BOO BOO BOO BOO BOO.

Dear Felicia, 

As mentioned in our tele-conversation, since you are unable to complete your placement on time, we would have to impose a penalty of 10 marks for late submission of your portfolio, which should only be handed in after completing 400 hours of placement, and not any time earlier. We are not in favour that students submit their portfolios without finishing 400 hours placement, since it is required of students to only submit portfolios 2 weeks upon placement completion. Hence, please note that if you are finishing your placement on 30/8/10, you would have to submit your work by 13/9, 4 pm to Ms Lim Shan Shan at the General Office.  

Also, please give considerable thoughts towards your work with clients, especially how you intend to continue and terminate your work at the agency after your trip. This is because it is important for you to develop this aspect of professionalism in your work as a Social Work student.  

Thanks.

Regards

( teacher)

i cannot believe they are so INFLEXIBLE. sigh.

A weekend of Crazy driving, Good music, Fantastic company!!!

Started off our journey after the heavy downpour in Singapore. Vincent and Jack rotated driving down the north- south highway. They drove well, minimum speed 140km/hr.hahaha
Genting
Got kinda lost in Kl onwards, GPS wasn’t working too good. It was laggy and so whenever we needed to make a turn, the GPS would only inform us after we missed the turn.haha. we dreaded hearing the sound which indicated we were off route. But thankfully, Vincent and Jack managed to get back on the right track. We were so happy when we saw the signboard to “genting highlands”.



Reached the bottom of Genting, Zhao Xiu took over the wheel!!=) ( not over take!haha) it was dark and misty and it started drizzling. Believe it or not, it was my 2nd time sitting in na car driving up to Genting. My first time was with my family but at that time, I was too young to look at how windy the road was. And yes. That night was the first time experiencing the drive up and being able to look at the road. I tell you, it was no easy feat driving up, countless bends, many sharp turns and did I mention it was dark,misty and wet?haha.yea.but zhao xiu was super good!she managed to drive all of us up safely=) reached First World Hotel really tired from the ride from Singapore. Hurriedly checked in. Zhao Xiu conked out on the bed while V, Jack and myself changed to go to the Casino!!yay.

Casino: it was my first time entering one, I can finally enter the casino legally and gamble too. My first time was when I took part in the Asian Indoor Games in Macau 2007. We just went into the Casino for fun, walked 1 round and went out because we weren’t really supposed to enter. I was still underaged that time.hahaha. being a noob, I followed V and Jack. V sat himself down comfortably at the table playing dices. It looked pretty easy. I observed for awhile. Finger started to get itchy to place a bet but I wanted to observe more first. How people place their bets strategically.

I next followed Jack to the baccarat tables and learnt a lil on how they bet as well. I decided to try it out. Bet 50rm on the banker for the 1st time. And I won!haha.but the 2nd round I bet 50 again, I lost. So I decided to stop playing. Wasn’t feeling lucky. So with my original 50rm, I decided to join V at the Dice table. Changed into playing chips and started playing. Won abit here and lost abit, and at the end, I ended up with 50rm xtra!=) I told myself I would stop playing once I won double. So happy me returned back to the hotel with 50rm richer. Didn’t want to be too greedy and lose everything in the end.

Had a bit of sleep. Was woken up by some stupid drilling from the floor above us, even though I clearly remember our 13 floor was the highest alr.haha.and at 7am, there were kids shouting down the hallway. Don’t the tourists in genting wake up late!?!?!?

Managed to get out of bed, we showered and had brunch at Kenny Rogers. Took our one and only theme ride: Space Coasters, 12 rm. The ride was really short and jerky. It wasn’t very fun because it was awfully cold and the gradient of the drops and turns were too soft. Not scary at all. Just very jerky. But nvm, we had enough of rides for the day. Our aim wasn’t the thempark anw.

