Teacher & Two Sureties

Today's my agreement signing session at the MOE...

Went down with my parents and one of my dad's friend...

Every student teacher needs two sureties (one immediate family member + wad i call, 'outsider') who will be responsible for any liquidated damages incurred... So my dad is one of the guarantors, and since only ONE immediate family mate is allowed, my dad approached his friend for help... Mum was playing the role of a tagger... *muahahaz*

Eh, to be my surety is not tat simple or easy job okie!!! Gotta fufil a list of requirements... So, many tks to Uncle Tay for agreeing to help me out...

Reached MOE superduper early... We were supposed to reach there by 10.30am, but me,being a superduper punctual person, insisted we left home early and in the end, we got there at 9.30am...

*wahahahz*

Abit pai seh lahz, hafta to let three 'elderlys' wait with me... *heeheez*

And not to mention the extra parking fees Dad has to pay. Oops.

Aniwae, I would veri much like to comment abt their security personnel.

Not tat they were rude to me. On the contrary, they were realli polite and semi-sweet. *ha*

As only three persons were allowed for the signing session, and there were four of us, one hafta wait at their cafeteria while the other three go up to their edutorium...

So naturally, Mum is the odd one out... *hahahz*

Poor thing horz, hafta wait all alone...

There was a minor held-up at the counter due to the surrendering of ICs and all tat kind of 'security' check...

The officer was soooooooo insistent tat Mum mustn't go with us and made extra effort to make sure she's on the correct way to the cafeteria.

Mum was so disappointed.

And so we went up to the edutorium, only to be sent away to...guess where?

The cafeteria.

Coz we were TOO early... *shakes head*

So off to the cafeteria, and becoz it was way toooooo early (pai seh man!) Dad ordered Mee Rubus as his 2nd round breakfast while Uncle Tay had his sixth cup of coffee, he said.

*shruggz*

Finally, it was time.

Bid goodbye to my mum again.

Only when we got into the edutorium did we realised tat hey! IT'S OKIE TO BRING IN ONE MORE OR TWO MORE OR THREE MORE (you know wad i mean) PERSON(s) IN!!!!!!

Wth.

Then wad's all the fuss at the security check? They insisted oni three can go to the 4th floor for the session, and Mum's gtg to the 2nd floor for the canteen.

Hello?!?!

Once she's past your check, who cares where she go next????

Naturally I called Mum to ask her to come up, and we walked right past the registration people and right into the edutorium with our heads held up high, breasts out and tummy in.

And no one stopped us.

See? They dun realli care.

(FYI, I dint smuggle her in, okie!)

Oh man, it was a bit pai seh (to me & for me!) during the briefing session...

It was only then did I realise tat I've filled WRONGLY for the most important form of all: my teacher training agreement!!!!!

I found out tat there was actually a piece of specimen paper for us to refer to when filling up the agreement...

AND GUESS WAD???

My package dint include tat specimen paper. AT ALL.

WHY AM I SOOOOO SUAY?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ta pai (everytime in hokkien) lehz! It's either they sent the package late, or they nv sent the completed contents in it.

*HAIZ HAIZ HAIZ*

Imagine my kan cheong-ness.

But luckily, it seemed tat I wasnt the only one.

Several others dashed to the front of the stage to take new forms...

Me too.

But then horz, *sighz* before I could finish writing, my number was called.

We got the first number of the session.

*laughz + cryz*

Lucky? Suay? Up to you to figure it out.

Thank GYM... my witness, i.e. the MOE staff, was a veri kind and patient lady...

She waited for me to fill up the new forms, and constantly told me to take my time and dun panic...

*hahahz*

I kept apologising to her, but apparently she didnt mind it. *heeheez*

Guess I ren jian ren ai bahz... *bleahz*

After the end of the session, dad drove Uncle Tay back home at Bedok, and we shun bian went to visit my maternal grandma...

It's been a nong nong time since I've seen her, after CNY... And even during CNY, I seldom talk much to her, coz got other relatives and it's veri noisy and etc etc... Dint realli get the chance to actually sit down beside her and juz talk.

Well, I got tat chance today.

I sat on her bed, right next to her, and our distance was realli close...

