LEAF's World

Life as a teacher

2012-10-06T18:14:00.004+08:00

Looking through the pictures that I took with my Sedaya students , it's always nice that photo is able to capture the moments and memories..

Being a teacher nowadays is challenging and definitely different from the old time, other that instilling knowledge and values into students mind, we also portray ourselves as their friends. Thus they will not hesitate to come to us when they encounter problems.

During my time, most of my teachers were serious and strict. They got zero tolerance for nonsense and I'm always scared of their laser stare. Their stare might be able to slice me up like fruit ninja.However I can't be over friendly till my students climb up to my head, thus i apply and linean but mean business kinda style with my students.Time to study and time to play,

Why do I choose to be a teacher?
I enjoy spending time, teaching teenagers and children,
Not to say that im able to produce zero failure rate but at least I'm able to make a slight difference in their learning experience.

Why do I choose to teach Mandarin?
Well, my major was in Chinese Studies, why not spread the knowledge to the next generation. thus what I've learnt is not going down to the drain. I practice what I had learnt.

Thanks for giving me such an valuable experience, let's cherish the memories together.
Last bu not least, Good luck to all PMR candidates.

C:

2012-09-18T18:47:00.000+08:00

30082012

2012-08-30T18:18:00.000+08:00

When I saw my friends convocation pictures on facebook lately , it reminded me of my convocation when I received my scroll. Good thing that I managed to secure a job after my graduation. phew. Screw you who doubted me.

#The moment that i made my parents proud,
my three years of hard work paid off

#My jimuis,

from left me, chooi hoon, Ya Hui, Julia, Nancy
Didnt meet them for quite a long time,
Nancy and Yahui went back to their hometown in east malaysia
while Chooi Hoon and Julia are still in KL occupied with their own studies/ work

When we'll meet again? Im waiting for our gathering~

Bon voyage 2011, Bonjour 2012

2012-01-02T18:34:00.001+08:00

：

Happy New Year!!!!

Hey people, Happy 2012.

It hard to believe that 2011 is over in a blink of an eye.

I sat down and start reminiscing what happened over the year.

1.Chose education as my career path and took up the challenge of teaching Mandarin in a private secondary school. I gonna make good use of my Chinese degree, at least I practice what I had learnt.

2.Got myself a new 11' inches laptop, my old laptop had served me well during my Uni days.

3.Received my diploma in English with distinction. Hard work totally paid off, working on the weekdays and full day class during the weekend. Have to thank Mdm Sunbeam for her guidance as without her my assignments wont be complete in time.

4. Taught Chinese Fan Dance for the very first time. It's sort of an accomplishment for me as I haven't been involved in such a feminine activity before. Glad everything went well.

5.Vacation in Shanghai with my parents during the school holiday. The view is beautiful, gonna blog about that soon.

6.Drove to Wangsa Maju for orchestra practice, I did that for my passion for Chinese orchestra. Had fun practising hard for the concert everyday like I used to during my secondary days.

7.Flew to Kuatan to visit my teacher and took a 10 hours car ride to KB for the last Ao Xiang concert. Meet up with friends from other orchestra, Ao Xiang is an annual event for those who was under my late instructor's belt, but since the demise of my instructor the committee decided this is gonna to be the last. Sad, Ao Xiang means a lot to me.

8.Bought a Samsung galaxy Wonder after plenty of surveying and comparison. Man, My life is wonder-ful. My W810i that I had used for 5 years will retire and remain as my alarm and mp3 player.

At least I remember most of the major events that happened in Year 2011. Life is full of challenges and surprises thus we can never predict what's coming up next. I live my days up to the fullest and have no regrets, what about you?

Luncheon @ Hokkaido Ichiba, The Gardens

2011-12-28T00:05:00.001+08:00

Cindy and I decided to meet up at The Gardens mall at mid valley. My dear coursemate from Tesol, Tegll and CIDTT. When I told my friends that it's my very first time driving to mid valley alone, they said it's a piece of cake since I manage to drive to wangsa maju. =.=

<3Us

<3 Cindy gave me some hand made key chains,

so sweet of her ^o^

<3 Garlic rice and Omelette with curry,

I quite enjoy this mild Japanese curry,

not spicy and yet it's very fragrant. Not to mention that the curry flavour

did not over shadowed the other elements.

