Second Blog

2006-11-24T22:47:00.000+08:00

yesterday marked the end of my 1 year plus contract with Box Hill / WDA.. and finally, i'm outta work (not really something that i'm proud of but i'm in desperate need of a longgggggg break)!

i'm gonna miss everyone there... Marian, Sue, Dila and even Jenny, who's the OIC of the project.. i'm lucky that Marian and Sue are still back in Australia.. otherwise, a box of Kleenex won't be enough! even when they were leaving to head home to Australia, i felt down.. and when Marian hugged me, of course, si gembeng nie started crying! *sobs*

walked with Dila to the MRT and when we parted for the last time, i think both of us were holding back tears.. and Dila, if you're reading this, ur the greatest colleague i've ever worked with! thanks for all the times u spent listening to me and the advices u gave.. i wish u all the best for your future and eternal happiness with ur hunny bun!! love you loads babe!

met Haslina and Bambang after work for the last time before i'm a married woman.. they ate at Banquet and we caught up with each other.. after that, Bambang went to pray and me and Has sat down by the Singapore river.. we talked summore and honey, i'm happy that ur doing whatever ur doing now.. it's for ur own good.. and i'll always be here to support u whwnever u need me ok? the fact that i'll be married won't change anything.. u're still my best friend and our friendship will carry on the way it is as long as we live ok? :)

this might be my last post before my wedding cos after this i might be too bz with the last minute preparations.. to everyone, thank you so much for all the things you have done, be it small or big, and thanks for being my friend.. :)

2006-11-20T13:43:00.000+08:00

This entry goes out specially to my fiance (who'll be my husband in 12 days time)..

Happy 23rd birthday sweetheart!!!

love you! may the love we share bloom further and further! :)

TK Buddies Raya 2006!!

2006-11-13T00:05:00.000+08:00

Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

2006-11-10T13:06:00.000+08:00

ask yourself, have you been a good friend?

would you be pleased to see your friend's distress?

YOU don't know how much you hurt me and you never will be able to know. Maybe our view of friendship is WAY different but i would never pull a joke like that to my friend and make her look like a fool in front of everyone.

YOU have no idea how worried i was. i even told my mum about the whole thing and she even pitied YOU.

YOU don't know how i felt when i passed by the prata shop in the morning. i felt a pang in my heart cos i knew how much you love to eat that. and worst, i didnt get to buy that for you b4 u LEFT.

in all the months that we spent together, i've started to treat u like the sister i've never had.

and YOU had to pull that prank on me.

call me emotional, call me ignorant, call me stupid but YOU should know as well that there is always a limit to everything.

and too bad cos you've crossed that limit.

how long i'm gonna give u this silent treatment i'm not sure. let's just count on my mood and your luck.

2006-11-08T13:37:00.000+08:00

i'm glad this is finally gonna be over!

9 (LONG) weeks of validation and finally, we'll get to catch a breather!

as for me, i'm goin on a longggg holiday after dat cos my contract's ending soon.. by end nov, i'm clearing my leave and i'm gonna have a good rest so i won't look haggard on my wedding day..

after the wedding, go honeymoon, come back and time to find a new job..

anyone got job lobangs?? hee.

Raya at Dila's place today!! Enjoy the pics!!

2006-10-28T20:05:00.000+08:00

Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

2006-10-27T08:25:00.000+08:00

i'm tired - physically, mentally and emotionally. i don't find life fulfilling anymore. i used to look forward to work but eversince these validation crap started, i just feel drained and i drag myself to work everyday. and i don't look forward to going home as well cos of some shit that happened at home.

in case you guys are wondering y, i had some sort of war goin on at home. i feel that noone can understand me except my elder bro. sibling rivalry is occuring between me and the youngest one in the family. and it has been going on for about half a year? no words spoken since then.

i feel that i'm no longer myself. for those who noe me, u noe that i don't express myself well. and thats y all these while i've been keeping everything to myself. but all that pented up anger is making me a person full of hatred. i can no longer see that person eye to eye without hating him. and partly, its my parents to blame. he's friggin 17 for god's sake! he dun need people to iron his clothes for him, make his drinks and even fetch his towel! i bet if he could ask my parents to bathe him, he would so that he wouldn't have to lift a finger.

and i had a confrontation with mum this morning. she noes i'm angry. but when i speak my mind, she wasn't happy. why do i even bother??

i'm just sick and tired of everything. i'm tired of crying. i'm tired of being hurt. call me an attention seeker, call me anything u want. i don't give a damn.

2006-10-23T20:56:00.000+08:00

2006-10-23T20:19:00.000+08:00

WARNING: This post is so wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy backdated!

Thousand of apologies to all my friends whose birthdays fall (or isit fell) in October.. not that i forgot your birthdays but i'm pretty tied up with work that i forgot the dates (and sometimes, even days of the week)..

Firstly, to Shuhaibah, very sorry for that late sms.. hope you had a wonderful time on your birthday..

Next to Aisah.. sent her an sms an hour before 19th Oct was over.. sorrie darls.. :)

then to Siti Maherah, my TK buddy, whose birthday was 2 days ago.. very sorrie beb for not wishing you happy burfday.. but hope that you had a great time..

and finally to my best bud, Haslina, who happens to be in Aussie now doing her training.. if you're reading this gurl, Happy Belated Burfday to you.. come back soon okies? all of us miss you.. we'll have an outing for raya alright?

so all my frens mentioned above, very very sorry for the (extremely) late birthday wishes.. may all your dreams and wishes in life come true, insya Allah, Ameen...

and lastly, Selamat Hari Raya to all muslimin and muslimat all over the world (and to zafirah whose birthday will be tomorrow, happy burthday! beraya sakanlah awak eh!! hehehehe..)!!

lotsa luv, hugs and kisses from me..

