Friday, December 28, 2007
// footprints..

official last day @ praise!


centre was closed for clearin and cleanin work to be done. and i love the way i spent ma time at work today. tho tedious, but i love it! when school reopens, i think the children will recognise and know that the huge huge paintin outside the centre is done by me! (:


special thanks to gf trivia for her kind assistance as well.


and heres for the loveable children of praise. i genuinely painted the rainbow w ma heart; and that is to thank the children for paintin a beautiful rainbow in ma heart too! (:




woo yayness. youths outin to sentosa tmr! (x
Thursday, December 27, 2007
// minT club

minT club is named after a teacher, whom we all call teacher min. along the way, someone misspelled her name, and we thought that the name minT was kinda cool and unique. so we named this clique, the minT club. (TMC)

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to TMC:


i will miss all you 7, i really will. pls do not think im leavin for higher-pay jobs. it definitely is much more than just that, and pls leave mrs cho outta the picture before i get condemned for nth..


but well, thanks for makin ma stay at praise sucha memorable one.


i still remember ma first week being with all of you.. there wasnt any minT club yet, and apparently you guys hated all the teachers. i was no exception. i swallowed hard when i was told that i've to manage P4/5s. all the nicknames, the horrible manners, the shoutings, and spoilt and selfish attitude. i endured it all thru God's lovin grace, for He let me see that you guys needed something that you ppl have never gotten from teachers.


im amazed at how our student-teacher "friendship" has blossomed. and i thank all of you for makin ma life at praise an easier feat. tho you ppl still misbehave and make me real mad at times, pls remember that t. min has never condemn anyone of you. and i hope the lectures and scoldings have mould you into more matured, thinkin individuals.


besides that, i've seen the brightest smile and heard the heartiest laughters from you mintsters! i've all the funny videos compiled into a folder called, TMC production. it makes me happy to see you ppl happy, like what t. carlene says! on a lighter note, be glad you've met 3 of the nicest teachers; t. carlene, t. jasmine and maself. :P (pls come church w us one day! we've someone more than a million times nicer than we are, and his name is Jesus.)


im also happy because you guys learnt to look out for one another, and werent as selfish as before. but pls, you all have gotta be kinder to the younger ones!


today, only chun and calvin came into the centre. and today, was the last day you'd be seein me at praise. cal and chun seemed normal to me the whole of today. o wells..


to chunhan and calvin:

i was overwhemled w astonishment when you two forged a friendship back with jarell. im so proud of both of you okay! and i jollywell knew how much you guys hated him, rankin #1 right? but today, i was left speechless.


t. trivia has told me what happened today. i honestly din know those smses were typed by you. sigh. to think you guys have ego at such young age huh! how can you shed tears only after i took ma leave! and you guys only muttered a "bye" to me when i was waitin for you all to tell me something more than that.


dont worry boys, t. carlene and i would plan for a gatherin again. in the meanwhile, we can always keep in touch! (:


holidays are comin to an end, and i hope you ppl can be fully recharged for sch nex yr! you've played all you wanted for this holidays, so be sure to study hard when school reopens. dont disappoint ppl like me who have high hopes for all of you! do yourselves proud, and me too!


love,
teacher min
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
// merry christmas! (x

merry christmas all! (: (minus the santa claus and crazy meaningless parties pls)


its been long since i last blogged eh. have been comtemplatin if i shld close this blog. owells.. nvm. anyway, heres some pics taken durin praise's christmas party!



>> thats matthew (:



>> calvin (:



>> zhenying, shiqi, lixuan, jamine (:



>> cuteeee; the most helpful.



>> yangyang and cien. (:



>> minT club 6/7. jingkang's missin.



>> loveable gwen. shes only 5!


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matthew 1:21-23 says:

v21 she will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

v22 all this took place to fufill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

v23 "the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" - which means, "God with us."


have you enjoyed the peace that Christ has brought today?


hebrews 2:14-15 also tells us that:

because God's children are human beings - made of flesh and blood - Jesus also became flesh and blood by being born in human form. for only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the Devil, who had the power of death. only in this way could He deliver those who have lived all their lives as slaves to the fear of dying!



only thru Him will we truimph over death, and hold the keys to eternity. all you've to do is simply; A(accept), B(believe), C(confess).
Sunday, December 02, 2007
// blueblacks on face = no photos

wee. just got back from settlers'. it really brought back memories of ma first visit there, with the long-lost clique, MMC. esp alan's infectious laughter, pong's slow reflexes, tat's entertainin mimickings.. and that very time when we played the hauntedhouse board game. the scary ambience created by the gamers was unforgettable.


anyhow, after 2 yrs, i stepped into settlers' agn today. hilariously fun as well.. jerry got all of us cracked up at his amusing expressions and mannerisms. david really amazed me with his super quick reflexes. and chinting.. totally reminds me of pong. hahaha. slowest reflex in the grp. :P



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something more personal and close to ma heart..


work breezed thru this week. perhaps due to the growin closeness shared between ma upper level boys and maself. minT club! lovely right? (:


she doubts ma capabilities in handlin challengin upper level boys because.. she thinks i play w them more than disciplin them. but anyway, i shldnt be bothered by what she thinks, because.. if she's truly concerned abt their well-being, she shld be happy that the boys have found a teacher whom they can relate to. X(


i've never believed that a teacher's role is to scold, or nag unecessarily. but more like to relate, to care, to understand, and learn to feel like them. personally i feel advices and scoldings are much more effective when the students are comfortable in openin up to you or look up to you. see the challenge now? give and take. its all abt the right balance.


the reason why most teachers failed miserably in conversin with notorious students is because they demand respect, not earn it.


i will miss this v special grp of 7 when i leave in end of january.