I will not bow down to the BUG!!!! I will SURVIVE!!!
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After 2 cycles of fever and sore throat, and that scary cough, I hereby announce that I HAVE SORE THROAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I'm really worried. My cough has not gone away since the day it all started on the 2 August. And this vicious flu cycle is getting to me... Shinpai desu ne......
I have since had a jab, tons of medicine (western, eastern, natural... you name it) and sleepless nights trying to suppress my cough.
Last Thursday I laid in bed from 1:30 am to 3:30 am before giving up and went to mark my papers. I went back at 4:30 am and finally fell asleep...
To think that I am gonna be flying in less than 2 day's time...
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Haven't updated my blog for a week... been busy with marking and finishing up Mrs Pong's order.
I'm left with 3 phone pouches now...
I made about a hundred bucks from all the mad sewing...
It's so not fun... :P
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Got my first Teachers' Day present from Ashley and gang on Friday. It's a set of Bleach figurines! Think they would sit nicely with the naruto collection.
Thanks Ashley! I will get you a plastic sushi from Japan ok? ;D
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Ok. I have tons of preparation to do... and I have to pray very very hard for healing....
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Be joyful in hope,
Patient in affliction,
Faithful in prayer.
--- Romans 12:12
Thanks Laoda for this verse! Amen!
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Recovering from a scary throat infection...
After my previous post, I went to bed...
I woke up a few hours later with a fever and an inflammed throat! Not again!
Went to school nevertheless since it was my paper and I gotta make sure that everything's ok... was shivering in the hall during invigilation.
Went to the doc in the afternoon and found that I was running a 38.6 degrees fever with a very red throat. I was given some medication and went home to rest.
It was really bad that night... The fever wouldn't go down and the pain in my throat got worse.
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Saturday... had to miss Jap lesson and lunch with my teacher. Went to the doc. Got an antibiotics jab. My fever was still hovering at 38 degrees. I was so afraid that I won't get well in time for the trip.
Had a tough afternoon fighting the virus.
I won. The fever went down. Praise God! I must thank all those who prayed for me...
I felt well enough at night to start on my order from Mrs Pong (8 linen pencil cases, 3 blue pencil cases, 6 drawstring pouches and 3 handphone pouches). I figured I had better get started on them soon.
So here are the 3 pencil blue pencil cases...
And the eight linen pencil cases waiting to have their lining sewn on... sigh*
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I have finally finished setting my two exam papers.
Imagine me with cool gel on my forehead, and a face mask over my face while I sat at my laptop typing out the answer. Quite a pathetic sight.
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Today, I am going to formally get started on my marking... and when I get bored with that, I can get started on the pouches (or sew on the dreaded lining... ), AND if i get bored with that, I can surf the web for infor for my Japan trip...
I think I am going to have a very very busy week ahead...
I woke up a few hours later with a fever and an inflammed throat! Not again!
Went to school nevertheless since it was my paper and I gotta make sure that everything's ok... was shivering in the hall during invigilation.
Went to the doc in the afternoon and found that I was running a 38.6 degrees fever with a very red throat. I was given some medication and went home to rest.
It was really bad that night... The fever wouldn't go down and the pain in my throat got worse.
...
Saturday... had to miss Jap lesson and lunch with my teacher. Went to the doc. Got an antibiotics jab. My fever was still hovering at 38 degrees. I was so afraid that I won't get well in time for the trip.
Had a tough afternoon fighting the virus.
I won. The fever went down. Praise God! I must thank all those who prayed for me...
I felt well enough at night to start on my order from Mrs Pong (8 linen pencil cases, 3 blue pencil cases, 6 drawstring pouches and 3 handphone pouches). I figured I had better get started on them soon.
So here are the 3 pencil blue pencil cases...
And the eight linen pencil cases waiting to have their lining sewn on... sigh*
...
I have finally finished setting my two exam papers.
Imagine me with cool gel on my forehead, and a face mask over my face while I sat at my laptop typing out the answer. Quite a pathetic sight.
...
