I have been enrolling to enter this course last month and it's officially starting this month on 23rd february (Monday)..this time only 3 days intensive in fact only 2 days and the last day we just have a half day to practice because both the professors need to rush back Korea.
Well, this is considered my first time to actually join a course that is based on violin and really learnt alot of things - technically and musically. It was a very fantastic training thought i "suffered" as well...muscles and fingers pain...=p
I have been blindly teach violin for over 1 and a half years and Thanks God that giving me such a wonderful training that i can actually learnt how to teach properly because all the while, I just teach whatever i know and really frustrated with the same mistakes that they make over n over and make me really headache to really discovered what's the real problems...However, through this training i get to understand the problems and at least i have the ideas of teaching and making fun during lesson time especially for younger student.
About the training: there are actually 2 well-known professors from Korea that came to give us this intensive training. We are actually divided into 2 groups as 1 group is for the newbies and the another group is for the experienced teachers. We have about 7 students on the 1st day and another 1 join in on the 2nd day. And i dont know this is considered my fortunate or unfortunate to be putting into the group of experienced teachers and this group only have 3 people. For the first day training still went finely because the pieces that are taught I am quite familiar with it. I like the way how the professor leads us and telling us many ways of teaching and suggesting lots of practice method.
On the 2nd day, another 1 member of our group went to another group so our group only left 2 "students" (me and another violinist) and that was the day i "suffered"...hahaha...because the pieces getting harder and i cant even memorize the pieces well and the professor start to ask us to play in faster tempo which i dint manage to follow the tempo, lots of times i actually gave up and just watched the professor n another violinist play. Btw, that violinist got very high qualification on violin and he is really a fantastic violinist, i really admired the way he plays and he can easily play in any keys as well plus in faster tempo somemore~~cool. That's why, i feel hard to catch up on this 2nd day but it waken me up that i have to practice alot and to be able to catch up in any keys for those pieces as well as this is only the book 1, i really need to work very hard because later on proceed to book 2 and etc, even harder already. Because next training will be 4 days intensive total of 32 credit hours. So, i really need to be fully prepared for the next training.
On the 3rd day, because the professors has gone back Korea so during this day we are just having a half day (about 4 hrs) of practicing lead by the senior violinist.
This training, to be said is 6 months but if not mistaken it actually carried on until November this year. And besides the practical side, we need to do lots of reading and lesson on the philosophy of suzuki n others as well + History of Music as well. Really alot to catch up but it's good that i can actually fully used my time well.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Almost missed my flight!!!
On 21st January...
So happy that finally i can have my long chinese new year holiday..on that day i was "flying" to sibu frm KK. Happily reached the airport, checking in..had my lunch then times up to go in departure hall. I was really "smart" that i went thru the custom without the "checking out chop"..coz i was doubt that shd i go thru there coz the plate there written "to lahad datu, sandakan etc etc..." doesnt stated to sarawak so i tot no need so just went in to wait for the flight at the deaprture hall..who knows...my bad luck..when calling for boarding and the "door person" said.."y i dint get the chop" asked me to go out n have the chop...i was like..."WHAT???" then i run out...and my bad memory that i forgot that i was coming down frm upstair...when i run out at the same floor..i was like..hey, y cannot find the place but thanx God that suddenly i recalled that i was caming frm upstair...so i quickly run up to the custom there and lucky no 1 is queing there..thanx God n i quickly run back to the door and thanx God that i managed to went up the plane on time and that time i also wasnt sure is that the plane that i shd go on coz everyone is on there already plus actually that time got another plan to sibu as well but it's transit flight to bintulu 1st...but lucky when i arrived sibu airport and heard the announcement finally i thank God that i dint went up the wrong plane...wakakaka...funny when recall back becoz that was my 1st time went in the new KKIA..a bit blur..hahahah...Anyway...i still managed to get thru..hehe...was an interesting experience...i learn a lesson again...haiz..."da wu long"