 

Bukit Tinggi

This was our next destination, this time I took the wheel!weee..it was my first time driving in msia, and I was given the honour of driving down genting.haha.vincent belted up, so did everyone=( and I began the drive down. It was a very good experience because you hardly get such windy roads to play around with in Singapore and not forgetting the steepness as well. Vincent taught me a lil here and there on handling the vehicle when navigating sharp turns. Still not very good at it because he felt nauseous after the drive down. I felt so bad.haha.but I will get better with more practice!=)

Got to bukit tinggi in no time, we didn’t get lost!yay! again, it was another windy and steep road up, but this time it was a 2 way lane, meaning 1 lane up 1 lane down. It was more difficult because whenever I took a corner, I couldn’t really see if there was a car coming the other way. So had to negotiate the turn slowly. Didn’t want to hit an oncoming vehicle. But it was fun. The road is really good for drifting man.but dangerous la.=p

 

French Bakery at Bukit Tinggi

Got to the top of bukit tinggi. We were greeted with a beautiful sight! Bukit Tinggi is a French- themed village and the whole setting gave a nostalgic and rustic feeling when we got off the car. It was gorgeous. The buildings were tastefully designed to look like French houses and it felt peaceful. Walked around, took plenty of pictures. Visited the Japanese village as well. But after a while, we all got bored, decided to drive down to KL for dinner.haha. it was a long drive, a bit of jam. Went to find Carrefour to stock up on food and BOOZE!hahaha.had a quick dinner and grocery shopping and drove back to our hotel in Bukit Tinggi.

Party time began at 11plus. Our room was big enough, we had a living room, kitchen and bedroom. So our drinking session started. We had beer and red wine and lotsa chips. Played many stupid games that made us more stupid with alcohol in our bodies.haha.but it was a very fun and crazy night. I never drank so much in my life before. That night was the first. And im glad we were in the hotel and not in some club.All of us slept really soundly that night after drinking.

 

Woke up, packed up and drove down to Melaka for lunch and shopping before heading back home. There was a torrential downpour on the highway to meleka and we saw 3 accidents on our way. It was scary and I was really thankful we were not involved in any. Encountered jams along the way coz of the rain, and it being Sunday. Zhao Xiu was still on the prowl for A& W since Saturday.haha.we couldn’t find any while in Kl, but we didn’t give up. Jack was driving now and we had to stop in front coz we were in the wrong lane. Zhao xiu looked up and called to our attention. Right beside us were the 2 golden words in red and brown. A&W!!!hahaha.we were so excited and it was really funny because Jack had driven into the “parking lot” at the side of the road. Imagine we never stopped there, we would have not found the A&W shop so soon. Had our lunch there. Everyone was happy and we were soon on our way to Meleka to shop!!

Ohyea, we encountered a scary incident on our way to Meleka. Vincent was turning out of the parking lot when he didn’t see a white car coming really close to us. The driver horned really loudly but we didn’t hit each other. Thank God. He stopped infront of us. Got out of the car looking really pissed. Banged out window and shouted at Vincent. V apologized and the guy shouted:” what you doing!penalty 100!” we were shocked. Why the hell do we need to pay him money when no accident happened? I think he saw that it was a Singaporean car he decided to take advantage. He told us to drive to the front and talk. we decided to ignore him and quickly drove off towards the left lane. The car high- beamed and horned once again coz we were “running away” from him.haha. lucky there were a few cars that went behind us and so we lost him. We all heaved a sigh of relief when we were back on the highway and the car was nowhere near.

Reached Makota shopping mall and did abit of shopping. Managed to get a few tops and bought cakes from SECRET RECIPE!happiest. bought durian cheese cake, choco banana, hazelnut cheese and some new creation: Strawberry marshmallow cheesecake. It was cheap and good!!!

 

Dinner in JB: paper wrapped chicken!!!yummy and other dishes as well. Full once again, we started driving back to Singapore. It was another horrible jam at the checkpoint, but again, we made it out of msia safe and sound!!

Totally enjoyed this trip: EAT EAT EAT.PLAY PLAY PLA.DRINK DRINK DRINK. Cant wait to make another one with them soon=)

Rocklands Bouldering...

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1 Goal accomplished!

