Sherry’s Blog

today is a pretty enjoyable day, despite having two triple periods & lessons ending as late as 5.20 pm. the only thing that upsetted me was what happened in the afternoon (was just complaining to MG about it. obviously, it seems like the same problem exists elsewhere too…) i gave the students a 10-minute break yet they (around 50%) came strolling in after 10 minutes; the latest having exceeded break time by 5 minutes. gave them a good scolding & made the last two guys give me letters of explanations. they looked pretty remorseful, but what’s the point? students never learn from their mistakes, maybe they really like being scolded & i should do that more often? i realise that most kids these days really have no sense of urgency. they stroll from place to place, that’s not all. what irritates me is that they "treat the whole road like their ah gong’s one", totally oblivious of what’s going on around them, totally lost in their own world. maybe those are just about the few black sheeps we have, but it seems like we have more black sheeps now than before.

met my financial planner,B, today to settle some administrative stuff in the evening. i didn’t realise he’s staying so near school.

tomorrow’s wednesday! time flies! but thursday i’m gonna be stuck in school till 9+ pm on my big day. how sad… my colleague, MRW, was asking if i want the whole LEO Club to celebrate with me. no joke ah, 200+ students. haha… that’s too much of a limelight for me to take. weekends, wait for me!!!

Corrinne May

Safe In a Crazy World

Track 4: Everything in its time

Sometimes i wonder what lies ahead
How long til my hunger is fed
They say it’s hard to make it in this part of town
so many people on this merry-go-round

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer
To get through it all
I just fall on my knees and i try to pray
in the silence i can hear Him say

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time

I often feel like that i’m two steps behind
Somebody must have moved that finish line
There are a thousand reasons
why i should give up
But i’m stubborn in the things i believe

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to the patience and watch for the sign

’cause maybe there’s another plan
One i still cant see
A little surprise, like your love in your life
Funny how time changes how we see

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to the patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time
Everything in its time

today is the start of the week & also first day of August. been another hectic day again… my usual lessons ended at 1pm, but i had to stay back all the way to 5 pm for additional lessons all the way till 6.30 pm ++. by the time i left the staff room, it was already 7 pm. not exactly getting monday blues, but i’m really tired today. more long days to come, tuesday, maybe wednesday & thursday also… after my grocery shopping at NTUC, it was almost 8 pm when i reached home. arghh… guess the only thing that made me happy today is that i’m wearing my new blouse! also quite out of the blue, my YEP fren, H inspector, asked me out for tea. however, it could not be realised because i knock off late.

i left the college with a male colleague & on the way out we met a group of SCs. then the girls were cheekily smiling away & one said very loudly to my colleague, told him "you must be automatic & know what to do ah". must be having funny thoughts in their mind again. i think students enjoy teasing the younger teachers, seriously, i quite enjoy it too because it makes me feel young! haha… i am reminded of my schooling days.

by the way, enjoy track 3 lyrics of Corrinne’s May lastest album.

Corrinne May

Safe In a Crazy World

Track 3 & 11 (Radio Edit): Free

I see the morning glory
It winds upon the tree
It tells the untold story of
how things were meant to be
You saw the universe
Caught up in desperate dreams
You came and changed the ending
Changed it to save my fate
You led the revolution
You left your legacy
Embraced the struggle
in the face of mortality
I know I’m not alone in this
Help me believe

I can be free
I can be free from this place
Beautiful Healer
Beautiful Grace
Help me to see
Everything fall into place
Wake me from dreaming
No more deceiving
Break these chains

It’s still the same old story
This great divide
Between the want and waste
And all the hunger inside
I heard the news today
Now I’m trying to find my place
I’m just a single voice
What can i do to erase

All this misunderstanding
All this anarchy
Six degrees of separation
Sometimes it’s so hard to see
That we are not alone in this
I need to believe

I can be free
I can be free from this place
Beautiful Healer
Beautiful Grace
Help me to see
Everything fall into place
Wake me from dreaming
No more deceiving
Break these chains

this morning, i bought a new pair of shoes. nice design, but not very comfortable. they were biting hard at my feet; i wore them to Bugis. one of the dress i bought at LMG yesterday was fraying, so sad. that was my favourite. very sweet pink dress, pretty jap too (at least my colleague KS agreed with me). that was the last piece, so i had to top up another $2 in exchange for two tops. i was so scared i cannot exchange or asked for a refund, because the receipt said "goods once sold are not exchangeable or refundable"… i’m so thankful i managed to get the dress replaced. phew!

