Friday, June 20, 2008
The meeting...
[ PHEW! ]
Yeah. I'm one happy happy
girl woman.
FIRST....my blue black hair received positive remarks....as in by all my colleagues/good pal (Faith). You know, comments like, "you look better in this hair colour", "you suit this hair colour" and "you look good in it, like a china doll" really made my day.
Thanks:) In case you are wondering, why am I so happy about that? Of course besides the obvious reason that I AM A GIRL, and usually most girls LIKE SINCERE COMPLIMENTS (those who don't seem to like being complimented are either lying or they are just simply WEIRD). Another reason is because when I had dark hair (like black or purple-black/dark purple) last time, most people tell me I look better in brighter hair colours. AND thus, I tried brighter colours (strangely, I used to feel that I looked better in brighter colours too).
BUT if you ask me, I sincerely prefer dark goth black hair nowadays....simply cos' I have always like the colour black (besides purple), AND I am SICK of blond/brown/red/pink.
THEN.....when I dyed this blue-black, I was worried I would get negative remarks again, AND most importantly, that I myself might ALSO DON'T THINK IT LOOKS NICE ON ME. But somehow.........the result came out......AND I LIKE IT.
Don't ask me why. It's not exactly blue anyway. It's just like the dark purple-black that I have dyed before (you know, purple that is soooo dark that it looks like black that kind), and I didn't like it, neither did quite a number of people(including my children last year). So I am still thinking of a reason why I like it better this time, since this dark blue-black hair dye looks just like the dark purple one, as in, it's sooooooooooooooo dark that it looks almost purely black.
Maybe it's cos' it's glossier? This blue-black dye looks glossier than the dark purple one. HMM....maybe it's cos' I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of bright coloured hair that I convinced myself I liked this dark hair subconsciously??
I DON'T KNOW. But whatever it is, somehow the feedback is more positive than negative than the previous dark hairdos....
NEVERMIND.
I am more happy with the second thing that I am going to tell you. Remember I said I am worried about my boss's wrath???
WELL, I CLEARED! Though she didn't give me a compliment....as in like, she didn't seem to like it, she said, "Too black." BUT AT LEAST SHE NEVER ASK ME TO PLEASE CHANGE MY HAIR COLOUR. PHEW!!!!!
To me, that is a plus+++++++++++. It's enough. I am not hoping for a compliment from her, since all my colleagues already did:) As long as she didn't ban me from this hair colour, I AM ONE HAPPY WOMAN:)
Cos' it means I don't need to waste anymore money, AND crack my brains to think about what other hair colour I want:)
YAY!
P/S: I wonder whether I can wake up on Monday for work.....I am used to being a nocturnal mammal especially more so during the school holidays. I think I over-slacked. AND I wasn't trying to boast about myself in this entry, for all those twisted minded imbeciles who think too much and therefore think I was trying to do that.
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
The last day
[ 3 more days to the end of holidays...]
How I am going to spend it:
Friday: Go back to the Kindergarten for meeting (possibly facing the wrath of my boss about my hair).
Saturday: Suntan!!!!!!!!!!! Wearing my favourite black Billabong bikini.....(hopefully it is not a tad tooooooooooooo small at the top to cover my breasts). And meeting dear in the late noon....
Sunday: Spending time with dear.
Anyway, last Sunday I spent a smashing time with my dad and bro and we watched Incredible Hulk. IT IS A GOOD SHOW. You know, realistic, and very unlike the usual forray of the superheroes....
Hmm...I went library with my bro yesterday. I mean, yeah, since I got nothing better to do, and he had something very worthwhile to do (after all, he is in ACJC, and they are having exams next week, when school reopens). So I accompanied him. And forced him to admit that I am a good sister(MUAHAHA!) to accompany him since nobody did (more like, he didnt ask his friends along).
Ended up, it really made me realize HOW POPULAR MY BRO IS. I mean, I have heard he was very popular in school (from a distant cousin that was studying in the same sec school as him), with him being in athletics (since primary school, and quite a good one at it, till he was almost selected at Singapore Sports School. LIFE CAN BE SO UNFAIR AT TIMES, cos' he got most of the good genes in my family, you know, the brains and looks and sports.) till now, where he is in JC.
Now, usually, he doesn't need me to accompany him. H
is huge fan base His so many pals will be glad to accompany him. Not to mention that he has alot of gals after him as well (from all the phone calls at our house). But I love my bro....cos' he is very sweet to me:) You tell me la, which bro in the world will console and hug their sister when she cries? Mine does lor:)
Anyway, as usual, I have digressed.....yeah. We were at the library, him saying that he didn't want to meet his friends, cos' he said usually with his friends around he couldn't study, and so...I was there....AND I saw for myself how POPULAR my dear bro is. I MEAN, in the five to ten minutes that we were there, we saw about 5 of his friends????
