Random thoughts and catching up

Alright, guilty as charged for not updating the blog on a more regular basis as the semester is just so heavy on me!

By the way I am currently facilitating 3 classes a week when most of my colleagues have recently got theirs cut by 1, making it only 2 classes a week. When asked about why I have not gotten my classes reduced, the reply was "You do not have projects that have deadlines as tight as the rest." Well just tell me you want to cut cost so it looks nice on your report card and leave me to suffer? Do not get me wrong - I actually frown upon cutting down classes right in the middle of the semester in the first place, as what happened to the comfort that the teacher and the students have built over the past few weeks of being together? Does introducing a stranger as the new teacher affect class dynamics? What kind of message are we sending to students about our commitment to their education?

Anyway JLPT 2 exam is just *gulp* next Sunday and from the looks of it I am going to fail big time! Let us hope that cramming everything within the whole of next week when I am on leave will work miracles!

Thanks so much to my colleague GV for driving me to work (and sometimes back) almost everyday these days. I really feel so indebted!

I've attended 3 guitar lessons so far and while things have been slow, I have learnt the A, D, E chords. Let us continue to strum on!

I conducted a staff training workshop with a fellow experienced colleague today and from what she has gathered she thought it was good for a beginner! I thought I had screwed up big time, seriously. When a superior asked me how it went and whether I would do it again, I told her sure thing, I will be glad to give it another shot though that is only if I get time to do self-study to become more acquainted with educational theories! The staff that go for such workshops can be quite critical, which is perfectly acceptable and understandable as who wants to be an unwilling prisoner of brainwashing?

I don't know, but I miss attending Japanese classes! Sigh! I am definitely looking forward to return to PYAESS and interacting in Japanese next year when the term commences!

AGL's just about to fly off to Australia over the next week or two, and I wish her all the best! She has introduced me to her two tuition kids, I hope things work out!

RY's very nice to follow up on our plan to travel to HK during the first quarter of next year. I might also spring a trip to AGL's at Sydney as well! Then there's JET!

Wish me luck!