Mid year resolutions

I will make time for those around me.

I will be more organised and independent.

I will not expect people to do what I want, neither will I keep their faults.

Building something out of things that fall apart

Random pics from my mobile phone: Its nice chilling out at the chinese garden.

Nice view from the toilet




Anyway , back to today's topic.



Sent my printer to the servicing centre. Just 3 months after the one year warranty has ended.




Sent my DVD recorder(still under warranty) to the servicing centre.






Was downloading various software to rid my laptop(possibly still under warranty) of errors last night.




Would probably have to do something about my new camera SD card (does it come with a warranty?)too. I can't load the pictures into my labtop.I can only take pictures with my mobile phone camera now.



Even my bathing sponge(with no warranty) needs changing.

Had an accident at the swimming pool which resulted in an injured left hip(ok I'm not sure about the technical term) and a right knee oozing with blood. Was supposed to be body surfing on the water, more like body surfing the pool floor. Anyway, I went on to slide down the gigantic water slide so my injuries couldn't be that bad.

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Things (even human beings),whether anot they come with a warranty are simply not built to last. We are slowly but surely dying /falling apart ,year by year, month by month, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second and yes moment to moment. Build something that last out of it while we still can. What are you going to build in your life?

Of East and West

One of my colleagues intended to join me for the course in Taiwan but shortly after ,the taiwan course was being cancelled.


More time devoted to other activities then!






Took them with my new camera. My old camera is still sadly missing.


Intended to visit the Da Vinci exhibition alone when a friend smsed me about the Kanxi exhibition. In the end, we went to the Da Vinci exhibition in the morning, caught the Van Gogh at the Omni Theatre at 1p.m, continued with the Da Vinci exhibition after lunch and only left the science centre at about 4p.m where we proceed with the exhibition of The Kanxi Emperor .Yes, the Da Vinci Exhibition is that comprehensive!


Alot of hard work definitely went in to create the visually stunning, interactive , mind enriching and comprehensive exhibition. It took 10 years to create!




After the exhibition, I cannot help but marvel at the pure genius and dedication of Da Vinci. Definitely looked at his pieces with new eyes , understanding and appreciation.



Before that, I simply could not comprehend about the big hoo ha around the famous painting Mona Lisa.



It must be noted that many of his work remained hidden for quite some time after his death. He was an artist, scientist, inventor, sculptor, musician, mathematician, engineer and architect , amongst so many other things.

The exhibition is definitely highly recommended. Don't worry about it being too arty farty, even a bimbo like me enjoyed myself throughly.

Blast to the past

Before we travel back, something that our graduating brownies gave us before they step down.

I'm not really sure what they mean by saying choc and me are like mothers to them..hmm...

But most of them were already responsible girls when they came in. Even the one who seemed kind of sluggish were able to rise to the occassion. Perhaps kids like being given responsibility and the fact that they are doing it as a group probably enhance their experience.

What we asked them to do were to design activities for the younger brownies. I will simply act as an observer and give them feedback at the end of the session. I must praise their effort both in designing the activities as well as the effort in improving based on the feedback given.

They play a big part in motivating me to take on a cca which requires a lot of hard work and planning from the teachers.

Ok back to the topic.

Another of my student from last year used a hand made wrapping paper to wrap a present for me. She is going back to India. I'm quite surprised , considering that I'm not teaching her this year. However, considering the wonderful parents that she have, I should not be surprised. See http://cottontailpuff.blogspot.com/2008/12/misconceptions-about-teaching.html

The student was already a wonderful child to begin with, yet the parents were gracious and humble to thank me for teaching their child.

Some time back last year, I mentioned that a student gave me a card saying that her mother is pleased with her change in behaviour.

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I haven't seen her for quite some time, after teaching her last year. Recently, she joined the Brownies. What a change I see in her, and not a good one as that. I discussed it with another colleague. Well....I supposed sometimes when change occur, it can be hard to maintain in children especially when there are many external influences bombarding them. In order for change to last, support from those in close proximity with the child, i.e. the parents. must come in .