Gokusen Season 2 So Far

Gokusen 2 has better looking guys and nicer songs. Story plot wise, more or less the same as the first season. I am only at the beginning episodes; episode 2, so, I am not suited to comment on the story as yet.

That is all for now.

My Timetable a.k.a Rant

My Timetable.

I somehow love it yet hate it. Why, you ask? Let me share with you the positive side. I do not have any lesson on Wednesdays. Of the other four days, three days, namely Monday, Thursday and Friday, I have only a lesson on each of those days. As for the remaining day i.e. Tuesday, which is the negative side, I hate it like hell. And it is like hell. Five classes in a row, fifty-five minutes each class, from 9.35am to 2.10pm, a total of four hours and thirty-five minutes. I armed myself with a big bottle of water and a dour face as time passed by.

However, I ought to feel grateful, and thankful, that my other workdays are more heavenly as compared to that one day.  Thus, I am grateful and thankful that I get to enjoy and seat at my desk instead of facing class after class of very chatty girls. Now I know how my teachers felt when I was in school. Some call it karma and, yes, what goes around does come around, like a boomerang.

Just A Quick Update

Went to JB with my mum and aunt this morning. Spent the whole day there walking around, looking at things, and buying things. My feet hurts and I am still tired despite my 45mins sleep on the public bus ride home from Woodlands checkpoint. Yawnnnn… The shops there are having a sale due to the Malaysian GP happening. Even so, I was not tempted to buy any clothes. Good for me!

I realised that I am easily satisfied materialistically. Once I got what I wanted, I will not want any more. For example, clothes. I bought 3 blouses on wednesday and I was satisfied with them such that I was not really paying attention to the clothes on sale today in JB’s City Square. I got myself a few hairclips which I wanted for some time ever since I got a new hair style and I do not think I will be buying any more hair clips any time soon. The same goes for shoes. I have too many. “Enough! No more. It is not as sweet as it was before.” – Duke Orsino “Twelveth Night”. So, yes, on that front, I am happy with myself.

Two random things…
1. I was supposed to be watching Hana Yori Dango last night as indicated on my Live Messenger. However, I started watching another Japanese show called Gokusen which I found to be really interesting. It is a (fictional) story of how a 23years old lady teacher from a yakuza family deals with her class of delinquents while hiding her family background from all in school. I am onto episode 4 now.
2. I am totally in love with… Sakuras!!! Yes. Lovely white-pinkish Japanese cherry blossoms. I recently bought for myself a bottle of Japanese Cherry Blossoms EDT from The Body Shop and it smells really wonderful; light, powdery & fruity. Delicious! And the background themes on my MSN Hotmail and Live Messenger are of… no prices for guessing right… cherry blossoms!!! Yayyy!!! Ohoh! I just downloaded a sakura-theme screensaver clock and I also changed my wallpaper to … Sakuras! Pretty picture I found using Google Images. Another random thing is … I also like the smell of Jasmine as in, the Green Tea smell for the facial cleanser and shower scrub/gel. I like that. So clean and fresh.

Yes. I am such a marvel. On to Gokusen Episode 4 now.

Lots of Updates!!! Sumimasen!!!

Ahhhhh!!! Sumimasen!!!

So many things had happened in the past few weeks and I was purely lazy to write any of those. So, I shall make it up by giving…

Summaries!!! Yayyy!!!

Let’s start with today, 18th March 2009, Wed…
Shopping with my mother at the OG Orchard Point Preview Sale. It was a long queue to enter and a long queue to pay at the cashier’s. But it was at the cashier’s that took the most time, about more than an hour of waiting. Anyway, I spent mostly on clothes (3 blouses – 2 from Dorothy Perkins and 1 from Joanna Miller) and Meiji snacks. Mum spent lots on health supplements. We finally went to lunch at almost 4pm. Lunch… Lol! Good buys good buys.

Yesterday, 17th March, Tuesday… Nothing much. Just lazed at home and did up the presents for two little girlies whose birthdays are coming up next week.

16th March, Mon… Taught/prepared my student for her practical exam today. Then met dear Char at City Hall. Bought a pair of black shoes from Robinsons while waiting for her as the pair I was wearing were soaking wet due to the downpour outside. Had lunch at the Japanese Marche-concept-like Shokudo at about 2.30pm. After that, it was a long time window-shopping which finally ended at 5.25pm at Marina Square’s Koichi Restaurant where we spied the banner with the $6.50 set meal ending at 5.30pm. So, we rushed in. Lol!!! The set meals there are worth the $$$. We took a little walk around before meeting Juls at MOF-My Izukaya where the birthday month girls; Juls & I, got our complimentary deserts. After dinner, it was a rush to Esplanade to catch the opera “Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann” @8pm which our dear friend Jose was singing in as part of the chorus. The opera was highly … interesting … in all sense of the word. Since it was the first time I watched this story, the plot seemed rather sadistic and … not-exciting *thanks Char for contributing a word*. Maybe it was because of the artistic director’s artistic directing and the fact that the subtitles were … !”£$%^&*(:@%@:’;!!! The opera finally ended at 11.15pm, after 2 intervals, and we finally got to the busstop at 11.40pm with worried thoughts that we would miss the last bus(es) home. It was not a full house but the performers gave their all. Somehow, I (once again) was awed by the beauty of the human voice, that is so versatile and so stretchable.

