Dim sum of the day
Joleen, it's ur big day tmr! Dun worry too much abt it..im v sure u will proceed into the next round..u hv self-confidence, n u hv lots of stage experience..i m sure that will give u an edge over the rest! Juz try ur best tmr..hee..u dun hv to feel pressurized abt not being able to make it into the next round or ppl knowing that u malu urself or wat..afterall, this is ur dream! if u let this opportunity go, u noe u will regret this for the rest of ur life..n not evyone has the courage to perform in front of a large mass of people..go for it! Jia you jia you! Dun forget me when u get famous though..hee..n i bet s1 will get u to endorse his tut centre..Thoughts of the day? I feel that smthg is v wrong w the young ppl these days..i was on the crowded train..when the train stopped, an old lady came in..think she is abt 80+ ald..no one bothered abt her! no one stood up to gif their seats to her..wat happened to all the moral values that we learnt in sch? Wat happened? As if this wasnt bad enough..i saw an elder bro bully his sis..they were walking into the train tgt..she is quite young..abt 5 or 6 yrs old onli..so walk abit slow, den the train doors was closing..so he nearly got trapped..he was so angry w her that he slapped her in the train..i was amused..i looked at the father..all he said was "stop it"..but that big bully went on to make a lot of v rude comments like "Even if i die, i will come back to haunt all of you." ..what is his prob man? What is happening to the kids these days?
Seeing these kids rem me of my sec sch days..we were in a neighbourhood sch..a v lousy gangster sch..really got gangsters onez..will hv gang fight in sch, den police will come..the upper sec kids will anyhow press the fire alarm..they will get rowdy etc etc..n public caning is like a performance..no one wants to be prefects in sch..cos dun wana encounter these ppl..anway, the learning environment wasnt v good..but surprisingly in this sch, there is still a pool of v responsible n dedicated teachers..who nv gave up..who always encourage us..esp during upper sec days, i rem mdm tung n mrs chia gave us a lot of support..we were v stressed..bcos we felt that we r fr a v lousy sch, cant compete w those sch outside..i was grateful to these teachers..really..i could see their hard work..their commitment..i was v inspired by them..that made me want to be a teacher..mr lim was my fav teacher! he is a v good teacher..i enjoy his lessons..he was poached by good sch which offered higher pay, yet he din go over..i asked him y..he said kids in good schs r v spoilt..they will think the world of themselves n argue w u..he said those kids r not as worth teaching as those in a neighbourhood sch..as i grew up n went to bowen to do relief teaching, i was horrified that they gave me a 3T class..at first, i felt that they were v rowdy n problematic kids..but as i got to noe them better, i realised that's not the case..yes, they r naughty but they r harmless..they r in technical stream not bcos they r stupid..but bcos their parents did not guide them..they r all v nice kids..a class which i grew to love..it has been a wonderful n diff experience working w them..at that point of time, i finally understood wat mr lim meant..i went back to bps to relief a few wks..i felt great to be back..to sing the sch song..to be part of the community..the best way to encourage them is to show them a living example..i m fr bps, but so wat? i made it to nj..i made it to uni..dun hv to be discouraged juz bcos u din do well in psle..i wan to b part of the teaching team who can transform these kids into success stories..i m grateful to my teachers..i wan to b lik them..i wan to b back in bps..the only thing that is holding me back now is whether i m really suitable to b a teacher or not..i think it is common knowledge that i hv limited patience..but, i really enjoyed my teaching days..i luv to stay back w the kids aft sch..luv to prepare for my lessons..luv to b luv by them..ha..will moe take me in?
posted by Mel Mel @ 6:38 PM
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