moving on....

Well, that's LIFE~

you will never know what you will get,

encounter or experience....

good or bad...it's hard to say~

in a state of surprise and shock....

need to get it out in some way....

getting my thoughts laid out as i post --

maybe for me to remember this event,

maybe for me to see how i grow,

maybe for me to make a mental note,

maybe for me to laugh over it the next time i read it,

maybe maybe maybe~

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i thought i was prepared for it....

physically i'm strong enough to handle it....

mentally i think i was~ I TOLD MYSELF....

yet Reality proves me wrong again....

just caught me off guard totally~

Today....the news came!

(ironically it has to come when i'm SG too)

and it's happening real soon....

this year's October~

once again it's gonna be in the Autum in Japan....

how different will it be compared to 2007??

just when i'm working so hard,

biting on, one step at a time....*at my pace*

perhaps i'm just taking slightly too long....

i don't know how others did it....

Forgetting is a process;

can/might be difficult and long....

or easy and fast....

plus it depends on individual too!

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I *HEART* PEACHY PEACH~

forgotten since when i just love peach!

not a common fruit in SG....

but in Okayama, it is THE place for PEACH~

especially Hakutou (白桃).... my FAVOURITE type!!

Now it's the best season for it~

only for about three weeks in Summer time....

and i received two big peaches....

from the Grade 6 teacher in Hikasa ES....

she's one of the great teachers in all the ES

that i like to work with....

funny and easy-going....both in class and after class!

those peaches are from her home's garden!

totally organic peaches....

ate some while cutting and during lunch~

so SWEET and DELICIOUS!!

for a record, peaches are expensive too!

even in Okayama....

i was like surprised and happy

when she told me to bring those peaches home!!

*GRIN*

いただきます！

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happily peachy-ified PX

see the nice yellow-pinky colour on the peaches!!

this lighting is not too bad too....

trying to do some "justification" for those peaches....

comparing the size....

one received from the teacher (left)

one bought from supermarket (right)

(din got my $$$ worth)

those peaches are bigger than a cup of yogurt!

Kousaki Sensei....

yeah~ it's good!!

1st cooking lesson for Hikasa ES teachers!

Well, not that i can cook alot of Singapore cuisine....

at least when being requested....

YES~ i DO have something to present!

haha~

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~Menu~

Singaporean PX's style--

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Teochew Orh Nee

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it's kinda hard to get the right ingredients

gonna play around with names in English and Japanese

translation and pics helps alot!!

but managed to remake those dishes!

haha~ so clever....right?!?

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"lesson-in-progress"

Orh Nee making

*in progress*

Chicken rice making

*in progress*

Plating the chicken rice for everyone!

Almost ready to tuck in~

Putting on some sauce!

Serving soon....

Fruits cutting

Gonna be a Balanced diet!

Setting on the tables

A complete set meal:

Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice

(with beansprouts, cucumber and soup)

Teochew Orh Nee

Watermelon and Organic Peach

Table 1....

Table 2....

My "students"

we're in our aprons!

yeah...2nd watermelon from Honjo Kindy!

never expected to receive another watermelon

this time from Honjo Kindergarten....

not from the school directly,

but the principal told me it's from a grandfather

who is always very concern about the kindergarten!

she told him about me giving lesson today....

and he asked her to pass me a watermelon!!

cos summer is so HOT~

though i havent seen him before but...

he must be a really nice grandpa!

*THANK YOU*

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my day was busy and non-stop in the kindy today

until those cute little fellows had their afternoon nap

kinda tiring cos they were so full of energy~ *sweat*

yet it passed really fast!!

playing with them....

giving them English lesson....

having lunch together (plus feeding some too)....

watching video....

putting them down for nap....

finally saying "Goodbye" with high five!

was a great day with them for the 2nd time~

Maybe cos i was there twice...

felt kinda attached to some of the little fellows....

they still remember me when i went there....

not just my name but also what we did the last time!!

kids are just so adorable and sweet....

love it when they come over to you~

just wanna "high five" with you....

just to hold your hand or touch you....

just to sit beside you or on your lap....

just to tell you some random stuffs....

just to show you what they got....

just wanna play with you....

it's all about giving them your attention!

simple things that make them so happy for the day~

hope i get to go over again!!

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real ORGANIC produces:

watermelon & cherry tomatoes....

i'm happy!

gonna chill it and eat it my fav way~