double traffic

It's the school holidays!!

That's means... DOUBLE TRAFFIC!!!

Waa!! The number of students seen will be doubled! Noise heard will be doubled! Scoldings doubled...??!

It's a really tiring day, what's more.. we were TWO teachers short!! I salute my colleagues who were there! We fought a great battle.

So.. no missing kids. No major trouble kids. All kids had their meals! Those who were supposed to bathe bathed. :D

Ganbatte!! (ganbatte=persevering!!) Aiya.. my blog doesn't reflect the Japanese characters..why?!

After this June holidays.. It's gonna be different. One of my colleagues is leaving!! *sob sob*

She's my most treasured..
+makan buddy!
+resident psychologist too!!
+mommy(coz she calls me "the baby")
+confidant!!

Thank you for all the great times!! I'm gonna miss you sooo much!!

my name!!??

Q	Quality
U	Unusual
E	Earthy
K	Kinky
L	Little
I	Industrious
N	New
L	Little
I	Inspirational
N	Nerdy
G	Gloomy
J	Judicial
U	Unnatural
D	Dysfunctional
Y	Young
J	Judicial
O	Organic
Y	Yucky

Name / Username:

Name Acronym Generator
From Go-Quiz.com

Haha!! Me... yucky..?
"approving nods*

makan finale!!

My Indonesian relatives came back on Thursday. A total of 4 stayed at my place.

Supper was at Roti Prata House!

Honey paper prata...that's what dreams are made of!

On Friday, met up Huimin and Adeline.

Our initial plan was to go to Eski Bar...

Hmm.. we ended up at New Asia Bar instead.

Pub->no dancing. just drink and chat.
Club->dancing everywhere!! drink! too noisy to chat!!

When I went there, the place looked really familiar..Ahh.. I've been there!
By day, it's a cafe...Equinox...
At night...a club.

Huimin was very afraid that I'd be uncomfortable.
Haha.. after flashing my megawatt smile, she's finally assured that I'm alright.

It's interesting though to see the people unwinding themselves..
The various ways they dance

+carefree (they move all over the floor)
+uptight (vibrating in one position)
+sexy!! (no need to explain la!)

Wahahahahahaha...

I used to think that a club is sleazy and nothing else. Hmm.. It's different now.

The toilet is beautiful.. there was a lot of room for...puking? Haha.. It's oriental. Nice!
When we left the club, my voice was hoarse..I breathed in too much second hand smoke! I became a passive smoker..

+makan finale+
Bak ku teh wrapped up the entire experience..

My stomach's sooo satisfied this week!!

mission impossible??

After Lau Pa Sat..

Decided to send Tom off on the way home..

Went on a frantic search for him on Messenger and email. He's found!!

Gave him the details.. to call Abel because I was uncontactable. ( I work underground... sigh... no reception)

+The next day+

6.08pm..
I boarded the cab.. en route to Changi Airport Terminal 1.
On the way, listened to my voice mails..

Voicemail: Judy, when you've received my message, give me a call. (from Abel)

Me: Ya..?
A: Tom didn't call.. at all.
Me: What?! I'm on the cab..halfway there...

So stranded.. I don't know whether to go..

I went... and found Tom!!

It's my fault.. I gave Tom the wrong number. But he called too late too :D Hehe.. It's not entirely my fault la. Opps..

His friends from DTC were there to send him and another Indian lady off. I was all alone.. sooo awkward..

Hmm.. I didn't cry.. Abel and Sam thought I would.
*applause*

I miss him.. Perhaps, we'll meet in Japan or States :D

makan part 2

+Lau Pa Sat+


+Tom's the photographer!+

Ooo... there was sooo much food... The crowd's larger!
I think my stomach's gonna burst..


+Tom & Abel... during the meal+

They were too bloated to fit in the frame after the meal :D (just kidding)

Yea... we feasted yea...

+bak ku teh
+kway chap
+satay!satay!satay!
+shell fish..? lala...?
+sting ray (fire-spewing!!)
+fried youtiao
+chickee wings!
+indian rojak



Wash it all down with...teh tarik!

And also end it off with dessert!!

Onaka yiiiiiiii...pai!! Hmm... It means, I'm very full??

