Happy birthday daddy!

30 sep:) bought many of his favourites:) koi green tea macchiato, Lao ban beancurd, Indian rojak and hello panda cookies!

Stay happy and healthy always:)

From where I am now...

Teaching is indeed not an easy job... The job of teaching is hard enough but this job requires one to take up more than one role simultaneously.

It has been a heart wrenching third week, which leaves me with a sore throat to nurse over the weekend and a battered soul to strive through the next 3.5hrs of piano.

One unforgettable time this week was when the students told me they didn't know who the discipline master in sch was. It immediately dawned on me why these pupils in this school are so notoriously behaved... Bcos there is no form of authority in school.

Random but bus rides home r extremely therapeutic, especially if i manage to get on bus 28 which goes straight to my place. This short 30 mins is the time for me to reflect on my hectic day in sch before I transform to my other role.

Woosshh... Sep recap

Life has been rushed lately... Rushing from classes to classes in sch, rushing from homes to homes for piano. It is really not easy trying to cope two jobs at a time and still trying to have a life meeting up with friends and relatives.

Met up with Melissa and her bf during the September holidays for karaoke:) and she looked radiant w the love of her life! Really glad tt mr c*hoon wee is treating my bestie well! Although we are seeing each other less, the bond is still close and our other halves were also comfortable hanging out together:)

The week after tt was spent w the jc clique at a pub, can't rmb the pub's name but the drinks and food were reasonably. And more imptly, the company was good:) the sister also treated sushi tei@bedok point, food was not as fresh and sumptuous as itacho, but definitely good enough to cure my sushi/Japanese rice cravings! Heehee:)

23rd sep was lunar 8th day of the 8th month. One of my paternal cousins got married in a lavish setting at Fullerton hotel. The ballroom was huge and grand, dishes were played and served individually. The cousin was the first to get married at our side, I couldnt help thinking tt we are truly growing up and moving on to the next stage of life. O boy... Life is really passing by really fast. Just hope everything will be smooth and happy for the future me and my family:)

Spent a solemn mid autumn weekend as the bf's uncle passed away. I must spend more time w my parents and bring them for meals and view singapore's ever changing landscape. No matter how busy our lives are, we got to learn to treasure the people around us and spend time fruitfully and happily.

Life is really fragile, let's live life:) Carpe diem!

Hush hush...

Im going to get there by 720am and everything is going to be fine!:)

2nd wk of term 4...

Just started the week of teaching cos I was on course yesterday. Shall get through today successfully and not get tired... Life has been seriously exhausting, waking up early and ending work at 10pm. No joke!

U know the sch u r working in is not ideal

1) When contract teachers are leaving the service and rejecting entering nie... Reasons up to ur own imagination

2) When the school ends 30mins later than others... I start at 730am and end at 130pm while other pri schools end at 1250pm (yes, I teach pri)

3) When you have 15 more periods than normal b*eginning teachers from other schools (I have 44 periods for ur info)

4) When you never leave school before 4pm on a normal day even though u are a bt and while your peers are leaving at 1pm (normal days in my context are days with no cca, remedials and stuff meeting)

5) When there are only 5 classes in each level (yyyyyyyuuuppp, that's my sch)

6) When the amount of work is piled due to lack of standardization bcos the kps believe in "renewing" and "improving" ideas (ahuh ahuh)

7) When fighting are common among pupils DURING SCHOOL PERIODS (you geddit now?)

Ok, I got to stop here bcos I realized how detrimental this might dampen my mood even further. I'm really infuriated right now.

First day

Super grumpy and bad mood. The body and mind are extremely exhausted, and my eyes are half opened. Dun give me anymore work... Enough is enough

The night before the last term...

And im feeling so complexed cos I need to meet the RO tmr:( I really hope everything is going to be fine. I will be fine, everything will be good. I can do it.

Tmr marks the 10 weeks countdown and I will be able to finally take a break from Singapore and do some travelling. I can't wait for a restful break from work and the hectic weekdays. I wan to slow down my pace of life and enjoy the little things around me. Im slowly growing out of my prime and I dont wan to regret not living my prime time to the fullest.

After all, this is life isn't it? We only live once, so let's live it to our fullest!

2 days break from sch:)

*phew* I got through 10 weeks plus 3 days of sch! Can't wait to detach my mind from sch for 2 days even though I'm going to be busy like crazy, having piano and meeting up with friends.

Im grateful that I made it through this far, shall continue to persevere and make music lessons effective and enjoyable:) the school principal, vice principal and teachers will love me:) and the students will respect me and in turn, love me.

Y am I typing all these? Hahaha, sounds like I'm pyscho-ing myself. Well... Still have music templates to complete! Shall embrace it and quickly finish it! Off for piano!!

Personal work list

1) buy scales books
2) calculate aug fees
3) buy ingredients for soy pudding + container
4) buy children's day present
5) transfer iPhone photos into laptop

Work list (revised 3/9)

To do;
1) update template for work review
2) lesson plan
3) idea bank
4) inform ro course date
5) inform sh purchase of electronic piano
6) iPad check and review
7) iPad loops ideas
8) mark ss wb
9) call z*hang hong and j*ovin's parents

:) dun worry, be happy!

Happy september holidays:) although its filled with course, remedials and lessons, life is kind and happy:) everything is great!

I'm doing good and swaying to the happy pulse of life:)