Gracy Bee

Before the start of next week~

Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

It has been nearly a month since I went back for my last module training course. Next week, I would officially start my OJT training and after that I would be a full pledged CSA. While I’m looking forward for that, I am also kinda worried that I don’t know how it would be like. Wish me luck!

Yesterday while on the way to work, my bus broke down half way. Oh great, I was zzz so soundly on the bus when it come to a abrupt stop at the traffic junction. Woah….disturb my slumber mah!!! The next thing I think: did the bus hit anything? anyone??? what happened?

Eventually still don know what happen, we gotta get off the bus. I only saw a pool of black liquid coming out from the bottom. Hmmm…what is that??? I got a complimentary ticket for a free ride….

And, the same day at night, I received a mail from a primary sch friend that he might saw me on the bus, not the same one but on the returning journey. I din get to notice where he is cos I was darn blur at that time. Aiyah….felt ashamed somehow that he could more or less recognise while I was blur like sotong haha….

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Another farewell

Posted on July 27th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

I hate farewells. I hate it to see my friends leaving my side for any reason. Alas, I don’t know why this month has full of bad news, and those news means someone leaving for some reasons.

1st I have heard news that 2 of some staffs have been terminated. Well, of course I was surprised to hear it. OK…I don’t know them well personally, but we have done flights together a few times. The thought of them being terminated make me sad cos I believe that that can be avoided.

2nd, today 2 of my colleagues, Jocelyn and Matthew messaged me while I was on course that they are resigning. The 2 of them are some of my closer friends, and they said they found a better job. I can’t stop them and respected their decision. I as a friend would wish them well. However, I felt sad to know that they are leaving. Arrgh…I hate farewells! make me feel sad and lost.

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I have faced a lot of farewells in my lifetime. It was always during the time we are moving forward in life, that is transition from primary to sec to JC and to University. Each parting had their own farewell stories.

I remembered the time when I finished JC and have to move back to Malaysia for a while before starting University. Gosh, that was heart breaking, not only I’m leaving behind my dear friends I have known so long in here, I’m also leaving my darling then 2 year old niece and a home I have lived in for nearly 13 years.

The next big farewell was last year when I decided to come back for good. Though I have decided to come back, I hate the feeling to leave something familiar behind: my friends and colleagues there, my life and a country I have lived for 7 years.

I always dubbed June/ July to be the season of farewells as it was summer holiday and everybody is leaving during this period. Is it an conincidence that now in Singapore July is also the season of farewell?

There are friends whom I still keep in contact with, but unfortunately there are some whom I have lost contact already. Nonetheless, I still felt blessed to have crossed each other’s path some time, and get on the journey together. One day when there is fate, we would meet each other again, I believe.

I would have thought I would be immune with such farewells but today proved me wrong. I’m a human after all.

I wish you well, my dear friends! I’m glad to have known all of you.

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Emergence of a Butterfly

Posted on July 22nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

My elder nephew found some caterpillars in his school and decided to keep them as pets.

Well the guys at home was ok with it…but the ladies in the house were not so ok!! We squirmed at the look of the crawling caterpillars. As they get bigger and bigger everyday, we just stare and ‘yark’s in our minds.

There were 3 cocoons formed eventually. Despite my dislike of caterpillars (and most of the crawling ones) I was excited to see as I have never seen butterflies emerging from their cocoons.

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About 2 days ago, my youngest nephew came to tell me when I came back from work that two butterflies have emerged. Aiseh…..I missed that already.

Surprisingly today, we actually saw one emerging from its cocoon!! The children and I were so excited at the sight of it that we all crowd round the container. It was amazing to see the changed form from a ugly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly.

The new arrival

It was a beautiful butterfly that are getting used to its new life. We managed to get some pictures before we opened the cover.

