lala....Oops.... I forgot to update my loyal fans of the blog that my wedding date has been brought forward to 12 April 2008.
Hope that's a good day for everyone to attend. :P
Friday, April 27, 2007
Wedding date - New update!
Mood: lala....
Hope that's a good day for everyone to attend. :P
lala....Hope that's a good day for everyone to attend. :P
Monday, April 16, 2007
Working trip to KL
Mood: 
thoughtful....
Although not to a very far place but my very first working trip lasted 5 days in KL. Technically 3 days of work only because the first and the last day was just walking around the shopping district. The irony of the whole 5 days was that I didn't buy anything much at all but I spent a lot of money!! Guess it's the entertainment fee that went to dining with the professors.
It's a very interesting work trip. Got me thinking quite a bit. Basically the gist of it is to go nab the top brains over to sunny island here. All students with straight As with outstanding extra-curriculum activities. Some are chatty and friendly, very down-to-earth. A few are proud and haughty with lofty ideas. Some are passionate in the things they do. Some overcome physical disability to achieve the stars with their never give up attitude. A few with sad family background where one of their parents passed away. Some come from very poor family, looking to this as a way out for them because they know that having education is their ticket to a better life. Some come from rich family waiting to ride on the chance which they don't really need in the first place.
Eventually when it comes to choosing someone for scholarship, usually it's the ones that make an impression, stand out. I guess that's pretty much the same as job interviews. Then there's the question of why some of them are given the scholarship when their parents can clearly afford to send them over with or without the money but depriving of those who are really poor and waiting for this to bring them out of poverty. There's also the question of are they awarding those with physical disability so that eventually they can be good publicity when they do well? But undeniably, these foreign talents are fighters in their own right, I'm really impressed by them and at the same time I feel sad when I look back at the students I used to teach. I wonder where will our local people stand when there's no competition at all and foreigners just walk all over you. Maybe it's time to export ourselves as foreign talent as well.
Overall, it's a really good experience.
thoughtful....Although not to a very far place but my very first working trip lasted 5 days in KL. Technically 3 days of work only because the first and the last day was just walking around the shopping district. The irony of the whole 5 days was that I didn't buy anything much at all but I spent a lot of money!! Guess it's the entertainment fee that went to dining with the professors.
It's a very interesting work trip. Got me thinking quite a bit. Basically the gist of it is to go nab the top brains over to sunny island here. All students with straight As with outstanding extra-curriculum activities. Some are chatty and friendly, very down-to-earth. A few are proud and haughty with lofty ideas. Some are passionate in the things they do. Some overcome physical disability to achieve the stars with their never give up attitude. A few with sad family background where one of their parents passed away. Some come from very poor family, looking to this as a way out for them because they know that having education is their ticket to a better life. Some come from rich family waiting to ride on the chance which they don't really need in the first place.
Eventually when it comes to choosing someone for scholarship, usually it's the ones that make an impression, stand out. I guess that's pretty much the same as job interviews. Then there's the question of why some of them are given the scholarship when their parents can clearly afford to send them over with or without the money but depriving of those who are really poor and waiting for this to bring them out of poverty. There's also the question of are they awarding those with physical disability so that eventually they can be good publicity when they do well? But undeniably, these foreign talents are fighters in their own right, I'm really impressed by them and at the same time I feel sad when I look back at the students I used to teach. I wonder where will our local people stand when there's no competition at all and foreigners just walk all over you. Maybe it's time to export ourselves as foreign talent as well.
Overall, it's a really good experience.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Ring pillow 2
This weekend I started on trying to make a ring pillow all by myself. Here's the end result without my Master's guidance by my side.
Time taken to complete: 2 days. Well, not the 2 whole days but maybe if you add up the time it probably took 1 whole day's effort.
Of course as usual, I had some help. Thanks to my FMIL for lending me her sewing machine (which may become mine one day! yikes!) and for her help in sewing it together although there are parts that can be improved on because I forgot the steps my Master shown me. :(
Oh and to my HTB who helped with the stuffing! Actually he's the one who did the stuffing. I didn't have a chance to play with it. (*ahem* so if the pillow feels weird, you know who to blame :P)
Overall not a very good ring pillow. My very first attempt on my own. Many parts I'm not really happy with but I shall keep my reservations to myself, in case some fortunate soul out there who reads my blog happen to receive it, I wouldn't want to expose all my flaws here. :P
Now it's a headache who to give it to. Not very nice to give my close friends something which I'm not very pleased with. Oh no, what to do with it?? Anyone wants to buy it as a gift????
Time taken to complete: 2 days. Well, not the 2 whole days but maybe if you add up the time it probably took 1 whole day's effort.Of course as usual, I had some help. Thanks to my FMIL for lending me her sewing machine (which may become mine one day! yikes!) and for her help in sewing it together although there are parts that can be improved on because I forgot the steps my Master shown me. :(
Oh and to my HTB who helped with the stuffing! Actually he's the one who did the stuffing. I didn't have a chance to play with it. (*ahem* so if the pillow feels weird, you know who to blame :P)
Overall not a very good ring pillow. My very first attempt on my own. Many parts I'm not really happy with but I shall keep my reservations to myself, in case some fortunate soul out there who reads my blog happen to receive it, I wouldn't want to expose all my flaws here. :P
Now it's a headache who to give it to. Not very nice to give my close friends something which I'm not very pleased with. Oh no, what to do with it?? Anyone wants to buy it as a gift????
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
New job day 3
Mood: 
tired....
New job day 3 and I'm feeling so dead tired. In fact, yesterday I came back so tired that I went to sleep at 11+pm. I think I have not slept so early for a very long time. Ok, fine, I'll admit it: Traveling a long distance to work kills. I've not gotten up so early to go to work for at least a year. My old body can't take this kind of early hours again. I NEED to get hold of that stupid bus uncle and force a seat on the bus out of him.
As with all jobs, first day and I get thrown into the deep end of the pool. I see my name on almost anything and everything that has a date and I don't even know what's going on. First day of work and I get information overload. A stack of SOP to read. Huge ring files start to appear on my table. Attachments of sorts appear in my Inbox. Plus my responsibility is to handle a group of undesirable so-called scholars from certain countries, 2 countries to be exact, and I'm sure everyone has heard about how undesirable these peeps are. Totally overwhelmed. And I'm traveling to KL next week. Much of the work reminds me of the old days in school, maybe that's why they claim public sector is a dead alley. Maybe my brains have really rested for too long. Time to get adjusted again. Challenge awaits.
tired....New job day 3 and I'm feeling so dead tired. In fact, yesterday I came back so tired that I went to sleep at 11+pm. I think I have not slept so early for a very long time. Ok, fine, I'll admit it: Traveling a long distance to work kills. I've not gotten up so early to go to work for at least a year. My old body can't take this kind of early hours again. I NEED to get hold of that stupid bus uncle and force a seat on the bus out of him.
As with all jobs, first day and I get thrown into the deep end of the pool. I see my name on almost anything and everything that has a date and I don't even know what's going on. First day of work and I get information overload. A stack of SOP to read. Huge ring files start to appear on my table. Attachments of sorts appear in my Inbox. Plus my responsibility is to handle a group of undesirable so-called scholars from certain countries, 2 countries to be exact, and I'm sure everyone has heard about how undesirable these peeps are. Totally overwhelmed. And I'm traveling to KL next week. Much of the work reminds me of the old days in school, maybe that's why they claim public sector is a dead alley. Maybe my brains have really rested for too long. Time to get adjusted again. Challenge awaits.