Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails....

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Andy Lau Wonderful World Tour 2008


刘德华回来了!

阔别了 5 年,让歌迷期待已久,华人世界永远的第一偶像 刘德华 将在12月 12日回到新加坡室内体育馆开唱。

反应热烈,循众要求,主办单位决定于 12 月 13 日加演一场。

“刘德华 Wonderful World 世界巡回演唱会” 于去年 9 月开始起跑,并已成功征服了16个城市!目前已有上百万人观赏过这场精彩的演出。

为了这场久违的音乐声宴已做好完全准备的他,保证绝对不让观众失望!除了让人赞叹的舞台设计及超玄的灯光效果之外,刘德华也将呈献多首脍炙人口的歌曲如 “一起走過的日子” 、“忘情水” 、“中國人” 、“笨小孩” 、“愛你一萬年” 、“你是我的女人” 、“男人哭吧不是罪”、“Everyone is No. 1” 等。

演唱会是由UnUsUaL Entertainment 带给您。

DATE
12-13 Dec 2008
Fri - Sat, 8:00PM

DURATION
Approx. 2 hrs

VENUE
Singapore Indoor Stadium

TICKET PRICE
(Exclude Booking Fee)
Standard - S$198, S$178, S$158, S$118

Sunday, September 28, 2008

YAY! SICK AGAIN! -_-"

I just have a lousy constitution lah.

Chris was sick yesterday, and just nice I went back Renena. So I visited her and discussed about my website.

Then I had a super long tuition, from 930am to 4pm. I was coughing and sneezing. I was shivering, to be exact.

Eve's mom drove me home (thanks aunty!) and i was dead on bed. Actually refused to see doctor until I realised i was running a high fever. cuz the doctor from 24 hour clinic at AMK central sucks to the core, lousy doctor, so i see it pointless to visit him.

Bobian lor, fever liao. then grandaddy took bus withmi to AMK Avenue 10 to see another doctor (Peace Clinic).

Now, i have just woken up, felt much better after sweating.

Meeting Nick sir for dinner tml! i will get well! whee! fish market! ~~

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Dainty Design Masks $0.80 each!

Went out with fungie today, supposedly to go wenhao's prawn mee stall at hougang for dinner. but when we went there, it was closed. oh, fungie's bf joined us too. gosh, i cant recognise him man. haha

after eating, fungie sent me home. by right the driver was his bf. but stupid mi, go and ask her to drive. in the end, the 3 of us sat in the car all sweating. her bf was busily coaching her, watching the road and cars and holding on to the hand brake. LOL

while me, sitting right behind fungie, grabbing the handle tight. it was a long and silent ride. LOL

but ok la, to think that this girl actually drove 3 times this year and im safe at home blogging, means im ok. and she wants mi to mention that she is a SAFE driver. ahem ahem! haha.

Something unpleasant happened to evelyn on thursday. i hope she is fine now :)

the term break is ending. omg, why is it so fast.

im happy because:
- i have met my AJ lovelies.
- i have given enough tuition.
- i have cut my hair again.
- i have set up a online shop.
- i have been exercising 3 days.
- i have ate supper with eve.

im unhappy because:
I have not done any readings! -_-

i love this song for now:


真 诚 心 声 (Never Land)

C G Am Em
哭 一 生 笑 一 生 何 不 快 乐 过 一 生
F C Dm G
人 心 变 幻 莫 测 喜 怒 哀 乐 集 一 身
C G Am Em
哭 一 生 笑 一 生 前 方 无 尽 的 前 程
F C Dm G C C7
用 真 心 交 换 了 每 份 真 诚 的 心 声
F G C
From This Day We Are The One
F G C C7
Kitalah SeHati Sejiwa(我们是相知相拥,互相了解的)(马来西亚语)
F G C C/B Am
Heart To Heart We Sharing Together
F G C
Kawanlah Pelita Hidupku(朋友是永远不熄灭的灯光)(马来西亚语)
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Spent my whole wednesday on FYP/project meeting. Met in town to discuss, thereafter rush for tuition at Yishun. and i met this very irritating cab driver.

