Funny comment

Today during my p4 lesson, I was teaching the class moral education and we came across a chapter about having a barbecue at the chalet. So Jian Cheng who likes to offer answers mention that there might be hotdogs also and he said 烧狗 instead of 热狗. Couldn't help but laugh out loud. He can be pretty adorable sometimes, with his chipmunk look.

Glad that the p4s are more responsive, at least I know they are listening and paying attention. For sometime today some started speaking in english and they were fined 10cents each time. But was told this method is not that effective and not that suitable so will inform them to get their money back tmr. They have to find stories or riddles to tell the class. In this way, they will be able to benefit from the stories and learn more.

Baby Kitty and Cinnamoroll

Pri sch gathering

After piano lessons, drop by at Centrepoint's Bodyshop to get what i need cos can use the coupon of 30% discount. Plaza Sg didn't have one of the things i needed to get so have to go to Centrepoint.

Met my primary sch friends at Heeren's Marche. Lynn and her bf, Angel, Delong, Boon Chuan and Mariko were present. We chatted and intended to get coffee after dinner but everywhere was crowded. Hence we went to Cineleisure's More Than Words and saw Shuwei there. Mariko and myself saw the sanrio soft toys and couldn't resist. I got one with baby Kitty and Cinnamoroll. Mariko got the Melody and Usahana one. Cos Shuwei is working there so got a little discount. Shared a cab back with Boon Chuan. Slept only at 2am.

Sick again

Last night think I've flu so took panadol cold before sleeping but this morning did not improve. Have to drag myself to school. Took another tablet in school but condition did not improve also. Still have to teach, so went through the day very much in a daze.

Couldn't leave school early also cos not going to see a doc so no MC or verification. Went home, took another tablet before sleeping my afternoon away. Seems like this practicum is not too good...keep falling ill...sigh

Back to school

Finally my eye is not as red as before and I can go to school to teach...also have to drag myself there no matter what cos no more MC...hehe...

Tried to open the powerpoint i prepared earlier on but there seems to be a problem with the website and I cannot download the file...so had to do without IT and gave an impromptu lesson for the primary 4 and 5s. At least they do respond to my questions so that's pretty promising.

Completed marking the p4 papers before going home. Brought their essays back to mark...had a very good time laughing at their work...know i shouldn't be doing this but they are really funny especially when they write the wrong words and express a totally different meaning...some actually drew as i suggested as the last picture is for them to imagine what will happen next...quite cute. Will photocopy some and put in my practicum file. =P

Still on MC

Luckily the doctor gave me 2 days MC cos this morning when I woke up, my eye's still red. Can't go to school so had to sms and inform the teachers and school.

Went back to sleep since it's so early...stay home chatting online, watching tv, can't possibly sleep whole day...not in hibernation mood...hope i recover tmr, i want to start teaching proper!!!

On MC

It's supposed to be the first day of my practicum teaching and I'm down with an eye infection. The redness hasn't cleared and it's still alittle swollen. So had to sms my CTs and inform my supervisor that I can't go to school today.

Went back to the doctor for MC and he gave me another eyedrop to reduce the redness. Got 2 days MC. Hope my eye will be fine by tmr cos I don't want to stay at home and be "sick".

Photos of Friday

The white lacy top I got for $15.

The Ocha-ken set I got from Far East.
The mountain of butter = gross...

The 'savior' of my laptop- Dave






Ocha-ken and friends in the tin cans above.

Eye infection

Woke up this morning with my right eye tearing and very red...there wasn't any pain but a slight itch...had to miss my piano lessons cos couldn't stop the tearing despite applying eyedrops.

After dinner, couldn't stand it so went to the doc...the clinic that i normally go to is close so have to visit the 24hr one. Luckily there's one or i'll have to wait till tmr. The doctor prescribed two types of eyedrops and a tablet medicine for me. Hope that by tmr my eye will be fine cos going for dinner to celebrate Dad's birthday in advance.

Laptop revived!

After school, met Dave at Orchard coffee bean, he's late as he had to deliver lunch to his gf, so understandable...think have gotten used to his lateness...it'll be surprising if he arrives on time i suppose...haha.

Went for a very late lunch at abt 3:30pm at Paragon's Sushi Tei. Had a tough time trying to find power supply for the laptop reviving. Went back to Coffee bean and managed to save my laptop...apparently it is very very sick...haha, luckily Mr Dave managed to save it.

Quite grateful cos now can use my laptop to do my lesson plans and presentatinos properly...got mint sweets from topshop where there's a small mirror inside. Bought coffee shots from Takashimaya also...like the coffee bean bits inside.

Treated Josh for dinner at Sakura in Far East. Bought a set of Ocha-ken tin cans with small figurines inside where the heads can nod for $15. Saw a white lacy top from Cotton Candy at the Basement of Far East for $15. Decided to get it cos it's the last piece and i quite like the design. Photos will follow probably tmr...too tired to upload...shoulders aching, feet aching...need to rest...haha

Teaching begins

Will start teaching the primary 4s tmr cos will be doing composition writing...hope they can understand what i'm teaching. So far the p4s are the smarter lot, they are fast in responding.

The primary 5s are poorer in standard, their grades are just 50+. They are quite talkative also. Saw how their composition class was done today. So far no problems yet, hope it'll remain this way all the way throughout my practicum.

Will salvage my laptop tmr, with help from Dave...

Practicum II begins

Today is the first day of Practicum II....went back to Hougang Primary in the morning session. Mr Law is still around and apparently, my cooperating teachers are different ( unlike what the pgde who stayed on told me online).

Both my CTs are pretty young and I'll be teaching primary 4 and 5 this time round. From my observations, the primary 5 are noisier. Their grades are also the borderline cases. Need to repeat my points more for them to understand.

