Getting ready for school

Back to school is just around the corner. Lots of preparations to be done for me and my boy. He needs new set of uniforms as he has outgrown his old. He also needs a new bag...this time around, I intend to get him a more durable one so that it's able to last at least a year. Last year..opps this year..he uses two ! I gotten him a cheap pasar malam one....and the zipper got stucked and da rollers came off after several months.


As for myself, nothing much to buy. My wardrobe is still wearable...even though the fashion is a bit out but I don't bother much about the updates. I got myself a new specs last week. Oh yes..I need a pair of court shoes @ a black one.


The most important of all...I need to prepare myself physically, mentally and spiritually to face the new school term. Ya...a new headmistress. Pray hard that she's someone NICE !

Happy New Year

I would like to wish all of you.....a belated Merry Christmas and advance Happy New Year !
I was busy recently and totally have no time to come into my blog. Therefore, no postings for many days.

Merry Dong Zhi

When I was lil

I faithfully stood by the table
watching PoPo rolling coloured balls

with her skillful wrinkled hands
At this time of the year.

When I became a mum

I took the initiative

to create my own coloured balls

with some innovative ingredients
Under watchful eyes of my boy.

Past and present

The colourful balls
Identical shape and size
Emerged in syrupy gravy
That melts in the mouth.

Yummy yummy
Let’s celebrate a bountiful harvest.
Happy Dong Zhi.

Happy Birthday Papa

Our lives go on without Papa,

But nothing is the same,

We reluctantly hide our heartaches,

When someone mentioned Papa's name.

Sadness are the heart that love Papa,

Silent the tears that fall,

Living our hearts without Papa,

Is the hardest part of all.

Papa did so many things for us,

For his heart was kind and true,

And when we needed someone,
We could always count on Papa.

The special years will not return,

When we were all together,

But with the love within our hearts,

Papa lives with us forever.

Happy 79th Birthday Papa.

Drama Of The Year

English Title: The Gem of Life 珠光寶氣

Cantonese Title: Jyu Gwong Bou Hei

Broadcast Date: 20th October 2008 - 8th February 2009

Length: 80 Episode

Cast: Lee Sze Ki, Moses Chan, Ada Choi, Bowie Lam, Gigi Lai, Maggie Siu, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Wong Hei, Kenny Wong, John Chiang, Eddie Kwan, Rebecca Chan, Lau Dan, Josephine Shum, Florence Kwok, Iris Wong, Casper Chan, Catherine Chau, Carrie Lam, Queenie Chu, Cindy Lee, Maria Chan, Elliot Yue

Synopsis:

In Pak Siu-Yau (Lee Sze Kee, Louise)’s eyes, her three daughters are just as perfect as diamonds. She believes that the greatest blessing for a woman is to marry a wealthy man. To guarantee a better life for her daughters, she has started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.

Yau’s first daughter Hong Nga-Yin (Shiu Mei Ki, Maggie) does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man Yin is going out with is Ko Cheung-Sing (Lam, Bowie), who is very well-off, she decides to let Yin go with her choice.

Yau’s second daughter Hong Nga-Tung (Lai Chi, Gigi) is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, Yau seeks to match her up with Ho Chit-Nam (Chan Ho, Moses), the son of Hong Kong’s most powerful business tycoon Ho Fung (Yueh Hua).

Being the youngest in the family, Hong Nga-Sz (Choi Siu Fun, Ada) is well aware of Yau’s concerns. Having recovered from divorce, Sz now decides to pin all her hopes on Fung.

Yau’s persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy husband. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.

Source : http://tvbtorrent.com/the-gem-of-life.html#more-1097

Angelic Hubby

Such an angelic husband he is.....soooo understanding. Though there's a wide age gap between them but they could get along so well with lil communication breakdown. A relationship that is soooo romantic, a marriage that is so blissful. He is rich and well respected man in the corporate business world and yet he's so down to earth.



Ya..I'm talking about Martin and Jessica in "Gem of Life" serial. Martin marries Jessica who is half his age. Martin had been a widow for a long long time before he met Jessica. Martin has a son, Terrence who is older than Jessica. Terrence opposed to his dad's relationship.


Martin is such a goody goody hubby...always gives the best to his young wife in so many things...Martin will always create a smile in his wife face.....



