discogenic back pain
Yea...new term I learnt today...and my brother has it. Prolly from too much gym and such. Sigh, apparently, even in our teens, our spine is still relatively soft and weak. And in between the vertebrae there are jelly-like substances(fluid-like) like shock-absorbers. And one of those things has a crack in it. Eh, he's lucky the jelly-like thing hasn't started oozing out yet....otherwise, he'll be in serious pain and TROUBLE. So I guess we have to be thankful its just a crack. So, complete rest for one month and physiotherapy and see how it goes. Btw, my dad likes Dr Ben Tan a lot. Says he's a damn nice doctor. Haha. That's so besides the point huh? Lol.
Seriously, if my dad did not insist on my bro going to see him, he would have been still in the dark about what kind of injury he sustained. Cos in the sports school, there was NO ONE to diagnose his injury and all they could do was just give him heat, ice therapy, ultrasound and the latest- traction; all to no avail. There was no improvement and it was just like trial and error. My dad's quite pissed off with the facilities at SS....sigh.
Heh, I'm like multi-tasking right now, sms-ing, chatting AND blogging. Wow. a first! I'm such a busy woman. Yeah right.
Oh yeah...Jac's back! Ahh...time to meet up!
Hope those people who are feeling down will cheer up soon! (u know who u are :) Alright...Ciaoz.
Yellow Watermelons!
They're one of my favourite fruits! A terrific thirst quencher too I must say. Tastes much better and sweeter than the normal red ones.
Right, anyway, went to help out at SAFYC-NSRCC Regatta today...on the Opti finish boat with G, A and J. Hehe...had quite a good time just chatting with them and crapping too. But they only held one race today 'cos of the storm in the arvo. Boy, was it cold. Brrrr..... :P Anyway, heard lots of juicy gossip... Hmn, probably that's why I like to help out in regattas....can keep abreast of things happening in the sailing scene. Heh...alright, one which was of interest to me was that T is quitting soon; though it did not come as a surprise to me. All I have to say is that where she is now really dosen't accomodate her style of working and the place is full of old men and old ideas. She's being restricted in many ways hence I believe she's making the right decision. I just hope she goes back to coaching Laser sailors in schools. I think she is one woman whom most people misunderstands in the sailing circle. She is actually just a really strong and independent woman who speaks her mind, and someone who has a fiery temper that's all. Her bark is worse than her bite. She's actually quite a nice person. She's just surrounded by "incompetent" people who make her look bad, that's all. Sigh.
Alright, I am not going to sleep tonight until I finish setting Sci paper. Yeah...i can't sleep and I WILL not sleep until I am done with it. Will update later as to whether I have made it. Hah. Hope I survive the night.
Cool Webbies!
Was doing a little surfing around and found out that there are so many easy-to-do science activities at home which, surprisingly, I never knew about! On the other hand, when I told my dad about what I found, he says that these cool activities existed since his time. Hmph. And for once I thought I could bask in the limelight. Yeah right. Heh. Anyway, here's the link:
Ok, this other site that I'm gonna reccomend was told to me by a trainee teacher. Its a maths site where there's an interesting tool called the "Monster Mind Reader". At first, I was really fascinated by it. Aha, but the suspicious me sensed a conspiracy theory behind it so I pressed on and tada! I found out the scret behind it. And it was so simple! Haha...go try it out anyways. :P
Was doing some more surfing 'round to find out where are the TCM clinics located for my bro. Yeah, dad wants him to try accupuncture to complement his physiotherapy. Noticed that there wasn't a one-stop website where I could find the contact numbers. Someone should set up an online directory of the TCM clinics in S'pore. Hope my bro's back will be ok soon.
Cold War
Sigh...am in school now, trying to finish marking. Its been 4 days since I had a proper conversation with my dad. I finally know what was the cause of his cold shoulder towards us. At least its better than being kept in the dark. I feel sad, melancholic and confused. That was not the first time my mum said such a thing to me. My dad indeed is a hard person to understand. Oh well, one can only hope and pray for things to become better. Just P.U.S.H.
