Haven't been blogging for sooooooooo long!!! and my blog seems to be falling apart, with the pictures missing and the "tag-board" being hacked... Hmm... *Better find some time to 'repair' my blog page*
Ok, here is a picture I took with all my practicum friends at sports day. Just a short update: Bz is the word.
During this time of practicum, I just want to thank God for His faithfulness, grace, mercy and favour poured forth into my life. I see His hands working in my life... even when times I am too caught up in my work and didn't spend much time with Him, His faithfulness remains. This is my God. Always Faithful... He never forsake me. Amen! =)
Ps 16:5,6 "Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance."
To know that I have a delightful inheritance in the lot (work or loard) that I am called to do, because the Lord bless the works of my hands to be fruitful! Amen!!! =)
I am so blessed listening to this song... lalala... =P
"Each day I wake to Your love, I know that I am blessed O God... I live for You... I place no one above You I walk with You Always... Always... To talk with You And feel Your breath on my face... How amazing... How amazing... You are... You are.... You are the light of my life... You are the reason I live... I live for You... Lalalala...."
Indeed He is so amazing... When I live for Him... Life is so wonderful... So amazing... So amazing to be living for Him... For His yoke is easy... And His burden is light... I'll live to no one's expectations... Except His...=) Follow Him and not the ways of man...
I will be starting work next week... 10 weeks of Practicum in FC Sec School... It is a new phase of life for me: My first step into the working world (officially - excluding temporary/part-time jobs) After so many years of education... So many years of studying... Now is the time to start working in the job that I like, The job since childhood ambition... The job which drives me to go through my JC days, receiving Uni education into the subject area of my choice, And finally into the teaching college... And now, into the teaching profession. It has been a long wait... Really long wait... I remembered when I was in sec school, I would just keep working and working towards my goal of being in NUS and becoming a teacher eventually. I am... very focused in reaching the direction of my life. Not many people follow their dreams or fulfil their childhood ambition as they grow older... It is not easy to sustain such a perseverance of lifelong direction in life. Maybe I am one of those rare few...
Hi!! I'm back... I have not forgotten my blog!!! Hahaha.... Well... Recently I have been so busy... All my friends are basically complaining how bz they are... And it is not surprising that late at night, We see each other's MSN nick online with the BUSY status!!! But amidst the busyness, The more I yearn to complete my stuff faster!!! So that I can go out!!! Dinner, watch movie, shopping... anything to take my mind of my workload!!! This is my extrinsic motivation.... hahaha.... Not only students need motivation... Teachers also need... lol... Today... I was seriously contemplating to pick up jogging as hobby... Probably I can go jogging with Baojin who lives quite near me... I think jogging is a good way to clear my mind... And sort out things... And have a time of self-reflection while you are at it... I'll probably have to start from scratch to build up my stamina... Or maybe I can do some sports after my teaching in school.. I mean schools they have a lot of PE equipment rite... I can probably pull some teachers along to do some sports with me... Hahaha.....
I really really thank God for my frens... Diana, Stephanie and Baojin... They have made time for me, Putting aside their busy schedule... To be the audience to give me feedback for my micro-teaching rehearsal... And guess what???!!! Today I videotaped my whole rehearsal classroom teaching... Teaching on the spot is one thing... Watching yourself on video is another... In fact, videotaping your own teaching is a good thing... You get to see your mistakes, And seek to improve yourself... I'll continue to seek improvement, And most importantly, Seek God. He is above all else...
My micro-teaching for Maths went well... It was really God's grace and favour... I was the second one to come out to the front to teach my tutorial class, With my tutor assessing my teaching... And all went well... I am so happy... =) All thanks and praise to God. Next upcoming agenda is my Chemistry micro-teaching... Another busy phase of preparation... But I'll emerge through... By the grace and favour of the Lord... Who is faithful and true to His promises...=) When the journey gets too tough... Lean on Him... And you'll find rest... Rest in Him...
People come, And people leave... When they leave, Do they carry with them the memories? Or do they choose to leave their memories behind as well..? Leaving... May be the hardest thing to say... May be the hardest thing to do... When you have shared unforgettable happy moments... With the people around you whom you loved most... Life... Is full of choices... Help me to make my choices... As according to Your will...
It is so important to know who you are living for... It is so important to know where is your direction... It is so important to hold on to what you believe in... Because in life, You get tugged at different directions... And people expect more and much more above what you can give... And you wonder if what you can give, When it is all that you have is good enough... Seek not to please man, But to please God...
I really thank God for my nie friends... Baojin, Diana, Stephanie... These three girls are really amazing... I really appreciate them... They have made my life in nie so fulfilling... Bringing so much joy, so much laughter, so much analytical discussions...etc... I am sure they'll be wonderful teachers in time to come. =) I really thank God for my Mathematics tutor as well... Dr. Yeo... He is very understanding and encouraging... Through him, I have learnt a lot... Apart from my sec 3/4 form teacher, Dr. Yeo is another who leaves beautiful footprints in my life... Be one - who leaves beautiful footprints in the lives of others... Be one - who leaves behind a beautiful legacy in the lives of others...
My group did a project on the expectations of education. It is about looking at education from different perspectives, namely the four stakeholders: (i) Parents, (ii) Students, (iii) Government, (iv) Teacher. All of these stakeholders have different expections of the role of education.. And being beginning teachers, Whose expectations will you try to fulfil? You are like one being in the middle... Being tugged at different directions... Handling the parents, Taking care of your students' needs, Fulfilling the government's initiatives, And fulfilling your own expectations of the class... Certain expectations conflict... Whose expectations will you try to fulfil when you are being tugged at so many different directions... Different groups of people expects different things out of you... You... have to make a stand... It is one whole long essay talking about this whole issue... What I have mentioned here is not even half of the whole point... Talking about expectations... I have been thinking recently about my own life... My life and my expectations... I realised that in certain aspects, I have placed too high an expectation of myself... I try to be a perfectionist in the academic aspect... I can't accept slipshod work...(if it's slight, it is ok) I look right into the minor details in the work I am called to do... Sometimes this gets too tiring... But I'll still persevere on... Unknowingly,I have set certain expectations of myself... If these expectations are not met, I get slightly disappointed... The same old adage rings in my head... "Do your best and let God do the rest.." Sometimes... Doing your best... And keeping up with your best effort... Becomes tiring... And you wanna take a break...
Wang Xing's prize grouper!!! the largest fish caught by our group and the Kelong pple said that it was a rare catch!!! He prayed... to be able to catch fish...lol... that's why God bless him with such a good catch!!! =)
Haven't been blogging for sooooooooo long!!! and my blog seems to be falling apart, with the pictures missing and the "tag-board" being hacked... Hmm... *Better find some time to 'repair' my blog page*
