I am very tired!

I had a very long day. Started of my day with tuition at 9am, followed by relief teaching in school for the afternoon session. I know it sort of is like normal working hours, from 9 to 6 but i was really exhausted mentally as well as physically. I had many lessons in line today, and i didn't even get to sit down much. This is not the most straining part, but it was the shouting part that made me so tired. When 1 person talks its not very audible, but when 40 of them talk it gets damn noisy. I was so sick and tired of shouting on the top of my voice so that the rest of the class can hear me, and shouting to get them to shut up. Of course i didn't say shut up (i don't really like that word), but ultimately i just wanted to hear quietness. The kids really aren't scared of me, and sometimes i regret not creating a really very very stern image at the start. Also, i think i am too soft hearted. I see the other teachers scolding their kids and it can really get quite harsh, but i really don't want to hurt the kids. I was hoping that they would be nice to me if i use a nicer treatment on them, but it seems that it doesnt work. Worse of all, i finally met a b**** in my class! I can tolerate naughty kids, i can tolerate kids that are slow learners, i can tolerate playful kids, but i CANNOT tolerate attitude problem kids who think that they are so damn smart! Pisses me off big time, and this girl really has an attitude problem. Not a serious one but definitely not respectful of authority-ok maybe its just towards me. You can be telling her things like do you want to continue to misbehave? And she just gives you that can't be bothered face, or like totally not taking the soft treatment you are giving her. I really feel like just leaving her out but i can't, but i really cannot stand her freaking attitude! I think if she continues like that i will just send her to some super fierce teacher for counselling, so she gets scolded big time and stops being a b**** urgh! Anyway, loads of work coming in which means stress!!!! God please be my strength and wisdom. I need my rest....

Disgusting Bangalas

This entry is not going to be just on banglas alone, but on a day where i got to see for myself a very disgusting side of them. Yesterday i was at Sentosa with Leb for some tanning session, and i got to witness disgusting bangla workers lusting after bikini 'babes'. But before that, i just want to share on the goodness of God.

When we arrived at Sentosa, the sky was bright and clear, but a but cloudy, not very conducive for tanning. I prayed short prayers to ask God to clear away the clouds so leb could tan, but the sun came and in less than 1 minute, it got covered by the clouds again. Seeing the sun appear and go away made me think of the phrase 'behind every cloud there is a silver lining', and this phrase made me think of God's promise to us where in every trouble that can't seem to be solved, God will have the solution to it-he is just like the sun covered up by the clouds. No matter how cloudy it is, the sun is there, and even though we can't see the sun, we can still be sure the sun is there and will come out eventually.

The second promise i conceptualised would be the word persistant. As the sun came and go very quickly, i thought to myself that leb won't be able to tan in the end as well, so i told him to go. However he told me that why not just wait a while, and i was like ah fine. And the sun did come out just almost 5 minutes after, and it shone very brightly too. It just makes me wonder how often we give up so easily, thinking that God won't answer my prayer, why wait or why persist. Sometimes it just takes a little while more for God to give us the answer, and it is for us christians to hold on to that faith and persist till we see the sun come out. If you are wondering why i had so much time to think about so many things, it is because i wasn't tanning. I was sitting nicely under a nice shelter just observing the happenings there, and that is why i got to see those disgusting che ko pek (lustful) banglas!

Just as i was enjoying the sun and sea breeze, i saw this 'babe' with very good figure and a very nice tan walking on the beach. She was of course dressed in her bikini, and not the conventional kind. She was in a g-string bottom practically exposing her whole butt. As i was observing, i saw this bangla walk up to her and said something which of course i could not hear. But looking at her response, he must have proposed something disgusting, because she simply looked at him with a very disgusted face and walked off within less than 5 seconds. After she and her friend walked away, a group of bangalas started trailing behind her just to stare at her half exposed ass! They followed her all the way from one end to the other so that they could just gaze at her butt. How disgusting and desperate can they get man.

