Friday, February 29, 2008
Today as I was invigilating another class during their paper, a few pupils from my own class (one at a time) was walking to the toilet. They had to pass by this classroom I was at. Somehow it's inevitable that they had to try to get my attention. Smiling... giving me secret smiles... and mysterious looks hahaha... Even a girl who's always very quiet in class waved to me so innocently and sweetly when she was walking back to class :D
Machiam they're going back to the slaughterhouse... Hopefully they remembered what I taught them. *cross fingers*Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 10:48 PM
Thursday, February 28, 2008
I'll probably be watching The Leap Years this weekend. In fact, I've been waiting to watch this movie for some time already. They actually finished shooting this 1 or a couple of years back but only released it this year because of course, due to the fact that this is a leap year. If I remember correctly, the title of the book is known as A Leap of Fate.
I love that novella by Catherine Lim. I first came to know this story when I was in secondary school and Catherine, herself came to our school to talk about her experience as an author. Yes, we had such cool assemblies back then ;p She was an elegant and well-dressed woman back then even though this year she's already 60! When she came, she also told us about this story and I went on to read the book (great marketing idea of hers isn't it?). It's truly a beautiful story with an amazing storyline for die-hard romantics. It's of course not a realistic story so many (guys most probably) would perhaps brush off this story as crap. Hahah..
The review for the movie's not good though. It was said that the cast was very good-looking but they had no chemistry. One even went so far as to say the characters in the movie love only because the script said so.
Oh ya, and it doesn't hurt that Qi Yuwu's also playing a character in it though he's not the male lead. :D :DLabels: Movies
Serendipity believed today at 8:58 PM
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A pupil asked me today if there's PE and it's unfortunate that I had to say no. The reason being we had to go through English stuff since their CA is just around the corner..lingering at a corner... They never have much fun these days and I feel like a bad person who takes the fun away from them because of "necessary" important things.
When someone once again asked the same question. Another pupil retorted, "Of course no P.E. since Miss ____ wears till so nice today." Underlying meaning >> when I wear P.E. attire, I look like crap. Hahah... just kidding... But quite funny lah, because pupils are observant. Observant towards the wrong things unfortunately... "-_-
Yesterday was also funny when the pupils asked me for my age again. A boy pointed out and asked me why I was wearing dangling earrings since I usually wouldn't put on such earrings. He asked me if I'd a boyfriend and whether "a boy got tell you that you are pretty before?" It's funny how young children are exposed to such things these days. Teasing one another about one being the girlfriend or the wife of another... A girl even wrote on her arm (under her sleeve) that she loved another pupil.
Kids...what do they know about love? BGR that kind of love? I dread to even think what the upper primary pupils are into these days. Are they involved officially in BGR already? Think of what a primary school counselor might have to handle these days!Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 8:57 PM
Monday, February 25, 2008
After finishing my dinner which consisted of rice, I went on to eat a KFC chicken drumstick and finished off with a spicy cheese donut which I bought from Donut Factory yesterday. Oh, and the dinner came after eating a KFC chicken thigh. I wouldn't exactly say I'm super stressed these few days. In fact, life has been pretty good in the sense that there wasn't much to mark (because I didn't collect back much homework...). But I just feel like eating and eating and eating after school to make up for the loss of appetite during the school hours when I'm busy day after day.
It wouldn't be right to say that I'm not stressed at all. In fact, on Friday, it's going to be the start of their CA and they don't seem to take it seriously. I've reminded them last Friday about the paper this Friday and someone could still be surprised when I reminded them again today. I feel like a broken record. Broken never mind but still fail to get the message across to those who are directly involved "-_- Hai... Really worry for them. I remember when I was their age, I would get very gan cheong about tests and exams. So it's not really a matter of age. More so about the attitude. If your attitude is wrong, even if you're 12 already, it wouldn't make a difference.
