One of the best

It was Emma's birthday yesterday and today a group of girls went out for Brunch at Shangri-la Pudong. It was at the Yi Cafe... It was a really good feed... Here are some of the things I got up to food wise...

the week...

This has been one of those weeks for me... I developed one of the killer migrains that did not go away and as usual the right eye went all dull...

hence I took myself to the doctor to get it checked out and got three needles stuck into me... one to draw blood to check for ESR and two in the butt for pain killer and anti nausea... They worked all right and I went dizzy instead and had to lie down... I had to be supported to walk as it was impossible to walk in a sstraight line...

Have to say a big thanks to Chris who came to pick me up and supported me home... Would not have managed without him...  Hence waddling with finnese was born... 

Marks and Spencer

This has been an interesting weekend... I finally went to Marks and Spencer which was such a fun experience... I finally get things that I can read and understand though it is a really small collection... But the area around M&S is really cool and there are so many shops to explore... think I will be back there again soon... in the near future.... 

The other exciting thing was that after a long quest for Puff pastry, I have finally found it and now I should be able to bake a pie once I get a dish to bake it in... THat is going to be the challenge I am going to imagine...

Oh well another week of school and the ever exciting Parent Interviews on Friday... 

nite nite

Podcasting in Plain English

Am doing this as an after school activity... But believe it or not, it is like into the great unknown for a lot of people... Wonder if there is a blackhole or something? It just seems that it is so foreign to them...Hmm...Hmmm... Hmmmmm

The long silence

Well.... It has been a long time since I last blogged.... Lets see.... I have been working for 7 weeks now... Time seems to fly so quickly when one is working but it is really hard work too... It is really demanding and havig the whole range of abilities and needs of the children to cater to have been my challenge.... Although I moan about it, I am sstill enjoying myself....

I have just had the Golden Week holidays and that was a really good break... I went to Singapore for a week of rest and resstock... Had the most interesting things in my suitcase on the way back- milk powswe, chocolates, sweets, new PJ's and a rubbish bin! It was good to get away from Shanghai but it is good to come back too... The weather has cooled down a lot in the time I have been away...

I enjoyed seeing a lot of Jersey and his antics.... Who incidentally went to the doctor today and is on new medication as his eye is not in a good shape at all... Poor dog.... But he is lovable as ever and cute as ever....

Well back to the real world and another 10 weeks before Christmas holidays.... 

The week just passed

The Long awaited Mid Autumn festival weekend came and went... It was good to have the extra day of rest but it sure felt like a teaser as one extra day was not enough... But it sure beats havig none... The weather was fine for some of it, but we had a big dump of rain too which was a welcome relief.. The only thing was that the weather warmed up pretty quickly adter the rain which was not normal.... 

It was a busy weekend for me as my parents and aunty arrived... So it was a full house and that is a challenge when there is only one washroom... But all is well... Just take a number and wait your turn... 

We had the wonderful expereince of a Face Changing show... The pictures can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/joylim101/ChangingFacesShow 

Then on Monday, off we went to Suzhou... We went via the first Cass Train carriage from here to there... It was a really comfortable 30 odd minute ride.... There was a special entrance for the first class passengers- Soft Seat passengers... Wonder if the other is Hard seat or No seat??? 

Suzhou has a lot of gardens... I mean a lot!!!! But one has to pay alot for entrance fees too which is all right as a tourist... We got to ride on a horse drawn carrige, a boat, a trishaw and even managed to find a driver... So guess that covers just about every form of transportation... We had the wonderful experience of being caught in a rain storm too... Thank goodness we had our raincoats... 

I managed to get myself some more tea leaves and a silk duvet.... which will be good in winter- I hope it keeps me warm... Oh there is a special silk worm which is a couple cocoon instead of the usual single... Silk is so stretchable and hardy... it is amazing... 

The pictures can be found at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/joylim101/Suzhou

All in all, a great weekend plus a short week of work... 

One more week to the Golden Week holiday... Can't wait for that... Especially with my sandpaper for a throat at the moment and honking away... Not a good look at all....

Till next time....

Users and takers

I have been thinking a lot about this topic of late... Guess it is something other than my usual which is a change... But then again it is not anything new or surprising as it happens all around us regardless of ethnicity, gender, age or any other factors... 

Well guess it has been the way of the world for so long... Not that it is soething one should wear as a badge of pride... I personally think that it is scraping the bottom of the barrel in a lot of ways and not high on the desired list at all... Somehow this world is full of them and they sure outnumber the nice people... 

Why do people become takes and not givers? it is all about them isn't it???? They only look out for number one which is themselves and stuff the rest of the people around them... I find that these people are just so low on the totum pole... 

Oh well time to rest...

Nite