Its the beginning of a new term but dosen't feel like it though. I'm totally swamped by work. There's less smiles on everybody's faces, 'cos everybody's feeling the heat I guess. Sigh... situation at home's not much different too. Dad's really mad about something which I can't fathom... can't seem to put my finger on it. The feeling irks me big time. Wish that he would just voice it out. Just shouted at my mum too. So dunnoe whether its something she's done or I've done or its just his work.
On another note, think SAFYC's really in need of volunteers this weekend. Just a 2-day regatta. TJ sounded a little desperate so I agreed to help out just on Sunday only. Can't afford to miss another lesson with my kid. Not being fair to him. So anybody interested in helping out? Tag me.
Today I lugged a fr*****g big box of books to school. All by myself, from the house into the taxi, out of the taxi into general office. And I was perspiring like a mad dog. Well, bad decision cos my back's feeling a little achey. Me and my stubborness for not asking for help. Shucks. Must be all that sailing that has damaged/weakened my back. Then had a little surprise which kinda brought a smile to my face.*beams*
Tao Huay from Katong....courtesy of Peina. Love ya babe!*muacks* It was delicious. I'm such a glutton. :P Luckily for us its a short week. 2 more days to the end of the week! YAyness.
End of a wonderful holiday
So one week of holidays has just flown past just like that! Can't believe it, and it has jolted me back to reality. Bah... Haven't done much 'cept for bobbing on the sea recording numbers. Haven't done any marking at all!!! Darn. I'm such a dead piece of meat right now. Alright...so its back to the grind for another 10 weeks. With the SA 1 coming in 7-8 weeks. Great.
Chill out Tuesday
Heh...had a great time with Sarah and company today... :) Had a buffet dinner at the Swissotel Merchant Court Market Place. Food was quite good(if you pick the right stuff) but the service of one particular staff was poor. But anyway, company was great and Em and me were like 2 partners in crime lah. We were prolly the 2 biggest eaters. Hehe.. took photos too. After that went down to Heeren to look at earrings with S and E...and both ofthem made their purchases. I wanted to buy all of the earrings lah! I resisted the urge lor. Argh. They were all so pretty! Ooh ya, I forgot to mention that S appeared in a new hairstyle and gave me a shock! She went for a digital perm and it looked good on her! And as usual, her skeptical self thought she wouldn't look nice in that hairstyle. "_" Haha...after walking around for a while, we wanted to go somewhere to sit down and wait for Sarah's bf to pick us up. And....the wicked Princess wanted to go to Marche so that E could meet her bf or something like that lah. Em was so stressed! Muahaha, could see from her face that she didn't appreciate the goofiness in S lah... sigh. But all turned out well lah.
So anyway... for the next 5 days I will be out at sea soaking up the sun. So, better go catch some sleep now. Will post when I have the time. 13 days left.... :)
sumptous sunday... :)
Yeah... I feel like a total glutton today... partly due to our "simple lunch", in which we ended up eating at Marche. Haha, Emma, its all your fault. Had a damn filling dinner too.
Went down to Suntec today to support the cheerleading team....and after watching their performance, I really thought we could get at least 2nd if not 1st out of 6 pri schs. But too bad, tough luck for us, we ended up third. Oh well, I still feel proud of the girls anyway, their performance was way past my expectations. And they put in a lot of hard work. Yep, hope they do one step better next year! Way to go! :)
Oh yeah...bought another pair of dangly earrings today at the bazzar in Tamp, cost only 5 bucks. Which was pretty reasonable, considering it was hand-made. I love it....its a butterfly design...:) *bliss*
On a sadder note, I have to go to sch tomorrow to mark mark mark! Argh. No choice, they're gonna check books real soon. Gotta pull up my socks. Prolly Tues too. But there's dinner on tues evening to look forward to! Yay. Then from Wed right thru till Sun, I'll be basking in the sun and get paid 3o bucks a day. Oh shucks, I feel like a total hypocrite now. I initially agreed to help S***C out for all 5 days, but on a voluntary basis. Which means, I don't get paid. I'm actually okay with it, just that when I found out NSC was being roped in to help with the Opti course, I asked Uncle James whether he would need my help and he agreed. And, I would get paid too. I mean, between the 2 offers, which one would you go for? Of course the one which pays ya? And its the same job too! In conclusion, I had to call TJ up and told him I couldn't help him. He sounded real p*****. Couldn't blame him. And I really feel VERY bad. Because they really are in need of volunteers to help out on weekdays, and I was prolly one of the few whom he could count on. But I mean, your club dosen't pay and I'm just simply going for the one which pays. Simple as that. If you want people to help out, maybe you should look into giving a token sum to them. Period. Hope T gets the message and pass it on to management. I mean, its not as if the club dosen't have money.
