what a crazy month to celebrate raya!

Just fully recovered from flu (which lasts for 2 unbearable weeks), and getting my voice to sound normal again... U can expect my face not to be glowing as it's supposed to on the first day of raya... I was heavily sedated and relied on my meds and antibiotics to get by each day and try perform as many activities for the month...



A candid shot of me working...thanks to ms salsa...

Baking cakes and cookies, driving my family around for a whole day in a rented car, going out with colleagues, friends, my bf and his relatives for raya... it was super-tiring,yet worth every sweat I shed along the way...

Speaking of colleagues, I'm really gonna miss the whole bunch of wacky and fun-loving poly attachment students @ my workplace as they are going off soon... to face their final year exam... Wishing them all the lucks they need!
Never failing to find time to chat up the kiddies... :)


Noisy girls posing in the toilet...


Went out for dinner @ 18 Chefs in Tiong Bahru Plaza

The kids acting busy...

Work has been busy as always added with my busy schedule teaching... need to jumpstart my intensive training for my Women10K Run coming 1 Nov... really looking forward to it! Starting my night shifts very very soon... and I really hope I don't disappoint anyone at that...

Things to look forward to in this next few mths:

- My bf family meeting my family to formally discuss our engagemnt & wedding plans
( 3 Oct )

- Going out raya with my relatives ( 4 Oct )

- All my students' exams ( Oct )

- My Women10K ( 1 Nov )

- Balloting for a place to live ( 0ct )

- Buying Iphone 3G / 3GS ( Oct - Nov )

- My engagement ceremony ( 27 Dec )

- Booking of all necessary wedding day services (deco/catering being of utmost priority!) : ( Oct - Dec '09 )

Gonna write my book review in another posting then... its quite late now... *yawn*

Month of Ramadhan...so challenging

Hadn't been blogging for some time now, and also running... the month of Ramadhan is quite draining as the body is slowly adapting to having lesser food and fluids inside the system, and yet has to regulate and work as per normal on a day to day basis.... The weather was simply unbearable for the first week, but nowadays were quite cooler thanks to the rainy days....

For the past week, I've been catching up with my colleagues aka friends... I went out with my fellow Muslim colleagues to Breeks @ Marina for Iftar on Monday evening, and learned how to bowl and Costa Sands with some colleagues past Thursday night... It didn't sit quite well with my dear though, cos I haven't been running and taking care of my body as well as I should have done... Time to buck up then....


My fav...'Lafayette'


Some chinese colleagues also wanted to experience Iftar with us Muslims

I've been trying to collect 'points' during this special month of Ramadhan by putting in more effort in my prayers and reciting doas consistently in order to have a fulfilling and meaningful month of fasting... considering some tuition lessons were cancelled, I have more time for myself nowadays...better make the most of it...

The month of Ramadhan is a special month to seek forgiveness from all the people around you and from God to cleanse your past sins... fasting also serve as a reminder to all Muslims the sufferings of the poor and starving all over the world, and to emulate the behaviours of our late prophet Muhammad... fasting is not just about refraining from eating and drinking but holds a lot more meaning to it....

I hope all my prayers will be answered in this special month and all my wishes granted... Insyaallah...


Bowling girls


The whole bowling team not inclusive of Salsa,who was taking this pic


Started off clearing drains,and had a strike on my 4th try! But I was the lowest still...bleah!


My score improved on the 2nd game,thanks to dear salsa and daniel's tips on how not to hit the drains...haha

I would love to go bowling with my dear after puasa... just for the fun of it...

My current read is very interesting and on the medical side... a book written by a brain surgeon who shares how life is being a specialist doctor like her... will share this one in another blog post....