God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. And ME to share all the pain, laughter, tears, sorrow,happiness, sun and rain with you! Let us endure all the 暴风雨 and 彩虹 together!

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Many 1st after 21 years old

There are many first times after I turned 21st last Decemeber...

PROGRESS Package..... missed the last time when the Gov't gave out Singapore Shares....

Vote in General Election ... okay... 1st election that I get to vote after I turn 21....

More to go I guess..... Just haven't been to watch RA show only.... ;)

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Gathering of friends

It has been ages since I last had a gathering.... was it... before this semster starts?
Hmmm.... perhaps I should really meet up with my friends who I have not meet for soooo long...

In no particular order of merit:

  • OEPians
  • JC classmates
  • Sec Sch classmates
  • D2K squad mates
  • OBS 9 Days mates
  • Sec Sch NPCC squad mates
  • Ex- Area 11
  • Current Area 9

More.....

Really hope to catch up with all to find out how's everyone doing...

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Thanks for the dance

Suddenly recalled a sweet memory.... almost 6 years....

In a condo ballroom..... on the dance floor....

Thanks for the invitation for the dance.

Though you may not remember it now, I still do.

Thanks once again for the dance and wonderful chat.

Thanks for being the 1st person I danced slow dance with. ;)

Horoscope for the day

Dear xiu ling,

Here is your horoscope
for Wednesday, April 26:

Stop burning the candle at both ends, or your light may go out. Your body is telling you that you need a break, so don't force yourself to keep working past the point of exhaustion. Your health comes first.

Monday, April 24, 2006

Study Break - Day 1

Today, I suppose to meet huihui at 11am... both of us overslept... and I went back to slp after we re-arrange to meet at 12pm... lolz...

I reached at 12.30.... had lunch and went back to study...

Planned to study fracture healing and wound healing... but gave up in the end.... and decided that I shall just start to do the case studies directly....

The motivation came when the urge of playing bowling.... so both of us decided to go bowl and have our dinner at 6pm... and be back school by 7.30pm...

hmm... study till ard 8.30pm... where our minds were probably already at home.... ;)

Refrain.... I think I should refrain myself from using comp unless it is for CRD or minutes.... ;)

Bye all...

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Assumption

Please do not assume you know me well.....

I reserve my rights to write anything I want... who I want ....

感人的画面

均昊对天瑜的真心告白


我喜欢均昊说的这番话:

单均昊不是神
他也是人
是一个平凡的人
他的心也希望能感受真爱
留住真爱
他也会战战兢兢的
站在一个喜欢的女孩子面前
希望她能够爱他
茼蒿就在单均昊的心里
你怎么能把茼蒿叫醒
又不理他呢


又一段均昊与天瑜的真情告白 。。



好感人喔!我也希望有像均昊那样的灯塔。



茼蒿,你回来了吗?



茼蒿:

叶天瑜永远是开心的
如果因为遇到我
害她流眼泪的话
那我宁可永远都没有遇见她

王子变青蛙-失去记忆的男孩

茼蒿:

哪有女生主动的

主动的事应该要男生来

Plans for the week

Okay.... before I continue to slack any further.... I had to draw up a plan to get my stuff done....
I just realized I have watched over 100 music videos for the past 2 days....
okay...." come back come back" (Param, 2005)...... heehee..

These are my plans for the week:

  • Tonight - YEC minutes (exams coming up ah.. no time next week to type... futhermore... the committee has changed it to 2nd monday of the week.... and thus... resulting me to have no time after my exams to complete it.... haiz... shd have told them I cannot write for April meeting.)
  • 24 April - Fracture and wound healing...... flexion tendon injuries
  • 25 April - Extension tendon injuries.... fractures..... Changes to CRD
  • 26 April - Revision of hands.... CRD Presentation
  • 27 April - Hands Study group
  • 28 April - Family Sociology
  • 29 April - Health Psychology
  • 30 April - Family Sociology, Health Psychology
  • 1 May - Hands Revision
  • 2 May - Hands, Hands exam
  • 3 May - Family Sociology, Health Psychology
  • 4 May - Family Sociology, Health Psychology, Exams AND...................

SEAFOOD RETREAT IN MALAYSIA!!!

Search Words

I realised that these few days there are people who came to my blog through these search words :

  • OT0401 Blog (wonder who is it? LoL... )
  • occupational therapy nyp singapore blog
  • jasmine blog ???

Haha.... so all who have been browsing my blog.. BEWARE .... haha... I can track you down... hehe

王子变青蛙 - 完结篇

王子变青蛙 - 完结篇

For all my friends who like 王子变青蛙!!



