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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Term 3 begins
Was hoping for a short 1st day tmr but unfortunately my hope for the outside school classes to start a wk or 2 later, didn't come true.. blah... gonna be really tired as usual & after tt meeting up with my girlfriends to hang out & go a lil wild since it's gonna be my birthday in a wk.. lol.. gosh, I feel so soppy old at 25.. bleah.. so much to do tmr, all the stuff to settle with the scripts & stuff.. AIYEEE!!!!!!!!
Had a mini party for my God-daughter on Thursday as she turned a mth old & today we had a bigger one at my place.. lol.. lil poochie pie is becoming a real tease & drama queen.. heh heh.. hope I can upload her pics to my pc tmr (it's acting up again today.. urgh) On Wednesday, my Bear took off frm his work so we got to celebrate his birthday. I cooked lunch & then we went out for a movie & caught Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer at Vivocity Gold Class.. it's nice to pamper urself once in a while, esp when there's just 20 ppl in the whole cinema =)
Would like to write more but have to pack for tmr... haiz.. so til the next ink spot!!
Had a mini party for my God-daughter on Thursday as she turned a mth old & today we had a bigger one at my place.. lol.. lil poochie pie is becoming a real tease & drama queen.. heh heh.. hope I can upload her pics to my pc tmr (it's acting up again today.. urgh) On Wednesday, my Bear took off frm his work so we got to celebrate his birthday. I cooked lunch & then we went out for a movie & caught Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer at Vivocity Gold Class.. it's nice to pamper urself once in a while, esp when there's just 20 ppl in the whole cinema =)
Would like to write more but have to pack for tmr... haiz.. so til the next ink spot!!
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Waaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Soon the new term will begin & more things need to be focused on... the scripts for my children's Trinity-Guildhall performance & their graduation pieces are unfortunately stuck in some warp zone.. nothing's following out of my head, no inspiration, zilch... to add to that one of the outside schools will also be having their Arts Performance event, so the children will have to put up performance pieces as well.. blah.. I'm so hoping I get some juices flowing by tmr or I'm so D-E-A-D.
Tmr's my Bear's birthday but he'll be tied up with work so no means of having a celebration.. I'm hoping we can have a duo celebration when my b'day swings by.. the 2-in-1 deal.. lol.. Just after my Bear's b'day, my lil God-daughter turns a mth old & we're having a small celebration at her place until the bigger-side celebration this coming Sunday. Friday sees me & my collegues having a super long Teacher Service-in-Training, frm 9am-6pm (@_@) & on Saturday, it's my company's usual Vision Day event, followed by Orientation & Trinity-Guildhall assessment briefings. This time's Orientation sees me by myself, since I'm taking over as Nursery Co-ordinator (oh my, what did I put myself up too!!!)
I feel like I'm gonna come down with a new bout of flu & cough.. the same o' feeling is coming up in my throat & nose.. hope those tons of water & Vit. C can keep it all at bay.. strangely after hurting like hell frm Sunday night til the whole of yesterday, my teeth area (the left side) is no longer hurting now.. still I've got my appt with my dentist so let's see what on earth had been causing the pain.. just pls don't tell me I need another round of root canal treatment.. $600 to treat a single tooth is no joke on the pockets.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
The Year I Was Born
In 1982 (the year you were born)
Ronald Reagan is president of the US
The space shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight
Actor John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel
Automobile manufacturer John Delorean is arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine
The first artificial heart is implanted in American Barney Clark
The Cable News Network, or CNN, is launched
750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park
Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer
The first computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escapes into the wild
Kirsten Dunst and Elisha Cuthbert are born
St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XVI
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the top grossing film
Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat thrown at him during a performance, later hospitalized with rabies
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Cheers, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, and Fame premiere
Ronald Reagan is president of the US
The space shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight
Actor John Belushi is found dead of a drug overdose in a West Hollywood hotel
Automobile manufacturer John Delorean is arrested and charged with possession of 59 pounds of cocaine
The first artificial heart is implanted in American Barney Clark
The Cable News Network, or CNN, is launched
750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons in New York City's Central Park
Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer
The first computer virus, written by Rich Skrenta, escapes into the wild
Kirsten Dunst and Elisha Cuthbert are born
St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XVI
New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the top grossing film
Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a live bat thrown at him during a performance, later hospitalized with rabies
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Cheers, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, and Fame premiere
What's Your Ideal Career?
