I Don't Know WHy.....................

I don't know why ............ today of al days I am ever so glad that it's a holiday tomorrow . It's not that I will be going out or anything but.... it's just the rest that I really , really need .

Today was quite hectic in class . I was trying to get my students to hear what I was trying to tell them , but no ................ they were just too busy to do it . I guess they too need a break from me .. it;s okay though right ? I mean , you'll see when Monday arrives , it will be totally different .

In 2 weeks time , we will be having our mid year exams for the children . That will take a toll on me . It's recap and more recapping . To top it all , I may also have to deal with anxious parents as well . All of the whys , hows and what not ............... you name it .

Well , I don't know why ................ why silly ,that's because I am a teacher !!!!!!!!!! Oh dear .............. ouch !!!!!!!!!! to that too !!!!

Sunny you gotta TAKE A HIKE !!!

Have you notice hot hot it has gotten lately ? My poor , poor students , with fever so high , some are admitted into the hospitals ............ I sent two home today . High fever ... what else ..

I had a nose bleeder today and the poor girl , what a mess on her uniform and in the toilet ..... I got her cleaned up and she went home early ....... I mean it's so hot that the little ones suffer .

I had eight students in class for the past two days . It was a boring day today . I mean , at times I wished I had only eight students to teach but................ I kinda miss them .

I do hope they get better . Even their friends are wondering why , Well it's no lie for the next person to be on MC will be ME , I hope this will not be true .

Let's see tomorrow..................................

The Promise

True to my word , I promised myself not only will I get a handbag for myself but I will also make a promise to myself that , each time when I receive my salary , I will buy a book to read ....................for ME .

I know it may seem not much but I promise to fill up my entire bookshelf with books . I don't care , If the author is famous or not, I will go and get a book every month . I owe this to myself , I work hard like everyone else , I don't ask much ,I don't hang out with friends and since I have not been dating ................. ( like as if I ever had !!!!!). Since I am still single ............. this is the next best thing that I will do . Books , books , books and more books .

With pride in my heart , I will walk to Popular book store and get a book to read !!! Sounds silly ?

the day of the whites

You must be wondering what kind of whites I am talking about . It's none other than a white board . All I can say it's huge and I feel like Vanna White now with a pose here and there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It takes me 3 steps to get to the other end of the white board now . Amazing . I write and draw bigger now . I did not dream that my white board turned out to be huge . One student said that it's like a big TV screen . The only thing is , it's white .

Friends have visited my class and they are so green with envy .... well ,I did ask for a white board ... see now .... how huge it is ?

So over the moon Today

YOu know what ? I have posted about 90 posts since I started blogging and I really don't mind if no one ever reads them . That is how happy I am today . Today was a very happy day indeed for me .

Why ?

Well for starters my students are able to read , count , identify simple words/sentences and I am just so glad about it . Now, to some it may not be a big deal but to me , it is ......

I am happy , I will go to class feeling happy , I will come home feeling happy and I will sleep happily tonight . Can't wait for tomorrow ......

Lost and Found

Yesterday we went to church as usual however, being a feast day , it was so crowded . So we went upstairs to sit and to tell you the truth , for the past three years ,yesterday, was the first time ever we went upstairs to sit .

We had visitors from every church yesterday and even people from Singapore !!! Ha! believe it all you want !!! As usual mum went to book us a seat but when we got there , four other people shared our seat and it was too cramped . So we decided to go and look for another bench to sit . During that time , we still had ample of seats there but mum wanted to change seats again .

I clearly remembered bringing along my hankie , hand phone and my purse . So as we left to go to another seat I happen to just take my hand phone and my hankie . I did not realized that I had left my purse behind .


All was fine until I wanted to put some money for donation and that was when I noticed that my purse was missing . I could not pray and was worried . As I turned around , I happen to see my friend and her family , at the bench where we sat earlier . What a relief because I know that I will get back my purse

True enough , I went over and there ,Lo and Behold was my purse .... I was over the moon and I promised the LOrd that I will this time go and buy a handbag for myself !!!!

The moral of the story is ;
a) go buy handbag
b) it's time to grow up and keep your own things instead of putting them into
mum's bag.

