joey.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

rach. more than enough, for me. says: eh! hows your law sch prep
rach. more than enough, for me. says: hahaha
joey says: what law school prep?
joey says: are you MAD. haha must prep meh?
rach. more than enough, for me. says: hahahhaha how i know you
rach. more than enough, for me. says: this lance ask me for things to read alr lor
rach. more than enough, for me. says: ay die la
rach. more than enough, for me. says: confirm need to compete with all these crazy asses. you better work your ass off
joey says:
ewwwww.
joey says:
dont like that leh.

ohmygod. help me.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

so today i pulled the ultimate trick any teacher can pull. i walked out of class. can't do it too often i suppose, but oh man, does it work or what. i still have 4 more classes to use the card on. we'll see (:

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

never mind! found it! yaaaay!

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WHERE'S GOSSIP GIRL EPISODE 14!!

damn americans. hurry up upload the show which new york magazine calls the 'best.show.ever' so the rest of the world can watch the episode entitled 'the blair bitch project'.

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in separate matters: is frolick healthy? something so sweet and yummy can't be good right, even if it claims to be yougart.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

'Joey :)D can i take the test tmr?? I know your tired + i didn't study pls pls pls'
'Okay ty!!!'
'Pffth ;) learn from you. Anyway joey i ran out of full scap !! Then how tmr i get but i do test essay followin day cn? :)'
'yupp okay thx :D Haha you sound like those type of guys who has alot of gf tell me the truth got rite !!'
'Eh! Fine see your tmr'

god. maybe giving my handphone number to them was a mistake.

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

just came back from we will rock you, AND OHMYGOD. IT'S PURE SEX. (yeah, that's my new word). AND IT'S PURE CAMP.

i think i'm in love.

'dude you're like gushing... Lol... i heard on radio rather ugly leh... Haha.'(edited to maintain some form of privacy)

thanks for pointing out the obvious. the gushing bit, not the ugly bit. definitely not ugly.

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ohmygod, forbidden love is damn good. i'm on episode 5 where the mom throws herself into the arms of a doctor because she realizes that she has a crush on her son, who is now sleeping with his teacher, who has just admitted that they’re in a relationship in front of the whole school. Oh god.

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I had the most unpleasant encounter with a teacher on Friday.

I’m a co-form teacher of this sec 2 class, so on Friday, 2 boys called Gordon and hidir came up to me complaining that they had been unfairly treated by their science teacher. Apparently, Gordon was given detention for asking a question and hidir was given detention because he rocked his chair. I mean, these 2 boys are cheeky la, but they're not mean spirited.

So I went up to the science teacher and tried pleading on their behalf for a more lenient sentence and this is what she said:

- After I called her to meet me outside the staff room, the first thing she told me was 'my name's Mrs. Lam, not madam lam' in a really condescending tone.
- She refused to budge, or even listen to my arguments
- she told me that because I’m a relief teacher, the boys are manipulating me (like I’m that dense to not know when I’m being manipulated)
- When hidir started crying, she shouted (& really, I mean SHOUTED) at him saying 'good. Now then you cry. All this while, when you were misbehaving you never cried. Good, now cry la. You’re still gonna get detention'
- After I asked if I could punish them on my own, she said ok, but still insisted that the punishment go down on their record, and I was like, fine.

So after consulting with my other co-form teacher, I went up to her and told her that we'd settle it ourselves, and yes, it'd go on their record.

And

She said: 'since you're punishing them already, you might as well send them for detention class. And really, you shouldn't interfere. You’re just a relief teacher. You really shouldn't interfere.'

Me: 'so, I shouldn't interfere because I’m just a relief?'

She: 'yeah.'

What the hell la. As if I have less of a right to handle the boys discipline cases because I’m a relief teacher. Really, since I’m their form teacher, if these boys don't come up to me to help them address their issues, then who can they turn to. I was just doing my job man. And really, there's no need to bring up the fact that I’m a relief teacher in this matter. Being a perm staff does not give you the moral authority to decide that you've got more rights in interacting with the boys. Damn bitch. What’s she implying? That because she's a perm teacher, her judgement calls are better than mine? Sure, she might have more experience than me, but I'M PRETTY DARN SURE I'M SMARTER THAN HER. I mean, she's just a science teacher after all, isn't she.

Damn bitch.

I was really pissed off with her. Wait, I still am damn pissed off with her. I don't care if Leonard happens to really respect her. What kind of a person shouts at someone when he's crying (it's tantamount to kicking someone when he's down), goes back on her word, and disses reliefs. disses relief TEACHERS. TEACHERS. Not teacher's aide, a relief teacher. And it's not like I’m there only for a day or two. She fricking sees me every morning taking attendance beside her class, and she still doesn't think I have a right have a say in the matter? Seriously. Damn bitch.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

think what you like, but i've recently started rewatching this japanese show to fill in the days before i get to watch gossip girl again:

which. on mysoju.com (thanks mel tien) is about:

Michi, a 26 year old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend's proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him but feeling pressure from her father and society to do what is expected of her. Hikaru, a 17 year old boy frustrated by his home life with his single mother and having been expelled from many high schools for bad behavior, enters Michi's class as a new transfer student. As their relationship grows they realize that they both feel that they have lost themselves to the pressures of those around them, and it is this common bond that draws them dangerously close. What follows is a heart-wrenching story of forbidden love where Michi must face society's judgement for corrupting a minor, abandoning her fiance, and disappointing her parents and co-workers.

don't read too much into it darlings. but ask me over msn or facebook and i might tell you more (:

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

5 more days to the return of gossip girl!