this afternoon while i was on my way to Bugis to meet KS, something weird happened. i was listening to radio using my SE phone, then suddenly without any warning, i was talking to KS. that was an incoming call… i was just telling him of the meeting place & the line got cut off abruptly soon after i finished. following that, another call came in & before i could do anything, i heard a voice on the line. i thought that was KS but didn’t quite sound like him. that turned out to be another friend of mine, W. so weird, he wasn’t even on my recent call list, & i definitely didn’t dial out, especially since the phone was keylocked. i don’t know how on earth this call came about?!?!? i checked my phone in disbelief!

do other SE phones give the same problem??? i wonder…

my new shoes!

my new hp pouch! saw this at the edge, thought it was pretty, finally i’ve found something i like to replace the old one which was giving me problems. quite jap too hor? hee…

Corrinne May

Safe in a Crazy World

Track 2: Save Me

I drift, I burn, I fly
When you sing lullabies
I’m helpless, I’m yearning
I’m like the putty in your hands

I laugh, I dream, I cry
When you take me on a roller coaster ride
You see me through and through
You see just who i am
Just take my hand and

Save me from this place
Heaven knows I’m falling
For you, my sweet embrace
Heaven Knows
Heaven knows I’ve been waiting for you

I had a dream that i
was falling from the sky
At 90 miles an hour
I was bound to crash and die
But out of nowhere you came and rescued me
There must be some grace in the touch of your face
I’m so happy that I’ve found you
I’m no longer afraid

Oh ‘ cause you
Save me from this place
Heaven knows i’m falling
For you my sweet embrace
Heaven knows
Heaven knows I’ve been waiting

Before i met you
Life was slow-mo
So slow-mo
I thought i had it figured out
But you came and turned my whole world upside down

Save me from this place
Heaven knows I’m falling
For you, my sweet embrace
Heaven knows
Heaven knows you’ve come to

Save me from this place
Heaven knows I’m falling
For you, my sweet embrace
Heaven Knows
Heaven knows I’ve been waiting for you
Waiting for you

it’s a rainy day, luckily i was spared of heavy downpour when i went out in the afternoon. met my butterfly pal, CP for a cup of tea at Bugis. we went to Terra, i had an iced honey-lime green tea, not too bad. after a chat, i went in search for two gift items. my dear students from LEO Club are going to hand over their duties soon, to the new committee. i have these two girls who have been working with me quite closely this while, & i thought i should give them something as a form of appreciation. well, i was pretty lucky today, without much efforts, i managed to buy two cute beanies which are paper holders. hope they will like it.

CP left soon after, for his photoshoot at Sheares Bridge, so i went shopping alone. in the end, i bought a few pieces of clothes, workwear & casual & also a bag. oh no, i’m gonna eat grass for the next few weeks! don’t know why but i seem to have a way with sales assistants. there was once when i went lee wah, the lady was so kind enough to help me paint my nails (i was looking at nail colours), helped me remove the colors, specially opened a new bottle & diluted the polish for me to try & gave me a free gift. not that i was a big spender, but i was quite chatty that day. hee, it pays to be more friendly. today at Double Index, the three sales assistants offered to help me pack my stuff together. i was carrying a few smaller bags… then when i bought a bag at Little Match Girl & found the strap a little too long, the salesgirl went to Domanchi & asked to help me punch an additional hole in the strap. i feel so pampered! keke… anyway, hope the clothes will be ironed in time for new release next week for my birthday! lolx

btw, there was a kitten today that kept pacing up and down the corridor outside my home. for almost an hour, it was trying to sneak in. i took a pic of it before my camera battery runs flat, thought it was pretty cute, like the anne geddes pics. haha… see for yourself!

am suffering from a headache now, been there since i returned home just now. it was made worse but all that sewing. i was trying to add some stitches to my clothes and sew a press stud on one of the blouse. my mom used to be the one who does the alteration because she’s a good seamstress, but i decided to take over since she hasn’t been in the pink of health recently. she said it was a job well done, that is the best compliment i can ever get! hehe, so happy. what a sense of satisfaction.

Corrinne May

Safe in a Crazy World

Track 1: Little Superhero Girl

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world
Everybody wants a piece of me
And i just dont know where to turn
I’ve got work piled up to my head
All i want to do is jump into bed
And wash away my troubles with lemonade
Play hide and seek with the boy next door
Take a trip to Singapore and
Imagine how i’ll make the world a better place

All I need is a good disguise
One where nobody can recognise
That I’m feeling so small
All i need is a small weapon
I’ve gotta have faith
Zapping monsters into outer space
I’m gonna be a superhero

Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Yeah

If I were a little girl
Trying to clean up the whole wide world
I’d kick the bad boys back to school
Teach them fighting’s just not cool
I’d give every kid a teddy bear
Turn starving people into millionaires
Break glass ceilings with dynamite
sprinkle a little sugar and spice
Turn the bullies that terrorize
into pink poodles that bark,
But don’t bite