<3 Salmon Belly Miso Soup
<3 Cindy's Beef rice

I can say this Japanese restaurant is really popular, because people were lining up outside waiting to be seated just 5 minutes after Cindy and I entered the shop. So better be early. Next time we shall try their dessert, Cindy just recovered from her cough and It's not fun eating alone.

Sleep deprived

2011-12-15T00:19:00.001+08:00

Sleep is the most vital thing for me, it's the time where I can recharged my battery after a days work and I would rather choose sleep over food. Hence, I usually sleep all I can during the holidays. Yea, i have been sleep deprived for quite some time. Just look at my panda eyes. Sigh, eye cream is useless on my skin.

This morning I was awaken by the drilling sound from the neighbour's house behind followed by loud footsteps and conversation. Yea, I know you're working your ass off and you don't have to inform and wake up everyone around that area. Thank you for waking me up from my sleep. I felt horrible being woken up by such noise. I reluctantly leave my bed, freshen up and went down to make myself a cup of coffee. Just when i wanted to take a sip of coffee, the garbage lorry was unloading the rubbish around my house, wahlau eh. Im surrounded by noise. Can give me a break?

Fine, might as well ignore it and submerged myself in music. After awhile, the garbage car left and the renovation is back again. ARghhhhh..*pulls hair* drilling, loud footsteps repeats.

This summarised how i felt

Today is not my day, can you imagine being surrounded by such amusing music. Sound abuse I can say, if i have my own house in the future, I would make my room sound proof.

Luncheon @ Ole Ole Bali, Sunway Pyramid

2011-12-04T17:58:00.001+08:00

We had our long awaited gathering cum farewell during the school holidays. Since most of us are free, yay freedom for teachers. You cant imagine all the work we had, if you can survive in the school I worked at, Im sure you can survive anywhere. Yea, we are now bullet proof and stainless steel.

ф The entrance~

We were their first customers,

early bird discount ada?

ф Balinese feel

ф Interior

ф cosy ambience

ф Ladies in the house

Behind: Me, Ms Tan, Ms Wan

Front: Aina, Izyan, Ms Foh

ф Thirst quenchers are served.
From back to front,

Avocado yogurt drink, Ice Lemonande,

Grass jelly with rambutans and cappuccino.

ф Food that conquered our taste buds,

I don't remember the names but it's delicious.

ф A picture with the food before it was devoured ,

the portion was huge,

thus I would say it's would be just nice for 2 person.

ф Everyone was busy eating and i was busy cam whoring.

cant help it, LOL

ф Thanks for the souvenirs,
very thoughtful of you all.

ф Cam whore before we leave the restaurant,

blame me for the unstable hand.

ф After several attempts this is the end product.

Reminder:
Dont be the one holding the camera,
or else your face gonna really stand out from others.
Like Izyan said, be the one who adjust the camera instead.

Till we meet again,
miss you all

梦·想

2011-12-01T01:04:00.001+08:00

人，因梦想而伟大
但是梦想却遥不可及
现实会让我不敢踏出第一步

我是否舍得为了自己的梦想而抛下一切？

实不相瞒，
每天过着机械化的生活，
每天忙碌得体力透支
我厌了、倦了、累了。

我人生的目标是什么？
我到底在追求些什么？

想跟自己能不能够做得到是两回事，
曾经想过要报读音乐系，
可是我没有受过专业的训练，
没办法，只好忍痛放弃。
只能趁空档的时候练琴。

有时候，我总觉得庆幸选对了科系，
冷门归冷门，谁也没有预料到华文会因中国经济崛起而得到重视，
所以三年寒窗很值得。

我终于可以抬起头来，
怎样？没预料到读文科是能够闯出一片天的吧？

301111

2011-11-30T19:13:00.001+08:00

Educational Trip to Putrajaya

2011-11-27T15:08:00.001+08:00

After the finals had ended, our school organized an Educational trip to Putrajaya. Students gathered at the basketball court according to their bus. Each bus were accompanied by three teachers to ~~babysit~~ take care of the ~~monkeys~~ students. The journey took about 45 minutes from Subang Jaya.

First destination, Taman Warisan Pertanian aka Agricultural Heritage Park.