We tried in vain to take a cab home after the feast. In vain... No cab wanted to pick us up!!

We took the train instead... Sayonara Tom!!

makan part 1

+chomp chomp+

Monday..

Abel and I brought Tom to chomp chomp!

Hehe.. It was Abel's treat.. Well, the next day would be my treat!

Initially, we wanted Tom to try the satay beehoon, but the stall wasn't open..

We ordered a lot!!!

+food glorious food+

+fried oyster egg
+sting ray...super spicy!!
+chee cheong fun and the yam counterpart
+chwee kueh
+ngoh hiang

Dessert..
+glutinous rice... green and sweet
+red bean dumpling

Haha! In the end.. Tom brought home most of the dessert.. Abel was the one who insisted.

And Tom's most wanted drink!! Sugarcane juice. He has been craving for it since he touched down in Singapore. Haha, wish granted.

We had quite some food left over... Abel suggested playing the number game. Wahahahahaha!! Abel ended up eating most of the food! Well... He should! He's soooo skinny!!

+Tom & me+

That's my hand!! Wanted to point at his face and do something silly. I'm glad I didn't. :D

Next stop!! Lau Pa Sat!!

craving satisfied!

I've officially satisfied my twister fries craving :D

Thanks to my bro!

Wahahahaha.. He bought me Mcwings meal with twister fries! He gave me his share of twister fries too..

I'm completely filled to the brim... with twister fries.

Argh...

muahahahahahahaha...

I don't know what title to put.. so... dunno lah!

I just watched Da Vinci Code last night. Heh.. It's a work of fiction.

I don't know why so many people are going ga-ga over it.

It's a pretty engaging movie though.

It was a FOOD day yesterday..

We brought Tom out to eat prata.. haha! Actually it's satisfying my craving for honey paper prata.
Then walked...walked...walked.. (because we met up at 3pm and the movie will only start at 8pm. It's my fault...)

Then we had haagen diaz fondue..

You know... all my post party desires are granted in the span of a day... wahahahahahaha!!!

it's over!!

*yawn*

I just reached home..

I finished my paper last night! It was a breeze! Wahahahaha... Kudos to my tutor and my lecturer! There were many questions that they emphasized that came out!

After the paper, I saw Huimin and Adeline (hmm.. I'm not sure if I spelled it correctly)

Me: Hungry?
H: A little..
Me: Are you working tomorrow?
H: No..

Well, we were well on our way to Holland Village. Yippee!

*boarded the wrong bus
*alighted at the wrong stop
*had a mini night hike
*tortured the two girls with my singing... wahahahahaha

Despite the mishaps we had on the way.. Our spirits were high!

I saw Eski Bar... A very cold place.
Made a mental note to visit there :D

+stomach growled+

A: What do you want to eat?
Me: Anything?

+Crystal Jade+

Wow! Crystal Jade closes at 3am over there..

Oooh... food glorious food!!
*mango pudding with condensed milk (This has real bits of mango in it! Absolutely heavenly!)
*yang zhou fried rice
*ha gao (shrimp dumpling)
*fish congee
*fried shrimp paste chicken wings
*deep fried beancurd skin (super super flavourful!)
I was soooooooo satisfied..Ahh...

Headed to Eski bar..
Waitress: Sorry! We've closed our last order..
I'm going there next friday! Haha..It's soooo cold and nice there..

So the three of us headed to 7-eleven, bought drinks and Pocky!

At the newly furnished food centre, we sat there and chit chatted till the next morning..
I've never stayed out the whole night at a food centre. Haha..
Actually there were a lot of funny details in the conversation..but..I can't remember what they were.
I guess I didn't encode the information into my long term memory. (Remember the chapter on memory)
Wahahahaha!! I knew it was fun and also I am on leave today! Woo-hoo! This makes everything so much more enjoyable... hehe..

At about 6am.. We took bus 106 to Clementi. Macdonald's breakfast!!

+Home Sweet Home+

*makan makan*

*ring ring*

Me: Hello?
T: Judy?
...
+Tom is back!+

He was at Junction 8 and needed a hi-card. Hmm.. I figured, I should meet him and help him get one.

Ohh.. It was my first time buying a hi-card *blush*

I didn't know how to get it, but my brother told me to buy it from 7-eleven.

