Post Holidays Syndrome

Of course, the title is a cliche.





Post Holidays Syndrome? Caught the bug and yeah, i just have to live with it. Plus, there are so many things under any teacher's belt and i cant count myself out.





Choral Speaking Competition is on its way and yikes! the date has been changed to an earlier date than the proposed's. But, saya mempercayai kebolehan pelajar2 saya..so yeah, bring it on!





Those who kenal me all the way should know that I used to have (hopefully still have) a soft spot for choral speaking. In school, and even in IPba. I like choral speaking alot. I just like it alot. I remember that we (the girls and i) won the 2nd or was it 3rd place back in IPba, helped the preparation for a choral performance during IPba 2008 T's day and recently (earlier this year) i even voluntereed to help+coach the team from a secondary school in my neighbourhood (kids were first timers and they won 2nd place..aint bad, eh?).




IPba T Day 2008 ( i wasnt in the pic~)






Today, we had a meeting for this upcoming competition and i was elected Pegawai Teknik (at first i was like 'nganga' what the heck is Pegawai Teknik?) and was thrilled. Funny. But at that point, i could feel the 'gigih' rush...hahaha. The meeting solved few mysteries and I left the meeting calculating things that i should do prior to the competition. and competition is on Friday baby! this friday. Talk about the level of competency required, huh?





I see this event as another challenge that will later help filling my experience vessel (i hope it really will) and furthermore, its Choral Speaking! It is something that I have close to my heart... definitely, I am all game.





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Reunion


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Well, the meeting felt like an IPba reunion. Okay, almost like a reunion. Christie, Kak Ain and Kak Zura (all of Cohort 1) and i... and hooray, it felt really good to see faces who had been there and done that (IPba, where else?) and I was delighted.





I felt as if we were comrades from the same training ground, currently combating the English's lack of exposure in Pitas and always finding the strategies to win the battle; the students' interest. And the sisterhood. It felt like a sisterhood too. I will be working with them for few upcoming events too and yeap, looking forward for it as we speak the same language. Haha.

Turning Private.

I might be turning this blog to private reading.

Let me know what u think, IPBA friends.

Thank you so much.

At the airport.

I ve just finished a medium set of double cheese, fries n lemon tea...and rm170!

rm170 at the body shop because theyre having a very good sale and i cant resist. dang.

my flight, apparenty, is delayed for 30mins...and im pissed. but just now, i had a very good read (read: syada's blog) and am felling much better now.

I do not know about you guys, but when i read blogs that belong to ppl that i know, i will imagine that they are telling the stories to me 'live'. live telecast.

ms syada~

i mean, when i read syada's blog, i feel like we are talking to each other, like shes telling me the stories herself. it is the same if i read sayda's, nisa's, jaime's, mr.j's sume2 la. i can imagine how they talk, the gestures, etc..

and people..u know syada...I can just imagine how she talks, her hands and her voice, most importantly.

i guess thats how the 'kerinduan' to my friends solved~

cant wait to see everyone!

here's another interesting read. CLICK!

At the airport.

Of Everything and everything.

Dang~
Its a dang dang dang dang week for me.

First i was sent for a short course in a very short notice last week. Luckily the course was worth the hassle i had to go thru. It was given by lecturers from English L@nguage Dept of IPG K@nt. The content was actually a 'replay' for as I have already learned the reading strategies when I was in IPB@/M@rjon. It was a good experience, meeting teachers from nooks and crooks of Pitas, I learned that some of the teachers had 2-3 hours journey (by boats and bikes) to get to the Pus@t Kegi@tan Guru, where the course was held.

I had gastric attack on Sunday, went to Hospit@l Pitas Emergency and got the needle. And, for the 1st time (of all my experiences going to hospitals) this one, i didnt see any doc. not even one. at the emergency lobby and even in the emergency ward where i was admitted for 30minutes.
MC on the next day, and i have to thank Yao and my dear housemate for 'driving' me to the hospital.

