Absurdia

And so... in a not so typical day at class... I ended up mending my student's slipper in class while issuing threats now and then from my precarious perch on the swivel chair. I had offered to give a call to his mother so that she can fetch him something to walk home with, but he didn't want me to, and insisted on trying to fix in class himself. The thing is: I could 1) let him waste 1.5 hrs on futile shoe-fixing and not do any proper work, or 2) shoe had to be fixed by someone other than him so that he can get some work done
Guess who. Still I am quite proud of that fixed slipper. Especially when I only had scotch tape to work with and it being impossible to tell little boys to work slowly or not yank on the slipper after it being taped.

Right. Tis one week after another.

Really?!

Went to the ICA today. In typical Singapore fashion, there was already quite the spectacular queue outside the building though it was not yet 8am, which is when the building "officially" opens. Queue notwithstanding, it seems that the building has quite the ability in swallowing whole crowds, which disappeared into the inner belly of the ICA pretty quickly in spite of heightened security checks (as if terrorists wake that early (just kidding)). The IC floor was miraculously deserted, which suited me and my sis (who lost her IC, the unfortunate girl) nicely. Everything was going smoothly, and we didn't have very long to wait to see the officer, iwhose room was in this group of officious looking offices tucked in one corner of the floor.

This was when things stopped being so nice. The officer thought I was my sis's mom. Gee. Thanks. I am now going somewhere far far far away. Don't follow. The door (locked on inside) says:

DON'T DISTURB. LIVING IN DENIAL. I NEED A REJUVENATING GETAWAY.

House

I need something to cheer me up while I wait for August.

Murphy's

Ruined my aunt's comp trying to email MOE. What luck eh. The thing black screened.


Oh, and left-handers rejoice! The (possibly) ONLY left-handed mouse in NUS can be found on the left-hand side of the library, that is, if you enter from the Quiet Study Area side...

Baking disaster

Ok, so... the chiffon cake was stuck to the cake tin. Any ideas anyone? Had to use a knife to scrape it out. The cake had the wrong consistency too. Maybe whisking by hand wasn't good enough? So, how did people bake chiffon cakes then, before the days of electronic beaters? Hmm? Hmm?

I feel ill. Over indulged on cake.