This park showcase Malaysia agricultural development over the decades, such as agro industry plants, tropical fruit trees, herb and spices. Thus, I think this is the perfect way to expose our students to plants that had contributed in the growth of Malaysia economy.

Kenneth, Me, Wai Xing

Jian San, Me， Justin

yea, they are my bodyguard LOL

Camwhore is a must

2nd destination, Putra Mosque

Ms Tan, Ms Foh, Ms Wan, Me

Zera, Pei Xian, Me, Jian San, Suet Yeng,

it's so hard to keep our eyes open against the hot sun

Lunch time- Freedom time

Me having tomyam udon for lucnh at black canyon

3rd Destination, The Pm's residence

Ms Tan, Ms Foh, Me

Mission accomplished.

Time to head back to school

Dinner at Tony Roma's, Sunway Pyramid

2011-11-09T22:46:00.001+08:00

☆Greeting everyone~

I know I havn't been blogging often,

I apologize deeply for that.

Well, I was busy preparing my students for their finals and marking their test.

I guess that's the best way of torturing teachers.

Arghhh~~~~teacher abuse ~~~~

☆After working for so hard,

I decided to pamper myself with good food.

My friend recommended Tony Roma's,

why not give it a try~

☆Relaxing ambience,

I choose a place near the window.

☆Upon our order, the complimentary Bread Roll was served with their garlic paste.

Nothing special with their bread roll, the texture was too hard for my liking.

However, the garlic paste was buttery and not too strong.

☆Half onion Loaf, this starter comes with huge ass hand-cut Spanish onions,

breaded and deep fried to perfection.

It comes with their BBQ sauce.

☆Strawberry Lemonade,

Strawberry Syrup+Soda water+ Lemon Juice,

the taste is just simply refreshing.

☆Voila, dinner is served-Grilled Salmon with Shrimp Piccata.

It's served with a side dish of broccoli and mashed potatoes.

the grilled salmon is juicy and tender with each bite.

Not to mention that, the shrimp is succulent as well.

The lemon juice really brings out the taste of the salmon.

Salmon and shrimp really complement each other.

Thumbs up

Overall, I really enjoyed the food as their ingredients were fresh and well prepared. Their service was good as their staff were friendly and helpful in giving recommendation. Yea, they know their job, it's worth paying that 16% of tax. I'll be coming back for sure.

The Sence, Chinese Orchestra Concert 《傾聽》華樂演奏會

2011-11-06T19:21:00.001+08:00

A few months back, Lovis called and asked me to join their annual concert. Without hesitation, I agreed to join BIG YES~~~ No reason to reject as I'll be free during the Deepavali Holiday. Chinese Orchestra played an major role during high school, because of my late Coach, we got the opportunity to join Ao Xiang every year and get to know friends from different states. There were too much happy moments together, we shared our tears and laughters. Thus, this is how our friendship bloomed over the years. Nothing can compared with a group of friends who treasure each others talent.

∮Picture taken in TAR College,

thanks Janet for capturing the right angle and suitable background.

∮Been practicing my ass of during the three days intensive camp.

My skill has become rusty and it's my fault that i didnt practice frequently.

Sigh, this is studying last minute for the exam

and Im not a last minute person.

Stress max, *pushed panic button*

∮Doing some last minute preparation before the concert starts.

I was very nervous and my palms very sweating as my last performance was two years ago.

Hope everything goes well.

∮Group photo before the concert starts.

∮Paying full attention to the conductor~

∮With my high school juniors,

JunWei, WeiJing, Ervin and yours truly.

We had fun and memories appeared before our eyes.

∮With Icing Dear~

Got to know her 2 years ago and she was my yangqin partner during the concert.

∮Big smile on our face,

the concert was a success.

∮Ervin, me

Friend asked: Why do I looked smaller in size?

Ervin answered: He was standing on the stairs so he looked taller.

My answer, Ervin grown much taller after hitting puberty..XDXD

∮Some of my high school juniors came over to support,

Im more than happy to meet them again.

Back: Janathon, Wei Heng, Wei Jing

Front: ZhanZhi, Ervin, Tommy, Yours Truly, Jun Wei and Winny

∮覺民一條心

∮With my partner, Yee Yan,

thanks for lending me your scores.

∮With Amelia, the skilful drummer.

When she's playing on stage,

she has the ability to capture the audiences attention with her stunning performance.

