how time flies

I did not get the chance to update this blog last month. Very busy with school work. I feel that this year the months flew very fast, without me realising it. Now it is already august. My baby is getting bigger each day. I hope i'm not neglecting him. My other children are also getting bigger. I feel that they are growing very fast. Sometimes, when i look at them while they are sleeping, i couldn't believe that I have been taking care of them since they were very small. I miss them when they were still babies.

Projek Warga

Hi. Again, i only got to update this blog once a month. Yes! Projek Warga. As teacher advisor i'm really proud of my team for securing 3rd place in the showcase. You have done wonders guys!!!! Even though we did not manage to get 1st place, to me the 3rd place that we got is at par with our preparation. What with our bz schedule, especially me, where i'm always not in school as i've lots of other commitments outside, we still manage to get top 3. Participating in PW have taught me a lot of things, especially in becoming more aware of the community. But, most importanhtly, what i like most about PW is being able to work with the PW committee especially Prof Rahim. As a teacher, i feel honoured. and I know, my students also feel nhonoured. TQ PW. C U next time.

The Beauty Of Sharing

Wow, it has been a month since i last updated this blog. Really BZ ya. Tenite, i'd like to share my first experience of really sharing something with fellow educators. Knowledge gained is meant to be shared and that was what i have done. Finally, i found the guts to give a talk to other fellow teachers. And i also realised that being able to share knowledge is very satisfying and i feel that all the researches done for the talk was well worth it. I know thisw will not be my last but rather this is only the beginning.

My Students

This is especially for 5 Ara......
Actually, today I've reached the peak of my patience. I've been patient enough all these while with your behavior. Well, when none of you paid attention as I was starting the lesson today, I was really frustrated. My intention is merely to make all of you realise where you are now. I know many of you were sad with what had happened. In a way, it's good because hopefully, you'll change your atttitude for the better. Starting from tomorrow, let bygones be bygones. Learn from our mistakes, and know that when I scolded you today that means I care.

AMIRUL ANNAZ, now is
already 6 months old. This picture was taken when he was 2 months old. Skarang ni dia dah pandai duk dalam walker. Actually, since school started in january, i barely have time to spend with him. Pagi petang g sekolah. Rasa rugi sangat, time moves very fast. Tau-tau je dia dah 6 bulan. Dah besar, dah kenal orang. Tapi, aku tetap bersyukur kerana annaz tetap kenal aku mama nya. whenever he sees me, he will want to follow me. I just hope that i'll have more time to spend with him.

Anything

Being a teacher does not mean you are able to make your students get many As in PMR or SPM. It is more than that. A teacher's worth to me should be measured through his/her ability to leave an impact in students' life. With the rat race and competitions in the world today, our students need survival skill to lead a better future and to survive. SPM results only help students to get scholarships or a place in University, but SPM does not ensure a better future. I have friends who did not do well in SPM, but they are really doing well in life nowadays. The most important thing is we know what we want in our life and work hard to achieve it. So, do not feel bad if you are not able to get straight As in exams, because our real life is not like examinations where you can choose your answers. Our life depends a lot on the decisions we made. And fellow teachers, our bigger responsibility is to teach our students about life, not on how to answer exam questions.

MSSM 2009

Hari ni nak tulis dalam BM plaks. Masa cuti sekola hari tu kita orang duty kat kolam, MSSM. Boring pun ada. Seronok pun ada. Boring sebab keje tak le banyak tapi sebab kena tunggu event habis, so jadi penat menunggu. Yang bestnya sebab dapat le nyembang lama-lama tanpa pikir pas ni kena masuk kelas. Sambil tu sempat gak jalan g sacc mall, makan kat secret resepi.

busy

Today is 31st March, so tomorrow will be April Fool. And, actually this is what April sounds to me. Well, looking at the month's calender and the school schedule, it seems that April is a FULL month. There's no public holiday in April, and all our saturdays will be occupied with school events and replacement classes for our Hari Raya holidays. This saturday will be the school sports day, followed by the replcacement class and Hari Anugerah Kecemerlangan Pelajar. The next 2 saturdays will be taken by staff courses and in-house training. Sometimes, i doubt that i have time for myself. Next week, i'll be attending a course in PD. Again, i'll miss my classes. My students have started to wonder why is this teacher always out. So, i need to find ways, design a smart lesson plan so that my students can still learn even though i won'tbe around. I'll emel exercises to my students. This way, they don't have to waste time copying questions. They can print out and paste in their exercise books. This way might be a disadvantage to those who are weak. However, students nowadays need to be given some challenges in their lives, to make them more alert.
Well, this is my verson of APRIL FULL as in APRIL PENUH. I have the notion that once we pass through APRIL, it's like we have passed through 2 full months.

It's school term holiday again. However, nowadays we teachers do not have the luxury of enjoying it anymore. School holidays and we still need to work, if not in school then its other duties outside. As it is, i actually have to be on duty at 2 places. Luckily, a colleague was willing to take over one duty for me. I wonder what happens to the joys of teachers having lots of holidays and working shorter hours compared to others, like what many people say. These people only see us coming back home from school, but they never make it their business to note the time when we have to go to school again in the afternoons or during holidays. We used to have the luxuries of saturdays off, but not now. Other sectors have holidays on saturdays, but we teachers work on saturdays. Well, i guess thats what we do for the country and the future generation. So, to those would be teachers out there, be prepared for the worse, because teaching is a profession that you are supposed to fall in love with, not as the last resort of for the sake of having jobs.

Frustrating

After 2 weeks, finally i am able to find time to write something. I really need to write about this. I've made my drama team feel really sad today. After a month of practice and script memorizing, I can see that my drama team is ready to compete. However, today, I have to tell them that they could not enter the competition. Pity these students who have worked hard and put all their efforts for the drama. They could not join the competition because of some technical problems which are actually caused by adults. We were confused of who is hosting the competition for our zon, and amidts the confusion, I registered my team in the wrong zon. However, when i tried to reregister them in the correct zon, the hosting school refuse to accept them, saying that my team would spoil their preparation. I don't quite understand what they meant by preparation. For all i know, the host is not suppose to prepare food for the competing teams. Their main fuction is only to prepare the venue and invite judges. Even if we join in last minute, we won't make any difference. Anyway, the competition will only be held on the 26th of march, and if they are sincere to accept us, they can just let us in, since we still have around 1 more week. I really had a tough time explaining the whole situation to my team, and it really breaks my heart to look at their sad faces. To me, as teachers we must put the students feelings and priority ahead of our own gains and comfort. Obviously, here, the students have become victims of adults and teachers' selfishness!!! I feel guilty towards my team. I fail them!!!