Then I realised tat this was quite the first time I've looked at her face tat closely...

My grandma...she's realli old le... To be honest, I dunno her actual age lehz... So I asked her...

"Wad do you think??" she asked me back in a playful and mischievous manner.

"Erm... 78??"

"Ha ha ha... I'm 81 liao!!!" She seemed veri happie tat I thot she's younger than her actual age.

Wow.

I dint know she's tat old le...

And so we chatted... Nth much... Juz normal small talks...

There were moments of silence when we paused coz we dint realli know wad else we can talk about... It was kinda awkward, but I pretty enjoyed it...

It feels like we're bonding even though there's no conversation between us...

She began to tell me abt her condition (my grandma's diabetic), and she showed me the spot where she injects her Insulin every day... It was all red and bruised, and she told me it hurts her veri much. Her legs are all swollen, and tat's why she can't walk.

It realli pains me to see her lyktt.

At tat moment I felt helpless... I mean, wad can I do for her?? Wad can I do to lessen her pain??

Nothing much, realli. *haiz* (It was during such times tat I wish I was a doctor or sth...)

Old age, some would say.

Well, I guess it's true.

When you get to tat age, it's lyktt. Sick. Pain. Suffering. All tat kind of shit.

Grandma then went on to tell me her daily 'activities'... It was all she could do: sleep, eat, watch Yi Nan Wang a bit, and injections...

Tat's all.

Most of the time she spends it on bed coz she can't walk, and it's inconvenient to get up and down the wheelchair...

Even though she dint say it out, but the way she said all these made me feel one thing:

Tat's she waiting for her time to come.

Yup, sad to say this, but it's true...

*sighz deeply*

Pai seh... I'm veri emotional right now...

But I'm strong... wun cry lahz horz...

Juz feel sad.

And I wonder, wad would become of me if I get to live tat old???

And, wad would become of YOU if you get to live tat old???

Juz ponder, my frenz...

Meanwhile, I've got to hold on to my youth at the moment and enjoy myself while I still can.

Tat's why I'm gg to town ltr wif my beloved pals...

*hahahz*

Live life to the fullest man!!!!

*YAY!!!*

Pictures speak a thousand words...

*heh hehz*

Compliments to QM, who made me copy n paste these fabulous pics from her cutesy little blog...

Found dis somewhere in a folder... Dint know I've got this pic hidden in my com until now... It's taken during tiong's bday @ Clarke Quay... *haiz* Those were the days...

It's TM again...

My beloved couz LXY msg me to chio me to go TM n pei her buy her Swatch watch...

*hahahz*

She's sooooooooooo INSISTENT on getting a SWATCH watch lor!!! Can't stand her (for two secs oni lah horz.)

After going into countless shops n checking out metal straps with red faces, we saw one tat fits into her criteria, only tat it doesnt belong to the brand called SWATCH... (XY is one hell of a Swatch fan... shhh... dun let others know...)

Ultimately, die die oso muz wear Swatch on her wrist, we went back to the Swatch counter at TM, and she (I oso!) took a liking to a watch... She decided to get it, and....................

GUESS WAD?!?!?!?

(I think suayness runs in our family)

Tat watch, the display piece, is the one and only left... No more stock for it...

*hahahz*

Both of us share the same fate lorz...

*tsk tsk*

Like I said, she die die oso muz buy it, and so she asked for a transfer from other outlets...

Her wish is granted... The watch will be sent over to TM dis Saturday, which is sooooo lucky coz it's juz ONE DAY BEFORE THE STUPID GST HIKE!!!!!!

*muahahaz*

Speaking of GST hike, I desperately NEED to get one more pair of jeans lor!!!

Went to Levi's, but can't find anything I like.

Luckily, I saw one MNG jeans veri nice, AND IT'S ON DISCOUNT!!!

Usual price was S$80, but now?!?!?

S$39.

*MUAHAHAHAHAHZ + triumphant look*

Hee hee... XY's so dui coz she bought (long time ago lahz) tat jeans b4 the sale...

Ate at Sakae... the softshell sushi was frickin nice lehz... *heeheez*

With a full stomach, it's home-sweet-home...

Tks horz, XY!

For lending me ALL your prized possessions: MAYDAY albums!!!

