:: reader k ::

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

art teacher wanted

i am looking for an art teacher:

- preferably experienced
- willing to learn
- can work late hours
- sociable
- care for students
- understand N and O levels art coursework
- skilful in at least an area of art: fine arts, ceramics, painting, etc
- able to handle stress
- doesn't complain a lot
- bukit batok area

perks:
- art dept has fantastic people
- you will get to learn a lot
- nice cosy office
- pretty nice students
- we will love you

of course, and the usual MOE perks.

where to find one to replace a good art teacher?

reader k | 4/30/2008 10:23:00 PM | 7 comments

the mitchell is moving

mrs
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moving

nearby
maju camp

muahmuahmuah

reader k | 4/30/2008 08:08:00 PM | 2 comments

shared - new and old

last saturday on the 26th apr, we had a sharing session by our ex-yusoffians for our yussofians.

the turn out was not very very good, i think there were only about, erm, 15 students, and 6 speakers.

but i am proud of these ex-students who took the time and effort to prepare the slides, the talk, the answers for these students. they have also made time to come on a saturday morning to do this.

it is also such a difference to see that some of these kids were once from the same group which we scolded, nagged at and repeatly told off to study hard. and here they are, all successful in their own ways. was most glad to see how they are confident now, to stand out there, to present, making eye contact, and sharing their experiences with their juniors. am so proud of them.

thankyou chianru, juraidah, hanxiang, clairin, baoting and chloe!

was definitely nice to see yong cun and qixian who came by even though they were not presenting. especially yong cun, who drove some of them to school so early in the morning.

also wanted to thank margaret and boon hao who came by just in case i needed help, and yes, lucky you guys were there, to help me buy mineral water and take pictures of the sharing.

was very happy to know that juraidah, from my first batch of students, is coming back to YI in june for her practicum, as an Art teacher! my ex-student becoming part of the teaching force! :)

seen how confident chianru is now, standing in front presenting.... how clairin is able to compose herself and not so loud... god, she has become so lady-like adorable! and dear chloe is ever so sweet and humble about her success... and i'm so jealous of her to be studying fashion! not forgetting beloved ting-ting who is still such a perfectionist. she refused to turn up because she didn't finish doing up her slides despite staying up the whole night. i had to persuade her to come. but she dress up after all, for the 10 mins presentation.

i was most touched at the end to hear that yong cun wants to study to teach maths, and when i asked hanxiang what is he going to do after he graduate from fine arts, he said, 'be like you lah'.

see how these babies have grown.

i'm old already, i forgot to take a group photo at the end of it. blah!

reader k | 4/30/2008 07:44:00 PM | 0 comments

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

out of here

pop into g*f*k*c's blog and i must say his room improvement is really well-done.
that reminded me of what i used to do when i was younger (and stronger) and free-er. used to move around the furniture in my room, or even in the living room at 2am, 3 am, when i got tired doing design. didn't used to have a proper desk for my LC630 and I had to sit on the floor while placing it on a coffee table. my bed used to be a super thick mattress that stick close to the ground. and i love the big windows i had that looks out to fantastic greenery. well, that was back when i stayed in holland park, dream location. 15 mins walk to botanic gardens, 15 mins bus ride to town.

am moving out of yew tee soon.
cant believed i've stayed in this ulu town for 5 years now.
can't stand it since 2 years ago, it's so far from so many things, except Lot1. duh.
the worst is that every houshold seems to own a car here, some even 2. that means the multi-storey carpark is always full. if i come home after 8pm, i'll have to park my car on the 4th level. usually i reached home at about 10pm, and i'd have to go all the way up to 5 and a half floor high. and i leave for work at 6.30am the next morning, which means i have to walk up 5 flights of stairs in my heels, with my laptop and stuffs.

argh.

yeah, am moving out.

yeah yeah yeah.

reader k | 4/22/2008 10:08:00 PM | 3 comments

Monday, April 21, 2008

wow.

she is 5 years old.
she is blind.

reader k | 4/21/2008 11:15:00 PM | 2 comments

Thursday, April 17, 2008

karen is 34

Had another wonderful birthday.

thought i was going to be sick all the way till my birthday, but was glad that i was much better by then.

this year i had 3 cakes in school, still bearable (last year's 5!) and I had more kids to eat them with.