I don't know if the pupils are sick of my yelling and threatening (about giving them late recesses and being the last to go home..) but I am tired of hearing myself too. But bobian also, only when I do all these then they will zip their mouths. Every single moment they have to talk. Walk also must talk, lesson time also must talk, marking their own papers also must talk, when I read to them they also must talk but when ask them to read the Big Book together, some don't know how to open their mouths suddenly already... I can feel the boss's eyes on this particular class man and it makes me break out in cold sweat too. Haha *dry laugh*Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 9:33 PM
Sunday, February 24, 2008
I've put back the stud at the top of my earlobe again. It's been such a long time since I've put it on. If I'm not wrong, ever since I went in in September least year, I haven't spotted this "Ah Lian" look of mine wahahah... I don't think anyone in school would notice too.
Feeling very tired today. I still don't know how I am going to solve a problem that's partly caused by one of my pupils before the weekend. Also a little anxious about covering everything before their CA starts on Friday. I just wish a few of them could put in more effort. Somehow I don't sense the effort from them. No, don't tell me that they are young. That's not the point at all. Just feel at times that I really do not have the means to help them apart from the occasional one-to-one attention that I can give them. Even then, we seldom have the luxury of having one-to-one clarification of doubts.
It's one of the weekends whereby I do not have much to mark. Therefore, there's actually time to drop by City Hall to shop for a friend's present. I've been stocking up on presents are home and they're occupying quite a bit of space! Hahah... Just don't want to do last minute buys later on when it's nearer to their birthdays. I might end up with impulse buys "-_-
M)phosis finally has new styles to display on their windows. I particularly like those translucent layers which are supposed to be worn on top of a tube top or a spaghetti strapped top. The layer's so flow-y and feminine-looking. Just that it might be easy to spot someone else wearing the same thing. However, that's just what accessories are for, to distinguish one from the others ;P
Ended up with half a dozen of Donut Factory's goodies. Yum! Yum! I was torn between wanting to try the new J.Co donuts and to eat my beloved strawberry donuts. In the end, the latter won the battle hahaha... J.Co was featured in the newspapers a couple of weeks ago. It's from Indonesia and is a well-established brand. In fact, it's moved on to many countries. I can't remember the reason why it didn't come to Singapore earlier on. Heard that their donuts are also fluffy like Donut Factory's.
One of the days, I have to try them :DLabels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 10:11 PM
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The spontaneity of kids never fail to amaze me even up till now and I hope the feeling never goes away. A boy gave me a small plastic bag and in it, he told me, were origami. When I asked him if he made them himself, he simply told me that his mum made them. He did not specify whether his mum made them for me or his mum made them for him, after which he gave to me. Hahah... However, later on, he showed me an origami book and flipped through several pages to let me know how those artworks in the plastic bag came about. Another boy gave me a tangerine made of net. A teacher had taught him how to make it and in turn, he decided to give 1 to me. However, after some time, he requested that I returned it to him so that he could add in a leaf before giving to me. Wahahaha....
What I admire most about children is that they never bear grudges. Their memory is super short-termed. They would forget that I punished them by giving them late recesses or that I scolded them harshly earlier on though I must admit that I no longer have much breath to scold and scold. "-_-
I try to make up for the scoldings by praising them when they answer certain questions correctly. However, what annoys me most is that scoldings do not work fast on them. I actually have to mete out punishments like late recesses or by making naughty ones stand instead of sit. It's really unfortunate that the hard approach is more effective on them.
It's also really cute that a boy who's been punished a few times would come to me to apologize to me and then tell me that he will not do something again. Haha... Of course, he would forget it after some time. "-_-
I guess that no matter how angry I get with them. At the end of the day, I have to remember this side of them and the actual purpose in doing my part to help them. If only I can be more blind and deaf towards certain adults I know.Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 1:17 AM
Thursday, February 21, 2008
I hate the way people talk without thinking. I've often wondered how come people talk without using the brains they are blessed with. Don't tell me there are only thirty. Don't justify adding on stuff by simply saying there are only thirty. You are only making light of the situations people are facing. Don't act all concern and then when know the truth about people's feelings, act like it's nothing.
