~~~ HHHHOooooommmmeeeee!!!! ~~~
Home sweet home... been rushing everywhere since Ive been back.. Came back a couple of weeks ago, went to Malaysia for abt 2 weeks and started work this week......
laptop's still on its way back so no pictures for now ):
Still using the same number....
Nice feeling to be back home (:
Guess sleeping will not be an option tonight... the sound of base thumping in the backgroud mixed in with the noise of drunk teenagers... Hall Life.. Love it or Hate it...
Exams are over for most of the students and I guess that means its time to party.. Literally... And as everyone is partying.. I'm packing hehe... Been packing since Wednesday... and I'm almost done...
See.. and thats just half of it!! haha... *pull ur jaw back up* remember I've been here for almost 3 years and I have collected a lot since...
Mubina and Elise were busy with a birthday 'project' for their classmate Kyley.. really nice.. reminded me of the album Che Ka, Alvina and Pei Xian made for me when I left for the UK... I still got it!!
Work in progress...
Thats the finished product... and thats only the first page haha.. cant expect me to take a picture of every page right hehe... anyways while they were hard at work.. I was 'busy' watching a chick flick movie.. hehe.. "In her Shoes" good film.. I liked it ... and of course as usual I got bored and started playing with the colour pens hehe...
Anyways, I met Anabelle for the first time today!!... haha... who is Anabelle u might ask.. well its Elise's sheep.. her pet.... I like you to meet Anabelle....
haha she sings, she dances, she changes her outfits, she has back-up singers, she has a disco ball when she feels like dancing.. She's Anabelle the pink sheep.. (:
Tomorrow is the "Healthy Options" picnic.. hope it doesnt rain haha... Only healthy food will be on the menu.. and twister and Cranium so hope the weather will hold up.. *fingers crossed*
Well, need to get some sleep.. got to wake up first thing to do my last batch of laundry!! whee~~~!!!
p.s --> Chubs: Hopefully by the time u get home, my little surprise will be there waiting for u (:
Read more...I know I've not blogged like in ages... Ages!! my excuse... EXAMS... yes Im still having my exams... never-ending exams.. but hey last paper is on tuesday.. whee~~~~
My last week in Glasgow before I go.. gosh.. first yr of uni almost done....
Said my goodbyes to Dee Dee and Marissa who's flying off to Spain tmr morning and by the time they come back I'm away...
The time to pack has yet again arrived.. I hate packing.. absolutely hate it.. Chubs is an expert (obviously with all that travelling), so is my dad.. haha
Guys = good packer wish they were here to help me ahha.. got extra boxes from the shop just in case.. think I've collected more things over the semester hehe...
Leaving is bitter-sweet... Gonna miss my flatties...
*gonna miss Sophie and her coffee and her ciggie by the window...
*gonna miss watching CSI and cheesy films with Elise.. including her fougasse and crepe *YUMS*
*gonna miss going for aerobics with them as well haha...
*gonna miss my gym buddy Mubsboobs haha... HAPPY THOUGHTS!!!
*gonna miss my room
*NOT gonna miss the muppets below!
*NOT gonna miss the crappy weather that awaits me when I return
*dont worry Tina... im still missing u (: *winkz*
haha gosh I could go on.. new ppl new faces new classes next semester... looking forward to it..
but more looking forward to the 3 months plus that awaits me hehe...
Chubs is away to Malaysia tmr morning till friday so I guess I cant make any excuses not to run errands and pack haha.. I'll start after my paper on tuesday...
AND I WONT PROCRASTINATE!!!!
Its the "yeah I know I should be studying for my exams right now" or.. "Yes I need to read through my reports again to see if its okay" time but.. I've been doing that all day!.. Its Bank Holiday Weekend, which means gym is closed from today till monday.. nightmare aint it.. no exercise, no movement, no nothing! the shock! the horror! 3 whole gymless days.. studied or 'read' my way through the day. its Psychology.. how do u study for psychology.. especially when they cover things like 'what is a skill?' hmmm or 'feedback... when should u provide feedback' gosh.. but Im hanging on.. reading what I am suppose to be reading, understanding what I am SUPPOSE to be understanding.. sheesh...
