This is Week 26 of the year.  It means there are another 26 more to go before end of 2007.

Well, the most delightful event this week was attending the Reiki session with my husband, 2nd sister and a colleague.  It was at Le Meridien Orchard.

Besides the regulars, I also get to meet new participants.  This bunch is rather quiet but with lots of questions to ask.  Master Kevin was ever so pleasing to answer any concerns and doubts.  As usual, she was full of energy during the 2 and half days.

For me, every review serves as a new beginning.  Hope this is also the same for my husband and sister.  Both still seem receptive towards the end of the session.  I sincerely wish them the best in self-discovery and in improving their own well being.

The next delight is that the maid finally came for my mum on 29/6 Saturday.  I have yet to see her.  Will do so tomorrow. 

For the woe, I miss my own target by 1 enrolment for June, having only 9.  Must really try harder this month.

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. 

There is more happening this week.  First, the delights:

• Was at Temasek JC to give talks to Sec 3 and Sec 4 students on 14/5 and 15/5 on Family Bonding.  These pupils were recruited under the Integrated Programme where they need not go through the ‘O’ level exams.  In the Sec 4 class, a few of them came from Cedar Girls and there actually know my youngest girl. Yu Sin. 
• 15/5 was also my husband’s birthday.  This is one celebration that my eldest girl was not with us, still enjoying her back-packing in Europe.  Nonetheless, we took him out for dinner at Rendezvous Hotel. 
• Had my monthly massage done on 14/5 and facial on 16/5.  As always, I feel good after that.
• On 17/5, it was my first session of Guided Autobiography writing with WINGS (Women’s Initiative of Aging Successfully).  I sure had fun sharing with those present.
• On 18/5, had dinner with my ex-colleague.  We had vegetarian food at Beach Road.  Thereafter, coffee at Starbucks.  We had a wonderful time eating and chatting.
• 19/5 was my youngest sister’s birthday who lamently joined the 40 age group.  Still happy-go-lucky and enjoying her spinstership. 

As for the woe,  I have yet gotten any enrolment for this month thus far.  Will have to try harder next week.

Another quiet week.  So got more time to relax and call up friends for chit chat. 

For the delights:

• This week, Yulin covered Austria, after Italy.  From the emails and sms received, can see that she is really enjoying herself.  
• Met up with a friend for dinner at Dhoby Ghaut.  Had a good update on each other’s well being.  Thereafter, walked around the shops.  Bought some cookies and tea leaves for mum – Mother’s Day gift. 
• Celebrated Mother’s Day with all my siblings on 12/6, Saturday.  Had lunch at the restaurant outlet at Blk 555 Ang Mo Kio.  The tenant had rented the premises from my brother.  Glad to see that mum was in good spirit.
• On 13/5, it was another round of pot luck makan at my mother-in-law’s place.  Though she had to visit the toilet more frequently, can see that she was pleased that all of us got together. 

Now for the woe.  The maid who was supposed to keep my mum company ran away on Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday morning, when they was still no news of her whereabouts, my sister reported police.  Finally, learnt from the agent that she was at the house of the one who brought her to Singapore. 

The reason she gave was she sensed that my mum did not like here.  Still, we felt that she should have talked to us first.  Well, no way we would take her back.  It’s going to be maid hunting again.  Sigh . . .

This week, things tend to slow down a bit, with exams going on.

Well, the delights are:

• My eldest girl, Yulin, set forth her back-pack trip to Europe on 01 May with 2 other friends. First destination is to Athens, Greece. At last update, she is in Italy today. Lots of fun, she said, and getting tanner by the day.
• Did the written exam of Education Success Coach the second time and passed. The score for the first round was 75 and 90 for the second attempt. The passing mark is 80. Looking forward to the practical course and exam at the end of this month.
  
• Attended refresher course on SEO Web Design. Glad to make new friends and learn some more tips.
  

• Glad that my eldest girl, Yulin, had enjoyed her trip at Phuket (24/4 – 27/4).
• Accompanied my mother-in-law to the polyclinic at National Health Promotion Board, near Singapore General Hospital. She had fasted the previous night and had her blood test done. Despite her discomfort, she was in good spirit.
  