Yeah, you will be saying, no big deal, cos' IT IS ACJC's exam next week. BUT....some of them were from his SEC and PRI school!!!!!!!!! PRI school you know????????????? AND not his close friends but somehow they knew him that kind of thing!!!!!!!!! I was like, since he have so many of his friends there, MAYBE I should just leave while he could stay there with them. But of course, he didnt dump me alone....even if he sort of like, knew them.
How many of you go to the library, and sort of like say HI everywhere? You tell me lah....AND funniest thing is, his senior thought
I am his girlfriend. TELL ME. DO I LOOK SO KIDDISH?????????????
Maybe it is the fact that I am facing kids ALL DAY LONG. It makes me kiddish. But I haven't been facing kids for the entire MONTH!!! GAH!
I would love to take it as a compliment, but I cant because I am SIX YEARS OLDER than my brother, and I would love to look PRETTY, not KIDDISH. AND I didn't dress like a kid either...I was wearing my black combat boots AND blue jean shorts AND sexy black top which totally shows off my tattoo. GAH!!!!!!
Ten years later I will probably appreciate the fact that people mistook me as my brother's gf. NOW I am very unappreciative. Not that my bro is ugly or what (DUH, popular with gals leh?). Apparently the people he hung around with are much nicer...you know, better than MY SEC SCH mates who claimed I was some hideous looking creature that they didn't know what my dear sees in me (cos' he was popular with girls too), cos' at least my bro's senior didnt comment how ugly I looked(probably he is worried about incurring wrath from my bro if he says that, heh. THAT'S HOW SWEET MY BRO IS).
How come people AROUND me are the popular ones? OR rather why am I surrounded by popular people????? For goodness sake, I just love to be invisible or low key....whatever lah. JUST IGNORE ME.
Well....enough about the popularity of my bro and what not. Today is my last day of slacking, and waking up really late.....:( I am having mixed feelings about the school reopening......I will just take one step at a time.
YEAH.
P/S: Forgot to mention that Dear was SO SWEEEET!!!! He came to the library to find me and my bro, which was kind of last minute cos' he had to go home for dinner (to save money), and even though he was tired from a long day at work, he still came to teach him (cos' my bro had alot of things he doesn't understand about chemistry) till about eight plus at night and he didn't even complain about being hungry:) Feel so bad:( yet happy at the same time. Thanks dear, if you're reading this:)
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The last week
[ There goes my holiday ]
Yeah. It's the last week of school holidays.
So sianz. I have been slacking soooo much. That I didnt even look for a holiday job. I guess I just wanted to slack since....I never appreciated school holidays before. Heh.
Anyway, since school is reopening....I am worried about something. I mean, besides the fact that I am worried about whether the children will adapt after they had been gone for so long....
IS the fact that I just D.I.Y. dyed my hair. Yeah. Have no money(and actually, no need to) go to the salon and do it. After all, my dyed hair from home usually looked like quite well done....thanks to my maid's help:)
But the main worry I have is not about dyeing my hair. IT's about whether my boss is going to accept the colour.....
Cos' she usually does not accept colours that are toooo bright, you know, she was the one who asked me to dye my bright sunshine reddish blond hair to, you know, darker colours. That was her condition to hire me.
I totally don't mind. Cos' I know it IS a church kindergarten and all.
AND because I understand it IS a church kindergarten and all....
I have no freaking idea whether she will accept my current hair colour.
NOnononono....before you start guessing....IT IS NOT BRIGHT AT ALL. In fact, it is sooooooooo dark....that that is the reason I am worried about.
Sounds confusing? I mean, you guys must be wondering if I have dyed such a daaaaaaaaaaaaark colour I shouldn't worry, right??? So why am I still worrying?
BECAUSE....................IT IS BLUE IN COLOUR.
Before you start imagining me to be Sailor Mercury.....it is DARK BLUE, NOT bright blue, or turquoise, or sky blue. It is soooooooooooo dark, it's called blue black on the package that I bought. Which is a really good deal if you ask me, cos' those of you who dye hair at salon often know how expensive it is to dye in a salon....
AND my D.I.Y. kit only cost like 10 bucks, AND it kinda of look really just like what was shown on the package...which totally change my opinion about this brand of D.I.Y. hair dyes. Cos' I used to really dislike this brand, when I used once before (was trying to dye bright auburn, which the package stated that it will lighten my already brown hair) and the colour turns out like as if I never dyed at all. So ever since I have sticked to LO'real, cos' usually it turns out just like the colour on the package.
BUT LO'real does not have blue black, nor is it cheap...comparing to other commercial brands anyway. And since I was broke, I decided to buy this cheap brand and give it another try again.....THANKFULLY, it WORKED. As in the result does follow the package and all.
