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as our friends know, k and I don’t really cook at home. we prefer to have our meals outside, it’s more convenient, more variety and strangely more economical, consider the fact that I normally spent close to 40 bucks each time I cook. so other than the food itself, the service is one of crucial factors that determines whther we will be returning to the same place in the near future. unfortunately, we are often left quite disappointed with the local service.
just today, we went to a chinese restaurant at the nearly opened mall in orchard. i was served with a wobbly plate (if I can call it a plate) of noodles, which wobble everytime I tried to scope the content out. k found this totally unacceptable as this place is brand new.so he got the server to change the plate. poor girl, she didnt seem to understand what k wanted and k has to repeat his request. but this time, with a scary look on his face. even I got a shock from his reaction. bleah.
later at the famous macaroon place, we were again served with a chipped teapot and were made to wait 20 mins for our order thou the place wasnt at all crowded. and as i thought the service was bad enough, i overheard the below conversations.
customer A : table for 2
server: you sit there. * pointing at an empty table
customer B: any seat inside?
the same server: inside no seat, sit outside
erm… not even a word of apology? oh gosh, it was totally appalling. to think that this is the baby sister of THE famous french restaurant (thou I personally feel that the food was overrated and way over priced but we totally enjoyed the top notched service there) i guess the singapore service is not up to scratch. maybe it’s the culture, maybe it’s the pathetic pay, maybe singaporeans just have lower expectation or k said, we have simply given up.
I have been coming up with million of excuses just to stay away from school for the past 2 days. I know there still are plenty of work left undone, still tons of things that need to be packed, cleared or thrown away. But I just just dread dread the idea of going back, even if noone is around.
it’s precisely such dreary feeling, such negative thoughts, such fears that are totally unaccounted for that prompted me to reconsider my future. is it worth leading a life with such heavy heart and sleepless nights at the end of each and every weekend and holiday? the answer is obvious
today marked the last day of my teaching career…
or rather my last day with these pupils
strangely, I wasn’t overwhelmed by any emotion
i must admit i am a pretty emotional person,
even moe recruitment ads can get me teary at times
hence I was pretty shocked that I didnt feel any tinge of sadness leaving my class
well well, what can I say, it has been proven
if I stay any longer,
it will have detrimental effects on both me and my pupils
a sense of uncertainty creeps in as decision was made
unsure about what the future might hold for me, I fear for the unknown
leaving the familiar sanctuary to venture into the world which I have drifted away for so long might seem too risky a move for many others, even for myself
but I fear that staying in the cushy environment for a prolonged period might just leave me feeling lost and aimless or worse, too sane
it’s a drastic step, but it’s the step that I have to take
wish me luck
I have come to a decision
2007 has been an eventful year for K and me.
It’s the year we laid our hand on our own automobile, xiao hei as we affectionately called him.
It’s the year we queued with thousands of others and got ourselves a little place called our
own.
It’s the year I waved my old school and lovely colleagues goodbye and said hello to a new working environment.
It’s the year we held our long awaited wedding…
It’s the year we started a new phrase of our lives as mr and mrs chong.
(It’s the year I ended my singlehood and lost my freedom… but loving every moment of it)
May you all have an eventful and wonderful 2008!
真正能够感受到当一名老师的喜悦
就是当你的学生诚心向你说一声“谢谢”的时候。
谢谢你们，Six Appreciative。
我很荣幸能成为你们的华文老师，也真的为你们而感到骄傲！
以后要加油！
as the date is drawing closer… I have this sudden thot of calling the whole thing off and I did. Threw my invitation away, told my parents that I wont be having any wedding banquet, bring whatever stuff i need for the GDL to my new place. Goodbye old ugly bedsheet, hello nice comfy cotton satin ones!
why put ourselves thru all these? chasing frens (past tense) who nvr bother to reply despite emailing, messaging, msning them a couple of times. A polite “No” will be greatly appreciated even if you are not interested. No excuse needed. No, we won’t like you to be here either. Yes, we only love to have those who are keen to celebrate this occasion with us.
And to h*** with the relatives, who my parents are so keen to invite when we are going to give out cakes and sweets and yet so terrified to call them to attend the morning ceremony in case they don’t feel like giving angbaos during the tea ceremony. No, thank you, you are not welcome too! It’s nice to know you existed in the list but that’s all we need to know. Really.
We might as well spend the whole lot of money on our honeymoon going places. The returns will definitely be greater!
So for this moment, all halt to the wedding prep!! Will enjoy my marriage life, and perhaps making a few babies!
one of the most fatal punishment for women (pardon me for making such a sweeping statement)
realised that it has been eons since I went for a real shopping trip… meaning indulging myself with bags n bags of loots. the only shopping that i have done was to go with k for furniture shopping, and yesh the furniture frm Dian has come in.. and they look just fine n so have the telly, fridge, washer .. the whole of stuff which we bought from philips sales.
but looking at my credit card bills (paying for my beauty treats, wedding pics, etc etc) for the past few mths, I can already forsee locking myself up at home instead of combing thru the malls…
argh… my new wardrobe needs to be filled up, desperately
somebody lost my class exam scripts.
and the amazing fact is she isn’t even feeling guilty abt all, not a teeny weeny bitz.
I couldn’t help but snapped back at her when she asked me if it was my students who didnt take the exam?
that somebody: “aeey, your class got absentees huh?”
me: “erm no, they all took the exam at the same time. And it isn’t just 1 script that is missing, they are 3 missing scripts from my class.”
that somebody: “are you saying that it was me who lost the paper? blah blah blah“
me: “obviously!”
yesh, I’ve to admit that I muttered the last word so that she couldn’t quite hear me..
when we were all bz searching ard our desks to see if we could find the script, there she was happily typing the answerkey as if the whole matter has nothing to do with her… fyi, we have already gone thru the exam scripts during the holiday, so her answerkey was of no use to us.
Argh~