2006-10-11T21:02:00.000+08:00

The grads met up yesterday after a longgggggggg time of not meeting up.. There were 7 of us.. Rasyid, Jamil, Switheart, Bambang, Aisah, Shuhaibah and me!

met at Masjid Sultan for Maghrib and then proceeded to Zam2.. tot of getting mee hoon goreng but we were told there was only briyani and murtabak.. what a turn off!

so instead, we went to Al-Majlis (yes, the famous place for sheesha).. the price was actually affordable but bcos it was the wrong time of the month, so *gulp*.. luckily shubs wanted to share the Bamia with me..

the chef certainly took his/her/their time to cook! we waited for i guess 20 minutes (maybe more than that) before we were served.. we swapped food and all i can conclude is the food there is great..

neway took a few pics during the meet-up and here they are...

aisah and me

the guys - rasyid, jamil, shahrul, bambang

and the ladies - aisah, me and shubs

me and shubs

feeling2

aisah and me

aisah and me...again

shubs and me

nenek in the making

ok, some of the pics just refuse to be added in blogger so *shrugs* i guess i'll try another time..

to my MSS peeps, thanks for the meet-up (especially to Shubs and Bambang for organising the iftar!!)! :)

ouh and those meeting up on Sunday, sorry i can't make it.. got something planned.. but nevertheless, enjoy urselves!!

2006-10-08T23:29:00.001+08:00

presenting, yani, the (belated) birthday girl!

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hehehe.. yeah u got me alright!

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and so, a picture of the vain narcissistic lady.. hehehe..

2006-10-08T23:27:00.000+08:00

ok fine, we geddit.. this is your blog so u put ur pictures, but can we move on please?

2006-10-08T23:26:00.001+08:00

ermm.. someone help? can we switch channels or something??

2006-10-08T23:26:00.000+08:00

err.. ok, i guess getting help isn't enough.. calling S.O.S!!! a narcissist is on the looseeee!! arghhh!

2006-10-08T23:25:00.000+08:00

the "nosey"s!

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me: smile for the cam.. wait.. i feel like someone's looking at me.. is that u behind the camera?? yani: how stupid can she be??

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me: hmm.. and i thought she was looking at me.. yani: why issit that i feel like i'm being watched??

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me: finally! i caught you looking at me!! yani: no!! you're the one who looked at me first! :P

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don't worry.. the cramped look is just an act.. i didn't pinch her or anything okayyyy..

2006-10-08T23:20:00.000+08:00

me: arghhh!! look at herrr! yani: yeah i know, i look funny right??

2006-10-08T23:19:00.000+08:00

me: ok, ok.. my turn to look spastic alrite? yani: yeah, whatever!

2006-10-08T23:18:00.000+08:00

me: hmph!! last picture already?! :(

2006-10-07T13:34:00.000+08:00

Leann Rimes - I dream

Hmm.. contradicting isn't it that this video was taken in 2001?

2006-10-02T22:00:00.000+08:00

almost a month of no updates??

yes.. i've been very very very very (u get what i mean) busy.. work is okay except the fact that there's meetings every single day?? and being an admin is no joke okay.. u gotta listen to all the conversation, summarize everything and type it out on the computer for all to see on the projected screen.. WOAH..

and well, by the time i get home, i'm all drained.. not much of physical draining but mentally.. and this is just the 4th week.. out of 8.. gosh.. i wonder what's to come?

anyway, i know it's a bit late but thanks for all your tags, wishes and comments.. Selamat berpuasa to all of u!!

Ouh, and just for a stress reliever.. *winks*

2006-09-04T12:30:00.000+08:00

went to watch Piala Tun Perak II at Siglap South CC yesterday.. there were 4 groups competing and 1 of them is Adiratna.. kinda missed the days when i was still involved.. Dila was the Juara and Rab was the Karut.. and i must say that Dila has an enchanting voice..

anyway, congrats once again to Adiratna for getting second in place and to Dila for winning Juara Harapan!! way to go ladies!!

2006-09-01T08:55:00.000+08:00

received a pleasant surprise yesterday.. was going out for lunch when i received a call from a private number.. and it was from Arina, one of my K2 kids during my attachment! she told me that she had bought me a Teacher's Day gift.. correction - gifts.. she told me she bought me a tabung and lotion.. sweet right? and its very thoughtful of her even though i taught her for only a month and a half..

and Dila told called me up after that saying that in all, i received bout 4 gifts from Wani and Arina, my K2s, Nureen, my K1 student and Oi Yin, who's Dila's student.. and i was really very touched.. it somehow makes me feel that in my short stay, i had made an impact in some of their lives.. :)

anyway, to all teachers, Happy Teachers Day!!

2006-08-31T11:51:00.000+08:00

i miss the kids.. *sobs* :(

2006-08-27T21:30:00.000+08:00

Dealova - Once

aku ingin menjadi mimpi indah dalam tidurmu
aku ingin menjadi sesuatu yang mungkin bisa kau rindu
karena langkah merapuh tanpa dirimu
ohh karena hati t'lah letih

aku ingin menjadi sesuatu yang selalu bisa kau sentuh
aku ingin kau tahu bahwa ku selalu memujamu
tanpamu sepinya waktu merantai hati
ohh bayangmu seakan-akan

kau seperti nyanyian dalam hatiku
yang memanggil rinduku padamu
ohhh seperti udara yang kuhela kau selalu ada

hanya dirimu yang bisa membuatku tenang
tanpa dirimu aku merasa hilang
dan sepi, dan sepiiii

selalu ada, kau selalu ada
selalu ada, kau selalu ada

2006-08-26T00:30:00.000+08:00

My cute little hunny bunny!!

2006-08-22T23:51:00.000+08:00

Opps.. Late by 1 day..