Quote Martin.."The union of a husband and wife is not solely for them to share the happiness but also to share the sadness as well. Therefore, good communication between them is vital.".















Does such characteristic of a husband only existed in dramas and movies? well...kudos to the script writer...you have created such a nice man.

A Gem of Life

My exams ended a week ago. Suddenly..I became so free and lost ! Anyway....I picked up one past time which I would never imagine myself getting involved in it. It was during one of my dinner outings when one China lady approached me with her bags full of DVDs. Her ever sugary mouth managed to smitten me...and I ended purchasing two sets of HK TVB serials from her.

Since then...I was hooked to the serial..like an "auntie". I was sitting in front of my notebook....watching episodes ...one after another.... I used to think it's a waste of time to indulge in such activity.

I began watching a TVB serial ~ A Gem of life. It's currently aired on Astro On demand channel. I never bother about drama...because of time factor.

This time around, I was 'glued' to this drama...ab the rich and famous. I watched five to six episodes consecutively....and I managed to finish 30 episodes 4 days in a row. Am currently at episode 37. Will definitely go back to that China lady for the subsequent episodes.

A summary about this drama....a matriarch whom manipulated her 3 daughters and masterminded them to marry the rich in order to have better lives.

Nothing that will take off the thrill of watching this serial...and I became addicted to it.

Corrective Vision

I was thinking of the possibility of me going under the knife...! Plastic sugery..no lah. Am not that beauty conscious.




I was thinking whether I could correct my vision permanently....and go thru a laser surgery. Can I..? I am so bored of wearing glasses and using contact lenses seems cumbersome as it need to be remove and cleanse on a daily basis. Sounds troublesome for a lazy person like me. I don't have the time to do so.

I was reading infos about LASIK treatment a while ago. Sounds interesting.

According to Wikipedia, Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis or LASIK is a type of refrefractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthamologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.

Many patients choose LASIK as an alternative to wearing corrective eye glasses or contact lenses.

I came acrossed a few sites that say that up to 3% of people have bad results. Sometimes the vision can stay clear and crisp but sometimes it deteriorate and one may need another operation. It depends on the doctor and how the eyes react.

Since vision is something I really value...that seems a risk. The chances of losing my eye sight ...there's a possibility though extremely slim. Gotta do a thorough research on this.

I need to ask myself several questions before I sign up for this surgery.

What are my intentions of putting off my spectacles?

Is it for beauty or convenient sake?

Is it worth to invest on such procedure?

Is there a need to perform the surgery?

Feed back..anyone.?

My 1st Spectacles

SPECTACLES.....It may look fashionable or professional when wearing one but it can be very troublesome at times especially when I emerged from an air cond place. The entire glasses would get blurred and misty...and I'll hv to remove to wipe them dry.
And not to mention, I have to change my glasses every couple of years which eventually cost me a fortune....everytime.


Flash back.....

Mind calculating....yup I've been wearing glasses for almost 2 decades. I could remembered my first trip to the optometrist , I was in Form 3 then. In class, I was seated at the back row and most of the time, I could not read those scribblings on the board in front. I often had to squint my eyes. Faced lots of difficulties whenever I had to read the board. Copying notes weren't easy.

My parents were too busy to take noticed on my poor eyesight then.



I vividly remembered my first trip to the optometrist. I broke my piggy bank and counted 2 hundreds over ringgit...those days that were a luxurious amount !

With thta money in my purse, I ventured to the shop on my own. (Ya...I had always been independent even during my younger days). I walked into the shop, told them that I had blurr vision and I need a pair of spectacles. I underwent an eye exam...where I was brought into a room and sat on a raised up chair. A huge spectacles like machine was placed on my face.

Lenses were alternately inserted into slots through which I tried to read the small prints on the frame. At the same time, I would tell the optometrist whether the No. 1 or No. 2 lens was better, i.e., the letters were clearer.



Finally, the optometrist was satisfied with the corrective lenses for my poor vision. I was told to go outside to pick my spectacles. I was so confused to look at the arrays of spectacles on display..big, small, coloured....etc.



With an embarrassing look, I revealed to them my budget. The salesgirl was humble enough to showed me a few frames within my limited budget and also offered me a discount. Special pricing for student..I guess. Finally...I decided on a plain black one.



That was how I gotten my very first spectacles...way back in 1985.

Blur vision

I should be having a tension free sleep last night. BUT....I did not.