So happy that finally i can have my long chinese new year holiday..on that day i was "flying" to sibu frm KK. Happily reached the airport, checking in..had my lunch then times up to go in departure hall. I was really "smart" that i went thru the custom without the "checking out chop"..coz i was doubt that shd i go thru there coz the plate there written "to lahad datu, sandakan etc etc..." doesnt stated to sarawak so i tot no need so just went in to wait for the flight at the deaprture hall..who knows...my bad luck..when calling for boarding and the "door person" said.."y i dint get the chop" asked me to go out n have the chop...i was like..."WHAT???" then i run out...and my bad memory that i forgot that i was coming down frm upstair...when i run out at the same floor..i was like..hey, y cannot find the place but thanx God that suddenly i recalled that i was caming frm upstair...so i quickly run up to the custom there and lucky no 1 is queing there..thanx God n i quickly run back to the door and thanx God that i managed to went up the plane on time and that time i also wasnt sure is that the plane that i shd go on coz everyone is on there already plus actually that time got another plan to sibu as well but it's transit flight to bintulu 1st...but lucky when i arrived sibu airport and heard the announcement finally i thank God that i dint went up the wrong plane...wakakaka...funny when recall back becoz that was my 1st time went in the new KKIA..a bit blur..hahahah...Anyway...i still managed to get thru..hehe...was an interesting experience...i learn a lesson again...haiz..."da wu long"
Monday, December 29, 2008
End of the year 2008
Has been long time dint "update" here.
After those trips with friends in KK then my parents visited me and another friend from bintulu also visited me in KK end of november-early December.
After that was busy with students' exam (Guild Examination) because i need to play for accompaniment for my violin student.
Finished up with the exam, next coming was preparing for the mini recital (main purpose is for christmas celebration as well). However, it was last minute plan so everything was in a rush and keep busy until 19th December.
About the Mini Recital on 19th December..the time, my colleague n I decided about this recital was on the 5th December (right after my students' exam). Rushing to print out the invitation card (informing the parents), preparing students for their pieces or christmas song as well as i did some arrangement for my violin students to be play in a group, preparing certificate and gift for them etc and etc. Rehearsal was on 16th (tues night) and that was the only time i group my violin students to rehearse in group together and lucky it wasnt sound too bad because what actually worried me was all of them will be in different tune as most of them cant play in tune accurately. But thanks God that wasnt too bad and i only need them to listen carefully to the keyboard intro as it was also last minute plan for that and asked them to go back home to practice well their tune. After the rehearsal, my colleague n I need to arrange the programs for that night and we did until very late. On thursday night then we print out the program notes..needed 100 copies and the printer with that old computer do not work well, need to keep restarting the computer and etc make me so frustrated plus i need to rehearse with my colleague for our duet christmas song as well...huh...tired tired and i did till quite late that night as after finish printing i did some decorations (little bit only).
On the day (19th December)..
I reached my school around 4.15pm and the worst thing is...the chairs werent there yet and everything wasnt actually ready for the recital that evening...huh..and the 2 admin colleagues also dont want to help me up when the chairs were arrived around 5pm..i need to carry extra chairs from inside all by myself with my high heels..huh, make me so tired. Besides that, need to carry keyboard out from the room and the tables as well..huh....tired tired.
Planned to be start on 6pm but we dragged until 6.30pm then we start as many students came late and we need to arrange their order as well plus the setting up of the mic and amplifier also not yet done as we need other colleague to help up as they still teaching. However, we managed to start on 6.30pm.
Thanks God that everything went fine that evening eventhough lots of students dint turn up as well. However, the most embarrassing thing was the air-conditioning there was too bad until everyone was "suffer" the hot there as many of the air-con didn't work. Really felt bad and sorry to those parents n guests. Anyway, important was we managed to put students on stage and i think it would be a great experience for them. Thanks God for everything went smoothly except for the aircond but i apologize to the guests at the end of the recital and hope they understand our situation.