Wella.. I'm a teacher of Speech & Drama so I guess it's abt there.. lol
| Your Career Type: Artistic |
 You would make an excellent: Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer Dancer - DJ - Graphic DesignerIllustrator - Musician - Sculptor The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary. |
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Colorgenics
Just came across this profile test on a friend's site at http://www.paulgoldinresearch.com/cg/index.htm, it's really interesting.. I just did the lil test & here's what it says:
"You have always longed for tenderness, love and a sensitivity of feeling into which you would like to blend. You are a very gentle warm person and responsive to 'All things bright and beautiful'. This personifies a caring person, a person who 'needs' and indeed 'needs to be needed'.
Enough is enough. Nothing seems to be working out as you would like it to and it has got to the stage where you feel as if you can't be bothered anymore. The way you feel is that it would be great if you could be cut off from everything and take it easy - be it only for a short time.
In spite of all the opposition, you are insisting that your goals are realistic but circumstances are forcing you to compromise. You are not very happy with this situation but there is little that you can do about it. You have very strict standards which you try to apply to everyone who enters your sphere of influence.
Your willpower and stamina are in danger of being overwhelmed by excessive stress. Your resilience and tenacity have become weakened. You are feeling overtaxed, worn out and getting nowhere: but you continue to stand your ground. You feel that this unfavourable situation is an encumbrance which you could well do without and you find yourself unable to make the necessary decisions at this particular moment in time to change anything.
The tensions and stresses that you have experienced of late have been the result of trying to cope with conditions which are really beyond your capabilities. You feel completely inadequate to cope with the situation and you would like nothing better to escape from it all and to be able to relax in a problem and pressure free environment where you can do your thing."
Pretty on target, I must say =)
"You have always longed for tenderness, love and a sensitivity of feeling into which you would like to blend. You are a very gentle warm person and responsive to 'All things bright and beautiful'. This personifies a caring person, a person who 'needs' and indeed 'needs to be needed'.
Enough is enough. Nothing seems to be working out as you would like it to and it has got to the stage where you feel as if you can't be bothered anymore. The way you feel is that it would be great if you could be cut off from everything and take it easy - be it only for a short time.
In spite of all the opposition, you are insisting that your goals are realistic but circumstances are forcing you to compromise. You are not very happy with this situation but there is little that you can do about it. You have very strict standards which you try to apply to everyone who enters your sphere of influence.
Your willpower and stamina are in danger of being overwhelmed by excessive stress. Your resilience and tenacity have become weakened. You are feeling overtaxed, worn out and getting nowhere: but you continue to stand your ground. You feel that this unfavourable situation is an encumbrance which you could well do without and you find yourself unable to make the necessary decisions at this particular moment in time to change anything.
The tensions and stresses that you have experienced of late have been the result of trying to cope with conditions which are really beyond your capabilities. You feel completely inadequate to cope with the situation and you would like nothing better to escape from it all and to be able to relax in a problem and pressure free environment where you can do your thing."
Pretty on target, I must say =)
Friday, June 15, 2007
Looking forward to July 20th
Yesterday's Life papers had front page interview with Sir Ian McKellen... the man who's the reason I'm looking forward to July 20th. That is the day for which I had purchased my ticket to watch the theatre legend walk the stage of the Esplanade Theatre (abeit it not being tt fanstastic a theatre space.. bleah) as King Lear.
I await with abated breath to watch the man known as one of British stage royalty & one of RSC's (The Royal Shakespeare Company) former repertory actors, in action. To anyone who has studied theatre or knows theatre, this is a chance that is unpassable. There have been times when I mention the name Sir Ian McKellen & get blank looks until I say "Gandalf" & "Magneto".. feel kinda sad that most only know him from his Hollywood outings. Heck, this man made a name for himself on stage & it was with his theatre work & contribution that earned him a knighthood in 1991 & a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) before that in 1979.