Saturday, April 22, 2006

Nice MVs

Come across this MV... very touching.... ;)





當你孤單你會想起誰?


I watch the following at least 3 times!!! so touching...



电脑算命游戏










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如果你也想知道自己多一点的话, 请到 http://live.cinews.net/dolive.php 网站。

Friday, April 21, 2006

5 hours of presentations

Today, I had undergone LONG LONG hours of presentation....

Sit in....

My presentation was 2 weeks ago... Lol...

it was so tedious sitting in for almost 5 hrs of presentations.... it can kill me...

Luckily.... i nap... i eat.... i played.... and i listened.... sometimes... ;)

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Horoscope for the day

You care about the people around you. It matters to you if they're feeling good, bad or in between. You're in no way indifferent if they're worried about life, death, love or finances. You're a good person to talk to, and a good person to rely on. The question is are you getting enough support yourself? If not, are you maybe forgetting to ask for help? If you aren't used to making your needs known, it can be pretty unfamiliar territory. Venture out into it -- your friends care about you too.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Mass Signing Certificates

I finally collected the certificates. It has been almost 4 months since we suppose to collect our certs..... ; )
well... we were during our attachments when we were suppose to collect them... Today, I was passing by CSC Club room after putting some stuff back to NPCC club room after the club crawl....

So I tot maybe I could check if they still have it I could collect it. And of course, I also help the rest of the OTs take.... ;)

And finally... I got my certs.... ;)

But very blurr...




Disappointed

Haiz... today afternoon was a disapointment.

NO ONE was attending to the booth....

WHERE is the person who is suppose to do duty??

haiz.... where is the PICARD that we had learnt during all our courses??

Responsible.. ... if you can't come... I think it is courtesy to inform that you cannot come...

If I didn't gone to the booth... ... I think I may have lost my "personal collections"

Must really thanks the debate club ppl for looking after our booth....

And must thank Mickey for "entertaining" me.... thr sms.. ;)

Inner world and outer world

I had a lesson on spirtuality... ...
and for your info, it is not a lesson to preach on the different religions... ...

Hmm... we were asked on what is in our inner world and what is my outer world....

My outer world

  • friends
  • family
  • studies

My inner world

  • Here - my blog ( a place where I write about my feelings, thoughts and happenings...)
  • reflection (I like to do reflection about myself and things around me ... ...)
  • inspiration ( looking for ways to inspire myself and others... ...)
  • nature ( I like nature... ... it is peaceful... ... a place where I can do all the above... ...)
  • values
  • dreams
  • Travelling ( I like to travel to see the world... ... to know more about other culture... ... other people who lives at the other corner of the earth... ... to understand the way of life ... ...)
  • Volunteering ( to be able to reach out to the less fortunate if I can... ... it is a joy to bring a smile to everyone... ...)

What about my friends? What lies in your inner world and what's in your outer world?


Horoscope of the Day

How true is today's horoscope??

Habits are habits because you're used to doing them. Whether it's drinking one cup of coffee too many or leaving the house a little too late or coming home cranky and deciding to skip the gym, this is a good time to take some concrete steps for changing at least one (if not more) habit that's not doing anything helpful in your life. Out, out bad habit!


Seems like the above is SO TRUE!!!! haha...

Addendum: Today, I drank (is currently drinking) more than 1 cup of coffee.... BUT I wasn't late for class.... YEAH!!!

Thanks... It's YOU!

Hmm... in the middle of the night.... reflecting.... thinking of people who had changed my life or has helped me in one way or another.... in no particular of order of merit....

The one who gave me chances to work with him and know more about myself.
"We are the difference that makes the difference." - Daddy Sanath

The one who never fails to brighten everyone with his jokes.... and childhood stories....
"I gong my head.... now you play like that....." - Jeremy Pan

The gal who we had gone through many many ups and downs together.... surviving ordeals together... amazing at how many relationships that we had.... started with instructor-trainees -> adventurer-venturer -> under the star beside the stoves kakis -> Nat camp structure building / NDP -> QD ..... I believe there are lots more.... and more to come.... thanks hamster...
your bestie may be gone... but you still have us ya? =)
“ 笨狗。。。” - Theresa Wong

The gal who have great fate in me to handle at least $12,000 not forgetting teaching me how to cycle....
"秀秀。。。。”- DR. Tan Kee Leng

The officer person who I am so close to..... someone who also had fate in me to handle a great deal of money during OEP.... thanks for the blue fleece jacket too....
"你们要吃东西吗?” - Ms Zachia Low


The person who I first saw at the jetty during adventurers' induction camp... and we became "crime specialists" during our Fac camp.... my partner in crime - Syikin

The two who introduce us to an amazing language that is very important to certain people in the community..... thanks Adrain Adrian and Evelyn

The one who lend me his bicycle in ubin campsite, risking the fact that he may be blamed for lending me the campsite bike if I fall and injuried myself but still lending it to me.... Stat Chew

And of course.... not forgetting the other one who spent the night teaching me how to cycle... and yet after few hours... I am still having not much improvement..... Wilson

The gal who give me the opportunity to be an instructor of my 1st course upon my graduation.... and is very patience with us and guide us along.... someone who is at some corner of the world ... Wendy....

