Saturday, July 26, 2008 Y
It's just like All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet! Sakura Buffet @ Shaw Plaza... As usual, went there with Grams, Mom, 3rd Aunt, 3rd Uncle, Yi Hong, Yi Jun and my sis. The usual 8 of us, hanging out on a regular Saturday night.It's really something.... Considering the fact that I just finished teaching on "Underwater sea creatures", here I was tonight eating the sea creatures: Shark, prawns, scallops, mussels, salmon, tuna, eel, lobster, crab, crayfish, squid.Shark=Shark fins soup ; Prawns=cold prawns, baked prawns with cheese ; scallops=fresh raw scallops and baked scallops, mussels=fresh raw mussels, salmon=grilled one with sauce and sashimi slices, tuna=sushi-fresh-and-raw kind, eel=sushi and grilled ones, lobster=lobster salad, crab=sushi, crayfish=black pepper crayfish and squid=grilled squid(can still see the black ink on the plate, so imagine how fresh it is).Tasty huh? Of course, that was not all We've ate. We also had Japanese peas, spaghetti, salad, beef, fruits, cakes, ice-creams, coke, plain water, mixed F&N drinks, veg, laksa, toufu, fried rice, noodles and satay. Boy! The satays are just absolutely heavenly! We had like 6-7 plates, at least! Total about at least 18-21 sticks of satays for the 8 of us. My favourite? Hm... quite a few... First off would be the fresh scallops and the baked ones, then would be the Japanese peas(hate frozen peas, but I just adore these Jap peas and the peas from the fresh market. Nothing frozen!), and the shark fins soup. The sushi was alright, but the salmon and tuna sashimi slices were incredibly fresh. The fruits were pretty decent, so was the dessert(cakes and ice creams).I didn't really like the crayfish, tasted funny even with the black pepper sauce. It's to personal likings and that just doesn't appeal to me. The rest of them had durian puffs, which does not include my share. Thankfully! I can stand any fruit, ANY FRUIT BUT DURIANS. I'm a terrible Singaporean. LOLZ!It was fun, had alot of fun with my 2 cousins...all 4 of us (the kids). When I'm with them, I'm always a kid, and technically speaking, I AM a kid, because the kid in my heart lives forever, no matter my age. Too quite a number of pictures as usual. Kinda expected when you know who I am =) We even had a few rounds of 终级密码, and the person who got the mystery number right must be punished with what we had combined together...Trust Yi Jun to come up with something really disgusting (even though that's the idea) --> ice water with a packet of sugar and satay sauce. EW! We finally did away with that cup of disgusting water (Can you even CALL it water?!?!?!) My sis whipped up similar drink.. minus the satay sauce and using warm water instead... It was like drinking the aga aga liquid solution. I should know cos I drank that for 3 times. The person who drank the least was Yi Hong (only once).Hahahas!!! It was really fun. Wanted to watch "The Dark Knight" tonight at 8.30pm with yi hong, yi jun, my sis and my 3rd uncle, but the seats were like the 4th row from the screen. NO WAY MAN! I still need my eyes after the movie, so we canceled the plan. But the more I hear from my cousins and my 3rd aunt, the more I wanted to watch. Made up my mind, gonna watch it next week with my sis on tues, or with my mom and sis on fri. I'm nt sure if I can even wait that long. Now that attachment is finally coming to an end, what I couldnt do before, I can all do them now!Freedom is sweet! =)
But I'm missing my kids already =(
Y The Lady @
11:21 PM
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Y
After lesson 2, should be able to take a breather... but heard from Wendy about the mentor's meticulous ways of assessing, butterflies returned to my stomach, bring friends this time: ladybug, ants, caterpillars and many more. And 1st assessment is tml(thurs).I know how to comfort people in times like this, but when I became the person-in-the-scene, all my comforting words doesn't feel very comforting to me. I know I can do it, but still there's one part of me that is really scared. Articulation of English... English I have no problem with it comes to writing (most of the time), but speaking? Gosh! That's like my worse! I try hard to speak as perfect as possible, but sometimes even without knowing it myself, "Singlish" came into the picture and my so-call perfect slang and intonation became 2nd degree.Especially after one whole day of "vomit feeling". Sheesh! Better not be now to be ill! I know this symptom too well... stomach flu. Already had another 2 symptoms: tired eyes and dry throat. If the nose and the fever enter the picture to complete the 5-symptoms, I know it's about time to step back and rest. But for now, giving it my all as far as i can go without falling down.Thinking about LSH's NDP concert.. This is what that keeps me moving on, after Rach welcomed me back with a wide smile and a 'of course! Would love to have you!' when I asked if I could help after my attachment! ^_^Funny how emotions are. Soon, it'll be the end of my attachment.. But right now I'm already missing the children and the teachers when the time isn't even near.
Mom asked if I had forgotten about "my kids" from my previous 2 attachment centres, and my reply is "HELL NO!" They all had a special place in my heart, my soul, my memories and my life.
Just that this current centre holds a stronger and higher bond with me(considering the time I spent there and the amt of work and effort I have to put in)
Y The Lady @
9:56 PM
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The silver fishes were salty! But the children can't get enough of it. I didn't wash it before I cook, if not it wouldn't be crispy after it touched water. Loved today's lesson, it was really within the time frame, but that was because I only took 1 group instead of 2 for follow-up. Bad experience, can't take both groups, the attention span just vanishes after like 1hr max.I used my method, my beliefs to teach. To some, it may not be the best way, but safety is still the top priority, even in my methods of teaching cooking. Oops.. forgot about my rule charts totally, but luckily I remembered to reinforce on the rules that the children already knew beforehand verbally(just didn't show the chart, but kinda no difference - since the children did follow the rules).I'm really shocked to know that (after my lesson), people outside the classroom could smell the cooking smell. I remembered closing the door.. Hm, weird. It was really fun, and short. I felt a little rushed, but it was great, cos I got pics this time. I didn't forget! ^_^2 lessons in cooking for the children within one day. Morning was me and my silver fish, afternoon was with Teacher Deng and her slightly bigger fish(she handled the raw fish in front of the children!) ^_^ Totally amazing experience, since my lesson and her lesson really linked in some ways. I know the children loved it, it can be seen on their happy little faces! ^^*pat pat pat* <-- my comfort =)
Y The Lady @
12:55 AM
