Its been too long
I have been so busy since last friday that i havent had the time to do one of my favourite past time, blogging. And i have so much to say that i have decided that i am going to split up this posting into different days. And for those who have commented how lengthy and wordy my blog is, i would have to apologize cos this is going to be anther one of those....Bear with it. I would also like to say a big hi to all the lovely people in my tag box. Although i am clueless about who all of you are, i still would like to say Welcome to my Humble abode.
Saturday 15th January 2005
It was an early morning for me cos i had to be at Si Ling Secondary by 830am. And thank goodness i left house early, because the if there was a more hulu place to place the school then it would have to be somewhere in Johore. Well the point is, it was reall far from my place but considering i was driving and i was going to earn 90 bucks, i guess it was worth it. It was the first Mendaki Tuition session of the year and you could see all the kids as clueless as all the tutors, just that the tutors were better at hiding their expressions. I was teaching Sec 3NA and Sec 4NA Maths and i kinda like it because i wouldnt be seeing the same kids for 3 whole hours and i was teaching a challenging subject that stimulates my mental abilities as well. My kids seem like good kids or at the very least manageable. Maybe they were just intimidated by my presence and my stern persona. Or maybe they were just intrigued by a Malay looking tutor who calls himself Mr Tan. You should have seen their faces when they saw the words Mr Tan on the whiteboard. I suppose i really look Malay la huh. Well. If there was something bad about his tuition assignment, it would be the fact that i would have to be that i cant wear jeans to work, which i think is quite ridiculous cos even qualified teachers are allowed to wear jeans on Saturdays. Well, ill just have to buy more clothes then.
So there were some familiar faces amongst the tutors and we started talking. That was when someone started mentioning about how was school and whether i was involved in the going-ons in school with regards to the different societies in school. Before i could say anything, they started talking about certain inefficiencies and dislike about these organizations in school. It was interesting yet wierd for someone to be bitching about the organization i helped to create. Probably she didnt know who iwas because she was a year 1 student and i havent really been Mr Popular in school. But i must say it must have been weird. In fact, there was also another occasion of bitching with another acquaintance of mine about this organization, and i just stood there and listened. Well i am just an advisor and i havent been very much involved in many of their activities so i felt i was not in a position to start being defensive. I shall just treat it as constructive feedback to be highlighted to the proper channels. If i was still the VP, then i should get a little worked up, but then again if i was the VP then i dont think i would be able to hear these conversations.
Sunday 17th January 2005
This day has to be titled a National Holiday because I have been waiting for this day since last wednesday. Today was the finals of the second leg Tiger Cup finals between Singapore and Indonesia and we all bought grandstand tickets. I cant really explain why I was so excited but i suppose it was the whole sense of partiotism in me that kicked in. I might not know the current cup winning team but i have always been very supportive of Singaporean sports, even in sports that i know they would never excel in. But I will always say this, Whos will support Singapore if not Singaporeans? I am very proud of my home, my country and my friends can lay testament to that but that shall be a topic for another day. As i was saying, I was super excited to relive the Malysia Cup era where we religiously went to the Kallang Stadium on a match day. So all dressed up in red, we went to the stadium. We were late though therefore we ddnt really get good seats at the grandstand but thank god, we bought the grandstand seats for if not we would have been sitting behind the goalpost looking at Lionel's Lewis's butt. The match and the atmosphere certainly disappoint. As we all know by now, Singapore are now Asean's soccer maestros and I am really proud of that, and so are many other Singaporeans especially people at the sports desk of the local tabloids. Nevertheless, somehow i have a gut feeling that this sense of euphoria is gonna be shortlived, cos of the high expectations now that we are champions. Lets just enjoy the moment. We ended the day with the usual simpang session after having gone there for some time so all in all it was good day, soaking in the spirit comaraderie, both amongst loyal die hard fans and amongst friends.
Saturday 15th January 2005
It was an early morning for me cos i had to be at Si Ling Secondary by 830am. And thank goodness i left house early, because the if there was a more hulu place to place the school then it would have to be somewhere in Johore. Well the point is, it was reall far from my place but considering i was driving and i was going to earn 90 bucks, i guess it was worth it. It was the first Mendaki Tuition session of the year and you could see all the kids as clueless as all the tutors, just that the tutors were better at hiding their expressions. I was teaching Sec 3NA and Sec 4NA Maths and i kinda like it because i wouldnt be seeing the same kids for 3 whole hours and i was teaching a challenging subject that stimulates my mental abilities as well. My kids seem like good kids or at the very least manageable. Maybe they were just intimidated by my presence and my stern persona. Or maybe they were just intrigued by a Malay looking tutor who calls himself Mr Tan. You should have seen their faces when they saw the words Mr Tan on the whiteboard. I suppose i really look Malay la huh. Well. If there was something bad about his tuition assignment, it would be the fact that i would have to be that i cant wear jeans to work, which i think is quite ridiculous cos even qualified teachers are allowed to wear jeans on Saturdays. Well, ill just have to buy more clothes then.
So there were some familiar faces amongst the tutors and we started talking. That was when someone started mentioning about how was school and whether i was involved in the going-ons in school with regards to the different societies in school. Before i could say anything, they started talking about certain inefficiencies and dislike about these organizations in school. It was interesting yet wierd for someone to be bitching about the organization i helped to create. Probably she didnt know who iwas because she was a year 1 student and i havent really been Mr Popular in school. But i must say it must have been weird. In fact, there was also another occasion of bitching with another acquaintance of mine about this organization, and i just stood there and listened. Well i am just an advisor and i havent been very much involved in many of their activities so i felt i was not in a position to start being defensive. I shall just treat it as constructive feedback to be highlighted to the proper channels. If i was still the VP, then i should get a little worked up, but then again if i was the VP then i dont think i would be able to hear these conversations.
Sunday 17th January 2005
This day has to be titled a National Holiday because I have been waiting for this day since last wednesday. Today was the finals of the second leg Tiger Cup finals between Singapore and Indonesia and we all bought grandstand tickets. I cant really explain why I was so excited but i suppose it was the whole sense of partiotism in me that kicked in. I might not know the current cup winning team but i have always been very supportive of Singaporean sports, even in sports that i know they would never excel in. But I will always say this, Whos will support Singapore if not Singaporeans? I am very proud of my home, my country and my friends can lay testament to that but that shall be a topic for another day. As i was saying, I was super excited to relive the Malysia Cup era where we religiously went to the Kallang Stadium on a match day. So all dressed up in red, we went to the stadium. We were late though therefore we ddnt really get good seats at the grandstand but thank god, we bought the grandstand seats for if not we would have been sitting behind the goalpost looking at Lionel's Lewis's butt. The match and the atmosphere certainly disappoint. As we all know by now, Singapore are now Asean's soccer maestros and I am really proud of that, and so are many other Singaporeans especially people at the sports desk of the local tabloids. Nevertheless, somehow i have a gut feeling that this sense of euphoria is gonna be shortlived, cos of the high expectations now that we are champions. Lets just enjoy the moment. We ended the day with the usual simpang session after having gone there for some time so all in all it was good day, soaking in the spirit comaraderie, both amongst loyal die hard fans and amongst friends.
posted by Superhero at 4:41 PM
1 Comments:
not too bad what, looking at lionel lewis' ass. teeheehee...
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