Oh hello? Is this a blog?

Hi people.

Seriously, I've forgotten what is a blog. Actually, my awesome future-telling skills tell me that the blogs will go extinct in a year or so. Who wants to read blogs which summarise what happened when you can have 1000 FB updates a day? Or 5000 tweets in 12 hours?

Ok, I exaggerate. But you get the point man.

Life has been zooming by so fast, I can't even sit down here to blog for 5 minutes. Yes, this despite how I type so damn fast!

So anyway, I don't know what got into me, to blog at 6pm. I just got back from my weekly Yew Tee park connector run. I ran 7k in 50minutes hahahaha I know. Your ah ma and ah gong can run faster than me right? Then next week tell them to come down so we can all run together yah?

Before the run, I was at the library giving free consultation for SS. Yes, that's right! FREE consultation! Haha ok just kidding lah no big deal. As you can see after my run, I am a little high, or maybe just crazy. Crazy because tomorrow is SS and SOMETHING JUST TELLS ME THAT MY STUDENTS WILL ALL DO FINE.

I don't even know if they will read this in time. I will publicise a "BLOG UPDATED" together with a little gay " =D " smiley face and see who's here. I can expect LAME comments and whatnot butttt it's ok.

Well, as a last tip for the paper:

Make sure you study hard for the SEQs (essays). Doing well for the essays is half the battle won.

When you get the paper, upon given permission by the invigilator, flip through to check all pages are printed.
Thereafter proceed to complete the ESSAYS first. DO NOT BE DISTRACTED by all the pictures and texts and content of the sources.
When you are done with essays, start reading the background info of the sources. Don't be lazy! Some important information can be found there as well.
Don't be turned off by the length of the text. They are there purposely to kill you. Are you so easily killed?
Don't give effortless answers. If you think it's stupid, it most probably is a stupid answer. Can you please show the marker you are more intelligent than that?
Lastly, DON'T ANYONE DARE TO LEAVE BLANKS. If you are really unprepared for whatever reason, at least write some stuff. You never know, that one mark may make or break your overall grade.

Oh well, I guess that's all. Since it's a happy evening, I will end off with a happy picture. It's a ridiculously RETARDED picture because it's stupid words on a stupid piece of plastic contributed by not very intelligent people. Butttt I guess I like them all the same.

The week so far

Taking a few minutes to pen down some random thoughts...

1) crashed a badminton training session. Rusty, but was great.

2) some sec 4 students have matured. They are starting to put in more effort into their studies. That's wonderful news.

3) it's morale-boosting to hear our school winning in sports competitions in the morning. we are winners!

4) still so much work to clear. Trying to prioritise and decide on which to do first, but when you look at mountain high loads you tend to get demoralised. This is the same thing I talk about in class. If you fall behind in your studies, you tend to be demoralised and you panick when you see that you are lagging in so much work and it's human tendency to feel stressed and eventually give up. If you can help it, then don't let yourself fall behind. Some of you have many commitments this time of the year. CCAs, Chingays, projects etc etc, please try your best to cope and juggle all your commitments well. If it means less time for movies, so be it. If you do fall behind (like me), do not give up and press on so that you can catch up with the rest. (ok that wasn't so inspiring but gah, I'm tired now lah)

Ok, gotta go update the long overdue ne blog.

CCA orientation day

Friday concluded a busy week by having a very fun carnival-like type of CCA orientation day. It was great! The music was good. The atmosphere was nice. There were many people.

It was an especially busy day for me as it was my last day in school for a week. I will not be in school next week as I will be on reservist.

So after NCC set up it's uber-cool camo booth, I walked around the school and joined in the 'festivities'! I played some table-tennis, juggled football, met up with past Regenites. The NCC performance was great. The Part Cs have come a long way. I hope they really start to rise up to the occasion and be counted for now. C'mon, Part Cs, NCC needs you!

Then the worst thing of the day happened....

I walked to the basketball court where some of my ex-students were seated. Some of my present students were playing ball. They told me to join in. At first I was like no lah I'm too old already but in the end I did. Hit a lucky jump shot, then a few moments later sprained my right ankle. Argh. I sprained it on Sunday and this time it was worse. Argh. Let's hope my Wolverine-like recovery prowess works again and I get well real soon.