So Happy And Glad

I have been happy and glad for many things that comes my way . Today was a nice happy day because , finally I can sense and see that my students are improving little by little . It's a long shot but I guess ,it seems okay for me . I remember , not so long ago they were struggling to write , read and even to color but for now I am happy that they believe in themselves and they feel that they can do it !!!


It may seem nothing to some but to them, it's a whole lot of leaps and steps . I believe , deep down in my heart , they will succeed by the end of the year and I for one would be a happy camper ..................... till next year when it all begins again .

I guess this is a teacher's life , always making sure that everything is in order before her students leave her ..... sigh !!!!

Why??

I just don't get it how some people like to twist and turn stories . I mean can't they just say it's was thier fault instead of poiting fingers at others ? It could only mean one thing . They are bullies . Some actually does it because they themselves are afriad.

Maybe they are so afraid that they will not get some sort of support from friends . But it gets to me . I mean if you have made a mistake just own up and say sorry . TO ERR IS HUMAN.

Why ???

Reputation , standard , water face !!!! Will drop and most probably all their gold teeth will fall out from their mouth if they were to say sorry , thanks or utter some words of encouragement .


Why???

I can't do much but all I can do is .... I in turn will not be like them . If I am wrong , I will apologize and if I am right well and good !!!

Exams , exams here we go again .....

Well it's the exam fever once again and before I go on , no I am not the one sitting for it silly cow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So lo and behold , we have to crack open our heads once again to prepare the question papers .

I mean, why ? For crying out loud they are just 6 years old . 6 not going on 60 !!!! WELL WHO AM I TO COMPLAIN !!!! ( this is my bread and butter ). So , just go and do right ?

But exams are exams and we can't get out of it so might as well just prepare something easy and we all can relax . Wrong , wrong and wrong . Why ? why? okay if this is the case then I better go change my job !!! No , can't and won't do it . Back to square one just go do it . Why , I actually finished preparing the papers , exam guide and time table . Silly me , ( this is me bragging so that I can tell all of my teachers that I am done and I will sit , kick back and watch them do it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)


I am not cruel , this is actually what you do in life when you have completed your assignments right? OH! puhleeeze, don't be jealous !!!

Truth and Simpleness

Simple .............. I like the word . Someone asked me once if I prayed for richness. My answer is yes . Not richness in the form of money but richness in health , kindness and to be just and fair to all . I like it like that . No fuss.

Even when I want something so badly , I will just ask God to give me the answer. Simplicity is the answer . It's okay to want simple things in life . Less mess right?
I mean yes, in life we need other things as well but if we can control ourselves and make it not part of our lives ... well and good .

As my sister and I grew up we knew what we wanted in life and we never forgot where we came from . Simple is nice , no rush just nice .

Tonsils monsils........... i still go arrghhhhhhh..........

It has been my all time favourite infection since I was a little girl . Some will outgrow it but it has been a no-- no for me in a long time . Not me ,that I can tell ya !

I was feeling fine , really fine . I ate some chocolates and that is my number one enemy but do I stop and listen to my body or my brain when it calls out to me saying beware and three bags full ? Hell no ,

And now I have to pay the price of an infected tonsils . Huah !!! Huah!!! Never mind I have the proper antibiotics to take and then when it all goes okay , I will eat chocolates again !!!!

I felt so proud when I opened up my mouth for the doctor to look at my tonsils, she took one look at it and went ; YIPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's huge for sure . See , how proud that made me feel .I mean who has tonsils like mine !!! Well a little ice - cream and some jelly - o would just do the trick and believe me , my mum just made some for me to chow down !!!!! :)

Hardcore -------------- Degil !!!!

Ha see the blog tittle and no I am not teaching hardcore criminals!!!!! What do I do with them ? Right ?


Last week they had some religious classes , and it's 4 times a week . My students are mostly boys with only three roses . With that , my three roses are no roses . They have joined and become boys !!!!! Sigh...................... I find myself sighing a lot these few days . No, I am not tired .


Okay so what happened was , I had to go and attend to some work during this time , so I left my students with the religious teacher ............ yes I remember now . It was not work , it was a short nap that I was suppose to take because I had a headache !!!!!!!

10 minutes to 2 pm the teacher came out and she felt so sad , she told me that my students had pushed her to the brim . She continued to explain to me by saying that she felt like a tunggul kayu in front of the class because as she was trying to explain to them how to do their work , she found that they were totally ignoring her and they were chatting away .

