Another 2016 recollection

Here's a flashback of how 2016 went for me...

(with my close friend and colleague, at the teacher's office, empty as it was a friday)

(finished preparing for my lessons)

(teaching aids for my year 1 pupils, they learnt better through visuals)

(trying out my friend's props for her wedding, she's married now and going to be a mummy next year)

(This was taken during Chinese new year at my grandpa's house)

(A minister came to our school and we were so excited. it was my first time seeing a helicopter upclose) 

(we just couldn't resist it. A picture is a must) 

(another weekend outing with this gorgeous lady in Sibu, miss those days) 

(Outing day with my family) 

(After the singing competition in Sibu, which our school won first place, it is self-rewarding time. this place was good, but i really forgot the name, it's somwhere in Bandung, Sibu) 

(Uniform body camping, it was such a nice experience for me because i never had the chance to join one during my school days, strict parenting) 

(climbing up the bamboo stairs as part of their task, scary but fun) 

(teacher's day cards, it was a memorable one) 

(Outing with my parents and nephew) 

(Miri trip with the year 6 pupils, it was their class trip) 

(At Miri RTM, it was a fun experience, had first-hand experience of observing how the DJ talked and handled everything. She was really a PRO) 

(At Marina bay, Miri, visited the ships)

(At the beach, the scenery was so serene and calm) 

(At the grand old lady, the view was magnificent) 

(At Miri crocodile farm, the cute snake and me) 

(My big family, the teachers and staffs of SK Nanga Ngungun, Kanowit) 

(With the Year 4 pupils, i only taught  them for a while, but i was close to them because i had taught them the year before, my first posting) 

(My year 1 babies, love them all no matter how much they crush my heart to pieces, haha) 

(My year five pupils, they are really bright ones and i pray for the best for them next year as they enter year 6) 

(Outing with my sister, the beginning of the holidays) 

(went for a short course about DLP in Grand continental Hotel Kuching, it was a nice experience as i got to meet teachers from different schools and make new friends at the same time) 

(A picture before we parted ways, but i hope we will meet again in the future) 

(Dinner with the pretty ladies, it was right after my friend and I arrived at Bintulu)

(The four pink ladies, love them all to bits)

(My 2016 vacation, it was such a memorable trip, really miss all those moments)

There are still a lot of pictures but these are the main highlights of my 2016 journey. I pray for better ones in 2017, and may the Lord bless all of us. Amen. 

A farewell poem for 2016

Still not too late to wish a Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating it.

It has been a tough yet memorable year, as always. 

There is always so much to be learnt. We never finish learning even if we are old. 

At the beginning of 2016, I was so impatient in hoping that it would soon come to an end because it was really a hectic year. 

But now that 2016 is really coming to an end in just a few more hours, it feels weird. 

2017 is coming soon. 

So I have created a silly poem that suddenly popped out of nowhere. 

Here it goes:

"As the days pass by,

2016 is about to end, we ask why?

But get no reply.

Just wait and lie, 

Until 2017 says 'Hi'.

It has been the toughest yet memorable year,

Which would surely bring a tear, 

As we close this chapter dear,

Of 2016 here."

The trip of the year (2016)

This has been the longest trip yet in my life. My friend and I travelled from Kuching to Bintulu by bus, where we met up with friends and from there we continued to Miri, Brunei, Limbang, Lawas and finally reached Kota Kinabalu (Sabah).
It was a long and tiring trip and many things happened along the way, but thank God everything went well and we arrived Kuching safely on the 7th December, we departed from Kuching on the 30th November 2016.
Below are some pictures, just for sharing:

(Just arrived at Bintulu, ate at Doraemon cafe, nice western food they got there, late dinner with the ladies)

(Centre point Sabah, the place where I first went to 5 1/2 years ago as a student, now as a working adult, so many memories there. missed it so much, thank God i had the chance to visit it)

(my favourite cinema of all time, GROWBALL, i'm not sure but i can say you can't get any cheaper tickets than them, if you're a student, RM5, normal at RM7, unless the movie is new) cool right? love this place so much!

(Perdana park, the famous dancing fountain, we came just in time for the show) hehe

(Visited Low Kawi wildlife park, hot day but totally worth it, most of the places were closed, it was quite different from when the last time we visited it, in 2014)

(Smile for the camera)

(promoting the park, heheh)

(Finally, after two years we came back! This is where i got my teaching diploma and degree from, after 5 1/2 long years, IPGK Gaya Sabah, it's good to be back. hehe)

(Suria Sabah, amazing decors for the Christmas season)

(Trick eye museum in One Borneo Hypermall, ignore me because i am very poor in posing)

(Love this picture, credits to my friend, Miss J, the effects are so real. actually we were just sitting on the floor) 

(Last picture before my friend and I went back to Kuching, it's a sad parting. There were still so much to be talked about but time was just so jealous of us) Yup, same shirts. hehe

(Just some pictures taken in Brunei, the road is awesome, so smooth without any pot holes) 

(on the way to the town area in order to get to the Immigration post, Jerudong)

It was a really fun trip and I must say we should go on trips like this once in a while. 

My all-time favourite Disney movie: Pocahontas

Who's still watching their favourite movies from when you're just a child? I am!
Just finished listening to every songs and the finale made me cry.
When i was still small, i think about 5 years old, i didn't really understand it. But now as an adult, this movie is a whole new thing for me, even though i have been watching it for a lot of times.
The ending was so sad and i just get emotional so easily. It's easier to cry for cartoon characters rather than in real life.

I cried my heart out. The scene was just so heart-wrenching.
As i watched this movie now, i understand it more.

There this one song that is stuck to my head, 'if i never knew you'. It's just so sad and touching. Listening to the song just makes me cry. Their love didn't came to be but like John Smith said, "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you".

This movie became something new to me again. A forbidden love because of different worlds. I just love this movie because i grew up with it. I feel i can connect to Pocahontas because i am also a native in my own homeland and as usual there are people who doesn't understand us. But from this movie, i know one thing for sure, and i want to hold on to it because i know it exists and it is out there somewhere: LOVE. In the end, love prevails. No matter how different we are, deep down inside we are all the same. 

Pocahontas taught me that. Who is the real savage? Take some time to ponder on this question. We always think we are better than people, smarter than people. Take some time to really think this through. Are we who we say we are?

(The right path is not always easy, but it's worth it)

(This song got me crying like what! I want this song to be a special song in my life, soon)

(The ending scene got me sobbing like mad, Pocahontas chasing after the ship and saying good-bye to him, it was just so heart-wrenching :( ) 

This year I have been revisiting old memories a lot. It showed me what i have done so far and the memories are all to be cherished and appreciated. ^-^