14 days

Yes, it's exactly 2 weeks from now! I can't help getting more and more excited as the days come nearer and nearer. Carrying my luggages, waving goodbye to family and getting on the plane..... I can imagine that!! And I'll get to experience sleeping in airports too! Haha perhaps that's the part that I anticipate the most. I was really envious when looking at those photos that my friends posted on Facebook..... Nevermind, I shall wait. It's gonna be my turn 2 weeks later (:

Fall semester has started and friends already started going to classes, while I'm still here merayau ke sana-sini. Went to have some nice food and walk around at the shopping mall just now even though I don't have anything to buy.... Haha I'm just bored out of my wits staying at home. I seriously need to find something to do!

Went back to the kindergarten today to get my salary. I thought I would get a half-month salary because I worked until 15th only this month. And I was really surprised when my boss gave me one month's salary ! I feel so touched lar. She already gave me a big angpau before I left and now I got extra paid :') Besides that, I'm happy that I got to see the cute little angels that I'm missing so terribly! I wanted to hug them tight but I did not. Stayed there for a while and left before my tears started to fall. I really hope they will still remember me after they grow up.... *wipes tears* Little angels, you brought me the greatest happiness of my life! Be a good kid, ok? I promise, I will come back 3 years later. T____T

Cooking 101 starts tomorrow. Stay tuned for the pics of nice food k? =) And dental appointment this Thursday. Oh noooooo, nightmare! :S

rojak again

haven't updated my blog for quite some time.... so this post is gonna be a long one :)

first, i've resigned from my job last saturday and i'm no longer a kindergarten teacher now.

took some pics with the kids before i left.

aww, look at those cute kids! i already started missing the kids who had brightened up my days. i enjoyed being together with them. they are like my little angels :)

so now i've got my visa done! woohoooo. thanks eden and her family for giving me a stay and bringing me around KL. it was a really nice trip! took the earliest flight last sunday to lcct, coz i thought i would have to take ktm from nilai to KL ktm station (which may take a very long time) and i already forgot there are buses from lcct directly to KL sentral XD oh ya here's a random story... there was a guy sitting beside me on the plane and he asked me "chinese?" before he started talking to me in mandarin -.- i don't look like a chinese meh :( took skybus to KL sentral after i reached lcct and then took ktm to KL ktm station...... alone! haha i know this is normal but it was my first time doing so. luckily i didn't get on the wrong bus/ get lost in KL sentral/ get on the wrong ktm XD

eden has already waited for me at the ktm station as i reached there, and she brought me to her church which is near the petaling street. it's a chinese methodist church and it has a very nice architectural design. actually this was my first time going to a church! lousy me have never visited any church before this, even the famous St. Anne church in my hometown. after that, we walked around petaling street and now only i know how petaling street looks like. umm.... okay this was my another "first time" too. i've always wanted to go to petaling street because of its history and of course ..... nice food! but now, i'm kinda disappointed to see the stalls at petaling street which sell pirated goods. they make petaling street looks exactly like a pasar -.- went to pasar seni (a.k.a central market) after that. i love that place! it's a really great place to shop for malaysian arts and crafts, souvenirs and antiques.

got so excited when i saw the old buildings near petaling street and pasar seni! LOL eden must be thinking that i'm weird. i just love old buildings. i can easily get the feeling of history and time when i'm in an old building. for example, when i visited the baba and nyonya heritage museum at malacca and some old houses in penang last time, i felt like i was back to that era. i could imagine what people were doing there and how their life was like. i could also feel the spirit of the long gone people..... yea, every building has its own story, and it needs people to dig out its story :) i wish the government can preserve all the old and historical buildings in our country because they are like part of our culture that can never be replaced.

went shopping at berjaya times square, sungai wang plaza and low yat plaza after that. brought a battery charger for my camera and the charger itself has US pin plug! :D

brought this inflatable pillow at daiso. it's really useful! i used it on the bus back to my hometown and i slept comfortably until i almost missed the stop XD

bought this vacuum bag at daiso too. it's just 5 bucks and easy to be used. i just need to roll it to release the air inside the bag, unlike the slazenger vacuum bags that i bought...... so freaking expensive and i still need a vacuum cleaner to suck the air inside the bag!

haha guess what is this? oil blotters. the quality isn't good or maybe my face is too oily? XD i still prefer clean & clear oil blotters.

went for visa interview the next day. waited for more than 2 hours before the interview and the interview ended within 1 minute -.- however, the staffs were friendly and helpful :)

we walked for about 10 minutes to KLCC after the interview.

