holidays approaching!

Hi darlings...

Sch holidays are fast approaching!! YAY!!

Aren't you guys excited? 2 months of fun (or boredom for some) and crazy change of bio-clock.

I'm excited, for this is the first holiday I'm having as a full-fledged teacher. Ever since joining the service, time has passed so fast and January seemed like yesterday. (:

I'm loving every bit of time I have spent with my lovelies from the various classes and if I ever teach you guys next year, we'll have a blast in 2010 too!

Meanwhile, any recommendations on what you guys would like to see during CL lessons in future? Tag me!!

亲爱的宝贝们：

学校假期即将来临，你们兴奋吗？

我啊，十分期待这有生以来第一个以正式老师度过的假期。时间过得实在快，一转眼，一年就这样结束了。

我很享受这一年来与大家的互动。如果明年有幸再教导各位，我想我们依然能学习得如此快活！

同学们对以后的华文课有没有什么好建议，提供我参考？

给我一些意见吧！

Chat

Flooble died on me, somehow.

Have the new cbox on the left.

So you guys can continue having mass chat. But remember, leave your names and no vulgarities / finger-pointing!!

Besides, you may choose to 'follow' my blog. The link is somewhere below the cbox.

Haven't been blogging much, but i've been Plurking a lot...

Join Plurk and be part of my 'community' ba!! (:

Matchmaking session

I don't know what got into the minds of my 2-2 babies.

When I stepped into the class...

“老师，等一下你要去相亲啊？”

(Teacher, you're going for a matchmaking session later?)

-__________-|||

What do you think you should wear on a first date?

Like how I wore? HM... That is interesting.

Dress - top: black lycra; bottom: mini black polka dots on white cotton.
Belt- brass buckled, black elastic, vintage
Necklace - vintage owl
Earrings- gold, pearl, bronze etc assorted beads dangling
Hair - a handful twisted and pinned to the right

Lol. So I shall remember to look like this on my first date next time, if it ever materialises.

When asked why I should be going for a matchmaking session after school, this is the response I got:

"You look unique like this mah."

You guys sure make me laugh.

EOY

EOY 2009's fast approaching, especially for the language papers. Will be doing intensive revision so please be good and revise more at home. Xie Xie.

Flooble's dead.

I have been trying to revive Flooble, the chatbox.

It has been dead for a while.

I'll try CPR and see if it can be saved.

Blah.

O HW P HW

While there are loansharks who use the O$P$ acronym, I use O HW P HW.

There are still certain individuals, whom I shall not name to protect your identity, not handing up the SUPER OVERDUE Chinese essay from the various classes (except 1-3, everyone has handed up).

I am majorly upset.

Thanks to Vernon, I've gotten 2 more essays from 1-4. (:

I'm trying my best to finish marking all because we need to clear one more essay (at least) and one more letter writing when school reopens... And we've got no time. I still have to prepare the Sec 1s for Oral exams + Written exams, we still have a class test in week 2. Final exams are in week 3. There is so much going on yet there's so little time.

I am devastated.

I'm trying so hard but are you?

老师很失望啊。。。

E Blaze

Finished the E blaze homework?

Darlings, please finish them asap!!

Counted in Term Assessment 4!!!

ALERT: All 1-3, 1-4, 2-2 and 2-7 CL class students

Dear students of 1-3, 1-4, 2-2 and 2-7 (which is all my CL students),

Please complete the following survey:

http://moodle.regentsec.net/course/view.php?id=367

(click to access link or copy and paste on browser)

Password: survey

Do complete the survey by this weekend or it will be closed! Statistics got to be tallied at the end of the week so please remember to visit the above site. Please help to remind your classmates about this.

Thank you very much.


Regards,
yelaoshi


亲爱的同学们：

请完成以下的问卷。

http://moodle.regentsec.net/course/view.php?id=367

密码：survey

请你们在这个周末之前完成以上问卷！谢谢！


叶老师

Take Things in Stride

I'm feeling it.

The gripping monster pouncing upon me.

So Not Good.

Growl.

THE syndrome.

Restless and rest-less (as suggested by KS).

My mind's in the Energizer-Hyper-Bunny mode, if you get what I mean. Brain activity going on non stop even when my eye-lids yearn for some snooze.

Whispering ever softly into my ears are words of pseudo-hypnotic effects:

Take things in stride.

Okay okay. I get it.

Ought to round up the sheep / goats / lambs / whatever farm animals to count as I sing myself a lil' lullaby to lalaland.

Puh.

This is a totally random yet not so random entry.

What am I saying?

Double Puh.

给绷紧的心弦

闷
烦
悔
疑问
苦笑
傻瓜
孤独
寂寞
替代
迷惘
放空
祈祷
等待
避风港
自作孽
便利贴
深呼吸
放轻松
小鹿乱撞
胡思乱想
咎由自取
自言自语
心不在焉
自讨没趣
焦虑不堪
自我安慰
精神寄托
垂死的挣扎
热锅上的蚂蚁
15个吊桶7上8下

看起来毫不相干的一切，却紧紧地贴在一起，贴得好紧、好紧。

问天。
问己。

把所有的思绪保鲜在密封袋内。
待有朝一日由有心人再次释放。

Fly Me To The Stars

*I was told that I haven't been updating. So I must update, somehow, even if it means I sleep lesser...*

Tuesday night.

I haven't been out at night since i-don't-know-when. Thanks to my dear, 我终于摆脱宅女形象！


Dinner's good. The last time we came here, one of the sides (and supposedly the best one) was unavailable and this time, they have it! Yay. Sizzling good. (:


I think this is what we saw that night. We saw the star logo, didn't we?


