My Latest Gadget

This is my stunning cool-looking MP3 player from Sony! Well, have been scouting for a reasonably-priced one for some time and last week, Wanz went with me to The-Mall-of-All- Things-Electronic to get it. :)

At first Silly me wanted to get it from Courts at 299. Youthful Yan was the one who felt this design was the coolest. Then Digitally-inclined Donny and Caring Christina told me to go to Sim Lim and finally Wonderful Wanz went with me. Haha!!

The first shop wanted to sell it to me at 299, the second one 285, the third one 278 and then suddenly I saw 250!!

Anyway, it's kinda challenging for me to get used to its Connect software. Till now, I am still trying... struggling to arrange everything nicely. Need to get in all my P&W songs n sermons, and also others that will help me through J-land. It's a sense of achievement though, to be able to listen to what I meticulously put into this shiny silver gadget.

And it looks like this... Nice? :)

Last night (Part 1)

Well, last night, I had a really good time fellowshipping with my mum and my 2nd sister, Apple. One of those rare and precious moments that the 3 of us could actually sit down, put aside our individual agenda to talk. We discussed and shared many things and strengthened each other. Really it was awesome.














This is a pict of Apple and me. Do we look alike? When we were young, lots of people said we really looked alike, and we would vehemently disagree. Well, Apple is a really very smart young lady. So full of zest and passion towards her work. Intelligent and eloquent too. :)

Last night (Part 2)

I decided to check my email and I saw a mail from Japan regarding my actual placement, where I will be teaching, who I will be working with, where I will be staying, etc. It was so exciting. I couldn't sleep and went on to do some research about what's upcoming for me. :)

I will be teaching at Kobe Kouhoku Senior High School, teaching 15-17 year-olds, just like my Bedok North students. :)
Here is a pict of the school and the students.





Where I will be staying
I will be staying at Kobe-shi and living in an apartment that's quite roomy. 3 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 toilet and 1 bathroom. :) At the present moment, it's my predecessor's home. She's Jennifer and she was so helpful last night. Thank God for her! It will really help me ease my way into this new phase of my life.

Well, anyway, I have been trying to upload the apartment picts but it's so frustrating. Been trying for the past half an hour, but to no avail! Hmmm, something's not quite working here and i can't rectify the problem. :(

I'm going to give up!! And well, today is the start of a brand new week. Have a great week ahead and to all the students, do enjoy the last week of your holiday and finish up your homework!!

I know I have not been here for a really long time. Everytime I reach home, I do not really wish to log on to the internet or surf. Sometimes, I just feel "I have enough of this at work... I want to just read a book, go for a run..." that kinda feeling when I reach home.

Today I woke up thinking that something wasn't quite right. I was supposed to go to CGH for the knee appt, but then, there was a gnawing at the back of my mind. I checked and realised I had gotten the date wrong. I was supposed to be there yesterday. My watch was one day slow!! Well, I called up CGH and yup, they kindly changed my missed appointment to tomorrow.

Anyway, thank God for one more day of recovery from VERY SORE MUSCLES. Yanyan, if you read this, well, Calista, Kelvin, Steve and I went blading n running on Sunday, and they bladed for 16 km!! I woke up yesterday so sore so sore so sore...

Acutally I am just rambling. Before I set my heart out to write this post, I had actually written another entry, but that's my private entry, not available online. :) I am gonna share some of my thoughts though.

I am now reading this book and its title is "The Language of Goodbye".

Actually I was not extremely fascinated when I first picked up this book, but its opening chapter relates a story of a teacher. Call it job hazard... I was instantly interested to find out what happened. Anyway, as I read on, many times, I stopped and wondered why I wanna read such a sad book.

This book explores the intricacies of human relationships and what love meant to the various characters in the book. Well, at some point, I really felt that this is such a sad sad sad sad book. The teacher in the book teaches the English language to some foreign speakers and well, talked about how grief should be written in the past tenses, but yet, when she read her students' work, grief was always presented in the present tense.

Anyway, as an EL teacher, I really felt something... about the beauty of the language.

And the story went on and on. It is hard to keep reading because the pages are sorrowful, filled with pain, resentment, insecurity and anger...

The melancholic part of me took over and hence, I am writing this post I guess. I wouldn't want my life to be dictated by negative emotions like what I had written above.

1 Cor 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Well, the weather now seems good. It's evening time. My mum just made a strange drink but it's nice! She learnt it from Billy, the radio personality. Seasame with soya bean drink. It's really very nice and she made 2 glasses for me cos I like it. :) Thank God for such a wonderful mum!

Should I go for a run now??