∮ Lovis, the conductor for the concert.

I owe him a big thank you for giving me the chance to perform with his orchestra

and his patience over the period.

He guided me a lot during the intensive camp,

without him I would not be able to learn up all those songs in time.

Discrimination

2011-09-25T02:04:00.001+08:00

Somehow I have to let this out of my chest, or else I cant have a good night sleep. Not long ago, I saw this on my secondary school facebook group. My ex teacher asked alumni especially those who are studying OVERSEAS to contribute articles about their current studying experience for this year's school magazine, in order to give a clearer overview and also to further motivate my juniors. Great intention isn't it? I wanted to write in as well. But look closely, she said she preferred those who are studying O-V-E-R-S-E-A-S.

This definitely rings a bell and reminds me of what had occurred few years back. When I was studying in UTAR, the same thing happened. My junior who was the editor for the magazine asked me whether I could contribute some articles for the magazine. Without hesitation I agree to do so and gave her an article the following week. However, my junior told me that my article was rejected as the teacher said my article wasn't up to standard for a student who is taking Chinese studies. Instead she compared my work to another Alumni who is a Peking University Phd holder and author. I was aware of my flaws and there were room for improvement. But why did she compared the work of a Undergraduate with a Phd holder. I was still a student and my senior is already an renowned author. It's ridiculous. My junior felt so bad for me and even apologized for giving me the trouble. Actually, she is not the one to be blame, just that the teacher has different point of view. Yea, it's rather subjective and bizarre enough though.

Now I totally got her point, she thinks those who are studying abroad are MORE important. No wonder she rejected my article, it was because I am studying LOCALLY. So is she indirectly saying those who are studying locally are less important. Hence, that means my school is a failure as it only produce a hand-full of JPA scholarship receiver? How many of us without scholarship can really afford to study abroad? Did anyone thought of the currency exchange, living cost, peer pressure, different culture and lifestyle, homesick that they have to go through if they choose to study abroad. Are they strong enough to endure such difficulties?

Everyone would love to experience the different culture overseas. If you have the chance to study abroad, go ahead, make your parents proud. On the other hand, it doesn't means that those who are studying locally wont be successful in life. It's just another stereotype. Please do not under estimate our ability, you can never predict what we will be in the future.

No offence, it's just my thoughts.Feel much better now, good night people.

Mid Autumn Festival 中秋节

2011-09-21T23:43:00.001+08:00

哈咯～好久好久没有写中文了～在此献上迟来的中秋节祝福～好啦，我知道有些迟了～但愿月圆人团圆～

华文学会举办了空前绝后的中秋寻宝夜～为何空前？因为之前没有人办过～为何绝后？因为经过这次的经验我们不想再办～详情自有分晓～

中秋节的前夕，跟学生们一起在学校烤肉+寻宝游戏。晚上提着小灯笼，还真把我拉回时光隧道。特别感谢敏仪、慧燕和芯仪帮我串鱼丸～感恩啊～没有她们帮忙的话我恐怕会串到手抽筋～
感谢我中二的宝贝学生～没有他们的水当晚的饮料就泡不成了～
感谢坚欣和熠盛报效燕菜糕～

#传说中的鱼丸和香肠～

我目前患上鱼丸香肠恐惧症

#泡饮料当中

我不得不佩服莲花能在那么短的时间内煮出五十人分的炒米粉、咖喱鸡和菜肴，

真的让我佩服得五体投地、甘拜下风。

#我、彦颖、嘉琪

#我、韦意

#全体照

感谢老板娘抽空出席。

话说中秋晚会圆满结束，大家都可以松一口气。虽然说有一部分的筹委都非常用心地在办，其余的那些人还真的有待加强。从海报、入门票、膳食、寻宝游戏都是由老师设计/策划，简称包山包海。据我所知，顾问老师只是在旁协助，并不需要凡事都亲力亲为。顾问老师最早到最迟回，吃饱学生散，剩下我、莲花、Ms.Wan这些顾问老师收拾狼藉。这是什么世界？悲哉悲哉～倘若你是我们，你明年还想再办吗？无言。