Sigh... think I am becoming a very shrewd woman. And its scary. Its bad too. I really have a lot of faults. I just realised that. Bummer.
I need retail therapy...but just to buy shoes. Have enough clothes for the moment. Right, back to marking. :( Ciaoz.
Green Green Grass
Wow... I haven't updated in a long time. I feel so handicapped. My cpu's at the shop undergoing a reboot. Sigh... I have no idea how it was taken over by bugs...I swear. I didn't download anything!! Argh. Hate comps when they give me problems cos my dad will give me hell. Cos he has to fork out the money to pay for it. Sigh...hope it comes back soon!
Anyway, the grass is finally green again! Heh..no more brown grass. Hmn...dinner at Mushroom POt on Sunday was great! Its at the Stadium Waterfront...near Indoor Stadium. Yepz... There's so much to do and so little time! Argh...housework...marking....Darn. :(
Yay! Its the end of the week. Well...all i can say is there's a pile of worksheets waiting for me to mark. This week has been good I must say. 'cept for one or 2 peeves...it was aiight... :) Think next week's gonna be quite a hectic one. Oh well...Have a great weekend everyone!
ON the Upswing!
Just finished watching The Hours! Wow. It was totally awesome! This is only the beginning of many more movies to come in the next 2 months. Heh. :) Anyway, this is the benefits of a free dvd promotional thing that came with the purchase of a micro dvd-hi-fi set last year. Yay! Movies galore!
Right....so it really has been a hectic the past 2-3 weeks I must say. And just when I'm just starting to get a breather, the worksheets are all piling like dog shit. No kidding! Lolz....I apologize for the lack of language skills. :P But I prefer the worksheets to LPs anytime manz! Think the rapport between my class and I is growing slowly but steadily. Nothing satisfies me more than hearing the sound of your kids' laughter. I mean, I think this is the reason why I teach; at least for me. I mean, its so fulfilling....and everyday unravels new things you never knew about your class and yourself. Sure, there must be a certain image you would want to uphold, but you cannot deprive your kids a happy childhood. I mean, if in the process of upholding your image, you distance yourself unknowingly from your kids by building a 'barrier' between both of you, isn't it detrimental to the kids? Sure, its happening less nowadays, but there's still pockets of it in schools everywhere. However, the average age of teachers are dropping, with most of the teachers from the 'last generation' having retired. So, with younger teachers come newer and fresher ideas! Yepz... so thats it for today I guess. Think one of my goals for this year are to lose weight and to cut down on procrastination. :) *yawnz* To la-la land I go.
Deep in thought
A conversation with someone today snapped me out of my comfort zone....and set me thinking. I mean...its not impossible, just that I'm kinda resigned to my fate. Oh wait, with God, all things are possible remember? Oh wells. I can't just sit here and do nothing right? Yeah, but I really don't know where to start. Gosh.
Anyway, let me share a phrase that's been in my head all day. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." It seems so easy to do doesn't it? But in reality, its the total opposite. Oh well....I honestly have no idea what I am ranting about so I'll stop here. On another note, didn't really realize how much I miss my bro and parents; that is, until they got home. HOpe the break will come soon!
Signing off,
confused, sad and stressed caroline.