Today, I am going to formally get started on my marking... and when I get bored with that, I can get started on the pouches (or sew on the dreaded lining... ), AND if i get bored with that, I can surf the web for infor for my Japan trip...
I think I am going to have a very very busy week ahead...
Friday, August 18, 2006
I am going to Japan!!!!!
Amen! Amen! Amen! Praise God!
*jumps for joy*
I am going to be a bad teacher and ditch my pupils during their exam to enjoy herself in Japan.
But hey, this IS the opportunity of a life time! Plus my no-obligations status with the school now, there won't be another chance like this!!!
I feel that this is really divine timing. I am so grateful for His Blessings......
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I have been coughing my lungs out today... It's getting under my skin and my throat feels like there's cotton stuck in there. Very very irritating...
I HAVE TO GET BETTER!!!
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Trying to do my exam paper today... so much for being ambitious. I am merely one third into the paper. Arrghh! And my cough is so distracting!
And I can't keep my hands off from surfin the net on Japan!
Ok. Focus, girl. Focus.
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*jumps for joy*
I am going to be a bad teacher and ditch my pupils during their exam to enjoy herself in Japan.
But hey, this IS the opportunity of a life time! Plus my no-obligations status with the school now, there won't be another chance like this!!!
I feel that this is really divine timing. I am so grateful for His Blessings......
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I have been coughing my lungs out today... It's getting under my skin and my throat feels like there's cotton stuck in there. Very very irritating...
I HAVE TO GET BETTER!!!
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Trying to do my exam paper today... so much for being ambitious. I am merely one third into the paper. Arrghh! And my cough is so distracting!
And I can't keep my hands off from surfin the net on Japan!
Ok. Focus, girl. Focus.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
横浜へ行きたいよ!!!!!
Hubs came back tonight and said that he found free accomodation at Yokohama for two weeks starting from the 26th Aug... It's 5 star hotel Pan Pacific!!! Going at more than US$300 a night man.......
I WANT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But it's term time and I don't think I can leave. Then again, the Prelims are until 11 Sept? But the N Levels are starting and my paper is the 9th Sept! The kids are gonna need me!
I'm so gonna check out my options tomorrow. Praying hard.
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I made a prototype of a book cover using calico and cotton tape while watching Singapore Idol. It's so easy to make!!! I think the sewing took less than 10 mins. I can't wait to make the real thing!
I made this cos I was so inspired by Tania Ho. You can find her blog under Links. Her book covers are simply amazing.
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ARRRGHHHH!!!! I can't get Yokohama out of my mind!!! But that means I have to finish marking my papers in one week! Is that even POSSIBLE???!?!?!
Lord, please help me. This is really a great and wonderful opportunity. I pray that You will help me work out my work plans and schedule for this trip... Amen.
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Oh wow. I can't believe it's midnight again. And I haven't progressed much in terms of my exam papers.
Well, I AM the mad crafter after all.....
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I WANT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But it's term time and I don't think I can leave. Then again, the Prelims are until 11 Sept? But the N Levels are starting and my paper is the 9th Sept! The kids are gonna need me!
I'm so gonna check out my options tomorrow. Praying hard.
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I made a prototype of a book cover using calico and cotton tape while watching Singapore Idol. It's so easy to make!!! I think the sewing took less than 10 mins. I can't wait to make the real thing!
I made this cos I was so inspired by Tania Ho. You can find her blog under Links. Her book covers are simply amazing.
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ARRRGHHHH!!!! I can't get Yokohama out of my mind!!! But that means I have to finish marking my papers in one week! Is that even POSSIBLE???!?!?!
Lord, please help me. This is really a great and wonderful opportunity. I pray that You will help me work out my work plans and schedule for this trip... Amen.
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Oh wow. I can't believe it's midnight again. And I haven't progressed much in terms of my exam papers.
Well, I AM the mad crafter after all.....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
I need to sleep earlier....
I need to sleep. More. 6 hours each day is simply not enough for me.
I'm a pig.
Ever since I returned to teach, I have been struggling each morning to stay awake. It doesn't help that I have now less classes to teach, which means I am at my desk pretty often... zzzzz......
I resolved this morning to sleep before 11 every night... hmm....
