Busy Beauty

Hello, I realised it has been a long time since I wrote. There were lots of busy work stuff going on in the office going on for the last month (?) thereabouts and I could not find time to write. In fact, I did not even have enough / much free time for myself (and that includes sleep) therefore, I neglected writing. :p Let me update the stuff that happened (those that I can remember, I realised when one gets older, all the memories and cares seem to fall twisted in some black hole, HAHA, like your body auto-filter the seemingly unimportant stuff...)

okie, what happened... I was pretty busy going for my ACTA courses, I completed my last CUs in the last 2 months (July and August), busy going for course, trying to cram as much vital information as possible into my bimbo head with a lot of air and not much brains. Oh and also after the lesson, I prepared for the FA (final assessment), that includes a perhaps, 4 part document and report writing and a 1-hour oral questioning session with the instructor / assessor after. Oh for one for the CUs, I had to present the lesson (like as though I am really conducting a class), with presentation slides, case study + case notes, demonstration and observation checklist and all and 'train' four very man engineers and safety officer men on how to conduct / do a basic manicure. I had a lot of difficulties! BUT my classmates were so helpful and they are very very 'on'. HAHA! I hope they learnt something after my 'training' :p Oh yes, and my feedback for this CU from my very friendly and pretty instructor Ms Christina Lim was that, I can present pretty well, just that I talk too FAST, as a machine gun. Yes, I am aware of that, that's cause I am really really nervous like mad, like my heart and lungs going to pop out and I am scared that my topic is boring to the very technical men, so I wanted to get it over and done with. HAHA! Okie la, over all, everything is pretty alright. I have 1 last CU FA to complete and it is happening on Friday, 2pm. I went for my last CU on 30 August. So basically, ONE of my KPI is done! :) HAPPY! Oh I do my ACTA training with STADA. I love STADA and the instructors there. It is very nice there. *Beams!*

Besides me being busy with ACTA, there was also EDUTRUST. Seriously, the preparation for EduTrust makes me wanna, kill someone. Preferably myself, so that I might not have to take part in the actual 3-day onsite audit. -_-" Yes, 3-day. And during this time, the auditors tear through our documents and try to find as much errors as possible and ask us questions, like an interview (scary like mad my legs jelly). The auditors are basically nice people, like though they question our school's stuff, procedures, processes, the way we teach and grade and interview and stuff, and may seem like they are finding faults (who likes that right, as in to be on the other end AKA, me and my colleagues), they are always smiling and we can tell that they are trying as much as they can to understand a school like ours (very visual, no handouts, everything is about taking own notes, technical demonstrations and etc). So I supposed, co-operations has to work both ways. :)

After working till like 930 - 10pm every night / other night, for about 1 month plus, the day came, we endured and they passed. WE ARE SO ABSOLUTELY HAPPY! The moment they left, we were like YAY! Let's celebrate! It felt like a huge stone was lifted, a dark veil removed and we were all happy again. :) We celebrated with parma ham and chicken sandwiches, salads, muffins, wraps and chocolate cupcakes. SO YUMMY, RICH and GOOD! Oh I need to add that during the prep period, I might have lost like 3 kgs cause I was SO stress I had NO appetite, okie, it is back with a vengeance now, HAHA! Everyday HUNGRY! And my fats are popping back. OPPS! Have to go back to DIETING TOMORROW!

And my brother crashed his car on Monday morning (2nd day of the audit - which I am most fearful), giving me a mini heart attack with the police called (I thought he died) at 530am. I got through the adrenaline rush and by the time I reach office, I was crying while setting up the classrooms. My father was so upset and me too, absolutely heart broken. Even now, I am so heart broken. But it is over, I'll get over it.

Last but not least, I am very thankful to God. He has really led me and guided me through this super tough period. I really thought my heart would not be able to take the stress anymore because sometimes I really feel SO uptight that I think I might faint (so light headed), but He held me tight and did not let me go. His hands are around me, shielding me from all evils, His light shining and guiding me along. His grace and glory and providence giving me wisdom, knowledge, strength and power to help me pull through this tough period. Thank you GOD. Even though so many obstacles were placed in my path, clashing of schedules for ACTA and EduTrust, brother's car accident, me and my lack of confidence, You brought me through and truly lifted me up. Thank you God, so so much. Without You, I am nothing.