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2018 Week 14 Update

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Another week and this was a mixed bag of a week for me.

I have been super productive in finishing some chores which have been pending since the start of the year. I am almost done with the organisation of some documents and will start with something else later this week.

We’ve all been sick, starting with GG, then BB and me together. GG seems to have recovered, but BB and I are still not 100% fine.

That’s about it for me this week. I am also psyching myself to get myself to agree to a decision for which my self-imposed deadline will come in a couple of months and I really need to psych myself for it.

Have a lovely week folks!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 14 Update

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This was the week when both have gotten the mid-year exams timetable and I have been, as usual, nagging them on starting to do up a timetable to plan their studies.

This week was also the Student Leader Investiture Ceremony in GG’s school where not only was she the main emcee for the event, but she also got the appointment letter appointing her as Vice President of her CCA! But the flip side of this honour is that she has become busier and I don’t want this to affect her studies and focus in any way. So  I guess, I have to be there for her, and guide her on good work-life balance and start these lessons young.

Other than that, this was the usual school week.

2018 Week 13 Update

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Another week is gone, with that, a new month is here!

Nothing really happens in my life, but as I get closer to a self-imposed deadline for taking some life decisions, I am feeling fearful. This decision may change the trajectory of my life and the little hope I have right now with one aspect of my life will be extinguished. Anyway, I still have a couple of months before this deadline, so until then, hope lives eternal!

I also had a nice Easter weekend with the children and S. Now off to make sure the children study and do well in their mid-year exams. These exams are important because if they want early admission next year for either Junior College or Polytechnic, then these results will make an impact in influencing the examiners.

Have a great week and an awesome April.

2018 Secondary 3 Week 13 Update

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March ends and a new month begins, one which will end with the mid year exams having started in both GG & BB’s schools. In fact, BB’s school has already issued the mid year exam timetable and now it’s up to him to figure out how to plan his study schedule. 

GG was voted as Vice President of her CCA, something she wanted since she had been quite passionate about it since Sec 1. She will also emcee her school’s student leader investiture ceremony next week when she gets her letter of appointment. 

Nothing much happened this school week, but tomorrow is a new day!

2018 Week 12 Update

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Another week and we’re almost at the end of quarter 1!

I spent my weekend debating internally whether I should deactivate my Facebook account or not. With the Cambridge Analytica fallout, I am now rejoicing over my decision not to be all over social media and keeping a very low profile. While I did not deactivate my FB account, what I did was spend some time removing apps which had permission to access my account. I have a decent score of only 11 apps in the last 9-10 years, including WP, so yeah, I’ve gone and deleted everything from Facebook. I guess I am lucky that I am so paranoid that I almost never sign up with FB and always sign up to any apps or websites using email and this has, to a large extent protected me.

I’m also using this as a teaching opportunity to show GG & BB how social media can be dangerous, if not used properly. And also using this as an excuse to unsubscribe to all the newsletters and spam email that seem to proliferate and choke my inbox.

What steps are you taking to protect yourself online?