final curtain call


*last day of teaching today. having finished meet the parents today, im done with working life for this year. hmm..and as always, i will have plenty of things to say [reads long blog entry] about this experience.


stepping into pl as a relief teacher was such a strange thing. going back to a familiar environment was comforting, but i had to deal with certain obvious changes - like im a teacher now! suddenly people who used to teach me were sitting in the same room as i was. i am glad to have completed my stint at pl. the people there are wonderful:)


was thrown in to the world of geography there, for 3 whole months. had to plan and prepare lessons. i have done freehand drawing on the board, taught with the OHP and powerpoints. and i have marked loads. it has be a good experience, esp seeing that im going to have to teach geog in the future.


and..i got to be immersed in the life of a form teacher. meeting the girls every monday for contact time [when it took place], chasing endlessly for consent forms, giving them a scolding once in a while and knowing the class as individuals. there are still girls who i still know nuts about but on the whole..i think i was not bad:)


-people to remember-
1Bee1 girls: my form class:) they are great girls. some work is needed regarding responsibilty and behaviour in class but they are still a work in progress right? from the quiet to the gregarious, the leader and the follower, the benign to the crazy...this class has them all. i would miss them..despite all the trouble they gave. love all of you girls. BIG BIG hugs:) and many thanks for the cards/letters and the queen bee:)


special mention to my monitresses:) lee huang and deborah. for all the hard work and trying to get things done. and for all the headaches the class gives at times. keep up the good work and if need to, i will buy the 'fry fish thing' for you to whack them:)


other classes i taught: hmm..had fun with them:) i know the girls were never scared of me and hence the 'disrespectful' behaviour. but i have enjoyed my time with them. my sec 2s were so nuaghty:) lets hope they never find this thing


mrs nair: she was a fantabulous co-tutor:) she was so much help the past term doing many many things beyond her job scope. and it helped cos there were many times when i was totally blur about what to do. really glad to have gotten to know her better:) thanks for all the help mrs nair. i couldnt have had a better co-tutor:)


sheryl, tessa, hazelin: teachers who sat around me and hence i got to know them better. also cos they were not in school yet when i left..things are easier in a way. each helped in many ways...and showered alot of concern during my drug allergy episode:) thank God for each of them


hazelin who would place the attendance register on my table everyday without fail..and provide free and good entertainment with her 'fights' with sheryl:) you really dun want to know what they actually bicker about. but it never fails to get a laugh from the people around:)


tessa who went on the field trip with me and was a great table partner. i will miss her little quirks and fun-inducing nature:) thank her for all the little conversations and the times we ate together. and i still cant belive her age:)


sheryl who co-taught a class with me [she taught like 95% of the combined classes:)] a very very loud and talkative character..she is the source of fun most of the time. watching her teach helped me alot:) and she was very generous with her advice regarding my teaching award, and basically everything actually. was always joking with her and listening to her class woes. love her loads too:) and thanks for the flower and postcard:)


the other relief teachers: rachel, grace, see hwei, fang yu and shu hui:) we were a crazy bunch of people esp on the last 2 days:) esp to grace and rachel who became really good and crazy friends of mine:) life as a relief teacher was so much better cos of them and the little "lao ren yuan" will always be a fond memory. God willing..may we meet back again in pl as proper teachers


there are many other people who have impacted my time in pl in one way or another. other teachers who sat around me. teachers who taught me before and often stopped for a little chat. teachers who asked what happened during my super ugly 3 days. the admin staff who i hounded bi-weekly cos of a missing pay packet. and of course the students:)


*i write this part not only as a relief teacher leaving her job but as a teacher-to-be
i thank God for this opportunity to spend 3 months in pl. the job has indeed given me a clearer, thought not perfect glimspe of the demands of teaching. i found out many things are not so nice in this profession and its good to make an educated decision regarding the teaching award. i know that things are very demanding [listen to the teachers complain in the staff room and you will feel stressed for them] yet rewarding:) i do want this kind of job.


still havent fully decided if i REALLY want to teach. thought and prayed about it and decided that since God gave, i shall take it. many things worked out for me this year all pointing to the general path of education. i choose to take it as God gradually showing His plan for me instead of doubting and 'thinking to hard'. Only He knows what is in the future for me. my job is to be a faithful steward.