Still the man himself says he's fine that people will remember him as Gandalf.. lol.. what a man he is =) Sir Ian McKellen's love for the theatre is truly commendable even though he has had experienced the bright lights of Hollywood.. to him, keeping his roots is what matters.. how many stars do you think would turn down several movie offers just to devote a whole year to doing Lear? I'm so thankful he choose to dedicate a whole year to doing theatre because i his decision, I get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a great theatre legend in action.
"I love filming, but it's just shadows on a screen. You're not as intimately connected to the whole project, just concerned with your part. Whereas in theatre, you are there the whole time and the audience becomes a part of the process."
~ Sir Ian McKellen
I await with abated breath to watch the man known as one of British stage royalty & one of RSC's (The Royal Shakespeare Company) former repertory actors, in action. To anyone who has studied theatre or knows theatre, this is a chance that is unpassable. There have been times when I mention the name Sir Ian McKellen & get blank looks until I say "Gandalf" & "Magneto".. feel kinda sad that most only know him from his Hollywood outings. Heck, this man made a name for himself on stage & it was with his theatre work & contribution that earned him a knighthood in 1991 & a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) before that in 1979.
Still the man himself says he's fine that people will remember him as Gandalf.. lol.. what a man he is =) Sir Ian McKellen's love for the theatre is truly commendable even though he has had experienced the bright lights of Hollywood.. to him, keeping his roots is what matters.. how many stars do you think would turn down several movie offers just to devote a whole year to doing Lear? I'm so thankful he choose to dedicate a whole year to doing theatre because i his decision, I get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a great theatre legend in action.
Some of the other notable RSC actors who have made it to Hollywood:
Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean, Tim Curry, Richard Burton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Ralph & Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Helen Mirren, Lord Laurence Olivier, Peter O'Toole, Ian Richardson, Tilda Swinton
"I love filming, but it's just shadows on a screen. You're not as intimately connected to the whole project, just concerned with your part. Whereas in theatre, you are there the whole time and the audience becomes a part of the process."
~ Sir Ian McKellen
Monday, June 11, 2007
One step forward
Got back from my Engaged Encounter course just this evening.. it was a live-in course since Friday evening with tons of things raised for discussions about life & decisions for individual & couple work-out. The inital intentions for going for this course with my Bear were 1) To see if the person I was with is the right person I'm going to marry 2) Deal with some discussions because it's hard to talk wiht my Bear, who doesn't talk much, like my dad & 3) This course was mandatory in order to move on to getting married =p
Honestly, putting all pre-conceptions aside, I got a lot out from the course, especially the proper lone time I got with my Bear without having to deal with any distractions of TV, computer, etc. From the few days we had together, at least I got to hear my Bear's voice, talking more to me then the usual one-word or one-sentence answers.. having to deal with questions that we needed to write out our answers to in a journal instead of speaking them out was really good, because in that way, we were given a chance to really think thru' what we wanted to say, before we penned 'em down & also because the words have now been annotated, we're aware of what we have ever said.
There were tons of questions & writing down of answers & it felt like I was back in school doing major essay exams.. lol.. but these questions had to be answered, so that we could later discuss & talk about them & settle any pressing or upcoming issues. We were dealt with lots of topics especially on Sat., it was one presentation, sharing, questions, answers & then dialogue with your partner, one after another - from topics ranging from us personal, moving on to us as a couple, open communication, inter-faith marriage, family, finances, wedding, Natural Family Planning, married sexual intimacy, etc.. It did drive me a lil crazy having to cramp so much listening, writing & talking with my Bear within such a short time but we only had 3 days, technically less than 72 hrs since we started the course only on Fri. evening & ended at 6pm on Sunday & minus breaks, meals, sleep.
We covered a lot within those 3 days, my Bear & I & now we are more clear if we're to move to the next step with each other.. tt & our journals certainly won't be just a once-off thing.. it's good we have our thoughts, views & words written out 'cos at least we get a chance to go back & have a look at what we wrote - our promises, goals, tries, etc.. just talking without the writing would have been different because there won't have been anything concrete to go back on. Discussing abt our differing religion was the hardest, toughest & worse for the both of us. It was definitely sth we both avoided talking abt because we didn't want to have to face it, not knowing anything & tearing each other apart.. sure it was tough still talking abt tt issue at the course but at least, we faced it with more calm than I think we would had we spoke abt it outside the course. Somehow, where we were & what we were there for made it a lil more settled for us to deal with this huge tough issue.
