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

Saturday, October 31, 2009

this is very random but I shall post it before I head to bed

for the past couple of weeks, I've been thankful for a few individual in my life; whom I've the chance to share my life with, and them sharing their life with me too

celine.
she has been such a dear sister for the past few years and I must have said this before..no matter how busy we both are, the little thought of checking on each other and trying to meet up for a meal etc, always elates me! thank you for your love and encouraging me to go on in times of dryness; thank you for being there when i needed a listening ear even when it's in the middle of the night, thank you for accepting me for who i am and lastly, thank you for sharing your life with me.

violet.
it's always amazing to think back of the first time i knew her - in a youth camp when she was in P6, and how she's grown through the years. i may not be her best friend or her cell leader but somehow, i'm thankful for her trust in me. Thank you for bringing such joy every time we meet (i think joy is a good second name for you!), for being so sweet in showering me with surprises and for allowing me to share my life with you.

jonathan kee.
i can't even recall why and when and how we became closer even though we had absolutely no contact when we were in youth in the past. thank you for always keeping a lookout for me and checking if i'm fine etc.

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work for the past 3 days has been fine
i'm still trying to settle down, to get used to the paper-culture, to get used to a totally different working environment as compared to RP

but for now, i'm super thankful for:
- my buddy who has been trying to take care of me despite her hectic deadline
- my colleagues who have been helping me to adjust
- my immediate boss who is such a nice and patient lady who has excellent management skills

//posted by ivy @ 00:04//

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

it's finally 28th Oct tmr!
* waves goodbye to RP
and..
* says hello to MOE!

Wheee.
I honestly don't know what to expect but I'm pretty excited at my new job, in a new place, doing a totally new thing from teaching

Anyway, I've decided to start writing diary/journal from tmr onwards
mdm boo has been asking us to do it; somehow, i've been procrastinating
while having dinner with celine yday, she shared about the journal writing thingy she heard from hope church, and that reminded me of what mdm boo said
so yep, i've got myself a notebook and a pen..
what i need to do is to sit down and pen down my day, my thoughts, my struggles, my joy etc..
and at the end of it, to see how God has been so faithful!

//posted by ivy @ 21:34//

Thursday, October 22, 2009

the original date of starting work has been postponed from today to 28th oct, just in case i breach any terms in the contract
well, in govt job, everyone plays safe.

in any case, im somehow glad for the delay of 4 working days; that allows me to do so much stuff that i want to, before i start working full-time again

met uncle raymond for lunch two days back; it was good to see him again
he always gives me sound advices to the issues i share with him
what a blessing! =)

having a couple of dinner dates these few weeks; catching up with the people i haven't met for quite some time

be back when i start work, and see if there's anything worth posting. =)

//posted by ivy @ 11:39//

Friday, October 16, 2009

RP has been a second home to me for a substantial period of time
i'm thankful for all the wonderful (and not-so-nice) memories it gave me; the great colleagues i met in my stint there; the precious students who were allocated to my classes.

the clique of colleagues whom i have meals with, in and out of campus,
the group of them whom i shared room with, when we sneaked out of the country for a breather,
the few of them who has seen me cry, scream, laugh, and do silly things in office,
and a precious few of them who have encouraged and stayed with me through the darkest times at work
thank you all - because of you, i've stayed on in this place longer than planned.

students who have been in my classes for the past 4.25 years; you made a difference in my life
you brought joy to each lesson i see you and that has carried me through many of the tiring facilitation days
many of my colleagues are always amazed at how close a relationship i share with my students; that's because i don't see you as my students but as a friend.
most of you have moved on to army, to uni, to work, and some still in rp.. wherever you are, thank you for being part of the memories and certainly, all the best.

service-learning kids have left the deepest memories in me
i feel so priviledged to have brought all of you into the most northern part of thailand where we spent a good 16 days in the cold and strange place

18th july 2005 - 27th oct 2009
good-bye RP.

//posted by ivy @ 01:37//