Escapism!

Exam period is when I am at my worse when it comes to self-discipline (usually I am bad but during this period, it gets real bad) as I find heaps of other things to do just to not mark. I cannot seem to sit down and just mark. There will be lots of distractions around me.

But I am also at my creative best during this time period as I 'escape' my marking by beading or creating jewellery. Experimented with some new beads that I got during my trip in June to Bangkok with Mag. Got some Carnelian Facetted Drops and tried to link them up to make a pendant like those I saw in Bangkok but failed miserably. Several metres of wire later, I gave up on that and tried to coil some silver wire around them. But again, failed miserably. Ended up turning them into earrings. Simple but I think they look pretty nice and they are not too heavy when worn.Oh well, now that I have made the earrings, I HAVE to get back to work if I am going to ever finish the marking. New batch of marking coming in tomorrow so would be ideal if I clear the sets I have now *sighs* So it's off to marking I go...

Thank God Friday is Over!

Am glad that Friday is finally over. Am tired mentally and physically. Got up at 6 a.m. and got to work by 6.45 a.m. My morning routine is so practised that I do it without any thought. It's very mechanical and I guess that is good cuz at 6 a.m. my brain is not fully awake so forget about trying to solve all the world's problem at that hour! Am not a morning person. I am awful and horrid to be with in the morning. And knowing that, 7 years ago I picked a job that required me to be up and about at such ungodly hour. This is my punishment for my stupidity *sighs*

Anyways, back to Friday. Day spent on work work work and in the evening, I was involved in the Mooncake & Lantern Festival at work. Had to deal with about 200 kids with the help of another colleague. We had to make sure the kids were fed and entertained and that they didn't try to burn down the building with their lanterns and sparklers. Some boys decided to decorate a papaya tree that was struggling to grow with about 15 sparklers and for fun lit all the sparklers at the same time. I must be really old cuz I did not agree with them that their actions were done for 'fun'. To me, their stunt was stupid and reckless and the poor papaya tree suffered some burnt leaves and hopefully will survive that ordeal.

Day finally ended at 9.20 p.m. when I finally left work after shoo-ing the last kid out. Right now all I want to do is just sleep but am so tired that I can't sleep.

Anyways, checked my email after dinner (at 10.30 p.m.) and bro sent a video clip of my lil nephew who has started to crawl. He is the cutest kiddo I have ever seen and pretty cool how he can crawl ala commando style around the house.

Also got an email with this:

Yes, this is how my left eye looks like. Recently had my eyes checked to make sure everything is okay. And results came back good - no abnormalies. Am more intrigued by how the eye actually looks. Never paid much attention when I studied Biology in school so this is all new for me. Yes to some it looks gross but I find it ... cool!

Also managed to update my 'photoblog'. I love this website. I use it to put up pictures from my travels, the jewellery that I make...basically everything and anything.

Alrighty, this is too hard to do right now when my mind is totally blank.

Retail Therapy in Bangkok!

The heat and dust are things I do not miss about Bangkok. But there are many other things that I do miss after being in Bangkok for several days. Most of the people are really friendly. Of course there will be a few who can be rather aggressive or out to try and rip you off. But in general, there Thais are very polite and naturally friendly. I was 'sawadee ka-ing' and 'kop kun ka-ing' all the time there and the locals were very amused at my attempts at saying hullo and thanks to them. And got to do it right. It's got to be said very gently and it really made me more aware of how gentle the women and men are.

Reflections Hotel was alot of fun. It is not centrally located but close to Ari train station and super close to the weekend market!! Tried a different room this time - Room 208. Nice sitting area which I didn't use very much since the telly wasn't there. Each rooms have been decorated by different artists and it's all different. And things used to decorate the rooms are also for sale.

Also went for several massages at the hotel which were heavenly. And the last few were the best as I had an experienced lady who was firm and untangled the many aches and knots that I had. Also bought myself a nice souvenior from the hotel - this cute little teddy bear.

Also went to the weekend market which was lovely. However, I was kinda overdosed with the loads of beads they have there and I ended up getting only S$30 worth of beads. Am full of regret now :o( Have to find a way around this. But got some nice stuff for my family and for people at work so it wasn't a totally wasted trip. The weekend market is much better for buying things in bulk. The Suan Lum Night Bazaar is much cleaner and organised but prices are also higher compared to the weekend market. The weekend market is still a must go for anyone heading to Bangkok!!

Bangkok Here I Come!

Teacher's Day today and am home marking away. But giving myself a treat over the weekend and heading to Bangkok for a little relax and shopping getaway. All that over the weekend and then from Monday to Wednesday, going sight seeing though seen most of the temples and sights before. But that was some years back so will be nice to 'refresh' them memories.

So will be MIA for a while and hope I will have some pictures from this trip!