sublime september

thank you for the music

Monday’s marathon meeting immediately after the Teachers’ Day Concert was brutal.  I only got to open and sort out all the cards and presents today.  I sincerely want to thank everyone for all the lovely cards, heartfelt wishes and gifts.  They are an immense encouragement to me.  It doesn’t get any easier as the years go by.  Reading (and re-reading) every single one of the cards remind and affirm what I started doing in the first place.  When the going gets tough, I sometimes take out some of these cards and reading it gives me an instant boost of faith.  I still believe in impacting and influencing the lives of young people.  It will bear fruit in the years to come.  Thank you to all my lovely students

Some personal shoutouts cum replies:

Xiao Jin: Yes, I like the colour.  You read my mind.

Melissa Tan: Oh yeah, you got it right.  It fits like a T. hee hee  I will wear it soon.

Brandon: I read and re-read it many times.  Arigato.

Big Bird?

Drowning in marking now.  Press on!  I shall prevail!!!

The stars shone brightly that night

One of the most anti-climatic nights in the recent months.  It was a great night with marvellous performances by our SYF performers.  I waited at the reception area for the stars for the night.  Lo and behold, I dropped my camera   So what you see here is merely a fraction of the fabulous people at RP.  Nevertheless, I  was extremely delighted to see my ex-students.  You will notice that the photos are extremely dominated by boys and a certain Sec 5 class.  There is no biasness here.  Blame it on my careless fingers and the dead camera.  Argh!

sometimes we miss the most obvious

It’s been pretty dreary this week since I had no lessons.  I miss the bantering and interaction in class.  Today has been one of the most trying days in a long while.  I went for an extra long run to work off the frustration and put things into perspective.  At the end of today’s run, I realised when I go running, I am reminded of the simple things in life that I should be grateful for.

When I run in the evenings, some of these things cheer me up:

1. simple laughter from children playing in the playgrounds
2. really cute dogs excited by the prospect of sniffing out something interesting
3. inspiration from many more stronger joggers who seem to go on endlessly with little effort
4. peace and privacy to sort out my crowded mind
5. a lady with an amputated leg exercising with one remaining limb
6. fragrance from some flowering trees that rest heavily at one corner

Most of all, I am reminded that many  simple things in life outweigh the burdens that we carry. They make life meaningful.  So, don’t miss the obvious!

You are my Bunny Fairy

Share your learning points with me please.

Feedback helps me to improve and be a more effective teacher. I would really appreciate it if you share with me a something that you learnt in the course of preparing the template, research, powerpoint storyboarding and especially watching / presenting.  Drop me a note in the comment box please.

I found this in Yong Kian’s group template very inspiring.

Sweltering HOT

It was incredibly hot this morning at the CCK stadium.  I basically melted and tolerated the heat and now I have a headache   It’s sad that Kestrel lost.  Sigh.  But here  are some pictures of lovely people I managed to stalk and snap this morning!

YOU.