Dramama students

Even though it's holidays now, music exams are nearing, & I've been teaching day & night till I miss lunch occasionally. Simply no time to even stop for a while to catch a bite. It gets more & more demanding as years go by because there are more & more higher grade students each year. & Even with a tight schedule, some students want me to stay longer with them. They DIDN'T want the lessons to end. & Students become more problematic as they enter their teens. Puberty?

& More & more students are calling me Ruby instead of Miss Ruby!! Daphne gives the excuse that she, Adeline & Jocelyn feel closer to me calling me by my name, as if I'm their older sis. I was like...?? Li Wen used to call me Miss Ng. Now she calls me Ruby. Tsk. Girls.

Steph said my students are dramama kind. With _____ running away from home, Soena begging me to cancel our lesson just to play badminton with her instead, Zirui having insomnia & calling me to beg me to tell her the results cos she couldn't wait anymore, & Eliza, the ultimate one.

I arrived at her home gate which was locked. I pressed the bell, shouted her name, called her home phone, called her handphone. I could even hear the bell & phones ringing from the outside because the sliding door was opened. No response. Her neighbors looked at me. Called Crystal & she said that Eliza's definitely at home. Called Mrs Soh & she said that Eliza's at home waiting for me. I waited half hour, thinking she might be showering & would open the door later. Mrs Soh & Crystal called the home phone & Eliza's handphone. I got worried, thinking something might have happened to her. Her dad drove home to check on her. Guess what. She was sleeping on the sofa which was just beside the sliding door!! None of the ringing sounds could wake her up. Speechless.

This old security guard is amusing. I rode my bike to MS's home for lesson. I stopped at the security's gate, the usual sleepy guard squinted his eyes to look at me. I lifted up the visor & uttered my usual password "tuition". He immediately recognized me, opened his eyes widely & exclaimed, "Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaar?! You know how to ride motorbike ah?? Waaaaaaaaaaah, very impressive! Very nice bike!"

I can't believe it. Petrol discount went from 5%, to 10%, to 13%, then to 14% - all within a week! Can't they just stay at that forever?

I taught this nerdy Li Wen how to play first person shooter's game, with all the killing in it. Heh. Am I bad or what.

Beautiful hair

It's been pretty long already. Have been extremely busy teaching. It's June hols & some students need to double up their lessons. The time of year has come again - students' exams, as if my exams. & Stress has caused me to feel nauseous occasionally, & my monthly thing came a week earlier!!

I didn't know Sam came to Singapore until he called me - on the day he's supposed to leave for the States! I was like... what took you so long?! He said he's been busy meeting up with old friends & relatives, but he would like to meet me just before he leaves Singapore. OK. So I immediately rode home from church & when I came out from my shower, it rained. Dad disallowed me to ride in the rain, so he gracefully let me drive his car. I was like... whoa... it's my first time driving his car! First time!

I was shocked when I saw Sam cos he used to be a cute young thing 10 years ago, but now he's aged a lot with some white hair & pot hole complexion. I asked him what happened to him, so he told me about the stress he's facing. I was like... huh... stress in America? I think there's even more stress in Singapore! Then he asked me how I managed to keep myself looking so good, because he felt that I still look as young as 10 years ago. OK... that waiting to go into university kinda look huh. Well, I guess being vain is the key.

He said that among his Singaporean friends & relatives he had or knew, I'm like his only untypical Singaporean friend who does things that no typical Singaporean gals would do. He also said that I look too sweet & feminine to ride a motorbike (Yanya almost puked upon hearing it, & she said she must tell Fifi about it). I felt so much back in America as I communicate with him. He asked me to consider going back to California, afterall the students there are more serious with music, plus his parents like me a lot. I told him I would visit him & Alwyn some day, but I think God has placed my heart back here for a reason. I'm contented being a music teacher & biker even though my dreams of being a vet can't be fulfilled anymore & I have no money to get my own car. I guess I just want a mini farm to rear doggies, kitties & bunnies.

& My students here stick to me like glue, not wanting to change teacher. Then plus my church choir which the music director put me in charge of coaching them whenever he's away. I asked Jo today if I could apply leave from choir & she gave me a straight "no". So many responsibilities, so little time...

Some students just don't know how to grab discounts they can get through me when buying new pianos. I gave Li Wen & Arthi Marc's name card because they each want to get a new piano. I told them to either call him up or look for him at the piano shop, & then mention my name. Li Wen didn't take my advice, so when another salesman came to serve her, he quoted her a non-discounted price. Arthi told me that Marc & her mom had contacted each other already, & when I met Marc for supper, he told me that he had offered Arthi's mom a discounted price. I was like... I didn't even know he would offer a discount. I didn't even know that my name carries a discount! I really have no comments about Li Wen. Nanyang girl some more. Sigh.

Oh, this church usher came up to me out of the blue last week & said, "You look sooooooooooooooo cool on the bike!" I was like... whoa... thanks... I didn't expect that... & Sharon's facial expression wasn't too happy when she happened to hear it. Why are Singaporean gals like that?

Oh, & this stalker, I simply detest him. He quickly grabbed a seat beside me during drama ministry, but I took another seat & sat beside Nico in such a way that Nico's body is blocking stalker's view of me. But stalker just never give up. He rocked his chair backwards to take occasional peeps at me. & Today, Kurk asked him to help move away some chairs & tables at the end of the service. While he's moving them, his eyes were still on me. I couldn't take it anymore & just left for home.

My neighbor Wei who actually wanted to date me a few years back but was disallowed by his mom because I'm a Christian, stared at me when he saw me riding the bike. I kinda ignored him. I don't think this friendship is worth at all if it's based on religion. Anyway, a mutual friend told me that he's been sleeping around & cohabiting with another girl in Hong Kong. It seems that more & more of the guys who used to be interested in me, or whom I used to be interested in, & mainly Christians, are leading promiscious lives now. Some try very hard to conceal that they are into porno. Very few guys left lead decent lives. So... where are the good guys?

Next time, I'm gonna put a sign on my head saying "please ask for permission before touching my hair". I was crossing the street a few days ago when this lady behind me went, "What's that smell ah, so nice..." then she asked me, "Is it your hair?". I was like... I don't know? Then she grabbed my hair gently & began feeling & sniffing it & said, "Yah it's your hair. Very strong smell but very nice & silky. What shampoo you use ah?" I was like...??

Then I went to Watson's & bent down to look at the lower shelf of products. This cute little caucasian gal walked past me, & touched & felt my hair. I turned around & looked at her, a little shocked. She smiled at me & commented on my hair. I was like...??& This Steph & Jesiee kept touching & playing with my hair either during choir or service. Urgh!!

Oh, I think it's time for a trim.