Tracking My Life

Significant Events/Turning Points in My Life...

just in case i lose my memory. Or my life.

early 1977 - almost didn't make it
oct 1977 - was born
1979/1980 - spent 3 months in indonesia to be with my dad who was running from creditors and managing some cig factory
1977 - 2003 - keep moving houses and changing kindergartens
1982 - liked a boy named Adi
1983 - brother was conceived; moved to Tampines St 21
jan 1984 - entered primary 1 in St Hilda's School (girls' school then)
mar 1984 - brother was born; Hotel New World collapsed
1984-1987 - cheeky girl in school; liked zero point; cheerleading, climbing bars
1987 - left SHS tearfully. Scarred. Moved to Nim Gardens. SHS moved to Tampines from Ceylon Road.
1988-1989 - went to CLGC. Grew up too quickly. One teacher was looking for someone to take part in the Nativity scene. I volunteered. She was glad. I was also glad. Until she said I looked exactly like the part of the donkey. I played the donkey. I still remember the teacher.
1989 - Got involved with someone in school. Rumours went round the whole school. I received my PSLE results. Teacher said I should have done better. I was devastated at hearing her words. It meant "Not good enough".
1990 - went to SJC coz most of my friends went there, including those who had better marks than me. So I thought it would be a good school. I was not spot on at all.
1990 - 1993 - committed myself to 4 years of netball. 4 years of Career's Club also... but had no idea how that helped me in my career.
1990 - met Benji via friend who was his pen-pal. Met him and his cousin - the latter was an ABC - Alligator, Buaya, Crocodile. Till now I still haven't seen him since.
1991 - broke up with her. Terribly insecure relationship.
1992 - was streaming into History class. I suck at history. I wasn't given the geog class coz I wasn't in the top 40.
1992 - had a string of boyfriends. Bad move.
1993 - had a steady who's now married to one of my childhood bestfriends. Failed two O Level subjects - History and Literature. Had As for E & A Maths, Science (Physics/Chem), Bio. Bs for English and Chinese.
1994 - Entered poly - Ngee Ann - banking and financial services but swtiched to Mass Communications because everyone was going there. Stupid dodo. Another steady which didn't begin too steadily. Friends betted we wouldn't last for 4 weeks. Entered poly pageant. Too ashamed to talk about it. Ex's friends called me bimbo. Not because of that though.
1995 - Got my driver's license.
1996 - Court seized property.
1997 - specialised in radio production. Got involved with Radio Heatwave - campus radio station. Vain like mad. Joined Miss Singapore, emerged 4th runner up. Went Germany Baden Baden to represent Miss Singapore. Another event which I would like to forget. Performed with JFK - Just For Kicks. Got to know Eve - the babe where all the manhunters were drooling over and hunting after. Even my ex. We were still together then. Parents' marriage on the rocks. Drunk many nights. Both my mother and I.
1998 - Went Perth to study Marketing & the Media @ Murdoch Uni. Another tumble downhill. Broke up with ex and got involved with a guy there. Became black sheep of the church. Spent one day in 'jail' staring at cell wall because of dirty looks from church members who were in the same house. Moved house 5 times in Perth.
1999 - Graduated from Uni. Parents never came to visit.
1999 - Applied to Shang. Got employed. Kissed my husband-to-be at the dawn of the millenium. Knew I was going to marry this guy.
2000 - Was asked to leave job. Not qualified, it seemed. Accepted by Monash to do Masters. Turned down offer. Dunno why. Full time tutor, taught 11 kids. Pure madness, poor money - lousy rates. Always kena ke-toh. Spent six weeks in Melbourne with Ben. Best time of my life. Did relief teaching at Seng Kang PS. Managed to commit all the worst mistakes a teacher could ever do - including flying markers and dusters. Too much Stephen Chow.
2001 - Continued to RT @ SKPS, got employed by MOE. Started contract teaching in PCS.
2002- Enlisted in NIE.
2003 - Got married. Got pregnant.
2004 - Gave birth to Abigail. Graduated with distinction in Diploma in Ed. I have no idea how that happened. All God's glory. Made valedictorian. Turned down valedictorian honour because investiture date was right smacked on Abby's EDD. Abby arrived 3 weeks early. Didn't attend investiture. Took one sem to be with baby and transit properly.
2005 - Got pregnant. Again. Cross-overed to BA.
2006 - Finishing the last lap of my studies. Hoping to graduate with honours. My family needs the money.