the niece's mum (ie darling's sister) went to bangkok for a holiday, which means the niece spends most of the time with us.
which also means we have to manage an infant and a hyperactive toddler at home. hahahaha.
so for the past 2 days, i engaged the help of a toy bubble gun, that was given to Yuan Ze during his baby shower. and honestly i cannot remember who was the one who bought the gift, because on that day there were too many gifts. once again i want to thank all my friends, relatives and students for buying these gifts for Yuan Ze. :)
let the pictures do the talking!
and finally. 10 months have passed and it is the last day of school for the sec 1 to sec 3 students.
presenting to you, my beloved form class, 2E2. this class is a tough class to handle, with many "outstanding" individuals, and as a result there were many "outstanding" discipline cases last year. i guess the school management have alot of faith in me and so they put me as their form teacher this year to control the class. this year the class still have quite a few discipline cases, but through these cases i get to know the students much better and have established a much stronger rapport with them, as well as their parents. so for the last day of sch, my partner FT and myself chipped in money to treat them pizza, as a final closure for 2016.
this day was exceptionally emotional for some of them. we were having circle time during the last period, and i was with 20 boys (my partner FT was with 13 girls and the remaining 6 boys). so each person was supposed to share which classmate helped them in a positive way, and also to thank the classmate. then when it was a boy's (who is well known to be mischievous and immature) turn to share, he actually started crying. all of us were stunned, including me. and later on, another quiet boy, also started to cry when he was sharing halfway. these kids are really unpredictable.
another highlight to share is that another boy, who is well known to be immobile (because he refuse to participate during PE lessons and i gave him a nickname that is 小河马), actually automatically took a broom and dustpan and start to sweep the floor of the classroom during the Keep Admiralty Clean movement. we were all surprised. last day of school can have so many magical things happening.
so anyway, let me recap my experiences for this year, at a brand new workplace, from the beginning of this year, until now.
malacca trip happened in january, which is a cohort trip for the entire sec 2 level. this was the best time to get to know my form class students.
the first group photo with the pe dept, during cny celebrations.
the pe dept's signature event, admirals' run, which was held at chinese garden. a very nice and scenic place for cross country. but the distance from woodlands is a bit... far. one thing i like about this admirals' run is that it is also a 2.4 km test. one shot clear all the students 2.4 km in one day. that is efficiency.
all the pe teachers in our formal wear. in this sch, during the mid year exams and end of year exams, the pe teachers must be dressed in our formal office attire, because there are no pe lessons during exams. during exams, all teachers must be dressed professionally. seriously i find this a bit... nvm i shall not say. there was no such nonsense at the previous workplace. but having said that, at least i can wear my clubs and countries football jerseys in this workplace. batman dun allow the pe teachers to wear them, which until now, i still do not understand the rationale.
this was mid-year exam post exam activities. i was the referee for the sec 3 inter-class football games.
august is a defining month for me, because it is the time when the whole school realise who i really am, and they also realise that i can... perform/dance. we started to teach students and staff the mass dance steps in the beginning of august, and that's how the whole school realise my hidden talent. some of the teachers also put up a teacher's special item during national day concert, and of course i was being jio-ed, and taaa daaaaa, that's my virgin performance at the new workplace. :)
teacher's day dinner, that was held at chevrons. the theme for the dinner was superheroes, so the whole pe dept dress ourselves as power rangers. the whole costume is DIY ok! kudos to our creativity! taking a pic with the best dressed female teacher, who appeared as Storm of X-men. and i was the best dressed male teacher, because i did an exceptionally outstanding performance and my male competitor totally cannot fight. after that, a very senior teacher told my colleagues, "to know YY's true self, just give him the stage." HAHAHAHAHAHA.
how can we forget ACES Day? my first ACES Day experience at the new workplace can only be summed up using one word: INCREDIBLE. the whole school danced together. seriously no kidding. i can never achieve that at the previous workplace.
and the conclusion to this post will be the photos taken with the Student Development Team, the sci dept and pe dept.
i must say this is one power packed team. missing the discipline master, mr nigel chong, who was away on reservist. he is one guy that i really respect. even if i hate doing discipline, but for him, i will bite the bullet and persevere and continue settling discipline cases.