中秋节当天就和母亲大人庆祝，很简单但很温馨～我已经过了提灯笼的阶段～

#中秋节应节食品

#所谓的棱角～

学生一直认为是牛角==

#小芋头

#剥皮后的小芋头

最后,献上苏轼的《水调歌头》

人有悲欢离合，

月有阴晴圆缺，

此事古难全。

但愿人长久，

千里共婵娟。

因为我的学生还停留在李白的《静思夜》，

叹气～

p/s:你们家的月饼吃完了吗？

我家还有也。。

T Forty Two @ Empire Gallery

2011-09-16T20:16:00.000+08:00

Hi peeps, Happy Malaysia Day. Im enjoying my long awaited weekend~
Not long ago, Mom and I decided to have our tea time at T Forty Two. Their menu display a wide range of food which comprise of salad, soup, croques, sandwiches, dessert, and hot and cold beverage. The shop is just next to Madam Kwan. Here are some pic taken on that day~

#My bangs are getting longer day by day

#The waiter handed us the menu
and I seriously cant make up my mind~
huge variety of food to choose from

#Cosy and relaxing ambience.

#Mom's cafe mocha

#Chocolate Drink,

Love their thick rich chocolate

for choco lover like me,

this is a must try

#Chicken pie, the filling is too blend,

guess they did put enough seasoning

#Double cheese thingy but i dun remember the name,

Im somehow very disappointed with this,

it's too hard and dry,

feel my teeth gonna crack after consuming one.

#Green tea macaroon

# The food was not that impressive,

but I'll definitely go back for their drinks.

Chatime Buy 1 free 1 promotion @ Subang Parade

2011-09-13T19:04:00.001+08:00

While having my dinner in Penang Nyoya I noticed the crowd at Chatime is getting longer and longer. Due to curiousity, I went over to have a look.

#Now i know why, who can resists such attractive promotion?

my eyes went bigger when I saw BUY 1 FREE 1..

Curiousity benefited the cat

#A variety of Drinks to choose from,

any recommendation?

#ChaTime Pearl Milk Tea,

the milk tea is quite mild and they give a generous amount of pearl,

my mouth is sore after chewing down on the pearls.

#I finally laid my hands on chatime,

i have no problem sleeping after drinking milktea at night,

good news for me.

#While waiting for mom,

I went over to Chatime after work~

The place is quite peaceful as I can enjoy my drink without worrying waiter will spill something on me

#Drink of the day Taro pudding,

the taste was okay but the pudding is delicious,

But i prefer pudding more than the pearls.

Perhaps my teeth are too lazy to chew on the pearl.

260811 Sedaya Graduation Night

2011-09-11T16:53:00.000+08:00

One day, Zeboss suggested to hold this year's graduation ceremony in the hotel. Then i was assigned to form my committee to come out with the games. Should be no problem with that as my students were very co-operative and willing to help out, and most importantly they are obedient . Everything went well over the week until i saw the detail of works for the teachers, my name were stated at the Games MC column and also the decoration column. And the event is only a week away, i pushed my panic button. I need time to prepare the script, figure out how to decorate the ballroom. Seriously I dont have much time left, why didnt they inform me in advance? A superwoman, I am not. And why in the first place did they pick a Mandarin teacher as the MC? I'm sure that the English teachers speak better English than me.

On that praticular day (26/8/11) , after seeking permission from Zeboss I took my students out to decorate the ballroom. But to my surpirse, the ballroom blacked out while we were blowing the balloons and got no choice but to decorate in the dark. Ironically, the rest of the ballroom were working well. Did they did it on purpose or what? Time was not on our side as school dismissed earlier on Friday and i was stucked in the jam while driving back to school.

Then I was stuck in the jam again while on the way to the hotel, it was the hari raya cum school holiday jam. Then some random dude from the car in front waved to me,speechless..not like im wearing anything revealing.

#My outfit for the event.

Tell me Is this very revealing?

#Voila~

#It turn out quite well after they switch on the lights.

#with my girls

#with my boys

Overall, the games went smoothly and I couldn't have done this without my students' help. I owe them a big thank you for their effort and time. You cant imagine what we had gone through, im thankful enough that the event is finally over.

Leaf is back~

2011-09-10T02:49:00.000+08:00

Hi peeps, Im back, this gonna be a short update. Well, I know I have not been updating for the past few week. To be honest, I was over occupied with work and the decoration for my school's graduation night, i will blog about that later. During the 1week school break, I went for a vacation with my parents, snapped 1000++ pics @@'' . So this explains my MIA for this period of time and i assumed that my blog has grown lotsa grass and mushroom due to such long absence. Please bear with me, I'll will update once I finish sorting things out.