Happy 4th year to Us,
Happy 4th year to Us,
Our 4th year anniversary..
Happy 4th year to Us! :)

2006-08-22T23:38:00.000+08:00

Today marks the end of my internship at Hijrah.. and tomorrow, it's back to BoxHill.. it's kinda sad leaving them but what can i say? life must go on.. and i have been doing free labour for 1 and a half mths.. enuff is enuff?? haha..

neway, had some parting gifts for the kids just now.. and that's the good thing bout children.. they're grateful for whatever u give to them.. even if it's a small sweet..

here are the pics..

My K1 class..

ermm.. something seems wrong with blogger upload.. so i'll try uploading more pics next time k? g'nite!

2006-08-18T19:20:00.000+08:00

yesssss!!!! finally, a huge burden off my shoulders!! i'm done with practicum!! wooohoo!! and i think i'm getting an EXCELLENT for it! :DDDDD

err.. ok.. that was a bit overreacting i guess.. haha.. but well, i'm happy.. cos all my sleepless nights paid off.. pics are below.. and i'm gonna add summore pics of my big book soon..

for now, i really need to catch up on my sleep..

this was me a few week before the practicum...

and me a day before the practicum..

just look at those eyebags!

2006-08-18T19:17:00.000+08:00

Remember her? The Paper Doll and i've named her! She's Fatima and this is her first outfit!

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Fatima and her Punjabi outfit..

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my third outfit - cheongsam or wat u can call qipao??

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i like the sari too..

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the "western dress" turned out to be just a blouse and skirt! hahaha..

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the last outfit i made (which i think is the nicest) - baju kurung!

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Fatima and her wardrobe..

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and they say boys can't play dolls???

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Aidinil's favourite outfit.. And mine as well! :D

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Putri's favourite outfit..

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Syahindah's favourite outfit..

2006-08-18T19:12:00.000+08:00

Haikal and Aidinil with Fatima..

2006-08-10T19:02:00.000+08:00

i'm a nervous wreck.. my practicum's next week and i'm like only half-done with the learning aides! neway, just thought i'd share with u guys on what i'm doing on the 16th..

The first activity - Decorate the Christmas Tree!

The two things required for this activity are the manipulatives..

..and the velcroed Christmas tree!

for the 2nd activity (Dress Me Up), meet my model, The Paper Doll..

firstly, in a sweet white and blue Kebaya..

next, in a Punjabi Suit..

and lastly, in a purplish cheongsam.. coming up will be a western dress worn for Christmas.. :)

a peek into her closet..

i really put in alot of effort doing these.. and hopefully i could get either merit or distinction for my evaluation.. hehehe.. i have to get back to doing the last outfit and also to complete the other activities and my big book.. till next time.. ciao!

2006-08-09T14:05:00.000+08:00

Happy 41st birthday Singapore!!!!

Yesterday, we had our very own National Day Celebration in school.. All the children were dressed up in red and white (and so were the teachers).. There was a potluck and most of the children brought food from home.. there were diff kinds of noodles, there were chicken nuggets, fish fillets, jelly, hot dogs and many tidbits!!

We planned to have musical chairs but it did not happen cos the children were too busy entertaining themselves.. hehehe.. once the flags were given out, hell broke loose!! it was even difficult to hear yourself..

as expected, there were many leftovers after the 'party'.. and we packed them into small plastic bags and gave them away to the children..

By the time they left at 12.30, the place looked like as if a hurricane came by.. popcorns on the floor, sweet wrappers all around, chair overturned.. and we had to clear up the mess.. i swept the assembly area and dila did the main hall.. after that, we sat down to have a chat.. exchanged lots of stories bout the kids.. :)

i thought of leaving at 2.30 but in the end i stayed till 5, helping them out for the outing to Hay Dairies next Monday..

anyway, here are the pics from the celebration.. enjoy!

2006-08-09T13:56:00.000+08:00

The kids, celebrating in their own way.. :)

2006-08-06T20:13:00.000+08:00

Random Pics

1) Picture of me and Aaron.. Nicely taken even though he was struggling to get away.. ;)
2) Teacher Siti and (student) Siti.. hee..
3) Children assembling before going home..
4) Firmanshah.. nama glamer! and smart kid as well.. only 3 but can count pretty well..
5) Me and Danish.. he's Dila's student..
6) Nur Sya'irah.. 3 yrs old..
7) My students and me.. Nur Umairah, me and Irfan..
8) Me and (of course) Husaini.. his pic is a MUST!! hahaha..
9) Faris.. Farah's student.. very quiet.. but cute cos he's got dimples!
10) Me and Husnul Ariffin..
11) Me and the supersmart Hasif.. when everyone at 3 yrs old identifies a camo plane as an aeroplane, he calls it a fighter plane.. even i was stunned.. hehehe..
12) Hidayat, me and Dzulfarhan..
13) Aiman and Halfee, the two inseparables!
14) Me and Pwincess Qistina a.k.a adik (see video below)
15) Me (well, half of me actually) and Syafiqah..
16) Me and Maisara.. she never speaks at all..

Boys Video

2006-08-02T18:50:00.000+08:00

Ok, this one was taken yesterday at work.. We ended a lil early so while the children were playing, i took this.. The kids featured in the video are Aidinil, his bro Hidayat, Dzul, Faris and Haikal..

Qistina's Video

2006-08-02T18:46:00.000+08:00

Below is a video of me and Qistina.. She's 3 years old and is in Nursery 1 or wat u can call Playgroup.. She calls herself adik and claims to be a princess.. Halfway through the video, i shifted the camera to Sya'irah, adik's classmate.. See how cute they are!

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Rahmat Damansari at work..

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The artist himself..

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The final drawing.. may seem untidy for you but for a K1 kid, that's really awesome work..

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I wrote his name for him at the end.. every artist needs appreciation right?

