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My Pupils (1)

My current student I should now blogging about my pupils. This is the pictures of my current pupils. I’m their home class teacher. It was different from what I experienced in Sarawak. In Sarawak there are only 7 to 9 pupils in a class, but here that are more than 30 pupils. At first I felt really hard and difficult to manage the pupils, and it hard to scream all the time. Well, scream in here for the attention to make sure the pupils heard what I’m teaching them, and not solely to angry at them all the time. For me they are cute, adorable pupils, but at times, they really getting on my nerve. One time, one of my pupil put his foot print on my notice board, and I am really mad at that pupils. Its the second time I redo the notice board, even though it wasn’t pretty, but still, I made it. It cost money and times, and saw what my pupils did, I have no other option but to send reminder to him not to do again. As I just got a new camera, well, my old camera, damaged because of my...

My Great Friend

I guess I am a lucky person, because whenever I went or go, I will meet a great person that will help me to go through many things, that help me experienced so many new things and teach valuable experiences about life. When I was in Sarawak, I met this wonderful woman, kak Magdelene, she is loud, funny, direct but very helpful and nice. She not stingy at all, whether on help, laugh or direct confrontation she also can do. She is multitasking, not only capable of her work, but she can cook very great meal, cut people’s hair nicely, and planting too, except she cannot drive. She is a very strong woman. Kakak is so nice. She cooked for us hundred of times. I miss her cooking She is the clerk at my previous school. I am thankful, I met her. I also her daughter teacher, Karen. Very active little girl. My previous school are Ibanese village, but kaka Magdelene is Kayan. I’ve heard she talked in Kayan, its like a new language for me.  This is a picture of us. I miss Kak magdel...

Teacher, may I go to toilet?

This week is a bit relax  for me as pupils are having test. But after today, so many works awaiting for me to do. Of course, I have to mark pupills test and prepare for the week ahead. So many works, so procrastination is not an option. Today I enter year 1 Bijak class. I'm their English teacher. As I  mentioned earlier that this week pupils are having test, so I'm not teaching them anything heavy. So today, I taught my pupils to ask permission to go toliet in English. As i'm threatening my pupils by telling them that I will not allow them to go toilet if they ask in Malay, so, the pupils showed great enthusiasm in learning the phrase "Teacher, May I go to toilet, please?" After drilling for a few times, I called out a few names and sees if they able to say it out loud. There few hands up to show their ability, but what this particular pupil did make me smile. Instead of waiting for her turn, she directly sees me and said the phrase. She put the wentence into ...

A new place

My application to move to home state has been approved, and beginning 2010, I’ll be a teacher at my hometown, in a place call Kota Tinggi, Johor. From Sarawak to Kota Tinggi, I felt very happy at the beginning, but then I started to feel that I might have make a wrong decision. I miss my pupils dearly and at times I wish that I could take back my application. I learn, I should be strong, but I too weak to stand up and only followed what people around me are doing. I am person who believes that everything happens for a reason and that must be something good from anything that happens to me. But now, I have to move on. Thankful now that I am closer to my parents and will able to take care of them as I’m the only daughter and the youngest they have. It so hard to adjust to a new place. But as there are so many things to do, I don’t have time to indulge in a misery feeling that I have, which I think it is good, so i do not cope up with sadness too much. My new school located near beach and...

Coming back to school

After two weeks of absence from school, now I’m back. Beside hari raya holidays, the reason that I was not in school is because I accompany my pupils for a trip to Miri town. There were great experiences for me be the guiding teacher during the trip. I’ll update about the trip soon. Today, I’m so frustrated my pupils as two of them didn’t finish the homework that was given to them. Hmmm, I guess I have to tolerate with this kind of pupils so long I remain as a teacher. Teacher Linda is bringing a hari raya to the school. She brought a lot of Kuih raya and gather the pupils and gave them a treat. She also gave duit raya. I can only contribute Dodol. Many pupils said that it the first time they taste a raya biscuits and kind surprised to eat dodol because it can stretchable. While Teacher Ibrahim brought the infamous Sarawak cake. Even though the feast was a small one, but what Teacher Linda did for me is really appraisable. Now the pictures. Teacher Linda is explaining about the foods ...

A joke for teacher

2 x 11 Why is two times ten the same as two times eleven? Because two times ten is twenty, and two times eleven is twenty, too! Nothing Headmaster : I’ve had complaints about you, Johny from all your teachers. What have you been doing? Johny : Nothing, Sir. Headmaster : exactly . Tense One day an English grammar teacher was looking ill. A student asked, “What’s the matter?“Tense” answered the teacher, describing how he felt. The student paused, then continued, “What was the matter? What has been the matter? What might have been the matter……..? Grade Father : How are your grades, son? Son : Under water, Dad. Father : Under water? What do you mean? Son: They’re below C level

Reminiscence of the new year

It September, and I wanted to refresh back my memory of what has happened to me at the beginning of the year. Time to look back and reconsider about my life here. (Sound typical? Hehehhe) I remember when I first arrived here, I don’t really like it. I am scared and terrified of what future hold for me in here. Live in the moment, don’t worry about the future The picture shown the scenery of the road that I’ve seen to get to my current school. It’s a rural area, secluded far away from city. The village that greet the new teachers to this place. The challenges begin It’s keep raining heavily, and flood occurred. The first time in my life I encounter flood. Luckily only teachers houses that being affected by the flood, so the school keep on. To get to school, we had to went through water that up until 0.5 m high. Two houses that badly affected Look at the inside of the house – it so sad Look how high the water is, nearly as high as football score wall. This is just a reminiscence of w...