TAGGED...here i go again.
hm, its 215am now!
n wide awake.
thankful no work tmrw, and its holidays! about a full two+ weeks! (end dec still need go back school for meetings again, and CCAs hor...hee) so glad to have this long awaited break, before the "battle" begins again.
erm, gonna share about 5 weird things about myself. ( joining in the "game" Neoh has started)
but before that, one very distinct "weird" thing about choot (which is me) is that i like to talk a lot...haha. in writing i mean.
so before i begin my weird things about myself, i like to share some of my moments la.....:)
here i go again...
well, after the previous blog, i thought to myself, i wan to stop blog for a while, at least this dec. erm, for certain personal reasons.
and somehow got "things" in heart that almost "bursting to share" so decide to contd blogging. hee. weird thingy.
the "battle" shall begin again Jan 2006! with little kids! Pri 1 and twos! gonna be such a great challenge. cant imagine the "what ifs" that the experienced teachers are telling me....
what ifs:
the kid mistook the classroom as toilet. what is the S.O.P ( standard operation procedure)?
the kid cries for mama....??
etc...
yet.
i thank God for this opportunity.
for i am the only contract teacher who gets to have hands-on in the 2 different sessions, teaching kids from Pri 1 to Pri 5. that's quite a good stretch to know the different teaching skills etc.
and it'll also be a chance for me to have better time management, now in afternoon session next year, got to balance with ministry and personal life.
get to learn from different teachers. somehow, i am the only contract teacher who gets to work with almost all the chinese teachers in sch. ( since the two sessions teachers seldom work together)
pretty much exposure to full-pledged teaching. :)
Jump...
so why i am so wide awake now?
drank a nice nescafe mocha just now, thought me being "piggy" it would not have much effect on me...i was wrong. :P
want to take that as i walked home.
to use the time for thoughts and to enjoy the walk, the usual path.
hm, "disappointed" that it rained. took bus instead.
but thankful.
i reached home early, and my mum, er jie, and xiao di were home.
took the time to strike conversations....with each of them.
aiya, in my family, not like that kind, we talk about our life to one another that easily lor....( my family is traditionaly type one)
need deliberate effort one, need to have those "weird" starting sentneces etc...
anyway, just start talking "nonsense" sometimes helps in my family...haha.
had a good time with mum, havnt been talking with her for some time. i mean really two way conversations. many times, i just tell her things, then i go off to work , or outside to meet people.
i pray she'll come for this year's christmas service again, like last year.
perhaps, God, would You touch her heart like You did for my dad? it'll be a wonderful christmas gift. there wont be anything i want already for this year's christmas. :)
and er jie, though there are things i do not agree with her, but i came to understand her more. i begin to let go of my own views, being more accepting to her perspectives. and i get closer to her life, what she wants, who she is as a person. of course, cyril is almost part of this family liao.
and my this xiao di, try my best to include him more in our conversations, since he always "OUT" in camps. really dun have much time with him.
perhaps, will just go out with him alone, just to know him better. erm, that's a weird thing to do, in my this family. hee.
today. significant. moments.
went out for a lunch buffet with colleagues.
Excelsior Hotel. Eat-all-U-can lunch buffet at only $9.80+++ only!
a farewell lunch for Bai Lao Shi. he resigned. wanted a break from teaching.
i was personally surprised, coz he's the jovial kind. yes, i think he's also "stress" during classes, yet , everytime, in staff room, he's always the one who makes everyone laugh, and seems to be cheerful, hopeful about teaching etc. in fact, he is the one "mentor"ing me during my inital times, helping me a lot in coping the school systems and teaching etc.
it'll be a loss for the sch and the teaching staff.
what is teaching?
why teach?
then they went off for karaoke....hee.
didnot join them for two reasons:
1) didnt like to sing.
2) time constraint.
decided to walk around city area in that two+ hours to spend.
just walk, a time on my own, a time for thoughts, a time just be myself with Him.
i have no idea where to go, but just walk wherever my "legs" brings...
so i went towards bras basah...maybe the books are attractive there.
met Jeremy. he's also in teaching. he started to share with me his plans in teaching etc...without knowing i was in teaching now too. what he shared is valuable to me. shed soem light and clues to my "confused" thoughts. i think we stood there and talked for about 20mins.
... ...
"ask yourself if u are the kind of person who is satisfied in receving intangible rewards?"
"teaching is about passion...it requires giving, giving all the time..."
then i went up to popular.
just somehow went to the non-fiction section.
picked up a book on "small houses", always liked to look at houses, those with very unique architectural designs...perhaps influenced by my da jie last time. then explore other books... children's sections, wine tasting, origami books, and finally, religious section.
met a elderly uncle there. ( ard 70+ years)
he started sharing by asking me: u like to read books?
then he went on to share about his teaching experiences, now he's a retiree.
he was surprised when later he asked me if i was still studying or working, and i told him i am teaching now too...