2006-07-27T18:30:00.000+08:00

yesterday's excursion was great! tho the kids were only 3 years old, they behaved quite well.. maybe cos we only had 11 kids.. hahaha.. dila didn't go for the excursion cos she's sick.. so it's only me and Teacher Farah..

another good thing is, noone scraped their knee! as compared to the first day where we had bout 5 casualties..

the activities were still the same so i shall not elaborate them.. just haf a look at the pictures i posted below! :)

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and today, Farah's not well so Dila and me combined the class for the second session.. din manage to do alot.. but i took pictures of Rahmat and his drawing.. i'll upload them after this.. he's really talented for a K1 student.. good at drawing, colouring and he's also musically inclined! u should hear him rap.. hahaha..

k dat's bout it i have for now.. tata!

2006-07-27T18:17:00.001+08:00

First Day: The children listening to some instructions at Singapore Discovery Centre..

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One of the activities - Town building using blocks..

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The green group did quite well..

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Second Day: I started off the day with taking a photo of one of the little darlings, Husaini..

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I couldn't resist a second photo!!

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Teacher Farah and the kids during lunch time..

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That's me and Aidinil, the naughty but lovable kid.. :)

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That's me and Qistina.. but she calls herself adik.. her voice is very cute and so is her smile!

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the children at the next station - making fish out of balloons!

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There's Qistina.. sweetkan smile dia!

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and lastly, Insyirah, with her "fish"..

2006-07-25T22:00:00.000+08:00

had an excursion with some of the kids today.. reached school at 8.30 am to help pack the food and get the name tags ready.. the kids arrived at about 9.15 and by 9.55, we were on the bus heading to Singapore Discovery Centre..

and for once, i'm not proud of my kids.. the rest of the other 3 branches were already there.. and all those kids were so well-behaved and properly lined-up.. and as for us? huh.. jgn cakap lah.. terlari sana, terlari sini..

first stop, balloon making.. the kids were taught how to make a fish out of a balloon.. and too bad it was the first station for us.. the kids were more interested in playing with the balloon than listening to the coordinator talk.. we tried telling them off but no use..

so the next station was blocks building.. there's 4 group doing Airport, Seaport, Military Camp and Reservoir.,. and they have to set up a town using blocks that are actually buildings.. offices, shopping ctr, hotel and so on.. so, on the map, they are supposed to build up the buildings on the green area only.. and u noe wat these kids do? they stack up all the buildings together.. tried telling them not to stack by demonstrating but no use also.. nak kata tak paham, cakap Melayu pun sama jugak.. *sigh*

and during lunch, they ate nasi goreng and by the time they finished, one quarter of their rice in on the floor.. and the teachers from the other centres were looking at our kids.. nak kata malu ada, marah pun ada.. marah not at the kids lah but to dat teacher.. i'm actually acting like a mother being overly protective of the kids.. hahaha..

neway, balloons were confiscated cos they're such a distraction and finally, after threatening them that we'll never return their balloons, they managed to line up in 2 rows..

after that, things were better.. the lines were occasionally broken cos some children walked too slow but most of them never let their hands off from their friends' shoulder.. wanna noe y? cos we said sapa lepaskan tangan Teacher tak bawak dia balik.. dats already at the last resort.. we didn't know what to do.. imagine 3 teachers to 35 kids..

and i was so freaking tired when i reached home.. din even managed to go for the project meeting.. and worst thing is, i'd have to go through the same routine again tomorrow for the K2 and N1 students..

wish me luck..

2006-07-20T13:19:00.000+08:00

had a birthday bash at school yesterday.. the second one since i started practicum but the first i witnessed cos i miss the first party..

so the birthday boy is Halfee.. pics have already been uploaded below.. hehe.. tell me wat u think of the kids.. to me they can be adorable kids at one point of time and little hellions the next minute.. but nevertheless, i love them just nice..

well, like i mentioned, they can be hellions and yesterday was also the perfect example to say y.. in fact, i think i became a bit of a hellion like them as well! hahaha..

for the first session, like i explained, the boy i complained about was pulled into the office with Kak Lisa and i'm left with the remaining students.. guess dat solved the problem? NOPE! in fact, the class was more disruptive.. imagine this, u're teaching and the students keep running in and out of the office.. it really gave me a headache.. and so i used the easy way out.. if anyone crosses the door of the office, the person can forget about going home.. it works for most of them but this little girl totally ignored it.. she and the boy kept playing.. and when i looked in and saw them jumping up and down on the couch, dat's the last straw.. i told her off and said she can stay in there and don't let me see her face outside.. i know it's a bit harsh for children but one thing i learned during the practicum is always be nice and they'll climb over your head..

well, after dat, i guess she was a bit frightened.. she came out quickly and stood at the corner.. i took her chair and stacked it onto the unused chairs and told the class the remaining empty chair is for Hamka, who was in the toilet.. she just lingered in the corner waiting for me to tell her to sit down.. i didn't want to placate her so i simply said.. "I don't want to see you here.. go inside.." it's amazing i managed to say that with a straight face.. and well, she did just that.. she grabbed her bag and went back into the office.. only when i started my art and craft session did she and the boy join us.. and the boy? degil giler! we were doing some shakers.. and as we know, the process is as simple as A B C right? just put the beans into the bottles and there you have it.. a shaker.. and then you can design the bottle..

but, he just wants to have his way.. after putting the beans in the bottle, he put some water inside the bottle.. i explained to him dat the sound will be very soft (if there is a sound at all) and he shouldn't put the water but he insisted so ok watever.. then he insisted i take out the paint from the cupboard cos the water is too plain.. he added purple and red paint and boasted to everyone that his shaker is the best.. and so, as expected everyone wants to do the same.. and of course i didn't relent.. it's just a silly thing to do.. defeats the purpose of making a shaker when u can't even hear a sound..