I think their purpose was to go to the beach to look at bikini babes, but that action of theirs really disgusted me so much. It was just a butt and they could like follow behind them like how a dog will follow a bone. I wonder what would they do if they were at nude beaches! Look, i am not simply being racist here, but i really have to insist that their conduct makes them deserve the kind of perception people have on them. I do look up to polite and well behaved bangalas. Those that will make it a point to say excuse me on the train so they don't accidently brush against you when they go out of the train, or those that bother to keep their distance from you so as to not create the misunderstanding that they are out to take advantage of you. But for this kind, i am sure they would jump at the chance to bed some woman, or even man. Damn sick. Oh and guess what. The babe whom they were ogling at isn't a babe after all. She was actually a tranny! hahahahaha. I only realised that when i was waiting for leb outside the toilet. I saw that 'babe' go in to the toilet, and on her way out, some ang mo guys tried to pick her up and the moment she opened her mouth, my jaw dropped. A deep and manly voice came out of her mouth. No wonder her figure was so good and she was so daring as to wear a g-string bottom.

Anyway God was really nice to us on this day. Right after we ended our tanning session, it started to rain heavily! How perfect his timing is.

Thank you God for the goodness you have shown in my life

How often do we do wrong things yet God constantly forgives us.

I am not perfect, and because of my imperfection, the more i need you Lord.

Woo hoo!

I just received a call from Mrs S this morning who confirmed that i would be taking over her class while she goes on maternity! Haha, when my friend asked me of this assignment i was already very excited, but nothing was confirmed as she was still looking for potential people to take over her class during her absence. I met her when i went to do relief and i guess i wasn't convincing enough as a stern and effective teacher. I then met her class for the first time when i took them for maths, and i can understand why she is worried for me. The class is really noisy and they aren't afraid of me, ok not all are like that, but there are 2 destructive fellas in the class. I guess they would be the problematic one, but i will remember the verse ' I can do all things through christ who strengthens me'. I think i will need to medidate on this verse quite often after i start my relief stint. I really want to give thanks to God that a newbie like me would be offer a chance as such. First things first, he gave me friends who are able to help me in this path, secondly he opened up doors of opportunities for me. This relief stint will definitely help me greatly in my application to MOE. Even though its only a temp job, I am very thankful because with a job market as such, whatever you get is considered as a blessing, and i know my blessing comes from God, so thank you God for everything!

Updates

I cannot remember where i last stopped but i know i have lots of things to update about, or at least things i wanted to update about, but before we go there, i just want to update about more recent events. On Monday and Tuesday, I went to do relief teaching, and i must say i truely enjoyed myself. Of course there were times where i was sick and tired of having to shout (i was doing this half of the time) at the kids, but ultimately i still enjoyed the experience tremendously. Especially when the kids that only saw you for 1 lesson or so remembers your name, and greets you every single time when they walk past you. However, i have been constantly thinking of how can i 'scare' the kids more. They don't seem to be afraid of me no matter how fierce i try to be. Well they will keep quiet for that moment when i really shout out loud, but 5 mins later they start to become very rowdy again, and yet when teachers of the school come in, they are silent. The teachers don't even need to shout, they just need to talk. I wonder when will i be able to master that special skill of theirs haha. Anyways, back to older events.

This is a very old event and i realised i didn't share with you guys yet. Ok not that some of you might want to know, but its my blog so i can share whatever i want haha. On that day, Susan and I(the 2 very free persons) brought Evangeline and Esaias to Snow City. I have been wanting to go there but i never got the chance to. They used to advertise on tv on that place and it looks so fun and interesting so since we were so free we decided to bring the kids there for a try. I was very excited myself and excited for the kids as well because they haven't saw snow before so we hurried in, bought the tickets, and proceeded to choose our 'winter' jackets.

so cute!

the only one not geared up yet

Its winter time!

