Looking for a boyfriend!

Some time back, I wrote about my room mates from my old place. Among them was a kindergarden teacher who stayed with me until I left recently. About 3 weeks back, she also found a place near the Bedok swimming pool where she shared an air-conditioned room with 2 other friends. They pay SGD250 each (SGD750 for the room). She says it is much cleaner and quieter than the old place we stayed where we have to stay eight to a room!

She called me recently and told me she broke off with her Chinese boyfriend and jokingly asked if I can recommend someone to her. She would prefer a Singaporean as she would like to stay in Singapore to work. Currently, as she has higher qualifications than me, she holds an "S" pass.

She's a petite, sweet and active girl with a nice personality and beautiful long flowing hair. We went jogging together a few times, whenever our free time coincides. Once we even jogged to the beach and had a nice long walk and conversation together.

I told her I will visit her soon. Actually besides just seeing her, I would also like to see how a SGD750 room looks like? I've always stayed eight to a room  (until recently) and I am always curious how Singaporean live, so it would be nice to pay her a visit.

So, any one wants to know a nice Chinese kindergarden teacher?

Me and my glasses!

One morning recently, while still working at Punggol, I woke up and my eyes hurt. I'm not sure what was the reason but I decided to wear my glasses to work that day. It was quite interesting as my colleagues and a few customers commented that I looked like a teacher and started calling me "laoshi" or "老师", Chinese for teacher. I'm not sure I should take that as a compliment or not... as I am not sure how teachers are viewed in Singapore by the general public. Some friends tell me that the impression of teachers are that they are the nerdy type.

Certainly not in China though... teachers are a well respected profession there... maybe a view that has trickled down, since the days of Communism and Chairman Mao!

Wouldn't it have been nice if I was really a teacher? Then maybe I don't have to struggle that hard just to make ends meed! Actually about one year ago, while working at Chai Chee, a customer approached me and asked if I would like to tutor his primary four daughter in Chinese. I had to turn him down as I was not familiar with the local syllables and I will be doing gross injustice to her to take up the job and not be able to do it well, especially if her results does not improve! 

Now thinking back, maybe I should have accepted it. Chinese tutor for hire... anyone?