Its 10.10pm now and all I can think of is going home.. yes.. home sweet home.. where leslie and alistair play... where seldom is heard.. a discouraging word.. and the skys are not cloudy all day.. awwww the life....
right.. sorry daydreamed a bit there.. I decided to draw up a checklist.. 3 and a half months I'll be back for this time and I'm not gonna waste it. Obviously I'll be spending time with the VIP of my life haha *winkz* and family and friends and so on and so on haha.. but after surviving on soups out of a carton, or plum tomatoe with iceberg lettuce or instant noodles or crackers and soft cheese or... hmm thats all really.. its time to do my *Food that I have been missing since I've been away* checklist...
-Not in any particular order-
~ Prata.. any kind, cheese prata, cheese n onion, cheese and mushroom, tissue, plaster, prata boom..
~ Chicken rice - Far East and the one that cant stop calling Chubs "EH HANDSOME!" place.. (:
~ Hor Pau from dunno the road but in the east haha..
~ Fish Head Curry - Banana Leaf Little India
~ Beef Noodles.. somewhere near Chub's place
~ Black Pepper Crab - Jumbo Seafood East Coast
~ Mee Pok - any food court
~ Sushi - Sushi tei.. hmm any sushi place really haha. not fussy abt that..
~ Carrot cake - Bukit Timah Market
~ Tau Huay - Short street or Geylang
~ Kueh Chap - Bukit Timah Market
~ Bak Kut Teh - Sin Min Road
~ Sambal kang kong/kailan - anywhere
~ Beef Rendang - Far East
~ Prawn Mee - that ulu place near Kallang
---- struggling now.... help... been a while -----
~ Durian anything... yums....
~ Ben & jerry's - Cathy.. must be Cathy...
~ Wanton mee - Tea or Coffee kopitiam haha...
~ sad to say.. McSpicy - McDonald's
~ Crispy chicken - KFC
~ Teh Terik - any kopitiam
~ Ice Lemon Tea
~ Poka Green Tea
~ BBQ Sting Ray - Makan Sutra or Bukit Timah Market
~ IVANS
~ Dim Sum - Crystal Jade
~ Swedish Meatballs - IKEA
Right I cant think of anymore.. this is torture now.. haha am I missing anything out??? Am sure Papa, Mummy, Uncle Tony, Auntie Liz and Chubs will think of something that I have left out haha... oooo of course
~ Mummy's Cooking.. - Sherwood Towers haha
~ Auntie Liz's fish - Kee Sun Ave hahaha
how can I forget that huh... okok and not forgetting
~ Papa's Spaghetti, steaks, lasagna, meatballs
I got to stop now.. all this food talk is definitely making me hungry.. 3 weeks time no more crappy student food but proper Singapore food, with proper Singapore weather, sleeping in my own room.. ahhh I can just imagine it now. seems ages ago. 9 months... long? or not too long? u decide but I feel it has been too long... *hint hint*
well half past ten now.. back to "Mental Rehearsal"
Those of u who are free from exams... BLEAHZ....
Those of u who still have papers... I feel for u and U are not alone...
Those of u who dont fall into any of this category.. I dunno really haha.. Hello
*See U all pretty soon*
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*
Read more...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...
Leslie will not be blogging for over a week.... Why u might ask... well Leslie will be going to....
ITALY~~!!!!!! whee~~~~~~~ hahaha....
I'll be leaving for Italy with Sophie tomorrow night for Milan.. whoooo..... Where I'll be reunited with dear Tina (:
Pasta, ciabatta, Pizza... ooo yums... *I promise to bust my ass in the gym when I get back bubs* hehe....
So far the plan is to stay a night in Milan, then to Modena (home of Ferraris! and of course Balsamic Vinegar) and then we'll head over to Rome and spend a few days there... We'll try to squeeze in Venice if we get a chance.. see how it goes... hehe... not really sunk in yet.. haha..
April is here and it does not feel like April... but again.. what is April suppose to feel like haha... Well May stands for deadlines and exams... Guess April stands for preparation and research.. bleahz... got a week to enjoy then its work work work till I go home! haha... (:
Well, I need to pack cos I've still got a Genetics lecture tmr morning ):
Already ordered by parents to take lotsa lotsa pictures.. hehe...
*VIVA ITALIA!! *
Ti' amo chubs....
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