And for getting me my veri belated birthday prezzie: Espirit wallet!!!

*hahahz*

Luv u!!!

(you muz luv me back coz I always give u the inspiration to shit can!)

=)

Getting used to my life now...

Seriously, I still wake up early in the morning, thinking tat I've got work ltr. *hahahz*

Still trying to adapt to my new tai-tai life... Eat, sleep, play, shop, and then the cycle will repeat itself... *wahahaz* Shiok right...

Morning ps Xiang...

We planned to go jogging together, but due to my vigorous six laps ytd, I've got muscle aches... So I dint wanna overstrain myself, and I sort of cancelled the whole thing... *muahahaz*

He was so sad lyktt... nobody to exercise wif him... and he has 16 more days to his enlistment... All da best worz, Xiang...

Lunch was veri jing cai (amazing)... Mum cooked lots of dishes: fried pork cutlet, chicken satay, roast duck, meatballs, and of course, some veggies... I suddenly realised tat I havent eaten her cooking for dunno how many donkey days... Realli missed the healthy homecooked food... *smilez*

Met up wif Xiang n Celes again... They are such good frenz... Pei me go Suntec Adidas to buy my bag... Especially Celes... I guess she's pretty tired after her first ever driving lesson, and yet she still acc me... *hahahz* (actually she die die oso muz go coz I nid her staff discount!!! *sheepish grinz*)

Btw, saw a sexy babe called QM waiting alone for MRT after her work... I got soooooo excited and called her immediately... It was nice to hear her sensual but steady voice again... *muahahaz*

Guess wad happened when we reached the Adidas outlet @ Suntec?!?!?!?!

I'm so suay can!

They dun haf the bag I wan!!!!

*grrrrz*

Not even the Royal Sporting House... *haiz*

We then went to eat Mac, and me feeling extremely sad coz dint manage to buy MY bag, can't eat anything. *sadded*

Celes then suggested the Citylink outlet, and I cheered up a bit. Juz a bit.

And dun guess lah horz...

They oso dun have it.

Gosh. It's juz a bag, why can't I juz have it?!?!?

*grrrrrrrrrrzzz*

I was extremely sad coz I REALLI WANTED TO BUY THE BAG!!!!

In the end, we walked (yes, we walked!) to Bugis, thinking we should give one more try to see if tat outlet has got any more stock...

Celes brought us to this realli cool shop called Actually, which sells jeans, t-shirts & bags at alarming high prices... Imagine a pair of jeans for $329?!? But the designs are realli funky n cool, juz like Celes's style... But the shop is rather ulu... nid to climb a narrow staircase to reach it...

Aniwae, I'm suay to the max.

BUGIS DUN HAVE THE BAG LORZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wah lau eh.

My mood realli dropped to the bottom of the floor can... Why? Tell me why???

The two of them cheered me up by agreeing to go TM wif me ltr... (I die die oso MUZ get the bag by today okie! Dun ask me why.)

Met Cuijing & her BF @ Topshop... she's my sec skol friend, and it's been a nong nong time since I saw her... Oh man, she realli slimmed down alot... Almost can't recognise her... *hahahz* And she's got a BF. *shakez head*

Aniwae, Celes n Xiang were soooooo regretful tat they dint get to see her. It's their fault. I waved them over to meet her, but they ignored me n continued shopping... *hahahz*

Saw another of our sec skol friend: Ke yang... And oh boy, he has oso changed lots... Grown taller and more muscular... Macham like a body-builder or sth...

I seriously dunno why he kept doing this to Celes...

Finally we reached TM.

GUESS WAD???????

THEY GOT IT! THEY GOT IT! THEY GOT IT!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!

See lahz... yuan zai tian bian, jing zai yen qian... this phrase is so frickin true!!!

But the thing is, the bag only left the display piece...

*haiz*

Everytime like this lehz... When I urgently wanna get sth, tat sth will end up to be the last piece on display...

Tell me, can anyone get suay-er than me?!?!

Nevertheless, the power of owning the bag overpowered me, and I. BOUGHT. IT.

*muahahaz*

A bit reckless, but I dun care.

Account depleting like waterfall, and this I care!

