2016 Sec 1 Week 20 Update

We’re more than a third towards the end of the year and this year is going too fast for my liking!

Exams ended this week and hopefully both BB & GG have done fairly well. Friday was a holiday for both as both schools had the day off for students so that teachers can mark papers in peace!

On Thursday, after exams ended, both the kids met up with some Primary school friends. I am glad they are making this effort to reach out and meet old friends. These friends are the ones who’ve seen each other grow from tiny, shy and scared six year olds to confident teens!

On Friday, GG had a ‘Thank You’ lunch from her school. This lunch was to all cast and crew of their 30th anniversary celebrations last month and after that her choir had a party – to welcome the juniors and say farewell to the seniors. Most sec 4/sec 5 students will step down from their CCAs now as they start working towards their N and O level exams. Primary 6 students also do the same thing when they step down sometime in April to focus on the PSLE exams, unless there are major competitions which they are taking part in. GG enjoyed the day and they played with water balloons, sang and enjoyed themselves.

Last that day, they also met up with another set old friends. They’ve known these friends since they were around 8-9 months old. This is also a boy/girl fraternal twin pair who are roughly 3 months older than BB & GG. They used to live in the same estate we lived in and we met in the playground! They’ve been friends since then and have had innumerable play dates! Again, this is friendship I love and encourage, even though they’re in different schools and have different schedules. But most school holidays they meet up at least a couple of times.

This was BB & GG’s week this week. Happy Sunday people!

 

2016 Week 19 Update

My first unemployed week! This was interesting week, in which, though I didn’t do anything in my ‘To-Do’ list, I lived the tai-tai life! For those not from this part of the world, a ‘Tai Tai’ is a married woman who lives the life of luxury and is mainly stay at home wife and mum. She is probably a socialite. Probably an English equivalent would be a lady who lunches!

With R at home, there was no real need to do housework and the kids were busy with school and exams. I will (and really need to) start on my To-Do list from today and hope to have made a substantial dent to it by the end of the week.

I also realised that, while I like staying at home, if this goes on for a while, I will soon start going out of my mind! I hope and really pray that I get a decent job atleast within the next four to six weeks and by July, I am working and contributing to the family income. I realise it is also not fair to put the whole onus of providing for the family on S when I am able and willing….Hopefully something comes up soon!

Have a great week folks!

2016 Sec 1 Week 19 Update

Exam week for both BB & GG so it was a very low-key week for both.They both have finished roughly half with the exams expected to end next week.

We also got the Hindi exam marks this week and as expected, BB failed. I really don’t know how to reach out to this boy. For someone so smart, who can with one reading understand the subject, he is very unconcerned and in fact, completely neglectful of this subject. I hope, I can spend the next month or so with him on it, hopefully it gets inside his head that he needs to at least pass!!

GG, on the other hand, did OK. I did think she will do better, but considering that she was busy with her school  performance with the big day with two  performances just a day before the exams, it was better than expected. She didn’t get much time to study, especially in the days leading up to the exam.

happy-mothers-day-massage-specialsToday is Mother’s Day and to all the mothers who read my blog, here’s wishing you all a very happy Mother’s Day. There’s an old saying that says that since God knew he could not be around each and every one of his children, he created mothers so every one of his children have someone  love them unconditionally, be with them always and fight for them forever! That’s a mom for you!!

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2016 Week 18 Update

Last sort of negative work post, I promise! Really, cross my heart. This is my last week in this company and I have decided to leave any negativity behind. Even when (not if, but when) I decide to start working again, I want to remain positive and not wallow in negativity.

The week started as usual with no work, especially since I already had handed over most of the stuff I do. So I very reluctantly went for the drinks cum team dinner. Earlier, we’d all go together, but this time everyone went on their own. When I left, I expected E, my oldest colleague express surprise that I was not leaving with him, but he just said he’ll see me there. I was the first one to reach, around 20 minutes before the time decided. Some of the others were supposed to have come earlier, but according to the wait staff, one did come before me, but when he realised he would be the first, he decamped! I waited for a while before the others turned up. I was not planning to stay long, but ended up staying till the end!

The week went by fast and soon it was Friday, my last day. A couple of people did come up to me during the week wishing me luck, so that was nice. My ex-boss also texted me on my last day and this was especially nice as he is no longer based in Singapore!

A lot of people wrote back when I sent out my farewell email, so that too felt good! I learnt that I have made some friends in this organisation.
A piece of good news – my sister-in-law (S’ sister) delivered a baby boy this week! I am so happy for her and her husband as they have been trying for a long time now and the procedure they did by which she got pregnant was their last chance. BB & GG are thrilled to have a new cousin and I expect them to go to their grandma’s place all through the holidays on one pretext or the other to play with the baby. The baby, who is unnamed yet is the cutest one I have seen in a while. Ooh, his cheeks are so big, they hid his eyes! I predict he is going to be quite spoilt by everyone!
On that note have a great week folks!

2016 Sec 1 Week 18 Update

Exams started for both the children and they’ve been busy with that.

GG has been nominated by her form teacher to apply to be a school counselor and she’s happy at this chance. They need to fill up a form with examples of how they exemplify the values the school holds close to heart and get endorsements from 4 teachers! The teachers then debate among themselves to decide the counselors. But I am happy that she is even trying for the position and her teachers nominated her. 

Other than that, nothing much happend this week with the children. More probably next week onwards as we start our home adventures! Happy weekend everyone