It's almost midnight now. Heh.
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the prelims. That means my 7 classes of marking is coming in. This Friday. And there's the two exam papers that I have yet to set!
Arrghhh!
Sigh... that's me. And I was doing anything but the above today...
I had a 2.5 hr nap... and promptly set off to put my newly bought lace to good use....
And made this simple pencil case for meself. Yay! I like how it turned out! Actually I tried to follow a pattern in a book (小さな布小物, p 35), but that didn't work too well...
Think I'm gonna make more for my mum and sis (if I can get around to that... ;D).
Used the linen from IKEA ($12/m) and the floral cotton from Arab Street ($11/m). It's pretty small and measures L20 cm by W7 cm. I used a 20 cm zip here.
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Ok. I must sleep soon if I want to survive tomorrow. With invigilation going on, I will be even more sleepy!
I will work on my exam papers tomorrow...
Tomorrow.... yeah...
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I'm a pig.
Ever since I returned to teach, I have been struggling each morning to stay awake. It doesn't help that I have now less classes to teach, which means I am at my desk pretty often... zzzzz......
I resolved this morning to sleep before 11 every night... hmm....
It's almost midnight now. Heh.
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Tomorrow is the beginning of the prelims. That means my 7 classes of marking is coming in. This Friday. And there's the two exam papers that I have yet to set!
Arrghhh!
Sigh... that's me. And I was doing anything but the above today...
I had a 2.5 hr nap... and promptly set off to put my newly bought lace to good use....
And made this simple pencil case for meself. Yay! I like how it turned out! Actually I tried to follow a pattern in a book (小さな布小物, p 35), but that didn't work too well...
Think I'm gonna make more for my mum and sis (if I can get around to that... ;D).
Used the linen from IKEA ($12/m) and the floral cotton from Arab Street ($11/m). It's pretty small and measures L20 cm by W7 cm. I used a 20 cm zip here.
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Ok. I must sleep soon if I want to survive tomorrow. With invigilation going on, I will be even more sleepy!
I will work on my exam papers tomorrow...
Tomorrow.... yeah...
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Monday, August 14, 2006
Tuna Sandwich for Dinner...
Hubs' working late tonight.
You know I don't cook if I can help it... So I bought white bread and a can of Ayam Brand Tuna with Mayo on my way back from work. I'm eating it now as I type. Voila! Dinner's done.
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Hubs and I sprang out of bed this morning. It was 7 am. And I was supposed to reach school by 7:20. Oh well, since I am now officially a relief teacher, I couldn't really care less. ;D
Reached school at 7:45 am.
I only had one period of lesson today... busied myself with the paperwork required for contract teaching. Feeling sorry for the trees...
Left the school at 1:30 pm sharp and felt pretty happy with myself! Last to come, first to go. Heh heh...
I dropped by the sewing supplies store and bought the following:
iron-on interfacing ($1.50 for a huge huge sheet! Cheap!)
a couple of zips (35 cents each)
red cotton binding tape ($1)
white lace (60 cents/yard, I bought two)
I was so hoping to find linen coloured lace and binding tape but they don't carry such cool stuff... ;P I'm just hoping that Spotlight carries them.
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After I reached home, I put on a facial mask (peel off type) and had a 45 min nap. It was good! Plus the mask picked up lotsa clogged-pore gunk.
So that's what I call 'double the joy'.
Set off to put my interfacing to good use and made this little bank book holder though I'm sure I'll end up using it as a purse.
I had some problem sewing the zip on... at one point I didn't know how to position it so that it wouldn't sew onto other parts of the cloth... There's gotta be a way around that...
Anyway, I managed and here's the result. Dimensions L15 cm by W12.5 cm.
All you need is two pieces of cloth (outside and lining) and a piece of interfacing to make it stiff, all 27 cm by 19 cm, and a 16 cm zip. I got this Japanese pseudo-sashiko cotton at IKEA. They were having a sale and it only cost $5 a metre.
Ok... that's the story of my first project that involves a zip.
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I have two exam papers due next Monday. I am so not going to make the deadline!
This is reality...
Oh well, heck.