Rockmaster 2010! probably the 1 boulder comp i will never forget!=)

This weekend started off w me attending the Ignite Conference concert at Bartley Christian Church. Dont know why, but felt an urge to attend the night concert with germaine and the youths from JG. the concert started with an opening magician act for entertainment. interesting how the magician uses "magic" to share the gospel. i guess in all that you do, you can always share the gospel, "the message is the same simple one, just the methods used"=) ( something which the pastor mentioned) During the worship, i clearly felt God's presence. It didnt come immediately when the songs started, it came halfway during a particular song which i didnt know. it was a new song, but something stirred within my heart, a very warm and peaceful feeling that i hadnt felt for a long time as i hadnt been attending church for the past 2 months i think? Stopped attending ever since my mum went into the hospital. weekends had to be spent visiting her; and the longer i stayed away from church, the harder it felt to come back. I dont know why, but i know i will go back soon.

Saturday:

Made up my mind to not wear my "qualifying pants" for this year's Rockmaster. You see, every year, for every comp, i have been wearing this particular pair of nike tights for every comp. Dont ask me why, but it so happens to be my favourite, probably coz this was my first pair of climbing pants i bought when i was in JC1=)haha.yes, you can count how old my pants is, i am 22 this year. and im still wearing it. NIKE rocks for its lasting material. I decided to enter the qualifiers and aim to get into finals not using my pants, but relying totally on God to give me strength. And yes, it was indeed rewarding when i chose to rely on God and not on some stupid pants or myself totally to get thru the comp. managed a 4th placing for my qualifying. i remember doing route 3, falling off at the 2nd last tile on my first attempt. there was only 1 min left. i decided to give it another go. AND IT WAS WORTH IT=) i was shocked, i managed a heel hook on my lousy madrock heels to get the ending tile.haha.but almost peeled off alr, coz the heel too soft.

oh yea, was a little disappointed with the time management for Rockmaster. we were told to come down to register at 10am and have our event started at 12. but when we arrived. the Under 16 catagory was just starting. guess what, our registration got pushed back to 3plus. and we only got to climb at ard 6pm.gosh.i could have worked from 10-12pm at CA.( had to rush to find a replacement coz i was afraid i wouldnt make it for my event).grrr.nvm.big lesson learnt here. hopefully for the organisers of Rockmaster as well=)i guess, every comp we learn how to deal with different issues. i still rmb, Boulderactive, we had the issue of being too loud and cheer-ry at Orchard Central. management wasnt too happy abt it. nxt time, find a venue that appreciates our event and cheers and crowd- drawing ability.ha.


thats me tryin to get a dyno.looks like i got it right=)

and the 2nd pic is my end on route 3=)so glad i made a 2nd attempt, was rewarded with an end=)


SUnday:
Finals: got to marina barrage early in the morning on Sunday at 9am to test the final routes out. got there late, only to see most of the guys and girls tryin the routes out alr. immediately hopped onto the 2nd route. regretted not warming up properly coz i immediately felt tired after holding the first few tiles.haha. it was a good work out though. didnt get to finish any routes during the try outs. was beginning to worry alr coz everyone was doing so well as they were trying the routes. when it was over, jud,haroz and liting went to my hse to have lunch and rest before gg back to watch the other events. we all took a siesta. too tired alr.

went back ard 2plus to watch inter men and women finals. and then it was my event. Open Women Finals.  had another 4 min of observation and started off. Said another quick prayer to God asking for strength and for Him to help me out during the comp.

1st route: during the trials, i couldnt even get to the mono tile, i wanted to give up on this route coz i tried it a million times earlier. when i went up, i managed to get to the mono with ease, happy, i moved on, only to fall at the big pinch. i decided that was it. enough.rest. i wanted to prepare myself for the 2nd route which i felt i needed more strength for that.

2nd route: during the trials, i couldnt move on from the round sloper to the purple side pull. that was my fear for this route. but again, when i started off, i got to the sloper again, my fears came back.but i told myself to give it my best jump. and i got it!=) a lil surprised, i told myself to move on. and yes, fell at the 3rd last tile. but i was happy coz i went past my supposed "crux".

