posting is out today... was wondering how it goes for my graduated students...
so far i know that r.l is going to NP Mass Com., c.l going to NP Bus. Studies, k.y going to TP Bus. Studies and i.s going to TP Biomed. Studies. Congrats to all of them! what about the rest of you!?

went for Edgeworth Training today... did not wanted to park my car at the CBD area so I took the train to Raffles Place (after such a long time of driving!) and I was shocked by the massive amount of people leaving the trains and going to work there! I was literally dragged along in the midst of the "sea"... felt kinda uncomfortable squeezing with so many people and having such close physical proximity! thank God I'm tall and the air up here is much fresher ;)

homeschooling did not start from the States... it started from Israel... it's the Hebrew (biblical) model that focuses on relationships, unlike the Greek model (or most current educational systems) that focuses on knowledge. It works on collaboration rather competition... it prepares the child for eternity rather than for this lifetime... it requires quantity of time rather than hurried quality time... it involves parents rather than strangers... i love it even though it is really demanding!

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blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.

for he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

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CNY was rather quiet for me this year... Did not manage to organise any gatherings for my classes so I only hosted those students who initiated to visit me...

My domestic helper went home yesterday evening... she needed to go home to take care of her children as her husband is going to another country to work. My family decided to send her off to the airport because she was a valuable help to us and has become a part of the family. When we were at the carpark, all the helpers from all our neigbouring units came out all at the same time to say goodbye... a rare sight to behold... it felt as if they were sending off a dear friend and companion working together in a foreign land... When the five of us snuggled up to bed together last night, there was a sweet feeling that we are all by ourselves again... depending and helping one another as a family...

we have decided to go maid-less for as long as we can so that the kids can learn to help out with the chores...it's not going to be that easy since we are homeschooling the kids too... that means the kids are with us 24/7! there goes the time where the both of us can go out together once in a while...oh well, at least there are a couple of people who have volunteered to babysit them so that we can have some time out ;) will not abuse this privilege though :) we still love to have them hanging around most of the time!

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arrogance... being unruly proud of yourself and bragging about yourself in front of others? that's right but that's only one extreme end of pride...

there is the other end of pride that many did not realize... shyness or timidness is actually a display of pride as well!

what?! I must be kidding you, right? consider again...

pride originates from the self. if you think too highly of yourself, that's pride. If you think too lowly of yourself, that's pride too!

simply because, at the core of the whole matter, all you are concerned about is yourself! it's always about I, I, I or me, me, me... what would people think of me? why did I do that? I'm such a failure. I don't want to reach out or talk to anyone again! isn't that still about you?!

a truly humble person has no opinion of himself... he is not concerned about what people say... he simply accept what God has to say about him... he just do what needs to be done... he is not concerned about whether what he does is going to make him look good or bad... he just do it because that is the right thing that God wants him to do...

It is written in Numbers Chapter 12:3 that Moses was the most humble man on earth at that time... guess who wrote the Book of Numbers? Moses! Yup, he just simply stated what God wanted him to write without feeling overly happy or embarrassed about that statement.

It is written in Philippians Chapter 2:7 that Jesus made himself of no reputation... it's not good reputation that you must work hard to keep up or poor reputation that you must work even harder to improve but NO reputation that He took upon Himself so that He is not even bothered by reputation at all...

I have much to learn from them...

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If it even begins with me at all

Then it�s a spontaneous response to an upward call

Of living a life of passion and love

Descending on others like a dove


It�s not a single encounter that settles all

But a lifelong journey through many walls

Serving all and fighting hard, we�re in the business of mending hearts


Bouncing up just like a ball

No matter how hard you may fall

For there are others who need you more

That�s the life worth living for!

A pair of eyes with tears to spare

To connect with them and show our care

To see their faces, how they fare


A pair of ears like an open pore

All ready to absorb and hear it all

Attentive to help whenever they call


A sincere heart that opens doors

To unlock those burdens they �adore�

To unleash their potential and make them soar!


At the end of the day, it�s not the reward that matters more

But looking back and knowing that

Your life is full of no regrets

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