right...i'm able to recover my footing... however, all hopes of editing the blog will have to wait... i still can't figure how the hell the page are displayed in chinese language... e.g.:
在此文章中允許新的意見 是 否
變更時間和日期
??????????????????????????
watever.. nuthing shd deter me from posting in cept.. wait... Phewww~ lucky they differentiate the 'publish post' button..
Saturday, May 28
Wednesday, May 25
pembawaan budak
Few times, I caught myself humming Barney songs.. A medley of them!! I'm humming them at work, waiting for the train/bus, at supermarket while lining up at the cashier till the lady in front turned to stare, in the bathroom while showering... jumping jack, what kind of spell had the purple dinosaur weave that even innocent unsuspecting adults are bewitched... The show ought to be rated! Tsk tsk, talk about work hazards...
Tuesday, May 17
Wednesday, May 11
same boat
Rejoice world!
For those of you feeling like you're in my boat.. Or even for those who felt that I'm just spouting another load of screw-loosed, dispririted crapx on life, you may want to check out my link : The Layman's Guide To...
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Not for the faint-hearted nor is this for those born without a good sized funnybone. Not say I wanna say but dun say I never say...
For those of you feeling like you're in my boat.. Or even for those who felt that I'm just spouting another load of screw-loosed, dispririted crapx on life, you may want to check out my link : The Layman's Guide To...
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Not for the faint-hearted nor is this for those born without a good sized funnybone. Not say I wanna say but dun say I never say...
all in one
"keje childcare teacher tu hapa?" my gran asked.. this is the billion dollar question.. org melayu kata, soalan cepu emas, 'cept the emas takder & the cepu tinggal habuk. While the technical job description is too technical to delve into and my energy is as big as a watermelon seed, the following shall serve as the most accurate, unbiased and fresh perspective from this newcomer of 1 month and 10 days in the field
According to Dictionary.com,
teach·er n. One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.
Well, I was hired as a Malay teacher so thanks a lot for the clarification. Reflecting on all the incidents happened so far @work, I conclude that dictionary.com is by far a simple tool used for people looking for simplfied meanings in this complicated world.
My work so far had comprised of and aside from being a teacher:
1. Nanny
2. Maid
3. Peacemaker
4. Feeder
5. Disciplinarian
6. Magic-worker
7. Children's rooms Interior Designer
8. Lifeguard / bodyguard
9. Entertainer
and to my aghast, which I had just experienced a few days ago,
10. Punching bag
I now look and feel like a war casualty.
According to Dictionary.com,
teach·er n. One who teaches, especially one hired to teach.
Well, I was hired as a Malay teacher so thanks a lot for the clarification. Reflecting on all the incidents happened so far @work, I conclude that dictionary.com is by far a simple tool used for people looking for simplfied meanings in this complicated world.
My work so far had comprised of and aside from being a teacher:
1. Nanny
2. Maid
3. Peacemaker
4. Feeder
5. Disciplinarian
6. Magic-worker
7. Children's rooms Interior Designer
8. Lifeguard / bodyguard
9. Entertainer
and to my aghast, which I had just experienced a few days ago,
10. Punching bag
I now look and feel like a war casualty.
ppl wonder what the job entails.. frankly i was wondering too.. wondering if there was any.. But when i was in the elevator after knocking off from work, i saw one of the boys wif his mom & dad. He wasn't from my class but I'd help in his class before so he knew my name (i forgot his!) He blew me a kiss as he was carried off from the elevator which was very sweet and the crowd in the lift were looking at one another wondering how come the boy was being friendly.. I blew him back a kiss and at the risk of sounding like a cliched idealist told myself that these are things that matter.. Not just to excel in reading, writing or counting but to love, respect and care for one another regardless of race or religion.
Tuesday, May 10
Hello! I wanna comp-rain hor~...
It is no picnic... Being a childcare teacher who teaches Malay that is... I thought I won't be overloaded wif stuff, freer time-table with intervals what wif the naptimes and such ..well, I thought wrong... No intervals at all not even a freaking chance to go to the freaking toilet.. Naptime was getting-together time - lesson planning and arrangement for the afternoon and the day after.. it's like a never-ending story. To top it all of, I was put in charge of the book and AV library for Malay & English resources... Wanna know where the resources are? They're all sitting nicely uncatalogued in black trashbags as the ctr just went thru several renovations so we had been hauling the stuff back & forth! My learning corner is still much as it had been all this while.. just a corner by itself.. ok maybe i have a few books and teacher made word games but i myself dun find its appealing factor, so i forgive my children for walking past it with not so much of a glance... at least for other subjects they have a standardized curriculum book so for those whose idea just refuse point-blank to appear, they can just rub the magic book and genie would grant the wish complete with lesson plans...I sometimes had to rely on my children's perception, abilities and sometimes, my own common sense. *gasp!*
Not that I didn't know abt the job and responsibilities of being a teacher.. thot that the 4.8months on the course whould have given me a little inkling on what to expect.. dunno bout this though I'm definitely taking this a 24hrs a day at a time...Now that I've totally lost my voice, my singing of the twinkle, twinkle little star sounds like the blardee meteor hitting planet earth..sheesh~...