14th March, Sat… Went to the IT Show with my brother with the intention of getting our laptops’ RAM upgraded. My brother got his (2 pcs for $36) as for mine, we agreed that it was more worth our $$$ if we got the $799 Acer Aspire laptop instead of the RAM cards (2pcs for $96). So, yes, I got myself a new laptop which I am using now and I have no intention of getting rid of the old one, unless someone wants to buy it off me for $100. It (the old Acer Travelmate 15+”) is still in good working condition, almost 4years old (bought in June 2005). For more details, ‘comment’ me please. Yes, as I was saying about the IT Show at Suntec City Convention. It was PACKED. Everyone were like little sardines packed in the three levels of cans. And the escalators were not in good working condition. I mean, there were so many people using the escalators and they had to repair one during that time. Why, of all times, must they choose to do it then??? Anyway, it was over. We went, we saw, we bought, we went home.

12th & 13th March, Thurs & Fri… Only 3 of us in the staff office. So … !!! The permanent staff had to attend some workshop for 2 whole days while the students were put at home for their e-learning. And we trainees had to report and leave at the usual times of 7.30pm and 2.30pm. Yawn… Nothing to do except to plan lessons and watch videos online, which I am guilty of 99% of the time.

9th – 11th March, Mon – wed… First time meeting the some of the classes proper. Did some minor invigilating i.e. invigilate the students who were absent for their actual tests previously in class at the back of the room while my CT was teaching the rest. And then, the usual classroom management…

2nd – 6th March, Mon – fri… Major music test invigilations. Done in their respective classrooms. Just walked up and down, answered some queries and then, it was time to marked those scripts which was fun at first. It later changed to a different kind of emotion. -.-…

27th Feb, Fri… Foundress’ Day for the School so, no lessons plus it was a half day for them and makan for the staff. There was a mass in celebration of the foundress in the morning followed by a concert-like thing for the upper secondary in the hall where we watched the VP dancing with both the students and staff. Quite hilarious. Enjoyed the music. Went home to change and rest a bit before heading out to meet Baka Neko at Plaza Singapura to look for stuff to match our costume for Juls’ birthday party that night. Took the MRT to Pasir Ris where we waited for Char and her parents to pick us up just to get to that Country Club where Juls held her party. We were dressed like witches; head to toe black with pointed hats. Haha! Got home before the clock struck midnight. Lol.

24th – 26th Feb, Tues – Thurs… CA week for the students. Settling down for us trainees.

24th, tues… The P and the VP met us and had a good round-table talk with us. Was rather scary. :S

23rd Feb, Mon… Don’t remember whether I posted anything for this day but I will just post something about it. One whole day of Inductions where various senior colleagues came to address different issues with us newbies. It was talk after talk after talk including a get-to-know-you session and a tour of the school.

So, that is about it. Till next time!!!

21st Birthday Celebration

Happy. Tired. Happy and tired. Happy but tired. Or just plain HappyTired.

And so, many heartfelt thanks to so many people for their gifts, messages, well-wishes, ang-pows and presence today, the 1st of March, Sunday.

To Enx: Thanks for the Forever Friends mousepad & detachable wristrest which I am using now, the Kimidoll Keychain(YES!!!) and the personalized card which colour matches the mousepad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Jwen, Joby, EvanW, Dora, YanQiu, Juls: Thanks for the bag, the mug, the gigantic pen, the cash book, the small sticky notes, the message sets and the pop-up card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Char and her dum-dum: Thanks for the earphones, the hairclips, the pouch, the piece of art done on that small piece of sticky note paper, and the card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To LH: Thanks for the LogiTech Mouse. I am using it now!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To WX & Luke: Thanks for Tintin Vol. 7!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Sally: Thanks for the M.E.L. accessories. They are so pretty!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A closer look…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Evan-chan: Thanks for the bag and the ForeverFriends card.

 

 

 

 

 

To Jas, Liwen & Lisaaa: Thanks for the bottle of wine, the cute photo frame and the name-thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh oh!!! To Julia-chan: Thanks for the MUJI Paper perforater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To all who had sent cards and notes… THANKS!!!

Especially to Manda who sent a card all the way from the UK and to Aunt Kathy who sent hers from Australia.

Cards and notes from them…

[top row L to R] Da-sao (little note), Jwen (+Joby, EvanW,Juls,Dora,YQ) (rectangular bear card), Jas (colourful note paper).

[middle row L to R] Sally (blue card), Aunt Kathy (with the star in the middle), Char + Dummer (some painting)

[bottom row L to R] Manda (card with BIG BIG 21), Enx (green card), Evan (ForeverFriends), Aunt Molly and Uncle Jerome (the keyboard and rose)

I have uploaded more photos on Facebook. So, if you do have an account there, please take a look.

Once again, to everyone for all their wishes, THANK YOU!!!