But no choice! I need tat bag for my orientation camp (3 days 2 nites can! *sianz*) & my swimming... So I guess it's a necessity... *heeheez*

I tried to take a shot of the bag, but BeBe, being a natural k-po, kept poking her head into the shot, disrupting the focus... *hahahz*

But she's sooooo cute lor!

Check it out:

And finally I can get a clear and BeBe-free shot of my latest prized possession tat cost me S$69:

Nice nice??

*girlish giggles*

Duh! Of course it's nice! It's pink n grey!!! The sweetest colour combination ever in history lor!

*squeals*

Right. I'm tired.

Tmr still hafta jog.

Wun ps Xiang le.

Hopefully.

p/s: Received an email from my CE tat ytd was supposed to be my last day. *diaoz* But she said nvm... *hahahz*

p/p/s: Tiong is coming back dis FRI!!! Can't wait to see him!!! *hahahz*

p/p/p/s: I'm angry wif my mum now. She actually allows ANTS to build their colony in OUR house. It's damn frickin disgusting and creepy-crawlie to see hundreds of ants crawling along the walls from the bathroom to the kitchen to the living room to the bedrooms... Nobody seemed to want to kill them... I told her to get rid of them, but she juz told me to ignore them. How to ignore?!?!?! They're invading our house, our privacy! And how abt BeBe??? It irks me to think tat there are ants hiding in between the fine furs of her body or creeping into her ears... (and she still says she cares for BeBe.) *roll eyes* I threw my temper while trying desperately to wipe out the entire race, and she's juz lying on the couch, watching TV. *raise eyebrows + wide-eyed look*

Day One of My Not-Working Life

Yay!!! Finally can sleep in on a weekday le!!! *hahaz*

Especially when it was such a cooling weather to sleep in...

Went swimming with Xiang @ tampines... (Hui ps us lor!)

Finally got time to do some exercising... After all tat good food from my workplace, I believe I've gained some stubborn fats le... *sianz*

Did six laps, and was too tired to carry on... As for Xiang, he did countless laps, simply becoz he "swam" to n fro HALFWAY of the pool... Tell me, how to count the no. of laps???

Oh, did I mention he can't swim?? *raise eyebrows*

Nope, I dint.

Well, he can't realli swim well, but I think he has made some improvements today... *hahahz*

Met up with Celes @ TM after her skol...

Had lunch at KFC... I know, all those calories I've burnt from swimmin seemed wasted...

Shopped ard and bought a shirt from MNG + a book from Times...

I bought this for keepsake... I borrowed this title from the library, and found the story veri veri veri inspiring... I simply adore all the words n phrases used inside... It's a must-read for everyone... =)

Headed back to WS, shopped somemore (amazingly) and we felt thirsty n hungry once again...

Had a rest at the dunno-wad-it's-called hong kong style restaurant, and ordered some drinks and dessert...

(WARNING: Pls keep calm when you see the following picture!!!)

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Celes's Mango Ice.

OH. MY. GOSH!!!

It's fricking HUMONGOUS can!!!! We dio stunned when the waitress served it. (I planned to order the red bean flavour but dint... Luckily.)

See? It's even BIGGER than my face.

*tsk tsk*

My HK style Ice Milk Tea... served in a metal tin, which looks so familiarly like the ones used in prisons... Not tat I've been there, but you know wad I mean...

Xiang said it's becoz the hot topic now is Christopher Lee's hit-and-run case, so the restaurant muz follow the prison-theme... *ROLL EYES* He can't get any lamer than dis, can he???

Well, he can.

While happily savouring the gigantic mango ice, Xiang popped this question out of nowhere, which caused Celes & I to dio stunned for 3 seconds, and then laughed our heads off and getting stomach cramps...

"Why isnt there any corns in it???"

Wad the.........

I dunno how his brain functions, but corns in MANGO ICE??? I know they both belong to the yellow category, but tat doesnt mean tat all yellow-coloured food muz be added into the ice, izzit????

Funnie man wif a funnie mind, tat guy is.

It's delicious, it's yummy, it's spoon-licking good!! But I'd recommend all diners to wipe their spoons first b4 licking... They dint realli wash their utensils CLEANLY...

The two of them then went home with me...