Overall, I felt "success" for this recital as i was glad for my violin group as they did quite well during the recital..it amazed me actually because they did much much better than during the rehearsal and i have this one little 5-years old boy in the group and everyone was noticing about him because looked so cute on that small violin..haha. Besides that, thanking God that i dint mess up my performance with my colleague as i was playing violin solo because i think i was too tired and hungry until that last performance (coz ours was last items) my hand was actually keep shaking (but not nervous) could be I was too tired liaw..haha..but lucky we ended quite nice and both of us work well also. Thanks God for that.
That was my last day of working there in 2008. After clearing up everything (refreshment), putting back the chairs etc then back home.
Next thing i needed to do was packing as i came back home the next day (20th December). Was waiting for the day until it come coz this time both my brothers back home from australia. However, what make me tired again was, on that day, when we reached trusan ferry there...OMG, the que was long like what, we queued there for about 3 hrs. Huh, fainted liaw. In the end i reached home around 7pm. Whole day again.
However, Thanks God..at least im back home again. Really felt Home Sweet Home.
Today, 29th December..supposingly back to KK today already, but my friend suddenly change her mind as im following her car back to KK. So need to wait till 31st December and im going to miss meeting my friend as this few days they r visiting KK. Hopefully when i back on 31st still managed to meet for a while..else i really felt sorry for the promised.
Another year going to end..New Year is coming...I wish that my coming year will be better in everything (lifestyle, working days, friends surrounding and etc).
After those trips with friends in KK then my parents visited me and another friend from bintulu also visited me in KK end of november-early December.
After that was busy with students' exam (Guild Examination) because i need to play for accompaniment for my violin student.
Finished up with the exam, next coming was preparing for the mini recital (main purpose is for christmas celebration as well). However, it was last minute plan so everything was in a rush and keep busy until 19th December.
About the Mini Recital on 19th December..the time, my colleague n I decided about this recital was on the 5th December (right after my students' exam). Rushing to print out the invitation card (informing the parents), preparing students for their pieces or christmas song as well as i did some arrangement for my violin students to be play in a group, preparing certificate and gift for them etc and etc. Rehearsal was on 16th (tues night) and that was the only time i group my violin students to rehearse in group together and lucky it wasnt sound too bad because what actually worried me was all of them will be in different tune as most of them cant play in tune accurately. But thanks God that wasnt too bad and i only need them to listen carefully to the keyboard intro as it was also last minute plan for that and asked them to go back home to practice well their tune. After the rehearsal, my colleague n I need to arrange the programs for that night and we did until very late. On thursday night then we print out the program notes..needed 100 copies and the printer with that old computer do not work well, need to keep restarting the computer and etc make me so frustrated plus i need to rehearse with my colleague for our duet christmas song as well...huh...tired tired and i did till quite late that night as after finish printing i did some decorations (little bit only).
On the day (19th December)..
I reached my school around 4.15pm and the worst thing is...the chairs werent there yet and everything wasnt actually ready for the recital that evening...huh..and the 2 admin colleagues also dont want to help me up when the chairs were arrived around 5pm..i need to carry extra chairs from inside all by myself with my high heels..huh, make me so tired. Besides that, need to carry keyboard out from the room and the tables as well..huh....tired tired.
Planned to be start on 6pm but we dragged until 6.30pm then we start as many students came late and we need to arrange their order as well plus the setting up of the mic and amplifier also not yet done as we need other colleague to help up as they still teaching. However, we managed to start on 6.30pm.
Thanks God that everything went fine that evening eventhough lots of students dint turn up as well. However, the most embarrassing thing was the air-conditioning there was too bad until everyone was "suffer" the hot there as many of the air-con didn't work. Really felt bad and sorry to those parents n guests. Anyway, important was we managed to put students on stage and i think it would be a great experience for them. Thanks God for everything went smoothly except for the aircond but i apologize to the guests at the end of the recital and hope they understand our situation.
