At Home

At home , at home, what do I do ?
I don't know for sure what I should do , what I should do !
I could laze around or spend the day around town,
At home , at home ,what do I do ?


At home , at home, what do I do ?
I don't know for sure what I should do, what should I do !
Indeed I could read a book and later cook my favourite food,
At home , at home, what do I do ?


At home ,at home, what do I do ?
I don't know for sure what I should do , what should I do !
I could say a little prayer , then spray my wall !
At home , at home, what do I do ?


At home , at home ,what do I do ?
I don't know for sure what I should do, what should I do !
I'll do my math and take a bath !
At home , at home , what should I do ?



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The Clock

I almost gave up today and Uncle Sonny knew it but he was very patient with me today . It was all because of a clock . I saw that he had a nice clock in his blog and I wanted one . He was kind enough even to email me a step by step guide just so that I could add a clock to my blog . Bless him for being really patient with me .
As we started off just now, everything was going on so fine until he got technical with me and I was like sweating my head off !!!! I mean he was just going too fast for me and suddenly I found that I just could not understand what he was trying to tell me . He kept telling me that I was doing fine , but deep down in my heart I was falling to pieces and yes just because of a clock !!! Laugh if you must , I felt like i was sitting for an exam !!!!!
He was patient and I even felt in that short time, I needed a break but NO , he told me to give it another shot . Imagine how many windows I had to open just to coy and paste the code . So , as we went on and on I got the hang of things and I told myself this is the one and only clock that I will add because the steps taken were tough for me . Well , as we finished copying and pasting the clock, I went to pray with my family . They said that when you pray, you have to pray with your heart and soul and also fervently but I was not doing any of those today , I mean I was praying but I was thinking of adding another clock to my blog . But this time I will add a digital one . Ha , as you can see I am brave now and no, I do not need the guide everything that I need to do , I have memorized it into my head .
After prayers .... yup , you guessed right . I switched on my computer, open the link to my blog and also the clock link and I proudly selected , copied and pasted the red digital clock into my blog . I am now a proud owner of two clocks now . The moral of this story is , you can do it and be PATIENT.

Why Alamanda And Not Audra ?

My sister asked me why I choosed to use Alamanda instead of my given name Audra . Well ,first things first, I was not sure about blogging until a friend told me to try it out and it's for free . I mean , how free can it get right ? Wrong . So here I am , to tell and explain. You see , when I satarted to blog , I felt that finally I could get my thoughts together and write away and also this is my chance to write .
Okay back to why I decided to use Alamanda instead of Audra . Here is the thing . Alamanda is a flower and as far I am concerned I have not seen any Alamanda flowers around and if I had seen one , I was not aware that , that was an Alamanda flower or plant . I kinda like the sound of it ALAMANDA. No , before you start I don't think I will want to name my daughter Alamanda !!!! But then again I like the sound of it . So I casually told my sister that Alamanda is quite special to me just as the students that I teach are to me . Belive me , they are no Roses , Carnations , Orchids or Lillies . To me they are just simly Alamanda . A rare kind . A kind where you want to nuture , develop , sharpen the edges and most of all to water them with love.

Nothing To Say

I have nothing to say,
Not even a few words ,
They come and go and they sure leave an impact in your life,
I have nothing to say.


I have nothing to say ,
One last hug and goodbye,
The sadness seeps but I know a future awaits ....... theirs
I have nothing to say.


I have nothing to say ,
Words can't come to mind,
I wish them well though its not much,
One last thing though I must say is ......... I did my best and served them well.

All Is Quiet ............................. Almost

All is quiet now ,
There is silence in the classroom.
All is quiet now ,
No more noise now .
All is quiet now,
As I lay my pen down, no more writing or marking.
All is quiet now,
The children have all gone.
All is quiet now,
No more playing in in the playground.
All is quiet now,
No more screaming , shouting or wailing.
All is quiet now,
No more jumping , hopping, skipping.
Everything stops shhhhhh .... all is quiet now.

Last Days And Rainy Days

Forget rainy days . It has nothing to do with last days . It has come to this . The day all teachers jump for joy . Yeah school's out people and the fun begins . Here is one teacher who jumps for joy but at the same time misses her students . I had tears in my eyes as I hugged them today for the last time . They were antsy alright . I took one last look not only at the classroom but one last look at all of my students . They will embark on a new journey , minus me .
I can see the hope in my students and the fun that they will have in a new environment . I really miss them . My hope for them is to never loose sight of all of the simple things in life and never to grow up too fast . I hope that they will not only learn but enjoy to the company of friends as well and in whatever they do . Most of all is the togetherness that they shall and will find in their friends . A friend asked me the other day what do I miss the most . I told her the simpleness of everything in life.
When I was a little girl , everything was simple but I know as we grew up and grew older, we changed . Change to become better . Change is good and so is motion . So , I wish all of my students all the very best .
As I reflect on all of the students that I have taught , they are all champions . I have given my all , my heart and soul to those children . Next year is approaching pretty fast and soon enough , I will get a new class and a new batch of students . The work continues and again it will be over soon even before I begin.
Once again , three cheers for my students ; 'Hip , Hip Hooray "! ( 3x ).

Colour Pencils And Dictionaries

So where do I begin ? I had one of the thoughest day today . It wasn't my good day really . I had things to do and one of them is to clear my name . It all started when the school had a special promotion on colour pencils and dictionaries . One golden rule to remember is "RECORD" . Why ? Well, normally when we accept money and order forms , details should be written down and kept in a very specail place and with this "RECORD", it is a form of protection for you .
As I collected and wrote down all the details , my life was a bliss . The plan was to receive these items , write down the student's name and make sure that these items are kept in their bags . Everything went on fine until............................................ I received a phone call the very same day after the students went home, from a parent complaining to me , telling me that her precious little daughter only brought home her dictionary minus her colour pencils. My heart sank . She was upset and demanded to know why . I explained to her and told her everything . Maybe she took it out from her school bag to try them out or just maybe someone took it out from her bag without her knowledge and took it home .
All the questions were drumming in my head . the parent later sms saying that she is not happy at all and she demanded her money back . I then told her to give me time till tomorrow in school . The next day arrived pretty soon . As soon as i reached school, I got the children to sit in a circle and empty out all the contents from their bags .My search began but there was nothing . I questioned the girl and I even said prayers .
She said she was aware that I gave her the colour pencils and the dictionary and she placed them into her bag but when she got home , the colour pencils were missing . My friend knew I was desprate to find them and I was pretty anxious. So instead of me moping around, I went for a meeting .After the meeting , I went back to class and again , I questioned my student . At this point ,I really was digging deeper because after I calmed down , something inside me told me to question the girl again .
I asked her again . Same answers but this time another student approached us as we were talking . Now , this is the part where the good light starts to shine . I found out that a little someone wanted to try out the new colour pencils from her but she told them "NO". So to cut the long story short , my Miss Drama Queen took the colour pencils ,home and the best part my Drama Queen was not feeling too well yesterday . So with that , I have been dragged through the mud . I've been had as the saying goes.
All is not lost , I made a call to Drama Queen's parents and I hope by tomorrow with fervent prayers , I will clear my name and get the colour pencils from her. As for my Drama Queen .... well she has another thing coming .
My Drama Queen was absent today .