It's the month of GATHERINGS...

Wow.. Time flies...

We are coming to the end of 2008... Dec is a busy period to meet up with old frenz, new frenz, relatives...

Time for gatherings...

Looking fwd to the meetings with huili and all, jiahui and all before 2009 arrives..

Take care all and let's welcome the year 2009 soon...

Activities

Recently I have been having fruitful activities during the weekend.. Time was spent in a more meaningful way instead of the routine lifestyle..

To the Animal Resort - 11 Oct
We brought the RWM children to the Animal Resort. It is situated at the Seletar West Farmway.They have a range of animals, from the domestic farm animals to the more exotic ones.. A pity is that the number of animals are very few. Especially the exotic ones, they only have one or two of each kind..

To the Farm...

Stream fishing..

Time to go home...

the volunteers...

Bowl-to-Bond - 8 Nov
We have a friendly bowling match with the volunteers, parents, children, youths and social workers.
The match started at 11am at Safra Tampines.
My team members are mrs lee and her 2 daughters, valerie, hongchuan, jiahui, yaohui and me.
Yaohui scored 4 strikes, but our team did not come in 1st, cos the rest of us are did not score that well

Overall, it was a great session; as the name of the activity suggest, bonding us together.

Understanding myself

Saw this personality test from hl's blog: http://www.ipersonic.com/test.html

I'm Good-natured Realists (GR)

Good-natured Realists are warm-hearted, helpful personalities. They do their work conscientiously and have a pronounced organising talent. They often feel they are committed to traditional values. The family in particular is extremely important to Good-natured Realists. Their greatest pleasure is making themselves useful and taking care of other people. But they do not like pushing themselves to the fore; they prefer to fulfil their tasks out of the limelight. Good-natured Realists are real workaholics [I'm not really workaholic, sometimes still a slacker =p]; they are very reliable and nothing is too much for them when it is a question of completing a project. Thoroughness, conscientiousness and sense of duty are their strongest points. They prefer established and familiar situations to new and unknown situations.

In dealing with others, Good-natured Realists are considerate and obliging; they are always happy to put aside their own requirements in the interest of their family and friends. Their home is mostly very well cared-for, cosy and tidy [To confess, my room and workplace are in a mess.. hee]. Their perfectionism on the one hand and their aversion to delegating tasks on the other hand often lead to them taking on too much both professionally and privately. They cannot stand discord; conflicts make them very unhappy. [Yes, this is absolutely true] One could almost describe them as being harmony-addicted - and this sometimes leads them to strongly neglecting themselves and their own wishes because they are unable to bring themselves to put up a fight.

Good-natured Realists dream of a stable and trusting relationship for life. Marriage and family are very important to them. They take care of their partner attentively and lovingly and put up with a lot for a harmonious relationship. They are also loyal and reliable friends. However, they can be very hurt if their interpersonal commitment is taken for granted for too long. [True, pls don't break my heart]

Adjectives which describe your type:-
introverted, practical, emotional, planning, tradition-conscious, good-natured, self-sacrificing, caring, devoted, friendly, loyal, considerate, reliable, conscientious, loving, quiet, reserved, modest, helpful, objective, hard-working, warm-hearted, communicative, painstaking, altruistic

These subjects could interest you:-
cooking, animals, family, music, trekking, camping, hiking, craftwork, nature, drawing/painting, astrology, spiritual matters, meditation

Small circle but strong bonds

One doesn't need to have a big social circle. The social circle maybe small but most importantly is the bonds that tie them together. Sounds like chemistry...

For me, my circle is small and an inbalance mix of guys & girls - > 90% girls & <10% guys.

But what is most crucial is the strong friendship amongst us.

> 90% girls is mainly due to the fact that I spent 10 years in all-girls school.

I dont really keep in touch with my primary school frens, but majority are from sec sch - jane, sj, xh, jh, hm are a few of my frens.. and of course some from jc and from work.

<10%>sebas, hc, yh, gs... we are still keeping in touch with each other..

Our friendship has lasted for at least 5 years already and I'm sure it will definitely last for the rest of my life.. =)

Part of life

Sometimes I really don't know what I want to achieve in life.

