15th Nov 2022
Off to Graduation Lunch
Treasure the moments with your friends. #ijfriendsrfriendsforlife#
#ymygirlsdunwantodressup#
#meitu2drescue#
Was waiting for the graduand in the car 😄
She was supposed to go out with her friend after their grad lunch, but last minute (a day ago) friend informed that she had something on with the family n had to do a rain check. Lil' one met up with me at Parkway instead.
Since we're there I thought it's time to get everything done
Thankfully the therapist at Browhaus is available for her first eyebrow threading.
She had been bugging me for months to colour her hair.
Lor soh girl had it done at the hair salon after her hair cut.
Wah... I sit until can hatch 🐣 eggs there. Wanted to run errands myself after my long overdue haircut but in the end did a hair spa treatment as well. I nvr colour my hair coz I'm just that gniao to not do it at salon but DIY at home.
She's really so happy with the hair colour. Thanks to Uncle Theon for his help. Always so friendly and chatty with this tweety bird.
#teamsalon#
From her BFF since P1, Megan.
Thanks to Megan who took her angpow money and did the pre- order, collection n getting the rocher.
Ok, Aricia Ting pls pay me back with your angpow for Megan's flower.
Thanks to Aunty Nanette Zehnder for bringing up a well mannered and thoughtful daughter.
Here's to a longer friendship between the girls, from the chatty 7yr-olds to the bor-geh old ladies.
Really a huge bouquet!
From her mummy, of course sponsored by the daddy
From the school
From her EL teacher
Telepathy between us. She reminded me the tickets are open for sale when I only purchased 2mins before her reminder.
The date is set. Yay!
2 months comes even before you know.
This time round not 1st or 2nd row. I couldn't keep my eyes open last week when the vocals came on stage 😂. Opera not really my type. I don't think I will be bored with the coming concert but just in case. #notnicetosleepinfrontofthem#
A girlfriend dropped by * surprise surprise * earlier on with a belated gift for lil' one and che.
And she had to listen to our trash duet music for I dunno how long outside our balcony. Coz .... I didn't expect her to be there n we were happily (and unshamingly) playing away. So paiseh!
#thanksmyfriend#
I'm not suited to cook this.
The first time I cooked sliced fish. And both times, can get the smell but the taste is 😳
Che-che is old enough to "settle dinner" for mei-mei and herself. Hee! Suddenly they became chummy friends coz' lil' one is dependent on her to get frozen chix heated up. See! I did such a good deed by bringing them closer together. Thanks to my disastrous dish!
#thankstoairfryer#
#goodfriendsnowenemiesinlessthananhourlater#
Minus the blouse. This is Size 30 on her. Macam like opera costume belt like that!
Going back St Hilda's Kindergarten next year. A repeat student!
But she would be hauled into the P's office for short uniform
Swim n Bowling party
She's feeling bLUuuuuuuu......
With the girls at Nanette’s shop
Listening to TKGS Symphonic Band at their practice.
I explained to girl, much attention is always given to the woodwind family. The stand-by-the-side percussion family is important as it acts effects to a piece of music. So don't look down if you see someone holding just a castanet or triangle in the band.
14th Nov 2014
14th Nov - After spending 6 years in CHIJKCP, my older girl walked out of the school gate. It should have been her second last time setting her foot in the school as a student, but she gets to step into the school for another two more days / chances as she needs to return to school for extra Handbells practice.
She said her FT and Co-FT had tears welled up in their eyes. If I'm a teacher I would too, especially if my "babies" are leaving the school. The rough days of students not handing up homeworks; shouting at the noisy class would be forgotten. Some girls in her class cried, I didn't ask her if she cried. However I saw her sitting quietly in the bedroom and pasting all her Polaroid photos into a journal. (mind you! she isn't an organised person) She wrote simple words like "Friends since P1", "BFF" "Favourite time in school - P6" (What?! I think it's more like panicking time) Perhaps she knew that when weeks and then months go by; PSLE ends the time spent together as a class somewhat ends too. When I read those words, I kept quiet and tried hard to remember my Primary classmates. I don't remember all, I only remembered my Secondary classmates. Was she getting sentimental? I feel for her... but because I still have more chances to step into the school as a PV (until the lil' one graduates) I'm able to control my tinge of sadness.
Her classmates have this bonding, although they may have their own cliques they are still approachable to others in the class. They are very encouraging towards their friends, really! I read their WhatsApp chat and it's heartening to see such modest girls.
They are not competitive between classmates and strangely the girls don't boast whether they got into
DSA or their grades. It's all hush hush unless the teacher discloses it.
What is a school? (n) an institution for the teaching of children
What makes an institution filled with love and warmth? The teachers and friends.
Our school may not be the best school in Singapore.
I'm sure she holds special memories of the school and one day she'll walk into the school with her daughter and proudly tells her "mummy used to run around here, used to play hide and seek here" etc..
The white blouse and blue pinafore only represents the school they're in. Beneath that, it's with pride and honour to be an IJ girl.
At their fav place
As I did the laundry today, my heart felt sore. I looked at her PE T-shirt and thought to myself, she's never going to wear this to school. Hmm... make it for home use then.
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