Want to do anything extra, do it yourself. I'm not going to waste my brain cells and precious time.Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 11:37 PM
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
After tonight's relief tuition, what I can conclude is that boys really are the naughty bunch unless we are talking about the introverts. It was 2 hours with the Primary 5 pupils. A mixture of pupils from different classes whose parents have signed them up for the tuition program in school. It's not free. I've realized that when you want your child to have extra lessons, it's never good to enroll him in an environment he's super familiar with because the desired attention (desired by the teacher of course) is never there. The girls were better. They were genuinely there to do their work and would even clarify their doubts.
Being with the older children allows me to sharpen my wits. The boys can be rude (not to the extent of being offensive though) and cheeky so one has to be sarcastic and fast in one's reply to their rudeness. Haha...
Those fellows were afraid of ghosts "-_-. Right after the lesson they started scaring one another with comments about the supernatural. Reminded me of my primary school days too whereby there were rumours about a witch at the nearby plantation. One story which I still remember vividly was that there were 3 beautiful women in the guy's toilet who were combing their hair. Wahahaha... It tickles me now when I think of it but of course at that time, it was just totally creepy. Brought back fond memories of the primary school days of mine.
Anyway, I was super glad I was able to remember stuff I learnt in the past. It's no joke to be requested to stand in without knowing in advance what these older children do these days. However, the OM's a really nice and helpful man and he's desperate to find someone who could stand in so I agreed to it. It really pays to be nice in your work environment (for his case) because you never know when you would need anyone's help.
Now back to marking haha...Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 10:16 PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
There was an article on the front page of today's The Newpaper which talked about a relief teacher of a primary school who got sacked after ridiculing a few of his pupils' (primary 3..) compositions. He actually typed out the sentences which amused (and irritated?) him just to entertain readers. He felt that even when he was their age, his standard of English wasn't "that bad", or so he claimed.
This serves as a dire warning that people in the civil service should always watch their actions and even words. There are issues and problems which are meant to be confidential even though at times, one couldn't understand why it should be considered confidential "-_-. Apart from the salaries of teachers, no one outside the stat board knows of the exact salary of those who are working at the headquarters. A friend, even after being in one of the stat boards for almost a couple of years, refuse to divulge her salary much less what she's actually doing in there.
Th relief teacher in question probably was just being playful on the spur of the moment (ok.. many moments...) since he's only 21. Not saying that what he did was right. Of course, it's never right to make fun of pupils' works. We have to bear in mind that different pupils come from different backgrounds. Some belong to the Mother-tongue speaking families, some even come from families that speak dialects. Therefore, their command of English will very likely fall short of their peers who speak English at home. Often, these pupils will also not do very well for Maths questions that involve specific instructions or word problems. Some are lucky enough to be able to catch up at least on what they are supposed to know for school because their parents care enough and of course, can afford to send them for tuition. Yet, there are sad cases whereby children are neglected by parents who have in mind, other priorities which may not involve their children at all.
All in all, we just have to be sensitive to the backgrounds and plights of different pupils and also try to help them in every way within our means.Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 10:44 PM
Monday, February 18, 2008
It's a very nice song by Vonda Shepard - I Only Want To Be With You. I think that song has been around for a pretty long time already. It sounded familiar too when I listened to it after downloading it by chance. It was actually my intention to download another song of hers but I decided to have a try at this. There's a lounge-feel to it just like the song I wanted to download Baby Don't You Break My Heart Slow.
I can feel myself turning into this wicked stepsister of the Princes and Princesses. I can arrive with a black face and remain that way throughout the day. I think I on on my way to mastering the art of pulling a long face in class.Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 10:18 PM
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Just yesterday I was at Ajisen for dinner and I ordered the set which came with a bowl of ramen of my choice, a side dish and a drink. I opted for the baby octopus instead of the usual yummy silverfish since my cough was still giving me problems and I didn't want to die from eating more fried stuff.
