Travels, Experiences, Work and Feelings!
Had to go across the border town to Nong Khai, Thailand, to get my visa.
Funny thing was, when I was in Sg, the embassy said it could be done in Vientiane. But apparently not lah. Well, since I had been there done that, nothing much to worry lah. But for someone who had to do it alone, I think the process can be a little messy and daunting. The process is something like this.
1. Cross Vientiane customs
Touched down on Sunday after an almost teary farewell. Special thanks to all who had come to send me off.
Family: Dad and Mom, Sister and Bro in Law and Bro.
Buddies: TC and ML, and MH. June (Ying Gu), Clara (Socky) J Lo and Shu Xian and little U Jae!
And Fushan and Sally and Mr and Mrs Wan. Students Yan Zhi, Gretchen and Ernest. Couldn’t sleep the night before as finally, the trip was taking place!
浏阳河2008
那是哪一年蝉声的夏天
那只小手学会了告别也伸向明天
一首歌是一条河流过寂寞流入梦
让我经过你那些的经过也勇于不同
听你唱过浏阳河弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月回家路上妈妈的目光
听你唱过浏阳河弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望在心上
那是哪一年倒退的麦田
我的小手学会了告别也伸向明天
唱着你唱过的歌我想要的我懂得
让我经过你那些的经过更勇于不同
听你唱过浏阳河弯过了几道弯
弯成了新月回家路上妈妈的目光
听你唱过浏阳河弯过了几道弯
勾起多少惆怅与多少希望在心上
Touched down Singapore at 2000hrs today.
It was exhilarating cos for a moment,
I thought we were going to miss the connecting flight to Singapore,
as the VTE-BKK flight was delayed.
Kinda like the Amazing Race!
Some highlights that got me thinking.
1. Splitting the team into two.
I had to make a decision as some parents refused to release their children’s details till late.
Hence,
I had to split the team into two and submit as thus.
I did not expect that the resulting flights would generate some unhappiness over some parents,
although I stand by my original intention- which was to allow the students to go for the trip.
To make things easy,
I could have just taken their names out.
But I guess it would not be fair to them.
If I were to do this all over again,
I would still try to let all the students go.
But I would certainly try to submit the names much much earlier,
instead of holding and waiting.
2. Exchange at the school
I was indeed a little surprised,
even shocked to see the amount of tears shed.
After all,
it was only interaction of 3 days.
Despite that,
I understand the bond and relationship built up between the students to be strong.
However,
I doubted the absolute sincerity of the tears,
as one student pointed out,
she cried cos the others cried.
So she felt she had to cry.
A few didn’t cry,
and I must say, good for them!
Save your tears for me! Kekeke… “)
The library was not really successful,
as the condition of the library was good.
In addition,
we brought only 150 books,
when they needed many more.
So will source more in time to come.
Even as I am typing this blog entry,
my heart’s a little flustered.
I have made my choice,
yet there is just this little murmur of the heart.
Not regret.
Just feeling a little sad to leave a part of my life.
I will miss my colleagues,
my students,
my scout boys,
the dear supervisor whom I work so very closely with,
even my principal.
6 years,
is a long time- one fifth of my life.
多年后 多年后 也许不再伤痛 当我们已经失去了联络
可能你 可能我 在不同的角落 依旧吹着同一阵风
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This is your 34th birthday.
Such a simple and beautiful song.
Such subtle lyrics.
I still remember the first time I heard this song,
I was in secondary school.
I thought ci bei, meant porcelain cup.
And the lyrics were like weird.
How can a cup be gentle?
Haha….
Along with the passage of time,
i realised that ci bei,
meant compassion.
in my life,
i have met a few people,
whose gentle compassion,
i mistook for and misunderstood to be
something more.
記念 曲：Tanya Chua 詞：姚謙
想念變成一條線 在時間裡面漫延
長得可以把世界切成了兩個面
他在春天那一邊 你的秋天剛落葉 剛落葉
如果從此不見面 讓你憑記憶懷念
本來這段愛情可以記得很完美
他的樣子已改變 有新伴侶的氣味 的氣味
那一瞬間 你終於發現 那曾深愛過的人 (嗯)~~
早在告別的 那天 已消失在這個世界
也釣漱@次見面 是生命給你機嫌br>瞭解愛只是人所渴望的投射面
只是渴望概幭 他的愛已經不見 已不見
那一瞬間 你終於發現 那曾深愛過的人 (嗯)~~
早在告別的 那天 已消失在這個世界
那一瞬間 你終於發現 心中的愛和思念~~
都只是屬於 自己 曾經擁有過 曾經擁有過
曾經擁有過 的記念
那一瞬間 你終於發現 心中的愛和思念~~
都只是屬於 自己 曾經擁有過 曾經擁有過
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Came across this song when I was in my second year of uni.
Was immediately captivated by this simple yet poignant song.
So striking that I just had to stop and listen.
And it accompanied me in so many sleepless, nameless nights.
Tonight,
not sure what struck me again.
