Wednesday, July 19, 2006 / 2:40 PM

these thoughts came to me as i took a slower than usual walk out of school today....with scenes of the english class i just had with 2e3 and the ruckus they made, still fresh in my head, i was interrupted wen i heard sum1 calling behind, "teacher, teacher!". Being used to that familiar label the past 3 weeks, i turned my head to spot boon kiat frm 2TA waving gdbye to him from behind the fence...i waved back, knowing that he was just up to his usual teasing....he was probably just fooling ard to test waters and c how id react....bt really wad his intentions were, it didnt matter..cuz he started off a string of greetings and goodbyes from students across the rd, returning to school etc.....believe or not, these were the greatest morale boosters to me even after a slpy day at school...

D greatest satisfaction of my day is not about completing my task on time. Sure that was important because it made me feel save to know that im on time with work. But its the smiles of these students, be it notti, cheeky or happy smiles, dat my students carry s dey wave goodbye to me readily. At the end of 4 weeks, i really dunno wad ive given to these kids, be they the ones i taught or the ones i relieved. but these lil strangers from my 1st day at chong boon, my very 1st teaching stint, have given me soooo much. They wldnt believe dat their laughter brings more den a smile to my face. it mades me smile from my heart. Clifford wldnt noe that he gave me a good start to my day wen he spoke to me on my way to sch dat morning. Neither will Tianyi guess dat it made me laugh wenever i think of that conversation we had on fri as he "walked me to the sch gate. Caiyi and "gang" from 2TA nv fails to lifet my spirits wen dey greet me along the corridors..yup these things dat they may not remember a week down the rd, have already formed the foundations of my memory as a teacher.

Wen i saw adrian and Chiahao perform at the opera, Zhaofa at the band concert or even the familiar faces i saw on stage today receiving their apptment as councillors at the investiture, i felt very proud. It probably sounds very silly, but i did. Proud not only because i teach em but simply because i know them. I noe this bunch ofgreat kids, not only 2e2/2e3/2na but even faces from the classes ive sat in b4 like 1e3, respect 3...i wun ever fergt these cheeky and sweet faces. Along with my nurturing and experienced mentors, these kids have shown me the warmth that characterizes chong boon. They changed my opinion towards teaching..sure the money is still good, but the satisfaction i gt is priceless. Now i have higher hopes of myself as a mentor and friend. im really gonna miss evryone, even those faces whose names i cannot rem...

my first taste of teaching: sweet,warm like caramel over vanilla icecream on waffles.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 / 2:40 PM

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