19 November 2011

19 November 2011

To all my Dear Friends whom I have invited,

I hope you will witness and grace this special day with me. It might be a long time since we last chatted or met, I sincerely hope you will come and share this day of my life with me. You are important and are part of my life.

(Thought through my guestlist before inviting you... So.. come hor! haha..)

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Being feeling excited and joyful as the day is coming. However, I've been feeling sad and teary when I recalled some of the friendships which are lost when I was preparing my guestlist. I know it may sound abit drama but these words are from my heart. Friends who have stood by my side and fought the good fight of faith, friends whom I had the priviledged to minister to them, friends who used to be in the same ministry as me and under the same discipleship...

To all my dear friends whom I have ministered before, I am sorry for letting you down, one way or another. BUT i know God is at work, He will see you through and be in the midst of you as I have been praying for you.

Feelings aside, what God is unfolding truly is more than what I can imagined, ask or think.. He is bringing me back to the old path, this time round.. with wisdom and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.. Not gullible anymore..

Jer 6:16

This is what the Lord says:
   “Stop at the crossroads and look around.
      Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
   Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.

Love,
Mayce

My One Year in Patschoolhouse Halifax

My One Year Working in Patschoolhouse Halifax

I got attracted to this line because I love kids, love their smile and love their simple heart.

To be honest, it is physically and emotionally draining for me because I was taking care of the playgroup children. They required all my attention and besides, I have to go for night class, 3 times a week. However tough and tiring the journey was, I managed to survive through my one year! Wow~~

Is by His grace and the wonderful and awesome colleagues that supported me throughout the one year (many more years).

Special thanks to Ms Serene! She gave me advice, counsel, corrected my mistakes and supported me whenever I needed help. Her hugs and concerns are genuine and I thank God for placing her in my life.

Thank you Belle and Michelle for being my level partners. :D

Thank you Jiang for being my partner. You know what, I really love working with you. You are not calculative and always supporting and helping me as a freshie. I hope that I can be able to work with you again and again and again and again. Hahaha...

Jessica!!!!!!! If you are looking at my blog, I just wanna tell you that I love the genuine friendship that we have built. Thank you for your generosity, love, advice and help. Please keep in contact, and if you want anything from Singapore, especially ba gua, let me know... Will post to you. I am looking forward to London next year Dec. Study hard, play hard and take a look at the western world for me. Take lots of pictures and we will be there SHORTLY!!!

Thank you baby for the daily dosage of love that kept me going till now. You have been my greatest support. Your advice on how to handle the kiddos and situations at work makes me think you should be teaching the kiddos instead.. Haha... Your love and patience I am learning and absorbing everyday.

Preparation in progress

My heart is so excited and yet at the same time, feeling heartache coz cannot bare to leave my parents.. I am getting married soon. Mummy and the whole family especially jie jie are more excited than I am.. They are bringing me to POH HENG to select jewels for my wedding~

As the date is getting closer, there are just so many things to plan out and execute..
Plan out the guest list~
Buy bed~
Book tickets for honeymoon~
Rental of bus for entourage~
Rental of cars for wedding day~
Decorations for our church matrimony~
Food tasting~
Book hotel~
Prepare ang baos~
Select wedding gowns~
Wedding favors~
Meetup with all the entouragess...
Practice walkin march with the page boy(Nathan) and flower girl(Debbie)

Just so so so so many more~~~ haha...

Health
Go gym
Go swim

Wanna thank Yvonne Jiu Mu for being an adviser and counselor to me during this period of time. Thank you so so much... :D
Thanks to Baby for being so understanding towards my school and work commitments... Love u baby...

A gratitude heart despite bad experiences

Used to be angry and bitter with whom I had bad experiences with, I learnt to grow from there and be thankful for all those bad experiences which made me a stronger and mature person. There's a saying, "Without the tough experiences, I will never be able to feel and be compassionate for another person" which I felt was so true. I am thankful that God has His wonderful plan, a plan that is meant for good, to give me a future and a hope. Heart is just so thankful to God that after all the bad experiences, he has blessed me with a wonderful fiance and soon to be my husband, Victor. :D

"Someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realise why it never work out with anyone else"

3 Nov 2010 ("Yes, I Do"!)

A love journey that is going to last with His Grace

3 Nov 2010 was one of the dates I wouldn't forget. It was an evening full of romance, surprise, joy and happiness. The start for a new beginning for Victor and myself.

