Visit to Taka - Santro Fair

Xue Ling and Wenbin visited the Santro fair at Takashimaya on the 4th of Nov 2008. Here are some pictures of that event!!!

The lovely Xue Ling having dinner before visiting the fair.

At the fair - A nice white pillow.

Hello Kitty... In the flesh.

Xue Ling looking happy with a moon plush.

Rummaging through the items.

"I wanna wear this..."

After the fair - "I'm the boss... Heh Heh Heh"

And finally,
Wenbin and Xue Ling "pretending" to sleep on the ride home.

Photo-fun-ia

Hello readers of catlooi@blogspot.com.

Xue Ling just introduced me to a nice site, www.photofunia.com

See the lovely photo effects the site is capable of creating.

Hope you enjoyed them

Poll Results

The Poll Results are in!!!

We at catlooi.blogspot.com have been holding a month long poll to see what the readers of catlooi think of Looi Xue Ling.

Do you think that she is cute, sophisticated or both? The results are finally revealed!!!

A majority 63% of all respondents thought that Xueling was CUTE.
while 37% of the respondents thought that Xueling was both CUTE and SOPHISTICATED.

11 people in total participated in this poll.

Since you thought that our dear Xue Ling is CUTE, here are some CUTE pictures of Xue Ling to justify your choice!!!

Xue Ling riding on an MRT...



Looking cool in Beijing...


Xue Ling, riding on a car with Garfield the cat...


I wonder who is enjoying the petting more? The cat, or catlooi?

Do leave a comment... :)

Sophisticated or Cute (Part 2)

Sophisticated Looi vs Cute Looi (Part 2)

Cat country.. This is her kingdom...

Hello readers of Catlooi.blogspot.com

At the moment, we are still in the midst of our month long poll...

"Is Xue Ling more.. Sophisticated, Cute or Both!!".. ??

Thus far, we have 9 votes in and "CUTE" is leading thus far. Will "SOPHISTICATED" or "BOTH" upset the trend in the remaining few days? We'll find out when the poll is closed.

(PS: Each person should only vote once in the poll. This will give us a true and objective result.)

Here are more photos to help you make a decision if you have not already done so.

__Sophisticated Looi__
..Looking so dignified..

_Cute Looi_

..Caught happily playing in a ball pit at the Zoo..

_Professor Looi_
..BOTH cute and sophisticated..

Finally, we end off with the photo which i like to call "Cat's Roar", for obvious reasons...

Enjoy...

Sophisticated or Cute

Sophisticated Looi vs Cute Looi

Sophisticatedor

Cute
You decide!!!

There is a new poll on the top right sidebar. Is Xue Ling more sophisticated or cute? We'll let her friends decide. Here are some photos that might help you make a decision.

Sophisticated Looi

Cute Looi

Xue Ling drinking tea, Sophisticated and Cute at the same time.

Cutely Sophisticated Looi

So, whats your decision? Cute, sophisticated, or both? You decide!!! Please remember to go and vote on the poll on the right sidebar.

Xue Ling's Exciting Adventures on a Sat

What does Xue Ling typically do on a sat? Lets take the 30th Aug 2008 for instance...

Xue Ling starts off her day by visiting the habitat forum with her handsome bf.

Lunch with Xue Ling is typically fun.



The happy couple proceed to visit a park.


In the evening, dinner with her despo/co group celebrating Xinping's birthday!!!



What a long post, but thats what happens when you follow Xue Ling's exciting adventures on a Sat!!!

Please leave some comments to show that you enjoyed this post. Thank you!!!

Celebration of 10th Month Anniversary

Celebrating Xue Ling and Wenbin's 10th Month Anniversary

Hello, to all readers of Xue Ling's blog. Its the 23rd of Aug 2008, which means that we're celebrating our 10th month anniversary today!!! Yay!!!

Lets celebrate by looking back at photos of Xue Ling and Wenbin at the Singapore Flyer taken in the first week of August 2008

Firstly, here are photos of us having dinner at the Flyer...



Xue Ling posing in the Flyer...


She looks really happy...


Raindrops on the window really look like fireworks...

And finally, the happy couple...

Stay tuned for more interesting posts from Catlooi.... :)

Xue Ling, Care Bears and Amigo Bear

Xue Ling with her Care Bears!!!

Amigo Bear is the first multilingual Care Bear and can speak every language in the world, with a preference for Spanish. He is orange with an Aztec-style sun and hearts as his tummy symbol.

Here is Xue Ling playing with Amigo Bear...



Comments??

Back to school…AGAIN!!!

Graduation’s been a week ago, and less than exactly a week, I am BACK TO SCHOOL again!! Well this time I went back to school as a new identity – no longer a student, but as a teacher who’s on contract teaching. (:

Details of my new school:
Posted to Chung Cheng High Yishun
Subjects to teach are math (any levels) and physics (well I got Sec 2 modular physics)

Summary of my 1st week in school:
Day 1-- I observed and went round answering questions in math classes that my supervisor is teaching. They are namely two Sec 1 (both NA and NT), one Sec 3 NA and one Sec 4 NT. (Oh yes, they are very “special” classes indeed.)

Day 2 – I was actually very overwhelmed by the amount of work that I was assigned because I heard that my supervisor is going to retire soon by the end of August. Which means that by then I AM suppose to take over all the four classes and TEACH!! I doubt myself is going to be prepared and teach effectively in all the four classes. So I was given my first task of setting both revision and test papers for one of the class. That was kinda challenging as I have to make sure what I set is in accordance to the syllabus and that the normal streams kids can understand and do without much difficulty. Still it was a fun process.

Day 3 and 4 – All the contract teachers in Singapore were sent for this programme, teaching preparatory programme (TPP). At the course, I got to understand that I am not alone left to face the very “special” kids from the normal streams. In fact nearly 90% of the teachers are in the same situation as me. The course instructor advised us to deal with classroom management first before staring on any teaching in class. This is because once a new teacher has built a certain degree of rapport and established connection with his students that he can successfully deliver his lessons without having to deal with class room discipline every other minute. This is certainly a must take course for all new teachers, whether untrained or not. Lastly, the programme gave me a lasting impression on the teaching profession, a teacher is someone who truly inspires and cares for the well being of his students.

Day 5 – Today I went to school with a totally feeling that I had in Day 1 and 2. I was quite surprised myself for the fact that I could face the class this time round, without much fear. In fact, I even sounded firm yet fair to the kids. There was a moment that I screamed at a boy in the class. I know being firm yet friendly to them in the long run isn’t easy, but as long as I am still a teacher, I am not going to let my kids give up. I sincerely hope that I will learn to love my job, the school and most importantly my kids asap.

Before I went back, I received an updated version of my time table, I am assigned to two Sec 2 express science and two normal academic math. The plan for next week is just to observe all the classes again, and start to write and prepare lessons to teach one of the math classes.

Whether I am going to remain teaching in this CCHY for 6 months or one year, I wish to learn as much as I can while I am a young teacher. Also I hope teaching shall remain my passion so I don’t need to consider a job switch in my near future. I enjoyed my stay thus far. Jia you to my fellow new teachers as well!!