+At the counter+

Cashier: 1st time user?
Me: Yup...*completely clueless*
Cashier: You'd need to register. Your i/c please..
Me: Huh? *blank*

+ took out my i/c+
Argh.. It showed a 12-year old picture of me!
Cashier looked at it in disbelief..

Me: That's me..(to the cashier)
Cashier: That's cute..

+I covered Tom's eyes.. So embarrassing!+

Cashier: $8 please.

Tom footed the bill...naturally, since it's his... haha..

We've got a cool deal! The card has a stored value of $10! :D

T: Judy, where can I find cheap sandals? *pointing to his slippers*
Me: Ermm... mini toons?

+At mini toons+

Hello Kitty slippers...?
Wahahahaha...

Me: Let's go search at ntuc..
T: Ntuc...?
Me: It's a supermarket..
T: Let's do it later..
Me: You're hungry..?

+He nodded+

Ooh.. The prawn noodles at bishan interchange at S11 is absolutely heavenly!

They have chilli powder for you to add in your soup.. Yummy!!

Amazing discovery!
The prawn shells can be eaten.. Actually they can, just that I haven't tried it yet.
Usually, I'd eat the fried ones that are crispy.

I looked into Tom's bowl.. the shells are missing!!

Me: where are the shells?

+He pointed to his stomach+

He ate them!!

Cool...

i was telling you..

Your Hair Should Be Pink

Hyper, insane, and a boatload of fun. You're a traveling party that everyone loves to follow.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

See!! I've always wanted this hair colour...

Not the whole head but just a little

Any sponsors?

blur..me!

My exam is on Thursday 18th May...

Gee.. that means I have 1 whole full day to do some last minute mugging!

Woo-hoo!!!

*applause*

charlie chaplin-table ballet

hehe.. I was just browsing..

Hmm... me? An aspiring Charlie Chaplin??

bored

I'm waiting.. waiting.. for my student that's not here yet..

Will she come?

Hehe..

It's my exam tomorrow! Yippee!!

I'm going to hold a huge celebration.. throw a twister fries party!!

And Tsutomu is coming back tomorrow too!

So excited!!

the melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Haha.. an anime I look forward to! hmm.... It has a pretty funny story line.

Check out this link!

http://www.baka-tsuki.net/project/index.php?title=Suzumiya_Haruhi

listen

zzzzz...

I sprained my back while I was asleep. It has been three days.. the agony..

How does one sprain one's back while asleep...? Mysterious..

On the way home earlier, I was singing :D

Haha.. I spread my arms and walked a distance, oblivious to my surroundings. *embarrassed* *paiseh*

+listen to my song+

Soar

I wanna soar
Soar above the mountains
Soar across the oceans
High up

I wanna soar
Soar through the darkness
Soar through the sea
Of criticisms

Spread my wings a little
A little
Taking flight

I wanna soar
My dream of great heights
Within my reach
I wanna soar

+ooh... that was my song!!+

Hehe.. I dunno why and how these lyrics popped up..?

Enjoy..

ooh..many changes..

Alright, not that many. Just two?

Went to Sentosa on friday with two primary school mates.

Beforehand, my colleague was sharing on "How to get the perfect golden tan?"

Step 1: Bathe.. be very clean.
Step 2: Apply a generous amount of tanning oil/lotion on all uncovered areas. (the face too???)
Step 3: Go under the sun for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Then fully immerse in the sea....
Step 5: Dry oneself and apply another thin layer of tanning oil/lotion all over.
Step 6: Continue tanning
Step 7: Shower thoroughly.
Step 8: Apply and rub in Johnson's baby lotion all over.

Now...I've got the "perfect" tan.

Wahahahaha... so far so good.. my skin's itchy but not peeling :D

I've got a new haircut too!!

Go to Jeniva Hair Saloon at Far East! Hee.. It's an interesting place..

I think it's on the 4th floor.

Happy hunting!

change...?

Is it time to take the plunge...?

To change, for better or for worst?

Sigh...

It's all so frustrating...!!!!

courage

My sis-in-law is undergoing chemotherapy for her cancer.

I don't know at which stage, but bro told me that everything's pretty much in control.

She wears a wig, and today was the first time I saw her without it.