The story of his proposal begins:

He gave a phone call to Ms Ada(my principal) and asked if he could propose to me in school with my friends and family members. Ms Ada was so excited and said this will mark the beginning of many proposals to come. Victor met up with Ms Leng Na and Belle on 1 Nov 2010 to plan the setup. On that evening, I was still in office when Ms Leng Na "shoo" me off to my night class as Vic and Gabe were waiting outside my school (I know nothing).

On the actual day:

I was asked to evacuate my whole class to Michelle's class, reason being, "Uncle Bala is going to do some drilling in your class at 4.30pm, so you have to move your whole class to Jemina Puddle Duck", Ms Leng Na. I followed her instructions not knowing that the proposal will take place near my class. I was supposed to be at the playground with the kiddos at 4.45pm but Jiang Qi, my partner asked me to finish up the things to be done for my noticeboard in Michelle's class. I said "ok"!

Ms Leng Na then came in shortly to comment on my portfolio. I was "kan chiong" coz she gave some comments for me to improve on.

At 5.30pm, I wanted to visit the toilet and was told to use a specific toilet. I was like~~ (what's going on today??) But didn't pay much attention to that coz I was beginning to be stress up over my portfolios.

At 5.50pm, I wanted to go back to class to take my hp coz Victor said he will be coming to pick me from my school but was held back by Michelle and the reason being, "Ms Jessica is still in the toilet, I cannot handle the kids by myself". I said no problem and waited for Ms Jessica to come back.

At 6pm, Michelle said, "Ms Leng Na just give me a call and she wants to see you immediately at fast track room to discuss with you about your portfolio". I was like "siao liao this time"! Very stressed me slowly dragged myself to the fast track room and along the way, some teachers smiled at me and said Ms Leng Na wants to see me. At the back of my mind I was thinking "You guys must be laughing at my portfolios, sighhhhh~~~"!

While walking up the staircase, I saw candles that were lighted and roses that were evenly spread, but I couldnt care less coz my mind was filled with "PORTFOLIOS"(Ms Leng Na, if you happened to be at my blog, I was really stressful ok!!!! hahahaha)!

The moment I opened the door, I was SHOCKED! Victor was holding on to the roses and the many flashes from the camera started to flash at me.

I was like....... That's it! It is "D" day~ Happy, pleasantly surprise, overjoyed... You name it, I am over the air.

The video done by Victor's manager.

My parents and Victor's Family

Thank you all!

Especially to "Robert" (Hi Boss aka Brother, if you are looking at this blog, I was really hoping that you were there for my proposal day. But Victor said there was limited space, so couldnt take in so many people. We will meet up with you soon!)

Thanks to all my dearest friends(Liang, Jeremy, Karen Chia, Keeliang, Shu Jun, Zhanwei, Claire, Gabe and Meiyi) who were there to help out on this special day.

Thank you Mummy and Daddy for coming! Your presence means so much to me.

Thank you Victor's Mummy, Daddy and Vanessa for coming too.

Thank you Ms Ada, Ms Leng Na, Belle, Michelle, Jessica, Xiao Yun Lao Shi and Jiang Qi for your support! Love you all. Thank God I am in Halifax!

Vernon(Victor's Brother): Thank you so much for the arrangements and the help you have given to Victor. Without your help, it wouldnt be such a great day for me and Victor. You are awesome!

Last but not least! Thank you Jesus for making it happened for both of us.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Our Wedding Date has been set.

19 November 2011 (Matrimony and Solemnization)

20 November 2011 (Traditonal Chinese Wedding and Banquet)

We are enjoying the process of planning and anticipating for that day to come.

Updates about my life

"Fun at Work"

Been very happy and looking forward for everyday's work. Coz to me is not just work, but is fun with the kiddos. However, maybe my immune systemai is not that strong, I often am sick due to sore throat and recently had tonsilitis. It was a painful experience for me coz i cannot even swallow my own saliva and had high fever for many days. Was admitted to hospital to be put on a drip and antibotic. 3 days later I recovered and was given 9 days hospitalisation leave. Am contemplating to work till Dec' coz my family is worried about my health condition. Everyday been feeding myself with pi pa gao, honey and vitamin C to keep me away from becoming sick.

I love my kiddos coz of their innocence, purity and simple heart. They are not complicated and are fun to be with. They have the most adorable smile and it melts my heart. It trains my patience also coz I have to repeat over a hundred times to behave themselves and etc.. Haha..

