Exams are over... Yippee!

That's right. The exams are over, and boy am I relieved. It's been a tough semester, with a few really hard, back-breaking assignments. Oh wait. Most of them were hard, back-breaking assignments. But well, it's over. 3 years down, 1 more to go. I usually have a 2-month holiday after every semester, but this sem it'll be a little different. No holiday for us soon-to-be-4th-years cause we've got to go through our teaching practice for the next 9 weeks. I think I've mentioned this before. So yeah, I'll be heading out to a particular school situated right smack in the middle of town. Try to take a guess, you braver ones.

So what have I done in preparation for this great moment? So far, nothing. I just got out of exams lar remember? But anyway, there'll be three of us teacher trainees (I like the sound of that, don't you?) going to that school (the one right smack in the middle of town), more specifically 2 TESLians (me and a coursemate) and 1 Maths. We're pretty excited, rather worried, very nervous. We paid a visit to the school about 2 weeks back, just to y'know, look see look see. We've each been given 2 classes to teach (oooh, the poor students - they won't know what's gonna hit them), and we'll be starting "The Great 9-Week Experiment" - I'm gonna refer to TP as this from time to time - this Monday, the 5th. We're also supposed to get involved with some extra-curricular activities while we're there. No, we're not supposed to play basketball, we're supposed to monitor the goings-on. Big difference there, but hey it's not like I don't know anything about basketball. All that Slam Dunk-watching has its own benefits. But no, I didn't mention anything about basketball, though I did mention my interest in their debating club. My other TESLian friend said she might join the drama club.

Whatever it is, I'm sure it'll be an experience of a lifetime. I'll try to blog as much as possible, but due to confidentiality issues, I probably won't be mentioning any specific names, just in case. You know how technologically savvy kids are these days. Imagine stumbling onto your teacher's blog. Not a very nice thought.

I'm kinda sad though. Slam Dunk will be coming to an end next Tuesday. They'll be showing the last episode then, but it's far from over. The actual comic book lasts for like an additional 10 books. Too bad. It's like my medicine after a hard day's work. Stress stress stress, come home, watch Sakuragi and the gang, laugh laugh laugh. What am I going to do when there's no Shohoku team to come home to?

There's still American Idol though. They're down to the top 5, and I hope David Cook wins. Have you heard his version of Mariah Carey's Always Be My Baby? I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after his performance. It's really something.

Well, that's it. I think I've probably blogged long enough. Will be back real soon.

Cheers!

It's been a long time!

Wow, I know it's been a really long time since my last blogpost. I've just been so occupied with assignments and all that I really haven't even had the time to come online. But it's getting better. This is the last week of lectures, and next week will be the study break before the final exams.

It's funny how time passes so fast. It seems like only yesterday that I took my first step into university, and in a blink of an eye my third year is coming to an end. I won't be having any holidays after the exams though. I'll be having my Teaching Practice (more affectionately referred to as TP) for 9 weeks, lasting from the first week of May till... however long 9 weeks is. Am I looking forward to it? Not really. The worst news I've heard so far is that we teacher trainees will be expected to go to the schools during the school holidays and work from 8 to 5. And the school I'll be going to is right smack in the middle of town, so you can see that I'm not really looking forward to facing the early morning and afternoon traffic rush. Why do they call it a traffic rush, when you can't even move a bit? Interesting.

But I've been doing a lot of reading. I've finished the first 4 books in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series, and on Saturday I finished reading Burnett's A Little Princess. This morning I finished Little Lord Fauntleroy (also by Burnett) in class, and this afternoon I started reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House On The Prairie. Yeah, I guess you can say I'm really catching up on my reading.

I also managed to catch a 27 Dresses last Friday with three friends. First we had dinner at Richmond, where I had delicious black pepper lamb. After the movie, we hung out at Bing's and of course I had my usual White Summer.

I've still got about 2 assignments to go before I can relax. But then again, I can't really relax until after the exams, and even then I still have to face the pressures of TP. Argh. But on the brighter side, it'll make for some interesting blogposts. And that's if I can even find the time.

Cheers you all. Let's hope I blog more regularly after this.

P.S. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll see that I've included the Tower Blaster game. So now you guys can come to my blog to read and play games, heehee! End of P.S.