Holidays Trip

Recalling back of holiday trips.... tentatively these are some that I can recalled.
I will continue to update with more to the blog...

Starting from when???

China, Beijing/Shanghai - Nov/Dec 2009


Malaysia, KL - Nov/Dec 2010

Japan, Osaka - Jun 2011

Cruise at Virgo - Mar 2012


Girls' Trip to KL - Jun 2012

Batam - Jun 2012

China, Guilin/GuangXi- Dec12

Legoland - Mar13

Hong Kong - Jun13

 

Langkawi - Nov13

A dairy to My Lovely & Pretty Daugther - Eunice

Staying home, taking care of Eunice is an enjoyment... time to see her grow.

I have missed the time of taking her since she was a baby... some guilt towards Eunice, but at least she was well taken care by a caring babysitter...

Preparing her to K2, registered with a PAP (so-called higher level with better environment of PAP) which paid a little higher of fees... And is really a better kind of teaching and guidance in this PAP, which is opposite our block. She was lucky with a seat left.

The school started at 1pm, and I have quite a few hours of my own time to loiter around and utilising my paid slimming package long time ago... 

Home before 5pm to pick Eunice and prepare dinner... also managed to send her for piano classes and phonics classes... I think it was the most enjoyable time I had and which I had missed this with Evelyn... 

With the new school coming up in our area, therefore did not register Eunice with Xingnan. Besides this reason, I actually did not want to put her in the same school as her... competitive kind of academics is a very stressful thing... 

Attended a soft launch of the new school, wow... it is really over-whelming... so many parents. Hearing that the principal will be a gentleman whom used to be a vice principal of river valley high school.  Seeing this crowd, in my heart was thinking that it was only for the launch and afterall there isn't any academic results for this school to be overwhelming for registering for P1. 

The registering day came, oh no... surprisingly that the registration has exceeded the given seats. The final seats available was 235 seats and it has more than 300+ registrations... and this is first in life time that a pure new school needs balloting for p1...  no choice as this school is really near to our house, which is just a crossing of a junction and reach. 

Balloting day, heart pounds faster and faster... her name was not drawn... waited and waited. Finally and she was lucky enough that her name was drawn at the last 6th or 16th.... perspired... cold sweat... 

Time to be in school for P1... an exciting day... no more working, as exciting as her... 
She was enjoying herself, a good start... she was chosen for going to school for interview for Student Elf... which is kinda of Prefect (named used at my time). After the interview, there wasn't news... so I enquired from Miss Lee, and to surprise a few weeks down the road, she was asked to be... she was so happy and so am I. She was quite popular among teachers... perhaps of her 人缘. Thank god for giving her this... 
Coming to the end of P1, though there wasn't any official exam and only based on term tests and spellings and daily work... she did well. She was among the top 25%. Congrats and well done my little sweetie Eunice. In addition, she was also a nominee for the Edusave Character Awards. 

In her P1 journey, I have even joined the school Parents Support Group (PSG)... volunteering to assist around for school outings and activities... Learning Journey to Zoological Garden... Fun and tiring... 

Starting of in P2, with her popularity... she was chosen or given chance for many activities that the school is going out with... In her P2, she did well too... she was once again nominated for the Edusave Character Awards... and this year..she was chosen and SHE GOT IT!!! Wonderful.. she was so proud, so do we... Continuing from P1, she got her top 25% again... Well done sweetie... She was promoted to P3 and was in one of the 2 best classes... 3 Respect. She was also given a chance to do higher-chinese... we felt that letting her to try and if she could not make it, is also fine for us to drop it too...

In her P2, I volunteered to help in Learning Journey to Changi Airport... is fun and going to airport with a bunch of kids... is challenging... Besides that, also a LJ to SOTA... not too bad. 

Temporary of so much of so much to share...

A dairy to My Lovely & Pretty Daughter - Evelyn

I have missed the time of taking her since she was a baby... a lot of guilt...

