Random pictures from China (Wuxi and Shanghai)

A picture speaks a thousand words... guess these pics are enough :)

Biaramas

Heard from my brother that we can buy cheaper bus tickets online. Biaramas! (visit its website http://202.9.99.148/). I registered my dad's name online and anxiously went to Biaramas ticketing counter tonight to reload RM88 into his account. When I reached there, I didn't check and listen properly to the staffs when being prompted about the user id. She kept saying, "Ambrose?". I said ya. Who knows that she entered the amount of RM88 into another person with the name of Ambrose Wong account even though I already passed my dad's IC to her. I only realised the error when I reached home and checked the account online. Haiz. My fault also because I didn't check the name on the receipt. I faster called the ticketing counter to inform them of the mistake. She said can't help and gave me the big boss' hp number. I called the big boss and explained that I'm the first time user so I didn't know this and that. Luckily still can transfer the amount back into my dad's account in the end. Praise The Lord!

China trip

Just came back from my China trip. This trip is just so-so for me. Not so much fun for me. Initially I want to buy a lot of dresses from there but found none. I bought some cute stuffs home. Anyway, I enjoy every single moments with my fiance and his family. Going to share some nice pictures taken there when I am free! :)

Teacher

People tend to assume that teacher's job is easy and highly paid. Somemore, teacher has so many holidays. I used to be one of them. Try to teach and give your judgment after that. Being teachers nowadays is more challenging than last time, you have to learn to control the class first before you can even teach a sentence. The students are really spoilt by the education system and I wonder how the so-called leaders can lead the nation one day.

The teaching profession is worsening the teacher's health, adding the mental stress, creating nightmares... no wonder some of the teachers faster opt to retire early.

The following excerpt is taken from the Borneo Post dated 5th July, 2008

More teachers suffering critical illness

KUALA LUMPUR: The increasing workload and work-related stress among teachers have taken a toll on the once ‘noble profession’, with more teachers facing the risk of incurring critical health problems.

In sounding the alarm yesterday, National Union of Teaching Profes-sion (NUTP) secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng said more teachers were now suffering stress and ran a high risk of getting cancer, heart attacks and high blood pressure.

She said the worrying trend was reflected in the insurance claims made by the teachers, especially in the past five years.

“It’s a occupational hazard for the teachers. We have made a random survey and there was a reported increase in the critical illness and it’s worrying,” she told a news conference here yesterday.

She said that from January to June this year alone, 38 critical illness cases were reported involving a total claim paid of about RM2.1 million.

The NUTP record showed that in 2004, there were 79 cases of critical cases reported, 2005 (100 cases), 2006 (106 cases) and 2007 (125).

How nice if the education system is carried online... just joking about that. Haha

A city in Sarawak

There's a city that I don't really like staying. It's full of impostors. Its residents are trying real hard to show off what they have... young boys care a lot about their hairstyles and must have a girlfriend beside them while the girls are just like dolls with makeup and easily follow a guy as long as he has $$$. The middle-aged ones like to brat about their children who live and study in overseas. Come on... studying and living in overseas doesn't mean that they will become a better person. As for the attitudes of the people here... indescribable... Pity them. Where are those moral values and their civic-minded gone to? Rubbish bins? Drains? Haha. Anyway, maybe that's the way they live their lives and they are happy with it.

Thank God

Alas, I managed to change my flight ticket. Initially, it's Airasia fault for changing the time of flying from Kuching -> Sibu to 10.30am (supposedly to be 6.30pm). Hey, I'm still in another flight from KL-> Kch at that time. Still up in the aeroplane. Haha. Anyway, the ticket problem is solved today! Very happy! Eager to have my holidays starting this weekend :) Praise The LORD for everything!

LOVE

Happy to see my darling again. Thank God for giving me such a great soulmate!

Together we live our lives to the fullest!

I LOVE!

The most important thing that we need to know first is to learn to love ourselves before we start loving others. Remember that God always love us!

Living skills

It's also known as 'Kemahiran Hidup' in school. I have a great interest in this subject especially the stitching chapter. Maybe I'm the typical girl who likes to stitch and cook. Haha. I even intended to apply for this course for university but stopped by mum. She said it's difficult to teach to the students especially to the brats these days. Haha. Now I'm given chance by God to tutor a girl (my aunt's friend) for her PMR. It's a blessing to help her with my rusty knowledge.

Holidays

Have been searching for a friend to replace me for 2 weeks in October since last month (I'm going off for a long holiday with my fiance and his family to China and to attend a wedding ceremony there as well). Thank God that my friend recommend a friend of hers to me. At first I thought it's a she but when I meet the person, it turns out to be a he. Haha. I brought him to meet my principal and she is impressed and likes him. Good for us then. She told me to enjoy my trip and be careful with my food intake in China; avoid anything containing melamine. Thank God and I'm looking forward to my HOLIDAYS!!

Jogerthon

My school is organising a jogerthon today. I was given a duty to direct traffic at a site and ensure the safety of the students running past that area. Luckily a lot of students are willing to help me around. The jogerthon started around 6.40am and everyone finish running past my area around 6.50am. Then we'll allowed to go back to the school to watch who's the winner. When I reached the school gate, a prefect stopped me and said, "Principal said students must wear the jogerthon t-shirt or school shirt if want to enter the school compound". I replied, "I'm a teacher". The two prefects (my students) standing far beside him laughed at him and said, "You don't know that she's a teacher?". "How I know, both of you didn't tell me," he replied. Haha. Maybe I look like a student and still qualified to become a student there :)

Test papers

Being students, we hate exams because this is the time we need to crack hard our head and revise to produce good results. For the kiasu ones, they will go for tuitions to inject all the knowledge they need to get the top position in the class. Those were the days that I have gone through before. Now, I'm given the power to control the history paper for form 1 and form four this year. Hehe... Mixed feelings...tired to prepare all those questions in a short time because I want to go off for holidays earlier. Lucky me that my principal allows me to take a short leave to attend a wedding in a faraway place. The results of the brats are in my hand... Haha

Form teacher

I have being a class monitor and prefect before... and now a form teacher. Being one is the toughest and demanding task in school. I think I need to be a principal next time if got the qualification to do so in order to complete my school board's experiences. Haha. My students even nicknamed me as "Mama" because I asked them why they got so many red marks in their report cards and required them to explain to me. :) So-called young mama in my form class and History teacher in other forms

History

Adapted from www.siongchin.com

I myself don't like the subject last time. Now, I'm given the chance to 'love' it and spread its 'awesome' knowledge to the students. History to me is a boring subject and I don't wish to be a boring teacher but... have to be one for the time being. Good to be one though. Easy to teach and the brats love me. Alleluia

Life as a temporary teacher

I'm teaching in one of the indisciplined schools. If not due to the high pay of teaching, I'll stop teaching there cos I'm facing brats everyday. Somemore my timetable is so packed. Sometimes I can't even eat or rest well before next lesson. Haha. Anyway, it's a blessing to be given a chance to teach and earn money at the same time. Waiting for good news to pursue my Master. May God bless the application.