Contract Renewal

Finally, i got my contract renewed for another 2 years.... Hopefully by the time P is in P1, all our financial burden will be paid off.... Then i can work part time and mayb pursue my studies.....

Connecting LEDs to Battery Supplies

Any girls out there know how to do it? Been DIY-ing miniature houses/frames, most of the come with LEDs. I tried connecting them, but none bloody lights up at all.... Asked ATM to help, since he is a guy and majoring in electrical. Ptui, hopeless, he just told me, the LEDs spoilt and dun even bother to help me at all..... After all the frustation, i googled it.... then i realised LEDs has -ve n +ve terminal. I remembered asking ATM how to identify them if i need to connect them, he just tell me is ok just anyhow connect. Argh... double comfirm man cant be trusted.... Will try again tonight, keep my finger cross.....

Why do i bother with the lights, cos they add finishing touch to the miniature settings....

Miscommunication

taken from boingboing

Now i know why ATM doesnt seem to be able to understand my instruction at time..... It is because we dun click.... haha....

Short Walk

Started my 1st walk from office to P's CC yesterday. With my trusted platforms, it took me 15 min to reach there.... Equipped with my pink Sony Walkman NWZ-W262, the walk there is a breeze...

Dragonboat

Dragonboat Aunties and mei mei....

 I enjoyed rowing, though nt very good at it but is a gd exercise and i get to meet great ppl. The last training session, i meet a girl, she is only 23 but she has 4 y of experience teaching in kindie.... Currently she is doing her p/t degree in early childhood education. It is my pleasure toking to her, since i m looking for a career change.

Back to Basic

We have notice that P's attention span is very short, ~5min nothing longer than that even with TV. Recently, i found a lot of P's drawing/coloring in her bag, and it reminded me how we have to make her draw straight line n circle as part of her therapy. Perhaps i m being KS ba, i m asking her to write ABC on paper with pen/pencil, but i realise she is not using enough strength to write. As she has an iTouch with a sensitive touchscreen panel, she can wriet quite well with that. When it comes to writing on paper, we are seeing problems, she can hold her pen well but nt writing or drawing with it.

With the advance in technology, the kids today might be lack in certain skill, eg. writing. New rules at home, P will nt be able to play with adults electronic as and when she want. She will need to ask for permission. No more angry bird in the car, one it is bad for eyes, two it is cruel to swing the bird. With the control usage of electronic, we have seen some differences. P has equipped herself with a notebook and pen, she will sit down n draw as n when she likes. Most importantly, i can see that her attention span has improve, ~15min, must more focus when we are doing art/craft work and we can even finish 1 short story (normally after 1 page, she will just walk away). I read somewhere that too much computer and iphone lead to behaviour/learning problem in class.

OLD

Lately my scalp has been super itchy, yes i do wash my hair..... Last night while i was squeezing my pimple in front of the mirror, i saw grays in between my fringe.... Ah they have migrated to the front, flip my hair left to right, there were more showing.... I feel very depressed all of a sudden..... More grays are showing, it is scary, perhaps it is fate.... My grandpa and dad has premature graying history but look on the bright side not balding....

The sight of gray hair just make me feel so bloody old, it is like reminding me that i m going to hit 40s soon and will be eligible for Eldershield.... I m having insomia, i m tired but cant sleep at night.... I wake up in the morning without the use of alarm clock. I m begining to feel like my grandma. Aging spot is showing up on my skin, serve me right for neglecting my skin. ATM has better skin than me, he uses lip balm n moisturizer on his lip n skin... He took better care of his look than me, something that i ought to be ashame of....

I need to take care of my skin, my health n my look.... So first thing first, i need to dye my hair, the sight of gray hair on my head make me feel sick. Secondly, i need to train me stamina, dragon boat competition is next month, thought i had started my training but the stamina is nt there. I m goin to walk to P's CC from my office everyday and training on sat and gyming once or twice a wk. Thirdly, try to have a good night sleep w/o disturbance, meaning i have to shift P out of my room. It is like a habit for me to check on her every 1-2h, to make sure she is on her bed and is breathing.....

Sick

P has been waking up on her own recently, she drank her milk n eat her breakfast in the car. This morning, after her milk, she told me she had tummyache. Of she goes to the toilet, she had diarrhea. I m all ready to take leave and stay at home with her, since she had a bit of cough as well. After i rub some medicated oitment on her tummy, she told me she is ready for school. I had to make her wear diaper in case accident happen.

When we reached CC, she told me she wanted breakfast. Since she had her breakfast, n is already pass the breakfast timing, i have to tell her no she will have to wait till lunch time for her next meal (i feel a bit bad for rejecting her food but i think at time i need to b firm with her). Think i will need to get ATM to leave home early so P can have breakfast with her frens in CC. She doesnt like to eat alone.

Relocation update

2nd week at the new CC, P is still exhibiting positive behavior. But this morning, there were some changes, and P got clingy, she cried when i left her. The teachers from her class were not there, might be on the later shift or late as it was raining quite heavily outside. So the kids from P class joined the other N1 classes, she sensed something different n got a bit clingy, when i left her with the new teacher, she got upset and cried. Hope tomolo it will get better, still need time to get to know the other new teachers....

This morning, while i was in the CC, saw a boy was sitting at the dining area having his breakfast alone. The local cleaning auntie was doing the cleaning and suddenly she was talking quite fiercely to the boy and asked him nt to bring watever he is eating to CC tomolo. I was quite shocked, maybe i was pampered by Makcik Z as she is very nice to the kids in CC, she is always smiling. The cleaning auntie in my office told me that she will be transfered back to the new CC next month, hooray.... cause P is missing her.

Vain Pot

P is for Peter Puppy, P is for Paige, P is for Pink... Her current favourite color is Pink, she has to dress in pink from top to toes.

Misulo 5th Class - House

The theme for this week is houses, P get to build her own house using paper then paint it wif water color. She looks forward to the class, she enjoys it. Teacher G told me that P is the youngest in class and all the kids treat her like a 妹妹, will help her. There is a Chinese gal in her class, will try her best to tell P in English how to do things, so sweet. Teacher G told me that is so funny sometimes when they are telling P what to do :) wish i can hide at the corner to see.

CC Relocation

We tot tt we will have some sticky issue with the relocation on Mon, but to our surprise P doing very well. Had her breakfast in cc but her eyes are busy wondering ard. So far, the teachers said she is doing OK. Saw Ms Cheng yesterday evening, she asked hows P doing and told me tt they enjoyed themselves here.

So far, P is enjoying herself, asked to sent her to cc early to play. Slept pretty well at night.... Personally i like the new place, it looks so much brighter not to mention the space. 

Helmet

We make wearing helmet compulsory when P is riding her training bike. Her feet still cant touch the ground when she is on the bike, she has to step on the pedal to go up or down the bike, when she cycle. Her skill has improved, now she can make u turn except braking, cos her hand is too small.

Before riding her bike, we will remind her to put on her helmet. Just last night, my dad told her to put on her helmet but instead of helmet my dad said cap. The notti gal responded very fast, is nt cap, it is helmet. :)