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 in Chinese so I called my class monitor to translate for me. She thanked me and said that she has never seen such a patient teacher but me. For me what I did was just be with her child and reviewed some picture cards and showed her how to do it with her daughter. I am so glad to know that she really appreciated my efforts in teaching her daughter and the rest of the class. Indeed a simple thank you brightens my day and makes it even more meaningful. It’s one of the many reasons why I am up and about until this time of day, 
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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 kids to do. She is so friendly and we are close to each other at school. I believe she’s my best friend at school. More than anybody else, I love Alice.:)
This afternoon’s first class was so wacky because we had actions and one card says standing on the head. She got the turn while we were playing charades and she then didn’t know how to act it out and one smart gilr in class told her to do it and immediately raised her hand and said, ‘Alice is standing on her head’. We had so much laugh when she finally did it and the kids just bursted into laughter. Until the time we went home that kid – Venus kept on saying and giggling about funny Alice today. Though I can’t understand her in her native language but I can read in her eyes how amused she was at Alice.
Indeed a fun-filled class with them today aside from their receptiveness to our target language. As an overall, I am wholly impressed!:) Whew!
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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. They all went happy tonight. I am glad too for we enjoyed our class tonight.
I could remember myself when I was still a young learner that I also cried many times because of the fear of doing something or failing at something if I tend to do it. As a student, I was so idealistic and I wanted everything to be perfect. I always wanted to excel at something if not everything. As I grew up, I tried really hard at almost everything I stumble upon my way. Mainly I devote myself to studies as what my parents have told me to always do good at school for it’s the only treasure they could leave me when they’re gone. I took that seriously and had proved myself that I can make it to the top or outstanding student. Until now that I am a successful ESL teacher in a foreign land, still I strive even harder to pursue my short and long-term goals in life for me and my family.
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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 didn’t buy any junk foods! Whew what an accomplishment for me coz all these months I have been eating lots of junk foods which are to think not really that important for my body. I’m so glad looking at my receipt after shopping and I really made it to my targeted budget today. I made it!
Just a few minutes ago, I installed vista codecs in my housemate’s laptop so she could watch all the movies and documentations I gave her last year. Last year! Yes and she been keeping it because she doesn’t know how to and what file should she get to watch all the videos I gave her. Now, I can hear her laughing her stomach out watching that funny movie I guess or that BBC documentation about the clever monkeys.
I just hope everything this week would be fine.
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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 be gone in few days. I am drinking medication both tablets and syrup for my cough as well. Sighs!
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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 putting it on our tables. Indeed all of us got a sweet surprise from our Italian teacher. Thanks so much D! Bon voyage and take care tomorrow morning as you begin traveling to my home sweet home country – the Philippines! Whew! How I wish I could go back home now. Oh well, there is always something to look forward to.
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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 it’s for me?’ and then she boldly confirmed it to me that it came from one of my early learners, Henry. Whew I was so glad that I immediately told my housemate about it and said that I just let our Chinese Staff put it on my table and I will just bring it home tomorrow. However, my housemate told me to call her back and said that she’s gonna go with me downstairs to pick up my bouquet of flowers for she really wanted to see it tonight. So, I called our Chinese staff again a and said that I really wanted to see and smell my flowers tonight and told her to drop by our flat before she goes home.
We really waited and as expected, we picked up my flowers with our funny sleeping clothes downstairs.:)) Good thing we didn’t see any of our colleagues or friends on the street or else, ) Oh well, then we went home hurriedly coz it’s so chilly and windy outside. As we were walking upstairs, I was really sniffing the flowers for it smells like more than a perfume – so sweet and fresh.
As soon as we arrived, we really took few pictures of us with my bouquet of flowers from my dear student, Henry. What he did was so thoughtful and I was indeed so touched for tomorrow’s International Woman’s Day. Another question is who would be the next teacher to receive a bouquet of flowers tomorrow?
Would it still be,,,me?
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March 5, 2009
Today is definitely chilly and rainy but that didn’t stop us to go for dinner at G’s place. He called my housemate and confirmed that we are coming at seven in the evening. So, off we went there and we really had a very great dinner with him. We ate lots of tuna salad, pumpkin soup, and potato wedges which are so spicy. With over an hour at his place, we finished our ‘intelligent conversation’ at almost half past eight. We arrived home stuffed at almost nine coz my housemate had to go and get some money from the bank near our flat.
Indeed, our dinner was really good tonight. Many thanks G for inviting us in your place. Hope we could do this at our flat as well but I think you still need to cook for us our favorite pumpkin soup.
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March 5, 2009
I woke up with another chilly and rainy morning. Today is just another usual day of my life away from home. Sometimes I feel sad and at times happy thinking of how I am able to fulfill my dreams in life. Yet these are not the end of my journey as I have so many goals which for the moment I am trying my very best to pursue everything as much as I can. I am trying to carefully build my future being careful to follow His plan for my life. After all, I am just one of His wonderful instruments so does the rest of humanity. With sinfulness and humility I always come to Him and ask for more strength and forgiveness.
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Oh well, there are good things of having this kind of weather coz I get to be more eager to clean and do some other things like planning my lessons for the weekends as well as update my online accounts. I just hope tomorrow would be sunny so we could get to the supermarket without our umbrellas. 
I hate rain, you know. We really have to visit the supermarket and buy some food and personal stuffs for this week and the next. I am crossing my fingers now hoping for Mr. Sunshine to show up early tomorrow morning. 