• Invited Li Jing (the Chinese scholar) for dinner on Friday. She sure was a small eater. I suppose that is how she maintains her slim figure.
  
• Got quite a number of families to attend the complimentary workshop on Saturday. Although some of them did not turn up, I still had one enrolment done.
  
• This afternoon, met up with Valli, parent of the Indian boy who enrolled last week. After settling the balance payment, gave her a copy of Deeper Than The Ocean. Thereafter, took her around Toa Payoh Central to familiarize herself with the surroundings.
  

• Completed the 3 Artistry Beauty Workshops conducted by Amway spread over 3 Mondays (2/4, 9/4 and 16/4). Learned quite a number of tips on how to do a proper facial, scrub, massage and mask.
• Was back to Methodist Primary school for the 2nd time and shared with class 4.3 on public sculpture.
  
• Bought my husband for his quarterly check-up at Toa Payoh Polyclinic. Glad that that his cholesterol has gone down. So was his weight, about 1 kg lighter.
  
• Did the time table for the young gentleman whose parents signed him up for the program at Mindchamps last week. Apparently, he is still spending a lot of time on computer. My colleague and I explained the importance of setting goal and prioritizing his tasks.
  
• Bought my husband for his monthly massage at Adelphi. Thereafter, had curry fish head at the basement of Peninsula Centre.
  
• The Singapore CPT Alumni Networking this week had 15 CPT attendees. Expect more participation next month as Teoh Poh Yew will be the guest speaker.
  
• Attended the annual Sports Day of Cedar Girls’ Secondary School. Also participated in the Parent cum staff race. Sure had fun.
• Got my husband, 2nd sister and a friend to attend the Reiki preview at Le Meridien Hotel. Was glad that my friend had signed up for the workshop to be held in late Jun and early Jul. My sister also indicated interest to enrol. Will sign up for my husband too.
• Got my first pay-check, after 4 months without income. Intend to see more of this coming. Yesterday, successfully closed 3 cases of enrolments for the learning technique programs.
• The maid for my mum finally came in today. Quite a pleasant girl aged 23. My mum and I had quite a bit of hard time communicating with her in Malay. Was at Bras Basah tonight and managed to get a Chinese-Malay-English dictionary. Hopefully, this will improve our language barrier.
  

Until my new web page is ready, I will continue to update what are my weekly delights and woes . . .For this week, the delights are:

• On Monday afternoon, brought mum for facial at Modern Beauty Salon at Toa Payoh. This is her first attempt. She just enjoyed it but has no intention to sign on any package.
• On Tuesday, finally selected the web hosting company and signed up with them. Thereafter, consulted my ‘sifu’ on how to switch to wordpress (still in progress).
  
• On Wednesday afternoon, Courts delivered the new set of sofa to my house and disposed of the old one which had a bad tear on one side of the big sofa.
• On Thursday afternoon, went to Jurong Primary School to share with Class 3G on the 6 elements of art, namely, line, shape, space, texture, colour and pattern. It was raining outside the classroom but that the children were just as responsive and chatty.
  
• On Friday evening, was at Cedar Girls’ Secondary School for Meet-the-Parent session as my youngest girl is Sec 4 this year. As usual, I get feedback from the teachers. Am glad that she will be released of her duties as Head Prefect soon. Then, she can concentrate more on her studies.
  
• On Saturday afternoon, 5 other Reiki kakis turned up at my place for the monthly ‘roasting’ session. 2 of them joined us for the 1st time. Expect them to join us in future.
  
• Today, one family attended the study workshop and the parents signed up after some deliberation. They are PRs from India and have been in Singapore for 3 years. Their only boy is somewhat addicted on computer games. Will be meeting them again next week to help draw up a time-table for the young gentleman.
  

For the woe, my mother-in-law needs to go for a bone scan next week after the doctor examined her on Wednesday. He wanted to make sure that there is no recurrence of cancer cells elsewhere in her body. She still cannot straighten her body when she lies down on the bed. Hence, her sleep has been affected. Really hope she will recover soon and resume her social activities.