Teacher's Day is a day...
which I never felt was important at all.
Primary school days,
were the only time i made cards for my teachers.
But, merely because i was taught to give cards on this occasion -
Teachers taught me to give cards on mother's day, father's day and teacher's day.
Mom will bring me to little shops to get small little presents for my teachers.
What I was really thinking back then was... just say "okay" to anything they say.
Secondary school,
was quite different.
I stopped giving presents and cards.
Sec 4 was the only year I forked out money and placed my precious signature on a Teacher's day card - a joint present for my form teacher from the whole class, an idea by my then-classmates.
What I was really thinking back then was... "Why should I care?".
In Polytechnic,
I forgot all about teacher's day.
Today,
I sent an e-card to my lecturer, Michael.
Just to say thank you. That's all.
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart." Sorry for taking so long to say thank you.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
A Teacher's Day Dedication
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony
The End.Back to my normal life without tv. Need to get use a little bit to having no programmes to watch again, hah! Yea, you must be thinking that I've exaggerated. Ha! But it's true, there is a need to! Especially when we have gone to the extend of searching all over the internet at work for live web telecast of the games. Sighs. Sounds strange... Well, because i didn't even follow the Athens olympics as closely as this. Guess China made theirs look too important to them. Probably... it was the series of unfortunate events before the Olympics which actually shifted our attention to it. Or maybe just mine. To say the truth, I am impressed by the way the Chinese handled the earthquake mishap, the natural disasters that followed and the threats they faced from the european countries and the muslims. Shaken, but still, they stood calm and faced these problems with the right mind and positive attitudes. All in the hope to hold the (possibly) only Olympics Games to be held by the Chinese, in this century, successfully. Bravo.
And for another person, I guess, it would be quite disheartening for him to have to pull out at the only chance to compete in his homeland. Just reading reports of him crying for hours right after his withdrawal is enough to actually understand quite abit on how he feels. For a person who can ignore his badly swollen leg just to cry because he had withdrawn, it isn't fair to judge this person by saying he is taking bribes or being a coward anymore. Either way, whether to endure and run the heats or to pull out of the race entirely, people would have accused him of doing the wrong thing. I guess he is somebody who could see a future in himself. Everybody has a different perception. His is one which tells him that even if he competes for the heats, he would not have been able to compete in the semi-final and the finals. Well, I guess... to a national athlete, he is loaded with a burden of having to carry the pride of the country on his shoulders. Losing doesn't mean losing the gold medal anymore. It means losing everything the country and it's people have placed on him.
Not easy man... Definitely not easy, for the first Chinese who won against the black people on the tracks of the 110m Mens Hurdles event four years ago. But well, as a young athlete, he definitely has time.
Wave goodbye now to
Beibei Jingjing Huanhuan Yingying and Nini!!
Beibei Jingjing Huanhuan Yingying and Nini!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
"Be connected to life at all times and always be very curious of things around and beyond you. Set a goal and stay with it. Be positive and very hardworking."
- a local director
- a local director
Friday, August 15, 2008
Hee. I'm back again.
As Ade had her pics uploaded in such a short time, I think i'll just "kop" and do my update here. (k, i know it's 3am now. ha.)
We had an early birthday celebration for yiling today.
Had a tough time chosing her present.
Yes, but it's rather believable, given her 'unique' taste if you know her. Hah!
Eventually, we got her a watch, (which she seems to love very much for its light function), and a very cute little cake.
Steamboat, Esplanade, then to JP for supper.
Yes of course, we do have that kind of appetite, which is for sure.
Heh! Fun day. As always. =)))
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Well, since i'm blogging today...will wish everyone a Happy National Day.
(But am actually more interested in the Olympics haha)
Okay, I'm here to post up some pictures. It's been long since I had a picture on my blog (or should I say, posting pictures was never a tradition here in my blog, heee).
First for our Lower Pri Sports Day on Friday which, for the first time, i was given a relaxing job for a big event - First Aid. The games prepared for them were so SAFE that i don't think any child will ever get the chance to fall down (and indeed, there were no business at the First Aid station), so you see I was free enough to roam around the area to take some pictures for the PE Dept.
encouragement, anxiousness, and satisfaction.
a baby's view of the tennis station.
(But am actually more interested in the Olympics haha)
Okay, I'm here to post up some pictures. It's been long since I had a picture on my blog (or should I say, posting pictures was never a tradition here in my blog, heee).
