♥하루 122 - The children & MH370: Let's pray together

"Kids, they have not found the plane yet."

Facts Time with the children these few days have been around the MH 370 issue, aeroplanes and control towers, emergency plans in a plane and possibilities of accidents happening in the air. We also talked about mummies and the reasons why mummies exists, which led to the reason why pyramids are built. 

"Teacher the sunway pyramid is fake one!!" 

Most of the kids in my class are worried for the passengers in the unfortunate incident, but they're also rather concerned about the mysterious disappearance of the Boeing-777 plane, "TEACHER IF THE PLANE DROP IN THE SEA THEN GOT SHARKS EAT THEM LO?!" and Dani was like, "Teacher they got pizza anot". (Dani loves pizza - he will be having his 8th birthday party at a pizza parlour this Sunday, which I'm really excited to attend! He's one of my most favourite kid ☺) However, despite their wild imaginations, the troubled expressions showed how anxious are they; as though they could comprehend the rocky path the families of the crew-on board MH 370 are walking on right now. Although most of them assuredly claimed that they know where is the plane.  (Spongebob's land - next to the pineapple under the sea) Aiks!  

Children, you don't underestimate them.

I told them that we're going to make good luck cards for the passengers and their family today. They weren't sure if their cards would reach the intended recipients but they enthusiastically went about it. 

There was one moment when Jun Yu couldn't find any pilots in the drawing book and he decided to draw his own version of a pilot, which turned out a bit fat at the hips so Cassidy said, "Aiyo you draw his butt so big later he see your card he come and scold you ah"

They even drew tanks, helicopters and planes from "Everywhere in the whole world" to help the search of MH 370 and to rescue all 239 people aboard.

 Jun Yu's pilot! (picture in the middle)

 Hay Yan's card. She expressed that her father is very upset too, cause it appears that her dad's friend is one of the missing passengers on board. After completing her good luck card, "Teacher my plane got eyes one so can see easier" she requested for another paper to make a card for her dad so that "He'd feel better".

It's difficult for me to understand how the family and close friends of the MH 370 passengers and crew feel right now, but I can bet their anxiety is beyond what we can think of. 

The only thing we're capable to do right now is to keep them in prayers, for God's comfort to be upon the family members involved and His protection upon the people in the missing plane. Let's hope for the best and may His mercy be among us. When bad things happen, it doesn't mean that God doesn't exist, or is "punishing" us. Trials happen for a reason - what matters is to have faith and peace in Him!

The situation right now may seem unfavourable, as the water rationing has started already and the haze getting worse day by day (my nose is having allergic reactions to the air *sniff sniff*) but I believe through these occurrences we may learn and experience new things that we will never ever get to learn in our comfort zone.


NEW THINGS THAT WE NEVER LEARN IN OUR COMFORT ZONE
compiled by: Grace Koh

1. How to shower with only 4 scoops of water 
2. How does the water supply system function in detail
3. Learning to be grateful of the things we always take for granted (flushing toilets)
4. We're only human, weak and incapable - most of us complain until die when no water to brush teeth

And we have to always remember to look on the brighter side during adverse conditions!

BRIGHT SIDE OF GETTING OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE

compiled by: Grace Koh

1. No need to wash hair for days with a valid excuse
2. No need to brush teeth for days with a valid excuse
3. No need to wash, dry, fold, iron clothes for days with a valid excuse.

Ok. Just kidding. Hehehe I brush my teeth everyday but I love the skipping hair wash part. Hehehe.

Anyway if you are wondering how many kids I have in my class, there are 6 in total! Only 4 of them are allowed to make their good luck cards today though cause Marcus and Rong Jun have been naughty and dawdling badly (not doing homework) so I got mad. I wanted to let them do their cards afterwards but there isn't any time left plus Marcus still have not finished his math practice! 

Anyhow,

Please #PrayForMH370. It's great to see people with all sorts of differences coming together, comforting each other and praying hand in hand. Let's have trust in God for we know that nothing is impossible with Him. 

Getting a present for Dani's birthday. (ﾟ´▽`ﾟ)

Goodbye.

x

♥하루 121 - I chopped off my hair

*momoke passing by*

"what lah you cut hair also want to announce to the whole world"

Hmmmmm. 

I didn't break my promise! Anyway, if you talk to my mom there's a zillion of advantages of having short hair (which I see eye to eye too) 

ADVANTAGES OF HAVING (very) SHORT HAIR

compiled by: Grace Koh

1. You only need a drop of shampoo to get an XL-size of afro bubbles during shower
2. No need to comb hair 
3. No need to tie hair = Can sleep in 3 extra minutes in the morning
4. No need to tie hair = Less hair fall + No bald spot
5. Less hair fall = ( < Parents nagging ) + ( < Time taken to sweep floor)
6. Save conditioner 
7. When robber come they got no hair to grab (!!!!!)
8. Sure win in cat fights!! (refer no. 7) 
9. No need to be so self conscious of misbehaving hair
10. Preserve longevity of expensive serum 
11. Look badass

Actually I feel oddly calm about this lo. But my feminine subconscious mind keeps telling me that I should be horrified because this is a horrifying thing / something I have been telling myself I will never do; hence it's horrifying that I've done it, and even more horrifying that I'm not feeling that horrified.

