Was doing spring cleaning today for Chinese New Year. Packed my study table n "uncovered" lots of "treasure" - cards from my students from 2002-now. Read thru them once again n it is a wonder that they never fail to warm my heart. All the words of encouragement, love and concern gave me the strength to move on.
I believe the things i will miss most when i leave are the words of appreciation from my students. 2 years......365 days x 2, i wonder if i would be able to survive.
Should i volunteer to come back n help out for 2011?
2009/12/30
2009/12/24
what do u have when someone:
1)tells u he/she would always be by ur side;
2)shares their life stories with u;
3)calls u just to rant;
4)calls u when he/she knows u r upset to find out y n to listen to u rant;
5)likes ur handwriting n tries to imitate (haha!so pri school);
6)gives u a gift which is something he/she likes n possesses;
7)treats u in a gentle manner;
8)tries to comfort u when u r upset/crying (though the method used was real weird)
9)is concerned abt ur moods
10)is always nearby
Ans: A good friend in the making :)
1)tells u he/she would always be by ur side;
2)shares their life stories with u;
3)calls u just to rant;
4)calls u when he/she knows u r upset to find out y n to listen to u rant;
5)likes ur handwriting n tries to imitate (haha!so pri school);
6)gives u a gift which is something he/she likes n possesses;
7)treats u in a gentle manner;
8)tries to comfort u when u r upset/crying (though the method used was real weird)
9)is concerned abt ur moods
10)is always nearby
Ans: A good friend in the making :)
It has been a long time since the last update.
Many things had happened. Too many to be listed
As the year comes to an end,it is always good to conclude on a happy note.
Reviewing 2009, it is really a year full of ups and downs.
1st we had the band concert on 8 mar 2009. Would never forget the late nights the j2s had as they practiced their batch piece with sebastian; how they worked with their juniors to put up this concert. At the same time, they had to balance their studies, though for many their studies were compromised in the end.
Then we moved on to SYF. It was painful to see the students trying to keep awake in class, trying to meet their tutors' expectations yet at the same time working to bring glory to the school. though we were disappointed with the results, but i was proud of their determination and strength. cos this is what SAJC Concert Band is all abt.
I had to admit i was not very focused during the syf preparation period cos something happened which make me break down totally. If not for the support by mrs lee n sebastian,i really dun know how i can pull thru n survive that incident.
then the J2s stepped down and focused on their studies. Many were starting to get on track, while some obtained excellent results for BT2 and Prelims.
then the stupid H1N1 stepped in and our mid-yr n yr-end trip was cancelled. Really disappointed cos i so wanted to go on a trip with my J1s, my last band trip :( GONE! :(
Performances were cancelled due to H1n1 in term 3 n it was so demoralising. But the leaders tried their best to be hopeful n motivate the band :)
THen we had the 5.5days band camp. bonds were strengthened but i did not really spend much time with my dsa students which was quite sad cos i really want to know them better :( slept late every night ard 2-3am cos was up talking with someone. A good thing that came out of it was we got to know each other better cos we shared a lot of stuff with each other. During the camp, there were of course embarrassing moments but thank god e band was not there to witness it :P
then i went overseas for a week to do some reflections along the way n to forget someone. i guess i was not very successful in the forgetting part but at least i tried. it was an enjoyable trip. but i miss the band cos i was so looking forward to seeing them on 19 dec! :)
n on 19Dec, the band so sweetly gave me a bear, with a recording (so touched!). The Mr Benjamin Sim bear (which is now tagged!!!) is my profile pic for facebook. So handsome n cute! Of course, not forgetting the nice batch photo done by Sean and the card by Wansing :) It was a really sweet day :)
I had a nice christmas eve lunch with my dear friend n it was so wonderful to see her again! i so miss her! n she counselled me again wrt relationship issues. haha! so funny n her analysis was so scary! though it seems quite true......
then that dear benny sms me to go for dinner with him n benji. aiyo,so last min! :P in e end,never go cos got appointment already.
the next week or so,got to do springcleaning n lessons preparation. my schedule for jan 2010 is already full.like almost everyday got this meeting, that meeting. just hope that i dun have to go home everyday at 5pm :(
though 2010 will be a hectic yr with the esplanade concert,am still looking forward to it. hope that the 6 months wun pass by so quickly :(
Many things had happened. Too many to be listed
As the year comes to an end,it is always good to conclude on a happy note.
Reviewing 2009, it is really a year full of ups and downs.
1st we had the band concert on 8 mar 2009. Would never forget the late nights the j2s had as they practiced their batch piece with sebastian; how they worked with their juniors to put up this concert. At the same time, they had to balance their studies, though for many their studies were compromised in the end.
Then we moved on to SYF. It was painful to see the students trying to keep awake in class, trying to meet their tutors' expectations yet at the same time working to bring glory to the school. though we were disappointed with the results, but i was proud of their determination and strength. cos this is what SAJC Concert Band is all abt.
I had to admit i was not very focused during the syf preparation period cos something happened which make me break down totally. If not for the support by mrs lee n sebastian,i really dun know how i can pull thru n survive that incident.
then the J2s stepped down and focused on their studies. Many were starting to get on track, while some obtained excellent results for BT2 and Prelims.
then the stupid H1N1 stepped in and our mid-yr n yr-end trip was cancelled. Really disappointed cos i so wanted to go on a trip with my J1s, my last band trip :( GONE! :(
Performances were cancelled due to H1n1 in term 3 n it was so demoralising. But the leaders tried their best to be hopeful n motivate the band :)
THen we had the 5.5days band camp. bonds were strengthened but i did not really spend much time with my dsa students which was quite sad cos i really want to know them better :( slept late every night ard 2-3am cos was up talking with someone. A good thing that came out of it was we got to know each other better cos we shared a lot of stuff with each other. During the camp, there were of course embarrassing moments but thank god e band was not there to witness it :P
then i went overseas for a week to do some reflections along the way n to forget someone. i guess i was not very successful in the forgetting part but at least i tried. it was an enjoyable trip. but i miss the band cos i was so looking forward to seeing them on 19 dec! :)
n on 19Dec, the band so sweetly gave me a bear, with a recording (so touched!). The Mr Benjamin Sim bear (which is now tagged!!!) is my profile pic for facebook. So handsome n cute! Of course, not forgetting the nice batch photo done by Sean and the card by Wansing :) It was a really sweet day :)
I had a nice christmas eve lunch with my dear friend n it was so wonderful to see her again! i so miss her! n she counselled me again wrt relationship issues. haha! so funny n her analysis was so scary! though it seems quite true......
then that dear benny sms me to go for dinner with him n benji. aiyo,so last min! :P in e end,never go cos got appointment already.
the next week or so,got to do springcleaning n lessons preparation. my schedule for jan 2010 is already full.like almost everyday got this meeting, that meeting. just hope that i dun have to go home everyday at 5pm :(
though 2010 will be a hectic yr with the esplanade concert,am still looking forward to it. hope that the 6 months wun pass by so quickly :(
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