Actually sometimes baby octopuses which are a tad too big kind of gross me out when I imagine myself chewing on their heads with the brains and everything. So I just chomped on the legs, bit off the heads and left 2 baby octopuses' heads on the plate. It was a funny sight indeed and D decided to cover the heads of the 2 beheaded sea creatures with lettuce because he didn't want the waiter to see them. A hilarious scene came to my mind then. I imagined the waiter not holding onto the plate properly and the 2 heads ended up rolling from under the lettuce to the floor while the waiter had to run after them. Hahaha...
I still crave for sushi buffet whereby I could indulge in endless supply of chawanmushi. Another option would be KBox buffet where I could stuff myself with chawanmushi too. However with such a voice, I would probably only afford to croak for a few minutes. No point also.
My beloved chawanmushi... :(Labels: Food
Serendipity believed today at 10:15 PM
Saturday, February 16, 2008
It was a beautiful wedding. Sweet and at certain moments, touching. I don't really know why a wedding could be touching. I think it's a only wedding at which I felt touched and yet, it wasn't exceptionally elaborate or over the top.
I supposed when a friend whom you were in school with some time back (felt just like yesterday..) got married, one would feel very connected too. Probably because of age and because of similar "schooling" backgound. Take for instance when parents watch their daughter getting married, they would inevitably think of the various stages in her life which finally led to the BIG day of her life. For friends, we got to know each other in our teens (theoretically speaking, we are still in our teens until 29 years old...) and moving on to adulthood through marriage just makes a whole lot of difference.
I actually saw Junliang at the ballroom. It was such a surprise until i found out from him that they were actually classmates in JC then it made a lot of sense. Somehow I keep forgetting that she's in the same JC because I actually got to know her personally when we got into SDE.
Nevertheless, it was a beautiful night and I'm sure for her, it would be the most unforgettable night in her life.
The food was great, which goes to show that you don't need to hold your wedding at a hotel to actually impress your relatives and friends. In fact, weddings shouldn't be about impressing those people because ultimately, it's a personal affair despite it being one that is attended by many.
The waitresses were all aunties. Although ours had a black face, she was kind of nice to me. For some reason, each time when she wanted to take the remainder of a dish away, she would ask me if we wanted somemore. And I had to speak on behalf of the rest. I think it could be due to the fact that the rest were ignoring her hahaha... She actually reminded me to take home the keychain souvenir on the table although others hadn't kept theirs too. I wonder if such souvenirs of weddings mean something? Any idea? I was telling Gom that perhaps by taking it home, we're bringing good love life luck to ourselves too. Makes sense right? Hahaha...Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 12:28 AM
Thursday, February 14, 2008
I actually took about 4 hours to mark 17 workbooks "-_- and I didn't even use the internet although I logged on. They're doing models now so I have to look through all models 1 by 1. Even if answers are correct, doesn't mean models are correct too. Each workbook had 14 for me to mark.
*clench fist and hit chest, weep silently in heart*
Best thing was many had almost everything wrong. So marking corrections would mean going through everything again. I dreaded model drawing when I was in Primary school. However, I don't recall learning anything about model drawing when I was 8. I only started learning it when I was in Primary 4 and I still found it difficult back then. So it seems like syllabus has been brought forward by 2 years. 8 year olds now are expected to be as knowledgeable as 10 year olds then. And we thought only the value of money has undergone an extreme change due to inflation. Didn't expect brains to be so too.
It's past midnight and I just finished marking. Have not even started on lesson planning.
