The O level written exams start today and I think I am more nervous than the children. I flash back to the time I took the exams equivalent to the O levels and wonder if my parents were as stressed out as I am now. It’s only when you walk in their shoes, you feel the pain.

GG is someone who is not very good with formal exams and sometimes second guesses herself and makes a mess of her answers. This is only true for national exams and she is ok with school internal exams. My prayers for her is to be cool, calm and collected and not second guess herself. She should be sure of what she has written and unless it’s a completely wrong answer, should stick with her original answer.

BB is the chill guy. He is the exact opposite of his sister and has been super calm and collected leading to the exams. This first week for him is just Maths and English, so he is chill this week since they are his strongest subjects. It’s next week that will be testing times for him as he has his sciences and humanities then, which are not his strong subjects. GG on the other hand find STEM subjects taxing and revels in the humanities!

As for me, I have also been under work stress, but hopefully I am going to manage it well this week. It was a busy last week for me and this week also promises to be a busy one.

I have also started prepping for Diwali and every day prepare something for the festival.

Have a great week folks and Happy Diwali to everyone!

This week was a super busy week for me, what with meetings and medical appointments almost all days of the week.

I had a follow up to the eye clinic and the good news is that my next follow up with them will be after a year. This means that the oily eyelids condition has stabilised and now I only have to work on my dry eyes.

I also have started thinking on my plans for 2020. I want to spend time working on myself this year, espcially on things that interest me like photography and my writing. I plan to take some classes, either online or physical to improve on the aspects I think I want to improve on. I am planning on utlising my time in India to do more in-depth thinking on this. More on this once I finalise my thoughts.

This week is a mixed bag with some days being very busy and the others not so much.

Hope your week is more relaxed than mine!

We are another week closer to the O level exam. I am sure you are completely fed up with me going on and on about this exam, but that’s the big source of stress in our home these days. In exactly two weeks from today, the children will sit for their first O level written exam which is E Maths Paper 1.

GG is super stressed and I can see it clearly so I am on her case to take breaks while for BB it is the exact opposite. Everytime I go to his room, he is ‘taking a break!’

GG had her science practicals last week, which, according to her was not her best work, while BB has his this week, today is Physics and Chemistry is later in the week.

As for me, last week was a quiet week where I hardly went out, but this week is going to be a busy week for me with meetings, workshops and a medical appointment scheduled.

I am also excited because October means that now I can say we go to India next month! So I have to also start planning for our stay in Mumbai as well as the south trip. This week and the next few will be quite busy for me.

Have a great week folks!

This week was both remarkable as well as unremarkable Unremarkable because it was the usual week from Monday to Friday with nothing really happening.

On Saturday, for the first time, I did something out of my comfort zone. I went for a citizen’s panel where, along with other Singaporeans we will debate about an issue which is close to my heart. We will also come up with a report and hopefully the government will implement some, if not most of the suggestions. We had to sign a non disclosure agreement, so I can’t say much here. But it was a very enjoyable, if intense session and I learnt quite a bit from the other participants who spanned various industries and came from different aspects of life.

Yesterday marked the start of Navratri and this week is slightly restful week for me, without much happening. Next week is another hectic week and then two weeks after we start the O level exams!

I for one, just want the exams to start, so we can count down to the four weeks it will run. After that, it’s time to holiday! Can’t wait!!

Have a wonderful week folks!

This was a busy week for me, so much so that BB actually commented that I have been out three days this week, something that has very rarely happened in the past few years.

I went to yet another retuning mums session, for which I had some expectations before the event, but was quite disappointed after. There was a lot of talking, but no real concrete solutions given. My take was that they had to probably do something with regard to their diversity group and this was the solution they decided upon. Get in touch with some women who are looking to returning back to work and then speak with them. I did make some contacts with other women in the same situation as me, so that was a plus for that day.

I had also some work related events and meetings to attend which took up a few more days.

We are at less than a month to the O levels and I am in full nagging mode. I can’t wait till mid November when the exams finish. Also I think once the exams start, we will just move with the momentum and before we know it, it’ll be the end of the exams. I just tell BB & GG that they they should give the exams their 100%, so that they can enjoy their holidays without the stress of the results day.

It’s GG’s graduation day this week plus something else I am going to be involved in for which I am super excited about. I can’t share much about it now, but will soon. It’s something I am getting out of my comfort zone.

Have a wonderful week people.