This time round, at least we have 3 tables to share among the four of us in the resource room so it's not that bad. After this week's observations, I'll have to start teaching so hope to get my laptop fixed asap.

Harley Davidson

Met Rong after my piano lessons at PS...we intended to catch "Fearless" but the seats were singles or front rows so we headed down to Marina Square. He changed his bike to a Harley so got to ride in one...didn't know it was Thaipusam yesterday so there was a slight traffic jam as they were doing the parade.

We got the tickets for the 9pm show and went to Waraku Japanese Restaurant for dinner. The movie was quite violent but how Huo Yuan Jia died was pretty lousy...being poisoned to death...anyway, he emerged victorious in the final fight and he showed mercy to his opponent despite being poisoned. http://www.fearlessthemovie.com/

Although the max he rode was about 80+, felt that it was faster maybe cos it's on a bike instead of in a car...could feel the cold night wind blowing on you...can understand why some chose bikes instead of cars..there's a sense of carefreeness in being able to cruise down the highway.

Dream

Again, I dreamt of practicum...now that i know who my CTs are, I dreamt of one of them doing co-teaching with me...we had to draw using chalk on the blackboard (that was way before in sec sch???) to let the students guess the answer to a worksheet. At the end of the lesson, the students are supposed to hand up their work but being the first day of school alot of them have yet to complete so we gave them until wednesday to hand in. Then, during recess, I went to a resource room but later assembly followed and as it was raining the students and teachers moved up to the hall...thereafter, my dream ended...so weird...

The Classic

Caught the movie on SCV...it's the second time I'm watching this movie...yet still touched by the main lead especially when the scene shows the male lead going off to war while the female lead tries to tell him to come back alive...so sad to see that when they reunite, the guy has turned blind cos he went back into the battlefield to find the necklace the gal gave him before he left. Can find the movie website below:
http://www.classicromance.co.kr/

New specs

Collected my specs after a long day of lessons...started from 830am till 3pm with 1 hr break for lunch...followed by discussions regarding our presentation report.

Apparently, the frame is from Japan..Foxx brand...mum says it's nice...glad that it's thicker in the middle so that i won't break it so easily. Will be staying home to complete my part for the presentation report tmr i suppose unless i head for the gym...didn't go last week...hmm...

Zen

Went to Zen Japanese Restaurant at UE Square as Dad's Japanese friend is giving us a treat. He ordered the crab set meal for all of us and we were served crab in different kinds of cuisines...there was tempura, chawanmushi (the largest I've ever seen and eaten), bbq, steamboat.

I tried the Coconut Cream Brule...quite nice...the coconut taste wasn't that strong. The fruits beside had condensed milk on top and tasted quite nice.

Going to eat strawberries now...yummy...

I Not Stupid 2

Supposed to go to the gym with Joseph whom I got to know from match.com but felt pretty lazy so we changed plans to have lunch and catch a movie instead.

We went to Sun with Moon and I tried the Warabi Mochi which is green tea ice-cream with green tea mochi...quite nice. We went to Cineleisure to catch I Not Stupid 2. I prefer the first movie, find it's plot more interesting and more relevant to school life.

We headed to Heeren to get the mini arcade toy grabbing machine. There's a discount so I got it for only $44.90. It's actually for sis' birthday. She mentioned that she like that. It was pretty bulky and troublesome for me to lug to my lesson but no choice.

Met my family at Boon Keng for our dinner...it's "Ren ri" today, a day where every Chinese celebrates their birthday. We had Yu Sheng and of cos ordered my favourite Teochew dessert, Orh Nee.

Caught Brother Bear on the Disney Channel with sis...we laugh so loud at the last scene where the two bears were laughing at their funny faces created on the ice when another bear came along and looked normal in the ice cos his face was comically distorted actually. The image was so funny that we couldn't help but laugh out loud...hope can find the image then can post here. The song "No way out" is also very nice...can go to the website to listen to the sample: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/brotherbear/nonflash.html

Piaakk

As I was wiping my specs this morning, the middle section gave way...for a moment I thought I will have to go without specs for the day...luckily I still have my old specs...so got to make do with that.

Reached school fairly early and had to prepare for our presentation. To our dismay, there was power failure twice in the library block...give us a scare...cos we needed to print out our ppt slides.

Had to skip lunch in order to prepare for our presentation. Some of the points were arguable for the tutor but she did give us credit for trying to come up with a new teaching material. Just glad that the presentation is over.

Went to Capitol Optical to make my new specs...costs $168. Had to choose frameless type again cos they don't have the semi-framed ones that I like and within my budget.

Tried the organic scallop burger at mos burger...quite tasty...and surprising the natsumi burger is without bread...just the ingredients...maybe try next time. Fell asleep on the train...so darn tired!

I actually dreamt of practicum last night!!! Must be feeling the pressure but there's about two more weeks!

Rabbit's eye

It's the fourth day of the lunar new year and guess what? I'm stuck at home doing presentation stuff with my left eye in pain...unsure if something bit me or cos of heatiness or simply becos ive been looking at the pc screen for too long.

Anyway, have to erase each character with the mini eraser in Paint to show the strokes of each word in Moviemaker. Having probs adding the completed moviemaker character in ppt tho...haiz...why so ma fan?

2 nights ago, went to the airport to welcome Dad's taiwanese friends then we went to Jalan Kayu for prata...waited at least half an hour before our food arrive...so hungry by then!

Dad cooked claypot rice and mutton soup last night...but i didn't eat alot this time...think still full from the late night prata...hehe

Back to erasing the character...surprisingly, it can be rather therepeutic after sometime...haha...lying to myself...ah q spirit!