HAHAHA.

One day last week, I was very excited cause Joyceet will be picking me up from work and we'll be doing all sorts of fun things together (I don't know la but it's always exciting to spend time with my sister!). The night before, an idea popped into my head - why not get a haircut tomorrow? It's rare that Joyce will be home to drive me (other days only my mom is available and haircut with her always very disastrous one -.-) plus I've been meaning to get a haircut for so long already.

And so we did! We also did some grocery shopping at Hero market where Joyceet got a box of Camembert cheese (Soft white moulded cheese 24%) which she has been going bananas over since her company's annual buffet dinner at Trader's hotel, where she fell in love at first sight taste with this.. cheese. Joyceet is The Hero Market's Cheese Aisle #1 diehard fan, despite the amount of dilemma and torturous longing it has given her. Now you know what to get for Joyceet's birthday (it's on the 2nd of July fyi hahahah)

Ok so afterwards we went home and I cooked a big pot of tomyam soup - was craving for it reaaal badly. I threw everything I can find into the pot (including 18 ultra spicy chilli padi straight from momoke's garden and a couple spoonfuls of black pepper) fulamak! No time to enjoy it though cause..

"Oi are you getting to the point yet"

I have an appointment with Joel from Hairven at 2pm.

btw Hairven is stongly recommended by many of my friends around, especially my colleague at daycare, Elaine (we talked alot about bald spots and frizzy hair). I heard so much about the salon, and am pretty convinced to go try it out lah cause the hairstylists there are not only professional and friendly, the service is at its best AND it's only rm 18 for a student price cut! (normal price rm30). More about this later! 

Hehehe. I told Joel about my hair's pathetic situation and she was very optimistic about it when I said I can accept the thought of getting my hair short. I mean, I want to get rid of my disgusting frizzy long hair and by getting rid of it the only way is to chop it right. I also mentioned that I don't want to look like triplets with my sisters and that I don't want to look fat without hair concealing my face. 

"Then it has to go real short! But I know you are teacher lah so I won't give you too extreme one!"

"Short like my sister's?"

"No, even shorter!"

So anyway I told her, "I trust you lah go ahead."

Hahahaha yes, I've been meaning to drag the story as long as I can cause I'm quite reluctant to show you any photos. I don't look too horrible - not like I imagined, though my neck felt really exposed; but I don't look nice in photos. This is an asymmetrical cut "will make your face look longer!" and IT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVER USED A SHAVER ON MY HEAD. The back of my hair is sooo prickly (glares at sukkie choo) and spiky ooo! 

Ok here comes the moment of truth.

sorry la I really don't know what angle works I've not familiarized myself with this hair yet!!

Here's a photo with the same face from chinese new year - photo is taken RIGHT after I woke up. Literally!!

Dinner at Gao Ren Guan, ss 15 on sunday with ze relatives from the mother side! Listening to snippets of my uncle and aunties' stories from the neighbouring table, reminiscing their childhood and the old school stuff ☺

Momoke has been striving for me to get short hair since I got long hair (which was standard 6 - I had a mushroom head for the first 2/3 of my life cause my mom doesn't approve of long hair) so when I came home after the haircut and asked her to turn around and look at me, she literally clapped and said "sui ah! 很美 leh! 去哪里剪的?"

Hairven Studio (Near McDonald's, above Brew&Bread)

28G, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla M 31/M

40460, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam

Selangor D.E

Contact: Joel (016-2029597/ 03-51311078)

No lah obviously that wasn't what I replied momoke HAHAHAHA. But this salon is definitely a recommended place to go for a haircut! The hairstylists there are very professional, they not only could provide you helpful and applicable advice regarding your haircare and suitable hairstyles for your features (and career), they are also very friendly and stalks your facebook to make sure you pin your hair rightly to prevent further hair loss and if you don't Joel is going to call you Hahaha it's hilarious when Elaine mentioned this! However it shows how much they care for their customers. Their prices are decidedly affordable too! Hairven will unquestionably be my choice of salon now, always make sure to make an appointment beforehand though, they have a lot of regulars and might not have slots for walk-ins.

p/s I must always make sure to take selfies from my left now onwards! If not I will look like a boy. :(

Ok gotta go, sitting for my undang test tomorrow - I'm still on question 386! (update: FINISHED ALL 500 QUESTIONS!!! I feel kinda brain dead now.)

goodbye.

xx