3rd route: again, during the trials, i couldnt get past the big orange fin. told myself to give it all. since it was my last route alr. and i started climbing. reached the tile below the orange fin, decided to give it one good try and pulled myself up. and yes!i felt the good part of the fin.haha.during the trials i didnt even get to touch it, so i didnt know how good it was. almost to the end alr. didnt think of heel hooking to end. so i tried to throw for the ledge.bad move. ( i later found out i had to hook to end, it helped alot. looks like i gota work on my heel hooking!)

at the end, i managed to get 3rd!i was pleased with the fact that i went further during the comp then the try-out in the morning. i was glad i didnt give up or let my fears get the better of me. Never expected to get top 3 for an open women's catagory before, although it was one of my goals written for 2010( it was just an aim for myself to train harder), but i didnt expect it to be so fast!of course i am happy, very grateful to all who came and supported me and marisa for videoing me and the other photographers!=)you are deeply appreciated! nice end for the boulder season.

Once More.

hmm.nothing exciting happened recently.

ok.maybe just 1. my mum found out about my bike=(had been riding for about 2 weeks, until one day.on that fateful dat, i came home after climbing. jumped into the shower, and just changed into my home clothes and was towelling my hair when my mum opened up a letter from the TRAFFIC POLICE DEPARTMENT. i knew this was it. Jack had sms-ed me earlier that our traffic police summons was sent to our house alr. ( we both parked our bikes on the pavements outside city square during the pumpfest week. only to get fined.$70 man!!!heartpain).and yes, i digressed alil.she opened up the letter infront of me and asked me why i got a fine.i told her i parked illegally. my heart was racing like mad by this time. her eyes scanned the letter till it reached the header:" Vehicle Type: MOTORCYCLE". she turned and looked at me."how come its a motorbike? you bought a bike" ( by now, her eyes widened like a fishball).i quietly said "yes. i just bought". the next few minutes went by in a blur.she went bersek and shouted for my dad:"papa!!ah girl bought a bike!"

my dad stormed in and scolded me almost immediately. i just saw down and explained to them why i bought a bike.blah blah.my mum didnt listen to any of it. she just kept shaking her head.NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. and that was the end of my riding career. it was short lived.but i enjoyed every moment of it. ok.except the time my bike couldnt start and had to be push- started. i will never forget the times vincent,jack,jay,weida,zaki helped me to push start my bike.Thank you so much guys. i dont know what i could have done without your help.=p

ok la.now that my parents know abt my bike, i can openly put on my blog and facebook alr.haha.in a sense it was a blessing in disguise?or a huge sigh of relief?coz i can ride occassionally without worrying abt getting caught by my parents.its a Honda XR125L for all those who are wondering what it is. Its a scrambler, and i fell in love with it the min i rode on it. its so easy to handle!just imagine a mountain bike with an engine?=)oh yes, i removed the "pornstar" sticker alr.haha.totally wasnt my image=p

and so now, i am left all alone.no more boyfriend ( i am referring to my bike arh.haha.its a male)but i have managed to ride it on a few occassions with good excuses.my mum seems to be releasing her tenterhooks.and it may be a good sign i can carry on riding after all?=)hmmm.

im halfway into my placement at the Boys Home. my supervisor has been on leave for the past week. i did really little.planned a lil here and there for my upcoming program, tried to do my assignment.yes.facebooked alot as usual.

Started reading "Training for Climbing" by Eric J.Horst. (kindly loaned to me from Jay). Its a good book!i recommend for all the new climbers, and even climbers who have been climbing, but are still seeking ways to get stronger, its not all about climbing and strength. Learn about how to maximise your mental focus as well!

very soon, most of my friends will be leaving for their climbing trips around the world. one group to Krabi, one group to Hongkong and Chine, and another group is in New Zealand alr.So happy for them. Soon i will be embarking on mine!Rocklands!( once again, i CANNOT WAIT).

Level 2 FINALLY.

