I was asked to observe Society Centre on the 16th Sept to check out how the class is conducted.
The pre-primary do not sit for the common assembly instead they head to their class direct.
The class consist about 15 students age btwn 4-6yrs old. I was sitting behind observing them with Sis Bavani.
I must say, I was amazed from the start how Sis Kaveri conducted the class... She was so nice & polite with the students. She NEVER raised her voice & treated them with so much of tender & love... she oso used puppet to discipline the class.. saying things like, John, the puppet, isn't too please with the noice...
They went about with their usual lessons & seriously, it was the best i've seen so far... She was so nice... The class went with a nice flow & everybody knws their task very well... There were parent helpers as well...
The students get to bring their fav snacks to class (unlike us, same old buns)... LOL! they had beautiful bhajans & circle time sessions...
She end the class with Aarthi where every child gets their turn to show the aarthi to Swami. It was beautiful... And she ended the class without looking at the time at all... and the class is oni for 2hrs instead of 3hrs... I guess we take up alot of time for transport, buns & toilet trips..
It was a beautiful observation & i've learnt so much and wish to learn more from them...
18 September, 2007
16 September, 2007
10 September, 2007
Sudden inspiration: Avatar
I was challenged by a peer to prove that Swami (sai baba) is an Avatar...
Tat isnt a challenge...
The challenge here is, every religion should prove that Swami is an Avatar.
I was 17 then... Still fresh into all this Kaliyuga Age, Judgement Day, Golden Age etc...
I believe that I was thrown this challenge so that my Faith on God (Swami) will grow stronger.
And it did.
It took me one year to ask around and another year to find resources.
Finally I collected enuff information to prove that Swami IS God.
I shared my experiences with the Grp 3 gals during Satsung & I felt good about it cos I had the opportunity to share.
I am not saint to say I know everything. There's still lots more to learn & research. And the knowledge is vast...
And I wish to continue doing so after a lady approached asking me about Swami & His Age.
And now, after 4 yrs, I was thinking, "Why not continue doing my research on Him?"
I will learn alot from it.
I can share it with someone.
It takes alot of time. But it's all worth the try.
Well, I'm not sure why my friend had to give me that challenge.
I guess Swami wanted me to study Him. To understand why He's here. His teachings. His purpose.
I don't know if I'm the right person to do so, but I believe, EVERYONE is God's child. so ANYONE can do it.
When will i start? I'm not sure...
Tat isnt a challenge...
The challenge here is, every religion should prove that Swami is an Avatar.
I was 17 then... Still fresh into all this Kaliyuga Age, Judgement Day, Golden Age etc...
I believe that I was thrown this challenge so that my Faith on God (Swami) will grow stronger.
And it did.
It took me one year to ask around and another year to find resources.
Finally I collected enuff information to prove that Swami IS God.
I shared my experiences with the Grp 3 gals during Satsung & I felt good about it cos I had the opportunity to share.
I am not saint to say I know everything. There's still lots more to learn & research. And the knowledge is vast...
And I wish to continue doing so after a lady approached asking me about Swami & His Age.
And now, after 4 yrs, I was thinking, "Why not continue doing my research on Him?"
I will learn alot from it.
I can share it with someone.
It takes alot of time. But it's all worth the try.
Well, I'm not sure why my friend had to give me that challenge.
I guess Swami wanted me to study Him. To understand why He's here. His teachings. His purpose.
I don't know if I'm the right person to do so, but I believe, EVERYONE is God's child. so ANYONE can do it.
When will i start? I'm not sure...
09 September, 2007
Sai Family Day
I was asked to be the facilitator for the Sai Family Day on the 8th Sept. Since I haven't been for much Sai events lately, i decided to skip work & attend this event. It was held in Katong Park... I went there 1pm sharp for the briefing bt saw oni Uncle Prem, Uncle Shiva, Abi & Archu...
The park was really clean, the toilet facilities was great & the best of all, they had sand playground (rare sight these days in Spore) & they had swings!!
Helped to set up together with the Katong people, briefing, quick lunch & den everyone started arriving at 230pm... We were grouped into 4... and had our face drawn according to the color of our grp...Blue, white, green & red... I was in blue team together with familiar faces Aunty Rethi, Lekha, Aunty Nirmala, Banu's mom aunty Vijay, Sukunya, Gayathri & the rest were from Katong... The event started with the Blue team cheering... we have kickoff wit loads of sound... hehehe!
we had various games & activities... and the theme? Transformation... I thought it's gonna be boring but it was actuali fun & we kept cheering on for our bro teams too which score us extra points..