First for our Lower Pri Sports Day on Friday which, for the first time, i was given a relaxing job for a big event - First Aid. The games prepared for them were so SAFE that i don't think any child will ever get the chance to fall down (and indeed, there were no business at the First Aid station), so you see I was free enough to roam around the area to take some pictures for the PE Dept.
encouragement, anxiousness, and satisfaction.
a baby's view of the tennis station.
And next is one which I should never (actually is cannot) afford not to post up. Siyuan's birthday celebration on 3 Aug, at Disney Naturally. Mickey-shaped pizzas and chairs, but the restaurant isn't really that special la... Self-service. Haha.
Right, I'm done here. Till the next time I post pictures~~~
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
A Story that Stays with Me Forever
And Jenny's head fell off.
My favourite childhood story of all time.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Jenny.
She was like any other girl, except for one thing,
She was like any other girl, except for one thing,
she always wore a green ribbon around her neck.
There was a boy named Alfred in her class.
Alfred liked Jenny and Jenny liked Alfred.
Alfred liked Jenny and Jenny liked Alfred.
One day he asked her,
"Why do you always wear the green ribbon around your neck?"
"I cannot tell you." She replied.
But Alfred continued to ask,
But Alfred continued to ask,
"Why?"
Jenny would say, "It's not important."
Jenny would say, "It's not important."
Jenny and Alfred grew up and fell in love.
One day they got married. After their wedding, Alfred said,
"Now that we are married, you must tell me why you wear the green ribbon around your neck." "You still must wait." Jenny answered,
"I'll tell you when the time is right."
"I'll tell you when the time is right."
Years passed. Alfred and Jenny grew old.
One day Jenny became ill.
The doctor told her she was going to die.
Jenny called Alfred to her side.
"Alfred," she began,
"It is time to tell you about the ribbon I wear around my neck. Untie it and you will see why I could not tell you before."
Slowly and carefully,
Alfred untie the green ribbon Jenny wore around her neck.
And Jenny's head fell off.
My favourite childhood story of all time.
Hee!!
After searching the internet, I managed to find the author of this story - Alvin Schwartz.
After searching the internet, I managed to find the author of this story - Alvin Schwartz.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Phobia
I was browsing through the internet tonight, and happened to come across this website full of macabre children illustrations. The thing that kinda hooked me onto this site was one of the galleries named "Phobia's foibles and Fiends". It was indeed interesting! And i spent my whole night researching on the terms for some unusual phobias which we never knew can be considered as phobias.
A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of having this disorder is the excessive, undesirable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. (Wiki)
Do you have a phobia of something?
Anthophobia: Fear of flowers
Xenophobia: Fear of foreigners/strangers
Illyngophobia: Fear of vertigo
Xanthophobia: Fear of the colour yellow
Nephophobia: Fear of clouds
Oneirophobia: Fear of dreams
Nyctophobia: Fear of night, darkness
Phengophobia: Fear of daylight, sunlight
Clinophobia: Fear of going to bed
Kopophobia: Fear of fatigue, mentally or physically exhausted
Topophobia: Fear of a certain place or location
Domatophobia: Fear of being stuck in a house
Cleisiophobia: Fear of being locked in an enclosed place
Eisoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors (or seeing oneself in a mirror)
Sciophobia: Fear of shadows
Dementophobia: Fear of insanity
Acrophobia: (Extreme) Fear of heights
Batophobia: Fear of being near an object of great height (e.g. a skyscraper or mountain)
Ideophobia: Fear of new ideas
Climacophobia: Fear of stairs or climbing
Autophobia: Fear of being alone
Hematophobia: Fear of blood
Necrophobia: Fear of dead bodies
Thanatophobia: Fear of death
Kinetophobia: Fear of motion or movement (then what's the use of living?!)
Amaxophobia: Fear of riding in vehicles
Paedophobia: Fear of children
Phonophobia: Fear of noises or somebody's voice
Coulrophobia: (Extreme) Fear of clowns
Galeophobia: Fear of cats
Zoophobia: Fear of animals
Hippophobia: Fear of horses
Carnophobia: Fear of meat (and i like to clarify that i don't suffer from this)
Pogonophobia: Fear of beards
Chrematophobia: Fear of money
Peniaphobia: Fear of poverty
Chiraptophobia: Fear of being touched
Androphobia: Fear of men
Gerontophobia: Fear of growing old
Ecclesiophobia: Fear of churches
Papaphobia: Fear of the pope or Roman catholic church
Sinophobia: Fear of China, its people or culture
Aurophobia: Fear of gold
Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness
Panphobia: Fear of EVERYTHING
and last but not least...