In deep shit.Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 12:14 AM
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I actually purchased a Hello Kitty! mouse today. I'm not one who buys stuff for my computer but I couldn't resist this mouse which could light up when I move it. Furthermore, the price was also considered cheap. The lady who tended to me told me she's left with 2 only. If there's anymore left tomorrow, I'll probably buy it to give it as a birthday present. I don't think one needs to really be obsessed with Hello Kitty! products to be able to appreciate such things. She was even selling a Hello Kitty! hot water flask as well as speakers. The speakers were in the shape of kitties, heh... I'm considering getting those since I don't have speakers or a CD player in my room. The speakers could be attached to my discman instead.
Being with kids for months has made me more aware of cute stuff around me. More appreciation too I supposed haha... Many a times, I would like to get something as a prize (for end of semester) but would end up not doing so because of the price. Not that it's super expensive and unaffordable to adults though. It's like there are certain things which I know that if I were a little girl, I would like it and then I would think of giving it to nice obedient girls. I think I would spoil my daughter (if I ever have one...) rotten in the future.
A boy was sweet enough to make a get well card for me. He cut it into a heart shape and wrote stuff on it. Haha... It's rare for a boy to do such things ok? Haha... I guess he got the idea when I asked them to make get well cards for my dear girl the other time. Maybe it's true that what goes around comes around! In the good sense in this case of course! ;PLabels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 7:58 PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Have you ever wished that you could get away with sleeping less? I believe that many of us have at one point in time tried to push our luck (and body) by straining ourselves and more important, our minds by trying to stay up as late as possible, hoping to achieve more in 1 beautiful night.
Someone once told me that he's used to sleeping 4-5 hours a day. I don't know how true is that. He could have been lying through his teeth for all I know. 4-5 hours per night, EVERY night? He's younger but still that doesn't make him that invincible.
If I could get away with sleeping so little. I would be able to take on more tasks. I would be able to give tuition to at least 2 kids and then earn more money (apart from my measly peanut shells) for future holidays. Provided I calculated correctly, if I were to give 2 kids tuition (separately of course), I think by half a year, I would be able to make enough for a nice trip to somewhere far.
However, I supposed in the near future, I don't have to think of giving tuition because I can
hardly survive with the current workload "-_-.
Time to sleep.Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 2:20 AM
Monday, February 11, 2008
Can you believe it? It's actually my first time taking medical leave when working. Usually in the past, no matter what happened, I would still bravely go to work whether it's a temp. or supposedly perm job. However, those were the days when I didn't have to use so much of my voice.
I actually tried today but I discovered my voice getting more and more hoarse after each period until my pupils asked me why. That was when I decided to take MC and be excused from the Sentosa trip tomorrow. I don't think I can handle an average of 15 pupils (a parent would be going too) when we're outside with my voice becoming insignificant, especially for pupils who are usually quite indifferent to my yells. "-_-
I guess many of us who are working need some time to get the momentum back and to get back to work again. This is especially so when 1 hour of curriculum time was taken up by CNY celebrations. Yes, we actually celebrated today instead...
I saw the girl who was in Primary 2 last year, who asked me why I was so tall. I have actually taken her class for a few periods last year. Today she called me from behind. How she's grown! It's strange how within just a few months, kids can change so much. Surely, moving on from end of Primary 2 to beginning of Primary three shouldn't make that great a difference...
When I was thinking of this, a sudden thought came to mind too. I wonder if a person where to lay on a bed for a year and fed normal diet, with a videocam focusing on the person every single second for 1 year, after which we fast forward the whole thing (provided we've that much time...) what would growth look like? Would we actually be able to see the person growing taller (i.e. growing longer since he/ she is lying down...)? Strange isn't it? How we take for granted increase in height and everything and only notice the difference once a year when height is being measured during P.E.
I wonder if they can actually get a relief teacher to stand in for the trip tomorrow. Sigh...Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 10:08 PM
Sunday, February 10, 2008
After watching CJ7 online, the conclusion is that you should watch it...
... only if you have plenty of time to spare.