Moments before it is free on its own

Goodbye~

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Parenting and children

Posted on July 13th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

Finally my dear friend A is free to meet up. Well, I can’t really blame her due to her hectic schedule and now that she is pregnant again, she is even more tired and stressed. Despite that, we had nice time together and get to see my god daughter. Gosh how much she has grown, and her vocabulary grew leaps and bounds that she even know what we are gossiping!! hahaha…what a kay poh!

Though I’m not married and have children yet, she related to me about her experiences dealing with children. I guess it is not easy after all to deal with children, esp your own. She told me that working parents can’t spend time with children, and most of the time would give in to their whims & whimpers and give them more materialistic happines. Well, I can’t blame them as they have their own constraints.

It seem to be the same situation at home. Even with my own niece and nephews, age b/w 8 - 12, It can be quite difficult to deal with them. Yes, they have a mind on their own, though not matured at times; quarrelling, their ideal of reasoning, the way of getting things etc. Sometimes I forget that they are not yet adults but I treated them like one and expect them to behave like one. I noticed that their parents tried to spend time with them during weekends, however the children behave quite differently when with and without parents. Not quite a good sign I have to say, as the parents eventually don’t know what they are up to actually.

But that is impossible, and where should I cross the line and stop treating like they are full time adult? I often relate back to when I was like their age, how I used to be and how I actually wanted the adults to treat me. Well, it is impossible sometimes to give them leeway too much.

After seeing such real life example, I have my own ideal of parenting. I wish to be a Stay at home mum to look after my children after they are born (after I get married of coz). I want to take care of my own kids as much as possible, and to teach them good values while they are young. I wish to give them plenty of love and hugs and yet discipline when needed. I want them to enjoy their childhood as much as possible.

Seem very perfect but I hope to achieve that, taking into consideration about what the situation may be esp in finance. Hey….it is not as if I’m married or getting married hehehe……It would be sometime later since I have yet to find the 2nd half!!

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My swimming lesson

Posted on July 7th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

I have decided to take up swimming lessons, after a long phobia of water and to get out of the shadow of my fellow schoolmate’s death.

It is also due to 2 reasons why the change. 1st is during the hot summer in the UK. Then pple are enjoying the cool blue sea water while I stay up at the beach. WHAT A SHAME! 2nd, my niece & nephews are my inspiration to learn swimming again. Hunting time!

Due to my differing off days, I need to find one instructor who is flexible in his/her time. So I turn to the internet, and I found one. Great, all meet my requirement: flexible time, one to one coaching. I send in my application, and ta ta!! I started my swimming lesson today.

I was still a bit scared of the water. However, my coach is very patient and taught me to stay underwater and blow bubbles, practising my kicks etc. So much and better learnt than my short stint during the sec sch’s swimming class.

Glad to find one coach like that….Hopefully I can pick up the skills faster…but somehow I don’t like the feeling of the quietness of the underwater…..

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Rest Day

Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

aaah…finally a rest day!

After a hectic 2 weeks work, it finally come to the rest day. And it is 2 days!! Well, I did applied to work OT on these days, but din get it eventually. Though I was disappointed, but I’m still glad that I can rest and recuperate. As it is peak season now, I guess that because of that, the flights are getting frequently and more demanding than usual.

The new roster has pretty weird shifts and for the last 2 weeks, I have working on those shifts and hence I don’t quite a lot of time to spend with the family. I’m usually tired after a day work, and whatever time left for the day, I need to have the quiet time alone, and I need more sleep and so zzzz as late as possible and immediately rush to work. Thus, I have not seen the children very often, so much that when they see me, is silence.

Today, finally when I’m eating downstairs, the youngest came to me and ask if I’m working today and when I say no, he and his sister immediately eager to share with me what they have seen on the internet etc. Oh….I felt bad to neglect them, and yet felt pleased that they are still to share despite my daily ghostly appearance in front of them.

After that, while my niece and her dad was doing some math sums for preparation for PSLE. I tried to solve the problems. OK…..don’t mean that I’m a graduate that I can solve as fast as I can! hahaha…can’t believe I have lost the momentum to solve problems. SO my niece & I had a mini competition to see who solve the problem 1st. GREAT. I lost to her

Now I realised, depsite their occasional outbreaks of quarrel & fighting, I do miss them and like to spend time with them. I enjoyed my day with them today.