+my inner thoughts+
Wow! Nice head shape!
She looks really cool especially with her new frames.
A totally cool futuristic look!
+back to reality+

I guess it takes lots of courage to show your true self. There's a lot of stigma attached, but.. she overcame :D

She's a conquerer.. having gone through operations..

Now that she's in the midst of her exams, she works even harder!

I admire her courage.. her perseverance. It's awesome!!

hiatus

A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: “We are likely to be disconcerted by... hiatuses of thought” (Edmund Wilson).

Yes... a "well" deserved break!

Pauline set off for China, Jinan at 4.20 am.
Jason, Raymond(not N41 leh..), Jingying, Hexun and me.. We stayed through till the next morning.


After Pauline left..

Alas.. only Hexun and me didn't sleep. The rest took a snooze.

Jingying: Brought work and gave the students marks that were too generous

Jason: Woke up from his snooze and read.. read..read.. about Japanese and their lifestyle..(cheem!! as usual)

Raymond: Snooze all the way...zzzz...zzz..zz..z...

When all woke up finally at about 6.00am

6.10am
Contemplating to have breakfast..

6.15am
Stood at the counter.. blur as can be. The staff at the counter must have had a hard time getting the orders out from us.

6.45am
On the journey to the MRT.. Changi

7.45am
+Home sweet home+

8.30am
Snore...zzz..zz..z..

1.00pm
Brain was awake but body was overcomed with fatigue

2.00pm
Woke up.. read the papers..slept some more..

5.00pm
Had lunch.
A bowl of instant noodles

Studied.. slept..

11.30pm
Had dinner.
2 taiwanese sausages

Haha.. Perhaps I could lose some weight with such a diet. I can't believe I ate so little..

*applause*

*squawk*...tea-cher judy!

Last night..

Walked out of my workplace.. soo defeated..

Sigh.. why is it that this bunch of 10-year-olds.. they're sooo ill-disciplined!!?

Seriously, why am I so affected by them? ( that is one of the trigger as to why I wanna change job..)

Nearly every lesson I have with them leaves me soo drained.. Argh!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Went to hougang to visit some kids.

As I was walking towards the house..*squeals! screams! running stumbling!*

*knock knock*

AHHHHH!!!!!

hahaha.. the kids screamed as I screamed...

Kids: Teacher Judy!! Teacher Judy!! Come in... play...!!!

Parrot: *squawk*...tea-cher judy!

I was promptly dragged into their house.. playing their game..

A.E.I.O.U

Run!!

Haha.. when was the last time I played this game..? When I was in primary school.

It's fun!!

Kids: Mr Wolf.. what time is it?

Me: One o'clock(move 1 step)

Kids: Mr Wolf.. what time is it?

Me: Twelve o'clock(move 12 steps)

...drawing nearer..

Kids: Mr Wolf.. what time is it?

Me: LUNCH TIME!!

RUN!!

haha.. and I ate up one of the kids (metaphorically)

As I left the house...

Parrot: *squawk*...tea-cher judy!

Haha!!

stalker?!

It was yet another "gastronomic" adventure..hmm.. today was more like a misadventure.

Anyway, amidst the misadventure.. me, my bro and mommy were in a very interesting conversation..

B: This morning.. when you went out, did you notice anything?
Me: Huh..? Cockroach?
+B shakes head+
B: Granny said she saw someone snapping pictures of you when you left the house.
Me & Mom: Oooohh...
Mom: See la! Always come home late.. Now, someone's stalking you! You better come home early!
+Now I wonder if all this is a ploy..+
Mom: Our neighbourhood is so quiet somemore.. sigh..

Hmm.. a stalker? Sounds so theatrical! hehe...

The food is really really really not appealing. *ack ack*

I miss honey paper prata.

choices..?

Q: What are you working as?
A: A clown!! Wahahahahahaha..

Hmm.. Do you believe?

I really want to be a clown. It's a secret desire.. (now, it's an open secret!)

To draw.. handicraft is my passion! I'm super duper quiet when I'm at it.. It's a rare sight for many :D

Today, I received a call..

*ring ring*
Me: Hello.. SM?
SM:Judy, are you interested to be a trainer? *details..details..*
Me: ...

