I am filled with happiness! Firstly, the matter which was troubling me on my previous post has been solved with much drama. Secondly, I passed my applied maths test!! For this module, I have 2 tests to sit for, and so far I have set for the 1st one only. I scored 85! Not over 90, but I am still very much satisfied:)
Sadly, baby has banned me from blogging about my trip. He says I am too excited! Sighs. Went over to my grandma's place yesterday as she just got back home from some operation. I actually didn't want to go, but it turned out good as I got some good handphone themes from my cousin and my phone looks all pretty now. I know I am not a filial granddaughter. heh. Only thing is that there is some disruption when I call, but when I hang up and call again, its ok. Maybe cause my phone dropped twice?
Labels: escapades
Friday, June 22, 2007 // 8:17 AM
Today is an offically angsty day for me. First, I woke up with a bad dream which left me really irritated and pissed. Secondly, its about this tuition kid's father who has been pissing me off real bad.
Here's the story of the latter,
I've been teaching this particular P5 boy since end of Jan. The boy was improving, even his teacher commented on that but unfortunately, he failed his mid-years badly. I told the father to remove the clock in the room cause the boy tends to see the time and delay. Also, he keeps going to toilet or taking water in order to waste time. The first week of the June holidays, during the lesson, the father came inside the room and was looking at how I teached the boy. But no he didnt stop there, he went on to explain to the boy as well.
Ok fine, I thought it would stop there but NO! He proceeded on to do the other lessons as well. Its either the sister would be in the room or the father. Its not as if I'm going to rape the boy. The last lesson really pissed me off. He sat beside the boy and refused to keep his mouth shut. I gave the boy work to do, and he said that that work can be done later, revise the paper with him. I'm like.. Helloo! I'm paid to do my job let me do my job properly. Also, he asked me to be punctual like on the dot because he thought I was going to be there at 2 and he gave the son break from the studies. But, I already called and inform the boy I will be there 230pm to 245pm there.
So thinking that I would be there at 2pm, the father claimed that because I came late, the son now has taken a break for 1 hour. Also, he said my teaching is not effective. Sighs, its hard to make parents understand that tuition isn't a one-way thing. Its two-way, both parties must put in effort. Not only that, he went on to interrupt me when I was explaining a sum to the boy and he also started explaining. I gave up. The next day I was supposed to go for his lesson but the boy called and asked if I could come on friday. Earlier, I already told the tuition agency as to why I'm cancelling and she said she will inform the parents. Even she herself said how can the father do like that, so stupid. Surprised, that the boy called him I told him nicely that I would not be coming to teach him and asked him to pay for the previous 3 lessons that I went for.
5 minutes later, the father calls and demand to know why I am not coming to teach. I told him the reasons and he went,
Father: WHAT U MEAN I CANT BE IN THE SAME ROOM ?
Me: No, you can be in the room, but I dont like you interfering or interrupting me when I am teaching your son.
Father: OH! YESTERDAY, YOU CANT EVEN DO THE SUM AT ALL!( Ok, I'm not a maths genius. I can't immediately solve all problems. I need some time to think of which way to teach the boy. )
<- sadly the father doesnt understand this and thinks Im some kind of assesment book answer sheet!Me: Ok nvm, if you think I cant teach, then you can go ahead and find another tuition teacher.
Father: OK!! I AM NOT GOING TO THE PAY YOU THE $60 AT ALL! YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!!
Me: Its ok, I will tell the agency.
Father: DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! I AM NOT GOING TO PAY AT ALL!!!
**the reason why it is in caps, it's because the father was shouting at the top of his voice during the whole conversation.
Today the agency called him up, and he pushed the blame to me saying that i ALWAYS come late and I cancelled last minute. He even said that, I sometimes don't even turn up until they have to call me and ask where am i. I seriously don't know if how he can lie through his teeth. There were 2 occassions where his son did that to me. I called up to postpone the timing when I learnt that the boy wasnt back from school and it was 5 minutes before the time I normally come. Second, was during the weekend, and the father said he wasn't back from his taekwondo class. 2 times his son did it to me, and he's creating another story saying I did it. In the end, he still refused to pay the $60.