Right now, on this Sat afternoon, I'm setting the common test paper for Sec 1 EL. It's due next week for the HOD to vet through. Probably will be staying home. Not in the right condition to move around. Gotta report to camp Monday morning. RECOVER FAST ARGHHGHG.

Lazy, so will upload pics another time. =p

Facebook and stuff (long post, but do read if free)

Now this entry is about facebook.

If you do not know by now, facebook has taken over the world by storm.

If someone says he or she doesn't have a facebook account, you will probably look at him with a little doubt and be thinking to yourself "aiyoh how can? so outdated?" blah blah blah things like that.

Now I personally have 2 accounts. The first account is of myself, where I have my own circle of friends. The second account is of my profession, where I have students, ex-students, students whom I don't teach but I see in school, students whom I don't teach and I actually have not talked to in real life.

If you ask me why I need 2 accounts, the reason is obvious. I am not comfortable with students knowing about my personal stuff, or read what my friends tag on my wall. Perhaps some day 'graduated' students from the school can add my 'real' account. Some of you have tried, to which I have ignored. Sorry! To the rest who are thinking right now "Who cares?" then ok you don't have to read on lah haha.

Now I have been saying I don't add people on my school's fb account. It's not because I am trying to be high and almighty and proud and snobbish. It's that I respect your privacy. Unless you change your settings, by default, if you add me as a friend, I will have access to ALL your pictures and all your wall posts and tags and things like that. And of course, you can see mine too.

Which means if we are 'facebook friends', I can see what you did for your recent bbq, how you and your friends went shopping and cam-whoring, how you and your gf/bf had a good time at some tourist spot etc etc etc etc.

Therefore I will just let people add me. If you add me it means you are comfortable with having me as your friend, and being able to see all your info. If not, it's ok. I wouldn't take offence.

Another thing is your photo privacy. As you all know, you can set the settings. For example, each picture can be seen by "everyone", "friends only", or "friends of friends". Depending on your settings, it could mean that I can see photos of someone even though I am not a friend of him, but because he's a friend of mine. Do take note.

The next serious thing is about writing bad things, be it about the school, or the teachers, or even your friends. All of you should know that we must behave responsibly and not bad-mouth any one. Some of you are even doing it on MY WALL, which is ridiculously disrespectful to the person you are insulting, to me, and ultimately to yourself.

So anyway, it's been a really awesome time communicating with you all on fb. I feel that it's really good as a way to destress, playing those silly games, chatting about anything under the sun. BUT TAKE NOTE! You must manage your time properly! Don't be a victim of computer addiction.

Such a long post. It's actually embarrassing if you do not know this, and me, being such an old man, is smarter than you in the IT aspect. Do learn.

Also, after this post (which is so damn long but because I type so damn fast it's so damn quick), if you really wish to delete me as a friend, I am perfectly fine. I perfectly understand.

Busy days argh

Today was really hectic. A lot of work to be cleared, at very short deadlines.

Afternoon was at the sec 1 story telling workshop. If you are still in school, you should also be having your own EL enrichment programme. This should be your top priority on the day, instead of your CCA or outside commitments.

I promise to update this more often, so I shall try to, not that anyone reads. I'm more into facebook now. If you are my friend on FB then each entry will also be published in fb.

My next entry will be on fb.

End of week 2!

Yes it's the end of week 2!!

Gonna be a simple day.

After school I'll be with the student leaders to prepare them for this Sunday's dialogue session. At 2pm I gotta leave for Teachers' Network (grange road, orchard road area) to collect the latest NE cds which graduating classes will be required to take before they can graduate from our school.

I'll not be around for NCC, but wow check out that big awesome banner at the parade square!

Pride of the brotherhood! NCC FTW!

The Handball Boys

After the recent success of the Polo Boys....



Mediacorp decides to film another awesome series called The Handball Boys!

Are you ready?

You can't say no! The year has started!!!!!!!!!!




I hereby promise to update more often. Wahhaha. "More often" is so subjective. =p

So I've met all my classes. They seem fine. I am so gonna have a tough time remembering all their names. Arghhhhh.

I better go get some sleep now!