I Am Lynn Chong

This is definitely not the first time I am going for mission trip. But each time I have to leave for mission trip, I become like a school girl going to school for the very first time. Anxious, uncertain mixed with some anticipation, yet feeling reluctant to leave the comfort of home. But I am going because I told God I would go where He wants me too:) It will be good:) Keep me in prayers! See you guys in 8 days time! Be good! My 8days worth of love:)

Come this weekend, the kiddo will be all alone since me, daddy and mummy will be away. So we were on the topic of laundry. mz: so how I wash my clothes ah? me: easy, just put it in the machine and turn the knob. mz: but how much water? me: if you don't have a lot of clothes, then no need to..... mz: then how much detergent to put in? me: you just estimate. mz: Ok, I wait for mummy to come back.

I resign from my position of Superwoman. *sulk*

I am glad school is almost coming to an end. Not that I am all ready to get to work, but at least I only have a few assignments to go! Though new challenges are beginning. Still, I am trying to keep my cool, to remain calm, to speak kindly, to be professional. I must not let the administrative stuff,preparations and people rob me of the joy of the main task. Belief.Belief.Belief.

My 2500 words educational psychology is killing me. It's less of the the word limit but more of the subject matter. Thank God, I gave up on the idea of doing Psychology after 15. And Thank God more that I got an in-house psychologist to help me vet and critque. And the best thing is, the vetting is not restricted to psychology essays only:) Though, these are the rare few times when the psychologist works in peace with the sociologist. Other times, the arguments, i mean discussions can get quite, erm.. serious. But thank goodness, these times are reserved only for academic discussions. In any case, some brilliant mind came up with such a sphere known as the Social-Psychology, which we always fall on when the discussion so obviously is not going anywhere. Most of the time, I am very much contented having my childhood dream of pursuing a psychology degree being fulfilled in the form of a man:)

Then when I was a student, I can't wait for classes to end and hit straight home (or somewhere else fun). Now when I'm a student, I don't really look forward to going home because home means sitting in front of the computer doing work. And of course I can't afford to go to any fun places unless really necessary. Speaking of which, I am terribly sorry that the Oct birthday dinner is so short with me panicking constantly at the 2359 dateline. I don't know if anyone sense my anxiety. But I am sure we must make it up again. Long and relaxing one of course:)

Everyday, I churn up in my mind the many things I'm gonna blog about. And then they keep remaining in my mind, some forgotten along the way or simply become too outdated to be posted. But there are just too many things that are vying for my attention. I still got more than a dozen assignments due. But I am glad grammar test, sermon, and Fervour day preparation are over. The difference between these and normal works is that these gave me some unknown anxiety. Sat was crazy with rehearsal with James and Jian, communion, the bible reading plan set up and Fervour day. Right after fervour day, we went to send James off after 3hrs of sleep, I left home at 520am and return more than 12hours later due to soccer. I don't know how I manage to finish up my presentation and made it to morning class the next day. Enough said. Everybody is busy. We will learn to manage. But really, without God and His grace, I don't know how I survive some of these days. But God is good. All the stuff we...

Tommorrow is the day. 1030AM I don't remember when was the last time I felt such intense anxiety and stress over a test. Then again, I don't remember a time when my career was dependent on the test. If you guys see this in time, please say a little prayer for me. My grammar test is tmr and my rice bowl is dependent on it a nd I am so not confident about it :(

I needed to do a print advertisement analysis so I went and got a copy of 8days. Reason being 8days is the cheapest magazine around. I can't probably go and get a copy of Vogue and tear it up before reading, seeing that the assignment is due on Wed, can i? Now the problem is I ended up reading 8days still. And the greater problem is, I still come here and tell you people out there about what I just did. I say, blame in on all the not so interesting advertisements on 8days:)

I gave two of my students my no when I left. And they have promptly sent in their teacher's day messages. And I am very pleased:)

How did NIE come out with a timetable that stretches from 0830-1930/2030/2130 on so many days is beyond me. At least, there are some stuff to cheer me up:) Being able to buy stationery and used them up quite soon and thus having reason to buy again:) HSS library:) Not as comprehensive as the NUS Arts library, but will do for now:)

So school have officially started for me. It's good to be back in school. The different this time round however, is that I am not just a student but a paid employee. Meaning to say.... I Can't Skip School!!! :( Oh well, an employee gotta do what an employee should do. Nevertheless, I make sure my last day of holiday was well spent!:)

I'm feeling a little unwell. But I'm quite positive it's not H1N1. Because .... I suspect it has gotta do with... The family bar that I finished by myself. No, the problem is not the family bar. The problem is me.

When we were younger, we like to show off our parents especially our dads. “My daddy’s car is very big!” “No! My daddy’s car is bigger!” Apparently, some things don’t change with time. So we were at the topic of tummy. Winnie: My dad’s tummy is like 3months pregnant! James: Have you seen my dad’s? He’s gonna give birth anytime soon! :)

Was telling Junior, James and Clare that I too graduated o7o7. That was like 2years ago! How time flies! Really! To date, I still have not taken my family portrait! This year i must try! And I think I have never posted my commencement pictures. Well, because the camera failed us out of the blue. It's one of my greatest regrets, but still maybe I should develope it, for momento sake:)

This holiday, I did not idle! I have proof. My only regret this holiday was that our schedule did not allow for an overseas trip. But oh well, at least I had good food and good company:) Proof? Of course:) We love Korea BBQ. But nothing can beat Jap food! There is no such thing as a previous life. If not, I must have been an English who always have her tea...:) And then there was still a round 2:) And of course more food and supper:) And Finally.. All in all, I had a fruitful holiday:) And I am very thankful for that....:) p/s of course there are still many others like our Yew Tee point session which were not captured but clearly remembered...:)

Every now and then our friend will sing me songs, with his own made-up lyrics. On some days, he can come out with really good ones, other times he just left me giggling and highly entertained:) On our way back just, he sang: Ah shi wa wu ji ba ban (If I have 100million) Ji ba ban... Ah shi wa wu ji ba ban Ler jiu mian zuo gang, deng!deng!deng! (Then you don't have to work) And he pointed at me with a silly grin:)

Out! On Leave! Do Not Disturb!! :) :) :)

The reason I have not been blogging is not because I am too busy sleeping. Fact is the many activities had kept me busy. Not that I am complaining. And I think I am achieving much considering the weather, which in my opinion is beyond optimun human living condition. And you know how i am with the sun. I love the sea and sun and I think it's ridiculous not to be in the sun when we are out at the beach. But other than times like those when I am mentally prepared and looking forward to, the rest of the times I just turn into a whiny,short-tempered,snappy,frustrated,unreasonable,refusing to move or talk, (fill in any negative adjectives you can think of) monster, when the weather is hot. So I said, considering the number of times i've been out these 2weeks, i'm doing well. Though I wonder if it was coincidence that many of these activities takes place after 10pm:)

Unless the appeal comes true, I'll still be back in Kranji for about 3 weeks but I will not be taking on classes I think. These are the kids who asked for hugs despite telling them that they probably still see me in July, and who says they will ask their teachers to not come for class, so that I can go in and relief. And it's also kinda nice that even their parents asked me about my leaving and shook my hands in apprecitaion:) I think I'm gonna miss them.