Overall, I felt "success" for this recital as i was glad for my violin group as they did quite well during the recital..it amazed me actually because they did much much better than during the rehearsal and i have this one little 5-years old boy in the group and everyone was noticing about him because looked so cute on that small violin..haha. Besides that, thanking God that i dint mess up my performance with my colleague as i was playing violin solo because i think i was too tired and hungry until that last performance (coz ours was last items) my hand was actually keep shaking (but not nervous) could be I was too tired liaw..haha..but lucky we ended quite nice and both of us work well also. Thanks God for that.
That was my last day of working there in 2008. After clearing up everything (refreshment), putting back the chairs etc then back home.
Next thing i needed to do was packing as i came back home the next day (20th December). Was waiting for the day until it come coz this time both my brothers back home from australia. However, what make me tired again was, on that day, when we reached trusan ferry there...OMG, the que was long like what, we queued there for about 3 hrs. Huh, fainted liaw. In the end i reached home around 7pm. Whole day again.
However, Thanks God..at least im back home again. Really felt Home Sweet Home.
Today, 29th December..supposingly back to KK today already, but my friend suddenly change her mind as im following her car back to KK. So need to wait till 31st December and im going to miss meeting my friend as this few days they r visiting KK. Hopefully when i back on 31st still managed to meet for a while..else i really felt sorry for the promised.
Another year going to end..New Year is coming...I wish that my coming year will be better in everything (lifestyle, working days, friends surrounding and etc).
Friday, November 21, 2008
Having nice trips...
15th November...
5 friends came to KK to visit. We went for seafood dinner then after that back home celebrate 1 of them (Sing Yee@Joan) birthday..we gave her a surprise with the suddenly brought out the cake to her..After that, we went to yayasan sabah (Atmosphere) to have some drinks...
16th November...
They actually planned to go island..but since the night before we back home late so they all too tired and i need to work as well so they ended up just went to 1 Borneo for shopping and they actually went to UMS's aquarium before they went 1 Borneo but i dint follow them as i went to work already. After work, went to fetch them then we went dinner and since every1 so tired as well plus it's raining so we decided to go home 1st But there was bad luck that suddenly my electric fius at the main power burned..walau er, called up the technician few times then got through and based on my description to him, he said he cant fix at that time as no spare part..coz it's sunday night already, the shop had closed and he said he only can come over 2nd day and i told him that i need to go mt.kinabalu early morning then he said he tried to b at my house as early as he can..So, we all gonna suffer without electric at night. However, lucky that that night got rain so the weather still quite windy.
17th November..
Woke up pretty early as i couldnt sleep whole night..no electric, hard to sleep also plus got bitten by mosquito somemore...hais...the rest of friends also got up about 7 something and getting ready for our trip up to mt. Kinabalu. Luckily, the technician came to my place around 8.30am and he changed the fius thanx God, my electric is back..
we depart around 9.30am as 1 of the friend went down to town to pay her "saman"
1st destination we dropped by at tamparuli to have breakfast then we heading up to mt.kinabalu...half way up, we dropped by at a place(dont know what that place called) we bought some souvenirs and took some scenery's photos then we headed up to Kinabalu park...as the time already noon time so we cant see the peak of mt.kinabalu becoz of the cloud covered the peak...too bad. we stopped by at kinabalu park, taking some photos and etc.
After that, we went all the way to kundasang to buy some veges and went to Ranau to have lunch (eat the veges that we bought..the cafe ppl cooked it).
After lunch, we continued our trip to hot spring and enjoyed there for abt an hour plus..day is getting darker around 6pm and we missed the cow farm visiting...too bad..However, on the way, finally we saw the peak of the mt.kinabalu..yay..hahaha...
After that, our tour guide (Arick) brought us to a resort as he needs to make room booking for his friend. So, we just walked around and took some pictures and it was so cold over there..the resort there very nice and attracting which make all of us feel like to stay there 1 night..wakakaka...