When I got back at school on Monday, I was 'cornered' (ohh i really love this word) and made to say 'yes' to a task of chaperoning 10 UPSR students to UMS for a UPSR programme. Dang. I currently teach Year 1 and 2 and why the heck? huuuwaa... But since this task could contribute to my career portfolio, i am on it~thanks to words of encouragement from yao. Hehehe.

Moving on, oh yes baby~one silverware is in the cupboard again. 3 seasons in a row? Bought the ticks for the 18th July's match already and surprisingly I am going with a die-hard Liverfool fan. Dang. I managed to get passes (i think theyre given for free along with the tickets bought) to see the training session too but am not sure if i could make it as i will only arrive in KL the night before the match. Wanna have the passes? Text me.

and,

i have already completed the marking task. and with mixed feelings (of proud and worry), i announce, 5 of my Yr1s got As and 6 of my Yr2s got As and some students have improved extraordinaryly while a handful didnt show any...looks like i have to work extra extra hard next semester.

Ooooh. I cant wait to go back to KL.
Cant wait.
Cant.

Paint the town red~

Red.
I like the colour red. I dont know why. But yeah, i like red.
So, I think its ok to have a red coloured car. It will stop the traffic.

Talking about red.
I already bought return tickets for Kuala Lumpur, 17 - 19 July 2009.
Just for the weekend.
Just for the red weekend.

The devils are coming to town.

I didnt want to go back earlier... but since we'r going to the Champs League Finale and we've got three matches before the end of the Barclays season, why not? Haha. 3 matches, Wigan (uhum), Arsenal (duh?) and is it Hull and we are now 83? (hate the fact that liverf@@l is tailing close behind, 80).

so,

I think its worth taking the risk (of investing on the flight tics).

Isnt red the colour of danger?
Haha.

My A B C s

A for Anya Hindmarch Darling Tote patiently waiting for me in KL..soonnn soonn deariee...

B for Bandung - I went to Bandung-Jakarta last month, flew str8 from KK!

C for CERRUTI 1881 watch for my graduation (tq pa&ma!)

D for DKNY watch i bought to mark my first pay~

E for Err..exam questions for my kids still half-touched~

F for Fatigue...MC for 2 days last week~

G for Gombak. Gombak. Gombak.

H for You know who you are.

I for I am hungry.

J for Jaime, i cant wait to see you.

K for Kopitiam..why no halal kopitiam in Kota Marudu?
for Karambunai - went there last week. A+

L for Lazy-ness. Thats why no update.

M for MAS. Cant wait to fly back to KL.

N for Nine West Red Tote i have my eyes on.

O for Oppsie daisy, sorry no serious update this time.

P for Plymouth. U wait there ok~

Q for Queuing at the one and only BSN in Kota Marudu can kill.

R for Re-format. I had my laptop re-formatted last week. I cried on my way to the shop fearing i
was losing all the docs.

S for Speaking, Choral. Currently coaching my kids and my school is going to host the
competition for the first time the district history! Thanks to 'that cikgu bahasa english yang
bersemangat betul tu'. Read: ITS ME.

T for Thankful. I am thankful for quite few good news i had these few months/weeks.
-My first pay was in. read: was gone in 60 seconds. haha.
-Cerruti 1881.
-Jabatan Perdana Menteri. (haha)
-Uitm
-My Year 2 ss can read few short texts! Did i tell that i nearly cried when i was listening to
them reading the texts?
-Tanjung Aru Beach. Superb foodddssss~

U for YOU. Cant wait to see you. Only my family and ipba friends read this blog. So its you.

V for VE,+. Positive. Im staying positive despite all the 'challenges' i face in school now.

W for Weddings. Lotsa invites coming in. Wow!

X for I dont know.

Y for Yassin,booklets. Sedekah'ed to few suraus to mark my first pay.

Z for Zero Fat. Haha.