Getting older or wiser?

Months ago, I celebrated my birthday with my family and this was my slice of the birthday cake from Bakerzin. Chocolatey and yummy.

Older...definitely; wiser...perhaps. Well, perhaps in choice of food as I'm getting wider around my waist. Sigh...really trying to maintain my weight. Got a weakness for chocolates lately, mainly anything with raisins and nuts in it like the Whittaker one. Anyone tried it?

Busy marking compos now as exams are round the corner but taking time out to de-stress. Not sure how many of you out there even come here anymore. :(

Ta-ta. Take care, people!

Hi! I'm BACK!

The best Teacher's Day gift is to see all of you that day. How much you all have grown; so tall, pretty/handsome and definitely wiser.

Some of you are still as shy as ever, keeping your distance from me. Perhaps you were afraid of being asked if you had been a well-behaved student in your respective school? Hmm...as I've always said, having an excellent character is way better than merely having excellent academic results. Okay, I'm nagging again...

Pity we didn't get to see Benjamin who has hurt his arm. Hope he's recovering well. Wonder if he will still read this blog that is hardly updated?

Anyway, I wish all of you all the best in everything that you do! Till we meet again. Cheers!!!

Happy New Year!

2009 is here! I'll be teaching 5Di and yes, double English. Hey, ex-Kemingnites, how's your new school?

As promised, I have uploaded a picture of me on Yangmingshan in Taipei. It's pretty cool up there (as you can tell, I was quite wrapped up) and quiet (no tourists in sight; probably it's because it was lunchtime and they'd all gone). Dogs are allowed to move around rather freely in Taiwan. They need not be leashed and can even enter restaurants!

Was it Alicia who also went to Taiwan last year? Well, it was my first time to HK in 2007 and to Taiwan in 2008. This year, I might go to USA. I have been there before in 1999 and travelled quite a fair bit there during my 3 months stay there. I was in Boston and took a driving holiday all the way from Boston to Florida which took us 3 days. We spent a few days at Disney World resort and had a wonderful time there. Then we drove to Oklahoma where I spent one and a half months before returning home. It was quite a relaxing and eye-opening experience for me as I was basically a housewife (which I had never been since I got married) and socialised with the Americans. I cooked Singapore-style curry for them (it was my first time cooking it; frankly it wasn't very nice) but it was 'awesome' for them! Ha ha! Maybe it's because it was a totally fresh taste for them.

Hope to see all of you again this year on Teachers' Day...just to see how much you all have grown. More pimples, voice changes, etc...