Just right before we want to leave..suddenly rain heavily..this time we really heading back to KK already. As raining very heavily, and half way got haze somemore, it's very difficult to see the road and thanx God that we got through it and we still thinking where to have our dinner. Because of rain, so tour guide said better go 1 Borneo to have dinner la...we reached 1 Borneo around 8 something and i really felt very tired and not feeling well..bad headache n feeling like want to vomit..so i quickly went to buy panadol and after i have my dinner then straighaway i have it. Lucky feeling better after taking the panadol coz after that all the friends said wana go watch movie (Madagascar)..but they wanted to go home shower 1st as whole day trips already and we quickly check the time for the movie and bought the tickets 1st then went home shower for a while then rush out to movie again...lucky we made it..but abit late...anyway..really enjoy it very much...movie ended at 1am then really tired already..went home straighaway...sleep liaw...
18th November..
Went to manukan island..after breakfast around 11.30am then we reached jesselton point..me and kelly went to buy tickets as others were in the toilet get change..
becoz too many ppl..drag the time here n there eventhough i was rushing them said the boat gonna depart at 12nn..haha..but lucky we made it on boat...
We reached island around 12.30pm and everyone was so exciting..swimming, snorkelling etc..around 1.45pm some of them went for watersport..they played Jetsky and parasailing...only left me and tiang there..while waiting for them to come back, we walked around to talk some photos and shower.
Around 4pm, we need to wait for the boat to get back KK already and once arrived, we went to likas square to the pearl shop to have a look. After that, we went home and take-away food for dinner at home as all of us were tired already.
19th November..
One of the friend need to go back limbang this day at 1pm so after breakfast, we all went to Karambunai to have some pictures but too hot so cant stand long also as time we reached there already around 11.30am. Walking around for a while and seeing time was closed for the friend to catch her transport (follow people's car).
After that, i brought 2 of my friends to warisan square and centre point for some shopping.
20th November...
Around 11am..sending 2 friends to airport as 1 going back to KL and 1 going to KL for vacation.
That's my few days trips and fun times together with my friends here when they visited K.K..really glad to have them here and enjoyed trips with them and i actually get to know 2 new friends.
5 friends came to KK to visit. We went for seafood dinner then after that back home celebrate 1 of them (Sing Yee@Joan) birthday..we gave her a surprise with the suddenly brought out the cake to her..After that, we went to yayasan sabah (Atmosphere) to have some drinks...
16th November...
They actually planned to go island..but since the night before we back home late so they all too tired and i need to work as well so they ended up just went to 1 Borneo for shopping and they actually went to UMS's aquarium before they went 1 Borneo but i dint follow them as i went to work already. After work, went to fetch them then we went dinner and since every1 so tired as well plus it's raining so we decided to go home 1st But there was bad luck that suddenly my electric fius at the main power burned..walau er, called up the technician few times then got through and based on my description to him, he said he cant fix at that time as no spare part..coz it's sunday night already, the shop had closed and he said he only can come over 2nd day and i told him that i need to go mt.kinabalu early morning then he said he tried to b at my house as early as he can..So, we all gonna suffer without electric at night. However, lucky that that night got rain so the weather still quite windy.
17th November..
Woke up pretty early as i couldnt sleep whole night..no electric, hard to sleep also plus got bitten by mosquito somemore...hais...the rest of friends also got up about 7 something and getting ready for our trip up to mt. Kinabalu. Luckily, the technician came to my place around 8.30am and he changed the fius thanx God, my electric is back..
we depart around 9.30am as 1 of the friend went down to town to pay her "saman"
1st destination we dropped by at tamparuli to have breakfast then we heading up to mt.kinabalu...half way up, we dropped by at a place(dont know what that place called) we bought some souvenirs and took some scenery's photos then we headed up to Kinabalu park...as the time already noon time so we cant see the peak of mt.kinabalu becoz of the cloud covered the peak...too bad. we stopped by at kinabalu park, taking some photos and etc.
After that, we went all the way to kundasang to buy some veges and went to Ranau to have lunch (eat the veges that we bought..the cafe ppl cooked it).
