Classroom Management 101 (and other matters)

Do I have the easy to bully look, or what ? :s

Mr. Chan walks in...and everybody keeps quiet.
Ms Saw walks in....I can almost feel them trembling at their knees.

Ms Ooi walks in.... rawrr rahwrr rawrrr RAWRRR.........

In other news: I am really pissed off. All those admin/HR people...really a major pain in the pigu. Simple job, also cannot do properly!? wassup wassup!? nowadays, ppl really have no ethics and take no pride in their job...!? what are these people really capable of?? can't ppl wake up their ideas??? wth...try bitching ard less at work, eat 'less snake', and they can probably get some job done right. some is always better than nothing. tsk

and another bugging issue..i'll just quote what my friend said, "Our margin of grey has simply gotten too wide. These days, nothing is really wrong anymore, its always circumstantial. PLEASE....LOR!!" <= and i say AMEN to that! rarrrrhhhhhhhhhh ! 我要疯掉了! haiz, i need to talk man.. i know complaining is not gonna help. but i need to get it off my chest for my own health's sake ! (at least im not doing all these during working hrs !) i am sane enough to know my next step...but still, its a pain. dammit. sighs, okay la..no biggie. no issue. the news broke yesterday and it was damn hard to swallow, today got enuf energy to complain, by tonight i'll be laughing while watching dramas. aizai.

aizai's words of wisdom:

never ever bring $ out on jogs so that u can't stop midway to get an ice-cream.

Captured Moments | 25th July 2009

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Here are some failed shots... not easy okayyy :p

my first shot, looked like sg was bombed on sthg~ heh..

overexposed again.. building on fire..? hmm

underexposed ~

dunno what to make of this..another over exposed shot

at least we had a good laugh over these~ :D

random conversations

The Intended: Frenz to me more impt than a ndp
靖颖 says: haha...like tt compare one meh. our frenship not based on 1 ndp fly kite event wat
靖颖 says: i already say i dun mind, u shld trust me. if its me, i will fly ur kite and go. HAHAHHA
The Intended : .....

fighting ! :D

feeling abit high today~
after a few hard knocks, im still as bouncy and full of hope! keke.. i dun understand the chemical reactions that goes on in the gray matter, but i appreciate the resulting effect- resiliency, the will to fight ! fleeting thought last night- i likened myself to one of those humble rubber bouncy balls. remember that cheerful toy (surely everyone must have own one at some point in their lives!) that for some reason amuses no end, providing many happy hours of throwing at various things to see how much it would bounce back. Drop it on the hard kitchen floor and it would bounce back almost to your hand (though dropping it on the carpet would be most unsatisfying). The harder i drop, the harder and fiercer i bounce back ! yes.. very good, i'll continue to hold on to that thought..

anyhooos.........for now,

dear friends~ wish me lotsa luck as i submit application !! :D

admit it.

ebuddy is way better than fring.

YAY !

I'm very happy today! Cos I woke up very early in the morning and tied up lotsa loose ends. I feel accomplished ! haha.. the best thing- i got an email from my Honours year supervisor !! yippeee~ she remembers me, and is very willing to write me a recommendation letter !! I really lovee her alot! not just cos she's willing to write the letter, but becos I get lotsa inspiration from her. a very passionate academic, and one who really encourages me to go all out for my thesis~ i miss her. oh man...one of the best thing that happened in Perth is my relationship with her. i am amazed at how she guided me thru my Hons year~ good stuff. really.

Yes ! continue to keep confidence and morale high !! yarh ! みんなさん！ガンバッテですよ！！:D

rawrrr!!!!

sian ah....

