Last lesson ~

how time flies... seems like I just started my degree course and now I'm about to graduate already. During this period, Ronald had his 1st baby last year 19th August and now bb Ashton is 1 year old already ! Another classmate, Esther, she too was expecting her 1st bb during the start of the course and this month her son is turning 1 too. fast fast. As a little souvenirs to my dear classmates (including Ah Si), I bought this "LIKE" stamp for them.

and the last day of our class falls on a Sunday. We took the chance to have a GOOD meal to celebrate this milestone ! haa

Note that Ms Stella is missing from the pic... haa

my Uni classmates

Sunday classes stretch from 9am to 6 in the evening... And since it's the last 2 terms of our studies... we decided to have something GOOD i.e. expensive for lunch. My 16 dollars lunch

Me & my project Kakis...

Gentlemen (right to left): Gilbert, Ronald, Jai Ladies (right to left): Jessica, Jean, Stella, Me, Jasmint

2 more terms to go !

Oh, it has been almost 2 months since I last wrote an entry. Was tied up with reports writing and prep. for exams. Al Right, I got my finalised results for the 1st half of my studies. My GPA is 3.3, Ah-Si got 3.4 and so is Jasmint. I'm happy with my results already because I've got an A! I think i did well, considering I'm a working mother with 2 young kids.

But this good results made me wanted to continue do well that I lost focus during my exam preparation period. So i decided to continue enjoying being a student, as for grades wise, as long as I have already tried my best, even if it didnt turn out too well... I wont be too bad to myself. Another proud achievement I had. My photo won the 3rd prize in SMRT Safety poster competition ! It's a simple presentation, done simply with my boys' toys. ke ke ke. From this human target toy...

Place a blank paper on the background, splash some red paint and put 2 target (1 up, 1 down)

and the final product after touch -up.

My Thank YOU list: HuiXi - for the printing work Wendy / Zhiyi - for the support and encouragement Yao - for the toys These are the little things that I enjoyed doing and will continue to take part if I'm able to (smiles).

Project Mgmt

A new module which I learned this new term is Project Management (PM). This is a really interesting module, very very nice lecturer. Not hard, just very tedious one. This time round, the main assignment is an individual work which require me to come out with a PM rport for a future project.

The lecturer did provide us with 10 ideas like organising an Asean Ministerial conference, red carpet movie premium, opening a fashion boutique with the designer turning up for opening ceremony, upgrading a small town project or even the lauch of a new product in the market !

Well, since we are allowed to have other ideas.... and the few which I asked were already apporved by Dr Dipan, the question now is to decide which one to work on.

There's really 2 which I like a lot.
A) Setting up a child care ctr in my company clubhouse


B) Setting up a roof-top Veggie cafe


Option A - my interest, since Im a parent myself, and my 2nd choice of career would be in eduction. And if I were to do this, then Im targetting at the multipurpose hall for the classroom. Probably... I will also go for a Cherie Hearts franchise, so then Cherie Hearts can provide me with the standards required for a school already. And I will propose to have both the outdoor and indoor playground to be back in the clubhouse (smiles)...
Feasible? Yes, I think so. haa haa

Option B - the dream of my spouse. Finding a building for the cafe, Seeking approval from the relevant authorities, coming out with the design of the cafe, external decor, internal decor... Ambience we want is a relax one. What else do we require? Oh, the menu. What do we want to serve? deifnitely more towards ang mo style. finger food. cafe... artifical grass where children can run around.
Feasible? of course, just... How much this project will cost? and how long does it take? ke ke ke.

Ogenki desu ka

Ogenki desu ka is asking HOW DO YOU DO in Japanese.
Alright, so here's some updates about me, him & our boys !

my current status...i just had my exam a week before CNY, and is still working on my 5,000 research project report.have been working on it for months now and am really happy that each step i take now is bringing me nearer to the destination! See these are the 44 sets of survey that I have collected from our senior colleagues.

and putting them into tables for analysis... wohooo... Look at this !

indescribable feeling of overcoming part by part of that piece of work! yeah!

update on my supporting spouse...as his wish, we are still adventuring into day camps for our boys the most recent one we had was 2 weeks before CNY. This is by far the longest duration of camp...10am-3pm and here's some pics to remember...



and then he got 2 super giant tent frm overseas and we just tried it on cny eve... some pics pics again.


There's gun training session... Yes, because my dear supporting spouse like guns so much, we started buying a few and...we got Jiewen, Gary, Vincent and Gilbert to join us too ! We trained ourselves hard...and even got the girls (Enci & Xinci) to try on the guns) and have one-on-one team fight...




And then we arranged to have our GUN Party during our reunion dinner @ 5th uncle's hse...it's a pity, this is the only shot I managed to take.

Well, if you are interested in getting a NERF gun like us, you may want to go to youtube to watch THE GREAT OFFICE WAR. haa haa...it's a nice video on NERF guns.

And then update on our boys...One weekend during their play...

YuXiang: Didi where you want to go>
Yukuan: Kor Kor, i wan go Taiwan.
YuXiang: Go where? shopping?
Yukuan: I wan go Taiwan shopping
Yuxiang: Ok, I drive you go. (turn towards me) MAMA ~ We are going to the airport!
haha, Im just amazed by their logical thinking...the sequence of their conversation are all very realistic (smiles).

My 1st Term Results

My 1st Term results!

HRM = Human Resource Mgmt Overall a C+
Econs - I had high hopes of getting good grades but at end my assignments were disappointing =(

Zhiyi helpoed me calculated before...
I would need an average of B+ for every module in order to secure my 1st class honors.

Look at my results ! Obviously I need to score A for other modules in order to cover back...Next Exam ...this Sun! and next Sun. Organisation Behviour & Cross-Cultural Mgmt. Interesting topics but... I ponder if I can score ...

Ah Ger is gg back to sch !

oh yes oh yes...
I missed my 13th bonus but SMRT is giving me another BIGGER bonus !

I have received an email from HR Snr Mgr that my application for sponsorship is successful ! and how much is the degree course fee? $18k +++, add gst wld be near $20k.

that becoz there would be a 2 or 3 year bond after completion of study, that would also mean I would be in job for the next 4 years at least. wahaha.

And then for this year's bdae pressie, bro and XueYan gave me a Bag, and a Parker pen set to prepare me return to school. See, how sweet of them. hee hee



Of coz, there are still many things hanging in the air waiting for me to attend to it such as
- ask Desmond frm Safety how the procedure like for applying for sch thrg company
- ask the Kaplan lady for my course timetable so tt i can plan for next year holiday and also to discuss with Marlina on my request for flexi work hours.

So Yr 2011 and 2012 will be a busy busy year.
Jia YOu, Now I have been given the opportunity to fulfil my dream to get a degree cert. Will be challenging for sure becoz there's work and family with 2 young kids. But with supporting family members, I STRONGLY BELIEVE I CAN. YES, I CAN.