took this pic on the way going to KLCC. i love seeing the tall buildings :)

KLCC

KLCC park. it wasn't as nice as what i saw last time.

had sakae sushi for lunch and rotted at kinokuniya before entering the cinema.

watched Salt. it was nice! i love this kind of movies.... i mean, spy movies =D i think angelina jolie is the best person to star as evelyn salt.

so i went home right after i got my visa at wisma mca. a big thank you to eden who accompanied me all the way to bukit jalil. so touched =') i myself have a great improvement too! i was so brave when buying bus ticket HAHA i didn't get scared by the ladies at the counters and the uncles who kept persuading me to buy tickets from them. i'm serious.... do not laugh k. ada phobia tau. ok la i tell a story to entertain whoever reading this post. it happened in my second semester in inti. i took ktm to seremban alone after class to buy a bus ticket. when i reached there, i saw the ladies at the counters waving hands at me and said "mari... mari!". i quickly walked to other counters but there were some uncles beside the counters who kept asking me: "ah moi, mau pi mana? ohh butterworth.... sekarang ada bus! mari mari!" so i got scared and went back to inti without buying bus ticket. HAHAHA do not swt. i'm glad that i've finally overcome my phobia =p

got my hair straightened! =)

all the best to tzinyee, jiehui and emily who are on their way to US and also everyone who's leaving soon! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAMMI =3=

(i just hate making up blog post titles)

don't you just hate people who always complain for nothing?! damn. there's a girl in my class and she has a super fussy mom. her mom is kind of .... you know, arrogant type, and she complains all the time (as in EVERYDAY)! yea she pays, and she deserves to complain, but what she complains about are like.... okay i'll give some examples. we help those kids with long hair to tie their hair up after they wake up from nap. and the girl's mom said we tied her daughter hair too tight. wth... it's just a freaking ponytail and it's NOT tight at all! other parents have never complained about this and she was the only one -.- argh, i hate dealing with this kind of parents.

being a kindergarten teacher ain't easy. you know, kids nowadays are spoiled. most of the kids at my kindergarten are the only child at home. their parents just give them everything they want, like branded stuff, mcdonalds.... sometimes i really doubt if the parents understand what are good for their kids and what are not. there's a 5 year old boy in my kindergarten who always comes to school late. school starts at 8:30am and he comes after 10am (sometimes 12pm -.-) i asked him why he's late.... and guess what he said? "mom brought me to mcdonalds." cureless. why the hell are there such parents who don't care if their kids miss the classes? and teachers are usually the ones to be blamed when the kids couldn't learn anything due to lateness to school.

relieved. haha i was just too annoyed by the complainer. nevermind 14 more days. and i won't be seeing her anymore!

look at the tree! it was done by me together with the kids in my class. i collected the leaves, and then we made the tree trunk and pasted the leaves together. it was nice, wasn't it? =D

went to queensbay mall yesterday.... and WOWWWW, there are sales! but "sales" has another meaning too - BROKE. i've spent more than 300 bucks at padini concept store for some formal blouses, skirt, turtlenecks and long sleeve tees.

me in my new black turtleneck!

*heart* turtlenecks since i was little coz it looks so classy!

p/s: YEA THAT'S PUPU. do not rub your eyes and show me the O_O look k.

spent more than 200 bucks at winter time for a pretty purple parka and i got a free beanie hat!

it looks cute right? ;D but i don't look cute in this beanie, why huh =p

continued shopping spree at the jusco at bandar perda. bought a hand luggage bag and a body glove backpack at rofina. i just realized that all the bags that i plan to bring to the states (including the hush puppies and beverly hills polo club luggage bags, converse sling bag, rofina hand luggage bag and the big artificial leather bag that i always use) are all in natural earth colors! me likeyyyy :]

okay so now what are the things that i haven't bought?