Spent my weekend on 5,6 june attending my long awaited level 2 course. did it with jud,marissa,shaoting,chuanming and jia wei.haha.great bunch of people to do the course with. wouldnt trade them for anyone else=)it was easy helping each other whenever we needed help because we all knew each other from nus climbing. i cant imagine doing it with a bunch of strangers.haha.Jay was our instructor. he was really patient in going through the steps of multi-pitching, prussiking, top-outs. totally enjoyed prussiking, although it was one of the hardest.haha. and yes,not forgetting having to lead fall and doing dynamic belaying!

it was really tough having to fall knowing fully well that your hands are on 2 fat and juicy jugs, the hardest part is telling your hands to let go and knowing you will get a fall, big big fall. the 1st fall was the hardest. after that, my heart got a little stronger alr.haha. jud was the bravest, she did the first lead fall without much hesitation. i took like 1 min plus?haha.belayed my heaviest climber so far, jia wei.haha.hes not fat, just tall.Big Friendly Giant. my ankles took a hard hit as i flew to the well.but no worries. was able handle him.=)can handle him means can handle any weight alr when belaying.haha

i am a super visual learner, and not only that. i need to experience it to learn. realised this while learning how to prussik upwards, in the event you never got the ropes on its equal length to abseil down. i bungled up the whole thing on my first try.haha.perspired a pool on my part. but managed to get it right the 2nd time. Super grateful to Jay.so patient.haha. and yes, i made alot of stupid mistakes in tying my ropes and knots.=p but now i can tie a double fisherman's knot, reef knot, clove hitch perfectly!YAY!=) at least now i know a few more knots, better than just tying a dead knot.haha.

thanks to the people whom i took level 2 with as well. they all helped me along the way.i always have to learn the hard way. getting scolded and experiencing how its like to do it wrongly and then getting it right.


and yes, i am proud to say i finally have level 2!!!waited almost 4 years for it?haha.managed to take my level 1 in JC1 and that was it. started lead climbing and falling and multi pitching at krabi all without level 2. i feel so much more confident now coz i know how to do it.instead of relying on someone to teach me=)

did some great climbing after the course, we all had some energy to burn off. tried plenty of routes. totally tired my body out today. cant wait to drop dead on my bed later on.

had dinner at Sunset way today. dessert at Daily Scoops after that. it was one happening weekend which i will never forget=)

cant wait to multi pitch again and lead climb!=)and boulder too.

and i dont like mondays=(the weekend came and went in a blink of an eye.sigh.

long time no write.

HO HO HO. its been long. my last post was during my birthday?haha.more than 1 month ago. and since i am in my office now. rotting, why not catch up on whats been happening in my life?=)here goes.

Life at the Singapore Boys Home
here's what i do normally

1. Breakfast at my table
2. answer a big nature call= SHIT
3. Facebook
4. Facebook ( + snacks)
5. Facebook. (ok, i am just kidding, not too many times though.haha.)
6. Do some readings.
7. Facebook.
8. Lunch
9. Readings
10. Facebook
11. Home Sweet Home

oh, new updates, i have gotten 3 boys as my casework over the next few weeks.yay!finally, something meaningful. cant wait to meet them.

PumpFest 2010
We had a world cup route setter, Tonde Katiyo ( France). He brought with him a wealth of experience from route setting in World Cups. i was pretty excited and looking forward to world cup like routes. Thinking they were gona be do-able. Alas, i was wrong. haha.the routes were extremely technical, totally not my kind of routes that i normally do. i barely got past 3/4 of the wall. my weakness? being unable to think on the wall. it wasnt just about strength, it was about working out the sequences which i suck at. NOW I HAVE BEEN REAFFIRMED that i need to train my brain to think faster when i am on the wall. allez fel=)Looking forward to Rockmaster.haha.

New Love
My new "guy" is Ashton. He is white, he is ruggard and sporty, he enjoys getting dirty. and i love riding him=)

Mummy
My mum is now back home, recuperating and going for her chemo sessions. Thank you to all who have been praying for her and have been giving me moral support=)i totally needed you guys. and Praise the Lord, he has given me good grades ( in my opinion) for my exams, considering that was the time most of the problems started. countless hospital visits, having to take care of the household while my mum was not around, etc. HE gave me strength and for that i am so thankful! God did not forsake me during this period.