The "ah ma" and a ex-WCI who is currently a TO... who never fails to guide me along when I was in the D&D committee in 2001... a mentor who never fails to guide me along in other courses I attended as instructor.... the ah ma who likes to speak Hokkien very much - Danping

The gal who guides me along when I was in the campcraft comp committee in 2002.... worked together in many other courses.... learnt alot... and went to china together... and well... she is good at "knocking fishes out" ..... the gal with dimples - Yurong

Not forgetting OT0401.... who are such a great class to me in.... a class that has all kinds of personalities.... Sotong.... candid.... capable.... responsible.... FUN....

There are definately more people who had made my life more interesting.... which cannot be blog within this blog of mine... but... you guys will always be remembered....

Rainy day ... is it rainy there too?

On Monday afternoon, it was rainy heavily. I was in the library.

Looking out the windows, I was wondering,

“那边有在下着雨吗? 大家都好吗?”

Monday, April 17, 2006

Few hours of Disabled (con't)

Photo for the above event......
Only 1.... cos the rest I am too ugly to be seen!!... =)



Sunday, April 16, 2006

Memories of Yun-nan

I was chatting with a friend who mentioned that he will be going Yun-nan in May and memories of Yun-nan came to my mind....

I really miss the place... the people.....

Really hope to go back there again....

One fine day......



Sun-tanning in Yun-nan

Mess-tins washing after dinner under lamps and warm water

Our female bunks in Yun-nan


Jin Huas and Ah Pen Ge....

Big street in Yun-nan

Night Train ride......

Digging BIG holes......

And of course..... the kids there....


And many many more....

可能这一切都是值得的。。。

那不安的心情已平复了下来 。。。

可能因为刚开始看不到结果 。。。

大家三人又出现沟通上的问题 。。。

可是当我看到还有人愿意帮忙时,我不经觉得,我们与我们的目标越来越近 。。。

至少在以后的将来回头一看。。。 我能告诉自己。。。 我不后悔。。。 因为我尝试过。。。

值得吗?

我想了很久。。。 到底我做的这个决定值得吗 ?


希望一切到头来都是值得的。。。


我想我应该学会放手 。。。

(Addendum: this too.... not abt BGR....)

Defensive....

Haiz... seems like nowadays I am taking things very defensive....

WHY!!!

Well... I think cannot be blamed la... cos I am a ENFJ!!!

A weakness of ENFJ is that:

When projects don't work out the way you'd like them to, you have a hard time not taking it personally. This may be a pitfall for you because the time and emotional energy you devote to work may result in you shortchanging other areas of your life.


Haiz...

Weighing our relationship here

Presenting to you.....

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Now presenting to you.....

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Horoscope of the day

Dear xiu ling,

Here is your horoscopefor Sunday, April 16:

Ever thought about regularly scheduling some time for just you? That's right -- no people to meet, no multitasking -- just some good, old-fashioned loafing around. You'll bounce back from these breaks better than ever.

( How I wish I could.... and How I wish I could follow the TEAM up to Mt. Ophir..... But I just can't!!! )

Sometimes...

Sometimes.... I just wonder... why there are people who can just comments so much and do nothing.... not even help or ask if you need help?

Sometimes... people just chase and chase... and think it is easy to do since you are an expert in it...

Sometimes... people just think that you have the whole time to do stuff because you are a student....

Sometimes... people just think that you have only 1 committment.. but only god knows YOU have MANY MANY COMMITTMENTS....

Sometimes... people thinks that you should start doing projects early and not cramming till the last min... BUT do THEY KNOW that YOU have countless projects to be done.... and not forgetting individual assignments and attachment works....

Sometime.... people just want to judge a person by the way you walk... they should walk in your shoes and walk for themselves....

Sometimes....

(Addendum: S commented that this entry sounds like I am at the verge of breaking up with someone.... this entry is NOT abt BGR la.... I am still SINGLE BTW... LoL... )

Roles and responsibilities

Sometimes I always wonder.... why do I put myself into all these kind of shits roles and responsibilities.....