Cya

Turned over a new leaf

2011-08-23T18:52:00.000+08:00

The length of my hair had grown longer and has gone out of shape plus my fringe is getting uglier, so i decided to go for a haircut. I went back to my usual stylist, told her that i wanna maintain my current hair length and my image is in her hands. I got bangs @@''? you must be kidding?? the last time i got bangs was when i was in pre school.

#Adorable?

There was once when some dumb ass stylist cut bangs without telling me and the bangs didnt suit me, it was a total nightmare. I wanted to burn down the shop and shave her hair bald. No bangs from that time onwards.

One thing i like about my current hairstylist is that she is generous with advice as she will teach me how to style my hair after giving me a new look. Unlike some selfish hairstylist that I mentioned earlier who ruined my hairstyle and asked me to figure out myself..sigh =.=

To be frank, thanks to mom Im blessed with very thick hair volume, thus i tend to use up more shampoo and my hair took longer to dry as my hair had grown longer. Yea, you can laugh all you want, at least the chances for me to go bald is slim..LOL.

#voila~my new hairstyle

i feel my head is much lighter and i'll definitely save my usage of shampoo

btw, my mom havnt got used to my bangs yet. rotfl XD

Dim Sum @ The Ming Room, BSC

2011-08-21T23:19:00.002+08:00

It's weekends again, Dad is back for the weekend and that means food hunting!! yeah, looks like my blog is slowly transforming into a food blog. Never mind, who doesn't like pampering themselves with good food?

#Admiring the scenery while on my way to Bangsar Shopping Centre,
good thing the traffic was smooth =D

#Traditional Malay music was played while I was there,
it was pleasing to the ears.
I can feel Hari Raya atmosphere approaching.
Dah beli baju raya/kuih raya??
This reminds me of my days Form 6 school days when my Malay friends brought us kuih raya and lemang.XD

#We're at The Ming Room for Dim Sum,

the last call will be at 2.30pm

so no hurry =D

#The menu,
look at the items available,
from steamed dim sum , deep fried food, cheong fun, porridge etc etc
im attempted to order all the dimsum,
Lol, i know my eyes are larger than my stomach.

#random

#Business is good, can you see how crowded it is?
The more the merrier,
so it's not surprising seeing a long queue outside,

Dimsum lovers are patiently waiting for their turn.

#Fried yam stuffed with meat~
one of my favourite.

#BBQ Pork Rib

#Fish fillet, forget the name of the dish.
opps..my bad

#Cheong Fun,
the flour used was refined it sorta melt in my mouth,
the texture is unforgettable.

#Dim sum~

it's incomplete without having har gau and siu mai on the table.

Although this is not my first time here, it's the quality, authenticity and consistency of food that make us coming back for more. The food here never fails to heal my soul and brighten up my day.

Tea Time special @ Secret Recipe

2011-08-18T18:30:00.000+08:00

Feeling tired and stressful as work load builds up while deadline is banging at your door? I know exactly how you feel because this is how my life is for the past few months. Endless work to do, seriously sleep deprived !@#$^%^&*()_+ *pulls hair* *bangs wall* I know school holiday is around the corner, but work waves its hand to me every single minute. Seriously, I dont have a life. FML =.=

#Aloha~How was your holiday?
I spent the entire day at home busy marking my students work. TT4TT
Food therapy is always my cure,
Being moody and grumpy,
yea I am complaining 24-7,
no bright side for me to look on to,
so Mom and I headed to Secret Recipe.
There are having special promotion during Tea Time(3pm-6pm),
A free cup of coffee/ tea will be served with every slice of cake ordered.

#Black and white Cheese cake,

not really to my liking it's too milky and it's kinda boring eating the same taste.

#Yogurt Cheese Cake~
Highly recommended =D
the texture is light and there's room for dinner after eating this slice of cake.

#Energy drink to keep me awake.

Ok, I'm feeling energized and i gonna continue marking.

My job as a teacher really makes me like a machine.

