Another busy week.  First, the delights:

• on 18/6 Monday, helped in giving talk to Pri 1 to Pri 3 on Creative Writing at NUSS Guild House.  It was a one-day workshop full of activities for the children.  There was story-telling, continuation of the story and writing their own story.  Majority enjoyed the session except one boy named Justin.
• On 19/6 Tuesday, did facilitation at GSK again, this time at Pioneer Road.  More pariticipation with home-made snacks which the audience enjoyed.
• On 20/6, was at mum’s place from 11 am – 6 pm.  Thereafter, proceeded to Toa Payoh for the One-on-One presentation course.  Tiring day but enriching.
• On 21/6, was at Bishan again on WINGS autobiography session.  The topic was on coping death.  It was a heavy subject but all were willing to share.
• On 23/6, it was BBQ time at Trellis Tower for the scholars of Cedar Girls Secondary School.  More than 100 people turned up in support of the event.  Many parents chipped in with home-cooked food.  4 of us were there for Li Jing, my adopted scholar.
• This week, 2 more enrolments.  That means, another 2 more to make 10.  I am still hopeful.

So far, no woes this week.  Hurray!

This is a busy week for me.  First the delights:

• On 11/6 Monday, had lunch with another ex-colleague at Cafe Cartel at City Hall.  The food is just moderate.  Ambience is quite good though,
• On 12/6 afternoon, was a facilitator at GSK Quality outlet for a talk on “Keep Your Relationship Going Hot”.  The turn out was 30 people.
• On 13/6, kept mum company and even stayed overnight while my sister was on assignment.
• On 14/6 afternoon, went to Bishan for the WINGS’ autobiography session.  Pleased to share with the regulars on the topic of health.
• For the weekend, was at Toa Payoh receiving guests for the complimentary workshop.  Did also the duty of a child minder assistant.  Rather fun meeting the little ones and cheering them up.

For the woe, although quite a number of families turned up, none enrolled this week.  Two of them wanted to re-consider before commiting.  Will have to follow up . . .

This week, I had better luck on the enrolments.  To date, already 6.  My target is 10 every month.  With another 2 more weeks to go, the chances are very high.

The  next delight is on 9/6 where I finally got to speak to the public.  The topic was “Family Bonding Through Fun and Fitness”.  The venue is at StarDus Clubhouse, River Valley Road.  An audience of about 30 turned up.  Though it was only an hour talk, I was able to share with the teenagers and parents on:

• The growing stages
• Family culture
• Questions children ask
• Family love affair

From the evaluation forms collected, I have quite good ratings.  This is a good start and I look forward to more of these assignments.  Was glad that my little girl and my eldest brother was there to give me moral support.

For the woe, we are still waiting for the replacement maid to come in.  For days that we could not keep our mum company, she is left alone. 

This week, I have more woes than delight.  My mood is very much affected by my dad’s 1st death anniversary on 31/5.  All members of the family were at the Toa Payoh temple to pay our respects.  I still miss him terribly . . .

Also, a client of mine wanted full refund after enrolment.  After much discussion, she finally agreed to proceed with the program.  Was glad I could apply some of the Education Success Coaching strategies during the process.  Questions such as how and what were asked instead of whys.

The only delight this week is on 1/6 when I attended the monthly gathering at YMCA for The Society of Singapore Writers.  One of the members shared her book on the life of a professor who lived like a gypsy.  She had improved the lifes of these people by providing education and other cultural aspects.  It’s really amazing how she is willing to sacrifice her life to do this as a mission.