Saturday, January 01, 2011

2010 December 31... HOW the 24h LOOKED like...

  • 0000h-0330h: zzzzz.....
  • 0330h: rise & shine.
  • 0345h-0600h: clearing email, sorting out documents. preparing for morning workshop.
  • 0600h-0630h: breakfast. getting ready to leave for school.
  • 0630h-0745h: bus 29. mrt westbound line. gentleman offered me a seat in the crowded train.
  • 0745h-0800h: bus 189. bus not crowded. only person alighted. 
  • 0807h: meet kh along the linkway, telling me breakfast is ready. wow... so nice of him to make all these arrangement. thanks, kh.
  • 0810h: surprised to learn that furniture not back to their usual arrangement after the training that took place the day before. ah! one thing I must remember: always 'reset' everything back to starting state (when possible) - for the convenience of all users.
  • 0810h-0830h: thanks to kh & mw for helping to set up the room. really appreciate the help.
  • 0830h: getting ready. some new colleagues already there. good morning :)
  • 0840h-1130: workshop begins with mac attack activities. glad that we went through and it gave good opportunities to share experiences and useful classroom management tips. thanks to jn sharing an observation that i was not aware of. meanwhile, received reply from hy that the application was approved. yes. it made my day. thank to the team back in hq! great year-end gift. appreciate the swiftness.
  • 1130h-1330h: discussed programme with ay. good progress for something exciting to happen. am confident it would go well when placed in ay's hands.
  • 1230h: ocy reminded me last year we stayed up till evening. actually we didn't. i have evidence. it was only up to around 1 pm on 31 dec 2009. ok, this time i reached 'new heights'.
  • 1340h: i knew i was late for the 2 pm gathering. replied vy. packed & go.
  • 1340-1400h: at clementi mrt station. tried to reach for the hp to twit. oh no! to my horror, it's not in the bags. oh! i left it on irfan's table while i was packing my stuff. what a day!
  • 1400-1425h: at last, 189 came. what's wrong! had to wait for more than 15 min for the bus. ok. keep cool, but true enough, it tested my patience. yes, i cursed & swear in my heart. not because the bus did not come, but why i was so forgetful. hey, is age catching up? hm... i'm not very optimistic.
  • 1430h: stepped into sst again. 2nd time in the same day, & carrying heavy stuff. what a way to end work. met the guard. saw 2 cars in the carpark. there were still people around.
  • 1435h: stepped into the staff room. dt & cl were still there. i'm not the last to go :)
  • 1450h: ok. sms vy that i'll be late. caught a cab. traffic was really really very slow... why so much vehicles.
  • 1520h-1830h: yes. at reached macdonald. there - only vy turned up. well, well, blessing in disguise. had a really good heart to heart chat with vy. yes. even recalled those good old days (really old 'cos almost 10 yrs ago) in nas, & we even spoke about old colleagues. yes. i missed those good old days where i grew. 
  • 1830h-1840h: bought 4 slices of cakes at macdonald. mum said it was good, but did not eat though i bought a couple of weeks ago. bought the same 4 flavours.
  • 1840h-1920h: took bus 20 home.
  • 1920h-1955h: dinner. nothing beats dinner at home. liked the soup very much. 
  • 1955h-2030h: turned on tablet, surfed a little. knew that work had arrived - but would only do on new year day. 
  • 2030h-2400h: decided not to stay up... off the tablet... zzzzz.....

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