"My Family"

I am probably the most blessed person here on earth to have such a wonderful family. I love my mummy, daddy, brother and sister. I can talk to my mummy about everything and anything under the sun. Just yesterday night we chatted till 2 am about my future, family, marriage, relationship and work. Through her, I learnt wisdom. How to become wiser when making certain and important decisions in life. She is also a great listener and giving great counsel to my circumstances. Thou daddy is often quiet, he expresses his love towards us through actions. His actions is definitely louder than words. He fetches me to work whenever he could and picks me up from my night classes every night. He is such a great daddy!! I love him.

First Day in Patschoolhouse

Vic asked me to blog on my first experience working with children so that next time when I am weary, at least I can have this blog to turn to, remembering the first experience.

One sentence/phase to describe my first experience working in Patschoolhouse: "Holistic experience"! Friendly and sincere staff, great environment with lots of plain water(for some closer friends who know me) and finally adorable and lovely children. What more can I ask for?

I love the children, but not their behaviour at times. I've learnt that if I dont like them behaving in a certain manner for example, snatching, I will tell them, "Brendon, I dont like you snatching the ball from Jolene. Can you please return back and ask her politely if you can borrow the ball from her". When you have to repeat this sentence every now and then....... is really no joke, hahahaha.... Thus, the most important character I have to develop is "PATIENCE".
Believing in time to come, I will develop my mind and heart to be like what the WOG says, LONGSUFFERING.

I prayed this prayer before entering into Patschoolhouse this morning, saying,
"Dear God, please give me wisdom to guide the children to become who you want them to be"!
And this prayer will follow me throughout the days, months and years in Patschoolhouse.

4 big cups of herbal tea and litres of water

Vic has a bad sore throat and fever since yesterday night but insisted on wanting to play with Marcus on a Saturday morning. He arrived my house at 10am but was in a bad shape. I then gave a sms to Yvonne Jiu Mu saying we couldnt make it as Vic wasnt well. She was so sweet to send her regards hours later to see if Vic was well.
I made for him 2*Pi Pa Gao Drink, 2*Herbal Tea and tonnes(Litres) of water. He probably drank up to 5 litres of water today.
I am praying hard that he will get well soon.

I've got my dream job!

I love kids, especially toddlers. Been given an opportunity to teach in Patschoolhouse Halifax starting on Monday. I was elated when Miss Ada(principal) told me that I have been selected to be their teaching staff to the 3 years old. All thanks to Angie(teacher from Patschool Sgoon) that I am able to go for the interview! A big THANK YOU to you!! I will be transferred to Patschool Serangoon in year 2011, January. Can't wait to work together with Angie!

During the interview, I was told to tell a story to the 3 years old. Thank God for His Grace, the children were all so responsive and happy to hear the story which I thought I could have done it better. I am so thankful for the benefits as a teaching staff which was doubled and triple more than what I could ever ask or imagine!

Truly, what is ahead of me is "Joy, Laughter, Compassion, Positive Reinforce Challenges, Grace and greatest of all LOVE"!

My motto in the next phase of life(work): "Happy Children, Happy Teacher"!

Victor and Mayce :)

First of all to start with, I am proud to present to you Mr and Mrs.... hahahahaha.. Not so soon la huh..

I am overjoyed to receive this awesome gift from God. The journey of me having a nice impression about him was when we started the project on "Eager Beaver Family Carnival Day". From planning to executing, he never fails to be patient towards things which were stressful and the last min stuff. I was impressed! I thought to myself, what a great event with him around.

From good impression to developing feelings for him, I told myself to pray and if he is meant to be, he is meant to be.. Once I identify that my feelings and emotions are starting to go wild, I told myself not to think anymore because I dont want to hold high expectation.

Didnt did I know that he felt the same towards me. I was so so so so so so pleasantly shocked when he approached me after the Easter Service. He said he wanted to share some stuff with me and I thought it was serious. But when he told me how he feels toward me, I was speechless. I thought to myself, "Oh dear.. I havent got myself prepared".

We talked and talked, ended up in airport. Led by the Holy Spirit, we came to the spot where our cg members were. Woah! We chatted with them for awhile then left for late dinner.

