finally coursework is done and we are glad.
just yesterday i couldn't stand it anymore and i broke down.
the kids thought that i was angry with them.
i was not.
was just upset with my own bad planning,
my incapability in fulfiling the internal deadline,
my weak body,
my fault in causing my teachers to be so tired.
how many nights we have not have dinners with our families.
i sat there and just cried.
the last night of working late, i was down, resting at home,
but i can't rest when i heard that my teachers are still in school working.
i rushed down with dinner at 8pm.
all the kids are still working, my teachers are working even harder.
it has been a continuous battle for the past 3 weeks, staying till late non-stop.
i don't know how we do it.
as i walked into the media hub where 2 installations were in-progress,
the kids greeted me, asking how i am feeling,
then as i went on to inspect one of the installations while the kid was out,
i found something that surprised me.
it's funny. i laughed in my heart.
it's written big in pink:
' to mrs m: you are a star in my life'
it's drawn big in purple"
an elephant
it's covered with a piece of mahjong paper.
i am not suppose to know about it.
so i pretended.
the other kids also pretended for me.
i met the kid along the corridor later,
i can only laugh.
later that next morning,
i read his prep work.
i know what he has written from page 1 to 8 as we have gone through the whole thing together. but i found, on page 8, a little paragraph, a little something extra.
he is never good at writing.
he wrote all that.
i am very touched.
i am very glad to know that i have made a little difference in his life since i knew him.
i am very happy to know that all these hard work is worthwhile.
thankyou, ying kwang,
you have also been a star in my life too.
a mischievious star.
the one that sat in 2 of my art classes back to back,
making me believe that you are a pair of twins in different classes,
the one that ate all my oreo cookies when i am not looking.
the one that ran with all your might during cross country to get the 7th position and have given me your trophy.
the one that helped the class to win champion in the level 3 camp and have again given me the trophy.
the one that always make me laugh even when i have to scold you.
you are a special kid.
(i can't publish the pics of his work until the coursework has been marked)
reader k | 9/26/2007 11:20:00 PM |
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