a thousand times good night

GOOD MORNING, MISS J. NG!

2009-07-12T13:55:42Z

pardon that ugly fringe and tired eyes of mine,
as i just finished setting all the examination papers.

it had been two weeks since i started teaching ...
SO MUCH TO SAYY, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO START.

some interesting happenings:

first week, i was late for three days (though i wakes up at 5am daily!)
second week, i was early everyday! (reaching school at 6.40am without fail.)
"MIA" for half an hour for a class (as i read the timetable wrongly), and caused my students looking all over the school for me
(humanities & english) department meetings
rugby teacher in charge, going to start coaching the girls on physical training tomorrow
co-form teacher of a class
set the papers for class test one, and CA2. pending: class tests & SA2
stress ate me up on my first week
wore jeans, sleevless dresses, and short dresses (not more than 2 fingers above kneeee) were ALL not allowed in school
had more than 2 packets of vitasoy daily
"tweety bird" is one of my nicknames now, 'cause of my voice
committee meetings (fundraising, youth leadership etc)
started shouting and screaming
was one of the english oral examiners (it was scary to grade the kids!)
emphasis on self-discipline to all classes, reminding them that i hate to shout!
questions like "whats your number", "did you rebond my hair", "do you have blog/facebook/twitter", "where did you get my cardigan" etc were asked daily
no comments on the kids - name any kind of kids, i havee them all (in my classes)
shocked the teachers with my huge appetite on those days when i was VERY HUNGRY
lesson plans are to be planned and handed up on each monday (but i passed it up only on the last day of the week)
had been google-ing, youtube-ing, library visits, popular visits to spice up lessons
hokkien vulgarities spoken in english (by the students)
and the list goes on

remember to follow me on twitter,

as i tweeet almost after every lesson.

koala loveee. xoxo

I NEED A PLAYMATE

2009-06-13T08:57:31Z

i am sick of roll-ing at home :(
can someone bring me out?

THESE DAYS,

2009-05-21T16:02:57Z

i was halfway through marking the assignments i brought back,
when my dearest red pen ran out of ink.
so now, i am looking for another red pen in the house!!

hopefully, i could finish everything by tonight.
as i have an interview early in the morning tomorrow,
which means i would not be able to go school EARLY to mark the other PILES of books / assignments :(

on a lighter note,
i am struggling on how to write "water" in chinese THE RIGHT WAY.
for example, are the strokes on the left supposed to be "glued" onto the middle stroke or is there supposed to be a gap in between both?
argh.
i do not understand what i am trying to say, do you?

i had forgotten what i wanted to blog initially.
alright, bye.

TODAY, I NEARLY BREAK DOWN BECAUSE OF THEIR CHILDISH ACTS.

2009-05-18T15:29:40Z

this is my second week as a relief teacher.

i had problems getting to sleep since day one,
as i was tramatised by the kids' doings in class.

these days,
every time i closed my eyes,
i had kids instead of sheeps running around my mind.
they are now officially - my nightmare.

on a lighter note, they are so adorable.
IF ONLY they know how to behave themselves and show me the basic ~~human~~ respect.

THE NIGHT WHEN FRANCIS WAS BLACKLISTED.

2009-05-02T09:23:26Z

the night was crazy and fun 'cause of every single one of you.
we were playing games, and of couse the same old rule applies - loser drink!
half way through the game, we were pasting stickers on the losers as well.

francis, the bartender was nice enough to offer to help us mix drinks.
however, as the night passed ... when some of the girls were drunk.
his name was heard all over the place, the girls were cursing and swearing with his name.
for one reason - his drinks were DEADLY.
haha, it was quite funny when the same scene (with the few girls kept repeating the same lines)
was re - playing from the toilet - back to the room - walking down the stairs - even bidding goodbye.
they were shouting "francis, i hate you!", "francis, i want to complain you!", "francis, you are blacklisted" and etc.

alcohol does help in keeping the atmosphere high, and warm.

however, it seems like the girls who were the only ones going crazy.
i took a SHORT break, halfway through the game to write on the scrapbook.
i was pretty much enjoying the break, as i seriously suck-ed in games.
so it was an excuse to escape from more drinks!

oh my god, i seriously do not know how to pen the night down with words.
well, but i guess all of us pretty much enjoyed ourselves.
today, i woke up and refresh-ed myself with loads of sugar.
afterwhich, i felt as if i could do stunts like cartwheel or spin.

out of the hundreds of pictures,
i chosed these - the unglam and silly us.
on a lighter note, i lost the video with the girls drunk.
the conversation was dead funny!

