*the love and grace of God in my life..*

Monday, June 25, 2007

this semester has been tough with the on-going human issues that arise almost on a 24/7 basis
it made raymond (the MC) and myself so very frustrated and tired.

it was after a strings of emails that i decided to drop a note to choon hou (my very respected AD acad)
very honestly, i told him how we felt, how we've been struggling and the seemingly lack of support we receive from the management and sometimes, the ROs
he replied and while replying back yesterday (i was at baby's place), i cried.
it was a bottled up feeling of unjustice, of being terribly over-stretched and the feeling of lostness as to who we can approach for help

i was so glad i wasn't alone when that happened; was so glad i had someone to hold me and just be there to listen to my whines

leslie (my new TDC manager) held a short meeting today with raymond, choon hou and myself
we started and ended our meeting with.. a short prayer.
yep, this is not the first time we do so but really, it never fails to serve as a reminder that we are one big family serving in the same department together; that they are a constant source of support and encouragement should we need them, and it's just so comforting

somehow the string of emails were being forwarded to the director when one of the ROs involved replied (yea, the most common thing to do in a high-tech organization is to cc emails to your boss when you think you've just done the world's smartest thing) and my director wanted a meeting today involving himself, all the ADs, ROs, raymond and myself.
i feel rather victimized thinking about the situation later; and yet i do want to inform them about the current situations in the most professional way
the last thing i want york boon to see is tears in my eyes
nono, i won't cry later.

//posted by ivy @ 16:09//

Thursday, June 21, 2007

i've been quite stretched at work and the week has been getting very tiring
despite the amount of work due yesterday and today, i went ahead with a light jog with elena (my buddy's buddy) and then badminton with a few others in the dept and pod.
it was a good session of working out.

there's an inter-dept campus relay 3 weeks down the road and it's 4 x 1.5km run
two females and two males so many of us have formed teams and signed up
elena and i just wanted to have a feel of the distance and route so we went jogging today
10 mins. haha! not quite a timing to boast but we aren't aiming at winning, just pure fun.

badminton after that was good
quite a lot of people today - raymond, wee leng, choon hou, jacob, kelvin, jacqueline, elena, ned and me
a good time of workout.
probably will head for another short jog tmr

a song has been ringing in my head
"Before the world began,
You were on his mind.
And every tear you cry,
Is precious in his eyes.
Because of His great love,
He gave His only Son.
Everything was done so you would come.

Come to the Father,
though your gift is small.
Broken hearts, broken lives,
He will take them all.
The power of the word,
the power of His blood.
Everything was done so you would come.

Nothing you can do,
Could make Him love you more.
And nothing that you've done,
Could make Him close the door.
Because of His great love,
He gave His only Son.
Everything was done so you would come."

//posted by ivy @ 01:11//

Sunday, June 17, 2007

been to desaru and back
very secluded resort, nothing much in the vicinity
cycled out before we checked-in to explore and discovered a small petting zoo
went in to walk around, took some pictures and we had a short horse-riding session too
the locals told us about the nearby food centre and thus, our lunch was there
quite nice food, and it was reasonably priced, unlike the one at the resort

went back, checked-in and rested till evening time before we had dinner at the restaurant in the resort
headed for fireflies tour but didn't really enjoy it very much

headed for the beach while we were waiting for our transport to the ferry terminal the next day
ahhh, i love the beach!
so nice~
the entire stretch of endless sand, water and the scenary was captivating
now i regretted sleeping so much on the first day that i didn't go for a stroll at the beach in the late afternoon

very relaxing 2 days
i think i slept a lot!
i wonder when is the next time we'll be able to get away, considering our time-table is probably going to clash

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two weeks of break has ended
it's another 9 more weeks to go before the semester ends
on one hand, i'm really looking forward to it because i simply cannot tolerate the admin work of the module anymore
on the other, i think i'm going to miss my classes

once the semester ends, it's going to be the annual poly forum event
and then, the next semester will commence
very tight timing all the way till feb next year
my schedule is haywire!
now till 3rd week of august: semester
3 weeks of holiday
3rd week of sept till 1 week of nov: semester
1 week of holiday
3rd week of nov till 2nd week of dec: semester
2 weeks of holiday
1 week of jan till 1st week of feb: semester
12 weeks of holiday!

messy timetable
so hard to plan for holidays.. whines!

once poly forum is over in sept, i'll probably start planning for a service-learning trip to cambodia, which will travel during the long break next year

alright
back to reality
school is starting tmr - long stretch of 9 weeks plus (3 UTs to go, and 1 BOE)
i have the following outstanding:
- grading for 40 students
- summarizing of 5 literature reviews
- grading structure of UT1
- organizing poly forum first official meeting

all to be done tmr.
which is why, i'm praying real hard that i am not activated as the first stand-by!

//posted by ivy @ 17:14//

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

the 2 weeks of holiday is almost over
it certainly wasn't one for me - busy with ut marking, daily grade, research readings, poly forum, marketing competition etc.

poly forum has been good so far
met the entire group of them for the first time on monday - all 26!
scary - average of 5 to 6 per poly
although they are not familiar with each other and of cos don't know me as well, but i think we clicked off well
very enthusiastic bunch of bubbly youths! i like~

not yet packed
for my 2D1N desaru getaway
nothing new to that, but i should start packing and sleep..considering that i'm leaving my house at 6am tmr.

i can't wait
to get my feet on the long stretch of beach
desaru. =)

//posted by ivy @ 23:33//