science dept! :)
and of course, the lovely pe dept. what a virbant, energetic and awesome pe dept. i am glad to be in a wonderful pe dept at the previous workplace. this pe dept is definitely on par! together we can achieve so much great things!
last sunday was yuan ze's baby shower, at my meimei's condo, the Arc.
the theme of this baby shower is tsum tsum avengers, and i am very thankful to have my student, denise, as the chief decoration officer. she had two assistants on that day, jean (also my student) and ting wei (who is denise's ex bf and also darling's cousin).
avengers themed macaroons and cupcakes sponsored by darling's meimei.
tsum tsum avengers plush toys, that i got from qoo10.
jean and denise!
my father's 背影
darling told me the niece has been aiming the spiderman cupcake for very very long. hahahahaha.
with dad and da mei. little sis was not here because she had a performance.
elena yong and boyfriend! i got this feeling that she will be my first student to invite me to a wedding banquet.
dancers from dancescape!
tpss show choir~
darling's colleagues
my tpss colleagues~
students from modern chinese dance, with their instructor and also my chinese dance teacher, bai laoshi.
my 4 macho students.
last but not least, my good friends from nus chinese dance~
thank you everyone for the gifts and ang baos. myself, darling and yuanze are truly blessed to receive all your love.
it is past the mid-point of october.
and yuanze is already 1 month old! last saturday we had yuan ze's baby shower part 1, for darling's relatives and friends.
part 2 will be this sunday, mainly for my students, colleagues, relatives, and some of darling's friends.
some pictures to describe the happenings of the past 2 weeks!
the pe dept photo is out! really love this pic. love the coordination of colours and how wacky we are in this fun shot. :)
last fri i conducted the o levels briefing to my invigilators, i am the chief presiding examiner AGAIN (i did it in 2013 and 2015), this time at a sch in the north. after the briefing i went to visit my ex VP, who is now a VP in another sch in the north. had a really great time catching up with her, and the moment i post this pic on instagram/facebook, the general consensus is... SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT. honestly i think that she looks more 憔悴.
a pic of yuanze, taken at man yue part 1, by darling's bff. :)
on sunday morning, my army friends mr leow and mr mak came to visit yuanze, and got him gifts. thank you mr leow and mr mak!
final pic of this blog post is a family pic taken yesterday night at SEA Aquarium. our cousin held his wedding there. honestly it is a very unique experience to hold a wedding there. how often you get the opportunity to dine with fishes, sharks and stingrays. but the jia lat part is... dinner starts at 830 pm, because have to wait until 7 pm when all the tourists left, then can start to set up the tables and chairs for the banquet. yesterday night the dinner only start at 850 pm. and by the time the dessert came... it was already 1120 pm. i reach home at 12 midnight. HAIYOOOOO. but still, a big thank you to my cousin for this unique dining experience, and congrats to you for tying the knot!
the baby is the most powerful person in the whole family because when he cries in the middle of the night, everyone will wake up and attend to him.
i have encountered sleepless nights thanks to the baby, and it is really tiring, but i must say that we are thankful to have the support from darling's parents to help look after the baby. darling's mum is the baby expert, and she has the power to convert a crying baby to a consoled baby (that stops crying). because of them, i can catch up on my sleep in the morning.
sidetrack a bit, on thursday i went back to the previous workplace to play football. also shun bian meet my financial planner at TM starbucks to buy insurance for yuan ze. ok the 重点 is that i scored my first ever header goal for the previous workplace, and is a diving header! just want to document this in my blog hahahahaha. we won our opponents 5-4. :)
my sister is back from her long overdue honeymoon, and she bought lots of stuff for us. she bought under armour tops for myself and darling, bought a harry potter top for yuan ze, and the icing on the cake is she bought an oakley shades as my early birthday present. thank you THY! love you lots~
here's some photos to showcase the happenings of the week!
praying that yuanze dun bite my nipple as i am taking this selfie.
my tank instructor Tho Fengyi bought yuanze diapers. 2 big boxes! thank you Fengyi~
really love this pic! look at yuanze's deep dimple!
forcing yuanze to become a ninja. hahahahahahaha.
friday was staff photo taking day. presenting to you the science department! the most happening science dept photo that i have ever taken, with all the props. A+ for effort! the pe dept photo has props too. can't wait to see how it will turn out.