I want my life back. TT3TT

Picture says a thousand words

2011-08-15T19:00:00.001+08:00

I believe picture says a thousand words and this is a useful visual aid while lesson is conducted. As students are able to visualise better with picture rather than just looking at words. This time i decided to do something new in class, I asked my students to help me with the drawing. Fyi, it seems that god forget to pour the artistic part on me. So my drawing skill remains at pre-school level TT4TT.

#Picasso in the making

#Hazim, me, Vincent who is standing like a stick=.=

#Hanis , me

#Fatihah, me & Hanis

#Bell bell, me

#Tada~the master piece~

the flower pot and fishes which were beautifully drawn,

but somehow the people turned out as naruto character
guess my students are anime fans.

Since my drawing skills are way below average, I admire those who are able to express themselves by drawing. But the bright side is I'm still capable to express my thoughts by words. In short, try not to compare with others on what you do not possess but look deep inside yourself and you might discover your hidden talent.

Chatime is coming to Subang Parade

2011-08-11T20:14:00.003+08:00

As usual, I'll dropped by in Subang Parade after work to get a drink, this time I went over to Gloria Jeans. The place was quiet due to the fasting month, I wonder will they be serving me a larger portion as there were less customers around. XD

#Just ignore my puffy eyes @@,

I had been sleeping pretty late for the past few weeks,

marking my students' test paper and reading through their essay

ate up my weekends and sleeping time.

Im officially sleep deprived TT4TT

Cant wait for the school holiday to come~

#Ice blended Creme Brule,

the caffeine level was just right.

#Caffe Latte,

the drink was so so only,

still prefer coffee bean's version

at least the aroma is better.

#To my surprise,
Chatime is coming to Subang Parade, yay~
I heard of this taiwan pearl tea franchise but i didnt have the chance to try it yet.
Cant wait to have a chat time at chatime
Any suggestion or recommendation?

Indian Vegetarian Food @ Brickfields

2011-08-09T18:18:00.000+08:00

Not long ago, Agnes brought us (Astina, Anita, Cindy and I) to her usual vegetarian shop. However this was slightly different, for the first time I had stuffed tauhu in an Indian restaurant. Well, food has no boundaries.

#Hey peeps, how is youur week so far?

Notice any difference with my hair style?

#I ordered Mango Lassi which was out of the world delicious.

The mango was so pure, I wondered what kinda mango they used.

#Vegetarian Yong Tau Fu aka stuffed tauhu.

It came in a claypot filled with generous portion of soup together with

stuffed eggplant, stuffed ladies finger, stuffed chili and some beancurd.

#Agnes's vegetarian Nasi Beriyani

I would like to try this out next time.

After we had our satisfying meal , we had quite a hard time focusing on our grammar exam. Due to some miscommunication we had to share the classroom with our Tesol juniors. I believed that my juniors were quite excited during their 1st lesson, they kept asking question after question. Man, I almost wanted to translate their conversation into indirect speech. I know I got carried away. Thus, we end up discussing our answer with each other.

Exam blues

2011-08-07T16:38:00.003+08:00

Hi peeps, enjoying your weekend?

It has been a week of invigilating and marking test papers. From my past experience, invigilating is more tiring than teaching. As I'll be walking around the class, attending to students who need extra answer sheets.

I know STUDYING =STUdent + DYING. I seem to more stressed out than my students as my pimples are popping and dandruff are falling like snowflakes, arghhh. I had tried my best to help them, hope my students gonna do well.*finger crossed*

However, when I started marking the marks are way far from satisfactory, *bang walls* my heart dropped into the bottom of the valley. Sigh, is it my fault or they are just not interested? Kaolat, looks like it's my turn to write report to explain why the passing rates are low. This is very sad and disappointing if you read my emo post few days back, it's about the grades.

Few days back, while I was rushing against time to do revision with my students, some of them were willing to ask if they still had doubts about the subject, im more than happy to clear their doubts. But, some just ignored and happily think mandarin is not important and they even tell me that it's a useless subject. =.= how disrespectful and im kinda immune with this sorta remarks.

Now it's not easy being a language teacher, as most students are more focused on maths and science subject. Hence, the standard of language is slowly deteriorating as less people emphasized on the importance of language. They will be okay in daily conversation, but they gonna looked awful on paper. I can shower them with knowledge but if they are not willing to absorb, I cant do anything.

Are there any more effective method to study?
I need help~