Growing pains

It is THAT time of the year again - PSLE !!! My experience tells me this is usually the time when 'normal' kids go haywire and teachers go 'crazy' because of them.
I have noticed some changes in a few of the pupils, especially those from 6F. Quite worry about them. Really wish to tell them what to do, to help them. However, I can't 'protect' them forever. They have to learn how to cope with life's ups and downs themselves. The growing up process is never an easy one. We have to learn to bear the consequences of our decisions. Can sense some puppy love among a few of them. Sigh. There is nothing wrong with it, but why must it be during this crucial period??? Some of them are stressed out because of the heavy "workload", worksheets after worksheets, tuition after tuition, nagging after nagging, scoldings after scoldings. Try not to lecture them too much but at times really can't take it, especially when I sense that they are not performing as well as what they should be.

My Will 2

I have finally done up my will. Feel as if a load has been taken off my shoulder. Yesterday was the first time I went to a Law Firm. Pretty interesting experience. The whole process lasted for more than 1 hour.
Now if anything happens, I will not have any worries. My parents will be well taken care of .

Oldies

Have not listen to English songs for a looooooonnnnng time. Guess that's because I do not like the style of the pop songs nowadays. Have been "digging" up my memory recently, trying to remember what were the songs I loved when I was younger. I remember Micheal Jackson ofcourse, but I don't like him. I love ballads, especially those sang by Debbie Gibson, Wilson Phillips and the Corrs. You can go to Youtube to watch their MVs. My favourites are Debbie's "Lost in your Eyes" and " Electric Youth", WP's "Hold on" and "You don't see me cry".

假和尚

上一个星期的海峡时报刊登了这么一则新闻，一群外国人来新游玩，并冒充和尚，到处去行乞，赚钱。有一些一天内可以“赚取”几百元！
我本身是佛教徒，但我不会在路上捐钱给和尚。不是因为我吝啬，也不是因为我铁石心肠，而是我知道，一个真正的和尚是不会在街上随便向人讨钱的。我也相信帮人的方式有好多种。
新加坡人很奇怪，多数人总会拨电话捐钱给慈善机构，或捐钱给在街上募捐的人。但是真正看到需要帮助的人的时候，却袖手旁观，视若无睹。我就曾经看过一些人捐钱给“假和尚”，却不自动上前帮忙一位迷了路的盲人！怎么会这样呢？我们的社会出现了什么问题？

Oral examinations

Feel as if my head might burst anytime. Tested my pupils for their oral examinations. I am quite satisfied with some of their resuls. Some of them had shown improvements, especially the pupils from Pri 6D. As for the pupils from 6F, surprisingly, a few did not do as well as I expected. Those few need to change their " bo chap" attitude and buck up. They have so much potential in them, and yet they refused to "push" themselves a little bit harder. A pity, I think.

美国人VS新加坡人

前几天，一个外国的人在我面前批评新加坡人，还说什么美国人较好。我听了心里感到很气愤。他怎么能一竹竿打翻一船人呢？新加坡人虽有缺点，但我们也有我们的优点。说美国人好？ 他到底认识多少个美国人？他不曾在美国居住过又怎么知道新加坡人不如美国人呢？我好想一口气对着他，破口大骂。可是我并没有这么做。原因是：一，我不想伤了和气，二，有见识的人听了之后，都会晓得事实并非如此。那我又何必跟他一般见识呢？每一个国度的人都不一样，各有千秋，又何必做比较呢？
我们常常以自己的角度去判断一件事或人，只要不“顺从"自己的，都是坏的，和自己想法、作法相同的，就是好的。我们很少会以不同角度去看待一个人，去分析一件事......