WHY!?!?!

Seems like I got lotsa of things at hand now.... NYPNPCC club.... minutes.... Youth Camp....

Why I can't just let go of things and let it be...

Why must I tire mysef with all this matters....

Can I ever be follower and not be a leader/ facilitator?

I have been doing alot of leader roles these few weeks....
I am tired for now.... really really tired....

I am a human being... I do get tired... Sometimes I just want to stop doing anything...
But.... I still have to get back to reality....

It is me... and just me....

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Rory O'Shea was here

The following movie seems to be very interesting... perhaps due to the course that I'm in... where we valued clients' independence......

Maybe can go and rent DVD or VCD in neighbouhood VCDs shop...hope there is this show.....


Two guys facing more challenges than most people learn some valuable lessons about life and love in this comedy drama. Michael Connolly (Steven Robertson) is a young man in his early twenties who suffers from cerebral palsy; confined to a wheelchair, Michael's speech is unintelligible to all but a handful of people, and his situation has made him shy and withdrawn as he spends his days at a home for the disabled in Dublin.

One day, a new arrival moves in at the home -- Rory O'Shea (James McAvoy), a lad about Michael's age who suffers from muscular dystrophy and can only use two fingers on one hand. This, however, hasn't stopped Rory from developing a sharp tongue, a quick wit, a taste for alcohol, and the courage to put the moves on any women who crosses his path. Rory can also understand Michael's attempts at speech, and Rory puts his outsized personality to work encouraging his new friend to become more outgoing and not to let life pass him by, despite his handicaps.

In time, Rory and Michael are able to convince Eileen (Brenda Fricker), director of the home, that they should be allowed to get an apartment on their own, and the boys use their stipend to rent a flat and hire an assistant to help with the tasks they can't manage. Rory chooses Siobhan (Romola Garai) for the job, mainly because she's blonde and pretty, and she soon becomes attracted to him; unfortunately, Michael has fallen in love with her, and this leads to a major rift between him and Rory that drives them apart. Screened in the United Kingdom as Inside I'm Dancing and in the United States as Rory O'Shea Was Here, the film won the Audience Award at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Interesting conversations

To protect the identities of the people in this entry, all the names have been changed. Unless you are physically present during the conversations.

Yesterday at the seminar,

Mr X: "Sometimes it is hard for parents to have reciprocal love from child who have developmental delays. "

Mr X: "Reciprocal love is something like....."

Mr X: " I like Ms Y but Ms Y don't like me. "

It seems like Mr X is taking this opportunity to express his love for Ms Y. =)
and well, We were "gossipping" last year that Mr Y may have a crush on Ms Y .... haha...
but then it was just an example given by Mr X to explain his comment. Who knows? maybe he was really taking a chance... LoL....

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In today's conversation with Ms A,

Ms A: "Hippo is a greek word for horse."
Me: "Then what is hippotamus?"
Ms A: "It is a horse in the sea...... so it is a SEA-HORSE!"


Ms A who likes to play bowling, was telling us how her 1st bowling ball came about:

Ms A: "My 1st ball is my father's ball."

Monday, April 10, 2006

Am I a talent, a lifer or a mandarin

I'm a Talent!

You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.

Talent: 69%
Lifer: 33%
Mandarin: 38%

Take the Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin quiz.

Which sports car am I?

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!



You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.


Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.


Sunday, April 09, 2006

Few hours of disabled

I was on a wheelchair and crutches last friday. Worry not. I was not injured, nor was I disabled. It was just a little homework I had to do.

My assignment is to plan an outing for HWA clients to use the NEL MRT( on paper la...).

The journey of me in a wheelchair starts all the way from the time I borrowed the wheelchair from Zaniel. (Anyway, if you didn't know, I was on a wheelchair on Thursday too... it was for my presentation. I did wheelchair dancing on it.) It was tedious just to get myself out of NYP....
The lift from level 1 to B1 is abit scary... it didn't opened when it reaches B1... until like 10 secs later? Don't know if it opened after I pressed the buttons...

The slope at the sheltered area was also quite steep.... but well... an adventurer like me will find it challenging.... haha... there was this lady that wanted to offer to push me up the slope and I said it was okay.... I didn't to accept her help as I do not want to"cheat" on her feelings.

Up the slope to the MRT is also very tedious.... I was on the wheelchair until We (I was with my other 4 friends actually) boarded the lift. I then exchanged the role with wendy.

