How old is your daughter now?

Today had a short chat with an ex-client (boy)'s mum. Her daughter (client's sister) has grown so much since the last time I saw her.

While chatting, she asked me,

"How old is your daughter now?"

Laugh. I was amused by it and told her I'm not married yet. She was surprised and told me that she thought someone told her I have a daughter.

Do I looked like I have one?

Direct Intervention

Amidst all the dramas, I seriously enjoy direct interventions with the kids.

These are the little things that kids do that melt my heart:

When being told that I wouldn't be seeing Child A till the week after, he was disappointed and said,

"Huh, why?"

In another kindergarten, after I pinned 2 awards (that I hand-made) onto a boy's shirt, he told his mum in mandarin,

"Mummy, don't wash this okay?"

And while pinning the award onto his shirt, other than worrying that he would get poke by the pin, he asked me to be careful of my fingers.

At the end of the day, I am glad that all, if not most, of my kids enjoyed my sessions. I guess it's all that matters to me.

Sometimes children are the most truthful and real people.

New Packaging.Lesser Energy.

All my colleagues will know that this is my daily breakfast. Because I will go into the office sucking on the straw, drinking a packet of milo every work day.

This provides me with some energy for the day before I see some kids in the morning. But now, it seems like there is a change in the ingredients used as well as the packaging. So is the amount of milo in the packet.

I want back my bigger packet of milo!!!

4th Dinner and Dance.

Time seems to pass so fast that I am going to attend my 4th D&D. The D&D committee last minute changed the theme from Black and Gold to some dunno what Fanciful, Flashy and Clashing Colours.

Like that how to win the best dressed? lolx.

I was already planning to wear sleeveless black blouse from FCUK with black tights and black heels, with strips of GOLD hair. Now with this change of theme.... must find other clothes to wear and I am left with only 2 days as D&D is on Friday with morning being the Staff Day.

If you are unaware, I have been nominated for the best dressed for the past 2 years!!! And in 2009, I was the Best Dressed Female!

I wonder if this year I will be nominated. lolx. We shall see....

Going to bed. Flu and fever bug is in me now..... zzzzz

Breaking Barrier Carnival

14 November 2009 was my organisation (SPD)'s fundraising carnival - Breaking Barrier.

I was assigned first shift initially, then changed to second shift but because I had appointment with my D2K squadmates (bros and sis), I had to change with other colleague to morning shift.

These were some of the photos taken during the early preparation as well as the early morning before the crowd started to stream in:

This is where I am stationed

The game station is called Fishing Frenzy

My colleague's daughter trying out

Our booth

With the "pool"

My FIRST Customer!

He's young but he's damn good

Another gal

Me teaching the little girl

Yet another gal

My morning "customers" are full of foreigners. Maybe Singaporeans are either sleeping or working at that point in time.

Finally a Singaporean!

Time for a pose!

Another game stall

Me and my colleague (partner for the game stall)

ME!

Yeng Yeng who came to take over us

After handling over, I went to walk around and soon it was time for some celebrities:

 Jade Seah, Wang Zhong Yao and Zoe Tay

 

Me and Juat

Sunita and me

Ruchi and me

Before I left, I went to Osim stall to do a 10 minutes massage after standing for 6.5 hrs:

 

MY HEART!

After that, I left Orchard and went to City Hall to wait for my appointment with my squadmates.

Damn sucky

This is a damn sucky feeling to know that I have 3 written assignments (health promo - 3000 words, pediatrics-3000 words?, neuro rehab - review journals!!!) and endless online dicussions to do and yet I'm feeling sick and lethargy due to my body fighting the flu virus and my inner self trying to sort out some personal issues. I wonder if I really looked or sound that sick as all parents of the children that I saw today all asked if I am unwell. Probably I sounded like a toad with my nasal voice.

Appraisal is coming I suppose and I have some KPI(key point indicators) that are yet to be followed up. Have to come up with some handwriting guildlines with fellow peds OTs  with the draft by Nov and also will be giving a caregiver training with my colleague in Novemember.