Although my exams were over but I was still unable to sleep well.
Anyway...I did sleep but not the slumber type.

I woke up with a blurry vision this morning. My eyesight was a bit blur....perhaps I must had over strained my eyes reading my modules....
Almost reaching the category of the bat's blindness....no la..not that serious la.

Guess..it's also high time for me to replace my "century old" spectacles. It's more than 5 years already...look at that...the silver lining on the side of both frames had faded. So antique..!

I need to get a new pair this Christmas. Will make an appointment with my optometrist next week and get myself a ravishing pair ! But they aren't cheap these days...gotta keep within my budget range.

Contact Lenses...ya..I would love to give it a try. Anyone out there can give me some opinion ab tis ?

Exams~Over

END OF EXAMS.
Yeah! Finally it is all over.

Today's paper ~ "Listening and Speaking and Teaching of Listening & Speaking"...I should say it's ok la....can answer la.
No mood to talk about it...I wanna have a well deserved rest.


Final exams was a stressful period for me.
Ever-since, I took up my degree course early this year..... I experienced a number of difficulties ~juggling my many roles ~ teaching job, parental role and managing my home. I had reduced some of my tuition classes to cater some time for my studies. I had given up some of my leisure time too. It was not easy but it had to be done.

Stress...The stress began even before my final exams. There were tons of course work that had to be completed. We were often bombarded with 'heavy' assignments every semester. ... ...projects, essays and research papers.

Research papers were the toughest. This particular assignment was very stressful as I had to go round searching for facts, create a project, carry it out, collect datas and evaluate the work.
Nevertheless....I managed to get through all the assignments knowing very well that I surely get score at least a 'B'.

The week exams arrived and brought with it ....share of work and sleepless nights.
More often than not, I wasn't fully prepared for exams and so sleep was a rare commodity. I barely had more than three or four hours of sleep each night.

Exams were grueling and tiresome. I stocked up on energy drinks which kept me awake. I don't resort to caffeine though.

Without realizing...it finally ended. I was so relieved. I could finally relax and get some sleep.

The rest did not come however. Usually, I would be too relieved to even think about sleeping.

A couple of friends had came up with an idea....to celebrate the end of exams. We gathered for 'makan' to celebrate the end of exams.

Next, I will be spending the break with my son and extended family members. I am a bit tentative to spend my holidays travelling but for my boy's sake... I'm sure there'll be loads of fun for him.

Headmistress

As I was browsing thru my inbox, I came acrossed this post which was written last month.

I didn't post it earlier coz I was busy too engrossed with my school work as well my exams.

A week before the school holiday, I got this piece of news...quite unexpectedly.

My headmistress of seven years got transfered to another school. And we're getting a new boss..whom just got her promotion from Senior Assistant to headmistress. As this will be her first time sitting at such position. Am keeping my finger crossed about our new head.

Though my former boss was far too strict in her duties and often placed us in tight situations. However, after 7 years, I had gotten used to her ways. Many a times, she was pretty annoying and was well known as a bullying boss that make our life a misery. Normal la...

I'm well assimilated to her ways after all these years.

I kinda missed my boss.

I went back to school a couple of days ago...I met her and noticed her teary eyes. She was clearing her things in her office. I walked up to her to wish her well.....when we hugged, I was about to burst into tears but I maintained my composure....!

Suddenly I felt such sentimental. ..(I used to be somebody tough and hardly shed tears)

Well....am wondering...how would my new boss be like? Is she gonna be an angel or otherwise..?

Looks like 2009 would be a question mark to all of us....!!!!

Reduce Tension

Completed my 3rd paper tis morning @ Pendidikan Moral Tahun 2. No comment about tis paper...all I could say is that it's a struggle to score a 'C'.

One more paper to go this Friday ~ Listening & Speaking and Teaching of Listening & Speaking. My brain is pretty exhausted rite now, I need a complete rest b4 I begin my revision for this paper....!

Hv u ever hear of "death due to over-study. The brain gotten too exhausted resulted from hard intellectual workload. One need to rest in between studies. Too much pressure will destruct the brain cells which will lead to death.

I will not put too much pressure on myself over my studies. Afterall, I know I will get my degree at the end of the day....and I don't need to be Dean Listed or a 1st Class Honours. Just a degree will do. Why susah...susah and make life so taxing..!!!