I was walking up the stairs towards the staffroom when someone stopped me.
‘Did you hear?’ Gwen, the beautiful lanky Singaporean teacher said.
She was grinning from ear to ear, almost jumping up and down excitedly at the before mentioned rumor.
‘Hear what?’ I asked.
And then she said it with almost out of breath stutter, ‘That school for [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 29, 2008
Is It True?
January 26, 2008
The African Cup of Nations
When I was in Perth several years ago, a group of students, the African Students Association of Perth in the uni I was in, decided to hold a football tournament, called appropriately The African Cup of Nations.
My team was invited of course. We were Team Singapore.
I will relate to you about [...]
January 24, 2008
The New Headmaster
AND So we all staggered into the auditorium for an informal meeting with our new headmaster aka a meet and greet session…
Judging by the crevices on his face, he seems battle scarred with a few school in his belt. Bald plated yet sturdy, he seemed too young to be 60 or 62 and officially retired [...]
January 21, 2008
Race Issues
race issues are the very part of my psyche. it is in fact pretty close to my heart for i have been at the receiving end for as long as i have lived…
the link below is an article about the presidential race and the other race issue…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucas/20080120/cm_ucas/racialstereotypesaredeeplyembeddedinourculture
to blame the media is an easy way out. [...]
January 17, 2008
and then it snowed!!
the kids went crazy… those who were in class latched on the window panes watching with envy at their counterparts that were drenched in snow flakes …
and those who were outside were revelling it, were playing that silly game called ‘trying to catch each and every one of our tiny little crystal friends’.
it [...]
January 6, 2008
So that was Christmas…
Christmas eve was depressing (exaggeration really). Luckily Christmas Lunch wasnt and Christmas dinner was eventful.
Admittedly, we dont celebrate Christmas but i would clutch the straws of holidays like its an oxygen tank while floating merrily in outer space. i know that sounds really ridiculous but if you place yourself in the worst Revenge of the [...]
January 4, 2008
When Love Fits
When it comes to relationship in this day and age, what do we need? What kind of partner do we desire? What are the desired qualities in a partner?
The only thing that I can say for sure is: I can’t answer that.
Sorry to disappoint. Sorry to have disappointed you my fellow disciples of love.
Recently I [...]
January 3, 2008
Happy New Year
So here I am staring at the computer, awaiting for work to drag me into the class. It is not unlike the Green Mile walk to one’s dreaded punishment altough i will stop short of saying that it is a death march. it is not the kids it is not the work it is not [...]