Training our eyesight was so fun you teared. Hahaha...


The next time we intend to play the guessing game again, I guess we better study hard here first. :P

Was an enjoyable night out as per other chilling out nights. (: Thanks dear!


Next up, Astronomy class!

Been almost 1 month

Been a long while since I last logged in.

Had been so busy in Term 3. National Orals, Sec 2 CIP to deal with (now it's finally finished!), daily marking, events etc...

Upcoming event would be the Mid Autumn Festival Celebration. Hope my darlings would be coming to join us for some fun...

Meanwhile, hand in all homework~~ CA marks to be keyed in by next week!! So I will be chasing for homework all week round!!

超级忙的。

接下来就忙着筹备中秋节庆祝会。

好啦，小朋友们记得完成并交上所有作业。下星期老师得准备计算测验分数了！

o'Naggy me

网上学习的作业完成了吗？

如果还没有，快在今天晚上8点之前去做完哦！下学段将把这些成绩算进测验当中！

还有啊，1－3的宝贝们，若你们还没有下载那份文件，请记得看我前一个Post，当中有Weblink。

星期一要交作文！

做个统计：

在星期一上课之前，

1－3得完成“斑斑房间”的图画，并上色（至少3个颜色）
1－4得完成《他是这样一个人》作文一篇。
2－7得完成“作弊”报章感想。
2－2。。。星期一再发功课。嘿嘿。

最近，我的CCA学生将拍摄短片参赛。刚借到两台DV机。哇！我真的很兴奋！我要学用！在学生没有进行拍摄的当儿，我也来当个“冒牌”导演！
祝各位：

周末愉快！

Hi kiddos,

If you haven't completed your e-learning, please do so by 8pm tonight. Marks would be counted towards CA results in Term 4.

In case you're in holiday mood due to the upcoming long weekend next week... Here's the homework for the weekend. Hehe...

1-3: To complete artwork of Banban's house along with at least 3 colors.
1-4: To complete essay. (If you haven't downloaded the file I told you to, refer to my previous post for the weblink.)
2-7: To complete reflection for article on "Cheating".
2-2: Homework to be given on Monday.

Well well, have a pleasant weekend! (even with my homework)

Cheeeeeeeeerios!~

Phrases for Narrative Writing - People

啊，刚搞定之前的ｅｎｔｒｙ，现在记得得给大家（２－７的宝贝们）上传用于写人记叙文的好词好句。

在我的整理之后，赫然发现此文件根本就是珍宝！

不下载可惜啦！

请点击这里！

密码：我的英文姓氏（都用小写）－－〉你们应该知道吧！！

有问题的话，通知我吧。

Dear 2-7 peeps,

Here's the file I promised you for your Narrative Writing.

This is good stuff.

Definitely a keeper.

Click here to download.

Password: my surname (in lower case) --> don't you tell me you don't know my surname...

Do let me know if you run into any problems.

我回来了！

想念我吧？

也许没有。

但是我的确有点忙／懒／没什么好写。

嘿。今天和一些学生到了国家博物院一游。哇，真的很不赖！

你们有空就去看看呗。

对了我还看到超级漂亮的Ｌｏｖｅ　Ｔａｎｋ！

美丽啦～

粉红色的坦克车身，炮弹口竟然是心型。我．喜．欢！


Hi all, miss me?

I bet not. :P

Anyway, I had been busy and lazy, thus the hiatus.

Today, I had a school trip with International students to National Museum.

And at the front of the museum, stands this display called the Love Tank. It's awesome I tell you. Go take a look and take some shots of it. Pretty thing!

Not only is it pink (oooo...), it has heart shaped turret (awww...)!


Lovely, ain't it?

Watch til you drop

Thanks to Youth Day, we get another day of holiday (extended weekend) after the June Holidays. It had been a hectic week due to getting to school early for H1N1 prevention checks and knocking off late due to Sec 4 O Levels Oral Examination.

And so this long weekend = lots of movies and variety shows and what nots.

Very brainless post ahead. So no translation. (:

Let's see what I've completed in these 3 days...

1) Pink Panther 2. Friend told me how hilarious it was when it was released. Didn't catch it in the cinemas and so I told myself to watch it no matter what. Oh well, it's quite a 'blah' show, rather funny and that's about it.

2) Marley and Me. That is a good one. Marley is cute, story starts off being funny and ends off being a tear-jerker. I like it. (:

3) 1 episode of Beautiful Cooking 2 (only). Reason being I finished all other 11 episodes of season 2 and 18 episodes of season 1 a week ago. Tee Hee.

4) 6 episodes of Shi Jie Zheng Mei Li (4 on Hokkaido and 2 on Hong Kong). I love travelogues / food shows / dramas. They rock my socks. Yeah.

5) Confessions of a Shopaholic. Deh. I don't like it. I am a fan of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series. I finished every single book and I love how bimbotic the story is (oops) and obviously the plot was alluring. Not the movie. Bleah. Characters had no erm... character. Plot was mediocre. Eww...

6) Bolt. Cool stuff. Animations can hardly go wrong. This shall stay. And shall be used to entertain you guys when we've got extra time on hand. *claps*

7) 1 episode of Shi Jie Na Me Da (Brazil). Another travelogue. The host is cute. Heh~

Time check: 3.49pm.

List to be updated.

And kiddos, I hope you've finished your homework I've assigned you so far... Essays for everyone and also the holiday homework that is overdue! See you guys tomorrow.