All i need is a good disguise
One where nobody can recognise
That I’m feeling so small
All i need is a secret weapon
I’ve gotta have faith
Zapping monsters into outer space
I’m gonna be a superhero

Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Yeah

Little Superhero Girl
Little Superhero Girl
Save Me
Little Superhero Girl
Little Superhero Girl
Save me from myself

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world

time: 1.15 am, 30th July… just had a good shower 15 minutes ago. though feeling refreshed, but pretty sleepy. my thursday’s blog is missing, why? because once again, i visited dreamland early, at 10 pm. haha… i wonder if it’s age that’s catching up, or life’s simply too hectic these days. anyway, nothing very interesting in school that day, except to see my students getting so excited seeing smiley face stickers on their assignments. haha… they acted like primary school kids who are badly deprived of extrinsic motivations. so i asked them what kinds of stickers they like, i listed the few i’ve got, doraemon, hello kitty, little twin stars, pooh & friends, the incredibles & more. guess what was their favourite? sponge bob square pants! omg, i thought only my sister (primary 6) & her friends will like those characters. lolx…another worth to mention thing that happened on thursday was that i met my primary school classmate at the market opposite TJC. haven’t met him for quite some time, maybe a year or two? he looked so much like his brother (my uni chemistry classmate) that i called the wrong name! aiyo… malu leh…

today (fri) i went shopping in the evening with my colleague, KS. was supposed to learn blading from a friend but due to some unforeseen circumstances, it was cancelled. maybe it’s not meant to be? anyway, it was a fruitful shopping trip, i bought three tops all at discounted prices. i managed to find for my sister a very sweet "anne geddes" autograph book. i also bought two corrinne may CDs!!! i have decided to collect her albums. her music is good, & i really like her voice. fyi, she’s a singaporean singer composer. *thumbs up* felt quite guilty buying two albums at one time, but i thought these will be my birthday presents for myself, so i felt a little less remorseful. lolx! KS also got himself a few good bargains, this is really a good shopping day! hmm… i think i shall not spend anymore until the next payday, else gotta eat grass everyday liao. :’(

time: 1.46 am, 30th July

just finished watching superstar not long ago, i think i like junyang best, then derrick and also kelvin. the show was pretty enjoyable, the (male) judges are so cute & they made me laugh so much. really envy these people with such good voice & how nice if my future partner can sing like that too. i won’t mind listening to his ‘music’ everyday! btw, guess wat time i slept yesterday??? 9.15 pm! unbelievable right? i also thought so! lolx. i was actually marking some papers, after finishing one class, i told my mom i’m going to catch a 15-min nap. but when she tried to woke me up saying i had unfinished work, i told her, not urgent la, let me sleep… & so i slept all the way till 5.45 am this morning! keke. finally i’ve finished marking the assignment, except for a few late ones coming in.

today was a mad day in school. i always dread wednesday, especially if i have CCA on that day. i had four tutorial periods, one civics period and also a meeting today. luckily no staff conference & CCA! phew! in between classes, time was so tight that i ended up eating nissin cup noodles. i don’t eat that often so it’s ok… it was quite a nice change from the canteen food.

life’s been so busy lately with all the marking and things to do urgently at hand. i am just done with the marking & more is coming in! on top of that, i have to prepare enrichment question (due end July), prepare challenging olympiad questions for my lecture topic by friday, to present on Monday (gotta stay back till 6.30 pm earliest), remedial package due very soon, revamp of teaching material due end of term 3… how to keep sane? next wk is all packed from monday to thursday evenings. even the day of my birthday wasn’t spared. arghh… there’s a LEO investiture going on, big shots coming, how to give it a miss? i’m still thinking if i should go though i have no kind of celebrations at all. maybe just a quiet dinner with my family, like usual, no cake, no special celebrations, only that the day is special in my heart because i will only be 25 once! getting old liao, cannot deny it. haiz…

today after work, i did a quick shopping. i’ve been crazy about fruits these days, so at one shot, i bought $12 worth of fruits! plum, papaya, melon, jackfruit and nectarine. my mom says i’m siao. haha… actually the more siao thing is i took some pics of those fruits! but i’m not gonna show u. lolx ok, i think it’s time for me to get back to work now, last but not least, congrats to my friend, mg, on his first blog published. welcome to the world of blogging! i told you i will mention you, see i keep my promise?? thanks for being an ardent fan of my blog. keke. keep in touch pal, see u & ur gf at the badminton game soon. added on: mg is smart, mg is clever, mg is the best! HAHAHA. mg, happy or not?

"All our dreams can come true…if we have the courage to pursue them."

    Walt Disney quotes