After lunch, we continued our trip to hot spring and enjoyed there for abt an hour plus..day is getting darker around 6pm and we missed the cow farm visiting...too bad..However, on the way, finally we saw the peak of the mt.kinabalu..yay..hahaha...
After that, our tour guide (Arick) brought us to a resort as he needs to make room booking for his friend. So, we just walked around and took some pictures and it was so cold over there..the resort there very nice and attracting which make all of us feel like to stay there 1 night..wakakaka...
Just right before we want to leave..suddenly rain heavily..this time we really heading back to KK already. As raining very heavily, and half way got haze somemore, it's very difficult to see the road and thanx God that we got through it and we still thinking where to have our dinner. Because of rain, so tour guide said better go 1 Borneo to have dinner la...we reached 1 Borneo around 8 something and i really felt very tired and not feeling well..bad headache n feeling like want to vomit..so i quickly went to buy panadol and after i have my dinner then straighaway i have it. Lucky feeling better after taking the panadol coz after that all the friends said wana go watch movie (Madagascar)..but they wanted to go home shower 1st as whole day trips already and we quickly check the time for the movie and bought the tickets 1st then went home shower for a while then rush out to movie again...lucky we made it..but abit late...anyway..really enjoy it very much...movie ended at 1am then really tired already..went home straighaway...sleep liaw...
18th November..
Went to manukan island..after breakfast around 11.30am then we reached jesselton point..me and kelly went to buy tickets as others were in the toilet get change..
becoz too many ppl..drag the time here n there eventhough i was rushing them said the boat gonna depart at 12nn..haha..but lucky we made it on boat...
We reached island around 12.30pm and everyone was so exciting..swimming, snorkelling etc..around 1.45pm some of them went for watersport..they played Jetsky and parasailing...only left me and tiang there..while waiting for them to come back, we walked around to talk some photos and shower.
Around 4pm, we need to wait for the boat to get back KK already and once arrived, we went to likas square to the pearl shop to have a look. After that, we went home and take-away food for dinner at home as all of us were tired already.
19th November..
One of the friend need to go back limbang this day at 1pm so after breakfast, we all went to Karambunai to have some pictures but too hot so cant stand long also as time we reached there already around 11.30am. Walking around for a while and seeing time was closed for the friend to catch her transport (follow people's car).
After that, i brought 2 of my friends to warisan square and centre point for some shopping.
20th November...
Around 11am..sending 2 friends to airport as 1 going back to KL and 1 going to KL for vacation.
That's my few days trips and fun times together with my friends here when they visited K.K..really glad to have them here and enjoyed trips with them and i actually get to know 2 new friends.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Special 24th birthday...
Yesterday..6 November 2008...
Yes, I am turning 24th and as i thought before...I am going to have a lonely birthday again this year as my best "sister" already not in KK and all the other friends are all busy as now is year end.
As usual, on the day of birthday surely got non-stop sms and wishes from friends and from early morning my phone just keep having sms ringing till i couldnt sleep at all..haha, but i still lying till i felt enough to wake up to reply all the sms.
Chin Ling (a friend of mine who studying in UMS) text me and ask whether want to go out have lunch together to celebrate my birthday..so, i agreed and we went to 1 Borneo to have Pizza Hut...meanwhile, i also sms another friend (Kai Jie) who also studying in UMS to have lunch as well and i really appreciate that eventhough he got exam at 2pm but will still out for lunch with us but actually he dint aware that was my birthday but i really glad to have lunch together with both of them.
After lunch, Chin Ling bought me a slice of cake from secret recipe (chocolate indulgence cake) coz she said birthday must eat cake..wow, chocolate..my favourite..very nice cake.
Besides that, in the morning, Dorcas also sms me which she dint wish me birthday but she asked me whether free to have dinner together and that time i already know that sure the group (7 Degree) got to know yesterday was my birthday so they arranged the dinner and i agreed to have dinner though i work till 7.30pm.
