thoughts on past 2 weeks

teaching
a lot of times, u have to be in the shoes of someone to experience what life is like for that person. well, having covered physics classes for the past 2 weeks or so, i've learnt that being a teacher is really not easy! now i know how dreadful it is to walk into a class that is unresponsive and dead! and it's not fun! so sorry to all the teachers when our class was unresponsive and sian! =P but sometimes, it's not really the student's fault? i walked into this class on tue (when i covered this teacher) and they were SUPER quiet! no one responded when i asked if they understood even though i knew they were paying attention. so after a while i was really irritated by them, and told them that i hated quiet and unresponsive classes and that they should talk more! =) well, they became noisy in the end (but i prefer classes like that anyway =P) and when i asked why they were so quiet, they said it's cos their teacher would scold them when they talk! i really don't understand how teachers can tahan quiet classes? =P

and i tell u, the staff rm is a really funny place! i walked into the staff rm this morn and heard this bunch of male teachers talking abt the united arsenal match! haha u would never expect teachers to talk abt this would u? =P esp when they appear so strict and all in class? haha well, my experience as a relief teacher is quite hilarious! firstly, there's this 'colleague' who keeps saying that i'm very cheena! =P and another who threw a pencil to me (to return it) with the lead sticking out! so hmm, the pencil landed on my hand 'lead-on'! haha this teacher said 'gd morning sir!' to me this morn! guess he's worked too hard! =P

some classes that i walk into have students that remind me of my classmates! there's always this person in the class who resembles teoh zhiwei-the class clown! =P haha brings back very gd and fond memories! and well, mr loo was saying that in the grand juniors class, there are these 3 ppl who are like marc simian zhiwei! last ppl to go into class, talk talk talk during lesson! and one of them even sits like simian! super hilarious! haha! =P

bible study
hmm my ysg started this tue nights bible study thing and it's really enriching! =) we're doing the series - living life together. it's part of the purpose driven life package. i think it just brings me closer to God once again as i talk to my spiritual partner - grace! abt our christian life and stuff! really glad that u're my spiritual partner! =) and i look forward to more sharing and praying with u! we have to get our encounter with God book! and don't forget to read 2 chps of the bible each day! =) i think through this bible study, i've learnt to make God a greater part of my life! i thought that chapel on mon was really great cos i was constantly reminded that the Lord doesn't want a stage performance for the audience to enjoy, but rather, he wants us to truly worship Him with our hearts and truly mean what we say when we sing the lyrics. i'm very thankful that i went for this chapel practice cos i think i've got to understand and feel what it means to have true worship =)

to end off
this is a rather long post, and will probably be my longest ever! =P it's always gd to start strong anyway! haha