Friday, January 29, 2010 9:20 PM
When you're a teacher, you meet students from all walks of life. Sometimes they depend on you to guide them and they look up to you because there is no one else that they can look up to.
They may come from a broken family and you have to help them to stay on the right path. You somehow have to learn to be patient because they need you to be patient with them.
Sometimes you see yourself in them and you can't help it but feel so attached to them. You want them to nurture the best that they can and you just want to help them.
Then you started to care and you feel so attached to them and it's possible to stay away from that.
It's a lot of work but it's so fulfilling.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:24 PM
When I was given floorball (boys) this year for CCA, I had a lot of doubt in my mind. First, I have not played the game for 9 years and secondly, I was worried that I can't get along with the boys.
However, I'm enjoying it right now and eventhough it takes up a lot of my time, I feel satisfied and somehow fulfilled. The boys crack me up. Watching them talk, play and mingle makes me feel happy. It makes me smile and fills my heart with something that makes me think "it's ok if I go home late...I'm enjoying work."
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Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:23 PM
Two weeks later, and I'm kinda tired but I think I am satisfied. When I first found out that I will be taking a P5 class I had a lot of doubts and when I found out that I will be on my own for the first 5 weeks I was already doubting my capabilities. But somehow I had drawn some confidence and belief that things would be fine and that it will all be well. Then I found out that I would be helping out with the school's floorball/hockey boys team and I was thinking "there goes my free time". It's a niche sport so after school practice, twice a week is something i can't avoid. The boys are heading out for tournament this Monday and Thursday and I will be on duty to bring the boys to the venue. Busy busy....
Teaching P5 English, maths and science is already busy and hard enough especially science where I've a very shallow knowledge of and then there's floorball which is quite taxing. I'll say bring it on coz I think that I can handle the responsibilities. I just pray that I will be given strenght and perseverance. ;)
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:08 PM
I must look forward to this year...because this year lots of good things will be in store for me...I hope.
I couldn't resist it when I came back to school. I saw the kids from last year and was kinda excited and wanted to do a high-five with all of them. Haha. I just wanted to see how everyone is doing because I've not seen them for abt 5-6 weeks.
I was partly excited and nervous for this year. The new class has been great so far and lesson planning has been a bore...so there are ups and downs and you just have to deal with it whatever that's coming to you. But it doesn't mean that you don't make right what you feel is wrong. It doesn't mean that you keep on doing things that you don't enjoy just because you're afraid of changes or reactions.
So I say this year, I'll take steps and not be afraid coz fear gets you nowhere.
Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:52 PM
That's the number one song in 2009. Catchy, funky and dancy and I love it.
So what have you done in the New Year that is worthy of speaking of and about? I've not done anything yet other than thinking that I might have developed gastric which is so uncool.
I think that I got food poisoning on Monday, 28th Dec 2009, evening and went to the doctor at 2am the next day to get myself a jab. But after that I still have stomach pains and it seems that it will only settle down after consuming food. I've been avoiding chilli, fearing that it might make the main more intense. Tsk...this is really not fun....
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