the third batch

eyes are reluctant to shut, so here I am saying hello to you. it is so unusual, me staying up this late - it is not normal. I am a type of person who pass out as early as ten but not tonight. well, I guess work is taking over everything now including your biological clock.

school is speeding as we have less than a month to go before the examination so it is not surprise to notice the schedule is jam packed with activities. the afternoon and night classes are as usual, now weekend camps and workshops are also organized to roll over. meaning that, none of us actually have day off until this big thing ends. having experience teaching the same weakest class for the third year definitely helps. there are hiccups here and there of course, yet we manage to do certain things that work to achieve our aims; to pass the paper. when I first meeting them early this year, very few of them know how to write simple sentences. we wouldn't go to past tense and etc, I bet you know it already. 

yet, I decided to give it a try. although there is no other way than to drill, we began with simple words and allow them to experience it. what I believe make the biggest difference is the bonding we developed along the way. we get so attached to each other (not all, but most of them) and I make them believe that we can actually make it work. of course, I do have grey days when I canned them for not finishing their homework, or threw their bags from the the third floor and asked them to write at the corridor but they know they can still crack jokes and we laughed at them together. 

today, with few more days left before september, i'm still unable to get all pass for english. I'm not going to stress out because it's really their choice. although it is impossible to change few of them but I secretly still hoping that those few will least try, because deep down here as their teacher, I know they can if they want it. despite that, I'm so proud to see majority of them without asking do the activities when it is my time. few of them shine brightly, but many of them do enough to make me so happy with their effort. 

it is true that doing this work may sound easy to certain people, but believe me, it requires highest level of patience in you or else you'll simply giving up in the middle of the way. kids, I may not tell you directly, but hey, this teacher here appreciates your hard work and hope the best for all of you! 

catching up

half a year with a single post, so I decided to scribble a little here. no specific reason, simply because I want to. so hello blog! long time no catch up.

I'm back to the place I work already. currently in the middle of the final push for my kids who are sitting for their papers in less than a month. I'm not going to slow down as they deserve to do better, to receive more for their future. so let's strive kids, we'll try everything we could to make your dreams come true. promise me, you won't give up as yet. I know you can do it. do pray for us, will you?

Eid celebration was beautiful, as usual. despite I couldn't be a good helper in the kitchen, we came out with loads of food to serve. we're just lucky that my sister is a good cook, so she was the best assistant mum could ever ask. the guests were just too handful to handle. closest relatives and families visited, and they really enjoyed time spent together. our salam session was in a rush just because ayah, being punctual he always is, urged us to get ready for aidilfitri prayer left us only a short time to snap family photos. haven't managed to see the outcome, hopefully it was good since all of us were in mustard this year! one thing I missed to do was to visit grandparents graves. it has been sometimes, but you are always in my doa insyaAllah.

this raya also allowed me to meet close friends from high school. being able to meet them, laughing and sharing stories like old time was truly fun!I  haven't met some of them since our last graduation so it feels so good to catch up and spent time together. how nine years simply fly! attended a wedding, an engagement between my two form one classmates ( I have no idea of this one!) and visited a teacher's house for raya. it was definitely a loud and big meet up.

there it goes how a week spent. short but full of stories. selamat hari raya maaf zahir batin!