second last gathering...

most of us have successfully finished our practicum!! only invigilation next week!! so we met to watch Man U's match first before chilling out after that!

Jessie and I watched real madrid - barca match which ended 6-2 to barca. awesome performance from henry and messi!! chelsea, u r next!!

End of practicum...

i have finished teaching for my practicum.... 8 weeks of teaching.... i must admit that i was very lucky to get those classes... i learned a lot form them as well! they were very supportive and they were the main reason i go to school everyday with smiles! i realise how much i enjoy teaching after teaching them...

most probably i wont be teaching any of them... but i'm still their teacher! i will get new students and i know the students will be equally good as my current students, but i'll miss them! 

planning and executing CSI lessons have been an enjoyable experience for me... i should do more for future classes!! :D but there is syllabus to cover... must come up with new ways to explain a concept using those activities!! there goes my brain cells!!

overall, the 8 weeks have been wonderful for me! probably the best 8 weeks!!! other than a stunning staff culture, students have been great! must be lucky to be in the school in the first place!! consistent improvement is my goal now!!! 

A good football match....

I have always been playing football with Jason and his friends. we actually participated in a tournament and yesterday afternoon was the first game. We were against this experienced team (they looked older than us) and 2 goals up in the beginning of the second half. 

however, i think we slacked! and we were tired as well!! no match fitness. our opponent staged a remarkable come back, scoring 3 goals; the last goal in the dying minutes. i truly admire their fighting spirit. they did not give up and tried till the last minute. something for us to learn. anything can happen until the final whistle is blown. 

we have to get ready for our next match. just to have fun playing and try to win matches. so far, we have 0 points!!

Evening of Music, Dance and Drama...

Last wednesday, i went to Victoria Hall to watch EMDD performance by KC girls. Michael invited me as he is a teacher there. It was a weekday night, so i was a bit reluctant at first. but then, to show my support, i agreed to attend.

i made the right choice. the performance was awesome. i din know KC girls are so talented. even the teachers are ganja talented. :D i enjoyed the performance from the beginning till the end. good show!! came back after 11 but i had a good time. 

Mini 4e1 Gathering

today, i met up with my ex-4e1 students at east coast park. i'm very happy that everyone got into either JC or Poly. cool!! nothing more that a teacher can ask!! All da best!!

The week...

i was very down from monday through wednesday... 

but on thursday early morning, i watched the game between man u and porto which man u won. that really gave me the confidence of making the impossible possible. i was rejuvenated!!! with the confidence, i conducted the Chem lesson on CSI. it went well!! My CT was impressed.

Later, Dr. Hoh asked me to be prepared for all lessons as the moderator might come anytime. i prepared as usual. On friday, Dr. Tan Aik Ling came to school. i was so happy to see her. she's a wonderful teacher. i really enjoyed her classes at NIE. 

After her observation, i felt very relieved. my class was good, though they were noisy at times.

i met my friends again this week. everyone's fine and can't wait to go back to NIE. haha :D the week has turned out to be a good one for me!! i have to work harder and keep improving!!

Feeling down....

the week has been bad for me... maybe because of my lessons... maybe coz my students did not understand the lesson... well, now is not the time to give up and giving up is just not me!! i have to work harder and hope that students will understand things that i introduce!

a few of them today made my day. i was totally down until i met this group of students who said that please continue to teach us! those simple words from them really motivated me. what does a teacher want? teachers are working so hard to plan lessons, make sure students get the best all the time and what do they get in return? more money??? nope! it is the satisfaction that we get when students nod after learning something. or the phrase, yes, now i understand!! these are the things which keep us going everyday!!