There is something wrong about not enjoying the day out during the British summer, because warm weather with blue skies and cotton wool clouds are hard to find. It's positively wrong but yet I couldn't. I couldn't drag myself out of the house.
Poor baby. She must be so bored. And perhaps she doesn't know, but she could have had much more fun if Mummy is less lazy.
I am sorry for being so lazy. I need to be no longer lazy, I need to fill our lives with meaning. With hard work and also enjoyment, and also rest. For I know the warm summer Breeze will turn into cold chills and cloudy days. It's lovely to be able to wear Sg clothes outside really. But why am I like that? I have to change.
Monday, 10 July 2017
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Feeling like a failure
Husband commented that i watched 2 movies this month, suggesting disapproval of my spending. I felt ok with it but it started to bother me today....
How can I have a life as a stay at home mum if I don't spend money to do things that's enjoyable?!
I am already sacrificing 3 years of career life, and of cos undeniably it's a good exchange because now I have a baby life and it's most fulfilling to spend time with my child. However, it is also tiring, isolating, without help, and restrictive because there's only so little things I can do while looking after a baby!
I feel myself getting angry at such comments.
How can I have a life as a stay at home mum if I don't spend money to do things that's enjoyable?!
I am already sacrificing 3 years of career life, and of cos undeniably it's a good exchange because now I have a baby life and it's most fulfilling to spend time with my child. However, it is also tiring, isolating, without help, and restrictive because there's only so little things I can do while looking after a baby!
I feel myself getting angry at such comments.
Friday, 1 April 2016
Delegating & Questions Envelope
I suddenly had a thought about teaching while lying in bed, nursing my cold. Too tired to do much but my mind is too active to sleep.
When we eventually go back to SG, I'll be a mum of one. And will have to be more effective in my career so that I have quality time with my family.
Ideas:
- delegating homework collection to the rep, rep to have a class list and keep track of who handed in their work, who is late etc.
- share my 'i love Geog' philosophy with the class, it's about the world and its people, it's about us.
- having a questions envelope on the notice board for students to put their queries in.
- use digital learning platforms or email to get students to catch up on missed classes or missed parts due to lateness, delays etc. E-learning will be a big part to fill these gaps. Classroom time to be answering questions.
When we eventually go back to SG, I'll be a mum of one. And will have to be more effective in my career so that I have quality time with my family.
Ideas:
- delegating homework collection to the rep, rep to have a class list and keep track of who handed in their work, who is late etc.
- share my 'i love Geog' philosophy with the class, it's about the world and its people, it's about us.
- having a questions envelope on the notice board for students to put their queries in.
- use digital learning platforms or email to get students to catch up on missed classes or missed parts due to lateness, delays etc. E-learning will be a big part to fill these gaps. Classroom time to be answering questions.
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
The will to explore
Sometimes, I think that I had lost the will to explore, aka travel. Since coming to the UK, there are many new things to adapt to and it has dampened my traveling spirit quite a bit. But today, after seeing an ad from BA on flights to the Carribean, I am reminded of the vast world that I live in and how little I know of it. How little I had experienced in my not too short but definitely not long existence of 29 years.
How much of Europe do I know? Merely London, Bath & Brighton and small parts of France (namely Paris and the Loire region). Very little!
How much of the Middle East have I been to? Israel and Jordan. Ah, that I am happy with. Though I want to see more, Turkey and perhaps Lebanon.
And of the Americas? Parts of western USA (San Francisco, Phoenix & Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, a bit of San Jose). There is still Eastern USA (New York, Boston) and Canada that I had not been too.
Don't talk about South America because that's a place I know zero about. It will be nice to see Amazon, Cuba and Iguazu Falls etc. many many!
Ah, and so much of Europe to go to. And some day, somewhere in the African continent.
Xoxo
How much of Europe do I know? Merely London, Bath & Brighton and small parts of France (namely Paris and the Loire region). Very little!
How much of the Middle East have I been to? Israel and Jordan. Ah, that I am happy with. Though I want to see more, Turkey and perhaps Lebanon.
And of the Americas? Parts of western USA (San Francisco, Phoenix & Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, a bit of San Jose). There is still Eastern USA (New York, Boston) and Canada that I had not been too.
Don't talk about South America because that's a place I know zero about. It will be nice to see Amazon, Cuba and Iguazu Falls etc. many many!
Ah, and so much of Europe to go to. And some day, somewhere in the African continent.
Xoxo
Monday, 28 September 2015
One should be hospitable
I realize that as a Christian, I should be more hospitable to service people in my home.
Today, a water inspections guy came to my house and he was around for at least 1.5 hour, but I did not offer him a single glass of water or even a drink! After he left, I didn't feel very comfortable about it as I felt that I wasn't thinking on behalf of others. It would be nice if I offered him a drink. But why didn't I?