We decided to have dinner at T3. I kinda settled down in my heart and then we went on together. Started to sms to Cheryl and Nathanael coz they are the close buddies in our company. Next I send out email to one of my friend then down to me sending sms to Liang Liang, Karen Chia and Shu Jun, gave a phone call to Zhanwei, email to Dev and sms to Meiyi. Haha.. These are the closest among all friends in my life! :)

To me, it is really a gift from God. I prayed and God answered my prayer. :)

A dream that I have always longed for it to happen

Yesterday night, I dreamt of my very good friend that used to come to church. She was kinda helping out in the cg as a helper, but somehow went MIA after 6 months. I was depressed, heartbroken because I didnt just look upon her as our cg helper, she was my sister, closest sister in the cg.
I dreamt that she was running towards me, giving me a big hug. Tears rolled downed because I was so touched, that moment I've been longing for came to pass, then to realise it was just a dream.
I got up, eyes swollen.. guessed I cried alot in the dream. But it wasnt la.. Something grew near to my eyelid..
I really miss her like crazy. Went to friendster which I didnt touch for the past 2 years, facebook searched for her name but no avail. :(
Anyhow, I dropped her a message in the friendster, whether or not she sees in one day, I dont know. But all I know is I have done what I could, leaving the rest to my Maker.

I miss my Long Hair

I really really miss my Long Hair.. How I wish I can grow it once again. Is really difficult to keep shorty hair coz is messy... :(

See... I love my long hair... haha... Might as well buy wig right... Yeah, that was what I am thinking too, but if i buy wig, people will think I got bald hair.. :(

2010! Breakthrough Year

I am thankful to God for my life that He has given to me.. My family, colleagues, friends and buddies. In the midst of the journey, there were mountains of mistakes and decisions that I have made and were wrong, but they never fail to encourage me and lend me their listening ear.

In 2008 and 2009, it hasnt been easy for me.. Broke up with my boyfriend, undergone an operation. It was just in a span of 2 years when all those happened BUT I still want to thank God, not for bringing me through all the hurts and pains, but to thank him for blessing me with such wonderful people around me.

This year, 2010 is going to be a breakthrough for my life! I sense and believe is going to happen!
My goal is to minimise mistakes at work, be efficient by prioritizing all my work, write on the things to do list and checklist, make sure that all things that have to be done are all done. For my physical health, I want to be able to exercise regularly like.. haha.. swimming once a week (lifesaving course), jog twice a week, go for routine checkup. For relationship.. this year, I really hope and pray that I will find my MR RIGHT. Not because I am desparate to get married, but I think I am in the right age and now that I have fully move on! (how i know? because when i see the person, i dont have the uneasy feeling anymore) :) No hurry, but just keep praying! :)
For my spiritual life, I pray that I will have encounters with Him like never before, not flaky kind, but to really hear His Voice, read the Word and act out His Word.

I am going to stop here. Coz really got to go to sleep. Tmr meeting after meetings.. So got to get charged up!

Dont know why I stay up so late just to write my blog probably because I read someone's blog and he inspired me about Love. Love is about giving at all cost without having intentions to have any returns. :) Something to think and meditate upon..

:(

My face and ear turned red when I received an email in the morning... Went to the toilet and tears....... I dont know how to react.... Happy :) or Sad.... I think i need to change my blog name to livingmylifewithfullofregrets........ another shock I got.. After work, I took a bus from clementi to serangoon (been a long while since Secondary School that I took a long ride).... Emo right... :( sorry ah, so negative today... just feel that I need to vent out abit since I can only hide the feelings to myself... :( I am really sad..... Mayce ah.........................

My Experience with Acupuncture

Well, why did I go for acupuncture?? Not really a good experience. Having a long long needle to poke into your head and hand, not a nice feeling! It is in fact painful, but like what I told you previously, having to have IV tubes before, to me, needles are nothing! haha... like real.. :p Well, show you some of the photos..

eee right... heehee.. coz my headache came back, stupid headache, dont know why kept tickling me... so I went to "Zhong Zheng Hospital" @ Toa Payoh, super cheap! $4 for my treatment... The treatment works, but....... my headache still comes back the next day! :( Well, if you can, pls keep me in prayer.. Tell the bug inside of my head to go away, be cast into the swine!!!!! :)

Loving My ENEMIES... Tough one..

Recently, I received a phone call from an agent selling Vacuum cleaners. She said that my friend recommended me to have a complimentary services to vacuum 2 mattresses in my house, so i said why not. At first I was quite shock that my friend didnt ask me for permission before giving that agent my number, but anyhow, I gave her my particulars.

She came to my house, talked to my mother and introduced to us this super good vacuum cleaner that cost $3000 plus. THough is quite expensive, but after the demonstration, I felt that it is actually good for my sister as she has sensitive nose.

To cut the story short, my dad told me is too expensive, and told the agent we will reconsider, but you know what the agent replied was??? "Are you Singaporean? Even the president bought the machine from me." My dad was furious, he got up and said what kind of question that was and asked her out of my house. She took back the name card that she originally gave to my dad! My goodness!