Well, if you guys are DYING to know what brand....it is Garnier...not the green package one. The red one. That claimed it is THE BEST.
But I will suggest you guys not to try the ones that promise to lighten your hair colour from Garnier....if you want lightening of hair colour, try LO'real or Beauteen Bleach.
GAH!!! I have digressed! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW??????????? I don't want to dye back my colour!!!!!! Cos' I really like my blue black hair (that sounds funny). I just hope and pray that she will not notice it is daaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrk midnight blue....cos' my brother and maid said it looks more like black.
I just really pray that she thinks it is black. Yeah. And she can accept it, even though to my brother, it looks like weird black.
GAH! Just try my luck on Friday, which I have to go back for some meeting.
HOPE it's not obvious puh-leaseeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p/s: I heard red and blue hair dye are the easiest to come off. Red, I experienced before and I know of it....having dyed purple, red and pink before........but blue? I am experiencing it. Let's see how long Garnier can last.....LO'Real's red series are really quite lasting...better than salon's anyway. Serious, cos' it's tried and tested by moi:)
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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Friday, June 06, 2008
Holidays!
[ How I spend the holiday weekend ]
Yeah.
As you can see, I have been blogging more often recently. Still watching my collections of DVDs and VCDs...Yes...I have alot of them. Cos' I am a movie/drama serials fan:)
Currently still watching My Date with A Vampire 3 :) I loveeeeeee Ma Xiao Ling:)
Have been playing maplestory too. Faith said she also wants to play. Too bad I can't play Scions of Fate:( Thanks to my laptop. I am still having a love-hate affair with my Fujitsu laptop.
Enough about that. Since I am enjoying the holidays....and I have nothing to blog about, how about just letting you guys know what I am going to do this weekend??
I am going to meet Mel later!!!!!!!!! Miss her sooooo much!!!
AND I am going to stay over dear's place throughout the weekend:) And tomorrow night, heard Fion and Kevin are coming over his place to play mahjong:) I am still a noob when it comes to mahjong:(
So that is roughly about how I am going to spend my time during the holiday weekend. Nothing exciting, but it is always a blessing to spend some free time with love ones:)
P/S: I WANNA WATCH Street Fighter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heh, it's next year, but I was just surfing net and realized that they will feature Chun Li as the main character!!!!! My favourite character in Street Fighter you know, and the best part is, my favourite actress (besides Angelina Jolie) Kristen Kreuk is going to be acting as Chun Li:) Can't believe I am so looking forward to a movie that is only going to show next year. Heh.
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Plans for the future....
[ Why I am not moving on ]
Yes. I had enough of it. People asking me now that I've gotten my degree, what are my plans for the future.
I mean, I understand, they all meant well. Alot of them keep telling me that I can now be a principal, and MANY of them told me to move on to primary school. Cos' being a principal/primary school teacher = more salary.
Which is good for me, cos' I am someone who indulges in retail therapy. I LOVE dressing well and pretty cos' I feel good when I look good.
SO why am I still here? Why am I not moving on? Many of them asked.
SO once and for all, I am going to say it HERE.
First, on why I do not want to be a principal. At least, NOT NOW or any time soon. Maybe one day when I am much older I MIGHT. I do not want to be a principal SIMPLY COS' I don't want to lose touch with the children.
I am sure all of you know roughly the job scope of a principal. Do you think they handle children first-hand ALL THE TIME? No. They don't. They are more often than not dealing with teachers, parents, accounts, other staff, all the miscellaneous stuff.
THEY DON'T TEACH. At least not much. They don't spend much time with the children, unless teachers are not around and they have to help out.
I just want to be in touch with the children. Yeah, so I am most likely continuing to teach...despite the low wage (as in compared with other occupations).
Secondly, I don't wish to teach primary school children. Yes, the pay is higher. But the thing is, the work load is much more too. Like dear always used to say I work full-time, but pay is only part-time(when I was working at childcare). At primary school, pay is higher, but work load is so much more. Not that I am scared of workload. After all, when I was at NTUC, workload is high too.
I don't mind high workload if the children I teach are children I really love. Primary school children are out of the question. They are no longer cute and innocent. Face it, nowadays primary school children are already talking about BGR when during my time we were still playing five stones, UNO cards and barbie dolls. They are so rowdy, I cant fathom what I will do if I am in a room full of them. It's probably either they die or I die.
Children nowadays are made of much different stuff than children of the past. They mature earlier.
Preschool children are much more different. Even though they are much smarter and mature than children during my time, in general, they are still innocent.
