Happy Birthday, Christian
Photo of Christian this morning just after he crawled out of bed (hence the out-of-bed look). The first thing he took out from his box of toys happened to be a picture-book of fruit & veggies:
My weekend wasn't great, due to three things that irked me:
1) My new contact lenses are not ready for collection despite one week of ordering. Still have to wear my glasses.
2) Saturday was burnt as I had to bring my form class to Orchard from 1-6pm for flag-selling as part of their CIP. Well, it is for a good cause.
3) My Glycine KMU-48 is still with The Hour Glass service centre despite one week (sent it in cos the hour hand was not aligned properly).
Had an emotional moment on Saturday night while reading 'Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction' (this is remarkable, cos it is actually a laugh-out-loud funny book about the diary of Adrian Mole, an uptight and neurotic character).
This was the excerpt that struck me:
'I felt a powerful longing to hold him in my arms, and sniff his skin, and hold his sticky little hands' (Adrian was talking on the phone with his little boy whom he misses, who is with his mother in Nigeria)
I could so identify with the above, the holding and sniffing part I mean.
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Also received shocking news today that cycling buddy Ah Lai is of no more since last Saturday. He will be dearly missed by the cycling community.
Typing this at home, and watching Primetime Morning on Channel NewsAsia. Too bad my favourite newscaster, sweetie-pie Suzanne Jung, is not hosting today (it's Chloe Choe). It was pouring buckets outside a while ago; very good weather for staying at home.
Whenever I watch Primetime Morning on a school day, it means either I am on MC, or on child-care leave. Well, Christian turns 1 year old today, and I have taken one day of child-care leave!
For the record, MOE allows teachers to take a grand total of TWO days a year for such 'frivolous' purposes. Tight-a**ed policy-makers. No wonder the number of births continue to drop.
Photo of Christian this morning just after he crawled out of bed (hence the out-of-bed look). The first thing he took out from his box of toys happened to be a picture-book of fruit & veggies:
My weekend wasn't great, due to three things that irked me:
1) My new contact lenses are not ready for collection despite one week of ordering. Still have to wear my glasses.
2) Saturday was burnt as I had to bring my form class to Orchard from 1-6pm for flag-selling as part of their CIP. Well, it is for a good cause.
3) My Glycine KMU-48 is still with The Hour Glass service centre despite one week (sent it in cos the hour hand was not aligned properly).
Had an emotional moment on Saturday night while reading 'Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction' (this is remarkable, cos it is actually a laugh-out-loud funny book about the diary of Adrian Mole, an uptight and neurotic character).
This was the excerpt that struck me:
'I felt a powerful longing to hold him in my arms, and sniff his skin, and hold his sticky little hands' (Adrian was talking on the phone with his little boy whom he misses, who is with his mother in Nigeria)
I could so identify with the above, the holding and sniffing part I mean.
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Also received shocking news today that cycling buddy Ah Lai is of no more since last Saturday. He will be dearly missed by the cycling community.
