Sunday, November 21, 2004
See the mooncakes?
you see the mooncakes?
i throughly enjoyed this particular lesson--
it was dough making class.
we had to make dough from flour and salt.
plus some veg dyes. we mixed the colours to get
the various colours we wanted.
our group set up an ice cream palour. we had so many
types of ice creams---- sobert as well as ice cream mooncakes.
i am good at thinking up the design, hence i leave the production
work to my members. i would then dress up the ice creams
with mush mellows, cream, icing sugar and lay them out on
plates.
the mooncakes are my proudest creation. they look almost
like the real thing and im just so excited knowing what
i can do with flour. =)
i throughly enjoyed this particular lesson--
it was dough making class.
we had to make dough from flour and salt.
plus some veg dyes. we mixed the colours to get
the various colours we wanted.
our group set up an ice cream palour. we had so many
types of ice creams---- sobert as well as ice cream mooncakes.
i am good at thinking up the design, hence i leave the production
work to my members. i would then dress up the ice creams
with mush mellows, cream, icing sugar and lay them out on
plates.
the mooncakes are my proudest creation. they look almost
like the real thing and im just so excited knowing what
i can do with flour. =)
i've passed!
a big load is off me now.
i've just passed my practical exam as a childcare teacher.
yeah!!!
i was totally nervous. given my very very packed work schedule,
i am amazed i've got everything in, in time.
you see, i was working on a conference for the last 3 weeks
and conference ended on 16thNOV.
immediately the next morning, i transformed myself into -- voola!
childcare teacher. (*again).
that same nite, i painted my posters for learning centres-- literacy corner,
science corner and constructive play corner. the theme was on animal,
hence i went to buy 10 tiger-fishes in a fish tank, for my science corner.
it was madness. the children ALLLLL wanted to feed the fishes at the same
time. *stress stress... got to negotiate with them to take turns.
the criteria was to see if i can occupy the children for half an hour.
wau lau-- 15 mins was the max. i thought to myself, this is the longest
half hour i ever had..... luckily there was saviour -- LEGO. yes lego blocks
jumbo size (for toddlers 3yrs old). they were at least occupied for another
10mins.
anyway-- my lecturer was pleased with me. she likes my art work.
good thing i scored distinction at her art module. 68or 69/70 i cant remember.
she said: "you are ok. i know your work" (i was like-- what work?!?)
oh,,, my art work.
*phew* im saved.
so anyway-- more reports to do now before i officially graduate in FEB next year.
still got class and attachments, but at least, im mentally FREE.
*****
i was at my cousin's wedding last nite. was at raffles hotel.
nice and vintage and per table cost like $1300?
anyway-- my cousin has got loads of support from his elder siblings. heard that
2 of his siblings gave him $10K angbow each. that is $20K off his bill already.
isnt it great to have siblings like that?
i wish by the time my sis gets married, i can do the same and more.
no need to be competitive you'll say. ya. of course no need to be competitive.
but wouldn't everyone wants to do their best for their siblings?
there is no doubt that my cousin-clan is divided. basically, one family
of cousins and the rest of us are divided.
you see-- they are among the eldest of the 3rd generation and we all came later.
from young, they went to "branded" schools, learnt piano, value-added lessons,
had birthday parties, had everything new.
their mom called the shots. our mothers listened. (see the diff?)
we had hand-me-downs, we had fun, we were clueless. and we all lived next
door to one another, but we were the poor ones.
over years, we grew alieniated. of course we still do meet at family gatherings
but our interest and conversations didnt have any depth.
but we are very much connected still because all our parents are still very
close to each other. they are all siblings for that matter.
i am the bridging generation that is very much in-touch with the older ones
and the younger ones. i always tell the younger ones to make an effort to
get to know the older ones. becos i remember the good times i had with them.
not easy for the younger batch to understand though, since they really didnt
have much of fond memories of the older cousins.
so, like america, we are divided.
and im afraid we might not be able to really be One.
*****
i've just passed my practical exam as a childcare teacher.
yeah!!!
i was totally nervous. given my very very packed work schedule,
i am amazed i've got everything in, in time.
you see, i was working on a conference for the last 3 weeks
and conference ended on 16thNOV.
immediately the next morning, i transformed myself into -- voola!
childcare teacher. (*again).
that same nite, i painted my posters for learning centres-- literacy corner,
science corner and constructive play corner. the theme was on animal,
hence i went to buy 10 tiger-fishes in a fish tank, for my science corner.
it was madness. the children ALLLLL wanted to feed the fishes at the same
time. *stress stress... got to negotiate with them to take turns.
the criteria was to see if i can occupy the children for half an hour.
wau lau-- 15 mins was the max. i thought to myself, this is the longest
half hour i ever had..... luckily there was saviour -- LEGO. yes lego blocks
jumbo size (for toddlers 3yrs old). they were at least occupied for another
10mins.
anyway-- my lecturer was pleased with me. she likes my art work.
good thing i scored distinction at her art module. 68or 69/70 i cant remember.
she said: "you are ok. i know your work" (i was like-- what work?!?)
oh,,, my art work.
*phew* im saved.
so anyway-- more reports to do now before i officially graduate in FEB next year.
still got class and attachments, but at least, im mentally FREE.
*****
i was at my cousin's wedding last nite. was at raffles hotel.
nice and vintage and per table cost like $1300?
anyway-- my cousin has got loads of support from his elder siblings. heard that
2 of his siblings gave him $10K angbow each. that is $20K off his bill already.
isnt it great to have siblings like that?
i wish by the time my sis gets married, i can do the same and more.
no need to be competitive you'll say. ya. of course no need to be competitive.
but wouldn't everyone wants to do their best for their siblings?
there is no doubt that my cousin-clan is divided. basically, one family
of cousins and the rest of us are divided.
you see-- they are among the eldest of the 3rd generation and we all came later.
from young, they went to "branded" schools, learnt piano, value-added lessons,
had birthday parties, had everything new.
their mom called the shots. our mothers listened. (see the diff?)
we had hand-me-downs, we had fun, we were clueless. and we all lived next
door to one another, but we were the poor ones.
over years, we grew alieniated. of course we still do meet at family gatherings
but our interest and conversations didnt have any depth.
but we are very much connected still because all our parents are still very
close to each other. they are all siblings for that matter.
i am the bridging generation that is very much in-touch with the older ones
and the younger ones. i always tell the younger ones to make an effort to
get to know the older ones. becos i remember the good times i had with them.
not easy for the younger batch to understand though, since they really didnt
have much of fond memories of the older cousins.
so, like america, we are divided.
and im afraid we might not be able to really be One.
*****
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