Teachers' Day 2007

Well, here's the time of the year again. Last year this time, I wrote about how I really thought I deserved the rest on this day of the year because of all the hard work that we have put in. This year, the feeling couldn't be stronger. This year, my status was no longer that of a BT, or a Beginning teacher. It's time we were thrown into the real world of teaching, where nothing prevents the elements of the world to hit us. Truth is, I much enjoy the fact that we are no longer under such scrutiny from the rest of the peopl around us, but I sort of miss the hand-holding that were given to us in the one year when we were BTs...

However, I really, really am glad that I have a bunch of really great colleagues to work with. They have really been there for me along the way, and have really helped me in every way possible. Life without them would have been hell. Seriously.

On the 30th August, the School Advisory COmmittee bought dinner for all of us at Jappy Joy restaurant (In Bukit Merah). Granted, it's not exactly the most glamorous place to be seen having a school staff dinner, but her, it's the company that matters isn't it?

And that much is indeed true. The dinner was really only so-so. But the company, and the jokes that were surrounding our table made it one of the greatest dinner of all.. =) I am blessed..

Here's our gang.. in the top row, from the left, Cynthia, Ning and Myself. In the front, Kelly, Yvonne and Yen Ru.

Haha.. trying more crazy shots... I dunno how come the lighting came out like this...
Throughout the whole dinner, we kept having fun trying to sing all the karaoke songs in mandarin (if they were in English) and English (if they were in mandarin). Haha. Seriously. You would not have thought teachers to be capable of such pure crap.

Just imagine the song 'Take me home, country Road". Imagine it sung in Mandarin. Can you? Nope! Well, We did! Or at least, Yen Ru did. Haha. We laughed so hard, we all teared.. haha. Incredible...

A really sweet gesture by one of my kid's mum...She called me on my mobile two days before to confirm that I would be in school. She bought a really huge cake for all of us to enjoy on that day. Well, ok. Maybe it was my girl's favourite flavour: Vanilla cake. But I guess it's just fair.. haha. Of course if the mum wanted to buy a cake, it would be in her daughter's favourite flavour..

Well, one of my most naughty girl, Tyra, even bought party hats for the whole class, which was really sweet. They wanted to celebrate my birthday together with teachers' day. IT was really very sweet of them...