For people who are not worth wasting my time & energy on.

Go on and try to tear me down

I will be rising from the ground

Like a skyscraper.

REPORTS

Plus assessments have been eating me up recently. I'm drowning in practicum cases...so thank goodness I'm no longer working! But despite all that, there's always this voice telling me that on top of gaining practical work experience, the most important thing really is helping the kids that I see...and their parents.

I really love this quote:

"God put rainbows in the clouds so that each of us- in the dreariest and most dreaded moments- can see a possibility of hope" - Maya Angelou

Whats up these days

When you have to make do with only pasta for lunch, you try to vary it a little.

Its funny how people tell me I look like I have lost weight recently when in fact, I've put on from all the late night snacking.

And simple nails to start off first week back at school/work.

It's the new year

And I had to start it with a flu. Too much rich food & mingling about huge crowds over the festive season I guess. It's such a funny feeling to be sitting at home doing nothing much while others get all busy and ready for work & school. I miss my kids. And I miss teaching them.

Hols are ♥

Finally had the time to go into cooking & baking once again over this long break! I miss miss baking...last time I baked anything was pineapple tarts about 2 years ago. Neway, I made sesame lavosh crackers, a recipe I got off Annabel Langbein and I like the outcome :)

Before it goes into the oven















Hot & crisp!

And I'm gonna attempt No Bake Cheesecake in this presentation on Friday, which I hope is going to be successful because I'm supposed to bring dessert for a party over the weekend. Anyway I dont think it could go badly wrong because it's a no-bake recipe and that's why I love no-bake recipes (cheesecakes, crumbles, tarts, tiramisu etc)- simply because I dont need to use an oven, which is one of the most difficult things to use correctly (the timing, the temperature etc. which are almost always different from what's stated in the recipe) when baking stuff.

And then, it's time to get my nails ready for my favourite holiday! (should have replaced one of the trees with a santa's hat design..)

70% recharged.

My new favourite band!

I'm finally done with WORK for this semester!! Didn't expect to be this sad @ leaving...especially on the last day I saw the kids. When they presented me with the surprise card, I just lost it; tears couldn't stop flowing & it stunned the little ones who thought I was upset cause they've never seen me cry before, haha. Come to think of it, I've never cried a single time during my 2 years at work but I cried twice during my last 2 days. Sigh..it's finally dawned on me that I won't be seeing them anymore or waking up to that teaching routine every morning at 6.30am. It's been merely 2 years but as I was packing up on Fri, I realised how much I've learnt and how much effort I've put in and how attached I've grown towards most things & ppl at work. I must have grown so rigid that I'm resisting changes like my kids!! Oh wells...I guess I'll eventually get over it. Like I've mentioned a zillion times, life's been sort of a blur and state of confusion over the past few weeks. And now that I've made up with lotsa long-lost sleep over the weekend, I'm feeling as refreshed as me. Time to soak up the festive air once again at this time of the year!

Hanging there

Last week's been crazy. My mind's been a complete blur with 4hrs of sleep a night and endless typing on the comp. Rushed my butt off 2 sch assignments while the first of my besties tied the knot. And though there were the usual hiccups here and there, the wedding was a success! 10 hats off to her & her hubs for planning & organizing their own wedding (which was a pretty grand & formal affair) almost all by themselves (without the silly fuss of gatecrashing and all) and in such a short period of time (something like less than 6mths??). In fact, it's an even smoother wedding than some others that had 2-3x the amount of time & help. Congrats once again a + t.

Neway, one more assignment and 2 more days at work and I'm good to slack for the rest of this year!! Can't wait for Friday to come, though I don't look forward to packing and clearing my stuff at work. 2 years worth of teaching materials, toys etc...I hope I can finish packing up by the end of my last day @ work 'cause I seriously don't wanna make an extra trip down next week.