just recharged after i came home from 2e3+ chalet =) i actually didnt slp at all! haha! but i KO-ed when i reached home. heh! it was nice catching up with ppl whom i have not met for really long and even if i had met them, i didnt really have the chance to sit down and have a good talk with them either. so yunting and yiling became my chatting buddies thru the night with val and jean popping over once in awhile. heh! =)) ended the chalet with a good mac breakfast with yunting!

this is a little bit random, more photos for girls' night out =) haha! add on photos to my previous entry...

our very yummy cream pasta with everything cooked with just a rice cooker

and these hotdogs almost exploded at me when i opened the lid...forgetting the fact that its a pressure cooker =/

ITS THE LAST DAY OF 2010! u know, when it comes to the last day of the year, we always do reflection. so here's mine....

in the year 2010, i see the change in myself, i see myself grow, i see myself mature. i know what i want in life and im working hard towards it. hopefully, i will achieve what i set out to achieve. there were ups and downs in 2010. but despite the down period, i have learnt to pick myself up again and move on. it was a tough battle, a battle on my own. a battle against my mind. but i know i have gained something out of it when i emerged victoriously. im always amazed by the way our mind works. how our mind possible controls the way we behave act and think. how positively reframing your mind helps us to overcome the impossible and helps us gain/draw strength from it. but sometimes, too much of positively reframing my thoughts make me wonder. am i being too simplistic to this complicated world, am i being too naive, too idealistic? am i protecting myself just so that i wun get hurt anymore, that i chose to remain in the dark? i don't deny im someone who thinks alot. simple little things and i start to wonder whats the meaning behind it. were the things or effort that i have done for u ever appreciated? if it is not, then what does that mean?

damn i hate reflection sometimes. it makes me cry.

whatever it is, i close the chapter of 2010 and welcome 2011. may it be a gooooooooood year!

alright! got to get changed to meet my friends for dinner!

roars! PLEASE LET ME GET THE ELECTIVES MODULES THAT I WANT!

atypical development and language OR adolescent psychology? i need to drop one of it and i really cant make up my mind because they are both interesting!

had a good run to punggol jetty today! and i ran more than usual =) thumbs up! i need to do more runningggg and less eatingggggggg...

accompanied my sis to the airport to receive linus...haha! i seriously have nth better to do =p

ps: come back soon dude! don't go mia and reply emails pls!

back from my macau trip with 900 over photos in just 5 days =DD haha!! we are the camwhore family! =p



macau trip was like an adventure with the loss of our luggage when we first set foot at macau! this got my mum so worried! hahaha! but no worries, we found it back eventually with the help of the airport staff =) soon after we left the airport, we got cheated by some random ah peh telling us there isnt shuttle bus from the airport to our hotel WHEN IN FACT THERE IS! ended up, we had to transfer 3 shuttle buses just to get to our hotel from the airport. but it was fun la, hopping up and down shuttle buses, looking at map and asking around. like backpacking like that =) AND their transport system is BAD! too long a story to tell but i would say, it is always better to walk in macau given its small size...and we did walk the entire macau!

this entertainer decided to entertain us with his magic when he saw my sisters and i stoning at a corner in the mall =)

but macau got a little boring when it came to day 4 =/ because we have already walked the entire place, visited all the attractions and sites and whatsoever, eaten/tried all the food...but still, it has been a nice time spent with my family =)

chalet with the babes! =) its the first time i go chalet with only 2 girls! hahaha!! a pity allena and rousi cant join us! but its ok! another time =)

our first night out together =D

lets backtrack a little....

Saturday
helped out at camp mumbo =) and believe it or not, it's my first time sitting on a lorry! HAHA! im such a noob. my entire saturday was just spent at east coast park and at deyi secondary with the kids. THE KIDS WERE SO ADORABLE I FELT LIKE HUGGING THEM. and theres a 3 year old girl who came for the camp as well!! but trust me, the facilitators were worn out baby sitting her. heh. heng im just a helper. go there to play with the kids only.

Sunday
headed to benjamin's house in the morning. played monopoly deal while waiting for the cadets to prepare their food for picnic. and what with the craze over monopoly deal nowadays eh? i see people playing monopoly deal while waiting for train?! omg. hasnt this game been in the market for like very long? anyway, headed to marina barrage for our picnic and kite flying =)

i swear i feel so old when i went back! but it was good in a way because i got to noe more of my little juniors now. AND I SWEAR IM NOT GOING TO BE UNDER THE SUN ANYMORE! so much for wanting to turn dark! tgyc camp got me dark a little! then an entire day spent at east coast during mumbo camp got me darker. THEN, kite flying at marina barrage got me roasted! now im like some aunty who seeks for shelter under the sun =/

monday

behavioural observation session at the family's house today. i would very much want to do something to help their son and i hope they hire me! but a part of me feels scared because im afraid im not up for the role as a therapist. well, lets see how it goes eventually. headed to yew tee at night for work and home sweet home! going out everyday + under the hot sun + slping late at night + waking up early in the morning = FALL SICK =(

today

met up with meijuan to shop around bugis =)

its meet up for the TRIOS! =)) WE HAVE NOT MET FOR 2 FREAKING LONG MONTHS! that seems so longgg! and as a result of that, we talked like we nva talked before...hahah!!

