hola.. i'm back. been quite a while since i posted an entry. lemme start with monday morning.

the first thing that happened to me on monday morning was my thumb drive crashed. yes. please sympathize. it was prolly the worst thing that could happen on a monday morning. my back up was not updated. so thats the sucky part. i have to redo some stuffz. argh. affected me the whole day that i kinda screwed up my bio lesson also. *sad face*

then came a call from my sup on the very same day. " i'm coming tomorrow for another observation". i could feel my heart being squeezed tite. great. first was the thumb drive. next was my sup. i had to come up with stg within less than 24 hours. something worth an observation. i was just so devastated that it all happened at the same time. but i managed to recover from the shock cos pipi came to the rescue. he offered to help me type back all the files that i lost. so sweet rite... despite his arm, he still wanted to help. i'm lucky. hehe. thanks dear.. you dont know how much i appreciate it. i owe you many many favours..which i will return after my practicum k. *winks*

the observations were not too bad.. so thank god. the rest of the week was not as bad as monday and tuesday. i must thank my CTs too for helping me through the week. thank you so much.

yesterday was speech day. it was great!! the dinner was soooo romantic tau! the school has this nice porch with a pond and some tall palm trees.. so they kinda decorated the area with lights and candles!!! candles around the pond tau... so cosy... and it was an outdoor kinda dinner.. round tables by the pond with the angklung and chinese orchestra playing a jazz piece... it was just sooo relaxing.. i totally love the ambience! the kids at the canteen manned the booth.. with their cute little white bandanas.. so adorable.

the speech given by the director of NIE, Prof Leo Tan, was very inspirational. "sometimes, blessings come in an unattractive package... life is about turning every obstacle into an opportunity" i was enlightened. *smilez*

Many of my students were prize winners for the speech day. best in maths, english, science.. and many many more.. when they came on stage to receive their prize, i just felt really happy and proud of them. its an amazing feeling. a feeling that i realize only teaching can give. tho i didnt contribute to their success, just knowing that my students have achieved something is more than enough to make me smile. i cant imagine how their parents feel. it must be an amazing feeling. my dear students... i'm proud of you all. keep it up ok. *and go get best for biology..hehe*

fizah u asked me hows teaching... its a deep question.

teaching is challenging. if you are not willing to commit, you would find it real tough. but if you are willing to commit, things will be a lot better. for me, the joy in teaching comes from my students. they are my strength. they are the ones who remind me why i am in this profession. tho there are times they make you real angry, you still love them.. cos u arent just teaching them. you are nurturing them. its not all about lessons. its about relationships. they may be the noisiest lot in the class... totally uninterested in the lesson.. but really, they are harmless students who are just trying to find their way.. they mite never talk about chemistry or biology to me.. but they would come up and share whats going on in their life. as i said, teaching gives me special moments.

i am looking forward to later part of the day. spending tonite and tomorrow with my darling girlfrens. let's bring down the house girls!