30.4.09
Heaven rains today once more
It is simply dynamic
thunders roar over the quiet space
lightning dances across the heavy sky
rhythm of rain beat everywhere
and me...
simply privileged to rest in comfort,
to experience and appreciate the works of heaven,
to note all the details
to experience and appreciate the works of heaven,
to note all the details
including the small quiet ones...
i took this photo from xavier
nice hor....
must be the phone
kids nowadays are blessed with nice, expensive phone.
someone buy me one?
29.4.09
choosing the right music for this blog is quite a challenge
the music genre is so huge.
there are rock, r&b, soul, rap, chinese, classical, worship......
i kind of fancy womenizer from britney
or shall i put this is our god from hillsong
or oldies like incomplete from backstreet boys (yeah oldies)
my limited knowledge in those favourite titles is not helping...
whatever, try lor
any recommendation??
i can only put this now because it is time to log off and sleep
a bit emo i think but i think ok lah.
sleep.....zzz
28.4.09
"F..K!! why you never tell me just now?!"
These were the words spurt out by my taxi driver this morning while in the cab. then he continued explaining why I had to tell him before hand and not last minutes.
Frankly speaking, I was not happy. To make the matter worst, I got a student sitting beside me in the cab.
I took a cab this morning at 7:20am because it rained so heavily that I waited for 45min for my bus but to no avail. Sian man.. all the bus were full. Then Hong Wei had to sms me and ask "hey you still waiting for bus"
so he was also stuck in this crazy morning jam of people, traffic and rain.
So finally I decided to take a cab. A red cab came and we got in. (Another student was with me)
"To Jurong West Secondary School"
"To where?"
"Jurong West Secondary School"
"Only one destination? I dunno where, can show me?"
"don't worry, I'll show you" (he was panicking)
Then I called Hong Wei to check with him. He happily tell me he wanted to be late and I was like, don't be dumb lah. I'm in a cab, I'll go pick you up.
So I told the cab driver " Can you turn left in front and stop at the bus stop, I need to pick up another guy"
This was only less than 3 min when we got into the cab and then he went..... "FUCK!"
I was terribly shocked and not happy...
Got student in the cab and this stupid man say this kind of uncivilized word. Then I teacher I also cannot scold him. not good example mah. Then he continued in his stupid broken English explain to me why I must tell him beforehand so that he can be prepared.
Sianzz, that was what I did wat! Then also kenna scolded for nothing. Then somemore I was still charged for the morning extras. What lousy services.
That's not all, even after picking up Hong Wei, he continued to talk talk talk talk talk talk (basically I dunno what he was talking about because I was not the least interested. I just want to get to the school!!!!! FAST)
Then I had to assure him so many time that we are on the right way. He was so panicky that I think he should just not drive the cab. Whatever...
Driving that cab is his job.
Giving him assurance is not mine!!
24.4.09
random shot in schoolrandom sketches from 2T1
"dino" by wenhao
"untitled" by lum yuan - after their hair cut23.4.09
hi guys... sorry for the late post. cannot believe that i was sick for 3 consecutive days. and yes, i'm still battling with the virus as i'm typing this blog... boo hoo...
ah... i'm still wonder what happened? there are a few probability i could think of
a) the water i drank from the water dispenser in school
b) the spicy chilli brinjal that i had for lunch
c) the hot hot weather
d) overworking myself while helping my friend with her architecture project submission
e) all of the above
well it is one thing to be sick, it is another to be working while you are sick. hai... to think my insensitive students still come and ask, "cher, why you never gel your hair? run out of gel ah?", "why you so tired?" then cher this, cher that.... then they are still so naughty, make me shout at them.. especially when i'm having a sore throat, a slight cough, a flu, a headache and now running a slight fever. hai.. i want mc....
but cannot blame them lah... they don't know i'm sick mah. ok ok forgive them.
all except one class... 2n1. they are like light in my darkest. gave me hope when all seems to be gone. haha. they greeted me "good morning mr kenrus" as a class. woo! made my day. so happy. i suddenly feel so alive. they also showed me that this class is so united. all the other classes, especially the sec 1 should learn from them. ha..
i simply love 2n1.
ok ok, 2t1 is still my most favourite class. why ah. dunno leh.. just find them very funny, i think they are different. just very different. dunno how to explain... explain next time bah...
ok signing off
cough cough
good luck for exam!
(p/s: posting is going to be slow cos my house com also down... suay man)
(pp/s: pardon my english. think it is quite bad. haha)
19.4.09
2 more weeks to exam times
so my dear students, if you are here reading this, i hope you have already started your revision and this is just one of your study breaks.
and a study break should not exceed 5 minutes.
but if you are not or worse, have not started to panic,
YOU ARE IN TROUBLE!!!!
Go study now! All the best
Thoughts of the day:
"Studying is like learning how to brush your teeth. Simply hate it at first but still have to do it and will be glad in future that you have mastered it."
- lao zi (me lah....)
14.4.09
Hey check out my tagboard.
All thanks to Sun Yoong from 2N1.
I think he is a genius, fun to be with in his own way. You should have seen him do his stuff in the arcade. AWESOME!
Speaking of which that class is simply amazing.
This Jerome guy is so creative, I think he will be an excellent designer next time.
The girl beside him, Azieana (see I know your name), quite good, friendly and warm.
Mark, I believe he is going to be a good basketballer.
Dylan, he is going to shine so brightly in everything he does.
and there are many others..... and the girls, crazy bunch of people, but cool.....okok nice girls.