I dont understand what the hell is wrong with the father? I am asking money of which I taught for. I am appalled as to how someone who is working and should know the meaning of hard-earned money is depriving another person of theirs. You might say, oh its just 60bucks, whats the whole big deal? Yes it is, its my hard-earned money. I went to teach that boy for 3 days and I have every right to own and ask for the money back. I can say nvm, let it be like a donation to their family. But no, I want to teach this father a lesson and make sure I'm the last tuition teacher he has ever done this to.
So, tom I might be going down with my dad to talk things out with him because the father cant seem to talk to girls properly. If he still doesn't want to give, then I might have to go to the police who will then refer me to CASE. Again, you can say, all these hassle for just 60 bucks. My main purpose here, is to teach the father a lesson.
On an entirely different and definitely much happier note, I've got my travelling bag!! Also, a top, shorts and handbag so that I can carry my passport, wet tissue, medicated oil, sweets and money! I just realized that my parents wont be in Singapore that day. :( They will be coming back from Malacca on Sunday only. Sighs. But its ok, Dad said he will help me pack before they leave. :)
And people, have you been reading my blog properly?? I asked where to get sunglasses for a good bargain right? Doofus!
Labels: pests, shopping
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 // 8:25 AM
The confirmation email is finally in and hopefully nothing goes wrong at the airport. I'm so paranoid and I think it will subside once I have checked in. haha.
Sadly, Gaya and I couldn't get the hotel we wanted. We wanted to stay at The Davis. Please do check the pictures out at its website, its damn damn nice. But its ok, we got a good subsitute and the place looks much much better than most of the hotels we saw. Hopefully it looks like the same in person cause the travel agent said it might not look exactly the same.
I'm looking forward to this trip and praying nothing screws up. I've still got to get my travel bag! Yess..because my parents are going to Malacca the day before, I'm left with no bag! And, sunglasses! Any places where I can find sunglasses for good price? Oh, and make up kit too..? I need a bigg nice pouch to put my make-up stuffs...? Anybody knows where I can get a good one?
Om!
Labels: escapades
Monday, June 18, 2007 // 12:23 AM
It's finally happening tom. I can't conceal my excitement! Hopefully everything should go as planned. I need some hardcopy of it so that I know, it's all booked and there are no changes. heh.
Sometimes, you have certain expectations of how you want your significant other to be? What if they dont have a particular expectation that u had envisioned? Do u feel angry? Do u feel betrayed? Or do you feel ok about it?
I dont have an answer to that and I doubt I will have anytime soon. I guess its wrong to expect something out from someone you love.
Its amazing how much you can feel for someone simultaneously.
angrysadcrazyfrustratedangstyvulnerableannoyeddeadly or simply put
i-feel-like-murdering-you-with-my-bare-hands. Basically, its mostly negative but these are feelings you have never felt before. Gaya told me that, if you feel like that, its cause u feel a lot for this person. But I still dont get it. Maybe I will never.
I dont know if the tears are meant to stay but I hope that you are ..Labels: escapades, love
Thursday, June 14, 2007 // 9:39 AM
So, Shrek 3 is absolutely wonderful! But I love the baby dragon donkeys even more. HEh. Headed to Fish and Co, though the food wasn't as expected, it came up to a whooping 67 buckaroos. Not forgetting the alcoholic drinks that we tried, NOT nice at all. sheesh.
And not forgetting our routine of visiting the pet shop, I cant wait to get my own pet and also my own house. Baby and I were discussing about our future together, and how we are going to do this and that. Cant wait for it. :)
As I was travelling to Jurong Point today, I came upon two issues that has been an increasing trend in Singaporeans these days. Trust me, I have seen it for myself.