Gonna watch some telly and make myself another (huge!) serving of the tuna sandwich. I may even play a round of Guitar Hero after that. ;D
You know I don't cook if I can help it... So I bought white bread and a can of Ayam Brand Tuna with Mayo on my way back from work. I'm eating it now as I type. Voila! Dinner's done.
...
Hubs and I sprang out of bed this morning. It was 7 am. And I was supposed to reach school by 7:20. Oh well, since I am now officially a relief teacher, I couldn't really care less. ;D
Reached school at 7:45 am.
I only had one period of lesson today... busied myself with the paperwork required for contract teaching. Feeling sorry for the trees...
Left the school at 1:30 pm sharp and felt pretty happy with myself! Last to come, first to go. Heh heh...
I dropped by the sewing supplies store and bought the following:
iron-on interfacing ($1.50 for a huge huge sheet! Cheap!)
a couple of zips (35 cents each)
red cotton binding tape ($1)
white lace (60 cents/yard, I bought two)
I was so hoping to find linen coloured lace and binding tape but they don't carry such cool stuff... ;P I'm just hoping that Spotlight carries them.
...
After I reached home, I put on a facial mask (peel off type) and had a 45 min nap. It was good! Plus the mask picked up lotsa clogged-pore gunk.
So that's what I call 'double the joy'.
Set off to put my interfacing to good use and made this little bank book holder though I'm sure I'll end up using it as a purse.
I had some problem sewing the zip on... at one point I didn't know how to position it so that it wouldn't sew onto other parts of the cloth... There's gotta be a way around that...
Anyway, I managed and here's the result. Dimensions L15 cm by W12.5 cm.
All you need is two pieces of cloth (outside and lining) and a piece of interfacing to make it stiff, all 27 cm by 19 cm, and a 16 cm zip. I got this Japanese pseudo-sashiko cotton at IKEA. They were having a sale and it only cost $5 a metre.
Ok... that's the story of my first project that involves a zip.
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I have two exam papers due next Monday. I am so not going to make the deadline!
This is reality...
Oh well, heck.
Gonna watch some telly and make myself another (huge!) serving of the tuna sandwich. I may even play a round of Guitar Hero after that. ;D
Sunday, August 13, 2006
My First Sale!!
I sold the two quilled crosses to Sophia yesterday.
Had a really hard time deciding on the price... but after some prayer, I decided on $20 for them. When I passed her the crosses, I actually couldn't bring myself to tell her that and asked her instead what she would pay for them. And guess what she said?
$20.
Haha. Praise God.
Ok. So I made my first sale.
Happy as a lark.
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Went to Liang Court for lunch at Tampopo after church. Great sermon by the way ('Win over Worry').
Liang Court is one of my favourite places in Singapore! Maybe because it is swarmed with Japanese expats and their families.
Yeah so I'm a Jap-wannabe.
The lunch at Tampopo was great as usual. I ordered a Salmon Don for $15. It was completely covered with thick (think 1 cm thick) slabs of fresh salmon! *Squeals in delight!* It also came with generous toppings of pickles, sweet omelette and ginger, plus a pipiing hot bowl of miso soup. Subarashii ne!
Hubs had the Shabu Shabu Black Pig Ramen (think it was $13). It was heavenly. I've never tasted yummier and more tender pork slices.
We also ordered the black pig gyoza. To his horror (not mine), the pork filling was almost raw! Yeah... looks like the ground pork that sits in the bowl before being wrapped by the wanton skin. We made a mental note not to order that again.
After lunch, we had our regular gelato ice cream (it's a ritual!). I had Pistachio and Sweet Potato with Chestnut (very sweet indeed). Hubs had Green Tea with Red Bean and Milk Ice.
We were stuffed.
I headed to Kinokuniya as usual and Hubs went to Audio House (another unspoken ritual).
Guess what I found?!
The はんけしくん brand of carving eraser blocks!!!!!! I finally found it! Ever since I bought this amazing and stunning book on eraser carving '晴れときどきはんこ ' ISBN 4391129914, I've been searching all over the place for big eraser blocks. I tried all the major bookstores, art supplies stores and even the tiny ones at Bras Basah. I would never have thought that I would find it here at the Liang Court Kino since the Ngee Ann City main store doesn't carry it.