OHMYGOD!

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as a relief teacher, there's always the temptation to go 'ahh, screw it. let them all sink.' which i suppose isn't too healthy an attitude to carry. BUT WAH LAO EH. BACK IN THE DAYS, I USE TO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS. i never was disruptive, neither were my friends. if we were bored, we'd just look out of the window, at uwc. (haha if you looked carefully, you were able to look at uwc's swimming pool).

there has to be a way to not be a pushover, to be stricter, and yet not have boys calling me heartless. & there has to be a way to make history interesting. to be funny, entertain the boys & yet make sure they still study.

i've got 2 and a half weeks left to teach finish 3 chapters. gah.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

i'm giving some i boy tuition, and the more i think about it, i prefer the barker boys more than the i boys. there's something too cocky and over-confident generally about i boys that irks. i mean, i had a great time there la, but looking back, spending 6 years in a school that actively encourages you to think that you're the best singapore has to offer, might not exactly be the best way to develop mentally.

we'd all have developed to be mega pricks, otherwise.

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this whole stint at relief teaching has made me sure that i don't want to teach within the next 10 years of my life. i don't mind teaching when i'm 30 (one of the perm teachers told me about some scheme for people who switch mid career), but before that i want to see the world! being tied down to an organization which offers stability as a key component of it's function is not exactly the way i imagine myself living my 20s.

so i guess for now, hello law & the opportunities that you afford.

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i hate singnet. i really do.

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we've but 4 minutes to save the world!

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Monday, April 14, 2008

thank you singapore government for giving money (: i heart you long time. & i promise not to vote for the opposition during the next general election.

hello burberry wallet. you're looking pretty today.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

i'm gaining infamy. soon, they'll be calling me 'the relief who shouts so loudly that people sitting deep in the staff room can hear him.' yeah, go power diaphragm!

the whole harsh discipline thing is half working. there has got to be a compromise. being all strict is no fun, and they still don't listen anyway.

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Monday, April 07, 2008

'sir, ask anyone in class and they'll say you suck.'
'why?'
'cause you're a pushover'

well, i suppose if playing the nice, docile teacher hasn't been working too well (& trust me, it hasn't), then the meaner side of me, which has lain largely dormant since secondary school will have to come out a bit more.

thinking about it. maybe there's something about secondary school that requires the bitch to come out. after all, didn't playing the part of the bitch years ago made it all seem so fun?

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Sunday, April 06, 2008

hello! shirin came back, just for the weekend, to shop. no pictures la, cause er, we forgot ( i know, AMAZING right.). highlights were probably imagining isaac dancing to fashionista, and the mental image of the three of us, clad in sheer tops, swaying out to the pool deck of the most atas club in singapore.

never mind.

went over to chat masala too for dinner again, for the 2nd saturday in a row. yumyum. ate more this time (MUCH MORE), and i've a sore throat now. it was just the 4 of us this time though, cause isaac went over to tokyo for a holiday (for the most innane reason ever. apparently the family needs to chalk up enough frequent flier miles to keep the membershio, so they decided to take a trip to japan to meet the target. like flying 2 days after deciding on the trip. maad) and unfortunately, the camera ran out of battery, so there arn't many photos, and we didn't manage to take a group shot, because my camera would turn itself off, before all of us could get into place.
island cream after!

anyways! i'm off to bed. night

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Saturday, April 05, 2008

'it's the freaking weekend, & i'm about to have me some fun.'

weekend's here people! cue glorious sunny days, when a gorgeous pool, & lovely rainy days, with nothing to do but read.

went out with the army boys today, for dinner. where i saw the most radioactive tang yuan ever, from smith street.

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eic's decent i guess, but i think they still don't measure up to the unXpected. & the crowd at wala's on friday seems so much more muted than saturdays. though, i have to say, the fries are rather addictive.

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i'm typing this on my new laptop by the way. i was thinking of naming it lolita or the likes, but i think naming brand new possessions is a rather primary school habit to keep, don't you agree?

too tired to continue. i've been awake for 17 hours and i'm this close to being really grumpy. night

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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

oh trix. when will you be mine again?

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

it's like they're everywhere.

case in point:

1. at barker, there's my brother, brothers of friends & church friends of friends.
2. the boy who sends me to newton mrt every day is from acjs
3. the boy i teach tuition on monday & wednesdays is from acjs too! & he knows the aforementioned boy in the second point, having gone to china with him & the tutee's brother is the classmate of aforementioned boy's brother.
4. the boy whom i tutor on tuesdays is from acs (i), a happy coincidence found out when i saw him wearing the funorama shirt today.

my point is: they're everywhere, these ac boys. you can't run from them.

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best news of the week so far! next tuesday's elearning day! no brats to teach! i hear i'm getting paid 65 dollars on that day to help conduct the napfa test.

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i wanna go shopping darlings. when the pay comes in, i need grey skinnies.

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