... ...
"when u chose to do something, be sure really like it. otherwise it wont last."
"open eyes, hear and learn, speak less unless to ask questions..."
" God bless you."
it was quite weird that he actually came around that section twice to talk to me.
and the third time, he brought another elderly aunt.
he soften and said:" when i talk to you ( refers to me) i must let her ( his wife) know..."
we all laughed.
another weird thing the wife did was to "touch" the elderly uncle's chin...what a lovely and cute couple. its wonderful to see their love so everlasting.
i am thankful.
the uncle would never have know, God has used him to speak into me.
out of this wide universe, at such a time like this, who would have known better that i needed someone like him to say such things at this time....ONly the ALMIGHTY GOD!!
met up with su ching, shi ming, sandy at Marina foodcourt.
- mountains in spore?! nope, just that overlooking at the sky from the foodcourt, the clouds in the sky seems to look like mountains....with the sunset colours. the "durian"s still there...
kim joined us later....
had such good time talking and sharing....shiming true to himself, shared a lot, and make the gals all have a common "point" towards him...haha. and sometimes, even through times like these, a deeper friendship is built. we get to "catch" one another's freq much faster and deeper.
my first time up the roof terrace of esplanade.
i like the scenery up there.
there are many people walking from where i looked down.
each is still so unique. people are still so precious.
God loves these children of HIS.
do they know God loves them?
jump....
tagged. so i shall begin to share my weird thngs rite?!
1) i am one who can share and share, then forgot i got to share "weird" things about myself.
2) i cannot joke lo! :P cracking jokes also got to learn ya.
3) i can get encourage even no words said. eg: looking at the sky. haha.
4) i am a gal who doesnot like to shop. only purposeful shopping for me la.
( includes going with people to shop, it's ok for me.)
5) i can eat fish soup at any time, any where, any meals...haha.
actaully, hor...i gave more than 5 weird things about myself, if u are attentive, as i share in this blog, i also share about other things also....:P
God, thankful for this day's moments!
-sometimes, when we missed someone, then we realised how much the person means to us, how much the person has already occupied in our hearts-
perhaps i shall just contd to blog.
for sometimes, what we do is not for ourselves already, its for "the other".
n wide awake.
thankful no work tmrw, and its holidays! about a full two+ weeks! (end dec still need go back school for meetings again, and CCAs hor...hee) so glad to have this long awaited break, before the "battle" begins again.
erm, gonna share about 5 weird things about myself. ( joining in the "game" Neoh has started)
but before that, one very distinct "weird" thing about choot (which is me) is that i like to talk a lot...haha. in writing i mean.
so before i begin my weird things about myself, i like to share some of my moments la.....:)
here i go again...
well, after the previous blog, i thought to myself, i wan to stop blog for a while, at least this dec. erm, for certain personal reasons.
and somehow got "things" in heart that almost "bursting to share" so decide to contd blogging. hee. weird thingy.
the "battle" shall begin again Jan 2006! with little kids! Pri 1 and twos! gonna be such a great challenge. cant imagine the "what ifs" that the experienced teachers are telling me....
what ifs:
the kid mistook the classroom as toilet. what is the S.O.P ( standard operation procedure)?
the kid cries for mama....??
etc...
yet.
i thank God for this opportunity.
for i am the only contract teacher who gets to have hands-on in the 2 different sessions, teaching kids from Pri 1 to Pri 5. that's quite a good stretch to know the different teaching skills etc.
and it'll also be a chance for me to have better time management, now in afternoon session next year, got to balance with ministry and personal life.
get to learn from different teachers. somehow, i am the only contract teacher who gets to work with almost all the chinese teachers in sch. ( since the two sessions teachers seldom work together)
pretty much exposure to full-pledged teaching. :)
Jump...
so why i am so wide awake now?
drank a nice nescafe mocha just now, thought me being "piggy" it would not have much effect on me...i was wrong. :P
want to take that as i walked home.
to use the time for thoughts and to enjoy the walk, the usual path.
hm, "disappointed" that it rained. took bus instead.
but thankful.
i reached home early, and my mum, er jie, and xiao di were home.
took the time to strike conversations....with each of them.
aiya, in my family, not like that kind, we talk about our life to one another that easily lor....( my family is traditionaly type one)
need deliberate effort one, need to have those "weird" starting sentneces etc...
anyway, just start talking "nonsense" sometimes helps in my family...haha.
had a good time with mum, havnt been talking with her for some time. i mean really two way conversations. many times, i just tell her things, then i go off to work , or outside to meet people.
