tomorrow is my last day as a relief teacher. times flies....i'm ending my teaching days so soon. kinda missed it...miss the kids and the school environment. hm at least i dun hv to listen to the national athem daily from sat onwards...hiak. would be having a mini party in class tml for my farewell as well as teachers' day. there's a concert put up by the prefects for the teachers too. hopefully the kids dun drive me crazy tml.

yesterday was chatting with a friend whom i know thru irc. she's still studying in perth, doing almost the same course as me in curtin. she reminded me of a lot of things in perth. i really miss perth soo much...wish i could fly back there!! the scenic nature, the cool weather, shopping (?), etcetc....... my memories................

wah..been a long time since i last blogged. lost my voice a few days ago...am down with a cough now. can imagine me in a low husky voice?? my sister said i sound like the construction supervisor turned singer a-do. goodness!!

been preparing worksheets for the class to do as i dun hv much voice to teach, let alone scream at them. they have been quite nice and considerate but some of the guys are still causing lots of trouble. haiz....kids being energetic and vibrant...it's impossible to ask them to keep their mouths shut for the whole day. i should be thankful if they can keep quiet for 5 minutes! hopefully i can get my voice back on monday.......

decided to accept the job at the changi airfreight centre after much consideration. it's a perm job and i would hv some working experience. altho the distance is far and working hours are long, at least i will get to learn something from it. moreover it's the logistics line so i dun hv to worry about finding another job in a different company as it's alwiz in demand.

down with sore throat and fever. think i shouted too much yesterday during class and i didn't drink enough water. the kids are becoming more rowdy and taking a longer time to settle down. must think of other methods to control them, without exerting too much strenght or having a sore throat.

met my sec school friend at jurong point this afternoon. i was rather shocked to see her there as i didn't expect her to go all the way to boon lay to shop around. she was with her church friend. we chatted at the food court. she found a job at SIA....good for her. pays well and it's a 5 day week. lucky girl! however, her travelling time is 2hrs 15 mins. pretty terrible....slightly longer than me if i were to take public transport all the way to changi.

legs are aching a little after walking so much today. after work, went to jurong point for a walk. then met up with my family for grocery shopping and dinner at the same place. phew! shall go rest now.....tml hv to drag myself out of bed early to get to work.

the 37th NDP is fantastic !!! my friends and i were near the national stadium watching the fireworks. we couldn't get tickets to get into the stadium so we hung around outside. many people were doing the same thing. some of them had their cameras aimed at the space above the national stadium, waiting patiently for the fireworks to start.

while we were eating dinner at a restaurant, i heard sun yan zi singing. i quickly rushed out to watch her 'live' on the big screen tv outside the indoor stadium. she looked really good in the gown. on my way back, i heard the deafening roars of the sky hawks and the 21 gun salute. the windows of the restaurant moved with each blast from the cannons. the atmosphere was good. a pity the fireworks were too short. think it lasted only 3 minutes.

we had coffee at cosy bay. really envy those rich people who can afford condos in tanjong rhu. the place is sooo nice and it faces the river. moreover come national day, can watch fireworks from the comfort of their homes. the crowd around the national stadium dispersed quite quickly once the parade was over.

the tune from this yr's ndp "we'll get there" is still in my head.......some more it's sung by my fave singer....sun yan zi!

travelled all the way to changi cargo complex to have an interview this morning....took me a solid 2 hours to get there (inclusive of waiting time). i cannot imagine myself working there if i get the job...the travlling time kills. haiz...but economy is bad and if they offer, i'll just grab it. no choice......it's a junior position...but got job at least better than no job. moreover i need some working experience instead of just teaching.

anyway, very exhausted now......i need rest..........

had a bout of gastric yesterday....must be something wrong with my diet. dunno wat's the actual cause also. probably the not fully cooked scrambled egg from mcdonald's big breakfast. recovering from it now....stomach still feels kinda queasy.

spent my weekend marking compositions from my class kids. there was a little improvement from the other time. was glad to see some improvement but i feel more could be done. most of them just cannot be bothered to listen in class, and some of them hardly speak english outside class. if u attempt to read what they write u either 1. vomit blood or 2. laugh till u drop. sometimes the things they write can be so ridiculous!

the start of a brand new month....also happens to be my friend's birthday...so happy birthday to her!

this morning i was very furious with some of the kids. they gave me rubbish (literally rubbish) in their work and i was yelling at them. think most of them were frightened when they saw my ultra black face. i tore up their comprehension worksheets and threw them straight into the dustbin. i made them recopy the whole worksheet and give it to me tomorrow. it's terrible! some of them are not afraid at all...to them it's tear tear loh, big deal! really makes my blood boil.

other than that unhappy incident, the rest of my day went well. went shopping with sis at jurong point for a friend's present. he is leaving for states tomorrow morning on an exchange trip. so lucky! doubt i would ever get the chance to go to the states for a holiday in my life. just too expensive and i hate long plane trips. wish him all the best!