It's about angel clay. It's a kind of sculpting clay that is non-greasy.. non-stick. It's really easy to work with. During children's church last week, the children had a hand at angel clay. The kids were delighted! I'm delighted too! My kids had some left over clay, so they passed it to me. On the way home, I used the clay to make..

+pig
+teddy bear
+dog

and the clay ran out..

Sigh.. how I wished I was available..

It'll be like a dream come true! Doing all the fun stuff and being paid for it!

Hmm.. should I...?

going around in circles

6.30am. *alarm rings!*

Jumped out of bed(pretty rare..)

Soon after, I boarded the bus and was off to work.

Dozed off during the journey and missed the drop off point!! ( by 5 bus stops!!)

Alighted and crossed the overhead bridge. Took another bus back.. late for work.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After work, I boarded bus 74. I supposed to alight at Dover mrt station and take a train to church.

Sigh... fell asleep.. missed the stop and found myself at Buona Vista.

Took a cab that went by AYE...( I thought I was lost!!)

Finally reached church.. Prayer meeting!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After supper, Jeremy dropped me and Jason at Clementi.

I crossed the road, took bus 52.

Fell asleep..

Awoke! I'm at Jurong East... Argh.. I took the wrong direction.

Sigh.. Waited for bus 52 at the interchange.

It's the same driver... wonder if he recognises me. He greets everyone! Wow!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Finally.. I caught the last feeder bus home.. Thank God..

I should sleep early.. I don't want to go in circles anymore!!

mayday..mayday...

I'm in the toilet. Detoxifying!

Wahahahaha!! After drinking mommy's specially made lime juice.. my bowels started working very hard.

Mommy came home earlier and exclaimed..

Mom: You're swollen!!
Me: Huh?
Mom: You're not ordinarily fat, you're exceptionally swollen!

Ooo... sigh...

Mom: I wonder what the doctor will say.. probably transfer you to the cosmetics department (supposedly liposuction)
Me:hmm..hmm..hmm..(eating the kfc meal mommy just bought)

Mommy proceeded to stare hard at me. Geez.. I can't do anything(lose weight immediately) even if you stare hard at me :D

Haha.. Mom's pretty adorable. She'd buy me good good good food then urge me to finish it. After that, a guilt trip I think, she'd lament about how fat I am. Then...groanings..groanings..groanings from dearest mommy.

Actually.. I just wanna say.. I miss honey paper prata!!

Wahahahahahaha!!

Whenever it's nearing exams, I'd be stressed. Well, who wouldn't?

I'd have strange desires..
+dye/highlight/cut my hair
+food glorious food!
+getting a huge backpack...preferably white with pink and black mickey mouse heads all over it!

Hmm.. the last desire.. the backpack is from my fantasy. It doesn't exist yet.

If you see one as how I've describe, let me know :D

Have a break, have a honey paper prata!

victory!!

Sunday, my rest day.. sabbath.

After busing the kids to church, I set off to Woodlands National Library.. to do the impossible.

I was there to study with... ... ... SHIRLEY!!

Our previous attempts to study failed terribly. Though I was pretty hesitant about the appointment, I went ahead well prepared.

Contents of my bag
+textbook
+laptop
+notes
+jacket (brrr...)
+waterbottle (also dubbed brain juice!)

Despite a few hiccups before actual studying started.. We studied for 2 hours!!!! We did it!!

Study= no chit chatting/playing/fooling around

It's a great achievement!

Haha..

*applause*

Thursdays

Thursdays... The day of food! GLORIOUS FOOD!!

Every thursday, by default.. is my mommy's day off from work.

So, every thursday, mommy and bro would pick me up from my workplace.

Off we went to gourmet summits!!

Last Thursday was very special!

Mommy had to work but that didn't deter us from our gastronomic adventure!

Supper it shall be!

It was our second time there..

The Roti Prata House
246 m & 246 K
Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 574370
Tel: 64595260
E-mail: ikbal@singnet.com.sg

The best news is this place is open 24 hours!!

They serve..
+murtabak
+mee goreng
+mutton soup
+rojak
+nasi bryani
+nasi goreng
+prata of all kinds!!! and many many more!!

Hmm.. I'm considering.. to hold a birthday celebration there!!

I love the food there!! Woo-hoo!!