Today’s pretty great with my classes and this morning’s class was just so awesome. As always expected, Wayne’s really outstanding and we are happy to see him improving a lot in class as the course is about to finish. We were so tired today and we didn’t have really great time this morning. I don’t know I just woke up tired and didn’t want to work at all. Huh! This is my downside of being left alone by so many important people in my life. Yesterday was just so taxing for me and I left last night so heavy hearted and I just cried coz of a dear friend’s leaving too soon at school. Huh! 
I am really sad coz of it. Oh well could be because of the fact that she is my monitor of most of my classes this term. I would surely miss her when I leave soon. There are so many ways to connect though but personal communication is really preferable for there a lot more than a thousand word to express one’s feelings clearly and effectively. 
Still right now while I am writing this I’m still sad and I hope to carry on this feeling while it fades away soonest. 
Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Very Lax Day at Work
I’ve finished my EL3B class last Saturday and I’m so happy tonight that I’ve got only one class to handle. I decided to observe for other classes of my colleagues and enjoyed some activities. I love to just watch the real class on-going while being observed for I know my nerves just can’t be controlled at time I feel nervous. So to speak, my class tonight was fantastic and we somehow enjoyed the activities together we did all the ones written in my plan for the day. After I observed I decided to just stay in the teacher’s office and read a book when my colleague came in for a break. We just chatted for a while. I just like this man for he is full of energy and positive thoughts. He is just the right person to talk now for I am clouded with pessimism these past few weeks. Whew what a life after all! I don’t mind the hurtful things anymore except the things that make me happier and fulfilled as a teacher.
I Don’t Know
This is a short story about a workplace humour. One fine Friday afternoon, my colleague who’s just a few weeks at work in the school asked each on of us what ‘wo bu zi dao’ means. All of us answered with ‘I don’t know’. He was restless for a while thinking that we really don’t know. And kept on saying, ‘uhmmm’ after each of us answered, ‘I don’t know’. Then, a Chinese staff came in the adjacent photocopy room and he finally asked without any hesitation as to what does ‘wo bu zi dao’ really means. Nancy answered with full explanation and said, ‘It means, I don’t know’. We burst into laughter for we know that he really wasn’t satisfied or he didn’t get what we meant. That became his byline since then and everytime we played each other’s jokes at work we’d always end up with ‘wo bu zi dao’ story.
Nelson Cried
This evening’s classes has been great and we had some fun with the kids. They were just so attuned and focused on the lesson. They were so happy as they went home tonight. In my first class I really saw improvements with Lizzy and that she actually spoke on the second half of the lesson. Ther rest were just so receptive with all the activities most especially when we were watching the video sketch about ‘The Little Seed’. On my second class a boy cried in my class for I really showed them some discipline. I confiscated a play money for not listening after I told them that I would really get their paper money if they won’t listen to me. So as the story went, one boy didn’t listen thus I got his paper money and he cried after a few moments. He was so pitiful for he just shed tears head down the table. What a pity! On the other side of this, at least they learned something about discipline. Oh well, above all these mushy story, a funny and impressive thing happened in class for Robyn, the one who’s the spoiled brat slowly explained to Nelson what happened and why I got his paper money. Never had I seen her acted that way and that really impressed me for her great improvement. I am so happy today. Indeed, after my second class I and my class assistant talked with Nelson’s mom about what happened in class tonigt. I am so happy that we somehow met halfways and she showed her understanding and willingness to cooperate for her son’s English learning.