i pray she'll come for this year's christmas service again, like last year.
perhaps, God, would You touch her heart like You did for my dad? it'll be a wonderful christmas gift. there wont be anything i want already for this year's christmas. :)
and er jie, though there are things i do not agree with her, but i came to understand her more. i begin to let go of my own views, being more accepting to her perspectives. and i get closer to her life, what she wants, who she is as a person. of course, cyril is almost part of this family liao.
and my this xiao di, try my best to include him more in our conversations, since he always "OUT" in camps. really dun have much time with him.
perhaps, will just go out with him alone, just to know him better. erm, that's a weird thing to do, in my this family. hee.
today. significant. moments.
went out for a lunch buffet with colleagues.
Excelsior Hotel. Eat-all-U-can lunch buffet at only $9.80+++ only!
a farewell lunch for Bai Lao Shi. he resigned. wanted a break from teaching.
i was personally surprised, coz he's the jovial kind. yes, i think he's also "stress" during classes, yet , everytime, in staff room, he's always the one who makes everyone laugh, and seems to be cheerful, hopeful about teaching etc. in fact, he is the one "mentor"ing me during my inital times, helping me a lot in coping the school systems and teaching etc.
it'll be a loss for the sch and the teaching staff.
what is teaching?
why teach?
then they went off for karaoke....hee.
didnot join them for two reasons:
1) didnt like to sing.
2) time constraint.
decided to walk around city area in that two+ hours to spend.
just walk, a time on my own, a time for thoughts, a time just be myself with Him.
i have no idea where to go, but just walk wherever my "legs" brings...
so i went towards bras basah...maybe the books are attractive there.
met Jeremy. he's also in teaching. he started to share with me his plans in teaching etc...without knowing i was in teaching now too. what he shared is valuable to me. shed soem light and clues to my "confused" thoughts. i think we stood there and talked for about 20mins.
... ...
"ask yourself if u are the kind of person who is satisfied in receving intangible rewards?"
"teaching is about passion...it requires giving, giving all the time..."
then i went up to popular.
just somehow went to the non-fiction section.
picked up a book on "small houses", always liked to look at houses, those with very unique architectural designs...perhaps influenced by my da jie last time. then explore other books... children's sections, wine tasting, origami books, and finally, religious section.
met a elderly uncle there. ( ard 70+ years)
he started sharing by asking me: u like to read books?
then he went on to share about his teaching experiences, now he's a retiree.
he was surprised when later he asked me if i was still studying or working, and i told him i am teaching now too...
... ...
"when u chose to do something, be sure really like it. otherwise it wont last."
"open eyes, hear and learn, speak less unless to ask questions..."
" God bless you."
it was quite weird that he actually came around that section twice to talk to me.
and the third time, he brought another elderly aunt.
he soften and said:" when i talk to you ( refers to me) i must let her ( his wife) know..."
we all laughed.
another weird thing the wife did was to "touch" the elderly uncle's chin...what a lovely and cute couple. its wonderful to see their love so everlasting.
i am thankful.
the uncle would never have know, God has used him to speak into me.
out of this wide universe, at such a time like this, who would have known better that i needed someone like him to say such things at this time....ONly the ALMIGHTY GOD!!
met up with su ching, shi ming, sandy at Marina foodcourt.
- mountains in spore?! nope, just that overlooking at the sky from the foodcourt, the clouds in the sky seems to look like mountains....with the sunset colours. the "durian"s still there...
kim joined us later....
had such good time talking and sharing....shiming true to himself, shared a lot, and make the gals all have a common "point" towards him...haha. and sometimes, even through times like these, a deeper friendship is built. we get to "catch" one another's freq much faster and deeper.
my first time up the roof terrace of esplanade.
i like the scenery up there.
there are many people walking from where i looked down.
each is still so unique. people are still so precious.
God loves these children of HIS.
do they know God loves them?
jump....
tagged. so i shall begin to share my weird thngs rite?!
1) i am one who can share and share, then forgot i got to share "weird" things about myself.
2) i cannot joke lo! :P cracking jokes also got to learn ya.
3) i can get encourage even no words said. eg: looking at the sky. haha.
4) i am a gal who doesnot like to shop. only purposeful shopping for me la.
( includes going with people to shop, it's ok for me.)
5) i can eat fish soup at any time, any where, any meals...haha.
actaully, hor...i gave more than 5 weird things about myself, if u are attentive, as i share in this blog, i also share about other things also....:P
God, thankful for this day's moments!
-sometimes, when we missed someone, then we realised how much the person means to us, how much the person has already occupied in our hearts-
perhaps i shall just contd to blog.
for sometimes, what we do is not for ourselves already, its for "the other".
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