a better day.
that describes today.
let's see..
there were a lot of misfortunate events that became fortunate and blessed.=)

the day began with jade being my alarm clock,calling me and making me realise that i overslept by 45min.
so i showered and half RAN half brisk walked to cedar to meet mr ng/sng who is actually a rather cute fellow in the way he described his classes when i asked.
anyway i'm pretty psyched up about FINALLY being able to teach lit and english!
since half the classes will be spent watching the dvds he prepared..
haha.
shld not be a prob.
but i get to prepare 2 lessons on my own on oral skills so tt's wad got me pretty excited!
=D

after that i took off to raffles place with jade for the interview with singtel.
oh priya was there too.
haha.
happy working there dear jlow,trina and jade! *mega grins*
anyway,apparently i had the longest interview session with the guy who's called hagen i think.
but 95% of the time was spent talking abt teaching and wad it's like.. the pros and cons.
he's a pretty nice guy.
i actually went in and told him tt i preferred the morning shift and tt i can't work sats and i can only start on the following week.
oh and tt i actually didn't like the job he was interviewing me for [data entry] as i preferred customer service [hotline] type.
haha.
YET..
he asked me wad i was intending to pursue in NUS and when i said geog he was like..
'don't tell me you want to teach?'
in the -oh-my-goodness- kinda dreadful tone.
yeah.
but tt got us started on teaching and he shared with me his story coz he was form nie hq before.
it wasn't anything bad just that he said if you're a good teacher,unless u teach in independent schools,then even if u want to continue teaching,you'll be forced to promote and climb up the ladder to principal eventually even if u still want to teach instead of doing admin based work like the p or the vp.
hmmmm..
oh wells.
that shall be for later thoughts.
but he was so nice coz he gave me his namecard so i can contact him if i got anything i wanna ask abt teaching then he'll refer me to his teacher friends.
so nice rite?!!
so even though i didn't get the job which is not wad i wanted anyway,
God was just tt incredible to place him across my path.
thank you Lord!

and that wasn't my only thanksgiving.
ok after tt jade and i headed to esplanade and dined at ichiban boshi before i went to check out the esplanade library for materials for my phonics lesson.
borrowed a book called Monologues For Teenagers coz i figured the best way to promote oral skills would be thru drama of coz!
i'm gonna dig out my kuo pao kun book of plays too to go thru it coz Coffin was just uber funny.
and i borrowed Emily of Emerald Hill coz i SO WANNA WATCH THAT PLAY which is no longer in run so i just got tt book for private leisure reading.
hopefully it'll be a good read!=D
oh and then we had to rush back to raffles place coz jade got the job and she had to go back to sign the contract AND..
i left my hp behind in the library on the shelf.
like.. omg.
i didn't realise until i was waiting for her outside recruit express and then i was like OMG!!!WHERE'S MY HP?!!
*PANIC BUTTON*
then we walked much faster to esplanade and guess wad-
MY HP WAS STILL ON THE SAME SHELF!!!
THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH GRACIOUS LORD!!!
but there was this peace in my heart already tt it would be there.
i think the other ppl must have been uber pissed coz it was on the uber loud mode with Don't Look Back In Anger by oasis as the ringtone and there were 3 missed calls.
hahaha.
but anyway..
thank you Lord!

oh and while at ichiban,jade discovered that if we put the glasses infront og our mouths,it would make our mouths look smaller!
which caused jade to go ballistic in laughter.
ok me a lil bit only.
haha.

the envy of the angelina jolie types.
haha


after tt..
i dragged my blistered massacred feet to walk all the way to plaza sing but we never reached it.
haha.
we stopped by the art museum for some relief to my feet and venezia gelato break.
the lemon flavour shocked out tastebuds into a tingling sensation that was completely enjoyable!=)

yumzzz!

then we discovered that the art museum was free on fri nites so we decided to come back later when we were enroute to timbre.
so we headed to The Cathay to check out the movies which seemed kinda boring but all the 'coming soon' ones were so enticing la!
so irksome.
there's hardly a good movie around when u wanna watch one.
boo.
then we went to see the exhibit on the founder of Cathay organisation which was on the 2nd floor.
the founder is this guy called Loke Wan Tho of which the avenue adjacent to mine-Wan Tho Avenue, is named after him!
i'll never cycle down that path in the same mindset again.
then we walked on to dhoby exchange coz jade wanted to get ANOTHER bleach keychain and she got RENJI!!!
i loveeeeeeeeee his hair la!
haha.