Actually, I am still quite furious with my friend who gave my contact no away, but then, my boss asked me, so what can you do right now? Scold her? I just said, "I must bless her!"

Great time in Early Childhood Education..

I love my lecturer Joy, she makes studies enjoyable for all of us. Having to study without feeling it is a drag, how great can that be! She made all of us laugh till we dropped when she shared with us her experience with young children. Come to think of it, I didnt regret entering into this course, but at times, it can be quite tirring especially when I have to go to school after my work.

Just returned home after having dinner with Eric. We had MA LA HUO GUO.. man! I went toilet a couple of times. Couldnt take it, I took a cab home. Had a great time talking with the cabbie uncle. He made me realise that parents have their own share of anointing when it comes to educating their children. They may not have gone through the early childhood program, but look where we have come so far! :)

A Shock

Just this morning I received a sms from my friend and was told that the other friend that I was with 2 days ago was confirmed H1N1 patient!! I got a shock and started to think that the virus could have been spread to me as I was having sore throat and fever of 38.9 degrees the day before. I jumped out of my bed, gave a phone call to my sister wore a surgical mask and flagged for taxi to go TTSH. 2 taxi drivers refused to take me in... ARG... but thank God for one uncle who brought me there..

When I reached there, the doctor took my temperature and I was asked to go into a room.. The doc explained to me that the H1N1 is so common right now and even if I am positive, they wouldnt want to do the test for me unless I am pregnant or have diabetes.. So I paid $85, got some flu medicine and antibotics and head straight home.. Thank God my sister accompanied me if not I think I would have gone crazy..

I went home, ate medicine and head off to nap.. 3 hours later, my friend smsed me again and this time round, guess what she said in the sms... Mayce ah... the doctor asked "our friend"was asked to go back to hospital again and confirmed that HE IS NOT diagnosed with H1N1.... I was super happy la.. coz was thinking if really got the virus, I wouldnt be able to go for Ruxin and Derrick's wedding which I already missed Karen yeo and Daniel Chia's one, dont wanna miss RX and Derr again!!

I think really because of prayer la.. coz my boss and rowena were praying for me not to be contacted with H1N1. Really thank God! :)





Really couldnt get to bed now because afternoon slept too much.. Just went to Karen Yeo and Daniel's blog, ruxin, jiaying, samantha, zhihong, zhanwei, serena and evelyn's blog, and even my dearest friend... Karen Chia is blogging... Aiyoyoyoyo.. think is time for me to start writing my blog frequently.. (this is what I have been saying, but the thing is i sleep rather early and dont have a habit of logging into the net after work)





I have an interesting question to post and if you are reading my blog, maybe u can give me some enlightenment.. How to know if you like the person and am ready to get involve in a relationship? I have searched for the web and they gave me all sorts of answers, but I wanna hear the view from the bloggers..

Early Childhood

Not going SIM, Not going healthcare either.. here i come Early Childhood.. :) In fact from the very beginning, I should have selected Diploma in Early Childhood. But anyway, "living my life without regrets"... In July, I will be going for Diploma in Early Childhood with Learning Capital. After subsidy from the government, I only need to pay $2960... :) Thank God for the subsidy.. Be studying part time over the span of 2 years.. Meanwhile, I will continue to work in my current workplace..

Yesterday I had a interesting conversation with John. Was telling him that every parent should go for Early Childhood Programme.. They should be educated on the characteristics and development of their children. Even though there may not be a perfect solution to upbring our next generation, but I believe that these courses will help us better understand the different stages of development of a child. :)

Watch "Supernanny"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82EYa3y6E4

My dream is to open a childcare and a learning center where parents can learn how to upbring their children... :) So, this shall be my first step towards my dream..

Intense moments

This morning is really hectic for me. In fact, most of the fridays are hectic because of the weekend preparation. Wanted to take MC this morning coz my head pressure is on and off (after coming back from Kukup) inspite of the Chinese medicine that I am taking. Well, in the end I hanged on by taking some painkillers. I should be resting right now, but couldnt get to sleep. So decided to blog so that I can keep my buddies updated on what's going on in my life.
Another 2 more months before leaving SLI. Been working there for 3 years. I guess is time for me to go to a new environment where I can grow and not be stagnant. Comprehending whether to study in SIM (Business) or to take up a career in healthcare. I have always been wanting to be a nurse but the thing is, it requires me to do shift work and with my current condition right now, I am not too sure if I can take it. To study in SIM (BSC Business) allows me to have opportunities in the near future.
What do I like and see myself doing in the future? Erm... (To be continue) Gonna call meiyi right now to discuss plans for tmr..