To my surprise that i thought we only will have dinner as my celebration. Who knows after that dinner, they cleared up the table then next minutes behind me suddenly pop out a birthday cake and everyone sang Happy Birthday song..that's really a surprise coz i dint expect for the birthday cake...hahahaha...old liaw still got such "surprise"...haha...
Well, really thanx Dorcas, HK, CK, Arick and Jenifer for the dinner and the nice blueberry cake (my 2nd birthday cake) and the present too...Thank Q, Thank Q ..u guys really give me a wonderful night with all the chats as well.
However, yesterday afternoon when i came to work, i found out that i need to rush marking the theory exam papers and luckily that i purposely dont arrange any replacement class yesterday as i though i wana have better rest for my birthday. Who knows during those break time (about 2 hours) i was really fully concentrating to finish mark all the papers...walau er, thanx God i manage to do finish it before my last class start. huh..tiring but i wont get angry that time coz i told myself "today is my birthday..i must Happy..No complains" haha..for 1 day only...hahahaha...=p
Anyway..thanx God that my thought of having lonely birthday turned out another way as i really had a wonderful day and really glad that i received lots of greeting and blessing and wishes from my friends as well as 1st time i received 2 birthday cakes ;p (besides sms, also got some messages in facebook and friendster) and some even to my surprise that knowing about my birthday...anyway...thanx everyone..May God Bless you all too.
Yes, I am turning 24th and as i thought before...I am going to have a lonely birthday again this year as my best "sister" already not in KK and all the other friends are all busy as now is year end.
As usual, on the day of birthday surely got non-stop sms and wishes from friends and from early morning my phone just keep having sms ringing till i couldnt sleep at all..haha, but i still lying till i felt enough to wake up to reply all the sms.
Chin Ling (a friend of mine who studying in UMS) text me and ask whether want to go out have lunch together to celebrate my birthday..so, i agreed and we went to 1 Borneo to have Pizza Hut...meanwhile, i also sms another friend (Kai Jie) who also studying in UMS to have lunch as well and i really appreciate that eventhough he got exam at 2pm but will still out for lunch with us but actually he dint aware that was my birthday but i really glad to have lunch together with both of them.
After lunch, Chin Ling bought me a slice of cake from secret recipe (chocolate indulgence cake) coz she said birthday must eat cake..wow, chocolate..my favourite..very nice cake.
Besides that, in the morning, Dorcas also sms me which she dint wish me birthday but she asked me whether free to have dinner together and that time i already know that sure the group (7 Degree) got to know yesterday was my birthday so they arranged the dinner and i agreed to have dinner though i work till 7.30pm.
To my surprise that i thought we only will have dinner as my celebration. Who knows after that dinner, they cleared up the table then next minutes behind me suddenly pop out a birthday cake and everyone sang Happy Birthday song..that's really a surprise coz i dint expect for the birthday cake...hahahaha...old liaw still got such "surprise"...haha...
Well, really thanx Dorcas, HK, CK, Arick and Jenifer for the dinner and the nice blueberry cake (my 2nd birthday cake) and the present too...Thank Q, Thank Q ..u guys really give me a wonderful night with all the chats as well.
However, yesterday afternoon when i came to work, i found out that i need to rush marking the theory exam papers and luckily that i purposely dont arrange any replacement class yesterday as i though i wana have better rest for my birthday. Who knows during those break time (about 2 hours) i was really fully concentrating to finish mark all the papers...walau er, thanx God i manage to do finish it before my last class start. huh..tiring but i wont get angry that time coz i told myself "today is my birthday..i must Happy..No complains" haha..for 1 day only...hahahaha...=p
Anyway..thanx God that my thought of having lonely birthday turned out another way as i really had a wonderful day and really glad that i received lots of greeting and blessing and wishes from my friends as well as 1st time i received 2 birthday cakes ;p (besides sms, also got some messages in facebook and friendster) and some even to my surprise that knowing about my birthday...anyway...thanx everyone..May God Bless you all too.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Doubt again??!!