He took CTE(SLE) from orchard to yishun and at the expressway, he was driving at 50km/h. i was so pissed, cuz im late for tuition and he still drive machiam see scenery. I looked at my watch, it was 3.25pm, so i said:

ME: ERM sorry uncle, can u try to reach the place by 3.30pm?
IRRITATING UNCLE: what? what you say?
ME: (deaf isit, must be not paying attention while driving la) Can you reach by 3.30pm?
IRRITATING UNCLE: 3.30pm? ok.

And he continues driving at 50km/h...-_-

finally when i reach yishun, this uncle makes mi more furious.

ME: uncle, please don't turn here. Go straight then U-TURN.
IRRITATING UNCLE: wad?
ME: (*&^%#%^&%#) DON'T turn here. GO STRAIGHT.

he drove straight.

ME: Uncle, please make a U-TURN here.
IRRITATING UNCLE: turn right here hur?
ME: I mean U-TURN.

AND HE TURNS RIGHT.....(*&^%&%^#%^&%#%^&#

fed up can, and he have to drive all the way to the other road, make a big round and u-turn back. it was already 3.35pm.

ME: UNCLE, I SAID U-TURN, NOT TURN RIGHT.
IRRITATING UNCLE: what? u-turn? you never tell me earlier.
ME: (pissed off) I TOLD YOU TWO TIMES BEFOREHAND ALREADY!

Towards the end of the road...

IRRITATING UNCLE: now turn right?
ME: NO, U-TURN TO THAT PLACE.
ME: U-TURN, NOT TURN RIGHT!

and he u-turn, and drove t 50km/h (p.s. he is driving a new taxi.)

in the end i paid 15 bucks, instead of my normal 8 bucks. -_-

after tuition, rushed down to queenstown for another FYP discussion with a lady. hop onto cab again, i was late for tuition, and i was late for the meeting.(moral: don't arrange tuition in between -_-)

this young cab driver is v good, he drives at good speed, find the shortest route for mi and takes time to read the map i printed. cuz im going to lock road, this very ulu but expensive and posh place.

then on the road, we saw this yellow lamborghini on street. the uncle and i had this fnny conversation:

FUNNY UNCLE: whah, what a waste of money leh. buy such a expensive car and let the tyres scratch across the road.
ME: -_-" aboh then, buy the car and put at home 'bai mei' meh? but true la, singapore so small, drive so expensive car abit waste money.
FUNNY UNCLE: ya lor, summore cannot speed. see, my taxi and his car end up on the same road. but hai singapore so many rich people leh.if only i can drive that....
ME: aiya uncle dont compare la, ren bi ren hui qi si ren la.

then i suddenly pop out a sentence

ME: see, the yellow colour so OBIANG! not nice lah
FUNNY UNCLE: -fainted- XIAO JIE, LAMBORGHINI LEH!

ME: i know, so what? i don't like the colour.
FUNNY UNCLE: -fainted-

And he goes again inplying how envious he was...

FUNNY UNCLE: sit in lamborghini is like sitting on the floor, very low one.
ME: aiyo so cham, can see anot? buy such a expensive car to sit on the floor.
FUNNY UNCLE: -_-" XIAO JIE, LAMBORGHINI LEH!

in the end, he drove to ask mi to see if the driver is young or old.

i took a peep. wahlou, so low and window so black, it's so difficult to see a thing lor.

ME: it's a young man.
FUNNY UNCLE: wah so young drive lamborghini liao ah........

taking a closer look...
ME: Omg! NO leh! the driver has long hair! it's a young woman!
FUNNY UNCLE: WAH women nowadays more POWER!

in the end my cab fare reaches twenty-seven bucks. ouch

thankfully, it wasn't a wasted trip. the person was a strong and fierce lady. but im sure she makes a good intervew. hai, after every meeting, with new things explored, i always have problem imagining how our documentary is gona look like again.

Monday, September 22, 2008

I had a great weekend, what about u?

Met Lishan on Saturday afternoon for shopping after my tuition. And i just gotten my tuition fees that day, so i splurge like nobody's business.

