My So Called Moments

My moments are quite simple nothing too loud or well , at least to say my so called moments are not the ones where for example, trying to hold the longest note in front of a crowd or you might just say something like where we stand up on a stage and everyone claps for a speech that you did so well.
Let's just say that whatever that you decide to do , even if the job is a simple one or a though one , you go through a moment and it really makes you feel good .

Like , take today for example , I was preparing a simple dictation for my class today and frankly speaking most of my students can't get it right . It's either they did not study for it or they were just too busy playing at home to even give it a thought . As I was writing , some of my students recognized a few words on the board .
I mean , it was like .... I was quite glad because I know for a fact that it has never been an easy task to get them to read and hearing them pronouncing these words made me feel so nice inside ; meaning that my teaching after all these months, has not gone down the drain !!!

Deep inside I felt nice and I knew it that I could not quit on my students . Let it be if others think that my class is the last class on earth . These children are here to learn . It is amazing what these children can do . They even correct me when I make a mistake and I don't feel taken aback at all . I wrote the wrong day today and a boy stood up and told me that .
It is a nice feeling .......... I like my moments with my children and they seem to amaze me.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A Giveaway to Pay-It-Forward

I found this great idea on my new friend,saving grace and wanted to pay it forward for this handmade giveaway activity that's going on in the blogosphere.

This is a free giveaway and everyone is encouraged to play - worldwide! It's open to everyone who reads my blog.

The first FIVE people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It will be done this year. (that's right, before December 31, 2009!)
4- You have no clue what it's going to be. Just because I cross stitch, doesn't necessarily mean that's what it will be (but it might!). I dabble in quite a few mediums. Who knows?
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. But I would never send something that I didn't like myself!

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and make the same offer to the first 5 people who respond on your blog entry, thereby continuing the fun! (Though you can keep it local if you want, I don't fear international postage!)

The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did, will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! Sounds like fun, right? So, let's play!

I have copied this straight from Saving grace and I think it is a great idea! With my small number of blog readers at least I have until the end of the year to get 5 readers!

New , Baru , Biru what is the difference

Some would ask me outright if I prefer my morning students or the afternoon students that I teach. Well, if I were to say that one better than the other , then I better not teach . As always no two students are the same . That is the golden rule or rather not a rule but everyone in their right mind would say so .
To me , each child is different . Even each learning process is different . It's not an easy task but when you see determination in each of them , you feel that you don't mind going out on a limb for them ..................... that is what we teachers do . I feel proud with each of my students and each time when I get into class I try to make sure that as a teacher , I do my job well . Okay this is not about me , it's about the students that I teach . The great thing about these children are that they are forever so forgiving and they are so eager to learn .
It makes my job much easier as well when I see that they understand what I want from them and all the happy little things that they do for me . Be it a smile , a hug or even a simple drawing . It means a lot to me , to see my students happy and that the next day they come back for more adventures with me.

I an not your type ...

I am not your type for I am not your very average type;
I am not your type for I can't type twenty five words per minute ;
Hey wait a minute , if I am then not your type, then what kinda type should I be ?
I am not your type for I rather be the type that sits back and relax .

I am not your type for I don't feel that type .
I am not your type and so forget about the whole idea ;
I am not your type for things I can't seem to understand;
I am not your type for what ever type I could be.

It's rather strange to see what type I should be ;
I have no idea that a type should be................................ a word ?
It really does not make any sense to me ;
And I really have no idea to what kinda type that I should be .

Whistle WhileYou Work and The Swinging 60's .

Grace you already know this story but anyway I will still add it in . Ok now , our annual concert wil be in November , however , I was told to get the music ASAP and that the tailor will be coming next month to take the measurements for the kids . Now , what kind of music shall I choose ? Pray tell all I can say . My Irish dance was okay I was so pround of it !!! I worked tirelessly for it .
I did the next best thing , I prayed and asked for a sign . I mean yeah I am on my holiday and of course I can go jalan - jalan to look for and I also happen to know of a shop which sells good CD's ( the murah corner ). Then I started to panic . What if i can't find the music that I seek ? Or what if they don't like the music that I have choosen ? I found what I was looking for so one problem solved . Done.
Now comes the hard part . The designs for the costumes . AHA !! Since whiste while you work is an action song yours truly have to go and make cangkul and belive me it's kacang to make hehehhehh!!! Luckily Fe my cousin has the stuff to help me . I know that I will be having fun and I have roped in my mum to make the paper beads with me.I can forsee the end product and now it is time to make my teachers jealous hehehehehe ( just kidding )

The Holiday

I am ever so glad of the break nextweek . Yup I will so happy that I do not have to go to work ........... that will only last for a few days thenI'm missing my students . But seriously I am tired ... of all that has happen . The good news is that I am happy for the fact that my students are able to cope with the work load . The other principals seem to think that way too . So I will get some goodies for them when school reopens .
My friend is so stressed out poor thing . I mean yeah I do feel the stress but I don't let it get to me . Really my friends don't believe me but that's the honest truth . How do I do it ? Easy , here are some handy tips to do it ;

A ) Imagine that you are talking to little elves and they like games
B) Always tell them that everything is a game
C) Even if they get zero for their spelling , dictation , ejaan and rencana , tell them it's
okay try better next time !
D) Motivate the whole gang .
E) Whatever happens for the day , go home and have a good sleep .
F) Sleep mean it's tido mati !!! That type of sleep la .
G) If ever they should complain , cover your ears and they get the message !!!
Well I could go on but by the time you read this , you would have not even understood a word of it . Like I say , you actually have to be present in my class to get the feel of things . So having said all that I could possibly say , I have come to the conclusion that teaching is not half as bad . The kids grow on you and you just need to know when is the right time to say 'hit the road Jack '

Lady Luck

I was thinking is Lady Luck on our side ? Well just a few months ago , a friend of mine was quite down . Being away in a foreign land and away from her family , she was feeling quite down as she felt she had nowhere to turn to . Plus with her exams being just around the corner , she was not sure if she was going to make it .
If you asked me she was having a panic attack . It's a mild one . ( okay Jen if you are actually reading this , know this , that I did you a favor !!!). Thing is, she was given a time frame to prepare herself mentally for the exams . When we got online , she was on the verge of breaking down totally . She was going on and on and on how she should just come back home and forget about everything including her dream of one day, being a successful lawyer .
What did I do ? As always me and my laser mouth , I refused to believe her instead I told her that she just should stop being a baby for once in her life and grow up . No , I did not say that . I told her that she could do it . Okay here is where I cut the story short . She passed her exams .... but ..... she was so overcome with such joyness into her life that she completely forgot to tell me about her success . 'Hey , what do you think I am ah! I mean there I was trying to assure her that all would be well and she forgot to tell me . She did however ,said to me that Lady Luck was on her side that day .
I told her no it was not her , it was the help that she got from above . If luck was with her and all of us , then , think of all of those people who would have struck it really big in their emapt ekor nombor lah !!! Just kidding. To me it will always be the one above us who will always help us out . All you need to do is ask nicely , say pease and thank you when you're done . So to all of you out there remember , ask and it shall be given to you , seek and you shall find and knock , the door would be opened .


P/S I am not sure if there is such a word as joyness do exist.... but when I am blogging , i tend to use words that are quite perculiar !