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the drink drank drunk

haha, at this point of time ..
i think i was trying to get prasad to help me to finish that glass of horrible drink (the deadly one) !

prasad failed to escape from the girls.

stickers madness

francis with the girls

aftermath of alcohol consumption,

baby baby, one more time.
guess it is true,
that alcohol gave me the courage to call you baby.
and also 'cause of it, i miss you badly.

even now, i miss you.

A REGULAR GIRL OR A PRETTY GIRL?

2009-04-29T16:26:24Z

alec greven's "how to talk to girls" is a must-recommend! book.
my dear girlfriends, this is the remedy for boys who need help getting girls.

sneak chapter one:
http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061709999

SLUT, ARE YOU REFERRING TO ME?

2009-04-27T17:35:45Z

If It Kills Me - Jason Mraz Music Code

HANDSOME SUIT

2009-04-10T16:42:41Z

mabel just admit that you are as irritating as me.
LOOK AT YOU AND YOUR SILLY EXPRESSIONS.

mark went to his friend's birthday party,
while jack would be bringing his friends over for mahjong session.
so ...
in the end, we decided to head out for dinner.

i had been trying to imitate the movie advertisement for Handsome Suit.

joan: HANDSOME SUIT * in my deepest voice
joan: &**&^%@#$%&*&%$#$^&*^)!&%$#
HANDSOME SUIT * in my deepest voice

i was repeating this for **** times,
when my mum finally could not stand my nonsense and said,

mommy: SUIT SUIT SUIT! SUIT YOUR HEAD!

oh, and did i mention that i was doing this in front of my brother' friends?
haha ...

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joanie lost her billion dollars smile months back,
but ...

STAY AWAY FROM ME, 'CAUSE I AM A HORRIBLE GIRLFRIEND.

2009-04-08T16:44:44Z

yes, she cut her hair AGAIN.

at four-thirty pm,
i had my first meal - raisin bread + cheese.
half an hour later,
i finished up the left-over chips i had last night;
and a new packet of chips.
two hours later,
i had my dinner.

after another two hours,
i was tempted by maggie mee.
one hour after supper,
she bought me bunny cookie.

supper is bad,
but who cares.
alright i do,
especially when the inches around my waist is increasing.

I'VE HURT MYSELF BY HURTING YOU

2009-03-31T17:30:34Z

terrible me.

horrible me.

I DONT LIKE BUGs

2009-03-20T09:41:37Z

yeaps, it is officially joanie's 21st birthday.
this time round, i met up with the bunny girls.
oh dear, they always make me miss those days (and canteen one ytf).

before the meal, we realised that i had lost the marche card and the fine was 100 bucks!
luckily the card was found by the staffs after we reported it, haha.
though older by a year BUT i am still the same old me - being as clumsy as usual.

shuyi is going to ROM like SOOOOON in june,
all of us felt the overwhelming joy in the air after she announced the news.
i could not wait for the BIG DAY to come.

how could you not love them, especially when they always so bunny.

joanie is hating those lash extensions as i looked really weird in photos, eeeeeeekkk yucks.
i have to open my eyes real BIG to look normal on photos, damn.

here is joanie's really silly photo.

anyway, i met up christian after the sessions with the girls.
it was nice catching up with him (after skype-ing for months), and if you girls are wondering how he is ...

he looks younger
he lost weight
he had a new haircut
he is as usual - lazy
he still entertain me and my jokes
he is still as playful (and scary too)
he looks shorter (at times, though he is 189 tall)
and the list goes on and on

and if you are reading this, mr hoffermann.
you are supposed to eat TWO DOUBLE-CHEEESEBURGERS at one go for me, the next time round.

LIFE IS A MAZE, AND LOVE IS A RIDDLE.

2009-03-11T16:33:13Z

I am just a little girl lost in the moment.
I'm so scared but I don't show it.
I can't figure it out, it's bringing me down.
I know .. I've got to let it go, and just enjoy the show.

MY COMPLICATED FEELINGS

2009-03-09T18:04:16Z

30 minutes ago, I was bored.
25 minutes ago, I was frustrated.
20 minutes ago, I was crazy.
15 minutes ago, I was depressed.
10 minutes ago, I was happy.
05 minutes ago, I was loved.

Now, I am excited.

