I am secretly glad that the week begins with common test. At least I can ease back into teaching and get much of the admin work behind me. With two weeks of common test, that is a lot of time to use effectively so I am not planning to let it go to waste.
Time to get all the marking done so that we can focus on preparing students for the IB exam.
The PDA has proven very useful in getting my appointments right. Now I dont have to waste useful braincells too trying to remember unnecessary stuff. The reminder option does that for me and I am so happy.
One of the year 6 students told me that I stopped teaching last year. That was kind of discouraging considering that I did prepare a lot of notes for them. Well I do not claim to be the best teacher in the world but I do strongly believe that the best kind of learning happens when students work out the issues for themselves.
I am here to support them should they need help, but very few have actually arranged for small group consultation. I really leave it to them to decide if they need help as they have different needs and learning style. They are in year 6 and are old enough to decide for themselves what to do I guess.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Not my best 2 days with technology
You know, I had been very unlucky with storage devices. My 1 G mini SD card was corrupted when I slotted it into my Dopod and I had to get a replacement all the way at IMM. Now my new laptop battery, which charged correctly the first time round, now refuse to charge beyond 43% after 8 hours. Now I have to drive all the way to Sim Lim to get it fixed. 2 wasted trips...
On a more positive note, I went to catch fantastic four at 9.35 pm. It was pretty entertaining I thought. The next movies in line will be transformers and harry potter. That is, if I can find the time to watch them when term starts.
On yeah, for any of my students from 5.3 reading this, remember there is a revision mathematics seminar from 8 am to 6 pm on the 22nd June which will be held at your classroom. Details and worksheets for you to prepare on LMS. Get cracking!
On a more positive note, I went to catch fantastic four at 9.35 pm. It was pretty entertaining I thought. The next movies in line will be transformers and harry potter. That is, if I can find the time to watch them when term starts.
On yeah, for any of my students from 5.3 reading this, remember there is a revision mathematics seminar from 8 am to 6 pm on the 22nd June which will be held at your classroom. Details and worksheets for you to prepare on LMS. Get cracking!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Have not been here a long time
June holiday and yet so much to do still. But still there is a lot to give thanks for. A little break is still refreshing. It was also good that I signed up to help in the year 5 WOW project and got to know many of the students I did not teach.
Too bad I lost my phone due to my own carelessness. I promptly replaced my SIM card with the same number and got myself a nice DOPOD D810. Worth every dollar spent. Now I can suft the net and also check my sms at the same time. Too bad using the phone for talking is a little awkward. I think i will invest in a bluetooth hands-free set, though I think that is a little ah-beng for my liking... must find something small and discrete.
Too bad I lost my phone due to my own carelessness. I promptly replaced my SIM card with the same number and got myself a nice DOPOD D810. Worth every dollar spent. Now I can suft the net and also check my sms at the same time. Too bad using the phone for talking is a little awkward. I think i will invest in a bluetooth hands-free set, though I think that is a little ah-beng for my liking... must find something small and discrete.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Note of thanksgiving
I lost my car key yesterday. While I have a spare set, it bothered me terribly as I was down with my last set and it cost S$400 to replace the key which comes with an immobiliser. I searched for it in the lab where I was yesterday and went to the estate office hoping that someone may have found it, but it was not there.
I prayed that someone would find that small thing that could be just about anywhere. While on the way up to the staffroom, I had an impression where the key could be, all in vivid colours. It was as if I was seeing where the key was. It was kind of strange as I was not even thinking of finding the key at that time. I was quite resigned by then to making a replacement.
So I rushed to the exact location which I saw in my mind and after searching that area, I found the key just the way I saw it in my mind a couple of minutes ago. You may call that sheer coincidence but I choose to believe that it is divine intervention. So thank God who has been helpful even in small things like this.
I prayed that someone would find that small thing that could be just about anywhere. While on the way up to the staffroom, I had an impression where the key could be, all in vivid colours. It was as if I was seeing where the key was. It was kind of strange as I was not even thinking of finding the key at that time. I was quite resigned by then to making a replacement.
So I rushed to the exact location which I saw in my mind and after searching that area, I found the key just the way I saw it in my mind a couple of minutes ago. You may call that sheer coincidence but I choose to believe that it is divine intervention. So thank God who has been helpful even in small things like this.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Theme verse for CF 2007
Ezekiel 37:1-14
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.
3 He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know."
4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.
6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.'"
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army.
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry.
3 He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know."
4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!
5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.
6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them, but there was no breath in them.
9 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.'"
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
My morning reflection today
Last sunday, the preacher quoted to us this particular verse that was attributed to Jim Elliot
He is no fool
Who gives what he cannot keep
To gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot was martryed bringing the gospel to the Indian tribe. He was willing to sacrifice his life to bring the good news of the Gospel to the darkest reaches of the world.
