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2018 Week 36 Update

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This was also another hectic week. Not because I was busy with work, but because it was the September school holidays and I got to spend some real quality time with GG since BB was away at his OBS adventure camp.

We went to see a professor of history at one of the local universities, who is a friend of my cousin. She introduced us because GG is a huge history buff and this professor specialises in a particular section of history which BB & GG are doing in school this year. We had a good time there talking about history (something I am also interested in) so much so, we got late leaving from there. We had planned to have lunch before GG went to school, but we had to cancel that plan and just grab a sandwich. GG literally ran to school from the station but managed to make it on time!

We also managed to catch a show of Crazy Rich Asians (movie review coming up soon) and spent a day together doing stuff that GG wanted to do. I’ve realised my daughter like me, is not much of a shopping person. She also likes to buy what she needs and not waste time window shopping, just like me!

The children head back to school today and I am expecting a quiet week. This weekend marks their 15th birthday and we’re hoping to have a small get-together with their friends at home.

Have a wonderful week folks!

 

2018 Secondary 3 Week 36 Update

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This week was the September school holidays.

BB went away for this Secondary 3 adventure camp at the Outward Bound Singapore and was back only on Friday evening. He says he had loads of fun there and since it was only him from his class in his group (there were 4-5 other students from his school and another 5-6 students from another school). They did a lot of hiking, trekking, rowing and slept in tents outside daily. His group was in the mainland and so he didn’t really go to Pulau Ubin except once for the high elements part. The other students also had to write some words about each other and I felt that what the others wrote about BB was spot on! I really hope that he reads those words and learn from it.

GG spent some quality time with me this week and we got to do a girls day out with a movie thrown in as a special treat. It was fun going out with her as she is at an age where she is more a friend than a Daughter. I am hoping to do something similar with BB one of these days.

2018 Week 35 Update

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August is done and dusted and it’s time for my favourite month of the year – September. I have huge hopes for this month and only this month will tell if this happens.

This week was a busy week for me as I had to go twice for my freelance work. The people I am working with are a bunch of wonderful women and I love interacting with them. I only don’t find a lot of solace in the kind of job I am doing (I feel I am coming across as someone spoilt and dissatisfied, but that’s not the case, really) because the work I am doing is not really cerebral and intellectual. I do hope this freelance business of mine takes off and I can then do work I really enjoy!

This week I got a call from a scammer but I couldn’t scam them back. When I picked it up, there was a recorded message with a non Singapore accent saying “This call is from the Singapore High Court about a pending summons against you. Press 9 to continue”. And then the same message perhaps in Chinese. I pressed 9 and a lady started to speak to me in Chinese. I told her to please speak in English and she cut the call. My chance to scam a scammer was foiled! I wanted to engage with the scammer and ask some questions, but since I spoke in English, they knew they couldn’t engage with me and cut the call!

Happy September folks!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 35 Update

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This was the last week before the September school holidays and so was a fairly quiet week. This was also a short school week since the Friday before the September holidays is designated as Teachers Day in Singapore. This is so both Teachers and students get an additional day of the holidays (just kidding, I am sure there’s a good reason behind this, I just need to find it out)

On Thursday which was the Teachers Day celebrations in school, I was at BB’s school. The parent support group in his school make DIY presents for the teachers each year and this year we made marbled mugs which looked so pretty! We also hosted all the teachers and non teaching staff for a buffet lunch and provided a cake for the Teachers to cut before they reaffirmed their pledge they took when they first entered the teaching profession. It was a fun day and I was exhausted by it!

BB also goes for his OBS camp tomorrow (finally) and We spent the weekend packing. I hope he has a great time there and makes new friends and learns something new.

Tomorrow GG and I are going to meet a Friend of my Cousin who is a history professor at a local university. GG is Super excited about this.

Have a great weekend everyone!

2018 Week 34 Update

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We’re in the last week of August and I am now settling in the new freelance project I have taken up. I am only doing one client now and will wait till the end of the year to learn the ropes before I start looking for new clients. I will also use this time to see if I do manage to secure a better paying position.

Other than that, we had a mid-week holiday on the occasion of Hari Raya Haji (or Eid Al-Adha as it’s also called). Mid-week public holidays are great for a reset and when Thursday rolled on, we all thought it was Monday all over again!

This week proves to be quite a busy one for me what with some duties relating to my freelance work and then also a school commitment in BB’s school for the upcoming Teachers Day, I will probably have more to update next week.

Till then, have a fantastic week…