and nearing the end of the lesson, this boy threw the murky water and beans away and guess wat? he asked me for more beans.. i asked him what happened to the water and he said he didn't like it.. i told him we ran out of beans and y don't he go home and do it.. he said he didn't want to.. and i asked if he had any.. he said yes but he doesn't want to use the ones at home and he reminded me to bring some for him tomorrow.. i mean wth? do i look like i'm his maid? the cook heard our conversation and even she mengucap..

then at 2, the last session kids came.. i'm always feeling lethargic by this time due to the kids from the previous session.. but the kids from 2pm to 5pm are not so bad.. they're quite independent..

so we had the birthday party and it lasted till 4.. just an hour to go b4 the kids go off.. i decided to teach them malay.. wrong subject (and wrong time)!! there i am explaining what the hell's ikan paus, obor-obor, unduk-unduk, ketam and i realized i was talking to myself.. the children were more interested in talking among themselves.. i tried to get their attention and asked them what these animals are called in malay.. when it comes to crab, i gave them a hint that it begins with "ke" you know what they say? "keRBAU".. ok this part i must admit it's funny.. even i laughed hard.. *lol*

but their attention didn't last long.. i tried swapping their seats but it didn't work at all.. at i just gave up.. this is what i said..

"Ok fine, all of you want to talk so much right? Ok then, close your books. Go. Pack up your bags and go. Then you can go and talk as much as you want."

Harsh isn't it? i then returned to my seat to mark books.. i think they're stunned hearing me raise my voice.. they really sat quietly and just looked at me.. i didn't budge.. and this boy, Aidinil, came up to me and pulled my sleeve.. he said "Teacher, kita nak blajar.." in a merengek tone of voice.. i feel it was sweet of him to do that, considering he's the most rowdy of the bunch.. and again, i didn't give in.. i just shook my head and he persisted.. when i couldn't stand it any longer i turned to him and said "Tadi nak cakap sangat kan? Ah, skarang Teacher dah kasi permission cakap lah".. He said he didn't want and he insisted he wants to study.. Finally, he gave up as well.. he returned to his seat and scolded the rest.. i heard his words and i nearly smiled.. i was quite touched actually.. but i just didn't want them to think i'm not serious.. i mean if i scold them and then i acted like nothing happened, they will never learn.. and these are just words.. i don't believe in corporal punishment and even if i do, i will never use it on them..

so, much has happened since the practicum started and today, i'm at home..i'm trying to complete as much of the reports as possible.. by 18th august, i'll have to complete 2 reflective journals, 2 child observation reports, 1 lesson plan and also set up 3 learning corners.. phew! i know if i don't start now, it's gonna be slipshot work.. and now dat i've blogged.. i can start work.. hahaha.. otherwise, i won't be able to concentrate..

till next time..

2006-07-20T13:17:00.001+08:00

Halfee, the birthday boy..

2006-07-20T13:17:00.000+08:00

King of the day!!

2006-07-20T13:16:00.002+08:00

Cake for the birthday boy..

2006-07-20T13:16:00.001+08:00

Close-up of the cake..

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The reluctant birthday boy..

2006-07-20T13:15:00.001+08:00

The children eating happily..

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and of course, the teachers are not forgotten.. hehehe.. :P

2006-07-20T13:14:00.000+08:00

Lastly, a pic with the cute one.. Dzulfarhan.. :)

2006-07-18T22:07:00.000+08:00

urgh!! today the children really tested my patience.. there's this boy that i've just met for two days and he really can make my blood boil.. not dat he's a new boy in class.. he was sick even before i started my practicum and only got back to school yesterday..

he's one plain lazy boy.. talks so much and only thinks of playing.. disrupts my lessons and guess wat? he even had the cheek to say he didn't want me to teach him tomorrow.. he wants Teacher Lisa (the principal) to teach him.. urgh! like as if i even asked to teach him in the first place..

ouh and i forgot to add.. he's also rude (for those positive-thinkers, you can consider it as straight-forward if you want lah).. a bit ironic cos both parents are teachers mind you.. and another ironic thing is his parents kaki komplen.. a bit only call up school.. i mean of all people, they should understand our situation.. what if their students' parents keep calling to complain? i mean i don't mind if we're at fault.. and mcmlah budak tue baik sangat?

so even before the start of the lesson, Kak Lisa already reminded me not to raise my voice to him, which i consider an achievement.. errmm, ok i've sidetracked a little.. back to why he's rude.. i'm already clearing up for the next session and he came up to me and this is the conversation we had:

Boy: Teacher, teacher, i want Teacher Lisa to teach us tomorrow.

Me: Ouh.. Ok.. why? you don't like me to teach u izzit?

Boy: No <--- not even the slightest hesitation

okay up to this point, i must admit i was a bit disheartened.. i was asking myself, where did i go wrong? i didn't raise my voice to him and even when i scolded, i scolded them as a class.. and i think of all the children, he received wat i call 'special' attention.. i keep coming to his place when he says "I don't know" and i even explained to him on a one-on-one basis.. ok so to continue..

Nabil (a classmate): Teacher, Nabil nak Teacher Siti (dat's wat they call me) ajar.

