Friday. I dunno why I've been so tired this week. Must have been the morning OTs I've doing. Well, it's not required, but I just wanna get some things out of the way. Anyway, today had an entire day of meetings - had other trainees sharing their kid's miraculous behavior which touched everyone. Kinda makes me wanna have a class of my own. hahaha... I guess I haven't really found my place at work yet. Probably bcuz I'm not teaching classes most of the time, so I haven't found a meaning in the work I've prepared. I'm sure the chance will come soon...

Anyway, covered a Science class yesterday. Pretty interesting, and I realised I like to teach Science! Feeding them with eztra info that I found more applicable and relevant to daily life. Math is essential, you'll need it for everything, but just find it a little dry sometimes. So now i'm considering whether I should teach both....

Heard that quite a number of teachers gg on leave this end year. That puts me in a a deeper ocean of work to drown in. Hm. =.=

Ok. I know this came really late. =P

Canele Pastry @ Paragon
Totally couldn't resist the colourful spread of dessert cakes. Canele restaurant took over where Delifrance used to be at Paragon. It looks like a classier version of Bakerzinn. Tried the Strawberry Shortcake & Blackforest & Caramel & Choc macaroons. Blackforest was fantastically chocolatey with tinge of alcohol taste. Yum! Shortcake could've been better if it's more moist. And no macaroons in S'pore can compare to those from Switzerland shared by Yisi. =P


DaVinci Outing
Went to Science Center with NUS peeps to the world of DaVinci. Not as impressive as I thought it'd be. But nonetheless, it was good fun :)


Ah Jin's Convo
Congrats gal!


Found my Gelare!!! ^.^
For those who didn't know, Gelare cafes at Suntec, Citylink and PS have all been converted to an unappealing restaurant called "AC2 Cafe".
Totally disappointed as Guijin & I searched all 3 places for Gelare during our outing. Did my research and found that Gelare had moved to Orchard Central instead!
hehe.. so it was total happiness to finally sink my teeth into those fragrant waffles and flavourful ice-cream! Thanks Yisi for gg there w me :P


Venti Starbucks
Took a break from shopping with mum @ Vivo. Ordered a 'venti' size coffee. Venti is the largest size they have... and that mug is HUGE. Even my mum started to play along to show how big it actually is. haha


CSC Gathering - Mt Faber, Henderson Waves, Vivocity
Yo ho! Gathering with long-time-no-see CSC mates. This time.. decided to take a stroll up Mt Faber. Ok, I had a little trouble getting up there cuz (1) totally no stamina after not exercising for so long (2) wasn't sure if that much of walking is okay for my tummy. But we all made it up in the eventually, and had a nice dinner @ KimGary :)


Super weird egg
Okay, sidetrack. This was my lunch @ work - Jap ramen. Got a really weird egg. It's like some kinda genetically twisted twin egg. Looks horrible & disgusting. Didn't eat it in the end.

Before I entered the classroom, the boy shouted "YOU SUCKERS!!!" at his classmates. =.= A sign of super terrorizng kid. The teacher leaving the classroom patted my back, "haha.. good luck to you hor".

Well, overall my lesson plan didnt go according to plan. hahaha... that boy took me some time to handle everytime I'm going through a question. Not bad lah, altho after the class was feeling quite demoralized, but upon some reflection, it actually turned out to be a motivation. A challenge for me to ponder on how I can handle these type of kids.

*Looking forward to classes!*

I'm feeling happy today. Into my 2nd week at work... I felt much better cuz I finally get to know people better, have a better idea of how the organisation runs and had really good advice through trainings with the senior teachers.

Compared to the first week, all I had to do was worksheets - solving problem sums one after another. And I have to say, TLL's standard is PRETTY high, cuz I have problems solving them!!! hahaha.. so demoralizing lah! I'm sure everyone else has no problems solving them in algebra, but in units and diagrams form, man.. those are the ones that really give me a headache.

Besides, first week was quite tough. Although the HR pple did introduce us around, but most of the trainee teachers are out having lessons, some are not in etc. The cubicles of another new colleague and myself are separated from the trainee teachers section cuz they ran outta space there. So... first week's basically "Do your own things and go eat on your own".

This week was much much better. Got to know some really kind, helpful peeps around, and the senior teachers are REALLY great! Training sessions are full of advice and tips on class management, company's culture etc. So my spirits getting up! :)

Results for the To-fu design competition are out!

Sadly I didn't get into the top 3, but still in top 10. Actually it was stated that public voting takes 50% and a panel of judges will award the remaining 50%. But it turns out that the top 3 are the top 3 from voting too. So I wonder what the panel of judges are doing. In fact, don't you think that the winner for 3rd prize should have gotten first?? Haa.. I feel like a sore loser. hahaha...

But in anyways, I still won a limited edition To-Fu stamp series being in top 10. It even comes with an authentication cert. haha.. So not bad la!

And of course, THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS VOTED FOR ME!! *mass hug*

Click here to view the results :)

Last few weeks, An & I got into UFO catching after walking around Iluma's arcade. There are SO many cute disney stuffed toys positioned in such a way that look so easy to win, but seems impossible to catch. So with the thought of not wanting to waste any $$, I searched some pretty cool UFO catching tips! these are really amazing! haha...





So after watching it, I was totally excited to go try and win one. hahaha.. So we headed to the arcade @ Bugis, and aimed for huge Chipmunk. After many tries (and spending about $8?), I felt that Singapore's machines are rigged!!! *Argh* I'm supposed to catch a round pig in place of Chipmunk, and exchange it if I was successful. I definitely caught the pig, the claw held it and raised it all the way... and jerked when it hits the top limit - and the pig dropped!!! And it happened again and again! I feel totally cheated manz =.=

So we were really frustrated and decided to try another arcade. This time @ Suntec. There I saw the same Chipmunk placed in a precarious position over the hole. But the floor it was lying on was placed with a anti-slip kinda mat, and everytime we managed to hold it up, it hardly moved. So quite sian diao... we tried for Mickey which only needs $0.50 a try (the rest are $1 a try). hahaha.. This time Mickey was sitting near the edge too. After trying once or twice, Mickey slowly inched to the hole. *got chance* So An tried again and again to press it down, and it moved bit by bit, but still didn't fall through the hole.

We're left with the last coin... and when the claw pressed down on Mickey, it seemed to be in a position where it won't drop into the hole. But when the claw lifted, Mickey started to moved over the edge and toppled into the hole! *hooray!* hahaha.. I literally jumped up the moment Mickey fell in. haha. And here's the photo of our prize! ^^


Anyway, S'pore's machines aren't as good as those in ithe videos. Most of the time when the claw is retracted upwards, it can't carry the weight of the prize and really, it just claws the side of the prize while moving up. =.= So do look around and observe some of the claws with higher 'integrity' where they can really hold some bit of weight. If not, the real idea is to PUSH the prize until it falls through, rather than to literally catch it. :)