After all the hype, it's just a so-so movie which wasn't funny. Each time when Stephen Chow appeared in a scene, I expected something really funny but no... much to my disappointment. Probably because it's also a rather short movie, there didn't seem to be much focus on the human characters. Or perhaps it's meant to be exactly this way? The "dog" was cute and everything though...
After a rather long CNY holiday, it's time to get back to business when I wake up later on. I have a list of things to do and it doesn't help that I am not feeling well. This can be attributed to not having drunk enough water when in school and yet during this festive period, have been consuming junk. I'm even contemplating taking medical leave for Mon if it gets worst when I wakeup.
River Hongbao 2008 was as usual crammed with humans. However, it's a place which I would still drop by at every year during the CNY period. Even though it's more or less the same old thing every year, it still gives the impression of the most happening place in Singapore at this time of the year. It's funny how horoscopes can contradict. In my previous entry, I was talking about how the geomancy guy actually said those born the year of the dog would enjoy this year financially. However, the displayed horoscope at River Hongbao 2008 mentioned the opposite. "-_- The geomancy people couldn't decide on the fate of us poor dogs? Hahah...
I'm sorry if I have to turn down or hint about the inability of anyone to visit my house on Sunday (today) because I really have to reserve this day to clear my stuff before school starts again. Discipline is very important in this line. Work can really accumulate but never actually completed so it's better to be consistent every weekend. If visits weren't planned earlier, it would be hard to set aside hours for visiting people today. I feel kind of guilty that today's play day and I didn't do anything productive at all.
On my way back, there's another accident scene at sunset area. That road's like an accident prone area. We didn't see anything scary when we passed by, but a policeman was there communicating on his walkie talkie and there seemed to be some liquid on the floor at the spot which was cordoned. It was too dark to see if it's blood but I got a feeling it was. *Shudder*
Like I've mentioned before, I seem to come across one too many accident scenes these days. Hope the driver/rider didn't die or something...Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 4:11 AM
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A friend and I were talking about going out of the country this year but I'm not sure if it would materialize. I don't really wish to wait until December. I've reached a stage whereby I need something to look forward to in the new future. New future being defined as just a couple or at most a few months down the road. I just hope there is sufficient time for us.
It was a visit from YW and WJ to my house to bai nian in the afternoon. Speaking of CNY, when I was watching the horoscope part of the CNY eve show, the geomancy guy was talking about how this year is supposed to be a good year financially for those born in the year of the dog which is what I am under. The relatives from my dad's side tend to gather every year at my grandpa's house. It's also for convenience because red packet exchange can take place all at once without having to make multiple trips whereby you just keep stuffing yourself silly to avoid making too much small talk. When I came back at night to count my "loot", I realized someone actually gave me the wrong red packet. Why? It contained far too much money already. Actually $80 lah but then my cousins and aunts would at most only give $12 and I'm sure that wasn't given by my grandpa. Just couldn't remember who gave that to me. I double checked with my brother to find out if he received the same thing but realized it's actually a mistake by someone. Anyway, I hope this isn't the only windfall for me this year hahaha...
In the evening, we headed for Charm's house whereby it's another round of stuffing since dinner was provided plus all the other goodies. Good food plus hospitable hosts, what more can one ask for? :D
To digress, watching movies is just too expensive on weekends. Prices of tickets have increased again to a ridiculous price of $10 "-_- Hello? It's ok if one is watching like LOTR or other major productions which have majestic scenes but if it's for something that's in the end not worth to even watch, one would feel like slapping oneself for burning up 1 $10 just like that.
To digress again, I heard that Ah Meng, our dear iconic Orang Utan at the Singapore Zoo has passed away yesterday at the age of 50 with children and grandchildren. May he rest in peace and if there's a next life, I hope he can still be a celebrity whether it's in the form of an animal or human. I wonder if they would use another Orang Utan to pass off as Ah Meng or not since no one would be able to tell the difference anyway...
