I've disappeared from my blog for almost 8 months... I've been so busy living my life that I forgot that I actually still had a blog... lolz...
What's up so far?
Work-wise, things are going great at work! In fact, I enjoy going to school every day to spend time with the lil monkeys of mine (and mind you, I use it very affectionately!!!). This is the second year I have been teaching and I am a firm advocator of following my pupils up. In the first year, as lovable as they were, it was very trying to place them in groups and working out the best combination for effective group chemistry. I was really tearing my hair out and driving my kiddos mad changing their seats almost every month. By the second year, I have already developed the 'magic formula' in the first year so it was easy to continue to apply it. Having been with me for a year means that they understand what I expect from work and study attitude. As a result, teaching them is a breeze! In fact, I love them so much that every holiday that I go on, my class always gets a souvenior when the term begins. It makes a great 'welcome back to school' present too!
Admin wise, I've comfortably settled in my role as Level Head and I'm getting recognition for the work I do. In fact, I am coping better in the things I do than compared to previous years. This has surprised me as my workload has actually gotten heavier over the years and so has my responsibilities. However, I really God has blessed me abundantly to do the work I do and continue to remain in this zen state.
On the personal front, things are great as well. I can now finally say I can speak 5 languages - English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien and Korean! While my Hokkien and Korean is not that great, I am proficient enough to communicate in them and get what I want. I better be able to... after all, I'm already taking Beginner Level 5 and I have only 1 more beginner level to go. I'm going to try for my KLPT (Korean Language Profiency Test) this October and TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) next year.
Why? My new career goal - to be a English/Korean translator. I also wanna work towards a proficiency in teaching Korean. Long term plan? Get seconded to MOE Language Centre to teach Korean!
Let's see if I can achieve that!
In fact, I'm very grateful to have a close group of classmates who study with me. I've so made many Korean friends in Singapore who meet us each week during study group to help us and practice Korean with us. Thanks to them, I can dine and shop in Korea by myself (and even get discount), go to the Korean 노래 방 (karaoke) and sing Korean songs as well as order food in Korean in the Korean restaurants. Cos my pronunciation is rather Koreanised (thanks to friends who help to correct my pronunciation), I get mistaken for being Korean when I speak Korean. In fact, when I took my friends around in Seoul, sales people thought I was a Korean bring foreign friends around. While they exaggerate the fact to make you happy so you will spend more $$$, simply hearing it makes you feel good!
Vacation-wise, I was bitten by the Vacation Bug since last December. In fact, this is the first time I've spent every term break overseas.
March - went Bintan (3 days 2 night) with Michelle and Baby Chloe. Stayed @ Nirwana Gardens.
June - went Seoul (4 days 3 nights) and Tokyo (5 days 4 nights) with Jeanette, Denise, Shi Ling, Joanna, Michelle and her Chloe, Irene and her Hui Min. We went via Asiana. I was the tour guide for the 4 days we were there. Stayed @ Ibis Myeongdong (Seoul) and Sunroute Shinjuku (Tokyo).
September - going to Petaling Jaya (KL) with Mom and Aunt OG (my Tua Yi). We are taking Aeroline coach to PJ and stay @ One World Hotel. All expenses I am covering for as a treat for Mom and Aunt OG.
December - planning to go to Korea and Hong Kong... This time, I wanna visit my friends, Chang Ki and his wife (Gwangju) as well as Yong Uk (Daejeon). I wanted to visit them in June but with so many people coming with me and the time was so short, it was impossible.
Stay tuned for more updates on interesting stories from my vacation!
That's me and Baby Chloe..
It was a very relaxing holiday and I spent the two days by the pool. In fact, I stayed out too long and this was the result... contrast with above, which was taken before I left for Bintan! 