I'm need to buy BeBe's mum mum, so I decided to drive to Farmway to get her snacks... And the two of them wanna sit my car n test my driving skills... *hahahz* And they havent been to the pet farm, so I decided to let them da kai yen jie (open their eyes wide)...

We saw lots n lots n lots of stray dogs, and some of them are in a realli realli pitiful sight...

There's one dog limping slightly, the body covered in bruises, and the most horrible thing is tat one of its eyes was missing... *sob sob*

So sad, right... I can't imagine wad kind of pain or ordeal it has gone thru to suffer those injuries...

It's quite depressing to watch those dogs lying ard, with flies buzzing ard their bodies, sleeping on dirty grounds and etc... I mean, you can sense from their eyes tat they are longing to have a nice and cosy home, and someone to care n pamper them... But I guess it's sth tat will be unlikely to happen to them... Who would want a big stray dog as a pet, when there are healthy-looking + diseases-free puppies for sale at the other corner???

Celes looked so sad at the sight in front of her... Tat goes to show one thing: she's got compassion... not like the one below:

I can't believe he's my friend.

Sun-burnt wAn-wAn signing off now...

PP Part Two: with colleagues...

25th of June ~ A veri special, heartwarming, touching, meaningful and FUN day filled with lots of love, care, encouragement, but no tears...

*hahahz*

It was my last day of work at the clinic... *sob sob*

And to be honest, I'm quite reluctant to leave the place becoz of the people dere (not the patients lah horz!) and yet, I'm quite looking forward to a brand new phase of my life... So it's kinda mixed feelings, and I hate tat.

But as the saying goes, tian xia mei you bu shan zhi yan xi (there's always parting after gathering), and life moves on... even though I veri she bu de...*haiz*

But I still wanna yak yak abt my morning to NIE first b4 I share the most touching moments (yet!) in my life...

Wah lau eh.

Travel ALL DA WAY juz to hand over a pathetic envelope... it's like, wad, 5 mins in the building and 95 mins to reach there??? *sianz*

But wad to do... I'm still getting used to it, so juz bear wif me okie...

(fyi, dad dint drive me... actually it was a miscommunication. I thot he dint want to drive me coz he said it wasnt on the way, but then he changed his mind and wanted to send me, but I kept thinking otherwise. So when he called me when I reach Boon Lay, I was like *grrrrr*. But I'll forgive him lah...)

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Reached the clinic as fast as I could... I'm trying to salvage the loss of time taken away from me in the morning...

As usual in every Monday morning, the clinic was packed to the max... There's frickin lots of patients waiting, and when it's every other day, I'll surely be in a PMS mood...

But surprisingly, my mood was pretty and I was rather patient in serving them... *hahahz*

Must be the effect of "The Last Day" thing... Trying to make the last best experience out of it... *smilez*

Eventually, we managed to clear the patients, and were left some time for some cam-whoring activities... *hehhehz*

Me at my counter 5... =)

QM beautifying herself b4 a shot...

Pretty pretty!!!

Me & Yani, a veri veri veri small-sized gal...

Rani & me... she's one of the HAs (health attendant) tat's been v helpful towards us, and she's the one who brought me n QM into the doctors' rooms to collect clips... *hahahz*

Nurse Jasmine & me... Erm, nth much to say abt her coz not veri close to her... I post dis pic simply becoz I look nice in it... *muahahahz*

Tat's Helen, another HA whom I like veri much! She's v direct + a joker, and we always tease each other... She handmade me a bracelet as a farewell gift can!!! *sob* So touching...

Helen & me... It's amazing how well I can get along with people named Helen... There's another Helen from pop whom I'm veri close to... I guess all Helens are nice and generally good people... *grinz*

Me & Gladys, one of my CE, and she's one of the NICEST boss ever... I'm so fortunate to haf her as my ah tou... =) There's another CE, but too bad she's on leave tat day, so I can't take a pic wif her...

QM, Gladys & me... The temps + exec... So cute n cool... :)

My two most favourite ladies at the clinic... (dint know QM got a crush on me...) *hee hee*

Me & Irene (my shifu), the one I always talk abt... Look at us... Like master, like disciple... We got the same pose!!! =)

Us in the cab, on our way to PP for the dinner ltr...

