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..!!!