nice meeting up with the TRIOS! hugss!

i cant help but to dig out the past photos when we were still working at stradivarius....reminiscing man...damn, and i think i grew fatter comparing this old photo and the current one =x its time to diet man!

i've already chopped joyce to go run with me! MJ U ARE INVITED TOO!

and i went NEX with my mum today! it wasnt as BIG as what other people said but it was pretty alright la. and its damn funny just now when my daddy and mummy were both trying to make my hair. cox i bought this funny looking don't know call what thing to make my hair and i cant do it on my own!! and im amazed by my dad because he seemed more pro than my mum in making my hair! hahahaha!!

im contemplating whether to run or not =x

run?

don't run?

run?

i know i have gotten over it. but sometimes, i just think back about the past and i ponder. ponder about what i do not know. is just that tinge of....i really don't know how to describe...sadness? bitterness? that things have to end in such a manner? i was looking through past emails and relationship is such a freaky thing. can i have an insurance that will guarantee me that it will last?
- random thoughts, whether u understand me or not just ignore me!

perfect condition to run now. when ur head is all messed up with incoherent thoughts, running is the best solution. GOODBYE!

HAPPY 21ST REGINA! =)

my BFF from primary sch =DDDD i still remember the days when my BFF would send me home after school! cute right! we were only in pri 6 then!!! she is like my bodyguard! haahhaha!! and even up till today, 9 years down the road, she still sends me home!awwwwwwwwwww.....HUGS!

david the TALLLLLL and CLUBBER boy who is a law undergraduate in disguise...haha! he is soooo freaking talll =/

and u must be wondering why regina's 21st has no regina's face in my post eh. thats because she hasnt uploaded her photos and im itching to blog so i'll upload the rest of the photos when they are up!

the overseas call and sms warms my heart. thanks dude! keep them coming! and good luck for ur interview in a few hours time!

TOY STORY 3C has officially came to an end!


group shot!

the committee members!

Shi hui and Si hui =D

me and my assistant facililators =))) CJ and his cranky self =p the lightings make all of us so fair! which is not true ah, IM SUN BURNT!

my buddy during camp =)

my wonderful group =DDD

REFLECTION!
As much as we hope the children would learn from us during the camp, I must say I have learnt a lot from them too. For instance, I learnt to be more patient with myself and with the children, learnt to work with children and most importantly, learnt to deal with conflicts among the children. I must say dealing with conflicts among the children was not an easy feat and thus I would particularly like to thank CJ, Eileen and Zhenyuan. There are times when I am unsure of how to handle my children and I would turn to them for advice. They have been really helpful and have given me the needed guidance.

Also, the camp has given me the opportunity to bring myself down to the level of a child, to look at things from a child’s perspective and to understand how a child thinks and acts. In fact, it makes me ponder a lot. Philosopher John Locke posits the image of a child as ‘tabula rasa’ which means that when a child is born, he is born with nothing akin to a blank piece of paper. It is only through socialisation with surrounding people and environment that a child learns and develops to become who he is. I cannot help but to agree with what John Locke has to say about the importance of nurturing. Even though Toy Story 3C has only been a short 3 days 2 nights camp, I certainly do hope that these children through interacting and socialising with their facilitators and their peers, would picked up some good values and skills that would shape and mould them to become a better person in future.

In particular, I was heartened to see that my group’s children finally managed to take the first step out in overcoming their fear during high elements after all the persuasion and encouragement I gave them. I was really overwhelmed with emotions when I finally see them nod in agreement to try out high elements and yearning for more tries after they have successfully completed the obstacles. This camp has really helped the children by bolstering their level of confidence and self esteem to believe in their selves that they are capable of overcoming challenges set ahead of them. I do hope that this experience would follow through these children and generalise to other challenges in life.

In addition, I was particularly touched at the end of the camp when one of the children looked at me sincerely and said ‘Thanks Dear’. I almost melted. Sometimes we looked at children thinking they are too young to appreciate or understand the things that we have done for them, but I was all wrong. They know and they can sense it.

If you were to ask me whether i would go for such camp again, i gladly say yes =)

and i must say, im no longer that quiet introvert me anymore! ahahha!! looks can be deceiving. nicholas was telling me when he first saw me he went 'die la, how can this girl lead the group of children, she looks so quiet' MUAHAHAH!! but after 1 day, he decided to change his opinion because he said i was way too noisy =p and valerie must have been the first person on this planet to say i cheer damn loud. MUAHAHHA! its interesting to see how ppl perceive you at times. it is through knowing how ppl perceive u that u get to know yourself =)