Missing wit and humour

I felt a void today. Suddenly missed the wit and humour of some of my colleagues from HIHS. Kind of also wished that sometimes religion could be the anchor that lost souls look to for stability.

Anger Management

The weather has been incredibly hot and humid lately, and it is really quite torturous for students and teachers alike to sit out long hours in classrooms. But still, there is no excuse for anyone to dispense with manners and civilities. Really! Today, two of my students almost fought over classroom cleaning duties. Why? Just because one of them would not thank the other for helping out, and insist on being inflexible about assigned duties. Haiz . . . I can understand why there would always be wars in our world!

When everything is cooler, including the weather, I shall have to sit the students down for a good talk.

I detect so much anger in people these days. Not a good thing. We 'explode' at the slightest agitation, and have no patience to consider others' feelings and viewpoints.

RoAd TrIp

Alright just came back from hospital. Had a very eventful day yesterday. Woke at 7 plus in the morning. Cycle to Lenson house at 8.30am, then waited for View Meng to call me. So MingHui, Lenson and Me waited until 9.30 plus then he came -.- Uber late lor. Then we started to cycle along Ubi road then pass Eunos and finally reach East Coast park. So MingHui brought along his camera, and we took pictures there. So we carry on our trip till Changi Village. In the midst, my mum call me and told me that my Grandpa had been admitted to hospital. Plan had change, so i detour to the hospital while the rest continue their journey. I got nothing much to say, so i'll just let the pictures to the work!=]

School's out!

School's out for us in Secondary and Primary schools! Finally, I can take a breather and devote some time to see to the little things that were just simply set aside amidst all the rush during the past academic term. In fact, I have just finished sewing the name tags for the boys that just wouldn't adhere by their stick-on backs, mended a couple of burst blouse sleeve seams, and caught up with the tons of ironing . . . One more basketball jersey to mend, a couple more skirt hooks to fix and all the kids' uniforms and school attire should be in order. I can't wait for all their sewing skills to reach "auto-pilot" standards so that I might "retire"!

For the next few days, I intend to catch up with some reading ---- not for work, but for pleasure; maybe go to the movies; and ah yes . . . dare I say to the gym?! Wish me the discipline to really make good use of my precious one week March hols!

End of Term 1 already

Wow, the Earth sure is spinning a lot faster. Can you believe it? 10 weeks of school have almost flown by and the term is almost coming to an end. How are the JC people amongst you? I understand that the Poly people are still awaiting the start of the academic year.

For me, the past couple of weeks have been really busy. Plenty of marking. Lots of fun teaching Literature and fun plays. You know me, the Drama Mama. Overall, I have enough good moments in school to balance up lousy ones.

Despite our hectic schedules, the Significant Other and I found rare moments 2 weeks back to do our parent bit for one of our daughters. You wouln't believe it: we conducted a sushi-making session for about 35 Secondary students!! Yes, complete with power point presentations, You-tube videos and actual on-hands demonstrations. And made an impressive array of sushis too! It was hilarious --- the two of us most unlikely partners at work in a school environment! I'm sure the daughter and the two of us will remember this for a long long time! The show-off Significant Other demonstrated the power of super-sharp Sushi knives, only to sustain cuts to his own fingers. I scoffed and laughed my head off, of course!!

Now the other younger ones wonder if we could do fun things for their peers in their schools too. Like play rugby, cook (again!), sing or do craftwork! Hahaaaaaaaa!

Valentine's Day every day

Sigh! He don't send me flowers any more! Sob! Better still, he's gone across the causeway to ex-girlfriend land . . . muttered something about our relationship able to withstand the withouts of commercial Valentine's Day. Haha . . . I had you on with my pitiable opening pennings, didn't I? Nah, the Significant Other's not entirely amnesic about 14 Feb. He did the dishes super-quick for me last night and SMS-ed me sweet nothings upon reaching Malaysia. I have no complaints.

Did you guys read today's Straits Times on the inspiring real-life love stories of Singaporeans who demonstrate and experience enduring love of the most touching kind? Yes, I think that if there's anything good that would come out of this dreaded recession, it would be the realisation in many of us of the value of spending quality time with our family and loved ones. Minus all the glitterati of a clock-work booming economy and distractions of material possessions, many of us must now search for more permanent and meaningful purposes that make a difference to our existence.

Maybe you are still too young to feel this round of recession. Then again, maybe not. Have you cause yet to take serious stock of your life as you see many around you grapple with burgeoning financial difficulties and related woes?

Who's gone where and doing what?

So, a few days of studies at your new tertiary institute of learning already. How goes? Who's gone where and pursuing what courses? If you've got some time, updates would be appreciated!

Commmon tests are going to start full swing for me soon . . . tons of marking. But it's been good so far. I'm having a rewarding time.