Going for a 5 days long course in mid-Nov too. Another 3 days course in Dec before my bday. 3 days class just after my bday. Just looking forward for my 3 days leave in Oct and 13 days in dec. This year has been a rough year - waves? Tsunami? Roller Coaster? Sigh. I guess it's all the above. But I don't deny there are some things to be happy about too.

Breaking Barriers Carnival on the 14th Nov 2009

Dear Friends,

There will be an up-coming event on the 14th Nov, Ngee Ann City , Civic Plaza , from 10.00 am to 9.00pm. It is a fundraising and public awareness event, known as the Breaking Barriers Carnival.

I have attached a file which provides more information on the event. It just requires your donation of $2 per donation voucher, whereby you are entitled for 1 activity redemption. 1 redemption where got enough! Do help to buy more as this is for charity purposes. ^_^

The $2 voucher can entitle the owner to ONE of the following;

1) Woofballs

2) Fishing Pond (prizes to be won)

3) Sculptured balloons

4) Instant Dip (prizes to be won)

5) Grab it (voucher grabbing machine, prizes to be won)

6) Wheelchair Obstacle Challenge

7) Snap It (booth set up to capture pictures of individuals and printing them out through digital printers after personalizing them)

What can you find at Breaking Barriers Carnival?

1) The above mentioned carnival games

2) Stage performances by local bands, Campus Superstar and MediaCorp artistes

3) Retail booths that accepts only CASH transactions set up by SPD’s staff (Eg: Drinks stalls, tidbits stall, mini flea market, ice-cream stall and fruits stall)

4) SPD information counter

5) Booth selling products from our production workshop mend by MMC

If you require further information on the above, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Please help! Cause I need to "sell" 200 tickets! Have 40 booklets with 5 vouchers each.

Do help your friend here and do a part for charity!


You can contact me at doggieger@yahoo.com. =D

Cheers,

Xiu Ling aka Eileen Quek

"From what we get, we can make a living. What we give, however, makes a life." - Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993)

It came a little early....

"Wishing you Happy Moments Everyday!"
Bee Happy!

The above was given to me by one of my 5-6 year old boy I am treating. I don't know if it is for Teacher's Day. But anyhow I am touched. Although I know highly likely the gesture is by the mother. None the less, I appreciate the gesture and the thought.

Thanks.

Updates for the past 2 weeks

Sorry for the long absence... ...

Life has been tiring and busy I suppose.

For studies, I was busying rushing assignment for Cognitive and Perceptual Rehabilitation module the 2-3 weekends ago. Working on 6000 words assignment after work is no joke. Usually tends to only do it on weekends as I am often too tired to do anything after work. Now that cognitive and perceptual module is over, I have 3 more modules to go: Health Promotion, Paediatrics and Neuro Rehab. Looking forward for all to be over ... ... It is tiring to be a full time worker and part-time student.

As for work-related updates, 2 weeks ago, me and my work colleagues had to put on performance during one of the meeting at HQ in conjunction with Racial Harmony Day and we had arranged a fusion dance (with mainly Indian dance steps). We took less than 1 week to choreograph, practice and refine our steps. I guess it all come down to teamwork. As someone who can't dance, I am suprised that I can "shake" too... lolx.... I guess it all comes down to how comfortable and how confident I am.

Haha..... some photos on the actual day:
(some quality may not be good as it is taken from printscreen from video, some are blurred as some colleagues may not want their faces to be shown here)









Actually on that day I was a little tired as I slept only at 4am to rush some editing to photos and animations for a presentation for our centre at HQ. But mind over body..... and I survived. Some of us went out after work to look for some shoes and we chill out at starbucks before going home:

Drinks and cheesecake

Me at 9 plus pm despite sleeping only for 3+ hours

Destress. Time out.
Recently I have also started playing online game. I realised it is through online game that I forget or put other things/problems on hold when I put all my focus on the game only. The kick and sense of achievement is there. When you conquer one quest, you will want to conquer more. Perhaps that is why guys like gaming so much. It is because their innate need is to conquer. That is why in a recent conversation with my colleagues: Why men like BITCHES? This is a title of a book. It is because the challenge is there. When many people fighting for it and he wins, the sense of satisfication and achievement is there. Anything easily achieved or gained will be taken for granted and lost in interest. Lesson learnt.


