Hi Singapore Parents
With your busy schedules, ever ponder for a while the successes you have so far???
Well, after attending the Neuro-Linguistic Programming workshop, I manage to list out the 100 successes in my life thus far. It was a good feeling.
- Age 6 - successfully stopped sucking my thumb
- Apple of my father’s eye for the 1st 8 yrs of my life (only girl)
- Pri 4 - 1st in class
- Age 12 - passed PSLE
- Sec 2 - 1st in class
- Tried girls’ soccer when in Sec 3 or 4
- O’ level - got distinction in Chinese
- Besides coping with sch work, also help in family biz (underwear wholesale)
- Age 17 - completed and obtained PSC (secretary certificate)
- Age 17 - started my 1st job. When I got my 1st pay of $200, the feeling was superb.
- Age 18 - completed sewing course
- Sew clothes for myself and family
- Started table-tennis journey (still playing occasionally)
- Also played netball (position of Goal Keeper)
- Represented Maybank in netball during May games in KL
- Represented Maybank in table tennis tournaments in Singapore
- Age 19 - promoted from clerk to secretary
- Attended my 1st dinner and dance. Shocked my boss with my new look.
- Celebrated my 21st birthday in the office (egg agar-agar)
- Joined beauty pageant during D&D of Maybank
- Can remember appointments without taking notes (before childbirth)
- Passed my driving test on the 2nd attempt (high way code 1st attempt)
- Age 22 - made my 1st trip overseas to Taiwan
- Lost 10 lbs through diet
- Age 23 - got married. Felt on top of my world in my new chapter of life.
- Age 26 - gave birth to my 1st child
- Age 28 - gave birth to my 2nd child
- Age 29 - moved into a private apartment in my name.
- Bought and wrapped 25 gifts all in different designs for X’mas party at work
- Wrote to ST Forum on bus stop at Raffles Pl (no seats). Within a wk, they were up.
- Age 32 - gave birth to my 3rd child (breech baby naturally borne)
- Age 32 - bought study policy for each of my 3 children
- Identified & went for courses to upgrade myself and in line with mkt sentiments
- Age 34 - gave birth to my 4th child
- Participated in migration of old system to AS400
- Participated in 2000 Millenia exercise
- Age 34 - promoted to officer level
- Age 34 - bought study policy for 4th child
- Learnt computer softwares on my own - WordPerfect, Lotus123 and Database
- Able to wear back my old clothes after 3 months of childbirth (no slimming diet/pills)
- Breastfed all my children for at least 1 month
- Recycled baby clothes/pram/diner chair to friends and relatives
- Recycled maternity clothes to friends and relatives
- Coached my 4 children during their primary sch days (no external tuition)
- 1994 - whole family went for trip to Australia Gold Coast
- Age 38 - obtained IBF certificate
- Age 41 - completed Advanced Diploma with PSB
- Tried canoeing for the 1st time
- Age 44 - completed degree in Bachelor of Sci in Biz Admin
- 2001 - made trip to Oklahoma for finish last 2 modules of degree
- 2002 - rented out apartment and bought HDB flat
- Settled debts for my spouse
- Paid for insurance premium of spouse
- Worked in the same company for more than 30 years
- Raised 4 independent and confident teenagers/adults
- Nursed my spouse back to health
- Helped him reduce 7 kg within 3 months
- Maintained household expenses
- Visit my mum once a week
- 2004 - completed Reiki I course
- Dec 04 - whole family went to Perth, Australia
- 2005 - conducted 3 sessions of gift wrapping courses for Maybank staff
- 2005 - completed Reiki II course
- Reiki myself and others when the opportunities call for it
- May 07 - make a trip to Beijing with my spouse & climbed the Great Wall of China
- 2006 - paid of o/s loan for HDB flat
- Wrote to ST Forum on mosquito breeding (within the day, the press came)
- Participated in Bull Run in the city for 2 years
- 2006 - retired from Maybank without a job
- 2006 - obtained CPT certification (IPMA)
- Aug 06 - joined SEO Web Design wkshop & started my 1st blog parent-joy.blogspot.com
- Wrote 1st article published in ST on 20 Mar 07 - Give it your best shot
- Sat in committee for CPT 2007 graduation ceremony
- 2007 - accredited PSW for teenagers (13 - 19)
- 2007 - volunteered as Parent Guardian for a China scholar (Li Jing fm CGSS)
- Mar 07 - participated in rdshow at Bras Basah complex (got 7 leads - 9 enrolments)
- Apr 07 - completed 3 Artistry Beauty workshops on proper facial handling
- Apr 07 - participated in Parent/staff event in Cedar Girls Sec Sch sports day
- Apr 07 - taught Perseverance for Success to P5 & P6 students at Huamin Pri Sch
- May 07 - at Temasek JC to give talk on Family Bonding to Sec 3 & 4 students
- Jun 07 - had my 1st public talk on Family Bonding
- Jun 07 - assisted a friend on Creative Writing workshop in NUSS Guild Hse (P1-P3)
- Jun 07 - completed 6 session of GAB with WINGS
- Jun 07 - faciitator at GSK Quality outlet for talk “Keep Your Relationship Going Hot
- Jul 07 - gave talks to Pri 6 students on Time Mgt and Motivation Study/skill
- Jul 07 - gave talk on “How to talk so tt yr child listens” at Blossom Monte Creative Ctr
- Jul 07 - gave assembly talks on “Internet Safefy” to Ngee Ann Pri Sch students
- Started a blog - juneparenting.com with more than 160 posts
- 2007 - joined Art OutReach as a volunteer
- Had gone to many schools to share with children on the various art profiles
- 2008 - obtained ESC certification from Mindchamps (2nd attempt)
- 2009 - completed and obtained NLP accreditation
- Can still remember 75% of primary school classmate names
- Ongoing - make it a point to go for massage once a month
- Ongoing - make it a point to go for facial once a month
- Able to cook up meals within half an hour (a soup and 3 other dishes)
- Able to cook 9-course Reunion dinner for 20 people
- Organized gatherings for OCU classmates
- Organized gatherings for ex-Maybankers
- Meet up with friends regularly to catchup and de-stress
So parents, do take a moment to go through what you have done and reflect the happy moments . . .
Posted on March 28th, 2009 by June
Filed under: Reflections and Resolutions, Delights and Woes

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