Lunch was a simple affair... had sandwiches, home baked cakes, agar-agar, curry puffs & ice-cream for desert...
after all the captain's ball, soccer, poison ball, etc we had our telematch... again, blue team was last (both bros & sis) we continued cheering... which score us extra points...
After all that, we settled down, really tired & blue team came in 2nd place! LOL! all tat cos of our cheering & enthusiasm.. finally the event was over, we packed up, all went back hme...
Uncle Mathi drove me, aunty Rethi, Bhavani, Sukunya & Thinesh back hme dropping us at Clementi.... it was a fun day & Thinesh couldnt stop teasing me my tamil & the island i'm working in which left Bhavani confused where i was working exactly & wat i did... well, karma... tat's wat i told him... oh well, it was a simple day with these people.. yet it was fun & bond with other centre folks...
The park was really clean, the toilet facilities was great & the best of all, they had sand playground (rare sight these days in Spore) & they had swings!!
Helped to set up together with the Katong people, briefing, quick lunch & den everyone started arriving at 230pm... We were grouped into 4... and had our face drawn according to the color of our grp...Blue, white, green & red... I was in blue team together with familiar faces Aunty Rethi, Lekha, Aunty Nirmala, Banu's mom aunty Vijay, Sukunya, Gayathri & the rest were from Katong... The event started with the Blue team cheering... we have kickoff wit loads of sound... hehehe!
we had various games & activities... and the theme? Transformation... I thought it's gonna be boring but it was actuali fun & we kept cheering on for our bro teams too which score us extra points..
Lunch was a simple affair... had sandwiches, home baked cakes, agar-agar, curry puffs & ice-cream for desert...
after all the captain's ball, soccer, poison ball, etc we had our telematch... again, blue team was last (both bros & sis) we continued cheering... which score us extra points...
After all that, we settled down, really tired & blue team came in 2nd place! LOL! all tat cos of our cheering & enthusiasm.. finally the event was over, we packed up, all went back hme...
Uncle Mathi drove me, aunty Rethi, Bhavani, Sukunya & Thinesh back hme dropping us at Clementi.... it was a fun day & Thinesh couldnt stop teasing me my tamil & the island i'm working in which left Bhavani confused where i was working exactly & wat i did... well, karma... tat's wat i told him... oh well, it was a simple day with these people.. yet it was fun & bond with other centre folks...
06 September, 2007
don't be proud if u gain, nor b sorry if u lose...
well, nothing in life is permanent..
i shld have realised that long time ago but it took me some time to realise it.
One day you will be wit sme1 thinking that he/she'll be der for the rest of ur life in bliss.
but den, time will come wen things have to come to a halt (death, or any circumstances like leaving for overseas stay, to another sch, quarrel etc). u will nvr know wat's gonna hpn tm.. it's so unpredictable...
therefore, enjoy ur time wit ur loved ones today cos tm may never come to let dem know how much u love & miss dem...
Strangely, tis frens whom u tot wld nvr tok or meet u again, wld return (of cos not the deceased ones)... but den, either it creates a stronger bonding or things wont be the same again and will be left as it is...
Yday, one of my sec sch mate sms'd me.. she's been smsing me lately... wen i was in sec sch, we were in the same dance grp...we ddnt share much interest together.. juz a bit of socialising etc... and when i left sch, i ddnt thought much abt her...
i met her coincidently last yr and we exchanged numbers & started smsing.. it ws strange how we weren't that close in sch & now we're smsing & toking like a long lost fren...
last nite, she smsd me saying she's holding her wedding reception & wanna meet up to pass me the card.
i juz wonder, how time has changed things...
alot more...
i had tis big fight wit one of my close buddy in sec sch cos of some very big misunderstanding...we used to be really close back at sch, sharing lots of our ups & downs (he wasn't my bf)...one fine day, cos of sme misunderstanding, we got very angry wit each other and never spoke again.. he apologised profusely, bt i didnt give in... after one year, we saw each other in temple, we spoke & now, we're back to being frens & closer... =))
Well, alot of incidence like this... but at the end of it, i realised, it creates a stronger bonding & oso makes u a stronger person.