Generally the class seems quite united and well VERY MISCHIEVOUS. Sometimes, how I wish that they can toned down a little. HAHA. Anyway. I believe they are all so going to fly to the place where they aspire to go.
YES THEY CAN!!!
9.4.09
just for laugh
really funny ad
making every single moment of your life count
5.4.09
My Thoughts on Students
I love them all, they are like so good, so happy, so loving, so kind, so generous and so beautiful people. Although there are so many occasions I feel like I can strangle them, squeeze them so hard but still they are the one who had shown me signs of humanity when I first came to school. (refer to my previous post) What a relief....
But a couple of issues that irritates me a lot and is a no no
1) rudeness - come on, be nice. You have your problems, I have mine. So let's not make us our problems
2) climbing over my head - As much as I welcome you into my world to be my friends, remember this always, as long as you are in JWSS, you are my students and students climbing over a teacher's head is a no no. Trust me, you have not seen me when I'm angry and you don't like me when I'm angry.
3) not listening in class - for God's sake, you are here to learn and I'm here to teach you. Sometimes, it may be boring. I wish it can be entertaining too at times but nevertheless... CAN YOU SIT STILL AND LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
4) talking in class - talk at the correct time, learn.
5) shouting in class - learnt to talk quietly or whisper, your friend is just sitting next to you!
6) showing attitude - oh please, cut the childish behaviour. grow up
7) addressing me as Mr Yee - surprise! I really hate to be address as Mr. Yee. This is not the student's fault, but I thought you guys should know and cut down the frequency of calling me that especially outside school. Just call me Mr Kenrus or 'cher when you see me outside class! You will see the difference!!
My Thought on JWSS II
I think this is an incredible amazing school.
I like the school motto: where eagle dares. wow! how spiritual
Although I still have a little bit of an issue with the first two lines of the school song which is "dreams can be broken but hope is over the rainbow" I totally disagree. Dreams cannot be fulfilled, accomplished or met but they can never be broken or taken away. Hmm... hope is over the rainbow... you need to do more than hope. hope without work is dead. At least this is what I thought.. But other than that, I love the school song. I really mean it, I love the school song.
This school has the largest population of students who adore purple. Thanks to the constant contact with purple - purple uniform, purple school flag, purple building, purple toilet!!! I've never met more students anywhere that loves purple - the colour or royalty, of kings and queens. Mind you not of gay, if anyone tells me purple is gay, I'll give him two tight slap! It is an awesome colour. No, my favourite colour is pink. Ha
This school is an all rounded school. Good in studies, Good in sports, Good in CCA, Good in everything. I especially love their choir and band performance, especially seeing how they play during the speech day yesterday. Simply great.
The students are like jewels. I love them all. Ok my favorite class is 2T1. see I mean what I say, my favourite is 2T1 - they are constantly in my mind. okok, I still got 1E1, 1E2, 1E3, 1E4, 1T1, 1T2. I teach them ART! I also assist in Project Work (PW) too. The classes are 1N1, 1N2, 1T1, 2N1, 2N2, 2N3, 2E3, 2E4 and 2T1!!!!
My only complain, beside the file check thing, which is giving me an headache (refer to my earlier post), is that there is no Indian food in the canteen. Sigh....
Oh ya before I miss this out, I like the school uniform, but cannot say the same for the PE attire. Not cool.
My Thoughts on JWSS
I'm beginning to like this school.
It has become more human now as compared to the first time I reported to school. As I recalled, I can't help but notice a lot of walking zombies. You know, people with those white washed and expressionless face and they'll just pass you by without a hi or an emotion. Worse than robot I thought, as least a robot will do sounds like beep, beep, beep, or more sophisticated one like ".. ... g o o d ... .. m o r n i n g .....". It was not long enough that I found out that all these are attributed to a particular personality. If you are related to that school, you would know who or what I am talking about. Now that that personality is removed, I'm glad things are going back to normal. (read human).
It is my vocation to teach in Raffles Institution. However, I am completely clueless on knowing the way to get there. It looks scary, almost impossible and perhaps quite amusing at times to think about it. BUT I know and trust that my God has HIS way.
Afterall, He is the one who delivered me out of this economic situation. He is the one who put me on this teaching career, as He had spoken. (no thanks to my messed up efforts in the interviews) Even in school. I'm not ashamed to say that I messed up most of the time; saying things I should not be saying and doing things I should not be doing. But still He is faithful to correct me, convict me and change me to make me a better person the next day.
Most importantly, His love for me never change. I'm not valued and loved by what I do but by who I am. Let me write that again in, I'm not valued and loved by what I do but by who I am. So I can walk in assurance, knowing that I have a God Father who loves me, dies for me, forgives me and is always here for me.
So question:-
When will I be going to Raffles Institution? According to His time.
How will I get there? According to His way.
What will I do doing there? According to His plan.
Life has become so much simpler, don't you agree?
Amen!
Afterall, He is the one who delivered me out of this economic situation. He is the one who put me on this teaching career, as He had spoken. (no thanks to my messed up efforts in the interviews) Even in school. I'm not ashamed to say that I messed up most of the time; saying things I should not be saying and doing things I should not be doing. But still He is faithful to correct me, convict me and change me to make me a better person the next day.
Most importantly, His love for me never change. I'm not valued and loved by what I do but by who I am. Let me write that again in, I'm not valued and loved by what I do but by who I am. So I can walk in assurance, knowing that I have a God Father who loves me, dies for me, forgives me and is always here for me.
So question:-
When will I be going to Raffles Institution? According to His time.
How will I get there? According to His way.
What will I do doing there? According to His plan.
Life has become so much simpler, don't you agree?
Amen!
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