Tat's the reason why I heart them so muchie!!!

Juriah & me... We get along v well, and she's one of the few yalams tat I dun dislike... *hehehz*

Me & pretty Rohini, another good pal of mine...

Left to right: Rohini, Juriah, me, Yani, & Pok

Left to right: Pok, me, Tia, & Yingwei

Loves.

My dessert: Merri-Mint... forgot to take the main course (breaded chicken!) simply becoz I was too famished n started stuffing my face when it's placed in front of me... *hehhehz*

She's seriously the richest, loveliest, most gentle woman I've ever known... And she's the one and only one who treated us tat night... (There were 12 of us, each ordering a main course + dessert + those side orders... Estimate the total bill...) Now you know wad I mean??? And I've finally found my role model... I wanna be like her when I grow old: a pure tai-tai!!!!

The night wun be complete without a group pic! (First two from top row: Badi & Xiao Hei)

I was seriously shocked + surprised when they gave me a gift (to be more precise, it's Xiao Hei who presented me the gift)...

My gosh... I almost cried can!!!

Coz I realli, realli, realli (pls repeat 10 more times urself) dint expect them to give me anything... simply becoz I've been working for such a short period, and erm, I tend to make mistakes at work, and it's due to them tat I could sail thru this period smoothly... I was only too happie to haf them to make it for the dinner...

*happie + contented sighz*

A PINK pen + a keychain holder + a LV brooch...

Pls dun call me sensitive, but I think it's Xiao Hei who got the prezzie for me (coz she loves doin such work), which can explain for this "LV" brooch... Recalled back to the LV versus Gucci conversation we had earlier... Is this supposed to be a sarcastic mark to an end of our working relationship??? I would nv know...

Looking back, I realli enjoyed the time spent at the clinic... I'm really grateful to Adecco for introducing this job to me... *hahahz*

(Yes, it's self-reflection time now...)

Although sometimes, if not most of the times, the patients being irritating + pissing me off greatly, I still wanna thank them for allowing me to fully comprehend the fact tat there are different types of ppl with thousands different personalities... Some are veri nice & polite, most are juz plainly rude & stubborn, and few are mental...

For instance, I have never interact with a mental person before, and yet working at the clinic gives me the opportunity to "interact" with not one, but several mental cases... Even though it's nerve-wrecking + superduper irritating at times, but it seems to me now tat it was juz another kind of experience for me...

So yeah, I would definitely say tat I'll miss serving those patients...

Next up: of course it's my colleagues lah!!!

This part is specially dedicated to QM, my comrade at work, my shitting partner, my lunch mate, my pal... altho she's oni a year younger than me, we can get along REALLI fricking well... *lolz* She's full of nonsense sometimes, like how she kept touching my hand on my last day or burps in front of me, and she brings out my liveliness and craziness, and makes working in an auntie environment F-U-N....

I'll surely, definitely plus confirm, chop & guarantee miss working & eating & shitting wif her... And I'm worried how she's gonna cope on her own at times (it's always the two of us who pia and cheong, and now tat I'm gone......) Dun worrie, gal... You wun be alone... You have my moral support!!! Juz do ur best and make the best out of it... Only left one month which is veri fast de...

Dun fret abt eating alone... I'll come n join u for lunch whenever I'm free!!! *winkz*

(Okie, I'm almost done, juz a few more words... Can't believe I'm still working on this for nearly 4 hours!!!)

Another thing I'll miss much much is the FOOD!!!!

OMG OMG OMG...

Juz the thought of the food there can make me droolz...

Yong tau fu, fish & chips, nasi lemak, chap cai beng, ban mian, and Mac... *slurpz*

We always and only eat them every week, and try to alternate each dish every day... (We make Wednesday our McDonald's day!!!) *hahahz*

One of those things I've learnt: tat Geylang East Central has lots of good food!!! Must bring my parents/friends there some day to try... Although sometimes you may cross the path of some psycho named Tay Chong Meng...

*grinz*

Right. I'm done. Ciao!

p/s: I baked my speciality cookies for them, and they were snatched up in a flash... Received raving comments okie!!! *proud look*

p/p/s: End of the longest ever post. *heehee*