so far, not good

it hasn't been a really uplifting new year so far career wise.

it started on quite a bad note and it still hasn't improved. the new system that i have to deal with is driving me mad and bonkers. i am so frustrated with the way the education system has turned out and how it is robbing the kids of their future.

the new system being implemented is not helping them at all. they are only drilled to pass the bands they are supposed to get and there is no learning imparted. they are turning like robots who open their mouths as the spoon is being brought to them. there is no thinking on their parts at all and it has made their brains just an inactive organ in their bodies.  it really saddens me and my heart bleeds for their future and how things are turning out. there is nothing much i can do because i also have to complete what i am supposed to do, following the orders set. i am directionless still and don't know how i am going to start. i really do want to teach and make them learn, but my hands are sort of tied. sad sad.

i did not expect myself to be so affected....but i guess SULK will still be quite a common facial expression one will see me with.  i better get my things organised fast so the wheel can really start turning. gosh....there are so many things in my bowl too. those duties they have given me are drowning me. i have complained and voiced my disappointment and unhappiness, but will i be heard? let me wait some more and see.

on a brighter note....my cute little nephew is back and he has been keeping everyone busy with his active antics. he is sooo adorable and warms up quite quickly to people.

we went to kl twice in the weekends and boy, it was hard trying to keep him still. he would throw a tantrum when we forced him to sit in his stroller.  but lettting him run loose is also a nightmare despite it being the only thing that would keep him happy.

chinese new year decorations are up in all malls already too. yup, less than a month and the year of the horse will be galloping in. but of course, there is still no celebration in the house for the 3rd year. hehe...nothing to do. can just relax.

had the chance to eat at ippudo hakata in pavilion, a ramen shop. heard how long queues formed when it was first opened and how good things were. well, we went there for dinner and there was no queue at all. the ramen was ok not like making you go ga-ga. the broth for the ramen was rich enough but the price one had to pay....gosh......one bowl of special ramen is between rm30-36. so it is quite an expensive affair for a bowl of ramen. special means the addition of seaweed, and egg. how expensive can these things be?? don't think i will be making a second visit there.

after all, 2014 will be a year to tighten the belt with the rising cost in almost everything affecting the lifestyle. can't say i won't be affected. it is time to make more money in order to have more saving.