My E.Maths Teacher

I went to Mrs Anna Tham's place with the girls today.. she was the ex principal of MGS and also my Guide teacher.. We had a conversation..

Me: Oh! you know.. the other time when I was in SGH I saw this lady who looked like Mrs Moses Yew. I didnt dare to say hi although I really wanted to.. but I was afraid that I might be mistaken because this lady wasnt as plump as the Mrs Yew I remembered.. (I have always missed Mrs Yew and her popiah)

Mrs Tham: Could she walk?

Me: The lady was on a wheelchair and a man was pushing her..

Mrs Tham: That could probably be her. She couldnt really walk and she was admited to SGH and that man was probably her husband. She had multiple myeloma and she passed away recently. 16th March.

Me: (I was speechless)

The first thing that hit me was.. oh my god.. I SHOULD have said hi..

Mrs Yew has always been this jolly E.Maths teacher who appeared to be stern in class but she is really, a very nice person with a good heart. She always has this rosy cheeks. There was one time when she invited all the 4A4 scholars over to her place for popiah (which was really good).. We had such a wonderful time with her.. and we had so much fun with her old tortoise car.. she gave us a couple of rounds of lifts to and fro our boarding school to her place..

Now I really miss her.. I should have said hi.. I really should.. I guess that will be one regret that will remain with me for the longest time..

Roaming Tai-Tai

I've been looking forward to the end of pre-reg life for a long time.. especially when my pre-reg days didnt start off like it should.. but over the nine months, I have had my fair share of fun in Parkway and I got to meet really nice people who are now both my mentors and my friends.. So when it finally ended, there was this weight inside me that made me realise that I am going to miss going to work.. but everything has to end someday somewhere.. So my days as a temporarily unemployed pharmacist turned tai tai started!

It was only the first day and I already knew I can never be a tai tai.. I either get engulfed in guilt for shopping too much (there goes the money as well) or I get so tired from roaming around too long too much.. dont get me wrong, I love roaming and hanging around with friends, but everyone I know is working while I am asleep till the sun shone high! I've been watching Friends so much that I felt like I am one of them (Fat Hope, Shiwei said)

I thought maybe walking ard places where I've never been would be interesting and smth I would not get to do when I start working again.. but hey! Mr Sun! you are working too hard!! I was telling the Boyfriend that the crazy weather can culminate in higher crime rates..

But the days got better as some of the girls started to go on leave and I caught up with Shiwei yesterday, and seeing Hui yie tmr.. and I had a good-for-the-heart walks from Bishan-AMK and City Hall-Raffles Place a few days ago.. Cant wait to go home but there's the chinchillas to settle first.. (its all the stupid landlord's incessant yakkings that I cant stand)

So I've learned: I need either alot of money so that I can sustain my contribution to the retail sector or I need to work (with timely breaks - not when everyone is working)