Anyway, I've gotten a BF. In case you don't know him, he is Mr Wong. His name is Bu Dao. So, you can call him Bu Dao Wong. Here he is .... .....

My not 1 but 2 boyfriends.....

My FIRST Kiss *shy*

And today, I got a very nice drawing from an ASD kid during therapy:

I see his strengths in this drawing. Do you?

SPD@Tampines Staff BBQ

Just now we had a BBQ at ECP. Just a small BBQ with the staff working in SPD@Tampines. Didn't take many photos. Just a few and took some photos from Yeng Yeng.

The sunset......


Too bad my phone camera couldn't capture the sunset as nice as it it seen with the bare eyes.

SM and me and our improvised BBQ Pit

ME BBQ-ing the Stingrays!

Juat and me!

Yummy!

Me posing with the red wine

My first time ever: Red wine in styrofoam cups

We all packed up around 9plus. I hitched a ride from Yoke Lan as she is staying near my place. We all thanked Irene for helping to organise the BBQ. =)

Updates on work and studies

I have 2 good updates for my work and studies.

This is a late update anyway. I gotten back my 6000 words group assignment. Apparently it was not too bad. Not too sure if it was an A grade or not. Anyway, it was 73.5 marks out of a hundred. Now for this module, we are only left with a presentation which was postponed due to the H1N1. This presentation is 15% of the whole module. Hopefully I score well in this coming presentation. If I really do, that means that most probably I will score above 70 for this module. Pray hard for me.

In another module, I am way behind in the online discussion. Practically no motivation to go in and discuss. Sigh. Maybe things will get better when my group suppose the lead in the discussion? This discussion constitute 20% of the whole module plus an 80% paired assignment. Supposed to have an examination for this module. Don't know why it was scrap off.

As for work, of course I am seeing more clients. Getting few more referrals here and there. And there is some adjustment to my salary! Yeah.... and that includes this year annual increment. This should be given way long ago..... our salary is so wAY below others in other settings.

So far these are good news in my work and studies.

As for other area in my life.... sigh.... it is just not moving forward.

If I weren't an occupational therapist,

I would probably be ... ...

... an outdoor instructor






or maybe I'll be ... ...

... ...a pet groomer!





... ... or even a Police officer... ...





Or join the NAVY since I like the sun, the sand and the sea .....


But of course the reason that stops me from joining is my "ability" to swim.... =X
Anyway, the above is not navy ship, it is just normal ferry that ferry NS men to Tekong. But in this picture, I am not going to Tekong but just taking a CRUISE ride from Puala Ubin to Changi Jettty and back to Ubin.... lolx....

.... maybe some programmer, some IT analyst... or even someone doing CAD:

Woww.... that was like almost 5-6 years ago!

... or maybe I'll a photographer... ...





... or even some video designing/photo collage for some occasion like graduation or even wedding ... ...


... or even be a travel or/and food photo columnist (how nice it will be.....) ....






It will be nice if I were to start up a company with a loved one in the future..... lolx.... well.... we can take photos, maybe for people's graduation.... maybe weddings.... or make their life stories into a collage/video! lolx... or maybe set up a pet shop and do pet grooming or pet rearing..... or maybe get an engineering husband and we set up an assistive technology company...... sounds fun yeah? *dreaming*

Hmm..... It will also be nice if I can travel around places like Mount Himalayas.... sounds cool too yeah?

Gonna save lah..... what to do? Haha... but as an occupational therapist.... I wonder how long it will take me to save for an expedition to Himalayas.... lolx....

Thanks all.....

Don't worry my fellow OTs.... I don't think I'll have any career switch at the moment.... at least not the next few years.... =)