I am teaching nursery class now. Due to the fact that the children nowadays mature earlier, they already understand lots of things, like caring about others. In the past nursery children were more self-centered, which is normal. But the nursery children I am teaching now will ask me whether I am ok when I coughed or sneezed. They will even ask me to pretend to be their grandma/mother cos' they miss their grandma/mother.
That kind of sweetness and the things they say that are innocent, straightforward, yet smart will make me smile and marvel at their ability to think. Which I don't think I can find in primary schools.
I mean, I am sure there are good primary school children that are innocent. But I rather not take the risk and face the majority horrible ones.
Gah! You get my point now? That's all for now.
I miss Seth and Christy and Brandon:(
OH! I saw Cerise yesterday at IMM when I was with dear. She was so shy. Dear didnt believe me when I told him how pretty she is, cos' he commented that how pretty can she be when her mother is.......HAI. She really looked like those pretty eurasian, even though she is only 4 years old. Everyone who walked by my class said she is really pretty. Even I myself, who love to look at pretty things, especially girls, will find myself looking at her. HMM....we all wondered where she got her good looks from.
I must really miss them.
I better start planning for the Genting trip in June that I am going with dear and his sister and husband....
Hmm.
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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Monday, June 02, 2008
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!!!!!
[ Slacker - me ]
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I L.O.V.E. THEM!!!!!
Ok. Treat me as being yaya-papaya (arrogant). But I cant help but feel so happy that I have to scream aloud.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!!!!!!! Used to hate them. Cos' I used to don't have the privilege to enjoy them, and when it is during this season, I am usually more busy than usual, or places are more crowded than usual.
AND I used to hate it during my poly days that school holidays are like, cut short, cos' it used to be that poly has the same holidays as the pri, sec and JCs....Now I am so glad that the poly students are not having the same holiday period as the rest. Which is just as well, cos' do you know how packed Orchard and Bugis are now that it is the school holidays???
I am so happy that I have holidays now....cos' I have so much personal time. WAHAHA! Personal time for what??? Well, for doing my favourite things, like, slacking!!! Muahaha... I mean, slacking is the best way to spend time cos' it doesnt cost much money. (Sadly, there are some of my favourite things I would like to do but can't, due to money constraints)
I have been sooooo slack....like been surfing net, playing game, watching my favourite drama serials (yeah, I am so slack till I am re-watching My Date with Vampire 2). You might think I am simply not doing anything constructive, which is SO TRUE!!! WAHAHA. But I did not get to enjoy all these "slacking" privileges before, cos' my working hours used to be damn loooooooooong.
I am sure those of you who worked long hours know what I mean. Especially those of you who are studying part-time like I did. So, I am so happy to be slacking now. And do you know school holidays are good for me to recharge cos' I know the next term comes, I am going to be super busy again....
Facing children for five days a week are no joke, no matter how much you love and care for them. Serious. It can be really tedious and tiring.
And absence made the heart fonder. I am sure after this holiday, I will miss the kids so much that I will probably grab each of them and hug them. (Actually, I miss Seth and Christy already.)
AND I am trying not to think about next year's problem.....yeah.
I am such a slacker now that I am not blogging much, even though I have the time!!! I already promised myself that this holiday I am just going to be relaxing at home....and not go out much. I forgot who told me that once you are used to the idea of having holidays, you won't feel so happy anymore. I guess, for now, I still cant feel what she meant. WAHAHA.
So I guess by then, when I have that kind of feeling, it will be the time that I finally do something meaningful during the holidays, like doing volunteer work, dancing etc....
As for now..............I am going back to enjoying my holidays - by slacking. ALOT. (*evil lazy grin*)
P/S: I think I should get some extra job soon. Money not enough. But it doesnt fit with my slacking plan. AND, I have to postpone my guitar learning. It doesnt help that my dear thinks I am not going to learn it. I guess it's cos' I haven't even make pancake for him, which I promised to but didnt do it. Well, I AM A HORRIBLE COOK, so he cant expect much. But guitar is different. Really. The problem is more of the cash side. Blame it on the GSS. Of all times, it has to be during the school holidays. That is the only flaw in my otherwise perfect holiday.
DO YOU KNOW COFFEE BEAN'S "FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE" IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO SINFULLY NICE???? I reckon they should rename it. It should be named "Heavenly Flourless chocolate" or something. Please try it!!!! Haha, I don't want it to be phased out, so I keep recommending people to eat it, though some people told me I am creating a sin here, by making people FAT. BUT it is damn nice can???????????
OH! And La Senza's lingeries are the best can?????? Some of their sexy pretty night gowns can be used as tops cos' they are simply too pretty for sleep wear only. IT is GSS now, I reckon you people to check it out. I bought some stuff there....and they are sinfully pretty and useful and sexy.
Gosh. I am supposed to be slacking already....till next time. :)
Joyce Kho Ming Zhen ♥
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