Went Far East to shop and yes, im looking for bags again. Saw a very cute mickey mouse t-shirt and i bought it. the shopkeeper is very nice. i was grumbling about the lousy colour of mickey's backside and ask if he could give me a discount. And instead of selling for 15.90, he sold me at 11 bucks! whee! so happy!

then we walk and walk and walk, both of us bought a bag each from Funcdeko. Thanks Shijie for recommending this shop to me! i bought a super vintage bag at 60 bucks. oh mine, my heart felt so pain. But it was after many many considerations...

Then, went to meet Michelle and Jieying at night for a yummy dinner in cityhall. we ate this authentic chicken rice with those old old kind setting, similar to Yet Con.

Our main purpose for the day is to go Singapore Arts Museum to attend FLEAtique - it's a night Flea Market!

sweating, and sweating and sweating. we 'inspeact' each and every stall with care. seriously, there wasnt many nice clothes. but i bought another bag for 17 bucks! haha, it was a real good bargain, considering the bag doesnt look like it's only worth 17 bucks. and we linger around at one of the jewelry store and i finally gave in and bought a nice necklace, a bird kept in the cage. bought it at twenty bucks. while michelle got a earring for 25 bucks, aiyo so expensive! but it's very very cute! and jieying got a nice tube dress and a earring.

Carrying so many things, i took cab home. well, what's unusual right?

Spent my sunday in tuition again. yawn. i cant wait for 7 october to arrive. cuz by then, there will be no more p6 student and n level students, though i think i will miss them all. and im gona spend my new few days tuitioning, and tuitioning and tuitioning.

supposed to rush to another pte tuition thereafter, but i was late, or rather, very late. supposed to reach by four pm but i could only reach by five pm. just when i have boarded the cab and on CTE, my student said she got a dinner to attend and have to change day. felt sorry about it.

since im on cab, i took cab back home to fetch mummy before we took a bus to tpy and wait for daddy. got daddy to drive us to changi road to eat the yummy 'yao zi mian xian' (pig's kidney mee sua). it was still very yummy. i knew about this place when i was working in Se Xiang Wei and i had to do a feature on some yummy supper places.

well, all of a sudden i miss my eating/working life there, cuz i get to explore different yummy eating places in spore! :(

but studies kept me so busy, if not i would have agreed to the freelance job.

ok i digressed. yummy dinner then head home and continue to rot. it feels real good to just rot and rot. sat in front of my laptop, downloaded games and play and play. occasionally turning my head to watch the tv and laugh a bit.

pay until i got so tired, and grandaddy nagging at me for wasting his electricity -_- and i went to sleep. it was a good sleep :)

and woke up today to exercise. sweat out all my fats, love it. drums was cancelled, so i will continue rot till 7pm and go for piano lesson.

wrong, i should be doing research for my project or follow up on reading. what am i doing here? aiya heck la.

I JUST NEED A BREAK!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

it's HOLIDAYS!

While playing 《爱很简单》by David Tao,

he suddenly pop up a funny question: 爱真的有那么简单吗?

which left me pondering for a week.


four-o-two mid term exam 让我伤痕累累, as much as i try to dismiss the thought, part of me was hoping to get the answers to the tricky questions. all of us seem to have different answers to almost all questions, which left me just feeling uneasy.


it's the term break. i wasn't as excited as i expected. what lies ahead is tonnes of untouched readings to follow up, a video assignment, a FYP progress report.

im starting to hate project meetings as it often lead to a waste of time and fruitless discussions. Perhaps independent work is more productive...


i haven't been giving time to my students when all their exams are just round the corner. N Levels in one week, PSLE in two weeks, O Levels in four weeks. Why are some of them not feeling the sense of urgency as yet?

其实有点生气,不过算了。

let's just finish the race.


I just want a break. Can i stay uncontactable for the time being?

有点不想开嘴巴...


YAC has closed for the semester. Till we meet, it should be during December or next year. Dinner was delicious, especially the chilli crabs.

I suddenly miss going out with YAC guys. It seems like a really long time since we had a outing.


爱真的有那么简单吗?
只要知足,爱就变得很简单。

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Happy Mid Autumn Festival!

