National Day Weekend
So it is a long weekend but unlike some of my colleagues, didn't get a chance to go on a short trip away from all these hustle and bustle. Still, it was a nice break from work and something that i've been looking forward to.
Spent half the morning on the day before national day, looking after some of the students in school where we had a mini ND Concert. Well, not quite mini since it lasted almost 2 hours and the marquee was pretty much jam-packed. It was hot and clearly, not what some students can 'tahan'. Not surprising then that some kids ended up in the air-conditioned classrooms the whole time. Anyway, i did my part entertaining some of them who couldn't tolerate the noise and the heat by being a mobile bubble machine by the sidelines where it's cooler. At least the kids was engaged by the bubbles... can't say much about just watching songs and dance you don't understand amidst the crowds, noise, waiting time and heat.
Then it was half day off for all of us and I spent it singing KTV with LS and Anita... PS was supposed to join us but in the end was unable to. Oh well, it was fun nonetheless. 5 plus hours of non-stop rock and rolling good time. Wish the rest of the weekend was like that but well... couldn't complain. At least it was peaceful and... quiet. Didn't even get all excited by the whole NDP thing by the bay nor wanted to join the crowd at the various spots to wait for the fireworks. In the end, just sort of watched it on TV while i was reading a new book. Heard it was pretty good though.
Saw angie and my cousin on saturday (swimming in the late morning with angie and dinner with cousin)... both are pregnant, perhaps 1 mth apart from each other. Quite funny how different woman would go ahead preparing for the big day but regardless of the difference, their joy and anticipation for the big delivery was pretty apparent. Another colleague of mine is also planning to get pregnant and she already has a schedule to adhere to... from the pre-pregnancy tests for her and hubby ($256 per person at thomas medical), those necessary shots (rubella, TB and all that) to her must-give-birth-before-this date. Seems like tons of things to do and prepare for.
Our colleague from India was alittle shocked about all the things to do just before getting pregnant because she said, some people in India would never have been to the doctors from the time they get pregnant till the birth. Well, "but this is Singapore", I reminded her, though i am not very sure that if all Singaporeans actually go into that much details. I am just a tad bit blown away by all the 'planning' as well... but i could be the minority. Right now, there just seem to be other things i ought to pay attention to then when to have my shots, find out which gynae is better, or which hospital have better delivery packages.
Spent half the morning on the day before national day, looking after some of the students in school where we had a mini ND Concert. Well, not quite mini since it lasted almost 2 hours and the marquee was pretty much jam-packed. It was hot and clearly, not what some students can 'tahan'. Not surprising then that some kids ended up in the air-conditioned classrooms the whole time. Anyway, i did my part entertaining some of them who couldn't tolerate the noise and the heat by being a mobile bubble machine by the sidelines where it's cooler. At least the kids was engaged by the bubbles... can't say much about just watching songs and dance you don't understand amidst the crowds, noise, waiting time and heat.
Then it was half day off for all of us and I spent it singing KTV with LS and Anita... PS was supposed to join us but in the end was unable to. Oh well, it was fun nonetheless. 5 plus hours of non-stop rock and rolling good time. Wish the rest of the weekend was like that but well... couldn't complain. At least it was peaceful and... quiet. Didn't even get all excited by the whole NDP thing by the bay nor wanted to join the crowd at the various spots to wait for the fireworks. In the end, just sort of watched it on TV while i was reading a new book. Heard it was pretty good though.
Saw angie and my cousin on saturday (swimming in the late morning with angie and dinner with cousin)... both are pregnant, perhaps 1 mth apart from each other. Quite funny how different woman would go ahead preparing for the big day but regardless of the difference, their joy and anticipation for the big delivery was pretty apparent. Another colleague of mine is also planning to get pregnant and she already has a schedule to adhere to... from the pre-pregnancy tests for her and hubby ($256 per person at thomas medical), those necessary shots (rubella, TB and all that) to her must-give-birth-before-this date. Seems like tons of things to do and prepare for.
Our colleague from India was alittle shocked about all the things to do just before getting pregnant because she said, some people in India would never have been to the doctors from the time they get pregnant till the birth. Well, "but this is Singapore", I reminded her, though i am not very sure that if all Singaporeans actually go into that much details. I am just a tad bit blown away by all the 'planning' as well... but i could be the minority. Right now, there just seem to be other things i ought to pay attention to then when to have my shots, find out which gynae is better, or which hospital have better delivery packages.