When I was walking home just now, I realized that an accident has happened along the highway opposite my block. A car actually crashed not into the green metal grill in between the roads but it actually mounted on the grill. "-_- I really wonder how the driver could possibly have done that. The position's simply unnatural and even the direction it's facing didn't tally with the direction that the cars were supposed to move on that side of the road. I hope the people who were in the car weren't seriously hurt. There's no ambulance, only a police car, probably to alert oncoming cars. Speaking of accidents, I realized that the accident rate during this festive season's really quite high. On the 1st day of CNY, I actually heard a bang when I was at my grandpa's house on the 17 floor (which goes to show that the bang was really loud). I think a taxi hit the back of another taxi or car. The front driver came out and made some hand gestures while talking to the back driver. He's super agitated. What a thing to happen on such a day. When I saw that scene, it reminded me of what YW told me about her dad. I actually knew about 3 accidents in just 1 week. Sigh... Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 12:10 AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
It's such bad luck to have something like that happening and what's more, it's on CNY eve. I would have expected a fast food restaurant to have more stringent checks to ensure that the food is of uncompromising quality and yet something like whipped potato could go bad. It's a pity I already bought the meal home so I can't possibly go to the branch, which was at Bukit Batok Street 11, to change.
It would have been more believable if it had been coleslaw which had gone bad since coleslaw is more sensitive to warm temperature. However, whipped potato? Either the batch had been left unsold for too long or the sauce had gone bad. Worst thing was I actually changed the coleslaw to whipped potato so in the end, I had to chuck off these 2 containers of side dishes and only ate the chicken and consumed the drink.
After I threw the 2 small whipped potato away, I called up the branch to complain about it and also to alert them to it in case they were to sell to more people. If anyone were to eat it without noticing and end up getting food poisoning during CNY, that would be even more sway. The staff who picked up the call offered to deliver it to me but I told her that I'm already back in Clementi. I don't know if anything will be done after they've checked it. However, there's no hiding it because I've also left a feedback on the main KFC website.
I also wondered if any dumbo customer discovered it earlier but chose to remain quiet after throwing it away. The taste was really weird. Wouldn't be surprised if that's really the case. Singaporeans will only say this and that when kenna food poisoning but if anything were to go wrong for them, they would only suffer in silence instead of preventing others from suffering the same fate.
So lunch was without the sides "-_-Labels: Food
Serendipity believed today at 1:42 PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
My very first CNY greeting card was from......*drumroll...*
A pupil whom I didn't even know. Hahah...
I was doing my duty yesterday before assembly when a girl came up to me to give me a card.
Me: "What's this?"
Her: "For you."
When I opened the card, it was to wish me a Happy Lunar New Year. I think she just prepared a few cards to randomly give away to teachers whom she met that day. Haha...
My 2nd card of the day was from my very own pupil! She made the card. Ok, I suspect she didn't make it herself because it's too beautiful and perfect plus the words didn't match her handwriting. But she drew me and herself in the card. Then today she gave me another card and it was wrapped with blank paper. Probably supposed to be a DIY envelope. This time round it's more child-like and she signed off by saying she loved me. So sweet.... :*D
I bought gummy worms for the kids yesterday evening and distributed today. Even though it's not a big packet for each of them, they were so happy. It made me happy too to see how delighted they were with the little gift from me. Kids...
I have pupils who are into "bribery". Haha... actually they are generous souls who like to give me things. A little girl who gave me stickers last year actually bought me a small sweet- looking notebook yesterday. I didn't want to accept it but well... "-_- She said she bought 1 for herself already.
There's this little discovery which I made during last week's art lesson on Friday. Since my dear girl was in hospital. I told the class that they could make her a card (using paper plates I gave them) to pass to her when she's back. A few boys wrote that they loved her. Hahaha... There's this quite cute and guai(1) boy who admitted to me that he loved her. When I asked him what sort of love was it, he only smiled shyly and said he didn't know. I couldn't help it but to probe further by asking him if he loved her as a friend or because she's a girl (meaning girlfriend/ boyfriend that kind...). He said he didn't know but continued to smile. Wahahaha...