Angel

My usual habit is to watch umpteen movies and dramas during the holidays.

I haven't been a fan of Singapore's telemovies but this is an exception.

Ever since watching the trailer, I've been dying to catch this on Channel 5.

And so I did.

"Angel" is Real good.

Nat Ho looks so natural here, compared to channel 8 productions (which I'm sorry to say I really can't help cringing at times when he is trying so hard to mouth the Chinese lines). Way to go, Nat!

Anyway, I was really touched when I was watching the telemovie. The plot tugged those heartstrings ever so lightly, my emotions were stirred. Those tears just won't stop dropping.

If you have caught the show as I did, I am sure you would feel the same way too. 

Love between child and parent, lost relationships or one that never existed. Things that we take for granted but yet prove to be so important deep down our hearts.

Lucky people get a second chance.

Are you lucky?

It's been 3 days

No matter how interesting and fun badminton can get...

No matter how great your company is...

No matter how hyper and crazy everyone is...

I have to say:

2 hours of badminton is tiring enough.

3 hours of badminton is downright insane.


In case you are curious regarding my title, I'm still recovering over my aching body after 3 hours of grueling but madly fun badminton session with the boys 3 days ago.

*curses under breath*

(psssst, let's try it again...)

3B'08

I've been meeting up with my 3B'08 boys to coach them for their coming N levels and for chit chat, makan sessions.



This is one of their... pretty normal pictures taken from my trusty old MBP last year. We see Faith, Cassiopea, Shawn, Hong Liang and Wei Ming here...

For some crazy ones... They look like this:

Wei Ming's "The Eye"

Shawn kisses himself.

15 turned 5.

It's pretty amazing how I only taught them for 10 weeks (practicum) and yet we could hit it off so well and kept contact til now.

Anyway, I hope everyone has been doing really well... I've enjoyed myself talking rubbish with these boys (and also causing my blog to be polluted by their nonsensical messages. Gah.) and I hope you've benefited from the past 2 sessions.


To my current 4B darlings, do well for N levels and may you pursue your dreams in future! Stay cheery, chirpy and fun-loving~~~

Our version of Where's Wally -- "Where's yelaoshi"

Looking forward to our badminton session coming Wednesday! Whee~~

拜六礼拜 打得很HIGH!

是不是联想到: 拜六礼拜 会不会开?

我的周末就窝在家里，观看了超精彩的羽球比赛！

平常，运动细胞近乎零的我，因为工作（借口啦！）都很少机会参与任何运动。最多也只是“久久一次”玩Wii。哈哈。

最近又开始跑步。很想念以前疯狂游泳、日光浴的日子。但现在的太阳真的太可怕了，不得不选择无阳光的十分运动。唉。

偏题了，总之，这场Aviva羽毛球赛事的确有看头！当然，也有不错看的男羽球好手！^_^ 27岁的泰国选手Boonsak Ponsana，挺不赖的。虽然最终得了第二名，但我很欣赏他的运动员精神，不论胜败，总是笑脸宜人。

我想，运动也和学习一样，一分耕耘，一分收获。但有时，即便付出很多，也可能无法看到成果。重要的是，要懂得调试心情，懂得从种种历练中吸取更多的经验，以挑战下一个考验！

你的周末又是如何过的呢？

And so my weekend was spent at home staring at the TV, watching Aviva Badminton Championship.

For the lack of time and mainly due to my own laziness, I hardly get to play sports on working days (on top of being quite a sports idiot). Well, I don't know much about sports, but I do know that I don't mind badminton, swimming and running. Oh, and how about Wii Sports? Hehe...

I had a pleasant time watching the men and women fighting for their places with zest and zeal. Of course, even more so when there's an eye candy in the crowd. 27 year-old Thai player, Boonsak Ponsana is the sportsman who caught my eye. (laughs) I think, it's more than his boyish charm and spectacular moves that make me go weak on my knees. I love how he keeps his smile going even when he's on a losing streak. Sportsmanship to the max, I say.

This applies to studying too. Like playing sports, you reap what you sow when studying. And sometimes, even if you may have put in your best, you still may not get your desired results. This is when you got to pick yourself up, smile and keep going. Yea?

So, how was your weekend?

Saving Gaia

什么是Gaia？Gaia是希腊语，代表地球。

Gaia in Greek means "Earth" and is synonymous with "Mother Earth".

保护地球，保护环境是我们大家的责任，甚至是种使命。

Saving the earth, protecting our environment is everybody's responsibility and even a mission.


同学们最近有没有看到电视上播放的Saving Gaia广告？

Have you seen the Saving Gaia ad on TV recently?

老师也到 http://www.savinggaia.sg/ 去立下誓约，参与保护地球的行动！很简单的，你只需要说一说你能如何拯救地球！

Well, I have gone to http://www.savinggaia.sg/ recently to take my pledge! It's simple, all you have to do is pledge what you want to do to save Mother Earth.

拯救地球看似一件庞大的工程，其实不然。只要大家肯尽一份力，在日常生活中做些小小的调整，世界一定可以更美好。

It seems a great deal to be 'saving earth' but think of it this way, no matter how small your efforts, as long as you are willing to make small changes in your daily life, the world would definitely be a better place!

看一看以下的短片（部分），你就会发现，连我们平时丢弃的衣服都会伤害地球！

Take a look at the screener clip below and you will realise that even an act of throwing your old clothes away is causing harm to Mother Earth!