In comparison, all that I have done and achieved are terribly insignificant. The poignant point I have learnt is that I must never lose sight of what is really important in my life. Life is terribly busy and many times I dont know whether what I do is important in this mosaic of life.
I do pray that the work that God has given me will be pleasing unto Him. To God be all the glory.
He is no fool
Who gives what he cannot keep
To gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot was martryed bringing the gospel to the Indian tribe. He was willing to sacrifice his life to bring the good news of the Gospel to the darkest reaches of the world.
In comparison, all that I have done and achieved are terribly insignificant. The poignant point I have learnt is that I must never lose sight of what is really important in my life. Life is terribly busy and many times I dont know whether what I do is important in this mosaic of life.
I do pray that the work that God has given me will be pleasing unto Him. To God be all the glory.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
I am back
Just in case you think my blog is dead, well then I have just proven you wrong. I have done a lot of things since my last blog, so I can safely say i have a lot of things to say.
Let me tell you that I am becoming really good at this haircutting business. My prominent clients include potential prominent people from across South East Asia who happen to be living where I am right now. I am also proud to add a certain Mr Ding into my list of customers. So far nobody has complained so it must be good then.
Quite recently I was showing off my prospective final abode to a very captive audience. Too bad it was late at night and the columbarium wasnt well lit at that sort of hour. We should have come at more decent hours I guess. I am seriously thinking of having lunch there soon but so far nobody else has shown much interest about coming along.
While I am on the subject of death I am alarmed at how expensive it has become to dispose of one's remains after departure. I am inclined to think that cremation is the best option but decimating dead flesh in cheap plastic and plywood may not be environmentally friendly. But then again there is really not much place left for a decent burial so there isnt much of an option.
Given that GST hike is on the card, I would think that an early-bird special or some loyalty programme could help defray some of the cost associated with the business of dying. Just last month I called up a friend who has a nose for great deals to find out where I can get a great funeral package for myself. I reason that there could be some service akin to time sharing where one puts in some money in return for a complete here-after package.
She swore that I was mad but really I was drop-dead serious. Forgive the pun. Face it, dying is an impending reality which no one can escape from and it would be awefully impolite to saddle anyone else with the sole responsibility of cleaning up after you.
The best deal I have come across is from Casket Fairprice. I guess the Co-op came into this grim business to help stabilise the otherwise escalating price of funeral packages. As Singapore deals with an ageing population, there will be nafarious undertakers who while dishing out well-rehearsed sympathy, really seek to profit from the increasing demand through higher fees. After all, for many of the clients, it is really one-off thing and families are too distraught to haggle over prices. So it is a good thing that our neighbourhood Coop, apart from offering a wide range of groceries to cater to the needs of the living, also offer a value-for-money package that makes dying a very affordable affair.
I wonder whether we get linkpoints for that last purchase too.
Let me tell you that I am becoming really good at this haircutting business. My prominent clients include potential prominent people from across South East Asia who happen to be living where I am right now. I am also proud to add a certain Mr Ding into my list of customers. So far nobody has complained so it must be good then.
Quite recently I was showing off my prospective final abode to a very captive audience. Too bad it was late at night and the columbarium wasnt well lit at that sort of hour. We should have come at more decent hours I guess. I am seriously thinking of having lunch there soon but so far nobody else has shown much interest about coming along.
While I am on the subject of death I am alarmed at how expensive it has become to dispose of one's remains after departure. I am inclined to think that cremation is the best option but decimating dead flesh in cheap plastic and plywood may not be environmentally friendly. But then again there is really not much place left for a decent burial so there isnt much of an option.
Given that GST hike is on the card, I would think that an early-bird special or some loyalty programme could help defray some of the cost associated with the business of dying. Just last month I called up a friend who has a nose for great deals to find out where I can get a great funeral package for myself. I reason that there could be some service akin to time sharing where one puts in some money in return for a complete here-after package.
She swore that I was mad but really I was drop-dead serious. Forgive the pun. Face it, dying is an impending reality which no one can escape from and it would be awefully impolite to saddle anyone else with the sole responsibility of cleaning up after you.
The best deal I have come across is from Casket Fairprice. I guess the Co-op came into this grim business to help stabilise the otherwise escalating price of funeral packages. As Singapore deals with an ageing population, there will be nafarious undertakers who while dishing out well-rehearsed sympathy, really seek to profit from the increasing demand through higher fees. After all, for many of the clients, it is really one-off thing and families are too distraught to haggle over prices. So it is a good thing that our neighbourhood Coop, apart from offering a wide range of groceries to cater to the needs of the living, also offer a value-for-money package that makes dying a very affordable affair.
I wonder whether we get linkpoints for that last purchase too.
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