Mid Autumn Festival performance at KMS ended with a blast! Everyone did a good job! To be able to stand on stage to perform with minimal rehearsals was simply amazing!

Photos here!

Rainbow boys!

xi-nu-ai-le


chipmunks! but mike's aim was to take the 3 idiots behind -_-



After the performance, we celebrated Ernest's birthday!


He play birthday song for himself -_-





his age is a secret. but look at the number of candles on the table, you should be able to make a intelligent guess! haha


and a card...

with a big big heart from all of us!

krist is back to support us! so happy! pls come back soon k! :) *hugs*


the small lantern that i 'planted' on my plant...


jalyn lao shi is on the newspaper! cuz she brought 流行乐 to monastry and thats the place we meet!

Outdated photos:

I went shopping with eve long long ago in seach of a nice bag and settled on this. this wasnt my 1st choice but my 1st choice was taken in a few hrs. so sad.

i love shopping with eve! :))

agnes b! but fake one la....twenty bucks or so nia!

and a big bling bling watch...after wearing it for a while, i realised the yellow one is better. dots


and these are some of the teacher's day pressie i received. fungie, i totally agree with u. they thought teachers day = teacher's bday and students bought mi a black colour bag! power liao!

mid term exam tml! ji you everyday!

after that, it will be term break!! whee!

i will post the term break holiday list after my suck media law exam tml.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

string of events

First and foremost, something happy to share with all of you:

FUNGIE FOUND HERSELF A BOYFRIEND! WHEE!~

After going one round, she is back together with him. Well my dearest friend, 祝你幸福. Please dont let those negative thoughts come in again. You missed him once, so dont easily let go k.

And if he dares to bully u, tell me! I will go punch him. :p

*****

I had a bad headache last Thurday and it was a very long day for me. From 1130am all the way to 730pm, only two 30 mins break in between.

When I finally reached my last lecture, I am damn tired. And yet i met a very horrible girl.

Ok, i have to set the grounds here first. I dont ostracize anyone from any country and in fact I have very good friend who originate from there. But there are really 害群之马 among them who just throw their faces.

this girl, sat beside me for a TCM lecture which lasted for 3 hours. the lecture theatre was cold yet she was wearing bare back tight top, darn mini mini skirt and a pair of high wedge shoes.

ok, i shouldn't criticise her outfit cuz this is not the main point.

throughout the 3 hours of lecture, she did the most irritating action on earth.

SHE WAS SHAKING BOTH HER LEGS FOR 3 HOURS!

when i was young, my aunty would often tell me not to shake my legs. i dun really understand the reason behind it. but now, i finally understood.

not only was it inappropriate for a girl wearing mini skirt to shake her leg, but the fact that she was wearing a pair of HEAVY wedges shoes just adds to the point. cuz her shoes are so heavy that not only her chair is shaking, my chair is also shaking.

it shake and shake and shake till i hope i will just vomit on her pair of legs. -_-"

i thought she would stop after i stare at her legs but she didnt. and all around me, the lecture seats were filled so i cant shift to somewhere near.

and i endured...(*&^%#%^&*^##

to worsen the whole situation, whenever the lecturer says something wrong or something which she thinks it's funny (and we often didnt laugh), she will turn her head to look at me and laugh out really loud.

really loud.

some people are just not sensitive enough.

i rolled my eyes and gave a disgusted look, and she laughed while she shake her legs, and here i was trying to listen to lecture, with a headache and somebody laughing so loud, i just hope that i can slap her. totally.

where is she from?

she is a ah teong.

Moral of the story:
1. girls, please do not shake your legs. its very unsightful.
2. in a cold lecture, please wear more. and dun shake ur legs while wearing mini skirts.
3. please dont laugh so loudly.
4. please dont turn and laugh into your neighbour's ear.
5. please be more sensitive and when you witness a black and pissed off face, please stop what you are doing and dont continue laughing and shaking.
6. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE.