Wendy then became the "disabled". Something unexpected happened when the train came. Wendy wanted to board the train and her w/c wheels got stuck into the gap bet the platform and the train!!!! Huihui and zhenru who had boarded the train looked with shock! Me, who was still on the platform was also shocked at first but I responded when I heard " Doors closing....."

I immediately pulled wendy out... If not .....
Huihui and zhenru immediated "alighted" before the door closes.....

Hmm... we then problem-solve the situation... we decided to go in the train using the back approach... and... we boarded!!!! = )

We then alighted at douby gaut.... I was on crutches when I boarded the 1st lift at douby gaut... all the way until a lift in plaza singapura.... it was tiring to be on crutches.....

Hmm.... I con't to be on crutches after my lunch.... till the lift at habour front..... I was on wheelchair again.... It wasn't very nice feeling to be on wheelchair.. where everyone "looks down" on you like a child.... Tried using the disabled toilet.... hmm... the wheelchair can go in.. but think the disabled can only transfer himself onto the toilet using side approach... but only the left hand side has grap bars.....

Was crossing my fingers hoping that no disabled is waiting for the toilet outside....

I was also trying to act as disabled as possible, so as not to cause a distress to the public....

Well, we also took some photos.... to be uploaded after my friends transfer to her computer...
=)

BTW, that day is also a day where we see the most number of wheelchair users out in the public.... I think we saw 3...... that is a good sign...... =)

Saturday, April 08, 2006

What can inspire me divinely?

Xiu Ling, you're divinely inspired when it comes to Culture!

Get up and go? You've got it. You enjoy new experiences and new people because you are inspired by how others view the world. You're not only curious, you allow for the possibility that there are many ways to approach life. And what better way to find the right path for yourself than by discovering what other cultures admire as art, how they communicate with each other, and what they enjoy as delicacies. After all, it's the journey that's important to you, not necessarily the destination.Since you're open-minded, you probably enjoy moving from one crowd to another, with equal enthusiasm for all kinds of people. And your natural ability to create a friendly environment for everyone will serve you well wherever your journeys take you. Bon voyage!

Monday, April 03, 2006

Perfectionist at work again

Today, I spent $3.60 on printing my leaflet!!!

Perfectionist at work again.... I just cannot stand the alighment problem la... cos it is not my problem... I managed to align la... is the SHS photocopy shop la... haiz... spend $1.80 on 2 copies of PC printed color copy and another $1.80 on 2 copies of color photocopy....

haiz... at home wasted so much ink liao... now waste so much money some more.... and this is 70% of the whole module!!! argh...

Staying over without any school agenda

Yeah.... I stayed over at Yiwei's place last wednesday with serene, huihui, meixuan..... w/o school agenda....
Finally... not staying over for projects.....

We went to K box from 7pm -10pm.... then went little india for supper....

Then go to yiwei's place... we played daidee for awhile... then we changed to bridge...

It was so fun... haha... with serene and meixuan playing for the 1st time... ;)

Hope to have more of such activities....

Looking forward to May holidays....

Photos.....



us





bottles

Actually got more photos one la... but blogger cannot upload leh... some other times la...

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Who will my crush be? (emode test)

Take this test at Tickle




Your crush is the Class President.

Hello, First Lady. A smart and motivated gal like you should set your sights high when it comes to your crush. Forget the slackers or burnouts. You should go for a guy who's got brains, ambition, and people skills (good looks wouldn't hurt either). Only an achiever and well-liked beau will be able to keep up with a first-class lass like you.

A guy who's heading up the student council, spearheading a car-wash fundraiser, and winning everyone over with his charisma and charm is the right candidate for you. He's the responsible type who'll make Mom and Dad proud. And you'll feel proud when your next stop is the campaign trail or The White House!

Who Catches Your Eye?

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Reflections on CE 2B

This CE placement seems very stressful for many....

Many people have broke down many a times... some during mid-eval, some during final eval.... while some in between evals.... some in front of lecturers too.... And me, inclusive.... I didn't cry... but almost....

This makes me realised.... why are all these happening?
It is because we are unable to handle stress? or are our supervisors having too high expectations? Or are we still living in our protective shells, unwilling to come out to face this working reality? Are we preforming up to our own expectations?

I guess the only not so stressful components of CE2 is the interaction part with clients. I have also enjoyed listening to life stories of people. I really like listening to the life stories of people because it is an experience that no one else will ever have, even given the same situation.

Guess some of us have phobia of CEs liao..... but guess all these have to be addressed before we go out for our placement in june.... if not, we will sure to underperform....

God (may it jesus,buddha, guangyin.... or other religions) bless all of us....