manic weekend
yea...its gonna be a crazy weekend which is gonna be preceded by a teachers day dinner at pan pac tomorrow evening. actually i think i'm just gonna stuff myself crazy with food and drinks this weekend... heh. first time in a long time my bday falls on a sunday and moreover, both "musketeers" are back from london and sydney so we have to seize rare opportunities like these.
so yeah, i survived 10 weeks of madness in the classroom... and there's another 10 more to come. time literally flew by just like that. wow. i actually have some thoughts on it but my eyelids are drooping...
will update if i have time. heh.
baby steps
Yeah, I'm taking baby steps in all senses of the word. I can't be perfect, never will be. Just have to take feedback with pinch of salt, learn and move on. Can't please everyone too. Just glad it came to me first, before it gets out of my hands. Yup.
My mouth hurt so much just now that I spent eons chewing on the small pieces of food(which I cut up). Then I got so tired of the whole thing, I gave up after eating 80% of my food. Sigh. Just took my painkiller, feels so much better. Damn, I should have taken it earlier. Have to find soft foods for my mouth...
of human relationships and family dynamics
i wish there was a manual on how to deal with human relationships, especially when it involves family members. So, as a result of my actions, I now have someone's voice in my head that is accusing my parents of not doing a good job in teaching me the right values. its spooky and horrifying how its gnawing on me, and i just can't shake this horrible feeling off. i can only hope to learn from this experience and make better choices next time.
i was a really clumsy girl today...knocked myself on parts of the boat at least 4 times, 1 on the face and the nose, 1 on my heel and 1 on my toe. Steps and railings on the boat caused my misery today. we had an eventful day out at sea today, braving the elements like the cold wind, constant rain and the choppy waves aboard lady o. and the best part is, i wasn't even sailing/racing. sigh... my poor fingers and feet were wrinkled... and i almost felt sea sick.
just one of those days where everything just seems to go against you.
walking on water
I've done a lot of walking in the past 3 days...to school and back...to the MRT Station. Burnt calories in the process so its all good. Besides, the weather was cool and there was no heat to impede my walking speed haha.
Felt like a happy little girl yesterday while watching the fireworks celebrations at marina bay yesterday with my cousin. Very well choreographed with the music....and did I mention the many different types of fireworks? Ooohhh...so nice. :) But of course, there were so many people that it made entering and exiting the gallery very difficult and inconvenient. Throngs of people...and the only way of moving is to be pushed along by the crowd behind you. Urgh. Not a nice feeling at all.
retreived my wallet from school today, thank goodness it was open for mendaki lessons. phew.
hmm...i really hope the weather clears up tomorrow so that we can have a fantastic passage race.
gut feeling
or a woman's sixth sense is most of the time very accurate. it proved to be true in this instance, when i walked out of school thinking very hard as to whether i had left anything behind. i racked my brains only to come up with nothing. just a few minutes ago, i realised what i had misplaced. darn it. i hope it was not stolen. sigh. blur me...i'm really getting old. i took like 10 hours to realise it.... shucks. crossing fingers and toes its still there...somewhere....
ahh...the wonders of retail therapy.... as it lightens your pockets it brightens up your day. i wonder why....
latest CD in my collection is corrinne may's beautiful seed. i must say that its a really good album... as usual her lyrics are so meaningful. makes you think and reflect upon your life.... she's a really talented songwriter.
yay...gonna watch fireworks at marina bay tmr. hope we're not gonna be disappointed. :)
what colourful people i'm surrounded with
yesterday was an interesting day to say the least. I mean, in terms of wind, we really couldn't ask for more. good winds maintained throughout the day gusting above 10 knots at some parts...perfect day for racing. as a result finishing was really stressful, had to teach/delegate jobs to helpful smu helpers who were new to race management and sailing. tough, but they caught on pretty quickly, by the end of 3 races, 2 girls were quite pro at it. :)
but, as we progressed into the evening, a storm brewed, winds were howling and the rain poured down mercilessly. What a way to end a perfect day of sailing conditions.
i had a heart-throbbing car ride back to the east in unc shaw her's car. he was a fast driver to say the least, and in those treacherous conditions of the roads, i had quite a horrifying experience. very scary stuff indeed.
the conversations we had at SB were very colourful too. had lots of laughter and i was doted upon by the uncles. haha...felt good to indulge in a couple of beers and wine once in a while. i think what took the cake was listening to uncle john attempting to speak cantonese and hokkien and his aussie accent. all in good fun i must say... i was really tickled.
good to listen to these kinds of coversations once in a while...widens your perspective about life and stuff.
next sun is another day of heartstopping action at tuas...i hope the wind holds and blows a little more.
national day from the s'pore river
Throngs of people by the river bank..patiently waiting
A view of the "UFO" Supreme Court.
The colourful shophouses..
the other wws boat with the "dunk it" banner
the flypast!!
life isn't all that bad...really. i mean yea i'm conking out at my cubicle on a monday afternoon so what? i think i just really need the long weekend just around the corner to replenish my energy for the rest of the term and the semester. thats the work side of things...
let's just say the leisure side of my life balances everything out. weekends i get to be out at sea where i'm with the elements and i feel comfortable doing what i do...enjoying it. when the keelboat regatta season is over in about 3 weeks' time, then will get to have the weekends off, have some time to myself, maybe visit wws more often...
i think i'm really blessed to have people who care about me...receive gifts out of the blue... heh. think i need to be a nicer and better person and be more acceptive of others' faults and to be less bitchy. haha. yea, u heard it! :)
oh yea, to my dear cousin...if you are reading this, i'm sorry you can't go....i'm sorry that you had to bear with all the "gloating"... but things will get better soon. just have to believe and have faith. i promise i'll treat you to a nice meal when all this madness is over. Deal? Will be patiently waiting for that date k?