I thought about it and realized that I was a little irritated by the inconvenience this inspections has brought me. I can't be free at home, I have to give him space to do his work and yet ensure that my home is secure from any petty theft, I didn't know that he was going to take that long, and I was hungry and thirsty but him being there in the kitchen and not making any conversation with me (and vice versa) made me less inclined to be hospitable.
Ah. But a Christian should be hospitable and kind to live a life of good testimony for Jesus!
Ok, I will change. I will at least ask if they will like a drink.
Xoxo
Today, a water inspections guy came to my house and he was around for at least 1.5 hour, but I did not offer him a single glass of water or even a drink! After he left, I didn't feel very comfortable about it as I felt that I wasn't thinking on behalf of others. It would be nice if I offered him a drink. But why didn't I?
I thought about it and realized that I was a little irritated by the inconvenience this inspections has brought me. I can't be free at home, I have to give him space to do his work and yet ensure that my home is secure from any petty theft, I didn't know that he was going to take that long, and I was hungry and thirsty but him being there in the kitchen and not making any conversation with me (and vice versa) made me less inclined to be hospitable.
Ah. But a Christian should be hospitable and kind to live a life of good testimony for Jesus!
Ok, I will change. I will at least ask if they will like a drink.
Xoxo
Sunday, 27 September 2015
His unfailing love continues forever
"For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation."
Psalms 100:5 NLT
http://bible.com/116/psa.100.5.nlt
I am heartened today to read this verse as it reminds me of how faithful God is to me and my family.
My dad told me that my Gung Gung's mother, my great grandma, was a Christian when she lived. And she was one of the first Christians in Tekong, I think it's either her or another relative in China who brought the other to Christ. Something happened there, and as a result, my Gung Gung believes in Christ and my dad and his siblings were brought up with knowledge of Jesus.
And because of this, my dad brought us to church for the first time when I was 10 years old. Even though my mum used to avoid beef and pray in the temples, and was superstitious, our family was slowly converted and we did not stop attending church.
I thank God for my Great Grandma and whoever spread the gospel to her, it was she who brought my Gung Gung to Christ, and subsequently my Dad, and then me and my family. I thank God that His unfailing love endures forever and His faithfulness continues to each generation. I pray that my nephew and all our descendants will continue to be brought up knowing and loving Jesus.
Thank you Lord for your faithfulness. All honour and praise to God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Psalms 100:5 NLT
http://bible.com/116/psa.100.5.nlt
I am heartened today to read this verse as it reminds me of how faithful God is to me and my family.
My dad told me that my Gung Gung's mother, my great grandma, was a Christian when she lived. And she was one of the first Christians in Tekong, I think it's either her or another relative in China who brought the other to Christ. Something happened there, and as a result, my Gung Gung believes in Christ and my dad and his siblings were brought up with knowledge of Jesus.
And because of this, my dad brought us to church for the first time when I was 10 years old. Even though my mum used to avoid beef and pray in the temples, and was superstitious, our family was slowly converted and we did not stop attending church.
I thank God for my Great Grandma and whoever spread the gospel to her, it was she who brought my Gung Gung to Christ, and subsequently my Dad, and then me and my family. I thank God that His unfailing love endures forever and His faithfulness continues to each generation. I pray that my nephew and all our descendants will continue to be brought up knowing and loving Jesus.
Thank you Lord for your faithfulness. All honour and praise to God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Kindness in hospitality
It was a cold and rainy day today, what Londoners would call a dreadful day. Awful.
Some people came to my house today to move waste materials & boxes away for us after the unpacking. There was a roundish man with a gentle tone who came by my house and I could see dampness in his hair and jacket. He was commenting on how dreadful the rain is, in a rare gentle voice of a man. And I felt so sorry for him because he looked like a kind and gentle persons
But I didn't act. And when I went out later on to buy groceries, I felt the cold and was thinking of how nice it would be to be in a warm cafe drinking something hot.
Looking back on today and reading the scripture verses for today (see below), I would want to act differently next time. I could have shown kindness to these workers by offering them a cup of hot drink on such a cold and wet day as this.
So that as Christians, we can shine like stars in the sky... in a world of unbelievers.
"Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, 'children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.' Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky..."(Philippians 2:14-15 NIVUK)
Some people came to my house today to move waste materials & boxes away for us after the unpacking. There was a roundish man with a gentle tone who came by my house and I could see dampness in his hair and jacket. He was commenting on how dreadful the rain is, in a rare gentle voice of a man. And I felt so sorry for him because he looked like a kind and gentle persons
But I didn't act. And when I went out later on to buy groceries, I felt the cold and was thinking of how nice it would be to be in a warm cafe drinking something hot.
Looking back on today and reading the scripture verses for today (see below), I would want to act differently next time. I could have shown kindness to these workers by offering them a cup of hot drink on such a cold and wet day as this.
So that as Christians, we can shine like stars in the sky... in a world of unbelievers.
"Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, 'children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.' Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky..."(Philippians 2:14-15 NIVUK)
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