I have made a decision with regards to tt, which might not make some happy but it is what I have to do.. no point holding hard & stubborn on opposing views & not trying to give a lil compromise.. we both made a lil compromise would somehow someway in some time cause unhappiness with some, but it's either this or the end of us, which is what it wasn't for us.. we want to be able to work things out between ourselves, because at the end a marriage would be between us two & not with family, friends.. we have to create our own family. I'm not saying things will get easier, it might & it might not but it'll be a long journey & lots of fights (upcoming issues, etc) to face up to.
All I can hope it we get strengthen together as a couple, we both grow together & learn together & of course, endlessness prayers to the One above.
Honestly, putting all pre-conceptions aside, I got a lot out from the course, especially the proper lone time I got with my Bear without having to deal with any distractions of TV, computer, etc. From the few days we had together, at least I got to hear my Bear's voice, talking more to me then the usual one-word or one-sentence answers.. having to deal with questions that we needed to write out our answers to in a journal instead of speaking them out was really good, because in that way, we were given a chance to really think thru' what we wanted to say, before we penned 'em down & also because the words have now been annotated, we're aware of what we have ever said.
There were tons of questions & writing down of answers & it felt like I was back in school doing major essay exams.. lol.. but these questions had to be answered, so that we could later discuss & talk about them & settle any pressing or upcoming issues. We were dealt with lots of topics especially on Sat., it was one presentation, sharing, questions, answers & then dialogue with your partner, one after another - from topics ranging from us personal, moving on to us as a couple, open communication, inter-faith marriage, family, finances, wedding, Natural Family Planning, married sexual intimacy, etc.. It did drive me a lil crazy having to cramp so much listening, writing & talking with my Bear within such a short time but we only had 3 days, technically less than 72 hrs since we started the course only on Fri. evening & ended at 6pm on Sunday & minus breaks, meals, sleep.
We covered a lot within those 3 days, my Bear & I & now we are more clear if we're to move to the next step with each other.. tt & our journals certainly won't be just a once-off thing.. it's good we have our thoughts, views & words written out 'cos at least we get a chance to go back & have a look at what we wrote - our promises, goals, tries, etc.. just talking without the writing would have been different because there won't have been anything concrete to go back on. Discussing abt our differing religion was the hardest, toughest & worse for the both of us. It was definitely sth we both avoided talking abt because we didn't want to have to face it, not knowing anything & tearing each other apart.. sure it was tough still talking abt tt issue at the course but at least, we faced it with more calm than I think we would had we spoke abt it outside the course. Somehow, where we were & what we were there for made it a lil more settled for us to deal with this huge tough issue.
I have made a decision with regards to tt, which might not make some happy but it is what I have to do.. no point holding hard & stubborn on opposing views & not trying to give a lil compromise.. we both made a lil compromise would somehow someway in some time cause unhappiness with some, but it's either this or the end of us, which is what it wasn't for us.. we want to be able to work things out between ourselves, because at the end a marriage would be between us two & not with family, friends.. we have to create our own family. I'm not saying things will get easier, it might & it might not but it'll be a long journey & lots of fights (upcoming issues, etc) to face up to.
All I can hope it we get strengthen together as a couple, we both grow together & learn together & of course, endlessness prayers to the One above.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Live Ur Best Life
"We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindness, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness." ~ Ellen Goodman
"Our love, or our lack of it... will in the end be an expression of ourselves; of who we think we are, of what we want to be, of what we think we are here for."
~ Thomas Merton
"It is the true season of Love / when we know that / we alone can love; that no one could ever have loved before us / and that no one / will ever love in the same way / after us." ~ Goethe
"The more I give to thee, the more I have..." ~ William Shakespeare
"Goodness suffices and endures for ever; on this throughout its years true love depends."
~ Ovid
(The Oprah Magazine, June 2007)
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