Poor thing . She could not take so she came out from the class.

The thing is .. children ... no matter what , they will test you to the limit . So what do we do ? Well .... we can ignore , spank , spank , spank WHICH is a no - no at all .I could be angry with them whole day and never speak to them at all or better still I just tell them that I can't for the love of God speak to them right now , because I am as angry as the volcano in Hawaii !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If that does not help at all then what will ?

My Glasses has a plaster on it

Well I am not rajin at all to use my glasses . Especially when I drive , I need to take them out .

So lately , I have bitten by the glasses bug and I started to wear them everyday , nice , everything is sharp and clear . The problem is there is too much glare all around me . THen................................

..... it happened . One day there was a pinching kinda pain at the back of my ears and actually I have adjusted my glasses but still the same and if I were to adjust again , surely it will break . What do you call them ? Ear handles ? Is this the right word for it ? Never mind .

So today my mum had a brilliant idea , she cut a strip of plaster into half and balut the thing . Now I feel so comfortable and nice no more pain . The pressure has been taken of by the small wonder of that plaster .

Well , thanks Elastoplast !!! Great job .

I was so bodoh today

This bodoh business happened many times however , I have my dad to remind me that at times I am so bodoh .

WHy ? Now I will tell you la .
My apartment is on the 4th floor , sometimes when we climb up , we happen to go an extra floor so my dad will say Oi , here la !!!! Opps I forgot and I have to either stop myself or go down a step / floor !!!!

Today , after tuition , my dad said that he wanted to go to the shops and he sent me home . Okay I was distracted ( not by the handsome hunk who lives upstairs!!!!).

I was distracted because in my head I was thinking how many gifts I needed to prepare for my readers.

As I was climbing up , I could hear my mum and the Ah Sow ( she visits us regularly , nice lady , lives on the 2nd floor).

I went up and lo and behold I reached the 5th floor . A neighbor was coming down and I soon realized that this is not my floor and everything is so lain !!!! He did not say anything . I was so selamba , with my dignity intact, I went a floor down and unlocked my door !!!!!

Anyway this was what Ah Sow said to me : Moi , lu fikir banyak - banyak la hehhe!!!

I Made MY MUm GO Green

My mum has started working partime and she has been so pretty busy to notice her kitchen , where she keeps all her stuff. I told her that I was willing to get her some containers to organize her shelf but no......................... she told me not to waste any money.

Yesterday , we brought her to IKEA and we saw some containers . Price not bad too . So I bought the containers for her then we went to TESCO and she said she needed bigger containers . OKay bought that for her also . But , she kept on saying no need to buy a lot .



We came home , I took out everything from her shelf and put whatever I could into the containers . It looks so much better now and so organized and my headache is gone . I see clean space and I can breathe now . Even my mum notice the difference now . Guess what ? She wants ... more containers now . Good no more plastic bags here and there .


Next , I will get her to shop by bringing her own bags but first I will have to buy some bags for her !!!! So when she goes out shopping, she can use them.


So when you are in my house the next time , please go and see her shelf . She is very proud of it .

Sorry no picture to show all of you :)

My Class Went Beep ! Beep ! Beep !

I was teaching one afternoon and suddenly I heard a sound Beep ! Beep ! Beep! Okay I thought that it must be some parents walking along so...... just forget it , I told myself .

Then, not even a second, it went Beep ! Beep ! Beep ! again . NO it can't be .. something must be terribly wrong with my hearing today . Just ignore it .


Wait , there it goes again ....... hear that ...... that Beeping sound again . It can't be my phone even though it is a Nokia and for crying out loud my phone is almost 7 years old and it doesn't make THAT sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I decided to ask ;

Me: Did any of you here today bring in a handphone in your bag?
Class: Silent.

I asked again and this time I was almost going to marah already !!!
Class : They mentioned their friend's name however , I will not type it out ( protection purposes la )

It was the same child who brought in the fifty ringgit . Why la , why la must he test me two days in a row ?
He said that his mum allowed him to bring the phone so that when she calls him , he will have to answer it .

Hmmmmm......................... as usual I called up his dad . His dad was quite surprised cos they scolded him for bringing money to school and now this . Sigh.......................... that is why I have grey hairs on my head .

