Thanks ! Will go check out

My daughter is sitting for her O level this year and she told me she is keen on going to IB instead of JC or poly.


Thing is, I’m clueless about IB. All I know is that student join at secondary level and they skip O level. My girl told me that after her O level she can join IB, is this true?

I would appreciate if someone would be kind enough to enlighten me on this IB program. I’m really at a loss about its admission, curriculum, etc.

TIA…

I'm a hokkien and DH is hainanese but we don't speak both dialects at home. Ironically my eldest DD learned hokkien whilst at poly. Apparently most of her peers curse and swear in hokkien :yikes: Not too please with her choice of learning hokkien through this way thot. :mad:


My niece and nephew however, speaks very good hokkien coz they stay with my dad (a true hokkien fellow). So the only way to communicate with grandpa, they have to learn hokkien since young.

haha... guess I'm greedy...

My bucket list.....


1. Visit Bhutan/Tibet - while I am still able and fit.
2. Get a dog when my children are all grown up.
3. Live/stay in a country and experience the 4 seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).
4. See cherry blossoms in Japan
5. Go on a cruise
6. I think Angelina Jolie is a great woman and I hope to meet her one day
7. Have a much belated honeymoon (didn't go for one back then )
8. Castles are fascinating buildings and I must go visit one!
9. Create a family tree with photographs of each member.
10. Pass a family heirloom to my children.
11. Do volunteer work.
12. Study Buddhism.
13. Do a scrapbook of my cooking recipes - to pass on to my children
14. Make a scrapbook of Chinese traditions/festivals for my children - DONE
15. Visit Great Wall of China & Forbidden City - DONE
16. Own a branded handbag - DONE
17. Pamper myself with SKII - DONE
18. Have a new hobby - Scrapbooking... DONE
19. Experience Snow - DONE
20. Pamper myself to a manicure/pedicure (never try it b4 but would like to)
21. Have a family photo taken at a studio
22. See a musical concert
23. Make yearly donations to charity
24. Learn to play a song on piano
25. Still like Harry Potter and I'm hoping to visit Disney Florida.


...... to be continued...

ngl2010:

starlight1968sg:

[quote=\"pinky\"]It's so sad when my brother and sister lamenting that when they pass on, they will want their ashes to cast into the sea because their children are of

different religion and very likely will not want to be involved in the funeral arrangements and subsequent religious rites eg Qing Ming festival, anniversary etc. So so :sad:

Am one who told my famiy members that I would like my ash to be cast into the sea mainly because I dont see the purpose of confining \"myself\" in an urn.

:hi5: Me too!

I don't think my great grandchildren will visit my urn so no need to put me in columbarium. The columbarium money can be donated to charity. [/quote]
I told my family that I like that idea of having my ashes buried under a tree (like what the Koreans did) I think it's a very good way of returning back to mother nature what she had given me during my life on earth.

pinky:

How nice if all these messages be compiled into a book. Not only it's colorful

but it will serve as a 'guide book to life'. :rahrah:

I am actually doing that right now... I'm compiling a scrapbook on chinese quotes. I had them saved and printed as a photograph and decorated in a scrapbook. It's fun... you should try it.

My daughter is in the 3rd year of poly doing accountancy. She plans to go NTU or overseas to further her studies. How do we go about for local and overseas university? Some guidance appreciated Thanks.

When I am feeling down, I like to :


1. Go shopping - just to pamper myself :love:
2. Clean the house - to let off steam :frustrated:
3. Watch a funny movie - to cheer myself up :rahrah:

What about you? Care to share?

Last year was a bad year for me.. I injured my knee cap badly and couldn't walk nor stand for long. I felt very depressed that my everyday routine is disrupted. It got me very worried that should one day I just pass away what will happen to my 2 girls (one in poly and the younger in Sec 2 last year). I felt that there are still so many things I want to teach and impart to them. I started complying a scrapbook on traditional Chinese customs from moving into new house routine, CNY customs, Dragon Boat Festival, Ching Ming Festival... detailing everything they must do on these festive occasions.


Last Xmas, I gave each of them a scrapebook that I made comprising of motivational quotes..... I wanted them to have it to look back on to cheer and motivate them when I'm not around.

This year, my target is to compile a list of my cooking recipes for them. Not that I'm a good cook - DH always complain my cooking isn't that great. But my girls love my cooking thot

I'm also planning on writing up a will and looking at booking a urn space at the Nirvana columbarium.