Life is not about accommodating to everyone by saying oni things ur frens wanna hear or doing things wat ur frens wanna do... it's about being urself and knowing ur rights and making u a person people will recognise...
alot of people are afraid to have tiffs wit their frens thinking tat it wld ruin their friendship.. bt den, it doesnt help by keepin quiet & nt being happy abt it, holding grudges...you're nt helping urself nor ur fren... in fact, u're helping ur fren to become worst...
i'm nt saying one shld fight or quarrel wit their frens... be sensible or tactful or shout (vent) it out.. soft or hard approach... it will turn out good depending how they take it (if they're mature enuff to understand of cos)...
bt it's oways good to trash things out & face the circumstances. i have done that wit my gals and now, we're inseparable.. i mean, it's not we asked for it.. it juz hpns & we voice out our differences... tat's life, isn't it?
it's better to have quality frens den quantity... or maybe it's juz me who tell people straight into their faces if i have to... maybe being tactful as i can be, but at the same time, coming straight to the point...i'm a human afterall..
well, oso, another sad case is, not keeping in touch wen one leaves to another place.
Kwanson Ee, who was working in Shell... we told him we wld contact him for a movie... and till now, we ddnt.. we did sms abt his new job...once after he left but den, no more news.
Gopi, we bid goodbye for good as he left Shell as well and nvr contact since... we oso had some misunderstanding which led us to tis... which in a way is good, for me atleast... in some ways... he wanted to start afresh in near future, but i thought it would be good not to get back as much as we could. I dont wanna have anymore of it... we have since led our own lives...
The WA, whom i was close too, initially, which let us bond cos of some prob, has led us into a grp we all enjoyed. but den, i have drifted away from dem.. wat made me do it, till now, i dont know.
but i believe everything has it's cause,... i believe that 20% of the time, decisions are made by u... and 80% are all destined or fated. u choose the path, the rest, GOD (fate) will take care of it & i willingly accept as it is & try not to mess wit wat God (fate) had made for me cos HE knows wat's best for me...
I have learnt so much in my 21 years of my life and alot more to come & ever ready to face the challenges tat's gonna b thrown at me.. I dont wanna chicken out but there's one fear which i'm unable to overcome - relationships. Though i've haven gotten too deep into it, it still fears me.. Will eleborate on that (maybe not) in another entry...
i shld have realised that long time ago but it took me some time to realise it.
One day you will be wit sme1 thinking that he/she'll be der for the rest of ur life in bliss.
but den, time will come wen things have to come to a halt (death, or any circumstances like leaving for overseas stay, to another sch, quarrel etc). u will nvr know wat's gonna hpn tm.. it's so unpredictable...
therefore, enjoy ur time wit ur loved ones today cos tm may never come to let dem know how much u love & miss dem...
Strangely, tis frens whom u tot wld nvr tok or meet u again, wld return (of cos not the deceased ones)... but den, either it creates a stronger bonding or things wont be the same again and will be left as it is...
Yday, one of my sec sch mate sms'd me.. she's been smsing me lately... wen i was in sec sch, we were in the same dance grp...we ddnt share much interest together.. juz a bit of socialising etc... and when i left sch, i ddnt thought much abt her...
i met her coincidently last yr and we exchanged numbers & started smsing.. it ws strange how we weren't that close in sch & now we're smsing & toking like a long lost fren...
last nite, she smsd me saying she's holding her wedding reception & wanna meet up to pass me the card.
i juz wonder, how time has changed things...
alot more...
i had tis big fight wit one of my close buddy in sec sch cos of some very big misunderstanding...we used to be really close back at sch, sharing lots of our ups & downs (he wasn't my bf)...one fine day, cos of sme misunderstanding, we got very angry wit each other and never spoke again.. he apologised profusely, bt i didnt give in... after one year, we saw each other in temple, we spoke & now, we're back to being frens & closer... =))
Well, alot of incidence like this... but at the end of it, i realised, it creates a stronger bonding & oso makes u a stronger person.
Life is not about accommodating to everyone by saying oni things ur frens wanna hear or doing things wat ur frens wanna do... it's about being urself and knowing ur rights and making u a person people will recognise...
alot of people are afraid to have tiffs wit their frens thinking tat it wld ruin their friendship.. bt den, it doesnt help by keepin quiet & nt being happy abt it, holding grudges...you're nt helping urself nor ur fren... in fact, u're helping ur fren to become worst...
i'm nt saying one shld fight or quarrel wit their frens... be sensible or tactful or shout (vent) it out.. soft or hard approach... it will turn out good depending how they take it (if they're mature enuff to understand of cos)...
bt it's oways good to trash things out & face the circumstances. i have done that wit my gals and now, we're inseparable.. i mean, it's not we asked for it.. it juz hpns & we voice out our differences... tat's life, isn't it?
it's better to have quality frens den quantity... or maybe it's juz me who tell people straight into their faces if i have to... maybe being tactful as i can be, but at the same time, coming straight to the point...i'm a human afterall..
well, oso, another sad case is, not keeping in touch wen one leaves to another place.