有兴趣的同学可以在comments一栏留言，说一说你们能为地球做些什么呢？

Those interested may leave a comment and tell me what you can do for Mother Earth!

杂言杂语

1. 昕依，给你留言了。对不起，太迟才答复！
2. 谢谢同学们的发言，那些还没留言的同学，请记得留言ok！
3. 六月假期作业，同学们开始做了吗？如果忘记了，我近期会再发帖子，进一步说明。简略说一说：假期作业包括（a）E Learning @ E Blaze （b）2份阅读报告 （c）1份剪报 （d）［快捷课程的同学］《小猪上学记》的观后感（留言）
4. 同学们有任何难题，请随时在tagboard留言！
5. 还有，假期愉快！
   

小猪上学记 School Days With A Pig

1－4　和　2－7　的同学们，

看了《小猪上学记》，你们应该有许多感触吧？



老师就让你们在这里，写下自己对影片的感受！

在那之前，先让你们重温片段！



好，网络上也有许多十分不错的观后感，请点击这里（中文）和这里（英文）！



好，观后感的内容如下：

1. 看了《小猪上学记》后，你有什么感受？
2. 你觉得星老师要学生养小猪，有什么用意？
3. 养大小猪再把它吃掉，会不会对孩子们太残忍了？
   
4. 如果你是6年2班的学生，你会做什么决定？

请各位同学点击COMMENTS来留言（不限字数）。由于总共会有39名学生留言，你们一定要留下姓名与班级，以方便我确认！ 谢谢！


Dear students of 1-4 and 2-7,

Here's the place to submit your comment (your online assignment) after watching "School Days With A Pig". Note that you ought to reply in CHINESE, not English, not hanyu pinyin or they will not be counted! Questions are as above. IF you cannot see the text, please leave a message on the TAGBOARD or find your friends to do it together. All submissions are to be done in the COMMENTS area, not the tagboard! Click on COMMENTS and remember to leave your name and class behind when you submit your work!

Thank you!



Edit: 6.20pm

识光是第一位留言的同学。你做得很好！同学们，请以他为榜样！

你爱我吗？ I love you, not.

Times are different now, I have realized.

When I was in Secondary school, we don't fall in love. We have crushes, we have innocent puppy love, or simply just a severe case of LIKE. Now, children as young as primary 5 hold hands. o.0 Needless to say, Secondary school children can even be more experienced in the department of love than me, though I would like to believe that I'm far more rational and matured now.


Of course, I underwent the same course as many of you but it was definitely after Secondary school that I properly had my first taste of love. I used to quiz my Secondary 2 (now Secondary 3) student cum friend cum 'brother', "So next time when you get married, how are you going to tell your wife about how many girlfriends you've had? Or, who will be your REAL first love?" He laughed and said he really didn't think of this so he could not answer me.

Somehow, I have come across many students who have changed partners so frequently, I wonder if they really know what love it all about. I can safely tell you how many boyfriends I've had. I don't have to count fingers and toes and still not get the right number. What about you?

Then, in the midst of changing boyfriends and girlfriends, there will inevitably be the cause of the soured relationship. Of course, there are some ridiculous one who simply break off because the "feel" is no longer there. Others engage in various degrees of quarrels, fights and tear-jerking moments. I feel you, if you come to me and cry or you tell me how things aren't working anymore. I know how it feels. Been there, done that.


“It takes two hands to make a clap”. Well, it does in a relationship. Humans are social animals as they would always need love, company, attention, fulfillment of their needs and so on.

It takes a two way communication process in order to maintain a harmonious relationship. There is no such thing as a one-way love although it may happen in a certain stage of a relationship. Sooner or later, the party would be burnt out. Everyone would like to love and be loved. No one would like a monotonous relationship where both are doing their personal things without any communication all the time. Would you?

‘Opposites attract’. It is this very reason that a man is attracted to a woman and vice versa. (Probably not all the time, but let's just say it happens most of the time.) There is no doubt in my mind that the perfect couple does quarrel. (Which refers to any of you in a relationship.)

There times when you may feel like knocking your head against the wall because she refuses to see that what you say is right and no matter what apology is something that only you have to do, yet you can't part with your pride to do so. Right, this is said in a girl's viewpoint but I really think "sorry" is a powerful word that can pacify an angry soul and soften a terribly upset heart.

As the saying goes, ‘teeth and tongue will meet’, so yes, couples will quarrel and have disagreements but they should be committed to finding a solution or at least a middle ground from which to sort their problems out. Love cannot sustain itself… It takes work. Couples need to appreciate each other and celebrate their differences as well as their commonalities. Granted that things may get boring after some time. Reminisce about the ‘good old days’ when your love was ‘brand new’.

There's no shortcut to this "game" of love, with rules ever-changing and unexpected twists and turns.

Even though I still don't think it's the right time to fall in love, after all, all of you are too young and can hardly be sure of what you exactly want, plus things do change in the future... I still hope you can try your utmost best to make miracles. Make it or break it, it is just a thin line away. Embrace love while you both can for it is too late for regrets should things get way out of hand and beyond cure...

For the rest who are not engaged in a BGR, you can still love! Celebrate love. Be it love of your boyfriend / girlfriend, of your family, of your friends... And you'll be surprised how it may change your life...

我很忙

虽然快到六月假期了，但是，工作还是排山倒海地向我们冲过来！哀哉！

总之，忙啦。没时间来这里写东西。

必须准备自己的工作评估，得为学生的比赛做准备，得开会，得准备家长会。再熬多一个星期。一个星期！度日如年还是要坚持！

同学们一定都玩得不亦乐乎了吧！好好享受啦，六月假期时，老师们也不会手下留情!