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words (ironic, isn't it!)
A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or persons. The main symptom of having this disorder is the excessive, undesirable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. (Wiki)
Do you have a phobia of something?
Anthophobia: Fear of flowers
Xenophobia: Fear of foreigners/strangers
Illyngophobia: Fear of vertigo
Xanthophobia: Fear of the colour yellow
Nephophobia: Fear of clouds
Oneirophobia: Fear of dreams
Nyctophobia: Fear of night, darkness
Phengophobia: Fear of daylight, sunlight
Clinophobia: Fear of going to bed
Kopophobia: Fear of fatigue, mentally or physically exhausted
Topophobia: Fear of a certain place or location
Domatophobia: Fear of being stuck in a house
Cleisiophobia: Fear of being locked in an enclosed place
Eisoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors (or seeing oneself in a mirror)
Sciophobia: Fear of shadows
Dementophobia: Fear of insanity
Acrophobia: (Extreme) Fear of heights
Batophobia: Fear of being near an object of great height (e.g. a skyscraper or mountain)
Ideophobia: Fear of new ideas
Climacophobia: Fear of stairs or climbing
Autophobia: Fear of being alone
Hematophobia: Fear of blood
Necrophobia: Fear of dead bodies
Thanatophobia: Fear of death
Kinetophobia: Fear of motion or movement (then what's the use of living?!)
Amaxophobia: Fear of riding in vehicles
Paedophobia: Fear of children
Phonophobia: Fear of noises or somebody's voice
Coulrophobia: (Extreme) Fear of clowns
Galeophobia: Fear of cats
Zoophobia: Fear of animals
Hippophobia: Fear of horses
Carnophobia: Fear of meat (and i like to clarify that i don't suffer from this)
Pogonophobia: Fear of beards
Chrematophobia: Fear of money
Peniaphobia: Fear of poverty
Chiraptophobia: Fear of being touched
Androphobia: Fear of men
Gerontophobia: Fear of growing old
Ecclesiophobia: Fear of churches
Papaphobia: Fear of the pope or Roman catholic church
Sinophobia: Fear of China, its people or culture
Aurophobia: Fear of gold
Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness
Panphobia: Fear of EVERYTHING
and last but not least...
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words (ironic, isn't it!)
Saturday, August 2, 2008
I don't have so many events happening in my life that's really worth talking about.
But if I were to blog about everything that happened at work, I can blog on for nights.
It has been a long time since I talked to somebody about my plans in future.
Down here, nobody asks. People either ask about my career prospects, or push me to go into teaching.
Sometimes, I longed for people who have seen the world to come close to my somewhat invisible "cage" and talk to me about what's happening outside.
And somebody did start the conversation on Thursday.
Most of the time, I pretended to be blind, so used work as an excuse to leave it to time to make the decision. Take a step at a time.
But when people brought up the question, I thought hard again.
As much as I want to stay here, I want to continue my studies too.
So when this particular person asked, "Will you still be here?", I don't get him at first - because nobody here has ever talked to me about this before.
It was a surprise, but it did make me come home and start looking through the websites again.
I don't want to drag anymore,
so if I were to leave, I do hope relationships with people I met here stay.
But if I were to blog about everything that happened at work, I can blog on for nights.
It has been a long time since I talked to somebody about my plans in future.
Down here, nobody asks. People either ask about my career prospects, or push me to go into teaching.
Sometimes, I longed for people who have seen the world to come close to my somewhat invisible "cage" and talk to me about what's happening outside.
And somebody did start the conversation on Thursday.
Most of the time, I pretended to be blind, so used work as an excuse to leave it to time to make the decision. Take a step at a time.
But when people brought up the question, I thought hard again.
As much as I want to stay here, I want to continue my studies too.
So when this particular person asked, "Will you still be here?", I don't get him at first - because nobody here has ever talked to me about this before.
It was a surprise, but it did make me come home and start looking through the websites again.
I don't want to drag anymore,
so if I were to leave, I do hope relationships with people I met here stay.
