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quite a crazy day today...
started off with laxatives that didnt really work... but thing is... dad woke us kinda early... 9am on a saturday is pure insanity... just to eat the carrot cake he bought... then got a call from william... in from HK for a week... no sound watsoever... he good... seems that the guys are a player short for mahjong... and after being rejected by countless other pple... they finally decided to go against YC's wishes and call me over to his place to fill the seat... terrible right??? alwaz last on their calling list... oni when they bo pian... and desperately need someone to reach SK in like 20 mins... darn... found out then abt the dinner that no one told me abt... which was quite disappointing coz two of my bestest buddies were in the know... and din really realised my existence and ignorance... *pouts* oh well... i guess my significance is slowly diminishing in their hearts... which is sad... but inevitable... i guess as you move on from JC... you'll tend to, slowly but surely, walk your own paths over time... back to mahjong... managed to play abit... even though i needed a refresher... the last time i played with the guys... i had merv behind me telling me what to put and take... and that doesnt make me such a pro rite? din lose all my chips... even won abit actually... din manage convert that to cash though... coz it'll be kinda mean if i cheat the army guys of their mediocre pay... and the HKGer who just paid hundreds for his air tickets... wasnt spared from their suaning... esp YC... who still has that knack for suaning me... esp abt me teaching in MJ... cant help it... i dont really have the plz-suan-me face... do i??? i know 486 does... played bridge after that... had some great laughs... esp when twig tried so hard to lose... damn funnie... and the guys kept getting sabo-ed by him with his 5-no-trumps... piangz... think my bridge skills kinda rusty leh... unlike my TK days... when we simply just play it everywhere... esp the sessions during speech day rehearsals backstage... frankly... i really think army really changed the guys abit... not much... but still a significant difference... it is usually for the better... hope it is the case... left YC's place ard 3... met two of my students to go snack shopping for the BBQ... crazy pple... bought so much... though i had to admit... i did help to increase the weight of the basket... wanted to pay for it as my contribution... but they insisted on using the class fund... so effectively... i had free dinner and no lunch... not including the mac dessert i treated weilin and weeling to... the bbq was great... think i blended in too well.. their form teacher who joined us later thought i was one of their frenz... coz we never really met... until i introduced myself... after she gave me that look when the students addressed me as miss lim... muahhaa... this is fun... i had a good time... it felt like an orientation group actually... just that i was the OGL... the age gap aint great... so actually... i think i get along pretty well with them... not the whole class was present... but truthfully... it was quite a success... ate alot too... not that i wanted to... okok... i do... did some bbq-ing too... hehe... students said the wings and the hothogs tasted good... sure they did... all of them realised that their chem test paper still with me... they mentioned to me on the side that they felt that their class wasnt too united actually... but frankly.. i think they're doing pretty well on their own la... was talking to the form teacher abt their behaviour... she too, admitted it was difficult to get them to pay attention coz of their pretty short attention span... but oh well... i'll take it as a challenge la... make some revision to my lesson format... and hopefully get them to keep their eyes on the front of the klassroom... which equates to me.. back to the bbq... i guess such gatherings allowed me to get to know these pple better... in a sense.. i think when you know each one better... it'll be easier to get them to listen to you... kinda know wad approach to use... learnt alot abt their intra- and inter- klass BGR stuff... their sch life... and all... it is interesting... and indeed, quite heartwarming to be let into such issues... but... still need them to hand in their assignments... and do their tutorials... well... they better do... aint gonna escape that... bball on monday... yummy! hope i'll remember to pack my gear on sunday nite... if not... i'll be killed... got a couple of students down to play too... reckon they'll chop me up if i no-show... ankle's acting up again... which is weird... coz i'm no longer wearing the irritatingly high heels... just the white wedge-like pairs which i totally adore coz its not high... would have to stop physical stuff one week prior to my physio and orthopedic doc's appointment... probably threaten to chop off my ankles instead... when they see the state they're in... i had a good day.. let's hope i'll have a good day tmr too... damn... havent got anything planned... i should! and i would! ----Stef stopped rambling at 22:52 --Link to Post |
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