Another week has gone by!

I have quite a busy week starting today and so my complaint of being bored will not work this week. I also have a “conversation” with my boss later today about my role here and what I can and should do for better opportunities in the company. Guess this conversation will decide for me whether to stay or to start looking for newer opportunities. I like this place and about 60% of my job, which is why taking that step to go out is a bit hard!

On another note, I’ve been having a bit of problem with my right shoulder and arm for a while now. I’ve been putting medicated plasters and muscle relaxants on it, especially at night, but since Saturday evening, the pain is quite bad. After googling the symptoms, I have now decided that I should mention it to my doctor when I see her next week for my routine checkup because one of the symptoms of a heart attack or stroke is pain in the arms….

Also, good news for Singapore during it’s 50th birthday. The Singapore Botanical Gardens has been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The news came yesterday and it’s nice to have a UNESCO site in your backyard. More about this one of these days….

A very boring week, of which the only good thing I can say about it was it finally got over! Have you had times when time seems to be frozen and it moves like slush? Well that was exactly my week. For some reason, I didn’t have much to do and when I am bored, time moves slowly!

I’ve decided to start a personal 21 Day Challenge. My challenge is not to eat between meals. So far, this week has been good, I am quite proud of myself over the weekend also…Why 21 Days? That’s because it’s said you need 21 days to change anything or to make it a habit. So this is one of the first steps to a more healthier me I suppose. I am on Day 5 today, so still got another 2 weeks plus to get through. I’ll do a proper post once I am done. But I am putting it here so that I become liable to myself (trying to trick my brain I guess)

When I finish this, I am going to start a new one. You can also challenge yourself to change one habit of yours by doing your version of the 21 Day Challenge. I’d love to hear your updates in the comments..

My big news last week was the interview with my boss for the role I was interested in. Although, according to him, I was one of the more impressive interviewees, I highly doubt I will get the job as I don’t have the right number of years of experience. I’ll probably need a couple of months to get to speed, while he needs someone to jump right in and fight fires! But we did start a conversation going on my ambitions and I am determined to take this conversation further when he is back in office next!

Other than that, the highlight of the week was the Minion movie! It was so cute and I think I enjoyed it more than BB & GG! We also went for a Father’s Day dinner with S and his mum and aunt and that ended the week for us…

Now let’s see what the new week brings!

A pretty boring week, both at home and at work.

The Sabah tragedy really affected me and I spent the week crying whenever I read anything related to it. The fact that those children were the same age as GG & BB brought it that much closer to home. I hugged both BB & GG close to me this week and was sad for the parents of the children who passed away!

We say “Dil Dhadakne Do” yesterday and it did meet expectations. I’ll probably do a review on the movie later this week.

I really need to do something in life which I can post here. I am sure noone wants to read a home-office-home-children post week after week….

Need to get my A game today. I’ll post if all goes according to what I want. Just keep me in your prayers today…

Have a fab week everyone…

After my rant on Friday, I felt much better, but only for a while.

The whole weekend was taken up by the news of the children trapped in the earthquake in Kota Kinabalu. These are Primary 6 children, the same age as BB & GG, who were there for an Overseas Learning Journey with classmates and teachers.

When news started filtering down that almost 10 students and teachers did not make it, it really broke my heart! I think this incident has hit me hardest as the children are the same age as GG & BB and my heart goes out to all the parents there who have to live with seeing their children go before them. As I type this, my eyes are overflowing and I am typing without really seeing the words on the screen. I wonder when they see their children’s books and clothes how they will feel – will they curse themselves for signing the consent form? Also who knew there would be an earthquake in Malaysia – the place thousands of school children from Singapore – both primary and secondary go for learning journeys every year. BB & GG went to a neighboring state – Sarawak – last year for a learning journey, though it was not as intense as climbing a mountain and I guess this is also why it’s hit me so hard!

I also read that the day before the earthquake, some tourists were found naked and being disrespectful in the mountain, which is considered sacred by the native people. They say this is the mountain’s way of showing her displeasure. I now wonder, will these tourists feel a sense of shame and self-guilt as to the being the cause of the quake which killed so many children?

To all those children who were stuck down before they even had a chance to live their lives, may your souls rest in peace!

It’s a very somber post today and this is all I wish to write. Maybe more later…Have a great week everyone…