A friend sent me a short quiz of which category of character I fall into and guess what? I am SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS!!! After taking the quiz, it says that I am...

...the classic person that everyone loves. You are t he best friend anyone could ever have and never want to loose. You never cause harm to anyone, and nobody will ever understand you or your feelings.  You are usually used by others because of your good nature and loving qualities.  Those who do respect you do so in the most honest way.   Life is a journey, your always on an adventure, funny and calm, yet full of too many ups and downs for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people as they are the ones that bring you down... then you will be stress free.

Wonder how true??!!

I was shocked of the decisions made for Terri Schiavo's life. I'm sure no one wants it to be that way if it is not for some stupid idiot! Well, I rather feel the person I love breathing rather than not at all. Let's take it to God to judge. After all, what's fairness when it applies to life or death??

No classes today since all the teachers have to attend Teacher's In-Service. It's nice to see some faces from MC giving one of the lectures. I was indeed very sleepy and what more I sat right up front. Embarrassing gila! Lucky no drulls... It ended at a decent time and was glad! Another session tomorrow. Good if I an keep myself wide eyed alert.

Went to The Mall today and bought some groceries. Wondering what to cook for weekend...hm...apa ah???

I'm proud to introduce to you the most precious of G & G -- Baby Gweneth. She was born in BAH at 5:40pm this evening and weight 3.39kg. She's one tough baby girl for she was heavier than expected. Anyway, thanks to all the daily potlucks she and her mom had with us *_* I'm so proud of her and her parents! :lol:

~ This card above is for my close friend Lai Sum ~

All I did this weekend follows the pattern of eat, sleep, eat and sleep. Nothng more, nothing less.

I was browsing through Roy's folder and I found these inspiring words:

"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"

-- Anne Frank --

I should stop trying to be perfect all the time in the classroom and among people. I should stop wanting a perfect life and stop pretending to be someone that I'm not. I should stop wanting a perfect guy. Overall, I should stop being a perfectionist. Often it's really hard to stop human nature from dominating. It occurs without being noticed as in saying which car doesn't slow down when passing a road accident?

Today was quite relaxing. Had our Intermediate's Asian Fair and boy...they really did put up extravagent work. I could never imagine some of them would actually be that creative! Chaiyoooo guys!!!

This is one of my student in kebaya and a pic of Korea's booth.

My best friend's Ernie's birthday today!!! Happy Birthday Errrr...love ya! And eh..sorry for posting this pic, you just look too gorgeous!! :D

Another chance to eat till I drop tomorrow since weekend is approaching. Can't wait! :wink:

All of us (the Sabahan's especially) are still waiting for her to deliver. It's already past the due date but but! ...Baby Gweneth seemed to be enjoying herself inside mommy's tummy!

Taught my students another type of poetry -- Cinquain, which nobody taught me in high school nor college before!

I'm back addicted with Neopets!!!

Weekend seemed to be longer when I was young, but nowadays it seemed to pass very quickly!

Just an update:

- Taught my students Poetry today and introduced one type of poetry--Quatrain. All the things that I've studied and all the 'didn't-pay-attention-in class' thingy are coming back to me now. Shoot!

- Psssst!!! Wanna see Inol's house? Let's sneak in..hehehheheheh... These were taken during his wife's b'day last Sunday.

Home sweet home? Yeah! All of us had a great time.

- On Sunday, spent the whole day grading papers because all teachers need to send in their grades by Tuesday. Another part of teaching that I dislike! :sad:

I was in a bad mood this morning because one of the well-known rascals there literally swore in front of me!!! I demanded the classroom to keep quiet so that worship could take place. But a group of gentlemen decided to continue their trivial chat, so I took my marker and started writing extra assignment on the board. That's when the swearing took place, right after I put a full stop to the assignment. Then this cerewet lady started complaining and the whole class tried to argue with me. I even treathen them that I would deduct their points if they don't do the extra assignment I assigned due to their loudness. Lucky for me to get the support and back up from my supervisor. She adviced me that students will try to come in between teachers and makes the other teacher believe that the other teacher was wrong. But take heed, teachers should support or back up other teachers because students surely will think of ways to pull you down! Horrible students!

Went to visit Gwen and ended up eating at their place. Roy came too.

I know why I miss home so much right now. I'm listening to all these classic love songs and makes me think of home and the past years. Some songs brought good and funny memories and some even triggers me to turn back time. As if...

I'm sitting on my comfy chair thinking about how I have come to this stage of life, sitting in my apartment alone contemplating about the past, present and future. How fast things changed and how rapid changes take place. Right now I just wish I can sit in my room at home and enjoy Radio 4 while reading magazines or making bookmarks like I used to do during my high school years before. I wish I can hear the noise of my parents and siblings chit chatting, watch tv and cooking. Wish I can see my grandmother folding our laundry while watching tv with her large spectacles. I wish I can hear my home phone ringing and wish the person on the other line is one of my friend and we could chat for hours as I usually do...then being scold by my parents for long hours on the phone. I wish I can ask my sister for her opinion if this guy or that guy is good for me, or take crazy pictures with her, or clean our room together. Wish I can have more mouth fights with my brothers who like to irritate me and sister most of the time. Then...