Not that I didn't know abt the job and responsibilities of being a teacher.. thot that the 4.8months on the course whould have given me a little inkling on what to expect.. dunno bout this though I'm definitely taking this a 24hrs a day at a time...Now that I've totally lost my voice, my singing of the twinkle, twinkle little star sounds like the blardee meteor hitting planet earth..sheesh~...
Sunday, May 8
Kick me!
Yup..kick me behind.. how in the world had i forgotten bout today? Eessh~ I just realized it when suria was on, blaring and the famous ct was conveying Happy Mother's Day wish and everything... My mom from the heart of the kitchen replied not-too-pointedly: "Terima kasih, Siti...." Yikes! I slapped my forehead then me, Anah & Munirah raced to Mak and all of us enveloped her in a club sandwich hug..
Sorry Mak..but isn't it true that every day should be a mother's day where we love, respect, emphatize, treat her as the Main Lady in our lives.. No matter wat I love you... yeah i don't say it often perhaps but I do love you... You're simply irressistable like an ultimate super sundae cooling the throat on a hot sweltering afternoon.. the very balm for our very red, very gritty and very sore eyes, yeps, even when u're extremely frustrated that none of us would pick up after ourselves properly.. You're the absolute best!
Sorry Mak..but isn't it true that every day should be a mother's day where we love, respect, emphatize, treat her as the Main Lady in our lives.. No matter wat I love you... yeah i don't say it often perhaps but I do love you... You're simply irressistable like an ultimate super sundae cooling the throat on a hot sweltering afternoon.. the very balm for our very red, very gritty and very sore eyes, yeps, even when u're extremely frustrated that none of us would pick up after ourselves properly.. You're the absolute best!
Had a fruitful day yesterday... Managed to do all the errands put off the previous week i was down.. collected studio pix, we looked unbelievable, if i may say so... hee hee went to the CC to finalize the booking details, collected the invite cards from the shop in Joo Chiat Complex and last of all collected all my things from Sembawang to be transferred back to Pasir Ris as I'd be there till my wedding date that is..
In the midst of it all, managed to send Zuraina off @ the airport as she headed off to her marital home in Aussie... took lotsa pictures.. she looked happy but of course people got teary at the end.. including me.. well if Noi hadn't start crying first, I could've kept my cool.. I asked her how she felt, she was still smiling as she said "deep down my heart feel a bit heavy" Her family had been talking abt nothing but her going to Australia the past few weeks but she just kept quiet and shrugged it all off .. of course, she's leaving everyone behind to a new life down under.. she's a great gal, resilient even though sumtimes a bit blur..All in all, just be sure to get ready when we the Budak Gemuks Clan come hopping down to Perth... Just provide food & lodging and we'll take care of the entertainment for you...
Noi remarked dat the group getting smaller ; i'd been 1st to fly the coop, lenny's in starhub, qayah's transferred to different branch.. Left her and dear stef to rock the place.. Well Noi's Chapter 6 had been having gigs rawking across town too, kewl job, gal..
As we all sailed on to our separate ways.. well we are separate entities to begin with but never would our great, wacky and insane friendship end.
In the midst of it all, managed to send Zuraina off @ the airport as she headed off to her marital home in Aussie... took lotsa pictures.. she looked happy but of course people got teary at the end.. including me.. well if Noi hadn't start crying first, I could've kept my cool.. I asked her how she felt, she was still smiling as she said "deep down my heart feel a bit heavy" Her family had been talking abt nothing but her going to Australia the past few weeks but she just kept quiet and shrugged it all off .. of course, she's leaving everyone behind to a new life down under.. she's a great gal, resilient even though sumtimes a bit blur..All in all, just be sure to get ready when we the Budak Gemuks Clan come hopping down to Perth... Just provide food & lodging and we'll take care of the entertainment for you...
Noi remarked dat the group getting smaller ; i'd been 1st to fly the coop, lenny's in starhub, qayah's transferred to different branch.. Left her and dear stef to rock the place.. Well Noi's Chapter 6 had been having gigs rawking across town too, kewl job, gal..
As we all sailed on to our separate ways.. well we are separate entities to begin with but never would our great, wacky and insane friendship end.
casualty of mind
Hi... just came back yesterday to my mom's which houses warmth, affection, not-so-hot food and of cos my WorkStation which had not really been working for almost amonth that I was at the in-laws'..