*****

Why was i having a headache?

becus we couldnt find a contact for my interview assignment. we are suppose to film somebody and the aim is to tell a story.

my first idea was to find a gay to talk about his love story.

there was no confirmed decision till this week. and when i start to look for contacts, it was too late.

one: tell mi he ain't got a bf and he is straight. knowing him for so long, and somebody who was once so close to heart, i was rather shocked by this and his cold attitude.

two: tell mi he is no longer gay and is uncomfortable, well which i can accept.

three: no reply for this good good buddy

four: he replies once every days and by the time he agreed, it was a thursday.

so the idea was then called off and i had a hard time knocking my brain for somebody who can tell me interesting stories...

that explains my headache.

but thankfully an idea struck me! and i found her! thanks so much for accepting the interview!

will upload the video once we are done! :)

*****

i think i have been using my brain too much that i get hungry easily.

do you all feel that way sometimes?

*****

a student approached me to ask for help. he is having his o levels real soon and his eng is still not passing.

which worries me.

so what if he do well for my maths right? and if he fail english, he is sort of left with no bright future kind.

well, thats the reality for singapore education system.

i tried to find those english tutors who have pulled me up but they aren't giving tuition anymore.

thanks to lishan and i got introduced to her friend who agreed to help.

hopefully, he will learn as much as he can from her and do her homework!

*****

ting's brother set up a prawn mee stall in hougang one week again.

fungie, remember wen hao?

business is not good and he hopes that i can liase with any media personnel to introduce their prawn mee.

as much as i would hope to help me family, but i have left the job and is no longer in that line.

but well, i believe business takes time to build and you cant simply fly to the moon within a week right?

this is another big headache for me :(

*****

ok i haven't mark my students work and i have got a mid autumn performance at guang ming shan tml night at 7pm. and i m not even halfway through my revision for a upcming test next friday. and i need to go back sch on monday for editing which means no free days to do revision anymore.

******

on a happy note, holidays are coming.

i need a good massage. hint hint, nick sir....haha

i need a good sleep.

i need a good break.

really.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Live with it.

* Thanks eve for the great company tonight. and the YUMMY food! *hugs*

Thursday, September 11, 2008

IM SO DEAD TIRED! the bottle of chicken essence i drink everyday is not enuf to curb my tiredness anymore...

It's 4.30pm now and i m supposed to be sitting in a lecture but im now in computer lab blogging.

I have finished a project meeting, a long lecture, a ethics tutorial for the day AND there is another 3 hrs long lecture coming up.

This weekend is gone with rehearsals for mooncake festival performance on friday and saturday and the actual performance on sunday.

AND THERE IS A UPCOMING QUIZ NEXT FRIDAY WHICH IS 40%!

omg, im really dead beat.

So many ideas, so many things to do but nth seems to be progressing.

thankfully i had a good dinner last night. YUMMY RAMEN AND SATAY. thanks for the great company nick sir! :))

and tuition tonight...OMG...

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Dear Miss Ow,

Be strong. You can survive through!

From Miss Ow

Friday, September 5, 2008

Warner Bros. sues over 'Hari Puttar' film

When we are talking about copyright infringement and media ethics, i saw this INTERESTING NEWS:

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Let's see Hari Puttar get out of this one.

Bollywood producers set to release a film called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise.

While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the "Harry Potter" series.

"There is absolutely nothing to link 'Hari Puttar' with 'Harry Potter,"' said Munish Purii, chief executive officer of Mumbai-based producer Mirchi Movies. Hari is a common name in India and "puttar" is Punabji for son, he said.

"Even if it does rhyme with Harry Potter, surely there is a limit to cases?" said Tarun Adarsh, editor of Trade Guide magazine.

The film is not a tale of wizard spells or flying broomsticks, but rather a story of an Indian boy left home alone, who fights off burglars when his parents go away on vacation -- a plot more reminiscent of the film "Home Alone," starring Macaulay Culkin.

Warner Bros. is seeking an injunction against the film, which is set for release September 12. Hearings began Monday and the next is scheduled for September 2.

Warner Bros. spokeswoman Deborah Lincoln confirmed that the company has filed a lawsuit against the producers of "Hari Puttar."

"Warner Bros. values and protects intellectual property rights. However, it is our policy not to discuss publicly the details of any ongoing litigation," Lincoln said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/26/india.harry.potter.ap/index.html

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

何谓 PROFESSIONAL?