Kwanson Ee, who was working in Shell... we told him we wld contact him for a movie... and till now, we ddnt.. we did sms abt his new job...once after he left but den, no more news.
Gopi, we bid goodbye for good as he left Shell as well and nvr contact since... we oso had some misunderstanding which led us to tis... which in a way is good, for me atleast... in some ways... he wanted to start afresh in near future, but i thought it would be good not to get back as much as we could. I dont wanna have anymore of it... we have since led our own lives...
The WA, whom i was close too, initially, which let us bond cos of some prob, has led us into a grp we all enjoyed. but den, i have drifted away from dem.. wat made me do it, till now, i dont know.
but i believe everything has it's cause,... i believe that 20% of the time, decisions are made by u... and 80% are all destined or fated. u choose the path, the rest, GOD (fate) will take care of it & i willingly accept as it is & try not to mess wit wat God (fate) had made for me cos HE knows wat's best for me...
I have learnt so much in my 21 years of my life and alot more to come & ever ready to face the challenges tat's gonna b thrown at me.. I dont wanna chicken out but there's one fear which i'm unable to overcome - relationships. Though i've haven gotten too deep into it, it still fears me.. Will eleborate on that (maybe not) in another entry...
02 September, 2007
Class 2B
Hey der! Guess wat? I have decided to take my class 2B on top of my class 3... Well, i had to stop my class 3 for 4 mths cos of my overtime & work etc... now, i'm back to BBDC (finally!) and decided to register for class 2B as well...
Well, though alot of my frens & colleagues r against it, I still went for it cos i like the idea of riding the bike...
I bought a new helmet too! it's Mfizz n i love it alot! Well, once i get my license, i wanna get a bike... Yamaha RXZ 135cc or a Kawasaki bike (not sure of it's model though)... Within 150cc... wont get bigger one.. too heavy..
Well, i've oredi attended one practical lesson.. it's fun but ladies & gents, if you do not know how to ride a bicycle, PLEASE do not try to sign for 2B... Alot of gals I hrd have failed the 1st lesson cos they cant balance.. oso, if u gals r short, it's advisable nt to take bike too.. it's too heavy for the bike to lean against ur body cos ur legs cant reach the ground... nt to say i am very tall or anything, but it's juz nice for me.. so it isnt too bad for me..
1st lesson and we're on the circuit riding ard... it's so fun.. but to co-ordinate the clutch, trottle, hand and leg brake can get confusing.. if u release the clutch too fast, that's it.. u'll be flyin into the sky.. and another thing i muz add: RIDING A BIKE IS NEVER SAFE. so u guys better think TWICE before signing up for one.. have the passion for it..
I fell once from the bike cos the guy in front lose control and i thought i was losing mine too thus, i dropped the bike... but i ddnt hit the ground,,,but i dropped the bike on the ground.. so paisae.. =((
Niway, i had fun... it's not at all like the class 3 lessons..oh ya, i'm back to my class 3 lessons.. and oso, it's burning my pocket as well.. LOL!
Cant wait to get my license for my bike.. wanna get the bike asap..
Here's the pic of my new helmet.. i reali love it!!! =)) :
I like the sticker at the back of it so much.... hee!
I cant upload anymore pic... blogger is giving me prob.. haiz! anyway, i reali love tis helmet of mine... and i like the face shield too.. it shields my entire face... it's nice... well, i'm having my 2nd lesson tm.. cant wait for it.. oh ya, have to take my riding theory & TP test... haiz! oh well, hopefully can pass my RTE tm.. niway, gotta ciao... blog again soon... tata!
Well, though alot of my frens & colleagues r against it, I still went for it cos i like the idea of riding the bike...
I bought a new helmet too! it's Mfizz n i love it alot! Well, once i get my license, i wanna get a bike... Yamaha RXZ 135cc or a Kawasaki bike (not sure of it's model though)... Within 150cc... wont get bigger one.. too heavy..
