Unfortunate Unexpected January

The SAD sickness upon me.
This is the beginning of my cold journey alone. My classes, senate, and Friends sitcom will try to keep me busy.

One of the Shooting Sessions

I like to keep myself busy behind the scene.


One of the models.

Shaden on my bike

Statement of Intent

I'm finally sitting myself down to think about what I should include in my statement of intent. I'm already getting anxious to write. This is going to hurt to write about coming to the States from Singapore, the struggle I went through, and pull myself through to this point of life where I am finally going a step closer to success. I have to convince why I'll fit well in UF as a student. I'm going to get through this BS and be done with it. Toodles.

Liz's 80's Themed Party

1982

Hanging out with the bestie and she's going to be back today!! Hooray! Finally someone I can harass all day!


Good lord! Someone's giving a finger. And look who's looking retarded!


How ungraceful!

End of 2009

It's time that I graduate from Santa Fe College and find a new home in another institution to get my Bachelor's for Spring 2010 onwards. Changes in my life is way too rapid at the moment. I know I just found love, moved into my own apartment and went through a whole summer of school charades. Now this. I wish I could take a break but I took a 2-year break when I was in Japan. Annoyance.
But the good news is that I don't have to touch Math ever again. I've fulfilled the two math classes requirement. Next, it will be all my major classes. And the bad news is that I don't know which city I would end up in. I'm hoping Gainesville because I finally have a close network of friends here. I'm very afraid to venture on my own again in a whole new town. Ouh anxiety.
What I need is probably a chill pill and breathe. And watch more FRIENDS sitcom. :D

So, how is everyone?

We Heart our New Apartment

It's been 3 months since we moved into this apartment but we're still loving it. We chill 24/7 like this all day if I'm not studying or sleeping. LOL!

Nothing to be Afraid of

I'm back. :)

Photos from Phone

Man down.


Man down Part 2.


Man sad when I go to school every morning or to see his step-dad.


Kids' poem wall pin up I made up within seconds.


My bike locked up in the thai restaurant because I was not sober the night before.


Mocha Martini? Unpleasant.


We peoples save baby squirrel.


Cheekbones protruding yet?


How about suck in my cheeks?

Model House

I like what I'm seeing. So law school is the way to go maybe?

MIA

I just realized I've gone MIA for so long. I guess I'm back now. I've ended things with Josh very well. We're friends now. At this point, I'm in a transition to a way of life I quite knew but in a whole new way. I'm back to the religion I once loved. I'm back to the familiar idea of a relationship I'm most suited to. I had a great spring break with the significant other and his family at West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and South Miami. I have been doing pretty well in school. I'm still working at Kindercare. Yey! Kudos to me! It's my seventh month working there. But now, I'm working with the one-year-olds and they are fabulous well-behaved toddlers. Once again, I'm a certified CPR and first aid provider for infants, children and adults. *giggles* I'm going to move into a one-bedroom apartment in May 2009. I'm so looking forward for that!

Well there you go. A whole lot of information for you. Good enough for now. :P

Say No to Negativity Cavity!

It's been long since I posted something fairly useful to VFS readers. I have a few things to voice out soon and it includes the college culture which I find very unusual, for instance, the shockingly expensive photocopying service and text book-lending among peers appears to be very threatening issue.

Anyway, I received positive responses from some of you and I'd like you to know that I have read them. I don't exactly know what to say. Maybe I'm so happy that I got some of you inspired and motivated. I suddenly became shy about responding to the messages. I guess there is indeed an objective why I'm here. Partly. I might subconsciously have a purpose in the beginning to make a difference to the world, or least, my readers. Soon enough, I hope to voice out to the world. This makes my major in Anthropology soulfully and exceptionally more important for me to complete and get the most out of what I'm learning in school. And, thank you all for the kind words that made me shun away. :P

I can't wait! This life IS a thrill!

Fresh New Start for a Brand New Year

Hey guys,
I hope you had a blast on new year's eve. Well I did. So I have this new resolution: To curse less. :P My life has rapidly changed over the past few months. I met new people, realized a new meaning in life, discover new perspectives and paradigms of various people I've been hanging out with, attending college and am happy with the job I have now. Kudos to me for staying with the company for five months already. Shocking but good. That is an achievement for me. I'm finally settling in Gainesville nicely and I finally feel accommodated fairly well here.

The beginning of my '09 was a complete chaos but I am so relieved that everything is slowly falling into place. School was the major headache and the purchase of my new Buell Blast bike was a sacrificial financial pain. This is what you'd get too if you walk the talk. It's a great life investment. Life is a business. You invest, you lose something and you gain a lot more for sure for diving into opportunities and new revenues. Millions and millions of discouragement will be nothing but a challenge. So I got what I was persevere to get. But this is not the ending. This is no satisfaction. It's just the beginning now that I'm in school. As a transfer student, I get to graduate hopefully by the end of this year and I will be joining University of Florida next year. I'm so working on it now. This cycle is indeed never ending. This is so exciting!