I've still been busy even though the examinations are over.

Work review, competition preparations, meetings, Parents-Teacher Conference... Just one more week. Gotta keep going til then!

Bet all of you are enjoying life to the max now. Ha, enjoy while it lasts, June holidays would be 'fun-filled' with holiday assignments, I assure you! Lol...

乐 忧

很多情绪只在一线之差。

同件事情能让你很幸福，也能让你很沮丧。

玩得太开心／疯狂，随之而来的，往往是一阵空虚。

昨天是前者，今天是后者。

很空洞。很无奈。

有时候，我宁愿很忙很忙，这样就能麻醉一切感官，把所有潜伏、被压抑的杂念、翻腾的思绪给制服。

就一晚。

让我颓废一晚。

Not gonna translate

To sum it up

It's just an emo entry

Ciao

Random updates & thoughts about Show

大家好！

Hi all...

很久没有写东西了。没时间，也没有心去写。

I haven't been updating coz I haven't had the time / energy or heart to really write larh...

最近忙些什么呢？

Updates on myself these while...

1）在学校，不外是监考，改卷，算分，还替大家把卷子都钉在一块儿，然后打洞。看，老师多好！星期一（2－2，1－3，2－7）和星期二（1－4），要记得带计算机，才可以计算分数哦！

1) In school, it's the examinations period. So as expected, I'm done with invigilation, finished marking all papers, collated the marks, painstakingly stapled everyone's scripts together (from paper 1 to paper 3 inclusive of all question papers...), punched holes for everyone... So when we get back our scripts on Monday / Tuesday, it would be really FAST and can get down to checking answers real quickly.

Anyway, if you guys don't know, Monday, I'll be seeing 2-2, then 1-3, followed by 2-7, Tuesday, I'll be seeing 1-4. Basically, each session would last 1.5hours, inclusive of giving out of papers, checking marks and answers. So do bring your calculators... Don't wanna drag too much time.

2）星期天，第二次看了《天冷就回来》。超爱的。有空，会好好做个“全程记录”！有照片为证哦！


昨晚，看了美国电影《阳光小美女》。很不完美的故事，但看起来却如此完美。我喜欢背后的故事。世上真的只有胜者和败者吗？在中间徘徊的你、我、他又算什么呢？很值得欣赏的一部好片！

2) Watched "If there're Seasons" once again on last Sunday and it was a blast. Love it love it love it. I simply love musicals and theatre performances. Ever mesmerizing. Will write an entry on it soon!


Last night, I watched "Little Miss Sunshine". Always wanted to watch the movie but never had the time. So I forced myself to finish the movie and I was really impressed by the simplicity of the story. It's so true about how imperfect our lives can be, yet we can make meaning out of it. Many lessons to be learned from the story. Is life only about winning and losing? What about those who don't win? Are they losers? Are people who lose never winners? A dysfunctional family, struggling to stay together. A little girl who has a dream. The crowd who is blinded by society norms. The family who stays cohesive til the end. Definitely a 5/5 movie! Which reminds me of Slumdog Millionaire. Another story about a simple person leading an extraordinary life. I shall go watch Juno soon.


Come think of it, all these stories seem to share common features... Dysfunctional families... Strong-willed individuals... People and things that can be found just around us... Cool beans.

3）关于小猪，罗志祥。很愤怒。对于媒介给予他的评论，我只能说，呸！当然，我不能找出任何证据，证明他的清白。但，媒体又何尝找到任何证据来给他定罪呢？人非圣贤。知错能改，善莫大焉。如果真是他错了，难道就要置他于死地吗？看到他在《娱乐百分百》落泪，我不禁为他担心。人们会当作他是在博取同情分还是被他的真心打动？我属相信他的那一类。



罗志祥也是受害者啊。他有想过自己会被出卖吗？他难道不能拥有私人生活吗？真正该被抨击的是社会上的许许多多无恶不作、欺负弱小、虐待妻儿的人呀！做为媒体人，为自己积德吧！突然我庆幸没有当记者。手握着多可怕的笔，指尖打出多么恶毒的字句啊！真是令人不寒而栗。

小猪，我挺你的啦！

3) About Show Luo. I watched Entertainment 100% last afternoon, last night and on Youtube. I don't know how the media / people would see his crying stint on his show. For 15 minutes, he spilled tears after baring his heart and soul, trying hard to defend himself and apologizing after the incident has gotten out of hand. (Go read the entertainment news / google to find out more.) Some may feel he's just trying to gain sympathy points from people. Some may feel he is Real and simply wanted someone to believe in him.


I belong to the latter. I really think he is a hardworking artiste. We are humans after all. We make mistakes. What is the big deal about this, you may ask. The big deal is, he is a public figure. So because he is 'public', he is supposed to keep his private life under wraps OR keep it untainted. I seriously don't think what he has done is so detrimental in any way. Why didn't people see it from the point that he was being betrayed? Imagine, you trust someone, pouring all your woes and eventually probably developed feelings for the someone, only to find out that everything was displayed in public. Someone decides your future for you. Someone washes your dirty linen out there. How devastated would you feel?

