Sunday 14 dec 2008
In the night...
going to SE's bday party but i didn't go...
partly because i have been going out for the past consecutive days and i am tired...
and my friend was down with flu so not going....
i don't wanna be alone there...
Plus we are meeting next sunday so i can pass her the present
KK here are the pictures of my students...
I will try not to show pictures that has me inside since i looked so terrible....(~_~) 好烦阿！！！
I looked worst on weekends if i am working because i have to rush to different classes to teach so I looked like i am in a mess.
The first class on Sunday Morning..
i helped out in the upper age group class. (actually was just trying to hide from boss) haha
i don't want to assist boss in her classes..it is really stressful and she doesn't like me...
Here we are in the Aqua Room...with Aunt and 3 kids: Terence..Jabez..Sean (in order from left)
Out of the 3 kids in this class..I only taught Sean back in his previous class..so he knows me..in fact...keeps playing with me. Anyway.. he is a smart boy..he is the fastest to finish his work so he has been promoted to be with the older kids. But he is feeling the stress here...keep on going!!
The second class is one of the hyper and smart classes.
I definitely need an assistant to help me...
In this class---> Roy..Jolene..YanJun..Darren..
Alright..let's start with Jolene...the only girl in the class. And she is the cousin of Roy and they really look after each other. She speaks up for her cousin.But they have to be seated apart..if not they can't concentrate. An adorable girl who likes pretty things.
Next..is Roy! The most mischievous boy in class. The boy who hid in the cupboards on my first day of teaching this class and planned to live in the cupboards. I threatened to lock the cupboards if he didn't come out. But he didn't care. =_= And worse still..the key is useless. Haha and everyone else was saying " teacher..lock him in..quick..." He loves to chat..
Whenever we start class..we have to do the basic 5 routines. First is deep breathing and Roy and Darren will keep snorting during that breathing exercise..so after that i usually will say "hmmm..i heard some pigs snorting just now..." haha they willl keep giggling about that and i will start addressing them as Mr Pig 1 and Mr Pig 2 for fun.
Once when i was about to hi-5 to him..he licked my hand!!! Eeeee!!! From then on...i will be very careful with my hi-5ing...haha usually i did "hi-5 on air" version to him...haha
Too bad...roy!! *blehhhh...* wahahaha
Next is YanJun! The most obedient and attentive boy in class. He respects teachers a lot and likes to ask questions. What a lovely student to have in my class! haha He is not easily influenced so he really concentrates on his work.
He is camera shy..before this..he was hiding under the tables along with Darren. haha
*YanJun rubbing his eye at the very last moment....*
*YanJun concentrating on his work while Roy is running around*
Lastly is Darren! Another camera-shy boy..haha he has been hiding from me..but i am quick enough to take a photograph of him...."too bad..darren!!" *blehhhhh*
The first time i taught him..i felt that he was a boy with low self-esteem. In addition he doesn't look very happy compared to the other kids.
He kept saying "i don't know how to do this..i don't know how to do that...i don't want to do this...blahz" so i will keep encouraging and motivating him to try his best.
And he likes to say "chicken"...
hmm..he must have liked KFC so much..haha i kept telling him to remember to eat KFC since he keeps talking about chicken..haha
Oh ya...once..he kept doing things ahead without waiting for my instructions so before he started to do so..i will go to him and start shaking his writing hand to stop him from writing and said " darren...you see your hand is too tired to continue..must wait for my instructions first."
haha and he was giggling ....and he secretly attempted to do...but i was alert haha .....
3rd class...the students were with me since day 1...
Compared to the previous class..this class needs patience..and they like to dily daily haha
so the only way to make them speed up (because we have limited time to finish up everything)..is to see who is the first one to complete a particular activity.
Students in 3rd Class: Mariam..Leon..Charmaine..Owen..Daryl...
Sadly when i came back to help for one sunday..this class is split up already. So i couldn't take a class photograph. :(
This is Mariam...she enjoys talking about her family haha and she gets along well with the other kids. She has a good imagination based on our class discussion about images. (^_^)
LEON is a very important student to me. Why is it so?
Because of his mother...just when i was really feeling i couldn't continue on with this job..her comment to the senior teacher really motivated me to continue on. His mother thinks i am a good teacher to her son. Big thanks to Leon's mummy..i appreciate it a lot. *Smilez*
This all happened when i couldn't work for 2 weeks because of my leg injury. So teachers have to be slotted in to take over my classes. And his mother wasn't pleased and said...i rather cancel the class and wait till the teacher recovers and comes back. I feel that she is a good teacher to my son and i want her to continue my son.
His mother thinks her son is naughty. So when he first came to my class..his mummy said u can scold him because he is very naughty. I was taken aback since this is the first time i heard a parent said that. But during the class..he paid attention to class and did good in his work.