Thinking back... for the past 9 years plus...
My most guilty feelings towards Evelyn... send her to child care when she is 3+.
She has grown up from that kind of independent environment, follow by to student care when she entered to primary 1 from Xingnan Primary School... Along, she did well since p1 and p2... without much time spent together with her. When at P3 and P4, seems to go well too... as not much problems or issues arise... and I assumed everything is ok... Going to P5 and P6, a crucial time, a big gap from lower primary to higher primary... still assuming everything ok... And when she got her P6 psle results... we were all shocked, her results was to Normal Academic. Knowing she was very sad, so did we. But the father felt that she did not do her part or put in enough of effort to do well and go to Express. 

Going to Jurong Secondary School was her dream, I stand firm and insist letting her to have her choice. Though he doesn't really agreed and satisfied. Entering to Sec1, her term 1 results was too our shocked... she scored very well... and was one of the top in the NA in the school. And she has been doing well along the way. 

End of Sec 1, she was one of the top 3 in school for NA level... but not at that standard allowing her to switch to Express... I still feel ok, but the surrounding stress was telling me she can't make it... i hate myself at that point of time... Why didn't I do my part and duty as a mother to give her more support.

Coming to Sec 2, she did well for the beginning... and maybe because of being too confident, her results dropped at the end of the year. Instead of top 10%, she was only among the top 25%. She was sad as she knew her weak point... It was also the year for choosing of subjects into Sec3. Crossing fingers, praying hard, hoping she can get in to Sec3 Through Train class... which means, in this class she is allowed to proceed to O level without requiring to take N level exams... also means that this group of students in this class are capable but need a slower pace in handling it. Results is out, SHE GOT IN TO THROUGH TRAIN CLASS... I was so happy for her... at least, something to stop him from saying that she didn't do well in this and that... why can't he be supportive enough!!!

Start of Sec 3 life, new classmates, new teachers, new syllabus, everything starts new... she started to know what she needs and wants for her future... she keeps on her pace, and did well for it... She got into top 3 again for the year... Congrats... 

Into Sec 4, a new year, a new start and the challenging time starts from here... school starts to prepare this through train class for O level... she will be taking her O level papers of mother tongue and Emaths in her sec4 year... first round, june came... mother tongue results was quite bad, she scored a just pass and insisting of re-taking... I'm fine with this... and will be taking mother tongue and Emaths papers during year end... together with the whole batch of people... And this year, she maintained her placing in top 3 again... congrats my girl.

Stepping into the final year of Sec 5, a crucial year for Evelyn... preparing O level since Sec 4... 
O level results is out... she scored a B4 for mother tongue and an A2 for Emaths. Great! I am proud of her... she did it... a so much better grade for mother tongue compared to xxx... a normal chinese papers... 
A2 for Emaths, I am very satisfied with it... she had done well... though she feels that she has not satisfied and she felt that she could even do better than this... more I am already proud of her with this results. 
She has been working very hard since last year, hoping to score well for herself and wanted to made us proud. I know... I appreciate too... I'm very touched....

All the best to My Lovely Daring - Evelyn...

Mummy knows you can make it,,, and you will sure to make us proud too...

JIA YOU!!!

Start to write again

I have start writing blog when my elder girl was in P3 or P4...
and I have stopped for quite a long period since she was in Secondary 1.

However, after reading a new friend's blog and I have decided to start again.
Her blog is so motivating that life have many ups and downs... happiness and sadness...

Here is a wonderful place where I with all. And is also a place that I can keep my memory.
Perhaps one day, I have dementia I can start to read from my own blog to recap all.

I have 2 pretty girls...

Evelyn Tay Pei Wen 戴佩雯


Eunice Tay Pei Shi 戴佩诗

and of course is this me and my beloved husband

Recently, I have many emotional feelings with myself, my husband, my sister, my parents and many others.

And also thinking life is short, why do I have to be so stubborn over certain things.

I decided to let it go, and to be a better and happier person starting from now.

In my next 2 blogs, I wanted to share with all about my 2 lovely pretty daughters...