An Interesting Gift
On last Thur I attending my sch annual Staff retreat. It was a whole long day of meetings and sharing and brain stroming for new ideas. I thought although it was long, but yet fruitful and I believe we all had a great time! The many side jokes and coffee breaks sure helped me much in trying to stay awake and focus! Haha...
One thing which caught me was the little gift which they asked all teachers to get their hands on to make. And guess make for who.... None other then for ourselves, to appreciate ourselves! Interesting, yet funny or strange you can say! Normally we dont really do things for ourselves but more for others. It is human nature. However I guess it is always good to affirm and bless yourself with a small token along the way, such that you can finish up the rest of the long long journey with more motivation and energy.
If you feel tired out at work, or even in studying for exams now, or after your exams, do pause along the way and maybe stop to pamper youself with something that can further motivate you to move on! A simple act like making this cute plague goes a long way for us I believe!
Mind Over Body!
It is one event which I believe many people from different countries come all the way to Singapore to participate. It is definitely a big event which many have also been training up for.I embarked on marathon challenges even since last year when I did the 10km route. I never did expect myself to even come for such runs, what more talk about running 10km. Although I used to run cross country for my school in the pass as well as conquered Ubin with a 9km run during my OBS stay there, but doing 10km after in a way breaking for a long time for regular training was not something the normal me will do. Well I did conquer through 10km at the end last year! Amazing!
Hence I told myself I will keep running till I reach the 42km distance and carry on for the following years from then on. This is why I am challenging myself to go on the 21km route this year, before I take on the full marathon journey! Other then the 10km Shears Bridge Army Half marathon which I did sometime back in August, frankly speaking I have not been running much. Comparing to last year I definitely did train more. Off course it is 2 more weeks before D day, so I will buck up! Haha..
Seriously speaking, I never really like to run marathons, as it really is a mind over body thing. Many cant sustain through the race I believe not only because their physical body cant take it, but very much their mind have gave up fighting and wanting to carry on. Our mind need to be focused as well on the finishing line, such that we will be able to run finish the race strong! This can be applied to many things in our lives where unless we set our minds focus on the things we have, on the correct values and truth, then only will it motivate us to press on in a times of trails and obstacles.
Let us have that conquering spirit and not give in to the body when it is weak but be focus in our minds for it is only with that that we will finish the race strong! Are you game enough to join me in the 42km neaxt year? Come join in the marathon! Haha!
Anyway have a cute and funny video which I stumble upon on youtube. Thought would be fun to share it here, enjoy!
Shark Fins Soup?
Abalone slices?
If you mentioned these things are given free, I believe many will run to get them. Even if they are not offered free, many would go all out to pay the price just to have a taste of them. Personally I have the opportunity to try them all before, and actually to me, they dont seem to be any thing that special.
I doubt anyone whould reject an offer of a bottle of bird nest, a bowl of shark fins soup or some abalone slices. Maybe there are those who might not like the taste of some of these delicacy or some might just be allergic to it, hence they cant help but not take them. Then again for those who can and see these people not eating, they might feel that it is really a waste they cant appreciate such good food, if not a pity they cant eat them.
Well sad to say, I fall in one of those catagories! Haha.. I have confirmed after the recent incident, and would not like to dare try my luck again, that I am allergic to bird nest! Yeh I know, what a waste right? Thats most of the reaction that my friends would give me when I first tell them. I also do not know why, as I used to be able to eat it and nothing really happens when I was younger. However just a few years back, there was once when I took, then I started to have very bad flu, and my whole throat was itchy and as if I had sore throat, cant swollow properly. This was the first time it happened. I did not suspect it was an allergic reaction then. But the same thing happened again when I accidently took bird nest again.
However what happened just the monday that passed, I was offered the bottle bird nest by my sister. By then I already knew I should not take it, since from the past two cases of how my body reacted to it. But the naughty and greedy me, thought maybe this time round it is bottled one, it would not have such an effect as the self cooked one. Hence I just took a little small mouth full. True to say, I had to face the music just 1h after that. It was really bad this time round, I felt I could not really breadth properly and my whole body was feeling hot. I kept sneezing and I cant swollow properly, like my throat was inflamed and swelling! The feeling was really bad! I had to take some flu medicine to bring it down at the end.
It is really strange how just a small portion of the bird nest can cause my entire body to go hay wire, and how just that small wildfulness of me, can almost cause the danger of my life. I believe many a times in this journey, we never really learn form out mistake until we really hit the conquences hard and big time. But many a times, we actually have a choice in the first place, not to go that route or to do that thing, but we still decide the other. Furthermore, at time the things that draw you away tend to be so much more attractive and you just thought a small part wont harm much. It can be the serious cases such as pre marital sex to playing with drugs, or even the smaller things like cheating and stealing. Just like how I reacted to the bird nest, I mean hay it is bird nest and something really good, how can I miss even if I know I might not be able to take it, I still want to go ahead and try. However it took me 3 times, and now finally I have learnt.
Is there something that is drawing you, yet you know you should not go that direction? You have a choice today, choose wisely!
THE SUN SAND SEA
Miss out the other happening events? Dont worry, there is one more coming up! Tired from all the Exams and studying, work and work and work again? Why not take the saturday off and make a date with the SUN, SAND and SEA. Time to get those butts moving and the muscles working out! Come and join the amazing race and I am sure you will find the most amazing prize installed for you! Yes we are having a fun filled day at the EAST COAST PARK. Check out for more details on the brocher attached!
So what are you waiting for, spaces are running out fast? Sign up now by droping me an email at star83seaker@yahoo.com
CONQUERING THE VIRTUAL WORLD
You will never know until you set hands on the keyboard, try it out yourself and then experience the Virtual world come alive in your hands! Yes you can say, this is the first time I really got a chance to play COUNTER STRIKE and actually enjoyed the trill that comes along with it. Haha.. although frankly speaking, it is rather bloodly and violent actually. It was the first LADIES DAY at the Planet Crush Cyberwellness Games lab and I am hornored to be the oldest (haha) among the youths and the first few ladies to experience this course which they specially came up for Ladies! It was enriching, exciting, mind opening, and a wonderful experience.
Something that I actually learnt.. haha... I never knew I can actually play CS and would have enjoyed such a game! Yup and it brought me to realised why then actually some youths can get so addicted to gaming as you really can be whoever you want in the virtual world. You can achieve high level and high status there in the virtual world even thought in the real world you might not be anybody. This gives the individual a sense of identity however this only happens in the virtual world. Hence these youths tend to be socially handicap especially when interacting with people and also some might not like to face the real world, but rather be in the virtual world of thier fantansy! 
If you ever find yourself falling into this catageory of people, do seek help as it is not something you cant get out from. Can always drop me an email at star83seaker@yahoo.com .
In light of that, I would like to promote healthy gaming to all game enthusiast. There is this hip and cool place where you can play games like CS, Dota, Winning 11 and many more and have good fun, yet not be addicted to it. This place is called the CRUSH Cyberwellness center Games lab! Come and check it out for yourself, as I did that just on wednesday and I really did enjoy myself, especially so since I am a newbie. Check out their website http://www.planetcrush.org/index2.htm
The Games lab is open on weekdays form 10am-6pm. The slots are booked in 3h sections and each gaming session last for 2h, with 1h of alternative activities, such as playing basletball, soccer, or even learning to play guitar. It is located at Bukit Merah Central. It is definitely a place where you cant miss out this holidays.
So Make a Date with this place and I am sure once you come, you will want to come back again!
Do drop me an email if you are interested!