Some interesting articles

I found some very interesting blog entries.

http://trisha-reloaded.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-i-hate-teaching.html

http://singapore-teacher.blogspot.com/2006/07/societys-expectation-of-teacher.html

http://jollypuddle.com/?p=277

The three above entries seems to be some rants from some teachers in our local schools complaining about why they hate teaching.

Well the fact is, they dont actually hate the primary duty of a teacher, that is to teach. They are disillunsioned by the many many admin, projects they had to take. I have often heard from my former teachers complaining of such problems too. Apparently, its a widespread problem. If such mundane non teaching related work are being delageted to the admin staffs or teacher assistants, Im sure this will allow the teacher to have more time in preparing better andinteresting lessons for the students, resulting in teacher being happier and students enjoying theirs lessons more. A win-win situation.

Next, is another blog entry talking not about teaching, but about having limited choices in singpore. Im sure most of you will agree with the entry. It's so true.

http://whispersfromheart.blogspot.com/2006/08/singapore-is-my-no-choice-country.html

(In case you do not understand the 66.6% and 33.3% thingy, 66.6% of the votes in the last election went to the PAP)

Lastly is an article from TIME, it said that research has shown that more homework doesnt translate into better grades.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376208-1,00.html

Haha, but still homework is still important for you to apply and revise on what you have learnt, but too much of homework will probably be detriment to your interest towards your studies.



*Les

personality test

heyA, boredom led me to this.

Try it out my dear friends!
http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx


Your view on yourself:

You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.
The seriousness of your love:

You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on education

You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.
The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.
How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.
What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

+princess lene+

normal rumblings

I think I not rather go on in detail about my take on cheryl's return, ds and lene have both blogged about it. Well, it was great to have a gathering of almost everyone attending it. Its kinda a pity the rest could not come. It seem none of us changed much, still our same old self except perharps a few. Hahaa. I heard xh was going clubbing after our gathering and that cheryl saw kevin hanging out with some gal in orchard. Marcus was still his old excitied, enthu self, lene as yaogui as ever, and dz still funny in her own way. (For more info pls refer to ds blog or lene's entry)

Here's a song which I thought most people had probably listened to it before, but nonetheless I still want to post it, as the lyrics I feel is damn meaningful.


Graduation

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Will Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

La, la, la, la:
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la:
We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

*Les

P.S.
Try not to get in the middle of some gunshots fight in america hor cheryl!
Try to come back again next year? yea?

Reunion.with.cheryl

It's been a long time since we gathered. but o well, it's still nice to be able to c ard 12 of us able to attend tt mini reunioun! cheryl, i must say tt we really gif face to u. even me, the unexpected, will go n mit up with u guys. honoured!haha.. ok im joking.i thought tt after such a long time, we shld gather for awhile.

it's nice eating at chomp chomp.although i was in nyjc for like 2yrs. BUT, i didn't manage to have my meal there, not even once.bcos of the non air-conditioned place.n it's also very very crowded.sambal kang kong, bbq fish, bbq chicken wings, satay... definitely was great. but.. added on many calories to my diet.lol. 04S3A peeps, stop saying i am a yao gui.im just hungry alrights.lol.. n i have good appetite. tt's all.i still missed buffets...haiz.but but but nomore buffet for me. gaining alot of weight already.tt's bad bad bad. anyway, i shld help advertise a lil...chomp chomp is a wonderful place with delicious food.you can find what you're craving for ther!! the food is good n it's definitely worth it as the price is affordable.so come down to serangoon garden n satisfy your cravings!

went to cartel. it was a nice cozy place for ppl to gather.but i feel bad having the staff to arrange the tables for us. n we realli ordered quite lil. i apologise to the staff of cartel at serangoon.i know how they feel. dun u forget im a waitress too.we HAVE feelings. yea. so do treat us well.i really nd to congratulate them tt, they were really polite n didn;t show us any black face. thumbs up to them. peeps~ do frequent the cartel there. the staff are great. =)

then the rest moved on to lim's house.b4 tt, all of us went to ntuc, as our deshun, he wanted to prepare the wonderful, lovely chocolate fondue for the rest.so he bought the ingredients n all. sucha poor thing la. he bought n chose everything on his own. then.. still have to carry the stuffs on his own to lim's house. GUYS~!!! u all are really very BAD!can't u all help him out? poor guy tt holding on to all the bags of bananas,apples,chocolate n milk. u all reali ultimate. can just walk n cont toking to each other. tt's bad. please help out whenevr u can ok!!

guess i had enuff of grumblings n complainings, last but not least, it's really great to c most of us there. hope we'll mit up soon.cheryl, do come back n visit us often. we'll miss ya!! =) take care!!