I feel for him. I really do. Why are there worse people out there whose news are not splashed across the newspapers? What about the unfaithful husbands / wives / boyfriends / girlfriends? What about the abusive spouses? What about the school bullies? What about the mistreated / underprivileged individuals? Come on! If the media people feel that they write what we like to read, why can't they think this way: we read what they write. If you twist facts, we won't read it either. I really hope he gets his justice. And for a record, I really hated the reporters who said how he used his mother to portray his good-boy image. I salute him for his filial piety. It's evident how he loves his mother and vice-versa. The media is plain mean to put him down when he's in the dumps right now.

Rawr. Furious.

Now that's another reason why I didn't want to become a journalist. Freedom of speech doesn't happen. Rather, we end up writing what we are made to write. Politically correct or sickeningly juicy news for the masses.

And so here I am to educate the young minds... Maybe that's a mission after all... My calling ya? Hm...

Peace out.

雨中的祝福

刚到家没多久。好一阵子没有这么夜出门、这么“早”回家。看了电影，在海边看星星，在车上听音乐、看着点点雨滴滑落车窗。

I just came back home not too long ago... Hee, been a long time since I returned home during the wee hours. We watched a movie, sat by the beach, star-gazed, relax in the car and listen to songs while watching the rain pitter-patter away...



我很享受整晚的平静，更感谢有人的陪伴（是谁陪谁已经不重要啦），虽然有时我静得可怕，欣赏着周遭的细微变化，不知不觉发呆起来。

I like the comfort and company throughout the night, though I have this thing for stoning away and enjoy little wonders of nature in my own queer way. :X

该睡觉了。来来来，大家给寿星公祝贺一番！看到此帖子的朋友就留言祝福他生日快乐吧！

Gotta catch some sleep soon. My darlings who have read this entry, c'mon, say "Happy Birthday, KS!" at the tagboard! Lovely wishes are meant for all lovely people!

Happy Birthday KS~~

How well do you know your family? + misc

Have you handed in your updated information *inclusive of yourself and your parents'*?

Well, I hope everyone of you has done so...

Today's Baby Blues comic reminded me of the contact information we required...



Cute uh? CIA agent...

Anyhow, today's insanely chaotic due to the two temperature taking sessions. I'm sure lessons were disrupted and loads of hassle was required to mobilise the students to the infirmary area. Being part of the Warden Group, I was assigned to be the Sec 2 I/C. Rawr... If there were less students without ODTs we could have finished this temperature-taking exercise much faster!

Get your own thermometers! We'll still be conducting the exercise throughout the examinations period. If you don't want to be late for your exams and not be given any grace, kindly purchase one...

Meanwhile, study hard!! All the very very best to all my darlings of 1-3, 1-4, 2-2, 2-7 and not forgetting 3-3! (And also to my chinese drama kids... (: )

The Pigs Attack

Following the Swine Flu hitting lovely Earth fast and furious, all of us are on our toes. I just talked to my aunt who persuaded me to take my flu vaccination to protect myself on a very minimal basis. The piggies have been working so hard that our scientists are still working in their pantries to figure out a piggy vaccination.



My dear students, please remember to bring your thermometers (ODT) to school every single day as mass temperature exercises may be carried out anytime during such a high-alert period. Moreover, a formal temperature taking exercise would be carried out on coming Monday, 4 April 2009, during reading period.

When cute lil' pigs turn Nasty

I understand that some of you are not aware of how deadly this virus is, thus you may still be fooling around and not taking this matter seriously. Go read it up. Google it. Then you will be surprised at the severity of the situation now!

Meanwhile, take care of yourself and make sure you down loads of fluids. The weather is suffering terrible mood swings of late. One moment it's sweltering hot, the next moment torrential downpours take us by surprise. If you do fall sick, please see the doctor and don't come to school! It's a very sensitive period... We don't wanna cause too much anxiety, right?

Let's pray hard that the situation doesn't get any worse... ...

Self-Declaration

Tonight, I shall declare it as No Marking Night!

Thus I will indulge in multiple entries and random ramblings! (: Oh, and probably some senseless tagging... :P

Tomorrow's Labour Day and ironically, we gotta labour on labour day. You guys gotta see how much marking teachers bring home today.

"Mark Mark Mark" shall be our Motto.

For you guys, "Mug Mug Mug" shall be it for the meantime...

考试怕怕？

年中考试即将来临。



老师最近加紧脚步，马不停蹄地与大家做复习。复习应用文格式与要点，作文须知，阅读理解答题技巧，并且也要大家整理文件夹。

有些同学很积极，非常配合老师，将资料都带齐，真的很感谢你们。尤其是2－2的同学们，老师谢谢你们都很听话地去买文件夹，但是记得明天将所有讲义都带来，放进文件夹内。其他同学们，若果你仍然还没有准备或找到你们的讲义，请赶紧去整理出来或找朋友借来影印。

希望同学们都快马加鞭，在这几天努力学习，在考试获取好成绩，那你们有望参与 Achievers' Tea 而不是 Panel Meeting!

MYE is fast approaching!

I have been doing revisions with all of you, on the format of informal letter writing, points to note when writing essays and comprehension techniques. Also, we've been doing filing and I'm glad to note that some students are very vigilant and conscientious in their work. I especially thank 2-2 for cooperating very well with me to have brought all your files. However, please remember to bring the notes tomorrow so we can file them in accordingly. As for those who haven't prepared your files, please do so asap so as to prepare for the annual file check.

I hope all of you buck up and do well for the MYE so you would be attending the Achievers' Tea instead of the Panel Meeting! All the best!

Laughter's the best medicine

Yesterday, I was walking down the stairs while J was making his way up. We exchanged greetings and he commented, "Pretty in pink uh?"

I looked up and went, "Ah?"