Also, just recovered from my old back ache relapse which had not come for almost a year already. Dunno how to describe the pain except that it felt like i was paralysed on my left side from my neck to my waist. It started off in the LabourDay weekend, just when i had lots of work to do like school stuff and painting the flat when after shower and whilst drying my hair, I heard a soft criccckk and uh-oh, at that moment I knew already the backache's back. (Last year I was on MC for 4 days.) As I didn't want to alarm Ibu(mum-in-law), I just chatted with her as normally as I could but kept my back stiff and I can't turn whenever she asked me to look at this and that.. It was all I could do to avoide crying my eyes out..I kept praying for hubby to come home from work (oh yes, he had to work on that day) and rescue me.. Ibu noticed my discomfort as she kindly asked why am I looking so stiff. I finally told her and she grew worried. She called hubby at work and hubby straight away took half day and told me to call my mom at home who was preparing to go wif the family for a weekend stay in JayBee. Mak was so worried asked me to rest and said she would pop over the next day wif Abah so he could massage me a bit. Ibu was worried too that when she went off to work in the late afternoon, she kept calling the house to ask hubby if i was allright, if i was resting or if i had eaten.. Felt so bad for making everybody worried..I had to reassure everyone that it had happened before.. but the worries ensued though hubby cracked some jokes but quickly apologised when he saw how much it hurt me to even laugh. I could not change position without help.. Everything from standing to sottong to lying positions had to be assisted. And as embarrassing as it was, I cried pitifully which further creased hubby's worry lines...
Sunday, my parents came and abah massaged me while hubby looked on and tried to get some tips in case it cropped up again. abah told the rest this was quite 'normal' for me as it happened before but expressed concern when he felt how stiff my veins/nerves were.. He even remarked dat my body was as cold as ice. Well, at least if the fridge were to conk out, we can always lay the food on me...
When Tuesday rolled around, I found that I still could not get up and phoned work to inform them. My sup wasn't too happy and told me I should have informed them sooner.. (?!) watever, i wasn't in the mood nor in the gd physique to argue. Went to the clinic and after waiting for almost 40 mins (lots of ppl were there maybe trying to extend the holiday, i would too if i were in the holiday mood, heh) I got 1 day MC. Even at that the doc wasn't sure what part of muscle I pulled. He subjected me to a series of grasping and stretching to see how far I could go. I didn't go any further than a toddler's grasp.. Went home, pop the pills and conked out. Mak called several times sounding worried and asked me to come back home but I didn't relish the idea of the bump and the grind in the public transport, even walking was a painful experience. I really am grateful for the pair of legs though out of shape and taken for granted most of the time, is still usable..
Points to note, Everyone from Mak to Ibu was especially wonderful and am touched by their kind concerns. Especially so with my terribly amazingly patient hubby who had withstood me crying like a baby everytime he helped me to sit, stand or lie down. I had even begun to like playing Xmen Legends on xbox which we did during my 'confinement period'
Also, just recovered from my old back ache relapse which had not come for almost a year already. Dunno how to describe the pain except that it felt like i was paralysed on my left side from my neck to my waist. It started off in the LabourDay weekend, just when i had lots of work to do like school stuff and painting the flat when after shower and whilst drying my hair, I heard a soft criccckk and uh-oh, at that moment I knew already the backache's back. (Last year I was on MC for 4 days.) As I didn't want to alarm Ibu(mum-in-law), I just chatted with her as normally as I could but kept my back stiff and I can't turn whenever she asked me to look at this and that.. It was all I could do to avoide crying my eyes out..I kept praying for hubby to come home from work (oh yes, he had to work on that day) and rescue me.. Ibu noticed my discomfort as she kindly asked why am I looking so stiff. I finally told her and she grew worried. She called hubby at work and hubby straight away took half day and told me to call my mom at home who was preparing to go wif the family for a weekend stay in JayBee. Mak was so worried asked me to rest and said she would pop over the next day wif Abah so he could massage me a bit. Ibu was worried too that when she went off to work in the late afternoon, she kept calling the house to ask hubby if i was allright, if i was resting or if i had eaten.. Felt so bad for making everybody worried..I had to reassure everyone that it had happened before.. but the worries ensued though hubby cracked some jokes but quickly apologised when he saw how much it hurt me to even laugh. I could not change position without help.. Everything from standing to sottong to lying positions had to be assisted. And as embarrassing as it was, I cried pitifully which further creased hubby's worry lines...
Sunday, my parents came and abah massaged me while hubby looked on and tried to get some tips in case it cropped up again. abah told the rest this was quite 'normal' for me as it happened before but expressed concern when he felt how stiff my veins/nerves were.. He even remarked dat my body was as cold as ice. Well, at least if the fridge were to conk out, we can always lay the food on me...
When Tuesday rolled around, I found that I still could not get up and phoned work to inform them. My sup wasn't too happy and told me I should have informed them sooner.. (?!) watever, i wasn't in the mood nor in the gd physique to argue. Went to the clinic and after waiting for almost 40 mins (lots of ppl were there maybe trying to extend the holiday, i would too if i were in the holiday mood, heh) I got 1 day MC. Even at that the doc wasn't sure what part of muscle I pulled. He subjected me to a series of grasping and stretching to see how far I could go. I didn't go any further than a toddler's grasp.. Went home, pop the pills and conked out. Mak called several times sounding worried and asked me to come back home but I didn't relish the idea of the bump and the grind in the public transport, even walking was a painful experience. I really am grateful for the pair of legs though out of shape and taken for granted most of the time, is still usable..
Points to note, Everyone from Mak to Ibu was especially wonderful and am touched by their kind concerns. Especially so with my terribly amazingly patient hubby who had withstood me crying like a baby everytime he helped me to sit, stand or lie down. I had even begun to like playing Xmen Legends on xbox which we did during my 'confinement period'
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