Was most glad to have my art teachers Mas and Chuimin still standing strong with me

and was great to see the present and past students making their way back from their lessons in poly. Even those who can't make it, pop me a good wishes message. very very touched.

was surprise that my MIL who sent me a card with shoes and bags, and Granny, another beautiful card, with pounds saved in the bank for me :)

missed my terribly bestest and busiest friends: weiya, fabby, say, veron, ade, rhoda

(where are benny and gerald????)

great to hear from:

gengbee, suhui, stella, clairin, chianru, chloe, yong cun, rosli, yao yao, fira, ahmad, iman, fathin, syazlin, sifra, weijin, azimah (epok epok postpone).

great to see:

weiling, sadie, margaret, boon hao, kajun, alex, jinru, amanda, kelvin, edmund, jiexin, annabel, amir, haziq.

great to have around:
cheryl, eka, junxiong, vic, qq, fontaine, chelsea, jiahui, yuhao, shuzhen and a group of boys from 3t1 art class.

it was also a very nice experience that widya and liquin have planned for a dinner at the Mezzanine at Hyatt for Clarisse's and my bd. The food was beautiful and delicious. Jeffery's photography skills made it even better. Thankyou Widya, Clarisse, Sandy, Reh, Liquin and Jeffery and all the husbands who came :)

PHOTOS

i am really happy and contended with all these love and care around.

thankyou.

i think my mummy forgot about my birthday cos ah mah is in hospital :(

and 16th apr kor kor has an interview by the TV at home (that is more important loh)

reader k | 4/17/2008 03:56:00 PM | 2 comments

Thursday, April 03, 2008

a wonderful encounter

my vietnamese student, Vic's parents, came to visit and insisted to meet up with us for dinner. A very warm couple with friendly smiles and great sincerity. We can't bring ourselves to turn down their invitation. It was a lovely evening where we'd enjoyed the delicious Vietnamese dishes and had a great time for more than 2 hours! Even though his parents do not speak English, and we do not speak their language, all of us have a wonderful time.

beautiful and tasty salad that not only brings out the flavour, but also the colours of the four seasons.

Vic's mom insisted to wrap the dish for us. honestly, it really tasted differently with skilful wrapping. she fed us non-stop.

after an hour of eating, we are just at our 3rd out of 7 or 8 dishes.

this yummy dessert has everything an elephant loves -- peanuts and bananna!

reader k | 4/03/2008 12:10:00 AM | 0 comments

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

one day in sammi

one day i suddenly felt like watching SAMMI CHENG's movies, all.

the list i try to conquer.

watched:

Yesterday Once More (龍鳳鬥) (2004)
Magic Kitchen (魔幻廚房) (2004)
Infernal Affairs III (無間道III：終極無間) (2003)
Good Times, Bed Times (戀上你的床) (2003)
Infernal Affairs (無間道) (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (我左眼見到鬼) (2002)
Marry a Rich Man (嫁個有錢人) (2002)
Fighting for Love (同居蜜友) (2001)
Summer Holiday (夏日的麼麼茶) (2000)
Needing You (孤男寡女) (2000)

Killing Me Tenderly (愛您愛到殺死您) (1997)

have not watched:

Everlasting Regret (長恨歌) (2005)

Love For All Seasons (百年好合) (2003)

not found:

Love on a Diet (瘦身男女) (2001)
Wu yen (鍾無艷) (2001)
The Lucky Guy (行運一條龍) (1998)
Feel 100%....Once More (百分百o岩Feel) (1996)
Feel 100% (百分百感覺) (1996)
Best of the Best (飛虎精英之人間有情) (1992)

reader k | 4/02/2008 11:55:00 PM | 3 comments