Firstly, I have noticed that many Singaporeans, especially males and that is, middle-aged men behaving extremely disgustingly in public. They openly sneeze, without any tissue or handkerchief and proceed to dig their nose. Today was one unfateful day, when I came across this malay man and he was doing it in the bus! Sighs. I will never look at a bus seat the same way again. Also, whats with men washing their damn mouth in public? I went to this restaurant in Little India and two men on different occasions, went to wash their mouth. But they dont stop at that, they continue to clear their entire phlegm infested lungs and even choose to spit outrageously. Mind you, there are people still seated and eating! After they are done, they look at you like you committed that disgusted act and proceed to walk with their heads held high leaving the sink with so much of bacteria, that you might even fall sick looking at it.
Secondly, I know how girls love to wear hipster jeans but please ladies, when you seat down in a public area, please be aware that you have something called the butt crack and its not as appealing as your tribal tattoos or designer thongs. I cringe every time I turn around to see a girl who looks all cool but only to have her butt crack shown for everybody to see and the best part is, they dont feel the sudden coolness on their butt.
Anyway, Gaya has agreed to be my trainer cum motivator! I need to report to her before and after my class which is good for someone who lacks self-discipline on the exercise area. Heh.
I got my yoga schedule till Wednesday fixed so hopefully I can get my ass moving.
Hopefully I can get what I want on the end of June. Im not gonna say anything cause you might never know who's reading your blog. So till then,
Bang!Labels: love, yoga
Saturday, June 09, 2007 // 8:53 AM
Hmm.. I went to watch Cheeni Kum on Sunday with Sajetha and it was an interesting movie. About an old man (Amitabh Bhachan) falling in love with a younger woman (Tabu). But this particular family seating infront of me was totally irritating, especially the youngest daughter. She kept making noises and obviously the parents did absolutely nothing to calm her down. There was also this particular girl who decided to exercise during the movie by running up and down the steps. I was seated beside the steps and I was so tempted to make the girl trip. Yeah Im evil. :)
My back pain is quite alright now. Apparently its a back strain . The doctor gave me 5 medicines sighs, even sleeping pills and vitamins for my nerve which I have to complete. Btw, thanks for the concern people. Very much appreciated.
Headed to People's Park with Gaya today. Planning on a little getaway at the end of the month and we found a good deal which we have half confirmed. Hopefully everything turns out fine and right because expectations always leads to disappointments. When everything's been confirmed, I shall let you guys know.
Right now at this point of time, I'm so determined to start back on my yoga. Been neglecting it due to back pain and monthlys.. but no! From next week onwards, Im gonna go! But hopefully I dont get lazy. Anybody wants to be my motivator? I need a damn strict one ah.
Cant wait to watch Shrek with Baby on Sat. Finally, his exams are over and he's free. But that doesn't mean I can meet him as and when i want which isnt a good thing. I know last week was particularly bad for you and I have hurt you alot with what I have said. But you know at the end of the day, my love never waivers and I will run back to you no matter what. I love you, regardless of anything.
Anybody know of any good place to shades/sunglasses?
Labels: movie, yoga
Thursday, June 07, 2007 // 9:03 AM
I feel like Im a call away from death. My back's aching like nobody's business plus my chest. To add on, I'm suffering from food poisioning which led to bad stomache ache and increasing back and chest pain which also led to waking up at 5ish in the morning and which eventually led to me blogging this at 9 in the morning. Sighs.
I think Im getting old. Btw, when to Moksha at NTU and NTU is huge. Oh well, probably huge is an understatement. But yeah, the show was ok, though it was a bit draggy. The emcees were good. The group which sat beside baby and I were the epitome of immaturity. Shouting unnecessary things, spewing vulgarities, reeking of liquor smell and not forgetting smelly feet. Goodness. Left the show ard 10ish..after Yogi B's performance as it was getting late and we were both famished. hah. Bumped into my cousin, Naseem!! and one ex-sec sch mate.
This whole week passed by very fast, with the two kutties coming and staying over again till Thursday. I was so occupied with them that I didn't have time for myself. haha.
And, Shamini bought 2 more books on Friday!! One more by Mitch Albom and the other one ,"the memory keeper's daughter" i think. Heh.
Also, I dont think i can type anymore. Stomach's feeling one kind and chest pain.
arrgh!!
Sunday, June 03, 2007 // 6:26 PM