All teachers in my school dread "Open Day". That's the time we put up a "show" for parents who come to observe lessons. What was supposed to be just 2 classes of Open Day ended up with 5 classes due to some idiots' mistake. Instead of sending a circular out to inform about the mistake, they decided to torture us through another round of stress. Hate it!
Everything went on quite smoothly but of course we can't please every parent. Some just simply had to put some negative comments. Some were plain rude, chatting among themselves while the lesson was going on. Forget about punctuality here too. Half-way through lesson many of my students would look away from me & towards the door coz some stupid parent came late.
I had to fight for attention with crying babies too. I just don't understand why they are so inconsiderate, letting their crying child affect the whole class. Can't they just bring the baby out a little while? Their child won't die if their mother isn't observing the full lesson, right?
Anyway that's probably the last Open Day for me over here. Hope there isn't any in Japan....
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Monday, October 01, 2007
Happy Birthday, Ah Ke!
Ah Ke celebrated his 19th birthday today. Bought him a little chocolate muffin. He had a candle to blow & we cut the muffin together. His present was new skin on his legs. He looked really happy.
Can't believe he's already 19 years old! He's like my baby. A cute baby who never grows up!
I think I'm gona miss Ah Ke a lot when I go to Japan. I don't want to bring him along coz Ah Ke represents me in Singapore. And I'm scared he'll be lost in baggage or lost in mail. Or that the customs would think I'm smuggling drug in him. Hehehe.....
Monday, September 24, 2007
Eventful September
Wah, it's been almost a month since my last update?!
After I came back to Singapore, everyday has been a blur for me. I had to do last minute practice for the Japanese choir performance held on 2 Sept at the Raffles Hotel Jubilee Hall. Glad it turned out well though I'm one of the guilty few who sang the wrong lyrics! heehee...
School started the week after I returned. The month-long vacation felt sooooo SHORT! Same old stuff with school -- adorable & irritating kids, lots of gossiping among teachers, complaints & more complaints here & there. And Open's Day coming again!! Arghhh!!!!
My backache became a source of worry for everyone after I came back coz I can hardly straighten my back when I stand up from a sitting position. Pain Pain :( Took an MRI scan & doctor said it's the same old problem -- slipped disc which i suffered from since young. Well at least I know it's not life-threatening for now. Just need to have lots of bed rest. No heavy things. No sports.
I went for my first round of facials in preparation for my big day next year. Seems like my face has accumulated years of dead skin cells & impurities stucked so deeply that I can only keep doing scrub masks to remove it layer by layer gradually. My sister said that my face looks brighter now. Though I don't believe 1 trip to the beautician did the trick, it certainly helped clear 1 layer of dirt off & spur me into taking good care of my skin coz I have all the bad skin problems -- pigmentation, dehydration, sensitive, clogged pores, breakout, fine lines.... Splurged $1.7k on $2000 worth of facial sessions. A big burn to my pocket, but with instalment, $200/mth to look pretty is worth it though it means less shopping for me. Looking forward to the next facial session!
The highlight of September has to be my first gown fitting! I felt so pretty wearing the wedding gown. Made me feel so angelic & princessy! (think my sister would puke reading this! hahahah) Tried on a number of evening gowns for the photoshoot too. Finally settled for one very sexy gown which surprised hubby when I showed him the photos.
I've settled our honeymoon stuff too. I went to the NATAS fair & managed to get 10% off the land tour package. We're going to New Zealand in March next year, right after our wedding. Yippie!! We're so happy & excited. With limited time & $$ we can only go 6 days/5 nights to the Southern part of New Zealand where most of the beautiful scenery are. I can't wait to visit Milford Sound!
Besides scenery, the tour squeezed in time to mingle with the woolly sheeps at a farm too! Wonder if Babe the pig's there too...hmm......Baa-baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Babe, yes Babe, 3 bags full...
Wonder how October will pass with no public holidays, no gown fittings, no tours..... Can't wait for November to come coz that's when hubby's coming over for the wedding photoshoot.
Miss him so much already.....
After I came back to Singapore, everyday has been a blur for me. I had to do last minute practice for the Japanese choir performance held on 2 Sept at the Raffles Hotel Jubilee Hall. Glad it turned out well though I'm one of the guilty few who sang the wrong lyrics! heehee...