Boy: You want Teacher Siti then go and sleep with her lah!

mak ai!! at that point jgn cakap my blood boil! kalau boleh evaporate dah takda darah pun!! dalam hati i was saying "kurang ajar punya budak".. nasib baik itu jam dia went off to the assembly area.. kalau tak, complain tak complain, hung tetap kena hung! and parents TEACHERS summore!

and for the start of the next session, i was quite moody.. then i talked to Dila and Farah.. Farah was of course appalled he could say something like dat.. and i told them dat my mind's set.. i don't want to take the K1s anymore.. i just wanna focus on the K2s for my practicum..

talked to Kak Lisa after dat.. initially she was ok wif my plan.. but while i was teaching the K2s, she came to talk to me.. she said if the problem was with the boy, she'd just pull him into the office for the 3 hours and i can be left with the rest of the kids to teach.. she's just worried that i don't have enough students for my practicum.. cos i need at least 5 kids to pass.. and currently for K2s, there's 9 in total but never is there a day where there's full attendance.. and dat's wat worries her..

so there's still a possibility that i'll be taking the K1s for my practicum after all..

anyway enough complaining.. today i did a mini project with my K2s.. we did some shakers, which we made using bottles and green beans.. the children were really enjoying themselves.. pity i didn't get to take pictures this time round..

so, dats basically wat happened today at werk.. after work, went to tuition and now, just got back home.. Mum called saying they're on their way home from JB and they met Tunang and family there.. hehehe.. i think after this i might head off to bed since i think Tunang's already asleep.. so, nitey nites!

2006-07-14T22:07:00.000+08:00

ahhh... another Friday almost gone and its time for the weekends.. no plans so far and don't actually intend to haf any.. just wanna slack at home cos it's soooooooooooooo tiring today..

it's ironic that Friday is the day we don't actually teach much cos the school hours are cut short by an hour per session but it's the most tiring of all the days.. why? cos every Friday, we make it so much so that there's no book-based teaching.. last week, we did water play, where all the children go into 2 tubs filled with water and just have fun (kononnya macam mandi swimming pool lah tu!)! the water's not so deep though.. just around their calf or knee level.. but the way they seem to enjoy themselves make u think they are REALLY in a swimming pool..

and today, we did some painting for the 10am to 12pm session.. Dila did some painting with the kids as well but Farah and me did most of the watching.. here's some of the pics i took..

All the kids enjoying the painting session..

Izzat showing his semangat patriotik by using a combination of red and white.. With him are Maisarah and Shahirah..

Colourful art..

Sharing paint..

Haziq Spiderman baca doa tu agaknyer.. Takut painting dia tak menjadi ker?

Kenapa si Husaini frown? Ilhan is laughing at Aiman's hands and in the background, Teacher Dila and Teacher Farah tgkkan gelagat budak-budak tue..

well, so much for the first session.. We had to spend half an hour of our rest time to clear up the mess.. u should haf a look at the hall when they're done.. paint all over the floor.. tsk tsk tsk.. and for the remaining time, i marked all the books (6 sets, mind you) and helped Dila to sharp the crayons..

so, for the second session, instead of doing painting, we did some art using glue, some mahjong papaer and a few cups of crayon shavings.. yeaps, u guess rite! they put glue onto the mahjong paper and create artpieces using the crayon shavings.. the results are not so colourful like the paintings, but clearing up proved to be much easier.. and the pics? here they are..

The enthusiastic group: Arina, Hidayat, Taufik (the blurred image) and Aaron..

Only Aiman and the girl next to him are interested in photo-taking.. the rest are in their "own world"..

The second session students: Maisarah (face covered by towel), Dzulfarhan, Arina, Hidayat, Taufik and Halfy..

Aqil with his masterpiece..

now, after seeing all these pics, i'm sure i've made the right choice in choosing my future career.. :)

2006-07-13T18:57:00.000+08:00

i'm back after a month plus of not blogging.. i'm currently taking a month and a half unpaid leave from work to focus on my practicum (which if i don't complete, i can't graduate)..

so how is it so far?

well, not bad.. i'm doing it at Hijrah Kindergarten along Jalan Singa, which is like a few bus stops away from home.. better still, i start work at 11am and i knock off at 5pm.. can i ask for more? hahaha..

and the kids? well, they can be a rowdy bunch and make your darah naik, but they certainly know how to make up for it..

i'm taking 2 classes.. the first session, from 11am to 2pm, are my K1s and the second session, from 2pm to 5pm, are my K2s.. i don't really have a large class.. mainly an average of 8 pupils per class..

and the children banyak kerenah.. for my K1s, one of them, Nabil, says the weirdest things.. Fikri loves to throw crayons all over the floor when i'm not looking and when i scream at him to pick it up, he pretends to be all innocent and points fingers to everyone but himself.. Umaira is very smart but doesn't pay attention when i'm teaching and she loves to climb the side of the staircase.. the rest are ok in general..

the K2s? Ain is smart and very matured.. she doesn't like to play like the others and she just likes to study (how i wish everyone is like her).. Aidinil is very hyperactive.. he can't sit still in his seat for more than 5 minutes.. he is smart but super lazy.. everytime i tell them to do work, he'll say "teacher, penat lah teacher".. but, if you let them play in the playground, he'll be the first to run out..

i finally understand how difficult it is to be a good teacher and the responsibility that you have to shoulder as one but if ur asking me if i regret pursuing to be a kindergarten teacher, i'd say no.. cos the satisfaction to see them learn something new everyday and also their keletah can make up for all the tiredness u feel at the end of the day.. :)

2006-06-04T00:50:00.000+08:00

2006-05-23T23:17:00.000+08:00

wokayyysss.. wat some of u might be waiting for.. pics from the buddies outing.. and the hot air balloon ride!! Here it is!!