A friend once told me that eventually she would want to get married. That will be one of her achievement in life.

Due to PM's National Day Rally Speech, the issue on singlehood rate and birth rate has been a commonly discussed topic. People have been emphasising on expanding social circle, know more friends and hence higher chance to know someone who you will fall in love with.

Getting married is not in my to-do list, and I wasn't anxious to look for that special someone - HE.
I believe fate will bring us together one day if HE exist and so I leave it to fate.
Maybe you will think that sometimes we need to take action and not sit there to wait.
To a certain extend, that is true.

Relationship is a 2-way thing, just like we need 2 hands to make a clap.

I found HE. But HE may only be treating me as a good friend or I should say that I don't know what does HE thinks of me.

Another friend once told me that many things in life is just a matter of getting used to it.
Looking for a life partner, getting married, having children are all part of life. Initially you may not like the idea of it, but once you embark on this, eventually you will accept all this.... as this is part of life...

Mooncake Festival Gathering

14 Sep was Mooncake Festival.

Our initial plan was to play badminton, however badminton session wasn't successful as there wasn't any courts available. So in the end we changed to a dinner + a movie.

Me together with Sarah-Jane, Jiahui, Jane, Sebas, Hongchuan and Yaohui had dinner at PS-HK cafe for early dinner.

Later we (except SJ and Jane) went for Wall-E movie at the Cathay.

Think this is the first time we met together on the Mooncake Festival. Though we didn't had mooncakes and lanterns, the time spent was indeed worthwhile.

Initiated by SJ, we will try to have a badminton session every fortnightly, instead of eating all the time when we meet up. Must maintain a healthy lifestyle too =)

It has been a long time since I played badminton with them...

Looking forward to the badminton session on 28 Sep, Sengkang Sports Hall..

See You there...

The ladies

The huge mango ice

Everyone

Fireworks and Active Day 2008

22 Aug

Met Lijuan, Ying, Sihui for dinner at Bugis Ms Clarity Cafe.

The food was nice, I like their Cheese fries.. It was yummy!

One comment on that place: Pls on the lights! Candles are not enough. =p

After that we went to stand near the Shaw Tower to watch fireworks. It was firework festival on on 22&23 Aug. 22 Aug was France and 23 Aug was Korea.

23 Aug

DOS' Active Day 2008 held at Hort Park.

Peiru and I were the game IC for Poison Ball.

They have actually paid for an area outdoor, but it was drizzling so we had to play indoor.
That patch of grass area was wasted.

Overall, the staff were having lots of fun..

In the evening, met Huifen, Shuhui and Huili for dinner.
After that we went to the 40 storey HDB flat (aka Singapore 40) to catch the 2nd firework.

Anyway I saw the fireworks on both days... conclusion: looks almost the same, couldn't really tell the difference.

Tw Trip Day 7 (9 Aug)

Day 7
- Did last minute shopping, so no time to take any photos
- Took the FreeGo bus at 245pm and reached CKS TP Airport at about 4pm
- The plane took off at 630pm and reached Spore at 11pm.
(Just in time to say Happy National Day!)

Another sun set viewing from the plane.

Hope to go back to Tw again for more sight seeing!

Tw Trip Day 6 (8 Aug)

Day 7
- We went to the Zoo, admission fee is about SGD3.
- Most of the animals can be found in Singapore Zoo.
- Think Singapore Zoo is better, but the fee is on the higher side.

- After the Zoo, we shop at Wufenpu for a few hours.
- In the evening, we walked along ZhongXiao Dong Lu (only walk 6 times and not 9)
- Had dinner at Tang Chao and went to Sogo after that.

Tw Trip Day 5 (7 Aug)

Day 5

- Leaving TaiChung and back to TP via the Railway Train.

- Head for DanShui to see the sun set at 5pm.

- It happened to be Chinese V-day and so we can see all couples celebrating that special day at danshui.

At TaiChung Railway Station

At Dan Shui - It was Qi Qiao Jie (Chinese V-day)

Watching the Sun setting