At the end of class..his mummy asked "how was he?"
I told her that he has been so good all this while...very attentive and concentrate on his work.
She was pleased and promised to treat her son ice cream.
And I added on.. "Maybe it is the first time he seen me so he may feel a bit shy."
And the mother replied-"no..you helped out in the class that he was in before. "
That gave me a shock..i don't remember seeing him..
My last comment was " ahh i taught too many students so i don't remember everybody"
When I quitted this job for further studies..i heard that his mummy was very angry and had a big fuss at the reception area and threatened to withdraw. Oh no!! But I am glad she thinks i am a worthy teacher..unlike what boss thinks. Boss thinks very lowly of me.
OWEN.--> the boy who taught the whole class a new word-fin-na-to..means final. The way he drinks his water looks like he is having a tea party all by himself. That time, Leon took off his shoes and Owen said to him " your feet is so smelly..i can' t concentrate on my work"
CHARMAINE --> a smart girl who does things fast and accurate...she likes to be the first.
DARYL--> the first time he came to class, he was so afraid and cried during the whole lesson. The next lesson onwards, he began to enjoy the class and he is really capable. And his smile makes him look dashing haha..
4TH CLASS in the BLUE room
Yes, i practically run from class to class...since it is difficult to end class on time.
I like this class because it is the most spontaneous class i have ever taught.
But one big problem is they like to go toilet and they talk a lot without doing any work.
Bad news is i am usually on my own for this class.. I wanna call for help but the phone in the room wasn't working. (=____=)
The only way to deal with this class is to play games with them so they can stopped talking and concentrate.
Students: Second row from left --> Sheyenne..Ashley..Joy..
First row from left--> Brent..Joel
SHEYENNE --> she is really small..haha and she has a cute bear.
ASHLEY --> the girl who talks a lot...once she told me that she has a sore throat but she was the one who talked the most that day. Amazing! Yah..she is the 'leader' of the lot. She wanted to tell me a secret but she forgotten about it.
JOY--> I always mixed up her name with Joel. She is very close to Ashley so they like to sit together and talk.
BRENT--> the boy who improved a lot..he used to have problems writing alphabets and counting. And i am surprised as to how much he improved..which is very good. I complimented him to his mum. (^_^)
JOEL--> The smart boy in class....with good concentration and he finishes his work very fast. So before the next activity commences, i will ask him to help teach the kid beside him and he did. That's good.. i hope in the future...he will offer help to those around him.
BREAK TIME FOR ME
Last Class of the day in the blue room
I called this class as Princess Class
Existing Students:Clarissa Grace Valerie Cheryl
New students:
From left to right: Clarissa, Grace, ___________,________, Valerie
Absent: Haonan
Clarissa AND Grace
Haha..i couldn't tell that they are sisters...Clarissa is the younger one. She has her potential but she prefers to rely on Grace. So to stop that..we usually put our cards to block them.
Valerie
The girl who has a younger sister that looks exactly like her. haha And she likes to imitate me talking while her head tilts to one side. haha And the way she peeks at other kids' work is so adorable.haha Yah she is the one who counts the number of leaves in the question and having saliva all over her worksheet.
Cheryl
The girl who is serious in her work and she said proudly to her mother..."this is my teacher" haha makes me feel so happy... ^_^ She was promoted to the other class..
These 2 are the new students...
There is another princess and i forgotten her name.
The princess who keeps saying "i don't know how to do" haha
Monday 15 dec 2008
Taken months ago..roads are flooding near Bouna Vista Mrt station due to heavy rain..and i was on my way to have lunch with *h.
This is my study table...and BoBo is my waterbottle given to me by YH when she was in China.
Nini always call it BoBo haha...i decided to throw it away because it is getting rusty. So took a picture for rememberance.
Playing Audition on my PSP...
and this is my best score: Max combo of 27..means i hit perfect consecutively for 27 times!!
And i have 34 Perfects and 4 Great..earning me a rank of A+!!
And I have a total score of 1387100!!
Hmm..i don't know why the rank is S...what does S means?
The ice cream that i shared with Aunt on my farewell dinner.....
My breakfast..haha a smiley face bread!!
Do you see a handprint on the screen?
I recieved an overseas phone call and after checking on the internet...the call is from thailand.
Huhhhh....how can that be?
Watching documentary about tree man.
I was disturbed....
- by how he was being used in the circus that exhibits strange looking people
- by the schemes of the circus
- by how his state was....if the warts were removed, he will start bleeding for at least half an hour
Hope that he will recover from this strange illness and carried on with his life and don't ever work in that circus..they claimed to care for them but they are taking advantage of them.
