Friends from Work

We had a wonderful lunch gathering of friends and also great colleagues who has worked me, is still working with me and has returned to work with me! I am really lucky. 

Liyana, Filzah and Azlina!

Early Birthday Surprise

A surprise from my colleagues and friends! 

Thank you!

Retreat, Celebration and Farewell

It's timely for a mini-celebration with my RAs as we accomplished milestones within two of my projects - completion of data collection and completion of preliminary data analysis. 
I booked the four of us for a soap-making workshop at Soap Ministry. It is nice to be away from the office for a while and it is great for team-building and bonding as well, not that we need it much lol. 

All excited to start our soap making!

Hard at work trying to blend two essential oils

Going nuts blending scents

Cheryl pouring her soap mixture into the molds

A wefie while waiting for the soaps to harden

Our own customised soaps

We had lots of fun at the soap-making workshop. It was "difficult" too as we had to make decisions on what herb, what essential oil and what molds to use. We asked plenty of questions and we learnt lots too about the different herbs and essential oils and their benefits.
Besides it being a celebration of hard work, it is also a celebration of friendship and farewell lunch for Cheryl. We had it at our favourite Swensens.

Our favourite Earthquake sundae! 

Thank you, Cheryl for being part of our team. It has been a blast and we welcome you back anytime! We wish you all the best. Keep in touch! :)

Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2017 III

It is Day 3 and the final day of RPIC 2017!
The highlights of Day 3 - 
1. Prof David Carr's Keynote Address on Moral Character and Virtues in Education and Teaching
2. Prof Kim Sung-Il's Keynote Address on Interest-based Learning: A New Pedagogical Framework for Future Education
3. Group photo with my team of wonderful RAs and more importantly, they are my friends!

Prof David Carr's Keynote Address

Prof Kim Sung-Il's Keynote Address

My team of wonderful RAs and more importantly, my friends

Tasty Souvenirs

Tasty souvenirs from a colleague who came back from Hokkaido, Japan. :)

Friendship Cookie

I am touched to find a teddybear cookie waiting for me. It is a little reward from my RA and friend, Liyana. Thanks so much. But how to eat it?! It's too adorable! 

Ideas for Retreat Activity

I am thinking of having a retreat for my research teams during the lull period of our research. I thought it would be fun to just get together for some fun and relaxation and away from the office. Wondering what to do...
Escape room game?
Cooking class?
Art jamming session?
Soap making workshop?
Pottery class?
Terrarium workshop?
Cafe hopping?

Happy Valentine's Day 2017

Happy Valentine's Day 2017! 

Wishing everyone friendship and love. 

Team Bonding

As a project team, we attended a lecture, Performance Assessment, Peer, and Self-Assessment by Dr Susan Brookhart organised by MOE. It is our way of team bonding and professional development lol. :P

My team of wonderful research assistants and more importantly, my friends too.

The Brainy Bunch

Presenting the Brainy Bunch! :D

Prof T-Rex, Yanti and I

Camaraderie

A symbol of camaraderie and CNY cheer from my colleagues in RSU. Thank you. :)

Happy Chinese New Year 2017

Here is wishing all my family and my friends (both in Singapore and overseas), my students and my colleagues (both present and past, in Singapore and overseas) a Happy Chinese New Year. May all enjoy good health, prosperity, success and great happiness!!

Happy Chinese New Year 2017!

祝新年快乐，万事如意!

(Image credit to dreamstime.com)

CNY Goodies 2017

I have been receiving CNY goodies from colleagues and friends. Feeling much loved. :)

Season's Greetings Presents

Presents from colleagues/ friends for the new year. Feeling much loved. :)

Holiday Presents

Received plenty of presents from friends and colleagues during this holiday period, from their travels. :) Mostly from Japan! I am getting a message here! :P

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year to all my friends (both in Singapore and overseas), my students (both in Singapore and overseas, both present and former), my colleagues (both present and former) and my family (both in Singapore and overseas)!! 
May all have a wonderful year in 2017 full of love, laughter, brightness, good health and hope! 

(Image credit to Studio Ghibli)

Gifts of Friendship

The size or the value of the gifts don't matter. To me, they signify the friendship which is far more valuable than anything!

What a Birthday SURPRISE 2016!

I am really blessed with good friends and colleagues! They threw me a surprise birthday celebration, even though it is two day early! :P Never have I been more surprised to walk into a room full of people shouting, "Surprise! Happy Birthday!". (There were supposed to be more people but some had to go for data collection. I am touched.)  

Thank you for the wonderful birthday surprise! Thank you for the lovely presents, especially the notes that each of you have taken time to write, all 23 notes. I really enjoyed reading them. 

Post-it pads and an album full of birthday wishes/ notes

Some of the lovely notes that my friends and colleagues have written me

Thank you, my friends!! Thank you for all your friendship and love. Never realised that I have so much social capital at my workplace haha :P 

Souvenirs

Souvenirs from friends/ colleagues when they travelled overseas. :)

Yantra

It is my first time having a meal at Yantra, a trendy and chic fine dining Northen Indian cuisine restaurant at Tanglin Mall. Although Tanglin Mall is my neighbourhood mall, I have never been to Yantra until today. All thanks to the hosting of lunch for a visiting professor. :)
The buffet selection was quite good and there were some non-spicy dishes which suit me fine. I think I will bring my parents and my girls here for a meal.