Yesterday, he asked me if he could give her the card. I agreed that he should but he didn't dare to so I told him that I'd help him give it to her. He requested that I pass it to her only today. But the evil side of me pretended not to hear it and I gave the girl the card right away infront of him. Wahahaha... he must have been blushing like mad though I didn't take so much notice.
That was such a hilarious day. :DLabels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 10:39 PM
I wonder if it's the lack of good sleep or if my mind is already on holiday mood but I've never felt so blur, it's like my mind has been switched off.
Anyway, I'm so so thankful that it's going to be a few days of holiday. I often find myself snapping at kids. I can even hear their voices ringing in my mind when I come home and even on weekends haha *dry laugh*
I've discovered another good eating place. It's Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar at Raffles City, situated right next to Streets cafe. The concept of Shokudo is just like Marche's, where you'll be given a card and then you walk around to pick what you want to order and allow the staff to scan your card. The beef stew with baguette as well as the omelet were fabulous! The beef stew was the warm hearty dish, the downside was that there were only 3 thinly sliced baguette to be dipped into the stew. However, the pieces of beef were soft and tasty with a hint of miso in the soup- gravy like thingie. For the omelet came with choices of ham + cheese, mushroom + cheese, etc, a little like the savoury crepe choices at marche. The omelet was springy and tasty. Very, very different from the normal japanese- styled omelet which is used for sushi.
I'll definitely be back for those dishes again :DLabels: Food
Serendipity believed today at 9:40 PM
I suspect I'm officially down with a cold. For the past couple of days, I could feel that my body has been struggling to fight again it because the symptoms kept surfacing then disappearing. Plus I wasn't sneezing much, which was a blessing since I had so much to clear. Just a couple of hours ago, the sneezing started and mucus formed. Wonder if everything started from the classroom or was it caused by stress and lack of good rest though it seemed on the surface that I get enough hours of sleep everyday.
In the early afternoon, I went to visit my dear girl at the hospital. Children's wards are indeed of a different feel. Felt a little bit like a nursery! Just a teeny weeny bit with posters of Winnie the Pooh, playroom, etc. Hahah... Glad it's not something more serious. Learn more about her through her mum and she's a brave little girl indeed.Labels: Uncategorized
Serendipity believed today at 2:40 AM
It wasn't a very good day for me not just for myself but rather because really unpleasant stuff happened to 3 pupils, 1 has been at home for 2 days due to fever, another (my dear) was admitted to hospital last night due to high fever + vomitting + headache. The third one, sadly, lost his parent yesterday. I hope that the 2 who aren't feeling well will recover soon, which I know they will. However, I feel most sorry for the third pupil. At such a tender age, a child wouldn't know how to express his grief, unlike adults who might react with anger or frustration or even allow tears to help ease the pain. I worry for him because he's not good in his schoolwork and I dread to think how this could affect him emotionally even more.
As for me, someone hinted quite directly that I should be on time when taking her class for a lesson (which I only have with them once a week). I didn't know if she was trying to express her unhappiness or was she trying to be helpful. It's kind of difficult to fathom based on just her words and her tone. However, it's not possible for me to be on time since I have my own class before that and by the time I pack my stuff, bring my stuff back to the staffroom and walk to her class, it's already 10min pass the actual time.
Difficult to please everyone. Like I've said before, the whole world has expectations. I can't even meet my own so why should I try hard to please people? I'm trying very hard to cope, yet I don't see the level of understanding of certain people. Even today, the one higher up there said something that seemed to belittle what I'm doing all this time. That pissed me off even more.
I hope next week will be a better week for all the little ones and myself too.Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 11:35 PM
