poomsae competition

so byby's hard work has paid off!
=) 14/15 awarded little ones.

it was an early, reluctant rise from sleep. i didnt know what to expect n i didnt feel much. but i was bugging myself to call sir -- and wad a great idea! i bought 20 cups of coffee n 1 latte from macs, to go with a sausage egg mcmuffin. at least i did something. but of cos, i didnt buy it. cos it was drizzling and being treated very much like a princess, all i had to do was wait in the car.

as we entered the sports hall, i went straight to deliver food. and it wasnt until the competition really started n i started interacting with the competitors that i really got the butterflies. i felt like i was going to compete! wad with the adorable favourite sticking to me for a good while =). and of cos, after some settling down n some fussing around, i rose better to the occasion.

but really, the highlight of this event was a touching moment. when the students shyly requested to take pictures with their ma'am. holding their trophies. at that moment, i was deeply touched. and i hoped that one day, my students will come back to me, showing some sign that i have touched their lives in one way or another. like how nicholas and rachel walks with me to check my classroom, like how the students of two certain classes always waves enthusiastically to me when they see me, even when it's thru a tiny window framed by the door.

on the journey home, i heard a parent say that her child was so hardworking and so passionate about the sport, but lacks a similar interest in her studies. at that very moment, i felt like making her my student and instilling in her the interest to learn. maybe not to mug, cos i dont like mugging myself, but just an interest, just the knowledge that she can do well if she wants to. because everyone can. and i know i am able to build that confidence in her. and maybe, teaching is just what ive wanted to do all my life.

so by the laws of attraction, i'll be doing just that really soon, eh?

indeed, denise showed me my schedule. eight classes. and im torn. developing curriculum or teaching? it's an either or. and there are so many factors to consider. i need to think this through.