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.

just for remembrance! teehee~

medal's pretty nice eh !? :)

and HEY, just realised our bib has all the same numbers !! 2597 and 5972! really can buy 4D lioww ~ haha. so zhun ! 跳字 !! loL..wah nice ! :D

so u can see, my rather lauhong performance..heh... but all u dearies have been so encouraging! heh.. thankies doo~ loL ~ thought i'll kena suan major with that 7hr 30min ish kinda performance..hehe... even JD did not suan me! are u all trying to con me.. i mean encourage me to do anotherrr marathon~ keke.. today no more muscle fatigue..walking normally already. and im starting to think i might just (try) run regularly again, and attempt SC full.. hee.

before i log off to revise, read and REST, jus wanna rant...caught A & D yesterday......and i was disappointed! gah~ Firstly, Vitt's not hot at all ! :( and i didnt like the way some of my fav parts were deleted or tweaked~ bleahz... anyway most of u wld have caught the film by now :p alritey...adious amigos~ aizai signs off for the day

most physically challenging vday ever..seriously. loL~...zoo photography is tough !! damn tough~ cldnt get much decent shots (if any).. :( tiredybees~

and i'd like to mini complain how i was super irritated by most of the other visitors~ wahliews...shriek and scream and talk so loudly..... i understand its a happyday happy outing thingamajig...but u dun do all those in a nature/wildlife park...wahh can observe some respect for the animals and nature lovers boh. ppl need to learn how to do the right thing, at the right time, and at the right place. u say tio boh!? i dun mind all the screaming at universal studios la~ i'll probably add on to the decibel level myself there.... ANYWAY, ignorance is not a bliss- please do not buy (or sell) this bullshit (think along the line of the ostrich burying its head underground...so..pls dun be a bird brain). its absolutely tragic, its just a blind phrase for ppl who like to shirk responsibilities and indulge in escapism, for ppl who are lazy and somehow afraid to do the right thing, afraid to think... so, for watever situations or watever places u go to...jus be responsible and at least mini read up on 'What to' and 'What not to'.....and observe those rules ya?? and it irks me ALOT ALOT when they use direct flash right in the animal's face loh!! super terrible... sheeesh~ and im not complaining just for the sake of complaining, to all dear readers of my blog, i beseech u, not to ever do these kinda things, please! at least not when ur out with me at these kinda places! will surely get it from me (then again, im pretty sure all you dearies who are reading this and are close to me, are highly sensible and responsible individuals... birds of a feather flock together mah! HAHAH!!). but really don't la...the animals dun like it- most of them are very sensitive to flash especially at night, it'll frighten and temporarily blind them. RESPECT NATURE, put the subjects, not your photographs first. use minimal flash output when really necessary.. but im guessing most of u wld be using compacts without much controls for the flash... then just dun use it. u'll likely hav better chances of getting good images IF u dun use flash and scare them away~ okay? be guai

oh the photos i took today..haha. upload some other day la... today tired, and tmr is breakout day! yeaps! :) ok...rest rest rest...im sticky and smelly now. haha. Happy Valentine's day all.. feel the love? share the love! :D niteynites~

can forgiveness occur without an apology?

i realise now, the answer is a resounding no. genuine forgiveness and reconciliation are two-person transactions that are enabled by apologies. expressing a heart of compassion/willingness to forgive is DIFFERENT from forgiveness which comes after acknowledment of wrongdoings and sincere apology by the offender. forgiveness without an apology, is often encouraged for the benefit of the forgiver, rather than the benefit of the offender. such forgiveness DOES NOT lead to reconciliation. go figure. and digest.

love often means saying you're sorry, and real love will include apologies by the offender and forgiveness by the offended. i guess some just need to go back to kindergarten and re-learn what our teachers have taught us- "say you're sorry when u've hurt somebody!" the very first things we learn in life, are quite rightly what is fundamental (i.e., important, essential) to life, and to building good relationships. what is one to expect? a flourishing relationship or a beautiful life, when the foundations and fundamentals arent even grasped and ingrained ?

"..you can look yourself in the mirror, and you can look the other person in their eyes, not because you are perfect but because you have been willing to take responsibility for your failure."

obviously pissed. roused. upset. wadever. 'nuff said for the day. im drinking my big glass of milk and heading off to bed.

captivity or freedom ?

(mis) communication

nonverbal communication has been seriously underappreciated.

if human communication consisted merely of translating sentences and syntax into thoughts and ideas, there would be no room for miscommunication. it does not, therefore, there is. yet people still routinely overestimate how well they can communicate over e-modes.

stop!

What I got from last sunday's sermon was "walking without compromise". stay seperated, stay pure...and not take on worldly values.

I've been really convicted in this aspect. I never budge no matter what people say, as long as I'm certain what I do is right. At the end of the day I'll only need to account to Him.

Anyway theres no way I can please the whole world...humans, are just impossible creatures. i really really don't understand the way people function and how people think (okay...i know im writing as if im of a different species...but watever). like when u sincerely love people, they'll do the worst unimaginable things back at you. or say the most inappropriate things at the most inappropriate time. its just double..triple...a hundred times more pain when that kinda thing comes from people close to heart. i rarely sweet talk, i don't beat about the bush when i do or say things. i just name what i see. i just do what i need to do. if i love u, i do through actions. not just say things that you'll like to hear. what's love anyway? since when is love about feeling good all the time? its about growing and learning. maybe i have low EQ, but then again, maybe not. people have to learn what, at some point in their life..don't they? 忠言逆耳!! okay out of point for now. anyway, of late i've been burdened by a few issues, and I've started to doubt myself about the things I do and say. and i really really really hate that! stuffs that i just never thought would occur. and its mightily irritating and annoying.

its time to put an end to this. there's no way i can control ppl's thoughts/actions... and there's no need for that anyway. But i've gotta stop questioning myself based on other ppl's attitude towards me...if not i'll go crazy sooner or later. stop and check, before i lose myself completely. since beliefs and values form the essence of one's identity, i guess its time for some re-evaluation. time to reflect..and to seek Him prayerfully. what in the world are my beliefs, where they orginated, and how they guide my life. are my beliefs distorted, is it limiting me? serving me? crippling my life? or what?

anyway, i'll be back to pen down my beliefs, thoughts and values. not that I don't know what they were before.. but i guess i'll just write them down to remind myself of who i am, before i lose myself in this crazy world.

after a whole day of work in the library....it started pouring like mad just as im about to head home. i want my hot bath and dinner!

anyway here i am, back in the library, typing this brainless post......

tick tock tick tock.......

Dear God please make the rain stop! Amen.

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okay im gonna check if my prayer has been answered.