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Sunday, April 27, 2008,8:00 PM
PDA n THE WATCH finally!
Today's THE day both of us have been waiting for. As for me, it's the day I finally decided to buy a new phone. I'm such a PDA idiot! Feel kinda weird, but I'm sure will get used to it soon..
As for him, it's THE DAY coz after lots n lots n lots of consideration, he finally bought THE watch. I guess it's a good buy, coz it will certainly last him a long long time.
Back to werk now..it's Monday again tmr! Little ones are having their Paper 1 tomorrow. Really need to pray for them to do well.
Looking forward to tomorrow's dinner with dance team to celebrate. Must find time to meet up with Hui! Owe her one conferencing session. I've to say, it was one good lesson and the last I ever had a MT lesson was when I was in secondary school! hehe! Anyways, looking forward to another week ahead coz I know the hols will be here soon!
Oh, that reminds me, I've got devotion in Week 8...hmph...
Monday, April 14, 2008,12:00 AM
[KTV] 李聖傑 - 擦肩而過
Saturday, April 12, 2008,9:42 PM
Cool night
Met up with RS after nt seeing him for months. Been sms-ing but finally had a rare chance to meet up last night. Dinner was great. Proceeded to St James for some drinks after that. Company was great, music was great, catching up was great. First time in my life drank so much...high high high...oh ya, saw a whole bunch of BTBs there! Cool man...haha What more can I say. Simply didn't want the night to end coz had to go skool on Sat morn for CCA. Finally decided to go home @ 4plus...had to wake up 3 hrs later...but fell asleep with a warm fuzzy in my heart because I know that I didn't regret meeting RS. Conclusion : Men r complicated creatures. VERY.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008,8:06 PM
The Little Ones
Went for class as usual after recess today and it was music lesson with another class. Returned to class a period later, only to find that the classroom was dark, door closed. I peered in. No one inside, it seems. I wondered where my class had gone. Something sure seemed amiss, i told myself. Nevertheless, I opened my classroom door.
Silence. Stillness. As i scrutinused further, i realised that the chairs in the class were neatly tucked in, and my monitor appeared behind me, with a "duh" look on his face. "Where's the class?" he asked me. I looked around and spotted a pair of legs below some kid's table. As I looked around, I realised that...... under those little tables, the little ones hid and contorted themselves between their chairs and school bags as they huddled together, trying hard to keep away from my sight! Haha! I've to admit, it was really NEAT! Others were hidden under my table, behind my chair, and behind ah yoyo's lap top console at the back of the class! oh man! I didn't want to spoil their fun, but i had to, coz lessons had to continue, so i said..."I saw you la! all come out!" and they all jumped out of their hiding places and shouted "HAPPY APRIL FOOL's DAY Mrs Phua!" haha!
I've gotta say, they co operated and planned this feat really well, considering the amount of time they had when the previous teacher had juz left. No giggling, no chuckling to give the game away. It was a neat trick! It certainly brightened up my otherwise monotonous day.
What particularly struck me was, their ability to know that they cannot 'cross' the boundary to offend the teacher. That impressed me. As I look back, it took me some time to begin liking them, as two thirds of the class were boys. Naughty and noisy and chatty and loud. As I got to know them better, bonds were built, the boys got used to my style and learnt to contain themselves at the appropriate times, sometimes even nudging one another from their 'gang' to keep each other out of trouble.
We had successfully completed one week of our PW and i've to say, though they were noisy, chatty, loud, they worked hard together in groups to prepare for their presentations. Though their ppt slides were not in tip top condition and with perfect grammar, the camaradarie and commitment between them touched my heart. Within themselves, trivial disagreements were resolved, and all worked well together. I am very encouraged. As I look back, I no longer see them as i bunch of loud, mischievous kids, but a bunch of kids who know how to have fun even when they are hard at work. Am indeed looking forward to spend the rest of the year with them, building rapport and stonger bonds with them. This is what makes my life meaningful at work because i know that it is only in class that i'm really fulfilling the heart of my calling.