I used to think that teachers or instructors are generally considered professional in their field. But as years goes by, it seems to me that no one has a proper definition or category for 'professional'.

According to the Oxford Dictionary:

professional
• adjective 1 relating to or belonging to a profession. 2 engaged in an activity as a paid occupation rather than as an amateur. 3 worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent.
• noun 1 a professional person. 2 a person having impressive competence in a particular activity.

Being in a particular field, leaning on a skill certainly doesnt make you a professional.
Graduated from a field or having experience in the field too doesnt make one a professional.

But sometimes, people just feel that being in the field some time = experienced = professional

which i certainly do not agree.

A piano teacher may have the experience in the field, but it doesn't mean she/he is professional.
A dance teacher can teach dance but doesnt mean she is a professional dance teacher.
A Maths teacher can teach Maths but does it mean she is professional?

To me, i felt that a professional should be able to bring insights to an amateur and provide solutions to 101 problems in as many ways as possible.

It means, instead of knowing the wrong and correct way of doing things, a professional should be able to provide feasible solutions when an amateur is faced with a difficult situations, and accept different working methods to it.

And not:
- To criticize that you are not doing something correctly without being able to provide reasonable reasonings to the wrongdoing.

For instance:
A: This photo is not nice.
B: Why?
A: JUST NOT NICE.

And the person thinks she/he is a professional cuz she/he has been experimenting in the field for a few months.

So experience is important...

But then having experience so what?

A person can be in the field for 10 years, but does that make her/him a professional?

For instance:
A: This is not the way to be it. You must like this, like that...
B: How?
A: Just feel it. / According to experience, it is like this, like that...

Got say isnt it equivalent to no say?

Well, if a 'professional' cant able to help u to achieve a certain goal and merely gives out 空头advice (ie telling u that u are wrong, but doesnt tell u how to make it correct), i feel it just make her/him an experienced person BUT NOT a professional.

What's your take on this?

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Please Support!

MV by Shigong :))

Monday, September 1, 2008

YAY! SICK! -_-"

This weekend has been rather terrible for me.

I cancelled my tuition last minute cuz I was having a terrible sore throat, cold and running nose.

My students were actually planning a Teacher's Day surprise! But too bad la, I really dont have the energy to drag myself there. :(

So went to see doctor, gave me drowsy cold medicine and drowsy cough syrup and i slept.

woke up for lunch, then i sleep again.

woke at 3 plus and i was running a high fever...38.9 degrees...

called for help cuz nobody is at home! -_-"

then my aunty came back giving my a fever medicine to eat. sleep and sweat abit, temperature lowers to 38.4 degrees.

Thinking that the medicine doesnt work, my grandfather brought me to 24 hours clinic.

I tell u, this is the worst doctor i have ever seen!

not that i m being stereotyped or wad, but this young doctor really CANNOT MAKE IT man!

he ask me wads wrong and then he said:

"you are suffering from viral infection. Since u hve seen a doctor and she has given u the neccessary medicine, just go and get panadol to lower ur temperature can already."

my aunty was so furious and said:"so next time got fever got flu got cough, just go those pharmacy get medicine and no need to come and see u already correct?"

he was speechless and gave me 20 tabs of panadol -_-"

despite me feeling very terrible, i insisted on going for family gathering.

then i even plead my dad to make a trip to marina square after that cuz i wana wish yueyin happy birthday! felt so bad, initially im suppoose to be with them, but family gathering came last minute, so i have to fly kite. paiseh :)

hope yue yin likes the present.

today i woke up with 38.4 degrees. GOSH!

my nose ran away,
my voice ran away,
my head is going to run away soon..

wee! 3 days MC! -_-" but i die die have to go back school on wed to hand in my chinese lit assignment.

on a happy note, i finally got my japan hp and it's gorgeous! but i dont have anyone's number cuz all numbers are stored in previous hp and this japan hp cannot copy simcard. zzz
for more info, click on the link: http://k-tai.blog.163.com/blog/static/2790183720085323846757/

on a happier note, its teacher's day! happy teachers day to all teachers who have made an impact in my life!

And of course, a patt for myself. :))