The staffroom was only left with me and a colleague. One of the friendly colleagues whom thankfully I got a chance to finally ask a little about her time a few years back when she was doing contract teaching at this same school. It seemed like she met with a similar problem which I am sort of facing now - having to juggle all subjects. Especially when all of the subjects need preparation work plus marking. No joke. I guess in a way it was worst for her because she had to handle everything for 1 full year before going for training. I guess that's a little comforting.
Sigh...
She mentioned to me I didn't look fierce enough. "-_- Actually I think I'm already being very fierce to them already, having scolded them almost everyday for not listening to instructions. But probably still not enough. What was not comforting was what she told me about NIE days, which I will not repeat here. However, she did ask me to think carefully about going to sec sch because such students are not easy to manage. I supposed that's a repetition of what's in my heart all these while.
I watched the movie Harold and Kumar go to the White Castle. Overall, we couldn't really make out what exactly was going on because the scenes seemed to end abruptly each time. However, there's finally one part which left us in stitches.
There's this fat and black guy who recounted how he ended up in prison. He was actually arrested for a robbery which occurred in New York. The thing was he had never been to New York before and he's convinced that he's arrested because he's black and fat. Then when he was in the jail cell, he was just innocently reading a book and recounting his story to Harold, one of the 2 male leads who's American born Korean. Now, Harold's friend, Kumar finally managed to find the key to the cell and wanted to set Harold free when suddenly all the policemen came back. Harold was actually standing infront of the door of the cell and the keys were in the keyhole. Kumar was lured by the marijuana left on a policeman's desk after they'd arrested a drug dealer. Immediately ALL the policemen ran up and opened the cell door to charge at the black guy who was still innocently sitting on the bench in the cell reading the book.
It's so racist ok!?!?!?! Hahahahah...
Ok seriously, racism is still very much prominent in our so-called developed little island. Many a times, females tend to look at Bangladeshi workers with prejudice because they're very sure that these workers would pounce on them like lions on little lambs. Is this really justifiable? Being dark-skinned doesn't make them more horny or potential molesters and rapists. In fact, scums whom I've come across are seldom of this race. And I don't know about you, but I've read about foreign workers being the first to rush forward to help someone in desperate need of help while our dear high-class Sporeans just stand aside to view a "free-show". I've also seen these people not wanting to rush for seats on the train, unlike locals who push their way through and fight for seats as if their lives depend on it.
I've also seen how at times, a foreign worker would not want to squeeze in between 2 females who're sitting down. I was sure they could sense that they're not welcomed. It's kind of a sad thing. Scums of society who harass women on the streets can be of any race. Being fair-skinned doesn't mean 1 has a heart of gold. Similarly, being dark-skinned doesn't signify pure filth on a person's mind.
Of course, I'm not saying all of these foreign workers are perfect. We do read about rape cases involving them. Or molest cases during the New Year's Eves celebrations. I've also seen how some could be so unruly in public. I guess what some of these are guilty of are more outright. On the contrary, many of the China women who come here rely on their scheming and manipulating skills to get what they want.
If you're forced to sit beside the above mentioned foreigners (whom I emphasize MAY NOT be guilty of anything), which would u opt for?
It's indeed a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea and of course the former represents the manipulative one.Labels: Work
Serendipity believed today at 10:59 PM
