my first sewing lesson

i got bitten by the sewing bug when i chanced upon a beautiful piece of fabric in a little shop @ Queen street.

"i must make a dress out of this!" with this thought, i bought the fabric and asked my mum-in-law for help who used to own a small school teaching people how to sew.

last sunday was my first lesson! i wanted to sew a cushion cover with a cross stitch design.

three & a half hours of drafting, cutting and ironing, this is what i have achieved :
(yes, u are right, the 2 bigger pcs aren't ironed)

this sunday i will borrow j's sewing machine (my mum-i-l's is too professional a machine for me) and start sewing!

Mum's 71st in Colour

Mum's 71st BD

hee hee i know uncle Aloysius & some of u have been checking this space for my Chile trip update.

sorry it's taking such a long time........ being yixiunai does not mean i have all the time in the world tho i sometimes have :P

i have been busy with planning my mum's 71st birthday party and it went really well.
thanks to gusty relatives & friends who made the dinner really fun & memorable.

then i am also busy with collecting winter wear for the orphans in Kunming mountains.

i sent some emails out and received really good responds! my poor little 3-room flat is so full i have to put some of the bags in Chia Yu's extra room.

i am still sorting & writing captions for my Chile photos.
uncle Aloysius i promise very fast........

see my gorgeous mum's photos 1st la

Vancouver!

tomorrow is too late

If you're mad with someone , and nobody's there to fix the situation... You fix it . Maybe today, that person still wants to be your friend . And if u don't, tomorrow can be too late .



If you're in love with somebody , but that person doesn't know...
tell her/him. Maybe today, that person is also in love with you . And if you don't say it, tomorrow can be too late .



If you still love a person that you think has forgotten you...
tell her/him. Maybe that person has always loved you. And if you don't tell her/him today , tomorrow can be too late.



If you need a hug of a friend... ask her/him for it.
Maybe they need it more than you do. And if you don't ask for it today, tomorrow can be too late.



If you really have friends who you appreciate... tell them. Maybe they appreciate you as well. That if you don't and they leave or go far away today , tomorrow can be too late.





If you love your parents, and never had the chance to show them... do it . Maybe you have them there to show them how you feel. That if you don't and they leave today , and then tomorrow can be too late.

Cheap laugh

Somewhere in the universe:

A pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and itwon again.

The local newspaper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day, the local newspaper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES...HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day....

The moral of the story is.... Being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery ... and even shorten your life.

So be yourself and enjoy life..... Only worry about your own ASS not someone else's.....You'll be a lot happier and live longer!

these are my friends!

it is not easy to say that we are still friends since we first said 'hi' 20 years ago.

these are really precious photos and hopefully, we are still friends 20 years later.............

long live friendship!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

真真假假

“不管我长在树的那一部分，是花永远都是花。” 所以美人鱼啊，不管你游到那里，永远都是美丽的美人鱼














秋色，珍珠都没这么真的植物园

今日笑语

造句：
1.题目: 原来
小朋友写: 原来他是我爸爸。
老师评语: 妈妈关切一下

2.题目: ..一边........... 一边............ ..
小朋友写: 他一边脱衣服 ,一边穿裤子.
老师评语: 他到底要脱还是要穿啊~~

3.题目: 其中
小朋友写: 我的其中一只左脚受伤了。
老师评语: 你是蜈蚣？~~

4.题目: 一... 就....
小朋友写: 一只娃娃就要一百块。
老师评语: 老师笑到不行..

5. 題目: 你看
小朋友写: 你看什么看! 没看过啊

6. 照样造句
例题: 你 (唱歌) 我(跳舞)
小朋友写 : 你(好吗 ) 我(很好)
老师评语: 你在写英文翻译吗??

7.照样造句
例题: 别人都夸我( )，其实我( )
小朋友写: 别人都夸我( 很帅 )，其实我( 是戴面具的)。
老师评语 : 什么面具这么好用???

8.题目: 好... 又好..
小朋友写: 妈! 妈的腿,好细又好粗...
老师评语: 那到底是细还是粗？

9.题目 : 陆陆续续
小朋友写: 下班了，爸爸陆陆续续的回来。
老师评语: 你到底有几个爸爸呀?

10.题目: 皮开肉绽
小朋友写: 停电的夜晚，到处很黑，我吓得皮开肉绽!
老师评语: 看到这句... 老师佩服你。

11.题目: 欣欣向荣-比喻生长美好的样子。
小朋友写: 我的弟弟长得欣欣向荣。
老师评语: 孩子，你弟弟是植物人吗 ...
还有一个更瞎的…
小朋友写: 欣欣向荣荣告白。
老师评语: 连续剧不要看太多~~

12. 题目: 谢谢....因为......
小朋友写 : 我要谢谢妈妈,因为她每天都帮我写作业......
老师评语: 原来你的作业是妈妈写的!!!!!!!

13.题目: 难过
小朋友写: 我家门前有条水沟很难过。
老师评语 : 老师更难过......

14. 题目: 天才
小朋友写: 我３天才洗一次澡。
老师评语: 要每天洗才干净~~

15.題目: 一… 便 …
小朋友写: 我一走出门，对面就是便利商店。
还有一個更瞎的…
小朋友写: 哥哥一吃完饭，就大便。
老师评语: 造句不要乱造...

16.題目: 又..... 又 .....
小朋友寫: 我! 的妈妈又矮又高又瘦又肥。
老师评语:你妈妈......是怪物吗?

17果 然
上课小朋友说：昨天我吃了水果，然后又喝了凉水
老师：这是词组，不能分开造句。
小朋友又说：老师，我还没说完呢，果然晚上我拉肚子了！
老师：…………

18 瓜分
小朋友：大傻瓜分不清是非
老师：小傻瓜也分不清

19 好吃
小朋友：好吃个屁
老师： ………

20 况且
小朋友：一辆火车经过，况且况且况且况且．．．．．
老师：……………

me & my precious

Wildlife Stampede! @Botanic Garden

The Wildlife Parade - Stampede is part of the Roots & Shoots programme from the Jane Goodall Institute. It aims to educate youths and the general public on the endangered animal species especially those found in Singapore.

I finally met my idol Dr Goodall and got her to autograph her book Reason for Hope (a wonderful gift from Beng Chiak). I was so tempted to ask for a picture to be taken with her but she looked so tired and I didn't have the heart to disturb her further.