+lene+

So much I have learnt . . .

Wednesday, the middle of the week, two more days and its going to beFriday, its the weekends again.

A chapter in my NS life has just closed, a new one begins. I have certainly enjoyed my short yet wonderful stint in AE. I was indeed forunate to meet a group of outstanding instructors, in particularly my mentor, dedicated and caring, willing to impart to us all they knew, both technical knowledge and life lessons through the many chit chat sessions we had with them. I thoroughly enjoyed the various life stories they bought up, they set me thinking. He talked about friendship, decisions made in life, following your life and many general things in life. He taught me about the "evils" in the workplace, and how some people want "face". He also urged me to be more vocal, because if you do not speak up, no one will know what you are thinking or what you want. Things I will never ever learn in school.

My peers had showered me with the level of encouragement and care that I had never experienced before in my life. They helped me in my hands-on skills, encouraged me while I was studying for my retest and even gave me a call on the morning of my resit. I could still remember the day where they all passed out while I had to stay behind. The expression on their faces told me that they really wanted me to be posted out like them and was truly sad that I was staying back instead. The scene was like so gay. Lolx. Perharps Im not used to all this teary sad goodbyes.

Damn this entry is sure getting gay.

I saluate my mentor, I respect him for what a great person he is and for all the things he taught me.

Counting down to ORD, ORDing in 1.5 years time~!

Pre Monday Blues

This blog is slowly becoming a personal blog of mine, Im sure most of you know that now lene has a blog on msn space and of course low and zc rarely or never blog anymore.

Tomorrow is f**king Monday, sian, I think from next week onwards will be more sian. I may staying in, booking in Sunday sucks man, totally destroy the beautiful weekends. But come to think, the weekends are truly relaxing, no homework or revision to worry about. Weekends are just only for relaxtion and not for clearing homeworks and meeting deadlines. I love the feeling of lying on bed on the lazy Sunday afternoon. No worries bugging you (except perharps the prospect of booking in later) Song arh!

Monday blues, I cant wait for Friday to come. The prospect of working again on Monday can kill man. Why doesnt the weekend last longer?

Anyway, for those starting lessons soon, good luck! Uni aint A levels. Lolx.

For those having major exercises, good luck too.

Finally wish me good luck, hope I pass the exam.
I dun wanna lead an army life~
I dun want to be kicked out.

True Friends

Well firstly, Im rather glad to have a great bunch of friends, from my bros from secondary school to my classmates in jc. Especially for my secondary school pals, hanging out together with them for the past 6 years aint easy. lolx.

People always say you will know who your true friends truly are when you are in times of crisis or trouble. They will be the one still hanging around you, helping you, giving you the support you need.

Perharps you can also find out through normal day to day interactions whether they express concern and care for your well being or not.

Or maybe as my encik once said, you will know who your friends are during your funeral.
They are the people actually take the effort to attend your funeral
But sadly you probably wont know who they are.

Twist of fate

Due to an unbelievable twist of fate, I need not stay in after all.

HENG AR!

Hardcore mugging from 730 to 1900. Swee liao.

Happy National Day!

I saw something in the special national day supplement in the strait times and found it rather amusing.

Top 10 Favourite Singaporean Phrases.

1. Wah Lau!
2. So how?
3. Where got?
4. So sian
5. How ah?
6. Cannot make it lah
7. Why you so like that?
8. Got discount or not?
9. Don't play play
10. Real or not?

Heng Heng - Some people just have the luck.

I failed my exam. Now I had to be confined in camp for the next few days. My fellow "classmates" will be able to move on to their next postings.

And me?
Confinement awaits me.

I admit that I had studied at the last minute. I felt I let my peers and instructors down. (Suddenly, the melody of "Untitled" floats in my mind.)
Its like jc again where everyone scored and I failed. (Damn you, failure!)

But somehow people who also did it last minute, managed to scrap through, they managed to attain just enough marks to pass.

And me?
I missed by two questions.

Somehow, I always dont have the luck when it comes to doing things, I rarely heng heng one. While other people always have the luck no matter they put in effort or not.
Come to think, no point complaining.

I failed. Its a fact.



After the holiday, I will be all alone in camp, mugging 12 hrs a day.

Hope I pass the resit and wont miss alot of training, otherwise stress liao.

*Les