No photo taking was allowed inside the place itself cause they had people inside that would take professional photos for you, but ultimately, they just want to make you pay for the photos. Hmmm we were given an hour inside, but half an hour later, the kids were already freezing so we came out. It was really a very real replica of a snowy state but the place is small, and it looks kinda miserable, not like what was shown before on advertisement. All you could do was to go up this mini slope and slide down via a rubber tube, and you keep repeating the same process. Other than that, there was a very small play area with some ice figurines for you to see and take photos with and perhaps throw snow at each other? In summary, adults you might get sick of that place rather quickly; kids will enjoy, but just make sure to let them wear thicker clothings.

Next up would be our once in a bluemoon meeting with Deb and Voon. This time Deb had some free vouchers for this chinese restaurant at Heeren called Tang Dian Wang, so instead of our regular pepper lunch we 'upgraded' to something better = ) It was quite a quiet evening though, not much people were in the restaurant, but it was ok! Made it easier for us to talk and fool around.

Beautiful lightings

OUR MENU

$1 chicken with every $20 or $30 spent!

Glutinous rice with salted egg and chicken

Beehoon with duck and runny egg, very yummy!

front: dumplings with chilli oil and vinegar, back: glutinous rice dumpling-not nice

Seems like quite a bit of food for the three of us, we were pretty full at the end, but we still managed to squeeze dessert in, but 1 dessert 3 share. After the meal it was time for photos photos and photos!

Deb, me, Voon

From Pretty Face

Acting silly

From ARDC

Looking Ah ma-ish

Love this photo but its blur!

I always look so fat when i am next to her = (

That marks the end of our dinner. I will want to bring my parents to this restaurant in the future or suggest this place for any family dinners. Price wise it's still reasonably affordable, but some people might think beehoon with runny egg only cost 3 bucks at coffeeshops so its silly to pay 12 dollars plus for the one here. But it has duck inside ok. That was one of my personal faves that night. Oh and the drinks! How can i forget. They have homemade water chestnut and barley and stuff and it only cost $2.50! With that price we might only be able to get coke or sprite at some restaurants so go try it out. Level 5 Hereen.

March Holidays

This holiday has been of no significance to me anymore because i have been out of sec school for a very long time. But since now i still haven't found a job, and i have niece and nephews at home, the March holidays have a whole new meaning to me. Its a time where i can help my sister bring the kids out together; especially when the maid is not around, or three of them can be quite a handful. So it was off to Sentosa this time. It was my first time taking the train into Sentosa and also my first time entering the images of Singapore. I can't recall if i have been in when i was young, but it was a new experience to me.

The images of Singapore is somewhat like a wax museum, but it can be nowhere compared to the wax museum in Hong Kong or Madam Tussaude. They look quite fake and it's pretty obvious that not much touch ups are done on the figurines.

Our founders?

Haha i don't know who this is!

Hmmm....

After images of Singapore we went to Underwater World. I think for most tourist that goes to Sentosa, Underwater World is a must-see for them. I was pretty excited myself cause it has been ages since i last stepped into that place, and i love aquariums! It does look a bit different now except for the travelator part. And this was the first time i actually fed a sting ray! We bought the feed for the kids, but they were all freaked out by the huge sting rays and they were in packs, not just one on their own. In order to convince my eldest nephew Evan that it was not scary at all, i volunteered to feed first, but i tell you i was damn scared too! I didn't know if they would bite, or would they suck your whole hand in or what, but i had to act brave. The moment the sting ray came forward and sucked its food in i felt so tickled. Haha it was a very weird feeling; their 'mouths' were very soft and they really just suck the food in your hand away like a vaccum cleaner. Other than that, there was nothing really great about that place because it was very small and you won't even need to spend more than 1 and a half hours in there? I still prefer the Melbourne Aquarium more. The only winning factor is, you get to get more personal with the sea creatures at Underwater World.