2006-05-22T08:50:00.000+08:00

fuhhhh! weekend was a blast dat i barely had time for a breather!! on saturday, some of the NP grads met up for A'ai's wedding, which took place at Choa Chu Kang.. A'ai looked so gorgeous and even my boss commented she looked different.. hehehe..

neway to A'ai, though this might sound very cliched,

Selamat Pengantin Baru and semoga mahligai yang dibina berkekalan selama-lamanya!! Have a blissful marriage alrite?

and yesterday, i simply had the day of my life!!! started out with cooking.. helped mummy cooked ayam masak kicap and i fried some spinach.. turned out to be pretty good.. i'm starting to love cooking!!

then, at ard 3.30, met up wif my two darling buddies to haf a day of fun! we headed to Bugis for the hot-air balloon! u guys should check it out! i recommend it 100%! it's a mixture of thrill and excitement and when u see the view from the peak (which is 150m or equivalent to 50 storeys high), u can go weak in ur knees! it's simply magnificent! took some pics but havent had the time to upload it, so when i dom then get ready to drool ok! *winks*

and if ur local, count urself lucky cos u'd get a 25% discount for the ride.. instead of paying a friggin $23, u only pay $17! how kewl is dat??

then, we headed to eat at Sofra.. ambience was nice.. food was not bad and quite reasonable for Turkish cuisine..

after lunch cum dinner, tot of doing something adventurous since we've already fulfilled our stomach and guts.. so, we headed off to find the stairs that wud lead to the Benjamin Shears Bridge cos trust me, the view from there is also picturesque..

found the steps but sadly, we din go up cos the entrance was quite hidden by some construction stuff.. and there seems to be a dwelling area of someone.. it's quie scary really.. seems like someone is out there waiting to pounce on you.. so, we turned back.. and dat is wat i wud call so near, yet so far.. hahaha.. but nvm, there's alwiz anudder time.. maybe next time, we'd go in the day so it won't be so much frightening..

so, to continue the story, we went to Millenia Walk LJS for some drinks and pie.. and lots of funny things happen.. first, i fell off the chair (stupid accident, really).. then, Maherah tot the cashier gave back the wrong change when she already gave some of it to Nashitah.. and then Nash dengan facial expression yang sungguh cute skali deny the Hershey's Pie was Hershey's.. ok, if u dun geddit, nvm.. dun bother racking ur brains.. haha..

all in all, yesterday was great.. and to my buddies, I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

and switheart, thanx for making my night. ILU too. *beams*

2006-05-17T23:52:00.000+08:00

i'm bushed. 2 days straight wif project meeting. and i just got back. worst, presentation is tomorrow and we havent discussed wat to say out. nielah jadinya if all team members cannot meet up. *sigh*

neway, codings are up and you can find them here.

as for now, it's sleep for me. nites.

2006-05-16T14:22:00.000+08:00

have been planning to do a Peterpan skin and voila!! Peterpan fans, enjoy. ;)

codings? will update the link once i've done it! :)

2006-05-14T13:17:00.000+08:00

decided to change my layout cos many people think its too mushy.. heheheh.. nemind, i'll save that layout for december ok? *winks*

i am SO not looking forward to June.. *sigh* validation sessions are starting soon and it'll be sooooo hectic dat i dun think i'll even be having a full-hour lunch! there'll be 4 admins; myself, kak aida, dila and someone new.. and all 4 of us would be having validations concurrently.. and to make things worst, we might (and there is a high possibility of it that we) have to come back on weekends to work.. *sigh* as long as i dun haf to spend my birthday doing work..

neway, Peterpan fans, listen up!! Peterpan will be having a concert on the 17th of June so get ur tix fast b4 they're sold out!! for more information, listen to the radio or read the newspapers!

and lastly, to all mothers in the world....

Happy Mother's Day!!

2006-05-08T09:20:00.000+08:00

warrrghhhh!!! mata aku tembellllllll!!! *sobs* omg.. i look so buruk seyyy.. :(
anyone noe any remedies?

2006-05-02T23:25:00.000+08:00

my latest skin, inspired by Nashitah.. i present to u, I Love To Dance HipHop!!! (personally, i think it's my best creation to date!)

2006-05-01T21:25:00.000+08:00

sometimes, i just wonder if i'm really worthy of being someone's friend. i know i haven't been a good friend to you. i haven't been msging you or calling you. i know you think i blame you for wat happened the other day. yes. i admit i was pissed initially. tapi benda dah jadi. wats the point of me being pissed for long rite? but still, dat doesn't give you an excuse to say something like dat to me right? i mean i don't send out messages with traces like i've-given-up-and-i-wanna-end-my-life-stay-away-from-me kinda thing. i know you've been thru tough times in live okay, and i know you're strong enuff to pull thru. there's only a limit to wat i and the others can say. the rest is up to you. if you refuse to budge, then i'm afraid there's really nothing i can do.

2006-04-28T14:37:00.000+08:00

yeyyyyyy!! internet at work is much much much better than it has been in WEEKS!! woohooo! baroo dapat upload all my layouts! here u gooooo!

Layout number 2 - dedicated to my one and only.. :)

Layout number 3 - okay, this one was just meant to be a joke.. hee.. cudn't resist it..

Layout number 4 - inspired by the guitar picture! rawker me?! can u imagine dat?!

okies, enuff bout skins.. had a lil party for Shayne and Sally who's gonna leave for Australia.. took some photos just now.. but in the mean time, i'll just upload pics from the lunch meetup 2 days back! and then, it's back to work!! :)

Pic of me and my partner-in-crime, Aidillah..

Dillah's bosses, Shayne and Guy..

Top: Dillah, Me, Kak Aida and Riana

Seated: Sally and Sue

Kak Aida, Sally, Riana and Sue

Dillah, Me and Kak Aida.. we are SO alike in some ways!

2006-04-26T10:47:00.000+08:00

finally. after so much hassle, i've managed to upload only one picture. how miserable is that? urghhhh! bingit sey! have tried Hello, blogger image button, villagephotos and even Photobucket but cudnt seem to upload anything. stupid stupid ISP. it's freakin irritating lah. dah kena complain pun performance still the same. crap.

this is the image i was talkin bout. and it's only like 19KB?? *rolls eyes* ha, i guess i was just plain lucky. let's just hope it happens again cos i still have 3 more pics to upload.

sue's back again. great to have her back cos life at work's been pretty boring wifout her around. she chatted bout her easter hols and also what she did in Aust. she's also planning to go Bangkok or Malacca for the long weekend. did some findings on the net for airfares and coach fares and found out that it cost only $11.00 to Malacca by coach! cheap rite?! makes me wanna go for a holiday! hahahaha. but then again, i'm too lazy to plan holidays anymore after what happened. nvm, u dun need to noe. so guess this weekend and labour day will be spent fruitfully at Amore (hopefully)!