WHEN JOANIE IS BORED,

2009-03-03T16:51:43Z

joanie's bunny girlfriends PARTY will be coming SOON

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU

2009-02-25T05:31:43Z

caught the movie, "he's just not that into you",
and everything about it is so TRUEE.

i have to admit girls are really silly, dont WE?

on a lighter note, christian is coming back to singapore soon.
hey scary, remember to drop me a call when you are here as i havent been skype-ing.

j.

2009-02-19T17:05:27Z

i had lost my confidence and courage to love.

A NOTE FOR 2009

2009-01-14T16:12:27Z

dear 2009,

i had just sent 2008 back home, and the next second you are here.
oh dear, i have no chance to welcome you.

However since you are here, maybe you woud like to take a seat first?

Love
joanie

* joanie is officially a lazybum *

5joan @ 2008-12-03T21:27:00

2008-12-03T13:56:16Z

Our definition of being mature and independent seems to differ as we grow older.
These days when I held conversations with colleagues around me, I feel like a small girl.

This weekend.
This weekend, I will run twice.
This weekend, I am having a paper.
This weekend, I will catch a movie with Fai.
This weekend, I will catch a movie with Mabel.
This weekend, Fai and Dad will be at Standard Chartered Marathon.

Over these months, I had put on 2 kg. *fainted

This is the first time in my life, I FEEL FAT.

CROW

2008-06-30T15:20:07Z

Marriott Hotel - F1 Formula
Last Thursday, my company was invited to the event
; whereby customers of Marriott Hotel gathered together for the DND night.

As one of my colleagues could not make it,
thus I was given the chance to replace her :)
It was not really crowded,
but you could see most of your competitors in the business field.

Most of the time,
I was enjoying the food and the free instant photo session.
and if you are wondering hows Joanie ...
here you goes.

.

OCBC HR

YOUTH

2008-06-28T13:26:18Z

i miss my boyfriend.
so i dropped him a message:

"... ... ..."

we seems to be missing out so much on each other's life.
this time round,
i have to admit that it is my fault.

DREAM

2008-06-22T15:32:21Z

it had been weeks since i last updated my blog.
and i havent been meeting up with anyone including my boyfriend.
guess everyone must be wondering where the hell joan have been?!

my life has been a routine ever since i started working in OCBC.
other than that - every tuesday and thursday night,
i would be waiting for my mum to finish her javanese class at malacca centre.
(and it usually ends at 9.30pm :( )

i have been obessed with writing.
guess inspiration is flooding me.

anyway, the most interesting thing that happened over these few weeks was ...
i actually cried infront of the public when i reading the ending for the book "a friend like henry".
damn silly.

i know i havent been meeting up with so many of you,
no promises that i could but i would try :)

guess i wont be attending university this year,
maybe i would wait till the next intake.
i havent break the news to my parents yet :)
as i was still thinking of my future.

sooner or later ..
something will take a change.

IT HAD BEEN AWHILE

2008-05-29T16:19:02Z

my heart pinched,
and i could not talk.

my eyes are filled with tears,
and i could not see.

my nose is blocked,
and i cant smell the happiness in the air.

i just watched hearty paws,
and i broke down.

it had been awhile.

i am tired,
cause of work.

i had been bullied.

ONE FINE DAY.

2008-05-03T16:08:13Z

happy birthday, my lady.
i cant wait for our trip to HKG.

"When half of the world was suffering, the rest of the others said the world had developed."

2008-04-30T17:12:33Z

Being a workaholic,
i am enjoying my work though it had been increasing.

i hoped i could get into NTU :)
and suddenly i feel so frustrated with myself for not performing better.

Anyway, i got an invite to teach wushu in local school, but the invitation came too late.
Guess i would wait for some other assignments they could offer me on the weekends.

i am isolating myself, from everyone.

ADOPT A CHILD.

2008-04-23T16:39:05Z

ATTENTION MISS (MR) SCARY / STARBUCKS / EXCEL:

remember to inform us when you are going back to germany!
and i would send you the photos IF i remember :)

i havent been updating recently 'cause i have nothing to update about.

this week, i started work at OCBC centre in the HR department under Corporate XXXX (i had forgotten my post).
anyway, i am still learning more about my job scope.
guess it wouldnt be difficult :)

however, meetings are scary as it makes me fall asleep.
DAMN.

new found heartthrob,
khalil drives me crazy with his geeky specs <3