So what is everyone up to?

:D Vic :P

My Gal Pal!

Hey world!! I'm happy that I have a gal pal now in Gainesville! :D:D:D:D



Dang am I just too excited over everything. :P

Updates

Just to make things a little clearer for you peeps. I'm now working in a childcare center as a teacher for the school-aged kids. My job is to run the few programs which help greatly on character-building, enhancing skills and talents, self-esteem boosting, social skills and more. I absolutely love what I do and I support greatly of the programs set up for the kids. My class can be up to 25 kids but thankfully there's only about 17 kids enrolled in my class. These kids range from five to ten.

Last week, I worked hard to gain a lot of respect from these kids. And I promise it's inevitably hard to gain that respect. I've already observed some things I could work on for each individual kids to enhance and improve. It's madness to concentrate on both as a whole class and as individuals.

Only thing that's a little of a problem is communications with the parents. So I'm going ahead to try on letters every now and then to all parents, and portfolio to show the progress of each kid.

In a few months time, I hope this will get easier on me.

If anyone is experienced at this or have some suggestions, go ahead and comment or email me.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

One Intense Weekend..

Partying!

Friday Night: 101, Sharab (Trance)
Saturday Noon: HUGE pool party like how you would have seen in MTV Summer Beach Parties
Saturday Night: Crog (Hiphop/R&B), 101

Sadly, I couldn't bring my D70 for all these parties. I was too excited and having too much fun I don't think I'd end up taking photos. And finally, a laid back Friday to chill in this sauna house. Ouh well, the air-conditioner's broken down. Yet another tragedy in this new house after the fridge fungi raid and washer refusing to drain water out drama.

Life's starting to put itself together now that I've gotten a job at the Kindercare Learning Center that I've been wanting so bad. Traveling is still a little of an issue. Let's face it now: Owning a vehicle is a must. And I started having a lot more motivation now that Josh has no choice but to support my idea of getting a motorcycle, or we call it "crotch rocket", instead of getting whatever cars which definitely I'm never going to be interested in.

Hopefully in a month, I'll be driving and that's another problem solved. :D

I hope you guys had a blast on your weekend!

One Down, More to Go

The pain of settling in. We finally got a house the three of us agree to. Shane, Josh and me. Shane's a cousin of Josh's. We're officially moving to Gainesville in Florida. Like some people would, I'd slave myself to work in any places before I find a job in children's education field. Six of us will be residing in this beautiful neighbourhood, mostly occupied by graduate students of University of Florida. Ouh yes, six. That includes us humans, two dogs and a cat. Our home will be glorified by the presence of Rachele, Shane's girlfriend, for sure! Ouh fun!

And yes. Life is beautiful and a heartache.


Yes, I did some retouch on the signs if the photo seems weird to you.

What? What am I doing here in the States?

I'm babysitting. Haha! Dream job in the States ay.

I'll be applying for job as substitute teacher, will go through night class training and observing a class.

1 How do I get this job? My in-law is a teacher. And her co-workers recommended that I should be part of this.

2 Why do I want to do this? My dream is to be a college faculty.

3 What about photography? I'm finishing my last bit of my course still and attain my degree. No harm no fowl in doing something I love.

4 So what's my career path like? A college faculty who teaches photography on the side and displays her work in exhibitions. I still love to interact and do work to dedicate them to people who enjoys my photography and expand my passion. There sure are more than the lens can see.

5 So... Am I just babysitting? No. I'm forced to take driver's license because this country lacks of public transports that Singapore and Japan have. Also, I'm forced to wait for my green card and social security.

6 How do you get to stay there? Err... Apply lor. And wait and spend all you earn for this. And I'll have a wedding in a few years to come. I'll raise my kids here too. Maybe I have to raise Shaz here too.

Big dreams ey? It won't be if I keep dreaming and not work on it.

I'm Back!

Hey you guys! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I've been in Florida for two week now and got my computer few days ago. My eyesight unfortunately has gone very bad assuringly after my flight from Japan to Tampa, Florida. I took a lot of photos here in Florida but I'll put them up after I get my glasses and really see details on the photos. Yes, I did wear glasses back in high school but it wasn't that bad and it was pretty easy to assume and know what things were around me. You know when you're seeing the same things or words again and again, you pretty much can make something out of it. Ok. Crap sight. I really enjoy sleeping a lot more than looking around me. This gives me a headache.


Later, peeps!

Off-Computer

Hey you guys!

Tomorrow's my flight so everything is going to be packed including my iMac. I'll be mailing my computer to the States so I'll only receive it in a week's time. I'll try to log on as much as I can from family's computer maybe and respond to your emails and chats as soon as I can.

So yes, keep the emails, messages and chats coming in. Keep me busy. So do drop by VFS.blog every now and then to check for updates.



Godspeed.