AIZAI !!! JIAYOU!!! JIAYOU!!!

post edit: hokay, did everything i can for the day ! *pat on the back for myself* haha...:p

View from Marina Barrage

so when i had no way of taking any near-decent landscape photos... i go and try sthg funny. dunno wat to make of this though..haha... its.....hmm, interestingly...messy...? ahaha :p

yarps, my first time at mb.. which is really an overdue trip considering im pretty siao on abt checking out all these kinda places. use to frequent marina south alot when i was younger.. kite flying..cheap steamboat dinners.. even use to take public transport all the way there jus for a stroll, or simply sitting on the breakwaters listening to beating of the waves...and stuffs~ gone are those days huh.. the view has changed, place has changed so much, even the company has changed. not in the negative sense :) i've changed. i wld like to think, its all for the better. indeed, time and tide waits for no one. first visit to mb, brought back lotsa fond memories..kinda choked me up :')

one peaceful day;

靖要放风筝

dammit

3 cups of kopi from Marriott's high tea and tau huey supper is keeping me wide awake now. wahhlau after a feel good day today, I think I'll be back hm tmr pretty lauhong-ed after the run. we'll see.... sheesh..

speaking of which.. might as well blog till I feel like slping then. so yea as I was telling the intended, todays a feel gd day. u noe.. one of those days where nthg gets u down. it's just.. a feel gd day! anyway, got a belated bday treat at Marriott. the spread weren't too great, but I love the feel of tt place tho. nice comfy n quiet with really good service. been quite awhile since I came across any cust service that's worth a mention. dun get me wrong. I'm not picky or easily offended but I do feel ppl need to take ownership n pride of ur own work- watever it is, however insignificant u feel it is..even if it's only waitressing or wadever. everything that is worth doing. is worth doing well right. I part timed as a waitress b4, and I took pride in it! hey I mean u can learn anywhere n in watever occupation as long as ur heart n attitude is right. as a waitress I giv 100% when I work to make customers enjoy their meal.. tho occasionally u jus feel like strangling some of them...

sigh ok I'm jus blabbering n feeling damn restless on bed now. visualizing how cui I'll be tmr :s

try slp now. bye. :(

Hey i had no idea HBP started screening only today..so unknowingly i became one of them kiasu potter fans~ sheesh. my friend was like.."lets go watch HBP today!", and i went "OKAY!", 2 spontaneous booboos as usual. I found the film pretty disappointing, and i was never a harry potter fan to start with- tsk tsk tsk.. gotta keep that spontaneity in check sometimes. loL... :p oh, u do realise none of the HP films made it to AIZAI's greatest movie list. haha. even dumb and dumber got in..well, i dunno why.. purely cos i used to be a fan of jim carrey. heh. anything or anyone that makes me laugh heartily is good. haha. :p which reminds me, i've yet to finish compiling that top 100.. i've yet to add chinese films in tt list loh~

and..calling NORTHFACE fans... i have a one-off 30% discount. who's interested? pls text/call wo asap to indicate interest. lets go shopping ! trekking/trail shoes? sandals? windbreakers? fleece jackets? waterbag thingamajigs and the like~ :)

today must be my lucky day. or my big break's gonna come i feel. haha. i hav no idea why..but parking was free at shaw towers today leh ! cheapthrill i know..but shiok leh, not everyday this kinda thing happen..no one collected $ from me, and the barrier jus went up by itself. haha dun understand why. and my super red and sore knuckle not pain anymore ! woohoo~ pretty weird day, i hope from now on everyday will be as weird as today. haha.

and and last but not least... i am really heartened by concerned individuals who have smsed/emailed me regarding my previous blog entry :) big thank u. jus to let u all know, i really really feel very blessed somehow. like really..and even though i can't pen it down now, i know i've learnt a great deal and grown alot.

and and and..one very last thing. i admit, sometimes i am emo, but most of the times i am not. becos the past year has been really honestly tough. those are real emotions, real feelings, real fears. not exaggerated nor imagined. so. i guess i don't appreciate being termed emo just because you are not close enough to know what exactly has been happening. yeahh..im not angry or upset. i'm just, saying i don't appreciate the frivolous labeling.

...okay. need sleep.

suck it in !