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Shopping! Shopping!

Posted on June 24th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

Oh…god………..GSS has arrived, and how much shopping I have done!!

Courtesy from http://www.greatsingaporesale.com.sg/english.html

I have told myself, must budget, must budget, but too bad………the sales are just too irresistable! What have I bought? Shoes, bags, undies, clothes,  bedlinens, cosmestics………………..and MORE!! hehe

Before the official 7% GST and before the end of sales at 22nd July, there is more reason for me to go shopping! haha

Happy Shopping folks!

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Changi Beach

Posted on June 21st, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

When I’m feeling down or stressed, I always wander to the beach to have a quiet moment for myself. This time I choose to go to Changi Beach.

Changi Beach

A true Piscean I am, I turn to the sea and waves. Seeing the serene greenish blue of sea water, movement of the waves move along the shore and those coming to the shores, feeling the sea breeze and together with my soothing music plugged to my ears, never fail to calm me down. They seem to remind me that troubles don’t stay put at one place, but with time, it will disappear. And is time to move on.

Greenery at the beach

While I was enjoy the sea breeze, I am also looking out for the planes in action…hhaha..yes! It is near the airport! Ever since I started work in the airport, I enjoy seeing planes taking off and landing even more than before!

Plane in Action

Why I like that? Planes taking off remind me to soar to great heights. yeah…that is the aspiration.

Another one

Too bad, I can’t take more cos my battery failed on me Well, it is my fault, I forgot the battery is nearly flat. Never mind……………this is always ANOTHER time!!

The last shot I took before my battery surrenderred

OK! Time to head home…….and watch my now favourite Taiwanese serials! Feeling much better now yeah

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Family issues

Posted on June 12th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

Different people have different issues with their family members. While some have close relationship and understanding parents/ sibling, there are some, unfortunately, don’t have such.

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One of the issues I realise, always concern money. Once their children joined the work force, some parents demand that they are to be given money. That is pretty normal, but what happened if there are siblings; one don’t cooperate to give some to parents, leaving the pressure to another who don’t earn quite enough and yet wanted to save for future education.

I felt quite sad to know such incidents. I mean, I thought there should be some compromise and coperation between siblings to contribute to the family? And also ideally there should have some understanding from parents to know that children does face some difficulties about parting their hard earn money, especially when there is not enough to give. So why that hard pressure to give them quite a big sum when we don’t even earn that much? The pressure get so bad sometimes children threaten to move out or parents argued not to cook or do housework for them. I mean, where has the family harmony gone to?

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not implying that children shouldn’t give. I know parents do sacrifice their time and money for the family. But time has changed. Things cost a lot more and sometimes whatever earned is not enough. I’m sure children want to contribute, but sometimes there are constraints that children only hope parents would understand. On the other hand, I have heard another side of the story that X has 3 children, all successful with their chosen careers. However, they don’t give X any money that X has to find odd jobs to support herself and her illness. I mean that is sad too. In this case, the children can afford to give so why not give?? I mean, they don’t think how their mum slogged during her times to help raise them?? Really don’t understand them. Surely they must have their reasons, but I just hope in my heart those reasons are not selfish one.

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I felt lucky that for the time being I don’t face such pressures at the moment as my parents are self sufficient at the moment. However, I know that they can’t be like that forever, so when that time arrived, I would try support them wherever I can and hope the pressure wouldn’t be too great as I do face with one problem at the moment!!

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What to do when face such problems? I still believe discussing, compromising and giving in are the keys but said is always easier than done.

I wish all the best, I hope in time, all be resolved.

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Sunset in Singapore

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

I used to live on 3rd floor when I used to be in Singapore. Now I have ‘graduated’ to live at 12th floor.

It happened to be my off day. And now I get to see the sunset here. What a rare sight for me!

The sunset in Singapore

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