going home

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Finally!!

finally!!! today i finally got called down to do relief @ my ex-students school.Was

asking my student to leave

my particulars to a tcher there in case they needed relief.previously they said they

didnt need, was quite sad

but din occur to me that i will ever get there..but today they called me!to me its a

miracle!!today another sec

sch oso called me at 6plus but i was so tired to travel there..then suddenly the fone r

rang again..n wen they

told me its deyi sec,i couldnt believe !..n jumped up from my bed n get my best outfit

muahaha..so i'm not so

tired after all wen i know i'm able to meet up my students ya?!!?HAHA i din inform

them thru sms ..wanted to

give them a surprise!!Wahaa in the end,i succeeded muahahaha..it's been 3 yrs since

i taught them,realli miss

those times in sch with them,it's SO fun!!of cos they can be very naughty at times,but

they still love n respect u

de!when i saw them..esp those guys who grew so much taller..i almost couldnt

recognise them!!!i just din noe

what to say,wanted to cry..i dunno why i was so touched??maybe cos like teach them

from young then when

they grow up,n doin fine though academically or behaviour not very gd but they still

respect u alot n not

other teachers..u feel a sense of achievement cos u win their trust...n in their

hearts..u r still their miss

tan..wah tis kinda feeling is hard to describe..all i noe is that they are also friends to

me!hEHEH some fotos to

share.

This was me 3 yrs ago..aiyoyo..soo tooott

Kelvin n Le yi

Le yi n meee

can u recognise who is she from the past foto?? so pretty nw!i think we look the same age

muahaa ,she's onli sec 3 ..can u believe it hAAA

my beloved ex-students n present too haaa,was wearing very high heels so end up

same height

as the guys..they r actually taller than me liao..

3 Years b4 she was only pri 6

3 years later... she is sec 3 le haaa..

Yiling n I

Me n brendan=) (sorry brendan..i dunno why i coulnt find ur young foto..i remem

taking foto with u..)

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Sunday, August 05, 2007

TEaching in a different environment

Recently by His grace-thru a fren, managed to try teaching relief in 2 secondary schools.
Experiences were great.in fact i kinda enjoy teaching secondary than primary.There's pros n cons but guess no matter where i will be posted to,it's the passion of teaching that is more impt n hopefully don't distinguish.

If God allows,i will graduate after my nov exams and get into NIE next july.

Few experiences in the secondary school A: was outside sec 4J classroom,class door was locked,music was blasting inside the class,lights were off, student sit at teacher's table,both legs kiao until so high HAA! other students were at the class beside them..there was a tcher inside,teaching away..but the rest jus stay behind n talk n play,walk out the class as n when they like..no use asking them keep their mp3s,nor threaten to take their handfones away-many esp guys r so tall..bigger size.one box by them u go Home.no wonder so many teacher's on mc n need relief teacher.haa

Took a deep breath..n den ask them to unlock the door....the guys jus browse me top till toe n communicate to one another in their mother tongue,wont be surprise if its something dirty.so did the ah beng looking guys on the other side.

Another Sec 1 class was also enough to kill my voice.the class was so noisy..fly aeroplane..change sits..walk here n there,shout about..until another tcher came in to punish those who misbehave.
of cos did scold them until one student asked if i'm from npcc-_-''' was abt to laugh but cant.

Solution for lower sec:go outside the class pumping position stay there 5 mins.recover after 5mins or lesser if they behave.i tried tis wen i went to another class..it works la..but didnt wanna do tt..cos it's very bad...but very effecitive for lower sec.

Solution: Be their friend yet firm,be patient,understand them without a judgmental eye,they will behave if they trust you and are comfortable with you.Cant teach like u teach in pri sch,all the scolding n ordering ard wun work de.

That's what i've experienced n learnt so far haaa..

Cons:
Very difficult to get homework back unlike pri sch.almost wun get back de..more complicated things to mark-more time consuming.lol.
cos they dun wanna do reali no one can force them de..
many bcos of their family problems or financial needs n bad company they choose to go astray..even though they know what's good for them.

School B: Sec 2 class,boy punches boy for provoking abt prostitutiong.. needed to hold back the boy who was same height as me,very strong..was so scared loR.. shouted in his ear calm down oso no use den must shout twice"calm down!i will scold him". then he cooled down.thank God the frens pulled the fat boy who provoked him away..if not i think he die liao...haaa

Sec 3 classes,those who wanna learn will learn,those who dun wan just take their handfones n mp3s out to listen..they dun care who u r..cos they know u r onli there for a day..cant do anything to them.

Early in the morning hear whistling sounds..someone shouts"chio BU"-_-''''' tis is sec sch.
Everyday is fun,challenging n live-changing!moulding of lives is fulfilling task that perhaps God put a burden in me.

Another plus point..many young teachers in sec schools..no generation gap..so can communicate better..many christians teachers too..who have the same vision.One thing i learn from them when i ask how do they manage the class..one tcher whose church is near ours said"spiritual"He was talking abt God haaaa he oso added"it's God's grace that they already willing to change into their pe shirt n line up outside" Another christian tcher said by Grace.Patience is not enough,God's grace is.SO cool lOR summore they all so young so fun..they do meet out n chill oso!too bad tis sch is too far from my hse haaa...unless i hv a car..

aniwei tis post is too long le.Thank God for all experiences!they happen for a purpose.

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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Everyday is Grace

BEsides having all the fun, really need to ask God for mercy for people who are suffering

persecution in Afganistan-those korean volunteers.SInce everyday whatever will happen is

already in God's plan and it will happen..we can only intercet n pray for them..reminding us that

humans are really very limited.I really can't imagine if i am one of those being captured.It's very

easy to lose one's faith in times like this.U wun know what the terrorist will do to the

people..eg.skinning one's skin alive,torturing them slowly-will we deny God or stand firm on our

faith?In times like this if we are them,how will we react?It's hard to imagine the kind of pain

they are going through, when humans are hungry,they can even eat one another up for own

survival,what will we do if we were there?.And for the women there,we won't know what the

man did to those women..eg.rape them then kill....hai..heavy heavy heart..All we can do is to

ask for God's mercy and to send his mighty army of angels to protect all of them...and for His

glory to be shown in this incident,though we cant see anything gd in this nw.But no matter what

we pray, their lives are still in His hands,He has soverign control.They are really brave!Cannot

picture how devastated the parents would be..your own child..being captured n can die

anytime.Parents usually ask:" why do u have to go,when it is so so dangerous,risking own

life..let someone else go lar." Perhaps we won't understand their kind of fear..their love for their

child until we have our own kids.Who wants their own child to die? Yet somebody has to go into

the mission ground no matter how dangerous..It's hard to balance, really need wisdom from

God. If God ever wants to send us, will we love Him enough to go or will we love our family more

that we wont respond to His calling.

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