In Motion

Y esterday, I got my first payslip ever! #milestone I know I’m a little behind in all these milestones because of the topsy-turvy way I went about my life. Instead of the standard Malaysian protocol of “Get a job, get a car, get a house and THEN a spouse”, I got a spouse first, gave up my job and am only now beginning my career – at the tender young age of 26.  =P On the bright side, while my peers are already getting disillusioned with life and burnt out at their jobs, I’m still bouncing with excitement at my first pay check. How very grown up, I know. Anyway, today’s post will be about some interesting observations I’ve made about teaching life. I’m sure most of my teacher friends know these already, but not many of them blog so I was unable to glean all these insights before my foray into the Jurassic Park that is teaching. So here goes: #1 If you’re asked to teach a subject on the spot, there will be (many) times you’ll have to apologize for being unsure of som...

It's my third week at work, and now I understand why working adults simply disappear off the face of the earth during the work week and reappear only on public holidays. Weekends are probably fully booked to catch up on a sleep debt. =P I exaggerate. Work does leave me exhausted, but at this point, I don't have to bring any work back so it's not too bad. I also go to bed at 10pm so that I can wake up refreshed at 6am to go to work at 650am and stay there till 415pm, go back home, rinse and repeat. This doesn't give me much time (or energy) to do anything during weekdays, so I leave most household chores and the grocery shopping for the weekend. At the same time, I'm happy that I'm being productive again, so I'm not complaining. Except when school events are held on Saturdays and take up my precious weekends. =P Since I joined the school in the middle of the year, I wasn't assigned a class. Instead, I'm a relief teacher aka Special Duties Teacher,...