I can't deny that after much failures...self-confidence has wavered. Yarps, sad but true. I use to have this belief that I can achieve anything as long as I want to. However, circumstances has rendered me helpless of late. I cannot (and will not) let negative thoughts and emotions engulf me- thus the need to constantly be involved in activities, and to taste success. I do not wish to put up a false front telling everyone that all is fine with me, because on some really bad days, I have problems finding self-worth even. Its not all that bad either. I do not want to lose me in this process. Authenticity with self and others needs to be preserved. I must continue to have faith. It is a tough battle- mentally and emotionally. but deep in me, i know that I will emerge victorious. I just need to fight the good fight now. It is the process that matters :)

On a sidenote, I wish to thank all who have been exceptionally gracious in your conversations with me. please continue to do so! becos im actually quite fragile now- handle with care please ! :p Recalling the mildly crazy conversation i had with the intended few days back, i remain amazed and thankful at how we are so similar yet so different! :D

Im tired today. and not in the best of moods because I sprained my knuckle~ its mighty irky. i dunno how that happened. but sigh, yeaps, i sprained it :s so my knuckle is red and sore now. :(

few shoutouts before i log off:

Congrats for getting first class honours dearie~ im really proud of you, hardwork has finally paid off ! :) xoxo

Happy Birthday ah boh~ hope u enjoyed yourself heaps today ! we'll meetup soon :)

Scuba duubee divee~

4years in perth, my biggest regret is that i did not plan a dive trip whilst there (i will rectify this regret someday, sure forsureee)~

so after hmm, abt 7years?? im going diving again ! Tioman this time round.. shld be very fun~ but i only wanna dive, dun wanna die..so i need to go for a pool refresher. the last time i was at Pulau Aur..my body cldnt make up its mind to stay low or high..and i keep bobbing up and down (which is very the dangerous! i dun wan air bubbles trapped in my body :s ) totally no skill~ sheesh. i hope this time round im less nervous and more zai. haha!

and im bringing THIS with me! (courtesy of JD, thanks man !)..haha. exciting, i've never did underwater photography b4~ ! wonder wat i'll see this time ard!!

psst, darling, u sure u dun wanna dive anymore!? :(

btw, i will start training regularly from today on. firstly, am getting too round for my own liking. secondly, am getting too round for my own liking. thirdly, i need to stay motivated- keep in shape mentally+physically. fourthly, i am getting too round for my own liking! rawwrr !

Fit kia aizai is making a come back ! (ya yaa..i know for the hundredth time.. but isnt this wat life is all abt? haha.. ups and down, fall and u climb back up, go out of shape and then try to get back in shape..hopefully this time i'll STAY in shape ! ) :D

TNF 50KM DUO Open

Ladies and Gentlemen.. TEAM AIZAI is officially formed ! woohoo !!

i like this-

"Jesus said love one another. He didn't say love the whole world."

i want nobody nobody but chiuuuu *clap clap* :p

counting my blessings

had a great time out with my polymates today. advance birthday celebration...pretty touched cos turnout was great for a wednesday. had like 12 or 13 of us. dinner at Bugis MOF then proceeded to Beavers for drinks till 1130pm+....and everyone had work the next day. so yeah~ awesome peeps. and wow...after so many years..9yrs to be exact, the grp's still intact and we meet quite often. really thankful and grateful for them..a few of the closer ones had been there for me even during the rainy seasons. so.. i cut my first cake today! hehe.. think it was oreo cheesecake or some cookies n cream cake from bakerzinn..it was da bombb~! damn good and shiok to the max~! i think i'll forgo the cut-my-calories-intake grand plans till after birthday la..haha. :p MOF desserts + cheesecake + liquor == extreme damage O_o oooh, they got me a Guess bag..hehe. i'll use it soon !

i received the best gift yesterday though~ ! mum went for her medical checkup and bi-yearly scans~ Doc said the medicines managed to keep her condition under control ~ though theres no chance for recovery, shes still doing fine at the moment. really..what more can i ask for. i just wish for her to be free from pain, and to live happily and healthily~ i love u mummy, thanks for keeping watch over me the past 25yrs, and i know you will continue to do so for many many many more years to come..indeed without u, the best things in my life would never have been.

alritey, im really tired now but not complaining, cos i had a funtastic time. aizai signing off now- with a heart of thanksgiving (:

randoms..

look at the tough decisions i hafta make on a daily basis~ sheesh~how can life be easy~ :p

so today i went recce-ing for ROM venue with James (sounds scandalous) HAHAHA. not ours la..just his :p was at labrador park. nice place ! 40 pax capacity in the glass hse, pretty nice surroundings~ nice view too ! wanna chill out there smtime soon~ shall we!?