So in the end it was settled and on MOnday I promise to frisk his bag before he enters the school . Ha ..... we see who lagi pandai and what if I find more surprises in his bag ? Well , I will just take it home!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No la , just kidding.

Rm 50.00 smackeroonies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As promised the story .............. This happened the same day we had the black out . So after sending the children home , I was talking to my friend about the weekend .Yes the weekend , when our school maid , told me this ;

Maid : Teacher Audra , anak buah teacher Audra ada duit .
Me : ????????? ( DUit ?)
Maid:Dia main duit la teacher. Mari lihat . Aiyo ! Teacher wang lima puluh ringgit

la teacher.
I went in and asked my student ;

Me : Mana awak dapat duit ni ?
Student : ( Feeling takut already ) Mak saya bagi duit ni kat saya ,dia kata saya
boleh beli barang dengan duit ni.
Me : Awak ambil ke ?
Student :Tak la dia bagi saya aje .

Feeling angry already , I called the mother . Very clamly she said; Oh !
You know what this is one of the most normal days which I face as a teacher and RM 50.00 is not much . When I was in my ex kindy , my student brought in Rm 500.00 . The best part was , when he got to class he gave some of his friends the money . By the time we found out it was kinda too late . The kids went home with the money . Thankfully one of the parent called up the school and informed my principal . So we had to phone up the dad and told him what had happened .

We did the next best thing . The student , luckily could remember who he gave the money to and even named his friends so we were lucky enough to trace back all of the money .

Parents , please keep your purse /wallet/handbags/handphones away from your children !!!!

Electric blues and RM 50.00

What a day no electricity for the day . Yup the circular said .... kepada semua penduduk ,adalah di maklumkan , bekalan elektrik anda akan diberhentikan pada jam 11.00 pagi hingga ke 7.00 malam . Harap maklum. School day lagi .... yipeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meaning free time and more free time . That is what we all want but.............. it happened on a Thursday and why can't it happen on a Friday !!!!!!!! Sour grapes right ? So we put a nice plan into action ;

Principal : Audra , inform all the transporters and parents to pick up their children
by 2 pm . If they ask why say , no electricity .

Me : Nice, smooth . Good plan .
Principal : Do some artwork with the children , have snacks relax and enjoy.
Me: Yes , my queen your wish is also my wish and I will do everything in my
power that the have a powerful day !!!!!!!

okay senang right ..... we had a hot and sweaty day but never mind. At about 2pm , we had a shock , the electricity came on . Boo HOO HOOO !!!! To cut the story short , we sent the children home as planned and someone belanja us ice cream and as for the Rm 50.OO STORY another time cos I ' m going out ... SEE ya

merajuk

Ha see my blog tittle ......... how not to merajuk . YOu tell me . How many days already I have been trying to log into FB and so slow lagi . Last - last I even never blogged for 3 days already all because of this la . Aiyo , please la whoever it is do la something . So irritating and now as I blog still , I can't sign in and lagi my friend wants to know what is my blog link . What ,la Woi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I give up la ..... but can't because how also I must get into FB ..... See ah I sound so desperate like anything la ..


Okay , later I blog lagi there is another story which I have to tell .

Room , Roomy or Whatever else YOu might Want TO Call It .

The meaning of Room ; an enclosed area in a building ; unoccupied space ; which also mean spacious ,

A friend of mine once said that as a teacher she does not interact or talk or do small talk with her students .She would only speak to them when it is the last day of a term break . Seriously , to which I would say yes .

On the other hand I love having small talks with my students and as I say here once again , interaction is a must and it is okay for it to be bilingual as long as I get to speak to them ... No matter what .

Not at times but most of the times , I would allow my students room to move around and say what they have to say . At times it goes just like this ;

Me : Okay class I want you to start talking right now .
Students :?????????????
Me : Don't look so puzzled . Look , go ahead and talk , talk all you want and if you don't talk, you can't get to go home .

I mean kids will be kids , If you say no, you can't talk , all the more they will do it . When I told my friend what I did , she said that I was crazy . To tell you the truth , I am amazed by what I see in my students . Be it a big or a little thing , it makes a huge difference in their lives.

I am glad being a teacher though !!!