Life

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

It feels like a 13 hr flight cos i was on the ball for 13 hrs today. My day started at 930am.. i had to rush to school as we were doing our video production on Valentines day in NUS. such big hype.. the launch of the new nus radio station, bazaars, song dedications.. performances, etc.. well, we were "enjoying" it.. on a professional level.. by videoing. Well, i'm the presenter for the "show" so had lotsa talking and action today..was actually pretty fun.. i guess cos i've done these things before. We could have been too ambitious.. being amatuers in video production..we tried going ahead of schedule.. well, we went for the production class thereafter only to realise we didnt use lotsa techniques like the white balance and the lighting for the outdoor shoot wasnt done properly. Probably redo. Well.. we struggled doing the studio shoot also.. but i guess we were learning and we needed to get out hands on to prepare for the bigger 8 min video on disabilty.. I really enjoyed the production class.. just really something different and it gave me some joy after getting so tired..really a lot of work for this module. Anyway, had to rush for another class after this one at 4 but we were late.. but thats not all.. halfway thru the class, i got a call from my research supervisor telling me to meet him asap and i ran down to his office..yes, skipped class for half an hr.. only to hear of the averse reactions the ethics review committee had after reading my proposal. Seriously la, i dunno whether to cry or laugh. Why cant they be more adventurous and risk taking!!! urgh, ethics ethics ethics.
So i was advised to take on a new approach.. like change having one to one interviews to a focus group of the same sample and change the questions and not direct it at them but to the general youth population. Sigh. Just finished amending everything cos he wants it back tomo.. i should say that its a 17 hr day instead..
So after 2 lectures, i rushed down to Bukit Batok to give Hist tuition. Charlotte does give me some joy.. i realised today how much i enjoy teaching history.. i get so excited about writing essays.. i just love them but i keep scaring her. haha. high standards and expectations i must set for this "special" stream girl. River valley high leh.. need to aim high. So i realised she has the nokia phone with the flowers and i was exploring it.. then took pics with her..its so interesting that after i asked her how she felt about spending valentine's day with me, she said, it was cool!??? and then asked me if it was ok with me, spending the day with her. AW, that was the sweetest. No body else cared. At that point, my tiredness left me, and i wanted to give her my best for the 2 hrs. Oh, i overshot by 15 mins. It happens all the time. SO NICE that she bothered to MMS me the pics! You know, i really wonder why i dun wanna join NIE. i mean, it will pay me $400 more than sw line..but..i know its not the money yet its tempting cos i do love to teach..sigh., its confusing. I just pray i wont be conned into the "more money" scheme of things and forsake my career in the social service sector cos i know thats what i was called to do. Lord, pls guide me!
So anyway, i'm bushed cos i had non stop activity for 13-17 hrs. Its crazy how i'm still awake and can still blog. Really the grace and strength of the Lord that keeps me going. Thank you Jesus.

I love you.
Happy Valentines day, ya'll. But rememeber, love goes beyond FEB 14.
Hope you liked the poem.