I wish I can be in all of the places where I've spent most of my childhood and teenage years. I'm right now listening to a very familiar song that I loved so much before -- I just called to say I love you!

Anyway, one thing for sure made my day today. Finally I managed to get in touch with my long lost good friend Wati. She's now doing very well in KL and I just can't wait to hear more from her and who knows she can help me track down our other gangs before. :smile:

Classes straight from 7am to 10:50am and had my break until 2:15pm. After giving those students their retest, headed home for awhile and went to MBK. Got to do the stuff that Roy and I loved so much -- singing. Went to the Karaoke lounge and boy we did spent quite a bit there...

Lately, I dunno why but depression and stress usually get into my way very quickly...especially during school time. To handle this, I constantly store a song in my heart such as short choruses and lively songs that will divert me to beautiful things other than thinking of being actually 'on earth'. For example, one of my student suddenly came to me today and asked me to lead the students in the class to sing some choruses. Then I told her that we don't have time for that. She went back to her seat and I was curious why suddenly choruses??? So I glanced through the pages of the song book which was placed on top of the teacher's table and one of the song caught my attention. It's entitled "Something good is going to happen to you". Man..it kept ringing in my head the whole day and kept me going. The song didn't just kept me going, but it made my day much lively and happier. God knows our very heart and is always ahead of us. The moment we feel something is wrong inside us, He always feels it first and goes through the pain with us. So, to remind myself, THERE IS NO PROBLEM TOO BIG THAT GOD CANNOT SOLVE IT. :wink:

Did a lil' research here--Among those prone to depression are people:

• With close relatives who have had depression
  
• Who have had depression before
  
• With low self-esteem or self-loathing
  
• With chronic medical disorders, including thyroid disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure
  
• Who take certain medications, including oral contraceptives, steroids, and some medications for high blood pressure

Friday March 11, 2005

Blessed be the day. TGIF! Both my supervisor and I can't wait till school was done. Roy and Jov came and all of us went to Major's Sizzler. Irwin, the guy in the picture below, was so excited that he even mixed his sprite refill with yoghurt from the salad bar. He is a guy who's very friendly, helpful and funny. To all my girlfriends out there, he'll be in MC soon. I bet you'll know him the moment he reaches...'coz I just knew him for like 2 weeks and Jath and I are already close with him. He's back in KL since last Sabbath and surely he misses here a lot. At night, watched Constantine till past midnight...punyalah mengantuk and membosankan...

Sabbath March 12, 2005

My cousin's birthday --Happy Birthday Switzerlyna-- She's getting prettier and prettier! Wish her all the best in life! Went to church for Devine service. Our heads of course were swaying all around still and had lunch with fellow sabahans here at my place. Not bad...yummie food and kept our tummy bulging for quite sometime. Rested for a while and went up to Gwen's house for a movie entitled Puteri Gunung Ledang and Spanglish. Was satisfied with Maggie Mee (curry flavor)! *_*

Sunday March 13, 2005

Went to Big C and bought some stuff then home. Did my lesson plan and all the corrections! Wooooooohoooo!

Monday (Today) March 14, 2005

Felt like giving up on teaching today. Was so stressed because of Spelling classes and all the uproars of the classroom. Was so dissapointed of myself and yet trying hard to keep up with my optimism at the same time...does me no good. Thank you God, for rescuing me. Hope Roy found a solace place too...

It's test day for me. Gave spelling test to 4 classes and one class will do them tomorrow. Guess what? Caught students cheating. I've warned them in the beginning of the test that if they I caught them cheating, 25% of their points will be deducted from this test. Sure enough I caught 5 people. It was not easy though since I really really don't want them to loose points, but with a heavy heart I did. And I still don't feel good about it up to this moment.

Well, other things in school was that cikgu2 yang tiada pas kerja ditahan oleh pihak polis. Don't want to comment any further...

One of my students told me that I'm too kind to them. They themselves told me not to smile on my first day of school so that those rascals will behave well...Anyway, they do behave when my volume is on the maximum scale. Sometimes I just feel like plucking all my hair when I see their unbearable behaviors!!! :evil:

Went to The Mall (Ram) today with Jath, Irwn and Roy. Found Tortilla, but too bad, no salsa.

Yes. I'm here in my new apartment surfing while listening to Simple Plan. Woohoo! It makes me feel much alive and much younger. You know how you go to school and face your kids everyday...it makes me feel so so superior and so like know-it-all kind of a person when the truth really is that I am just one of those walking souls who wants to be extra transparent!! *sigh* Plus right now I can't even put my volume to just blast, apalagi kalau full blast.

Taught 4 classes today. Oh boy...those kids just need to learn that I don't simplify things easily...! How do you simplify vocabs like symbolism and symbolic to 8th graders?

Chatting with one of my uncle in the States. He might be coming he said. Hehe...might see him after so many years??

Stupid LAN card. When can I use it????

The Sabahan's in my apartment  plus Roy of course had dinner together a while ago...