2006-04-24T09:33:00.000+08:00

i'm alone in the office.. aida and riana are both late today, dila's in her own office wayyyyy at the other side of this level and it's a monday morning again.. *sigh* 5 more days to the weekend..

the weekend went pretty well, tho its a lil boring.. on sat, went to teach tuition.. was supposed to go for project meeting but ended up mas and fadhila cudn't make it, so it was cancelled.. and speaking of the project, i just realised i havent done my bit.. *yikes* hahahah..

yesterday, went out with mum and darling to survey for beds.. went to IERUS Living, NOVA and Aero Furnishing.. of course IERUS was the best.. u cud haf custom-made beds according to ur taste (but of course, its more ka-ching!!) i fell in love with the designs but upon hearing the price, i think i'd not only have to think more than twice but also have to save twice the amount i'm saving monthly in order to buy it.. hehehe.. NOVA wasn't bad.. i think most prob, we'd be getting the bed from there.. price-wise? very affordable.. the most expensive one we came across was $2380.. and this set would include a bedframe, wardrobe, 1 or 2 side tables (i can't remember), a dressing table with a stool and also a TV rack! how great is that! so, bakal2 mempelai tue, sila2lah ke NOVA yerrr? *winks*

also created summore skins over the weekends (3 in fact) but shucks, internet at home is down (don't ask y) so i can't upload them yet.. but there's nutting much to look to cos they're all skins of me and my darl! hahahah... and also, anyone need personalised skins? or ideas what skins to make? cos i'm running out of ideas..

okies peeps, till next time then.. selamat menempuhi the 4 and a half weekdays!

2006-04-18T16:00:00.000+08:00

boringnyeeeerrrrrrr! 2 days straight w/o any work to do! boleh mati kebosanan sey! want to do skins, no photoshop.. emails all checked.. wat else to do?

dis thursday, sally from australia is coming over.. heard lotsa things bout her but yet to noe which is true which is not..

class (finally!) started yesterday.. but skipped it cos too tired.. monday blues? hahaha.. fell asleep quite early actually.. bout 9.30.. woke up at midnight thinking it's already time to get up to go to work.. klakar sey.. hahaha..

today, going anudder KB session with Bong.. long time havent work out sey! laziness starting to come back but i shall not succumb to it..

ok, so i'm dead bored and i dunno what else to update u.. so, maybe i'll read up the novel i brought..

cya..

2006-04-16T01:35:00.000+08:00

yessssssssss!!! i've never felt so much satisfaction in such a longgggg time!! Guess wat?! i'm back to designing blogskins again!!! wooooohhhhhhhhoooooo!!

done 2 new skins so far and i'm satisfied with both of them!!! the one i'm using rite now is 1 of them and the other one is called The Illusionist.. but i prefer this one more cos i put in more effort in it i guess..

neway, have i blogged bout yesterday? hmmm... lemme see... erk.. yeaps.. nope not yet.. well, switheart and family came yesterday and had a discussion bout the wedding plans.. some changes have been done.. instead of having my solemnization on the 1st of Dec, which is a Friday, we'll be having it on Sat morning.. then, will be the walimah itself..

excited, excited, excited!!! 8 bulan lagik sey!! (or izit 7? shud i count december in?) i think switheart's feeling the same way i'm feeling! heee... tul tak yang? *winks*

fuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh.... ok i've let off all the steam so now it's time to zzzzzzz..

time clocked out: 1.41am!

2006-04-14T16:28:00.000+08:00

this week's been a lazy week.. had only gone to amore once so far.. and tu pun setakat 1 lesson.. nasib weight maintain! neway, took leave yesterday.. still went ahead wif plans to go JB but went with switheart..

switheart picked me up at 10.15am and upon reaching JB, we went to eat breakfast at Xtra.. the nasi padang there is good.. i had asam pedas ikan pari, sayur turi masak lemak and bagedil.. *smacks lips* yum yum!

after b'fast, walked around at the supermarket.. i bought quite a lot of items.. 2 packs of Nutrigen, a beach towel, a pair of pyjamas and a can of milk.. and i oso bought 2 more novels by Norhayati Berahim.. dat makes 7 books by her so far.. i think she's a great author.. someone who can manipulates ur feelings with her work..

neway, we din do much after dat.. reached home by 3.30.. planned to go Amore for KB at 7.30 but had stomach ache.. luckily, things turned better today..

later at 9+, switheart and his parents are coming over.. nervous, nervous.. they're coming to fix the wedding date (tho between us, it's already fixed.. heehee..).. mum cooked kacang pool and bubur pulut hitam and i'm gonna fry some laksa later.. AND mum's gonna fry some samosas as well.. woah, wat a feast!

ouh and yeah! i put in some photos as well.. its on the right navigation after the tagboard i think.. i used PictureTrail.. not bad.. u can add music to ur albums as well.. do check it out.. i'll leave u to that cos i need to get some stuff done.. have a great weekend!

2006-04-14T15:48:00.001+08:00

ooooooohhhhh.. very bad weather today!

2006-04-14T15:48:00.000+08:00

the storm from my corridor..

2006-04-14T15:46:00.000+08:00

*sighhhhh* is it possible for someone so handsome to become more adorable?

2006-04-14T15:45:00.001+08:00

*drools* heeeee..