Well, i've oredi attended one practical lesson.. it's fun but ladies & gents, if you do not know how to ride a bicycle, PLEASE do not try to sign for 2B... Alot of gals I hrd have failed the 1st lesson cos they cant balance.. oso, if u gals r short, it's advisable nt to take bike too.. it's too heavy for the bike to lean against ur body cos ur legs cant reach the ground... nt to say i am very tall or anything, but it's juz nice for me.. so it isnt too bad for me..
1st lesson and we're on the circuit riding ard... it's so fun.. but to co-ordinate the clutch, trottle, hand and leg brake can get confusing.. if u release the clutch too fast, that's it.. u'll be flyin into the sky.. and another thing i muz add: RIDING A BIKE IS NEVER SAFE. so u guys better think TWICE before signing up for one.. have the passion for it..
I fell once from the bike cos the guy in front lose control and i thought i was losing mine too thus, i dropped the bike... but i ddnt hit the ground,,,but i dropped the bike on the ground.. so paisae.. =((
Niway, i had fun... it's not at all like the class 3 lessons..oh ya, i'm back to my class 3 lessons.. and oso, it's burning my pocket as well.. LOL!
Cant wait to get my license for my bike.. wanna get the bike asap..
Here's the pic of my new helmet.. i reali love it!!! =)) :
I like the sticker at the back of it so much.... hee!
I cant upload anymore pic... blogger is giving me prob.. haiz! anyway, i reali love tis helmet of mine... and i like the face shield too.. it shields my entire face... it's nice... well, i'm having my 2nd lesson tm.. cant wait for it.. oh ya, have to take my riding theory & TP test... haiz! oh well, hopefully can pass my RTE tm.. niway, gotta ciao... blog again soon... tata!my new blog skin
Hey guys, I've decided to change my blog skin cos my previous blog takes really long to load... I've decided on tis one instead... today I am gonna blog twice...
Ive been reali busy lately with so many things... My work is consuming me so much of my time and energy... I'm hardly online these days too... I oni log in to my e-mails and friendster, and out...
Well, been 3 Sats since i've blogged.. On the 17th Aug, I met up wit my very OLD childhood fren whom i've never met for 11 yrs! He contact me & my bro one fine day and was surprised to hear frm him... We decided to meet up for lunch in town, tok alot and spent some quality time together... it was nice meeting him.. hope to meet him soon again...
And last Sat, i met up with my gals! Hui Hui, Cindy & Lala... we overnite in Lala's house and boy! her house is so beautiful!!! (Lala, quick send me the pics)... It's huge and she get the whole of 3rd flr all for herself too! Her room is so beautiful too!
Though we didn't spend much time doing stuffs together (we had to rush to various places for our individual activities), we had sme fun slping together... (i had to slp on the flr cos my back was aching so badly)... we did menicure & oso, we went cycling in east coast.... it was so fun... but the sun was seriously killing us...
We stayed der on Fri nite and left on Sunday morn... time has fly and things have changed... we have gone on separate ways and have our own activities and no longer the same as before... nevertheless, we still do keep in touch despite our other commitments... I reali wish we cld go back in time where we had almost similar time table... Love u gals loads! =))
Ive been reali busy lately with so many things... My work is consuming me so much of my time and energy... I'm hardly online these days too... I oni log in to my e-mails and friendster, and out...
Well, been 3 Sats since i've blogged.. On the 17th Aug, I met up wit my very OLD childhood fren whom i've never met for 11 yrs! He contact me & my bro one fine day and was surprised to hear frm him... We decided to meet up for lunch in town, tok alot and spent some quality time together... it was nice meeting him.. hope to meet him soon again...
And last Sat, i met up with my gals! Hui Hui, Cindy & Lala... we overnite in Lala's house and boy! her house is so beautiful!!! (Lala, quick send me the pics)... It's huge and she get the whole of 3rd flr all for herself too! Her room is so beautiful too!
Though we didn't spend much time doing stuffs together (we had to rush to various places for our individual activities), we had sme fun slping together... (i had to slp on the flr cos my back was aching so badly)... we did menicure & oso, we went cycling in east coast.... it was so fun... but the sun was seriously killing us...
We stayed der on Fri nite and left on Sunday morn... time has fly and things have changed... we have gone on separate ways and have our own activities and no longer the same as before... nevertheless, we still do keep in touch despite our other commitments... I reali wish we cld go back in time where we had almost similar time table... Love u gals loads! =))
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