• lotion/ hand cream
• lip balms
• shampoo
• shower gel
• toothbrush
• toothpaste
• blanket
• medicine
• batteries
• charger
• external hard disk
• pens

looks like i can start packing now! it's only 38... 38 days!! *excited* hope to get my visa done soon. may be going to visit friends at setapak after the interview! :)

rojak =p

received a letter from our godfather last friday. was so excited to see this: taklimat pra-penerbangan dan pembayaran elaun kepada pelajar-pelajar tajaan jpa ke universiti di amerika syarikat! but, as i continued reading the letter, this word made me O_O...... BLAZER! i initially thought that we have to wear our own blazer to attend the briefing. so i started to be nervous *where am i going to get a blazer??*

then, mom brought me to shopping mall and we tried to look for a blazer. ok la i admit that i was super excited to see the blazers in the shopping mall! i've always loved to wear formal attire and this was one of the reasons i chose to major in business administration! weird huh =p

tried on a seed blazer and camwhored like crazy in the fitting room! do i look like a ceo? *say YES la pleaseee*

camwhored with mom while waiting for sis. haha i know we don't look alike XD

ta-daaa! these are what i use to tipu the kids =p see, got ben 10, doraemon, disney princesses, cinnamoroll and winnie the pooh!

things that i made for the kids' art and craft class XD

so i will be going back to inti next week, and this will be the last time i see the peeps before we all leave for the states. too bad i cannot join them for going to KL this time coz i haven't got my i20 T____T i actually planned a trip and i hoped that it will be a memorable one, but everything just disappeared into thin air like bubbles. all i can do now is to pray to my dearest Guan Yin Ma so that i can get my i20 soon :( *pleaseeee*

never stop learning XD

suddenly feel like sharing what i've learnt through my current job.

besides feeding kids, bathing kids and making up baby's bottle etc that i mentioned in my previous posts, i've also learnt a NEW thing ...... diapering! XD if i weren't working, i would never ever diaper a kid!! i always stood like at least 3 meters away whenever i saw people diapering their baby, and my face would show the facial expression of "ewwww" or "yucks". and now, diapering is not a nightmare for me anymore. tips: hold your breath, do not look at the things in the diaper when you change diaper for your kids, quickly throw the used diaper into rubbish bin, and wash your hands. kao dim!

okayy have you guys heard of Phonics? maybe you guys know about it, but i seriously did not know what the hell phonics is before i started to work as a kindergarten teacher. and i was amazed when i knew that my mom knows it -.- phonics is like... sounds of the alphabets. for example, a = ae, b = beh, c = ckeh...... so this is another thing that i've learnt through my job =D

in conclusion, my job has prepared me to be a good mother in the future LOL

Never Stop Learning!

updates

1. okay i'm just a little bit excited coz the status for my financial affidavit of support has finally changed to COMPLETED! hopefully my i-20 can arrive here in these few days =)

2. have had experience of taking care of a hyperactive kid. it was.... kinda challenging :) the 3 year old kid has serious problem in paying attention and controlling his temper. he always beats people and i was lucky enough to kena a few times. he pulled my hair and beat me when i tried to bring him back to the room. i think i'm going to be bald if he pulls my hair like that everyday. he's also "strong" to break my amethyst bracelets! T_T i've been searching for some ways to deal with the hyperactive kid..... and i will try my best to make him normal no matter what!

3. i is happy. coz kids said they like to see me wearing specs! XD okayla, i know i look cool with specs HAHAHA

4. can't wait for the predeparture briefing! hope to have some great times with the peeps and aww, i miss midvalley so much!

5. guess what i was doing? ta-daaaa! writing lesson plan!! omg i'm really like a teacher now =p

third week

third week of job officially ended. i've been working for seven days this week because it was the kindergarten's open day today. damn tired siaaa.... many parents have registered for their kids today and the kids will start school next month! my workload is gonna be heavier! *hopes boss can increase salary :p* speaking of which, i just realized that i'm gonna get my salary soon. two weeks to go! =D

since the last two weeks were holidays, we had some holiday programs for the kids, such as arts and crafts, swimming, music and movement, story telling, and cooking.

pics of the kids!

know what? one of the reasons i like to work at kindergarten is that there are many toys!! i'm supposed to be the one who guides the kids when they are playing toys, but in the end i will be the one who plays XD and the kids will O_O *teacher, why are you playing toys? you are a kid meh?* hmmph, only kids can play toys meh -.-

i love the doll. see, got milk bottle one! ;D

and this was one of the toys that i loved so much when i was a kid! of course, i still love it :) i was so surprised when i found it at the kindergarten yesterday. well.. umm actually i forgot its name already =p tell me if you know the name!

so the kids O_O again when i made this car! see, i still remember how to make it =)

can't wait to see the kids tomorrow!

