Well Received?

I wonder how some people can say that their event or idea is well received when evidently it is not.

I just saw this email where one of the heads mentioned that one of the events is well received last year and so the school will be doing the same thing again this year. This email caused me to faint, literally.

In PW we always tell our students to substaintiate whatever is important to them. For instance, if they want to say that their proposed event will be well received, they either have to find some source which supports their view or do a pilot test to see if what they think is true. So I wonder if the head went out to do a simple perception survey. Or did I do any survey but the response was not regarded because of some reason to do with 'convenience'?

I sometimes wonder if our feedback is collected and chucked somewhere and things continue to be the same as long as somebody says the event is well received.

This makes me apathetic to future surveys and feedback collection processes.

Ronaldo is moving..

Ronaldo is moving, ending a saga that started two years ago.

People move on but institutions remain. No individual is greater than an institution that requires team work.

But I think all of us has a part in us which wants us to be important, to be that person who a company or team cannot live without. We want to be in front and be at the best in what we are doing.

Don't get the wrong impression of slackers who claim that they do not have high goals or they are not important. They are usually the most talented people. Sometimes you learn from them how to be efficient and quiet.

The thought that is going around in my head is: do our talent programmes teach our talents to be humble and generous? Or are they just loudspeakers and thinkers?

想你的夜

It has been a babe-less week so let's post a song she likes.

想你的夜 信乐团

不相信我们的爱情
像阵风消失不见踪影

闭上眼往事又重演
一瞬间我已再次沦陷

想你的夜我已为我已走到终点
一杯酒解不开我心中悲伤
想你的夜思念像海一般无限的蔓延
才发觉爱不会走远

时间不停留结局不会重头
心像停摆的时钟
断不了思念曲终人去楼空
不可收拾的心痛在无尽的夜晚

闭上眼往事又重演
一瞬间我已再次沦陷

想你的夜我已为我已走到终点
一杯酒解不开我心中悲伤
想你的夜思念像海一般无限的蔓延
才发觉爱不会走远

时间不停留结局不会重头心像停摆的时钟
断不了思念曲终人去楼空
不可收拾的心痛在无尽的夜晚

离歌

离歌 信乐团

一开始我只相信
伟大的是感情
最后我无力的看清
强悍的是命运

你还是选择回去
他刺痛你的心
但你不肯觉醒
你说爱本就是梦境
跟你借的幸福
我只能还你

想留不能留才最寂寞
没说完温柔只剩离歌
心碎前一秒用力的相拥著沈默
用心跳送你辛酸离歌

原来爱是种任性
不该太多考虑
爱没有聪不聪明
只有愿不愿意

看不见永久听见离歌



If there was a "Er Hu Instrumental Ensemble" for SYF, they would have probably got GWH. Why? Because there was a wide range of instruments and have people singing.

Sick - My Health and My Heart

I been sick for the past four days.

On Tuesday I was out of school for a course. It was really beneficial to me as it gave me an insight to what those markers in England really wanted. But I was developing a flu as my nose was leaking towards the end of the course. Then I went to visit a colleague in hospital.

Then on Wednesday morning I woke up feeling fine but once I sat down in office I started sneezing non-stop. Well, the air in my office must be polluted. Or I am allergic to the air there. Or my body could be screaming to inform me to rest. Then on Thursday I went back to work instead of taking MC because I had to prepare for a meeting on Friday. But I was feeling quite weak so I took a MC to rest on Friday morning before heading back to school in the afternoon to attend a meeting.

The meeting progressed well. Colleagues were bouncing ideas off one another, exchanging insights among themselves. Tasks were clarified. My nose was better although my head was aching. And I forgot to bring my medicine to school, so I missed a dose.

Then after the meeting I saw somebody break down because she was too stressed over work. Perhaps it is the heavy load and responsibility and the internal sense of unfairness of why she had to take on something she felt she was not trained in or cannot do well in that did her in.

Heard from another colleague that a new colleague also broke down on Wednesday.

To those who say teachers have an easy job, think again.

My heart goes out to them. I really pitied them but we have to move on. I recalled the times I spent wondering what to do when I was thrown to do something I did not know how to do. She must be feeling the same way as me. The difference was then I was a new teacher but she is not. She must be wondering why her experience is not helping her cope with the present situation.

I hope they realise that it is alright to fall. We always tell students that it is okay to make mistakes but do we believe in this ourselves? Sometimes I think we don't.

Like I don't feel like studying any more but I tell my students that education is for life and they should keep studying. I can't bear the thought of juggling work and studies. I need a life!

Or else what I may catch is not only flu.

Babe is also down. She is experiencing toothache and it seems that the pain is spreading to the surrounding areas. Hopefully a visit to the dentist tomorrow will reveal the cause. It was really heartaching to see her eat dinner just now.

I really don't know how to help them. I can be with babe but I can't do anything for my colleague. I don't counsel well anyway.

No Mood

No mood to do anything today, even when the bag of marking is next to me and I have to type solutions.

At least she dropped in today, to use my shower.

Long Time No Blog

It has been a long time since I put something meaningful here.

I'm looking forward to a break. I have not been working optimally. Hopefully I can keep my spirits up and go strong. There will lots of work after the break.

Hope for the best.

Absence

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It seems that I have fallen deeper and can no longer climb out.