No more feigning illness...

I think ever since practicum started, I have matured a lot.

Or maybe I should say that I take this practicum very seriously and I do not want to risk every opportunity to learn or be irresponsible to my students' learning.

You see, I used to be very sickly.

I have weak constitution and I get "heaty" or sick very easily.

Insufficient sleep, insufficient intake of water and I will start growing ulcers in my mouth, bad breath and dark eye rings.

In fact, my nose will start running and soon my immune system will be slowly shutting down.

It's sad and something that I am born with. No doubt that there are preventive measures but as we always know, when one gets busy, he/she can do nothing.

So the past week has been pretty crucial and hectic to me. I was laddened with huge workload and my stress level shot up due to the important observation with my supervisor. Before I knew it, my nose started itching and I could not sleep well. I HAVE pimples and my skin IS dry (I emphasize the present tense as I am still having those things :( )

Sadly, I was down with flu and feeling absolutely uncomfortable.

Given my personality, I would have straightaway see a doctor, get a MC and stay home to rest. 

BUT!!!!!!

The key point is... I did not take any MC at all.

I went to work as usual, dragging my tired body and trying hard to stay awake. I taught  periods per day. I holded back my tears (my eyes got teary due to nose irritation). I carried box of tissue paper with me whenever I went and took my medicine as usual. I drank lots of water and peed as much.

Before I knew it, the bug is gone! Yes, gone like the wind!

I am pretty sure this is very much unlike the usual me. But I guessed the reason why I pulled through that uncomfortable period and insisted on not taking MC was because I grew more responsible.

I appreciated my own hard work. I appreciated the fact that I got to see my students applying what I taught them in their activity. Since they are responsible in their work by handing up their homework on time and be active in group discussions, I take pride in my work and be a responsible teacher as well.

This is why I love my job.

PS: There are two events in the past week that I received all 42 copies of assignments from my pupils! I was so happy! And the other day, it put a smile on my face when I saw my pupils applying the skill of finding contextual clues in their comprehension cloze activity. They were discussing like adults! How I wish you are there to see it!

My Holiday is Over :(

Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One week passed so quickly! I have been doing nothing much except lesson plans! Hate this feeling to the core man! Hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Going to have two formal observations this coming week and I'm slightly nervous. But I guess it will be better after next week. My only consolation? I do not need to teach next thursday as it is their home-based learning day. Ironically, I still have to be in school to oversee the whole process. Stupid right?

Oh and Friday, I have to stay back till 8 plus again for another stupid camp briefing which I am sure I will not be involved (well, hopefully) in the camp. But why must I have to stay with them? It's not like I'll be the one talking to the parents right? Siannesssssssss

Happy things to look forward to:

1. Hard Rock Hotel /RWS next weekend! (Mum's birthday)
2. Kuantan road trip in late April (one month from now so shut up and tarhan!)

Enough ranting, back to lesson planning... bye...

My New Laptop!

Hello!

I'm blogging using my new laptop! Yesterday, I just bought a new ASUS laptop from the IT fair and although my heart was in a throbbing pain having to fork out such a big sum of money (the first time I spent so much buying something for myself), I must say this laptop has been proven to be quite user-friendly at the moment. In terms of the size and battery life, it is suitable for school and outings. Hopefully, it can be as lasting!

However, the only con of this model is that it does not come in any other colour! So sad! Unlike most of the other ASUS netbooks or laptops, this laptop only comes in black! So boring! But I think black is a classic colour so it may not be a bad thing after all.

The other netbooks come in all sorts of colours: pink, red, white, purple, brown...

So let me introduce my newest laptop to u!

Nice? It's quite thin and light and below $900.

I Love My Week!

Haven't been blogging for awhile. It's not because I'm lazy but I have been really busy, especially this week. Planning lesson plans, marking homework/corrections (don't make me talk about this) for a class of 42 have somehow become a routine. To be honest, even if I have the free time, blogging is the last thing on my mind. There's no pictures for sharing this week but i have rather some things to talk about.
I thought I had a lousy week due to the high workload BUT you have no idea how happy and grateful I am right now! I just had my first formal observation by my CT on Friday and the result was pleasant. Maybe slightly better than pleasant. I was surprised with the response from my students for it was the first time I planned a lesson on English composition and that is my weakest subject! I even conducted groupwork which can be hard to execute for a big class.

Nonetheless my CT was happy with the lesson and so am I. It was the first time where I saw cooperation between students and how my students actually told me that the lesson was fun and they enjoyed themselves. You have no idea how much those words mean to me!

Of course, these would not be made possible without having a great class to begin with. I'm grateful that I was given a good bunch of P5 students to work with. After working with so many problematic students, my current students are angels!

So, I just want to say that I will work hard, not for me but also for that lovely bunch of children for I know that my hard wok will be paid off!