admin | January 26, 2010
I’ve been so down these days it seems that I’ve been really wanting to go home as soon as possible. Been sulking, thinking, and always catch myself with a long vision of something with sometimes find myself not looking at something at all. Totally absent-minded at times. There has reasons for this kind of thing, [...]
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admin | May 12, 2009
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. [...]
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admin | March 16, 2009
Tonight’s classes really went very well and it just occurred to me that patience is a virtue which I have been cultivating since I came here. After I reviewed with Dora who is my early learner student, her mom was talking to me in Chinese and I understood what she said but I can’t answer [...]
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admin | March 14, 2009
Today’s classes has been really awesome and my kids were in the right mood to learn. Much more when I had Alice as my assistant for those two classes with early learners. I’m always glad to have her in my classes because she’s just so flexible and apt to get whatever I want for my [...]
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admin | March 13, 2009
Last Tuesday this girl in my class fell into temper tantrums just because she’s didn’t know how to write numbers. She cried for more than 15 minutes and disrupted our class. I hated her for that night and tonight she was just amazingly great! Whew! I said to her grandmother that she’s doing great tonight. [...]
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admin | March 12, 2009
Today’s weather is crazy again hmmmp! Really makes me sicker each day here. Oh well, I just hope this won’t get worse because weekends are coming fast and the days are flying like eagles. I’m so happy that I controlled myself from buying added extra items today at the supermarket and guess what, I [...]
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admin | March 11, 2009
I really thought today won’t be this cold here but then again, the sun didn’t show up since I woke up this morning. Expectedly, the rain came two hours ago while I was glued to playing Warcraft on my laptop. I really hate this unpredictable weather here coz I got colds since last week. I [...]
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admin | March 8, 2009
I got this malady for few days now just because I turned on the heater in my room and when I wanted hot water, I went out and got some in the living room where the temperature is colder than in my room. So there goes the story of my colds. I hope this will [...]
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admin | March 8, 2009
Sunday, 08th March 2009. Today is another usual day of my life here but we had a great surprise when one of our colleauges just brought a bouquet of flowers and greeted us all women a Happy International Women’s Day. Each of us got one rose so fresh and white. We were so happy while [...]
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admin | March 7, 2009
Today is another chilly day here and so we went home early and after I did some chores at home, my phone rang and I was so surprised and happy for our Chinese staff told me that I have a bouquet of flowers delivered at home. What? Whew! I told her, ‘Are you really sure [...]
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Tags: a bouquet of flowers, International Woman's Day present, sweet present