He left a sheepish grin and said, "Nah."

Well, I heard clearly what he had previously said and so I replied,

"I heard that..."

*both of us laughed*

"I like that!"

*both of us laughed harder*

A very short conversation, but laughter aplenty.

I love moments like this. Simple and yet so refreshing.

(:

About Love 爱

爱是很奇怪的东西。

会让你神魂颠倒，会让你小鹿乱撞，会让你心烦意乱，会让你甜上心头，会让你痛心疾首。

无论你处在什么阶段，爱仍是很美好，很奇妙的东西。

这两天，听闻两种消息，有苦苦涩涩的，有甜甜蜜蜜的。

我只希望，有情人终成眷属！

To Kelvin: Hi dude, how're you and her now? I hope things are better... That day when I saw you with your friends, my comment "Congrats" wasn't meant to be an insult. I meant "Not again"... Things happen for a reason. Find the reason. Fix it. May things work out... (:

To Andy (Lau): Hi Crapper, I'm really happy to hear about you and my penguin. Take good care of my penguin or I will kick you. Keep her happy, keep her safe. Feed her raisins too. 我，真的看好你们。

Long Time No See 好久不见

“好久不见”之后要接什么呢？

对，就是“十分想念”。

老师喜欢一边哈啦，一边传授知识给大家，复习复习所学的一切。＊伟大hor?＊

It's been a long time since I even came to my site...

HIIII to Kevin (yay, this is one big fan! haha...), Caifang, Yingyi and Jackson!! Gotta say hi to you guys coz i don't get to see you often!! As for my other students, aiya, laoshi will see you 3-4 times a week, so no need to specify name right? :P

Thanks for dropping by now and then to keep the conversation going.

Anyway, I really had been terribly busy.

First there was SYF, which took up many weeks of my time in seeing to administrative matters, making props... Thankfully, we came back with a Bronze award, well, it's not bad for a first-timer in SYF! Congrats!

In the midst of it all, we had our chinese common tests...

Then there was Flag day where I joined three 3-3 girls on a really fun journey!

After which I administered essay tests (mock exam) and now I will have to mark until I drop!

And also in the midst of these all, I attended a concert - the Lee brothers along with Show, Jolin, Daniel, Jam etc... Not too bad gig, at least I get to see Luo Zhi Xiang and Xiao Jing Teng... Oh and Chen Xiao Dong... Haha, that made me quite happy... Tee Hee Hee... I also attended the musical "If There're Seasons". Simply mesmorizing. Any of you watched 天冷就回来? I think it's a GREAT performance So, I AM GOING TO WATCH A 2ND TIME!!

老师也会疯狂的……

好啦，下次再聊，有好多作文等着我！

同学们要好好温习功课，知道吗？

加油加油加油！

Besta All Pass-1

同学们！

请注意！

老师来当推销员了！

你是否常常写错字？
你是否觉得大本的词典携带不方便？
你是否想随时随地随手查到新词，学到更多华文词汇？

那，你又是否觉得市面上的电子词典太贵了？

机会来了！

Besta All Pass-1 原价＄４９．９０。但是，星期四　９／４／０９，介于０９３０与１４００（时间可能延长，但为了安全起见，请同学们在休息时购买电子词典！），在学校食堂，Besta公司将以特别价＄３２．９０售卖这台电子词典！

老师觉得你们应该买一台，上课时候能够用，考试时候也能够派上用场。

请有兴趣的同学们告诉家长，你们想购买电子词典，并带足够的现金到学校来！

往下看，老师会把电子词典的照片放上来！

你们也可以到　http://www.besta.com.sg/products/allpass1.html　去看看！

Dear students,

It's yelaoshi advertisement time!

*Nope, I'm not getting any commissions for this!!*

Do you find yourself using the wrong chinese characters all the time?
Do you think the conventional dictionary too bulky and heavy?
Do you wish to learn new chinese characters on the go?

However, do you feel that the electronic dictionaries are rather
expensive?

There's a chance now!

Besta All Pass-1 is an electronic dictionary approved by MOE to be used during the examinations (Paper I). The original price is $49.90, this Thursday, 9/4/09, between 0930 and 1400 (time may be extended, but to avoid disappointment, please get your dictionaries during recess time), Besta would be selling All Pass-1 at our school canteen at a special price of $32.90. That's a savings of $17!

Grab the chance! I feel that you can use the electronic dictionary in class and during exams, it's not a bad idea to invest in one now!

So students, please let your parents know if you think you need one and bring sufficient money on Thursday.

Now, let's take a good look at the photographs of the dictionary...

First up, in Silver - Classic look...

In baby blue...

& my personal favourite, in baby Pink!!

You see, your electronic dictionary can get as bubblegum cute as you want it to be!

(:

Find me for more information (I've the ad in paper form... along with several other models on a great discount!) or visit the website http://www.besta.com.sg/products/allpass1.html for specifications!

Learning is Fun!

代课

今天到3-4代课，碰到老是往这儿串的3-3同学。

-.-"" 疯了啊！上课不上课，一直过来找朋友！

但是，我还真的很想念3-3的同学... ...

:(

Today, I was having relief class at 3-4 and students from 3-3 were all over the place throughout the 1 hour.

What a crazy bunch... It's not appropriate to be running out of class all the time! Hai...

Oh well, but I really do miss my 3-3 peeps.

:(

伤

昨天，看到两位同学的手都被包成“小叮当”的手似的。

Yesterday, I saw two students whose hands were bandaged til they appear like Doraemon's... Hehe...

