of kroeonburg Blanc

and that is our favourite beer for now. They serve them in bottles @ TImbre too. We had dinner there after watching Drifting Flowers. Live music, beer, pizza and good conversations. Zy bought us drinks so that's cool.

I had a bottle on Monday too when I went to one of my friend's place for the Aussie group gathering. I bought a pack of 6, left 2 at home for the SH and myself and brought 4 over. Usually, the 2 married women won't drink beer but they liked the Blanc too! It's good.

My ex is getting married in Jan next year. I kinda guessed that she will finally let us know yesterday and she did. She shared with us on how he proposed etc. I am happy for her. I hope she will have a happy marriage. Once she gets married, I will be the only "single" one in the group. Bleah. I don't know if I will feel as comfortable already. Well.. unless I bring the SH along for gatherings and come out to them.. :p Ah well.. will cross the bridge when I reach it.

Oh. The title of this entry is supposed to be just about beer.

the French makes great beer. :D
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I look like a mad woman when I let my hair down

and so I called my aunt and asked if her hairdresser was free this afternoon. She said yes! I am here right now, waiting patiently for nicer hair. I have in the car stacks of marking and was tempted to bring one but decided that I needed a break, I have in front of me chords for the songs for tomorrow. Had meant to study them but decided reading a travel magazine is more relaxing. I feel like sleeping.. Zzzzzz.
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of tuition and neighbours

and so my 2 students are my neighbours who live 1 storey above me. Their mum baked this lovely cheese and sugar sticks which she offered to me today. How awesome is that. She also makes the healthiest fruit juices. I am so envious thinking about the kind of food their mum cooks for them. The mum told me that she has to prepare at least 5 portions of food for each of them to bring to school because their friends always want a piece of what they have in their lunch boxes.

And so, my colleague asked me to give tuition to one of her ex-students. Primary 4 girl living down the road. English, once a week, an hour and a half each time. $50 an hour. Why not?

Just got back from the second lesson. She's rather easy to teach. And I know how to help her get better grades, thanks to experience. That is a motivation to go and teach.

Conversely, if I have taught the P6 boy almost everything that I know I could teach him, going to give him tuition gets a bit tiresome. I was even bought him a Secondary 1 assessment book for him already. He better get his A* for English. It's up to him now.
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oh!

just received the song titles :D God is good.
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Weekend - Sunday

I slept from midnight till 9a.m. and dragged myself out of bed to see the doctor. The doctor diagnosis was not very comprehensive. He asked fewer questions than my friend and concluded that he didn't know what the cause of the pain was but that it would get better after medication. Bleah.

Took medication after some food and went back to sleep. It was sucky not being able to go to church this morning. Slept slept and slept. Till I decided I could sleep no more. Woke up, showered and headed to Garden Slug to meet the gals. Seeing them made me happier. It was a good time though I didn't talk much. Sent some of them back before marking another stack in the car at the multi-storey car park. Happy I was!

Doc gave me medical leave for tomorrow, but I reckon I will need to go. Just finish teaching and go back. I have guitar lessons tomorrow. A bit stressed that the songs for Friday are not ready. Oh well! That is life!
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Weekend - Saturday

Got to sleep in so that's good. Woke up to get ready for graduation photo shoot for my sister.

Felt very sick after that. Was marking in the car waiting for the SH to call me back to let me know where to meet. I texted her to tell her that I was feeling sick and told her we would meet later if I was better. I was about to head home when she called back and said she booked us a movie at 3p.m. I spent half an hour marking in the car until it was time to meet her. We watched the show, had porridge dinner at crystal jade and headed home and after I parked, I continued to finish my marking and I was glad I did. I can't believe the most productive moments of marking would be in the car.

So I went back home and felt pain on 2 localised points along my panty line which kept me up as I was napping. Was running a temperature and was a bit worried so called a doctor friend. He was good, asked the right questions, said the right things and I was very comforted after that. Slept from 830 to 1130p.m., woke up, ate some food, took my medication and went back to sleep. What a day!
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weekend - Friday

Friday night was ladies night @ Hard Rock Cafe. From 1030p.m., a table of 4 ladies can queue up for 6 shots of I don't know what each. RSP, J, the SH and I headed down after a garlic bread dinner @ Esmirada but no one takes no shots, so ladies night didn't concern us.

We saw this 14 year old boy doing a Guns and Roses song on the electric guitar. Makes me think, Amin actually could play like that when he was 13. Too bad he was too passive about playing on stage.

Anywayz, the mud pie @ HRC is fabulous. think huge slab of ice-cream coated with hershey's almond pieces, some toffee like stuff, some coffee like stuff and an oreo like crust at the bottom. I also had the Blanc White again. Half a pint as usual. The SH as usual took a full pint.

I like the live music. I like the dynamics of different instruments coming together. It's great.

I have been pretty down lately. So forgive me for the late of enthusiasm. I will merely be recounting for the next few days.
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