The next holiday event we have in line for the kids will be a buffet at Park Roya Hotel. My sister chanced upon this buffet promotion on 8 days, where children only need to pay according to their age. For example, Evan is 7 so he pays 7 bucks only, and since Esaias is under 3 he doesn't have to pay a single cent, so it definitely a bargain for kids. Some of the food there included:

Delicious Laksa

Sashimi

Oyster Ommlette

Ba Kut Teh

Duck Noodle

Yummy chocolate fondue

These were just some of the food we had. Hmmm, more of the ones which i thought were very nice. I loved the duck noodles and sashimi best i guess, but i think i am really ageing. I could eat much more than this in the past, but as i grow older, my appetite becomes smaller. Don't know if its a good thing or not, but oh well, i am just thankful i can still eat = )

Wanting to give a kids a final day of fun before school actually re-opens, we finally fulfilled our promise to them by bringing them to the zoo. Susan and I have been discussing this like 2 months ago but we never brought the kids there, so finally we found a day where everyone was free and off to the zoo we went.

The 2 nannies for the day

Me and the little ones

Us in full force

On the tram

Feeding the kangeroos

Washing hands after the feeding session

I enjoyed myself as much as the kids enjoyed themselves. I am a fan of the zoo myself, and i never get sick of going to that place. And this time round, i got to see new places as well like the newly renovated kidz world, and this was also my first time walking throught the fragile forest and coming up close with the animals. The Singapore Zoo is one attraction which i dare to boldly say...best in the world! I guess many would agree yea?

Daryl's Birthday

I went back to the days of being a kid today and attended Daryl' s (Susan's cousin) McDonald's party. Actually Evangeline was the one invited, i just went as a chaperon. However, it was fun looking at the kids play and seeing them laugh and enjoying themselves. There were some kids that were very naughty though, and it made me feel like smacking them. Getting into fights so easily and talking in a 'hey i am an adult' way, but i guess we all went through that stage before. The majority of the kids were boys and there was only this one little girl that was Daryl's friend, and of course Evangeline and Cheryl who could only be the onlookers and not participants; they would surely get injured.

Cheryl and Evangeline

We are all in pink again

Can you believe this girl is actually younger than Evangeline?

McDonald's party usually ends very quickly, in about 2 hours time? That is suffiient for the kids to play games and cut the cake, but to us adults, i think the 2 hours passes very slowly haha. I cannot imagine myself being a mom next time and having to bring my kids to this kind of party, but when the time comes i know i will surely enjoy seeing my kids have fun. Maybe next time we should have our adult party at McDonalds, something different for a change.

On a side note, my church announced the death of another lady due to cancer. I think its colon cancer as well, the same cancer that Amy had. I wonder what is this world coming to; why is everyone getting cancer? This makes me worried for myself too, because early stages of cancer does not have obvious symptoms. We should all go have a body check soon...Susan when?

Essential Brew

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After buying Zhenni's present together with Susan on Tuesday, i brought her to Essential Brew at Holland V for some tea. The last time i went there i didn't get a chance to sit on their 'tatami' style table which i really liked, so this time i was quite keen. Sitting on the floor just gives it a more cosy feeling, like you know more comfortable than sitting upright and you just don't have the 'at-home' feel. When you get to sit casually on the floor, you can talk there for ages and not feel tired or like, hmm shall we leave this place? Definitely a good place for chilling with friends.

tatami style settings

waiting for our drinks

not liking her minty tea very much :>)

For some of you that do not know, i am currently teaching 2 jap kids english as a part-time job. I somehow find great satisfaction and enjoyment from this job, and seeing the 2 kids enjoy their lessons and learning makes me feel so happy. Even though a few have been telling me that i am getting under-paid, i still don't wish to stop teaching them because of that. Furthermore, they are a japanese family so they are really polite and treat you with very kind hospitality. Even if i were to get a full-time job in the future, i would really still like to hold on to this part-time stint. Somehow i find my passion is in teaching, but yet i am unsure if i will be able to take the stress if i were to become a school teacher. Whatever it is, i will leave it to the Lord to light up my path to guide my way.