当然不是那么圆啦，不过，看到他们受伤的手，我不禁问：

“揍人啊？”

我知道自己很糟糕啦，不会先慰问，反而先质问。但是，看到血气方刚的男生手包扎成这个样，不得不做些许猜测！

Well, of course not as round as Doraemon's hand but once I saw the injured hands, I can't help but ask,

"Whacked people uh?"

I know I'm kinda terrible, I don't send consolations first yet I made such assumptions. C'mon, it's not difficult to associate injuries with fights right?

已经忘记Edwin说什么了，但总之不是打架，而同学们也觉得他受伤的理由很好笑。

Kevin是我在回家的途中遇到的，伤势显然比Edwin的严重（& “新鲜”！），还有些许血迹在指头上。

一问之下，才知道是“冲动”造成的伤。

唉。

照顾自己吧，年轻人！不要伤害自己，周围的人也会为你担心的啦。

I can't remember what Edwin said, but it's definitely not fighting and his friends found his reason of getting injured pretty funny too.

I met Kevin on my way home and very obviously, his injury was far more serious than Edwin's and blood stains are still visible on his fingers. Upon questioning, I derive that the reason behind the injury was "impulsive".

Sigh. Take care of yourself, treasure yourself! I'm sure there are many people around you who care for you! 

送“冲动”的Kevin一份礼物：

A gift for our impulsive Kevin:

嘻嘻，怎么样？

Haha... How's this?

＊The last I saw of Kevin, his left eye was swollen as well... =.=" One injured left hand, one injured left eye. Don't hurt your right hand too or you'll REALLY look like Doraemon!＊

Oh, and please please please take care of your hand or your injury will get infected! No point being a blind + handicapped hero right? :D

只想说声对不起

忽然想到有东西可以写。

同学们都记得我让你们写的作文《一件令我后悔的事》和中二的《爸妈，我有话要说》／课文《说声对不起》吗？u频道在6月即将播映一个取名为《只想说声对不起》的节目。

二月份在电视上一直看到《只想说声对不起》的短片。

紫色的风信子
轻声说着
“对不起！”

很多感触，很多感动。很想提笔写故事给制作单位，可是总是有股迟疑的力量拉着我。

我不懂为什么我害怕把故事打出来。一些同学们在作文里的勇气远远超出老师的。更确切地说，我几个月前已经把故事给储存在电脑里，但这些日子都不敢再启动那份文件，深怕会触及旧伤疤。

我害怕会让过往的回忆模糊眼前的一切。

我想投稿。

或许，我会。

可能，我会退缩。

不晓得。



同学们，如果你们有故事想分享，可以点击‘comments’，留下信息，或直接到　www.sorry.sg　去写故事。

我很喜欢《只想说声对不起》的广告，也很喜欢当中选用的背景音乐。轻轻柔柔的，触动我们的心。广告文案也非常细腻。简简单单几句就能引起共鸣。

（让我想到1－4班的昕依同学完成的海报，颜色，图案，都如此美妙。）



你们是不是容易哭的孩子们？

老师好奇。就拿这个广告来说吧，一听到那音乐从电视机播出，就会唤起许多回忆。那种想哭的回忆。你们年纪还小，应该无法明白／体会我的心情，对吧？

有没有人看了《海角7号》或TVB港剧《珠光宝气》？《海》和《珠》（最后一集）都让我哭得乱七八糟，所以，老师是哭包。只要能够触动心弦，都会让我哭的。。。下次再说《海角7号》和《珠光宝气》令人哭的原因吧。

扯远了。

总之，尽请期待6月份的节目《只想说声对不起》吧！我想，到时，我肯定会利用当中的故事当教材吧！嘿嘿……

1:19pm

I don't even know what to put as a title.

I'm just kind of tired and not in the mood to do anything.

So here you go.

A very nonsensical post with nothing substantial.

I really should get down to marking my four classes of zuo wen and ying yong wens.

*gosh*

The Penalty

Despite multiple replies and going down to classes, talking to students individually, and yet not getting assignments in my locker in time, I have decided to pass the law.

Assignments to be due last week and yet not handed in on last Friday will suffer penalties as follows:

1) All book reviews not in by Friday would have half the marks deducted, ie, if you get 7/10, I will only award you 3.5. This is calculated as 10% of CA marks. Since you don't bother about your CA marks, I don't bother giving you marks either.

2) All essays (zuo wen 作文 / ying yong wen 应用文) not in by Friday would get 1 mark deducted for each late day. Since I don't go to school on Saturday and Sunday, that would be 2 marks deducted. When I get your book on Monday, it is 3 days late and there will be 3 marks deducted. Again, this is part of your CA marks, zuo wen and ying yong wen will take up 40% of your CA marks.

It's all up to your discretion to get marks to throw marks away.

I have done my best in helping you guys to get marks. But if you don't treasure my efforts or even try your best to help yourself, I can't help you.

Your attitude towards your work reflects your attitude towards life.

I hope these people change for the better.

And for the rest who have dutifully handed in your work, thank you. I appreciate it much. You've made life much easier for yourself and me. (:

For repeated offenders, I will start contacting your parents from next week onwards.



Mid Year Exams are approaching. If you don't sense the urgency, let me urge you to start studying. Secondary 1s, it's your first time having around 8 subjects at a go. Please start revisions early.

If you wish to change for the better, you still have time, don't wait til the last minute and cry over spilt milk.

People who have missed the deadlines, there will be no concessions. Like I've always said, this is not the pasar malam, you don't get discounts.