then we went to jewel box at Mt Faber.. haha. checkout their Iconic Toilet~
woohoo~ toilet with a view O_O oh and the guy who attended to us looked at us pretty weirdly... loL~ ya yaa... we aint a couple dude~ very good platonic frenship exists leh tsk. which is a reminder how being single feels so good- i can go out with whoever i want without someone breathing down my neck~ tsk... hello~ if theres one thing good abt me, its faithfulness k~ i dun appreciate guys who give (too much of) that kinda crap. prob means he does not understand me, does not trust me..and has no confidence in himself. aint my kinda guy. heh~ okay.. after receiving xin's bouquet... shld meet the right one soon. wahaha~ :p

my loves (at Mt Ophir~) :D
nice mini girlies getaway~ ! keke~ woohoo

i can bump into frens even in JB !
how cool izzat !!? loL.. i love winning~ i win i win ! aizai gets bigger portion.. but then seriously quality of durian that day..was just so-so rahh.. not as good as the one i have at home. but very nice experience~ hehe.

btw, the winners (for that particular day) !

i have my all time favs.... :p

hello everyone !

........especially girlies !

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WH1N1NG TIME

Oh yea.. I was almost denied access to sch becos my body temp hit 37.6degree Celsius. cannot be mahhh!? suspect their thermometer spoil. anyway the guard took my temp 3 times, showed same temp but still let me pass after some deliberation... hmm I really wonder how effective this whole temp taking thing is... always the case right, management level taking things seriously but cork up at operational level.

after watching so many reports on this flu, how schs are taking precautionary measures,I'm personally involved now. hmm with the routine of getting whole class to take temp, getting them to jot down in personal log book, line them up go toilet wash thermometers, line up go back classrm.. twice a day..haa. still feels pretty unreal- me, a teacher. :p

abit of difficulty sleeping tonight.. wonder why.. hence I'm blogging from my iPhone.. heh. alrites guess ima close my eyes n listen to sm music.. :)

goodnight  

Im colleagues with my ex-primary school teachers~ how exciting !
Got to speak to one (who hasnt taught me before)... I identified myself as an ex-jubliean...and we instantly struck up a conversation ! loL~ so friendly....so nostalgic, people who know Jubilee Primary School~ ahh...... *tears* Pity didnt get to speak to the other 2 who has taught me before, cos they were in the morning session. spotted them from quite a distance, but then i had to go about picking my class up and stuffs.

wahh..its not so much of the teaching, but damn, the classroom management!!

Boy A ,"teacher teacher, i want to go toilet.."
Girl B ,"Ms Ooi Ms Ooi... can i drink water?"
Boy C ,"MRS Ooi MRS Ooi... can i help u wipe the board..."
Boys and Girls ,"teacher teacher just now boy X step on my shoes, then just now Boy X cut queue...."
Boy D ,"Ms Ooi, May I go toilet pls....URGENT"
Whole class ,"I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW the answer...ME ME ME ME ME!"

how exciting....kids (P1)...dun u just love them. haha. i really do~ even the most mischievious one~ lovely :)

so i've learnt quite abit.....but so much more to learn! :D
my throat's a lil sore now O_o damn... ktv tmr night waste $ liow loh haha

btw, colleagues are pretty nice, and the principal's an awesome lady~ woohooo~ okie pokie~
Ms Ooi shall go rest now :p

July !

I like July.
I like this 1st of July.
Firstly, cos it's the first today.
Secondly, it's July- the best month of the year :D
Thirdly, I woke up very early (like 6ish early) today, and went for a 1.5hr workout.
Most importantly, I feel as though a brand new beginning is waiting for me.

...well that is amongst other reasons like the durian plantation trip (oh joy ! pure bliss) this coming saturday, confirmation of JUMP tickets (yes ! tickets ! :p), various meetups next week.. ahhhhh....Life's Good. and will be even better, come later half of 2009 ! Jing believes :)

Random tidbit: Did i mention, I love Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's soundtrack. awesome music. wooooohooooooooo~ already wanted to get my hands on the album while watching the film ~ good stuff ! heres one from the movie's OST. Linkin Park - New Divide~ enjoy ! :)







Post Edit: OMG!!! I KNEW IT~ TODAY IS A GOOD DAY !! IT'S TRUE!!!! :D
I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES THE MOMENT I WOKE!