追求简单的幸福 in November

Life has been a bed of thorns this year... there's plenty of moments of conflicting thoughts, over-thinking, self-doubt, loneliness, embarrassment, shame, envy, jealousy, pathetic and inferiority every single day for the last 6 months...

so i'm glad to find this cute pic that offer some suggestions on what i can do to 追求简单的幸福 to make my life a little better day to day in this month of November

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1st November Thursday - Listen to Happy Songs

well, i tried... not helpful at all after the first few upbeat songs in "Happy Songs that make you Smile!" playlist on YouTube as i went searching for sad songs which matched my mood and in the process, made myself feel even more pathetic ... =S

2nd November Friday - Eat Something Healthy

Friday is soup of greens for me day; yong tau foo with plenty of greens...

3rd November Saturday - Go Outside

and back to Dairy Farm Nature Park we went again... and today, we saw a giant millipede, a praying mantis and a skink on our climb all the way to the top and down...

4th November Sunday - Take a Timeout

supposed to meet lene for lunch but ended up being a pilot ... stayed home the whole day to binge watch Pinnochio ... just felt that i needed a timeout ...

5th November Monday - Celebrate what's working

Celebrated Laurice's hatchday @ Chop Suey

6th November Tuesday - Find a dog

Already found them 7 years ago...

before and after bath today....

that after bathe stare from snowy still amuses me ... =P

7th November Wednesday - Drink hot tea

same same but different... had hot hot soup instead.... one of my favourite; 四川菜汤

8th November Thursday - Look at Pretty Art

i did at the Arts Education Conference but as usual, was more interested by how i can bring the ideas behind the artworks into my classrooms instead... =D

9th November Friday - Compliment myself

a job well done for today's P1 orientation .... =)

10th November Saturday - Celebrate what's working

though we din make it to the top as Mab wasnt feeling optimal... it was still a happy hike cos we saw Sheila Sim, Hong Lin and Nick Teo on our way down... luv luv eye candies...

11th November Sunday - Celebrate what's working

to celebrate his first pay check, Alvin treated the Chuas to dinner at his sec friend, Jing Xing's stall located at Mega@Woodlands

their unique grill, lok lok style sprinkled with special spice, was impressively good... mega luv the grilled mushroom and grilled cabbage; yummily juicy and fragrant...

12th November Monday - Trash Negative Thoughts

and replaced them with ANGRY thoughts... how on earth did the most impressive person i once knew morphed into the most disappointing piece of trash i ever know and decided to continue to be one even though he knows it's wrong... people who don't care about family is really one of the worst... angry to the max...

13th November Tuesday - Celebrate what's working

celebrated Characters' Day in school by being the 3rd Little Pig from the story "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"

Luv my curly wurly tail tail

mortalising my costume @ my work station... =)

14th November Wednesday - Look at Pretty Art

school trip to Trickeye Museum

15th November Thursday - Wear something Comfy

wear something pretty instead.... my first purchase from Zalora arrived.... woohoo!!!... 5 dresses; happy with 4 though 1 need to be re-sized... i am thinner than what i expected.... =)

16th November Friday - Celebrate what's working

to celebrate the last day of school with the kiddos and to make any hair colouring job worth-it, i finally got my purple peek-a-boo hair done up today... original plan was to have it in blue, but after double bleach, my hair deserved a better dye and blue wasnt available in that range....

icing on the cake, the head, neck & shoulder massage by my hair stylist was shiok to the max...

17th November Saturday - Consider how lucky I'm

went for volunteering @ MINDS (Movement for the INtellectually Disabled of Singapore) today...

always see volunteering as a win-win event... besides assisting the clients in activities that bring joy and/or a little more comfort to them, the experience of working with them always reminds me of how lucky i have been and am now even in my current 'shit-hole' situation...

also started my own visual diary today after seeing this cute version a few days back...

hope i have the will to continue for this whole holiday

18th November Sunday - Look at Pretty Art

Yup.. looking at the pretty art that i painted.... so looking forward to wearing them in my art room... =)

19th November Monday - Drink Hot Tea

my first xmas gift this year that came with an interesting flavour; soursop tea... just great for a cold cold day like today....

20th November Tuesday - Have a timeout

Thank Huishan for Ben's cookie on a day where there's SEM downloading followed by department review followed by CCA review.... =S

21st November Wednesday - Wear something comfy

went to school in my PJ.... wahahaha... just because my PJ has always been a dry fit t-shirt with air-force short....

22nd November Thursday - Look @ Pretty (Nail) Art

popped by The Nail Social to get my nails done... ready for tmr's Mafia Night Appreciation dinner.... =)

23rd November Friday - Celebrate what's working

i think i did only okay for DI this year so i was surprised to be nominated for OCA by a secret supporter and was shortlisted... whoever you are, thank you.... i am really lucky to have my effort appreciated once more... i will work harder next year...

24th November Saturday - Celebrate what's working

volunteered @ the Home for their year end carnival organised by BeKindSG...

25th November Sunday - Call up a friend

kenna call up instead... thanks for keeping me in your thoughts ah niu niu...

26th November Monday - Call up a friend

thanks too Jess ... thanks for popping by home sweet home to spend an afternoon with me...

27th November Tuesday - Drink Hot Tea

@ Tsui Wah with the ang folks...

28th November Wednesday - Take a Timeout

to KSL 蔡 mummy, Alfred and I went... now that the rate is S$1 to MYR$3.03, we were going cheap cheap cheap, like birdies, at everywhere we ate at and at everywhere we shop at... =D