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yeah got a pretty layout for my blog! red + black + brown = my style :D

have been searching for housing for months but i still cannot find a nice one!! grrrrrr. and the problem of my financial affidavit of support has not been solved. that's why i still cannot get my i-20 now. why can't everything go smoothly? why should i be worried about everything? haih..... i know, that's life. you just can't expect everything to be perfect D:

so it was my turn to bathe the kids today. my shirt and jeans got wet after bathing them. yea i was so noob -.- i've also learned how to make up a baby's bottle, like how much of milk powder and water i should use etc. i never thought that i would have to feed kids, bathe kids and make up baby's bottle before i become a mother. see, life is always unexpected.

however, i'm glad that i work at this kindergarten. i love seeing the kids running and playing around. i love listening to and answering their innocent questions. yeah i love kids! =)

food that i had last week. yummyyy!

Good Morning, Teacher!

it was the 4th day today. and i've already answered tons of funny questions, from seagrass to tornado. the kids are interested in almost everything! they like to ask why until sometimes i don't know how to explain -.- well, this is a good thing. kids should be like that. i hate those parents who don't allow their kids to ask questions. they are like ... killing their kids' imagination!! i've seen lots of examples like this. the grown-up kids do not know how to imagine, they only know how to follow the rules. sad case, right? that's why we shouldn't feel annoyed by kids who like to ask questions. what we should do is to listen to their questions and give them the correct answers.

i've also heard lots of funny conversations of the kids. one was like that:

a few kids were sitting together and playing some rubber toys.

kid A : (pointed at a toy beetle) can a beetle fly?

kid B : of course cannot! you see, it doesn't have wings.

kid A : teacher, can i let the beetle wear a shirt that has wings on it so that the beetle can fly?

me : ......errrrr (thinking of how to answer)

kid C : how can a beetle wear a shirt? see, it's so small and a shirt is so big!

kid A : i will let it wear a very tight one!

HAHAHAA their conversations always make me lmao. i wish i could have such innocent mind like them. haih, if only i could turn back time ...... however, this might not be a good thing for people around me XD sometimes i think this chinese proverb is so true: 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 (one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, one who stays near ink gets stained black). it means you will become a good person when you mix around with a bunch of good people and you will become a bad person when you mix around with a bunch of bad people (erm... something like that). this always happens to me! when i watch nodame cantabile again and again, i start to act like the dumb nodame, or imitate her unconsciously. when i'm always be with the kids, i start to act like a 3 year old kid -.- apparently mom gets annoyed at me now! ;D perhaps i shouldn't work at a kindergarten.

i've uploaded pics of 2 kids at the kindergarten. didn't manage to take pics of other kids today =p will try it next time!

this is a very clever 3 year old kid at the kindergarten that i'm working at. soooooo cute!

the cute 2 year old kid that i mentioned in my previous post. he looks like xiao le, a character in a taiwanese drama!

first week of my job has ended. looking forward to next week! i really love seeing those innocent kids =)

first day on the job

so today was my first day on the job, and i'm dead tired now. i feel like my whole body is gonna break into pieces. never knew that being a kindergarten teacher can be so tiring. i initially thought that kids are cute and they always listen to their teachers, but heck i was wrong!!

i'm gonna describe what i've done today. woke up at 6:30am, and i was already at the kindergarten before 7:45am. waited for those kids aged between 2 to 6 to come and brought them to their classes. then i became teacher lew and taught the 5 year old kids according to the their class schedule. the subjects that i taught today were bahasa malaysia and computer. teaching bahasa malaysia was the most "kek sim" part. i taught them things like "b-a ba, j-u ju, baju" and they could forget what i taught in less than 1 minute -.- and they couldn't really pay attention in the class. sometimes they listened to me, sometimes they ignored me :( okaylo, kids mar.

besides teaching them, i have to help to bathe the kids. i haven't bathed them today, but it's gonna be my turn next week. and it will be my first ever time to bathe kids!! they had their lunch after bath, and i had to feed a 3 year old kid. it wasn't so hard to feed him =) they had revisions after lunch and this time i got along well with the kids. after that, they had a nap for 2 hours. thank god, finally i could get some peace. i spent the 2 hours reading some children's story books xD played with them after they woke up until their parents came to bring them back.

there are different types of kids i met here. some are shy while some are talkative. some are well-behaved while some are naughty. there's a cute 2 year old boy with long eyelashes at the kindergarten. he doesn't know how to talk, he only knows how to make some weird sounds like nodame does: "*&^%$#@" or some alien language that i don't understand at all. he likes to scream and can be annoying sometimes, but he really looks cute! btw, i did notice that kids get satisfied easily. they could also spend a few hours playing the same toy. okaylo perhaps some kids or just female kids.

will try to take their cute pics. stay tuned! =D