yupz then we had 'katong laksa' at the place which is so accccck.
i haven't had the original katong laksa before..
hmmm.
i dun even know which part of katong is it at!
haha.
oh wells.
must eat there one day.
so anyway,we decided that janice need not have a visit from us so we went back to the art museum and checked out the artworks which were from around the south east region this time.
think botero was still one of the best.
i'm SURE JADE AGREES.
HAHAHAHAH.

one of the rather cute art pieces on display at the foyer..
think it's the whole valenties love is in the air phase..


closer look..

there were recipes on how to make different types of wedding cakes too on the wall which gave a rather romantically sweet feel=)
then by some chance,we stumbled upon this fringe festival event at the lil enclave hidden rite at the back of the museum.
basically it's called Guilty Pleasures and everyone can bring their fave song via a cd or mp3 and then they get to play one song and intro the song,followed by why it is their guilty pleasure.
really cool!
so we had a wide mix of songs.


one of those who brought her own songs.
she actually sang the songs that were on the cd she brought!
her voice is lovely=)


some of the graffitti on the wall behind.
it's actually part of one of the art pieces..
so u just grab anything and start scratching into the whitewash.
anything goes for art.
heh.

esmond and zhong joined jade and i for a while too coz they were headed to timbre.
timbre is toooooooooo good la.
esmond just can't deny the allure of tt place rite??
haha.
sadly timbre was pretty packed tonight so we were relegated to sitting outside.
not like we were gonna stay for long anyway so no complaints.

sad displaced patrons

OH and i saw issac who was without his gf.
haha.
doubt he's still attached to the same girl.
i'll never forget that curse-and-swearing-24/7 moniter of mine back in acjc who thought me how to write the word Bible in chinese.
ok i've forgotten how to say it already.
dang.
anyway.
i FINALLY got to hear TIMMY so i'm not complaining!
i prefer it when ngak's singing acoustic though.
oh wells.
i'm still contented with the nite coz i finally got to hear him sing.
YAYSSS!!!
*mega smiles*


ok and here's a SPECIAL-
it's a POEM written by JADE FOO CAI WEN who is extremely gifted in comic poetry writing after being 'inspired' by a horrid tuition agent who forced jade to betray her morals and values by lying abt her age and experience to which jade gave in initially but has finally stood her ground and quit the tuition thing.
CONGRATS JADE!!!
*hugs*
so here goes her display of GENIUS!!
enjoy~

Little Miss Trotter

There once lived a pig named Penelope Trotter
Borne in July as her mother’s Daughter
Since the day she was born, her snout stuck to the sky
Never once did she greet the younger passers-by
She thought of herself as ‘O so divine!’
Though in actual fact she was just an arrogant swine

Now, Miss Trotter with her head held high
Acted as though she was the farm’s sweet pie
She liked to strut in her pink barrel dress
Thinking the boars in the farm would be so impressed
Other than that, she taught school in the sty
To a few unfortunate young’ans to whose parents she lied

She lied of her credentials, her qualifications too
Said she was from Oxford’s Marketing School
Praised herself like she was the queen
Said she was the best, unlike those had-beens
Lied ingratiatingly between her teeth
Hiding all the truth down low beneath

See, Penelope never studied in U
Knew nuts about teaching, not even a clue
Her credentials were fake just like her hair
her voice, her sincerity, her concern and care
beneath her ‘sweet’ ( but ingratiating) demeanor
was a monster much tougher and way much meaner

Most of the animals knew Miss T for who she was
But were always too scared to even cuss
They were afraid that she’d roll them over
With her huge rounded belly a.k.a ‘the pulverizer’
They saw her as the tyrant who cheated for money
Who took all the sweet oats and ate all the honey

But in this world grace always prevails
And a pig is a pig no matter from where she hails

Because even though she might be cunning
She couldn’t stop herself from becoming
A nice round fattened, sweet farm swine
Perfect to be served roasted with wine


Alas! Justice is served as mean Penelope is punished
On the chopping board next to the stew garnish
Our divine little diva squeals in horror
As the butcher’s knife comes down upon her …

So kids, as you see it’s a tale of morals
Gruesome though but the truth’s not all florals
Though Miss T wasn’t much of a teacher
A lesson can be learned from this proud little creature

That is to always eat your humble pies
To never blame others or ever tell lies
Because there’ll always be consequences to which we must abide
And endings which are not happy, nor are the divine.

So here ends the story of Penelope Trotter
A liar, a cheat and a down right plotter
Remember now kids, one last advice
Always be true and never tell lies.

-The End-





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