School started the week after I returned. The month-long vacation felt sooooo SHORT! Same old stuff with school -- adorable & irritating kids, lots of gossiping among teachers, complaints & more complaints here & there. And Open's Day coming again!! Arghhh!!!!
My backache became a source of worry for everyone after I came back coz I can hardly straighten my back when I stand up from a sitting position. Pain Pain :( Took an MRI scan & doctor said it's the same old problem -- slipped disc which i suffered from since young. Well at least I know it's not life-threatening for now. Just need to have lots of bed rest. No heavy things. No sports.
I went for my first round of facials in preparation for my big day next year. Seems like my face has accumulated years of dead skin cells & impurities stucked so deeply that I can only keep doing scrub masks to remove it layer by layer gradually. My sister said that my face looks brighter now. Though I don't believe 1 trip to the beautician did the trick, it certainly helped clear 1 layer of dirt off & spur me into taking good care of my skin coz I have all the bad skin problems -- pigmentation, dehydration, sensitive, clogged pores, breakout, fine lines.... Splurged $1.7k on $2000 worth of facial sessions. A big burn to my pocket, but with instalment, $200/mth to look pretty is worth it though it means less shopping for me. Looking forward to the next facial session!
The highlight of September has to be my first gown fitting! I felt so pretty wearing the wedding gown. Made me feel so angelic & princessy! (think my sister would puke reading this! hahahah) Tried on a number of evening gowns for the photoshoot too. Finally settled for one very sexy gown which surprised hubby when I showed him the photos.
I've settled our honeymoon stuff too. I went to the NATAS fair & managed to get 10% off the land tour package. We're going to New Zealand in March next year, right after our wedding. Yippie!! We're so happy & excited. With limited time & $$ we can only go 6 days/5 nights to the Southern part of New Zealand where most of the beautiful scenery are. I can't wait to visit Milford Sound!
Besides scenery, the tour squeezed in time to mingle with the woolly sheeps at a farm too! Wonder if Babe the pig's there too...hmm......Baa-baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Babe, yes Babe, 3 bags full...
Wonder how October will pass with no public holidays, no gown fittings, no tours..... Can't wait for November to come coz that's when hubby's coming over for the wedding photoshoot.
Miss him so much already.....
Sports Day
We had sports day last Saturday so we're given a day off-in-lieu today.
Sports day is not exactly sports filled for this school. What we have is individual 100m race for every level & some team effort games. The highlights would be the mass display performance by the kids. Think National Day parade dance/performance.... get the picture? Except that we have kids doing it instead. The most impressive would be the human pyramid by the P5 & 6 students. Rows of students stacked up to form a pyramid 3-4 human heights high. If the local schools try it, I bet the school will be flooded with calls from worried & angry parents.
All of us teachers had duties on that day, like cheerleading & photo-taking. Somehow everyone wasn't in the mood to do much. We just kept looking at our watch, waiting for time to go. I admire the Japanese teachers for their enthusiasm & stamina in organizing & running the event & training the kids. I would've been dead from exhaustion long before the actual day!
Sports day is not exactly sports filled for this school. What we have is individual 100m race for every level & some team effort games. The highlights would be the mass display performance by the kids. Think National Day parade dance/performance.... get the picture? Except that we have kids doing it instead. The most impressive would be the human pyramid by the P5 & 6 students. Rows of students stacked up to form a pyramid 3-4 human heights high. If the local schools try it, I bet the school will be flooded with calls from worried & angry parents.
All of us teachers had duties on that day, like cheerleading & photo-taking. Somehow everyone wasn't in the mood to do much. We just kept looking at our watch, waiting for time to go. I admire the Japanese teachers for their enthusiasm & stamina in organizing & running the event & training the kids. I would've been dead from exhaustion long before the actual day!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Back in Singapore
Came back last night after a whole day on plane & at airports. Thai Airways is cheap but killing 4 hrs of transit at the airport is tiring.
So excited to tell my sis about my trip & the stuff I got for her that we ended sleeping past 12midnight.
Happy to hug my darling Ah Ke after a month. Now miss my hubby's hugs....
Next week back to work. Sianz......
So excited to tell my sis about my trip & the stuff I got for her that we ended sleeping past 12midnight.
Happy to hug my darling Ah Ke after a month. Now miss my hubby's hugs....
Next week back to work. Sianz......
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