Its Grace's Birthday today!

Happy Birthday dear Gracie~

Amanda and I bought her a bag yesterday and forced her... to use it on
her special day. Our new temp staff, Sherlene, gave her a handmade
necklace. How sweet! I think she is by far the best temp secretary we
have had. Well... I think so becos Grace did not say anything...

The few of us brought Grace to Secret Recipe so that she does not need
to wait till she strikes 4D before she can eat her favourite strawberry
yogurt cheesecake. Sadly, they did not have it in stock today. Aw!

Am down with flu the entire afternoon and finally decided to head down
to the company's doctor to get some medication. I am hoping to ease my
discomfort so that I can still enjoy my weekend. Been looking forward to
it for the longest time.

Saw in the obituary yesterday that our old neighbour in Toa Payoh passed
away...

I was reading on the way to work today and stumbled upon an interesting
chapter within the book. It talks about man allowing their imagination
to run all because many great ideas were born of the powerful mind. And
it also speaks about learning. Students be allowed to take upon
internship in various industry and move on if they have only done
moderately well. do not have the passion or skills to excel in the
particular area.

Alas, we have totally killed the learning spirit within Singapore.

Remembering my days in Nanyang JC...

I am not a poor in my studies would consider myself an above average
student. During the first 3 months of my school, (honeymooning period),
I took up double maths with double science. But being playful, I decided
to give up Chemistry after 3 months to take Economics so that I may save
on the additional 2 periods of lab session each week. There was no one
to advise you, and basically you were pretty much on your own. Students
were encouraged to take upon subjects that will give you the best
advantage to go into Uni. It was like you are not a science person but
you HAVE to take science. So that you will be given a higher opportunity
to enter Uni. That was the life of JC.

Economics, to me, is a fascinating subject but I did not do well since I
could not grasp the concept back in those days. As days and one and a
half month passed, I eventually decided to revert to my previous
combination. I appealed to the head of science for the switch of class.
She lugged me across the entire school to shame me by bringing me to
other lecturers and scolding me in front of them. The words she used
were harsh but I vaguely recall any of it because the feeling of shame
was too overwhelming to bear. After she was satisfied, she ticked me off
and sent me off with a warning to never again bring the topic up again.

I was shamed for the failure of the system in our society. I left the
school eventually but I never forget her teaching.

Nice to get a gift sometimes...

This morning, I found a gift certificate exchangeable for 2 air tickets in my in tray!

How nice... now I can plan for a short trip in May and save on air fare.

Monday! The start of the week and the feeling of negativity starts all
over again.

Stop... STOP!!! Quit whining and do something.

- I could love my job or quit it
- Offer my biased boss a piece of my mind since she did not justify my performance
- Do something I like (but I am always doing something I like... Bike... dancing etc...)
- Figure how to make more money (argh! I could just quit my job and go some other part time job while studying part time)
- Buy a vespa and admire at home since I am barred from riding a bike (not that I have my license yet)
- Wallow myself in self pity and keep thinking everything has not gone well for me
- Not allowing people to take advantage of me
- Apply the 7 habits in my life

Its Grace's Birthday today!

Happy Birthday dear Gracie~

Amanda and I bought her a bag yesterday and forced her... to use it on
her special day. Our new temp staff, Sherlene, gave her a handmade
necklace. How sweet! I think she is by far the best temp secretary we
have had. Well... I think so becos Grace did not say anything...

The few of us brought Grace to Secret Recipe so that she does not need
to wait till she strikes 4D before she can eat her favourite strawberry
yogurt cheesecake. Sadly, they did not have it in stock today. Aw!

Am down with flu the entire afternoon and finally decided to head down
to the company's doctor to get some medication. I am hoping to ease my
discomfort so that I can still enjoy my weekend. Been looking forward to
it for the longest time.

Saw in the obituary yesterday that our old neighbour in Toa Payoh passed
away...

I was reading on the way to work today and stumbled upon an interesting
chapter within the book. It talks about man allowing their imagination
to run all because many great ideas were born of the powerful mind. And
it also speaks about learning. Students be allowed to take upon
internship in various industry and move on if they have only done
moderately well. do not have the passion or skills to excel in the
particular area.

Alas, we have totally killed the learning spirit within Singapore.

Remembering my days in Nanyang JC...

I am not a poor in my studies would consider myself an above average
student. During the first 3 months of my school, (honeymooning period),
I took up double maths with double science. But being playful, I decided
to give up Chemistry after 3 months to take Economics so that I may save
on the additional 2 periods of lab session each week. There was no one
to advise you, and basically you were pretty much on your own. Students
were encouraged to take upon subjects that will give you the best
advantage to go into Uni. It was like you are not a science person but
you HAVE to take science. So that you will be given a higher opportunity
to enter Uni. That was the life of JC.

Economics, to me, is a fascinating subject but I did not do well since I
could not grasp the concept back in those days. As days and one and a
half month passed, I eventually decided to revert to my previous
combination. I appealed to the head of science for the switch of class.
She lugged me across the entire school to shame me by bringing me to
other lecturers and scolding me in front of them. The words she used
were harsh but I vaguely recall any of it because the feeling of shame
was too overwhelming to bear. After she was satisfied, she ticked me off
and sent me off with a warning to never again bring the topic up again.

I was shamed for the failure of the system in our society. I left the
school eventually but I never forget her teaching.

Nice to get a gift sometimes...

This morning, I found a gift certificate exchangeable for 2 air tickets in my in tray!

How nice... now I can plan for a short trip in May and save on air fare.

Monday! The start of the week and the feeling of negativity starts all
over again.

Stop... STOP!!! Quit whining and do something.

- I could love my job or quit it
- Offer my biased boss a piece of my mind since she did not justify my performance
- Do something I like (but I am always doing something I like... Bike... dancing etc...)
- Figure how to make more money (argh! I could just quit my job and go some other part time job while studying part time)
- Buy a vespa and admire at home since I am barred from riding a bike (not that I have my license yet)
- Wallow myself in self pity and keep thinking everything has not gone well for me
- Not allowing people to take advantage of me
- Apply the 7 habits in my life