It cost $8.95 a block.
I wasn't exactly about to part with nine bucks for a slab of rubber. So I let it go this time. I'll just wait for one of those carvish moods to swing by. Besides, I have a big bag of 10 cents erasers (y'know, those with the flags of countries printed on one side?) that served me well through my carving frenzy.
We'll see.
Bought a box of coloured reinforcement rings (320 rings for $1.80, in green, yellow, purple and pink). I have always wanted to make some gift tags.
Other things I bought: a sketch book ($5.25) from the Soho series in Japan, a rough sketch pad that was too cheap to pass up ($2). The cover is so cute plus it's a steal.
We were both beat.
Knocked out for 1.5 hours when we got home. Shiok!
...
Came back from in-law's at around 10 pm.
I'm trying not to think about work tomorrow.
Watched an episode each of Naruto and School Rumble. The latter was hilarious as usual.
Still not thinking about work even though school starts in 8 hours time.
The night is still young...
Yeah..... I love my life.
Had a really hard time deciding on the price... but after some prayer, I decided on $20 for them. When I passed her the crosses, I actually couldn't bring myself to tell her that and asked her instead what she would pay for them. And guess what she said?
$20.
Haha. Praise God.
Ok. So I made my first sale.
Happy as a lark.
...
Went to Liang Court for lunch at Tampopo after church. Great sermon by the way ('Win over Worry').
Liang Court is one of my favourite places in Singapore! Maybe because it is swarmed with Japanese expats and their families.
Yeah so I'm a Jap-wannabe.
The lunch at Tampopo was great as usual. I ordered a Salmon Don for $15. It was completely covered with thick (think 1 cm thick) slabs of fresh salmon! *Squeals in delight!* It also came with generous toppings of pickles, sweet omelette and ginger, plus a pipiing hot bowl of miso soup. Subarashii ne!
Hubs had the Shabu Shabu Black Pig Ramen (think it was $13). It was heavenly. I've never tasted yummier and more tender pork slices.
We also ordered the black pig gyoza. To his horror (not mine), the pork filling was almost raw! Yeah... looks like the ground pork that sits in the bowl before being wrapped by the wanton skin. We made a mental note not to order that again.
After lunch, we had our regular gelato ice cream (it's a ritual!). I had Pistachio and Sweet Potato with Chestnut (very sweet indeed). Hubs had Green Tea with Red Bean and Milk Ice.
We were stuffed.
I headed to Kinokuniya as usual and Hubs went to Audio House (another unspoken ritual).
Guess what I found?!
The はんけしくん brand of carving eraser blocks!!!!!! I finally found it! Ever since I bought this amazing and stunning book on eraser carving '晴れときどきはんこ ' ISBN 4391129914, I've been searching all over the place for big eraser blocks. I tried all the major bookstores, art supplies stores and even the tiny ones at Bras Basah. I would never have thought that I would find it here at the Liang Court Kino since the Ngee Ann City main store doesn't carry it.
It cost $8.95 a block.
I wasn't exactly about to part with nine bucks for a slab of rubber. So I let it go this time. I'll just wait for one of those carvish moods to swing by. Besides, I have a big bag of 10 cents erasers (y'know, those with the flags of countries printed on one side?) that served me well through my carving frenzy.
We'll see.
Bought a box of coloured reinforcement rings (320 rings for $1.80, in green, yellow, purple and pink). I have always wanted to make some gift tags.
Other things I bought: a sketch book ($5.25) from the Soho series in Japan, a rough sketch pad that was too cheap to pass up ($2). The cover is so cute plus it's a steal.
We were both beat.
Knocked out for 1.5 hours when we got home. Shiok!
...
Came back from in-law's at around 10 pm.
I'm trying not to think about work tomorrow.
Watched an episode each of Naruto and School Rumble. The latter was hilarious as usual.
Still not thinking about work even though school starts in 8 hours time.
The night is still young...
Yeah..... I love my life.
