I know its late at night and I should be mugging, typing, researching whatever.... but this is a long over-due post that I promised I would write and I've finally decided too haha... (:

Oh and I know its been a while since I've last blogged hehe.. exams la what to do.. I do study at time u know...
My first year at uni coming to an end pretty soon... this year has been a roller-coaster ride... many downs compared to the ups... my flatmates can verify that... tears, tempers, sulks the whole shabang... But I can honestly say.. I couldn have gone through this year without u, Chubs.. okok.. Jon.. Fine! Jonathan Leong... haha...

Moving from Dundee to Glasgow was made that much easier having u ard as well.. well of course Auntie Valerie and Uncle Robert were there for me all the time.. but u were always just a phone call away..

Think most of u have seen this picture on my friendster account... but it does sums up what we've been going through for the last 9 months...



Who ever said long-distance relationships were easy.. *please i really wanna punch u* friends at home use to say, "Oh when the guy goes to army, thats when it gets tough and if we are still together after army then we are meant to be.." thats total bull. I'm sorry but it is..

Many a times, u just wish u would stick ur hand through ur laptop, hoping for a hug or a cuddle but all u get is a wave or a cheeky smile... speaking to someone close through a "box", knowing u wont get to see the person for another few months IS and will ALWAYS be the hardest thing to have to deal with. I dont know how my parents managed this for 10 yrs.. I really do take my hat of to them.. The number of times we've told each other.."not long now baby, 2 more months... or I'll see u in 5 weeks time..." instead of normal couples saying, "I'll see u tmr at 5 can?"

Midnight talks, afternoons talks, morning talks and lots of trust and giving in to each other got us this far, family support has been the biggest help too... I'm feeling more left out!!! haha.. feeling redundant now.. *humph*

It'll be another 4 weeks till I see u again.. Guess after being apart for almost 6 months.. 4 weeks should be a doddle doesnt it.. Well, I couldn have gone through this year without u baby so thank you for always being there when I got lonely or when I needed someone to talk to or bitch too haha... ohh and for being my Alarm clock haha... and Mummy.. he has taken over ur job for naggin.. gosh he nags more than u do la.. study study study!

Here's to u baby...


haha I just had to use this picture hehe....

I know U love me too hehe.. *muackz*

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Sorry Chubs... Dad still comes first... hehe.... but I'll keep my promise, I will.... Italy pictures will have to wait a wee while....

Proud Daughter presenting her DADDY .....
Newpaper, 18th April 2007, Wednesday




LOVE brought him to Singapore, but it was his passion for teaching that kept him here.

And he was rewarded for it at a promotions ceremony for senior education officers yesterday.
From his first meeting with his would-be wife when he was 22 years old, there was no looking back for Mr Michael Andrew Peacock, now 57.


A chance invite to a colleague's home in 1972 allowed him to meet 18-year-old Swee Choo Khoo, his colleague's cousin. That meeting went on to shape the rest of his life.

At that time, the Scot was in Kedah, Malaysia, working as a volunteer mathematics teacher.
What followed was a 10-year long-distance courtship that saw him moving from Scotland to Singapore permanently in 1978, to be closer to his then-girlfriend.


He decided to teach in Singapore because maths had to be taught in Bahasa Malay in Malaysia.
Now, the Head of Department in Mathematics at Bukit Panjang Government High is a Singapore permanent resident, and he has been happily married to Madam Swee, now a Singapore citizen, for the past 25 years.


She is a project director for Presbyterian Community Services, a charitable organisation.
The couple have two children - son Alistair, 20, who is doing his National Service, and daughter Leslie, 22, an undergraduate studying in Scotland.


DRIVEN BY STUDENTS

Mr Peacock has a rock-solid passion for teaching. He relishes doing his bit to build his students' dreams.

He said: 'It's amazing how many lives you touch, even though you may not realise it initially.
'It's only after students tell me they took up studies in math or that they decide to teach because of me, that I realised this.'


For his job dedication, Mr Peacock went up a rank as senior teacher, getting the senior education officer 1A1 grade at a promotion ceremony held in Suntec City's convention halls for some 1,000 senior education officers.

Mr Peacock said that compared to the '70s and '80s, today's students are more diverse and complex, and a teacher's job is 'more demanding'.

'We have to cater to not just learning needs, but also to character development, emotional and social needs,' he said.

'But, if I had to do it all over again, I would.'

Principal Shirleen Ong said his promotion was 'well-deserved'.

She remembered how, a few years back, MrPeacock went out of his way to drive a needy student to school for a period.

'He never fails to reach out to students and is very concerned for their welfare,' she said.
Students like Nur Nadia Amanina Daud, 16, a Sec4 Normal Technical student, said MrPeacock's interactive style sets him apart from others.


She said: 'He's approachable and students pay attention when he's teaching.'

And of course, the woman behind his career couldn't be happier.

Madam Swee said: 'I'm very proud of him, he deserves it after working so hard.'

*Oh btw haha.. I know my mom will be fuming and to set the record straight.. her name is Khoo Swee Choo haha not Swee Choo Khoo...

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