801号房. . .内心深处的心声

I attended a 2 days training at Temasek Polytechnic for the last 2 days. All new lecturers, adjunct and associate lecturers have to go through a year or 2 days training. Our class size was small; there are only about 12 of us. It’s a unique class, as we have lawyer, civil engineer, a vet, an aero-engineer, and many others. I thought at first, this would be another class, where everyone would be very quiet to them, after-all it’s a 2 days session. Nonetheless, I’m wide of the mark. We became friends shortly. We shared jokes, we laughed at each other, and we have fun. Over these 2 days, we were taught on how to handle students, types of students, we are going to face and how to manage types of learning situation and how to introduce active learning and types of learning strategies. That was a fun days that I had at TP. Though it was short however, we learnt a great deal of knowledge from our lecturers. They brought with them vast amount of experiences to share with us.

My staff passes . . . From Temasek Poly and my NDP Staff pass for Preview (Actual day coming in a few days time . . .and my NDP 08 pass coming soon too . . .)

I told Cat that I’m attending classes these 2 days, as she was puzzled why I wasn’t in my office. In fact, it was my fault, as I had forgotten to inform her that I will be away on course. She was the first one to know that I will be lecturing part-time at TP Design School; she’s the first to know that I will be away on most evenings, as my class starts only in the evening. I guess that is perfectly alright. Since, we have chosen to spend our time during our precious weekends. As she felt that on week days, I should have more time to rest since; my work load is remarkably dissimilar from hers. Though, she would only finish her work at about 10pm.

We celebrated our 3 month anniversary last Sunday. I bought her a necklace and that was the time that she officially held my hand. That was a really special moment. I surprised her with the present while we were shopping. She had told me that she’s looking for a necklace to match her pendent. So I guess I better pretend not to know anything at all. Then, as we walk on, I will surprise her. Well this idea works. We shopped for lingerie, I told her to take her time, as I sat down in the shop, clearing my office and private mails away on my mobile. I guess it took an hour, I’m ok with that. It’s perfectly alright. I have no qualms on getting her stuffs that she likes, as I truly value her, since she watches my spending and wallet real tight. We would not spend unnecessarily when we were out. I conjecture that was the way Cat was brought up in her family. She did confess to me that her education level wasn’t high. And I have told her my feeling on this issue. I told her education level will not have any outcome on our relationship. Furthermore, I told her that, I will accommodate her, and would rather she not accommodate me. This very moment is just so touching that I could almost see tears in her eye.

Well, since today and tomorrow, I’m will be at home, I thought why not I pen it down on my blog. Cat’s away to her hometown, spending time with her parents, I will visit her parents in December, right-after our vacation trip. I have thought of going to Taiwan, China or Korea. I will let her decide when she’s back. Alright I guess that’s it for now. Will be back soon with more posts.