Last Saturday and Sunday (25th & 26th October) – attended the 1st Asia Suzuki Teachers Conference.
Since, boss has announced that the school will close for that 2 days and already send out letters for parents and students plus it’s free “entrance” for that conference (or training) so as I think “why not” I just attend it, no harm anyway.
I wasn’t really agreed with the Suzuki method before this as what I heard about this method is all about learning by ear, neglected the note reading at first stage, this is not a good way (in my opinion). However, after I joined the training on violin for this Suzuki method and once again I knew that I was slightly misunderstood about it as even though this method is learning by ear but they involved other activities in the learning process and they are really emphasize on the posture and technical skills. This really attracts me as I can once again improve my violin skills especially in teaching.
Once again, I was doubt whether should I stay on in this company or just go on with my initial plan to resign and find other job in other place. What make me doubt is because after I joined this conference I found out that this method is quite good and applicable especially in teaching violin as well as I am always wanted to improve my violin and this might be a good opportunity for me to learn more.
In addition, they will start to have the training courses starting next year to train teachers in this Suzuki method in order to get the certificate and if really got the certificate we can easily find other job overseas as many countries use this method in music teaching. Since, this is the market in music and to live in this realistic world, I need to follow what is on for this field. I am still considering about this matter as I really cannot of my own thought and feeling of don’t want to work in this stupid company and still think that by my own ability I can find much better job. Well, I am now need to humble down more but I still need to think of it carefully as I don’t want to regret with all my decision one day.
However, another thing comes into my mind is..this is just a plan from my company (about the training courses that will come next year) which i have been working under this company for so long and i have seen lots of things that they organized were actually end up a failure only. So, I am doubt about it also, I scared, yes if now i really got attract by it and because of that i stay on then in the end I din't get any benefit from the "waiting" then I will totally "knock my head on the wall" at that time.
So, I prayed to God, I said, if the company will offer me better salary up to my satisfaction and if I think it’s worth to stay then I’ll stay on plus the benefit of going for the Suzuki training. If not, then I’ll still go. So, now just wait and see what’s the result and I am always believe that God will speak to me through lots of situations.
I would like to say sorry to lots of friends and my family as I actually already decided to resign end of the year (which I had confidently "announced" it) but now I am doubt and don’t know whether should I resign or stay on. I could said that I have to be selfish this time, for my own benefits and have to see better future in many ways as well. So, friends, I hope you all also pray for me and hope that no matter what decision I will do, don’t feel like I am just the type of person BIG TALK only. I really don’t mean to “tell lies” and to be honest I actually has ready my resignation letter (print out already). Haiz, I really hate to make decision, this is my weakness also..I only can rely on God now.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Hopefully just temporary!!
When i got back K.K on monday afternoon
I realized that their is no internet connection at home..and i think is just for 1 or 2 days as it happened before. However, day by day passed and until today still no connection. Weird.
I wish is just temporary "out of service" is not they already cut the connection as im actually using the wireless connection which i m not sure it's belong to the apartment or other people's connection but it's normally on 24 hours one..so all the times i just treat it as the wi-fi connection of my apartment somemore it's not a personal name (for that connection) and i only use for chating and normal web browsing only.
Anyway, hopefully it's just temporary or else i only can come to my office to online now (that also if i got longer break in between teaching hours) and i am actually very lazy to carry my laptop here n there...haha...=p
I realized that their is no internet connection at home..and i think is just for 1 or 2 days as it happened before. However, day by day passed and until today still no connection. Weird.
I wish is just temporary "out of service" is not they already cut the connection as im actually using the wireless connection which i m not sure it's belong to the apartment or other people's connection but it's normally on 24 hours one..so all the times i just treat it as the wi-fi connection of my apartment somemore it's not a personal name (for that connection) and i only use for chating and normal web browsing only.
Anyway, hopefully it's just temporary or else i only can come to my office to online now (that also if i got longer break in between teaching hours) and i am actually very lazy to carry my laptop here n there...haha...=p
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