Today the GCE 'O' level exams starts. I am so excited. I finally marked my last set of compositions. But to my dismay, many of the pupils did not collect their work and there I was rushing to finish it. Anyway, I hope they will do exceedingly well. :)
I am so happy. Now my work is almost over. happy sigh.. Hehe I just have one more report to write, CCA matters and Conquer 'O' programme and NO MORE marking. I am so delighted and now that I have finally gotten my Senior Teacher post, I am all set. All the slogging and backache seemed to be rather worth it.. hip hip hoooray..
Today I had fun too. I went bowling with my class. I bowled a little but I am really lousy at it, unlike the pupils in my class. They were excellent!!! The first positions for the gals and guys came from my class..What a class of winners!!! I am also happy for their results. Most of them did really well and some even surpassed my expectations. Take for example - Dennis. Wow wee.. He is like a phoenix rising from the ashes.. At first he started out like a tortoise but boy has he caught up with the rest. Can you imagine? He is now 3rd in class. I am super proud of him. If he were my son, I would hug and kiss him and pamper him for a day. hahah
Also, there are many others who really emerged tops. Wing Yu also really pulled up her socks and showed tremendous improvement. Impish Faiz also suprised me with good results. He is a bright kid.. sometimes cheeky but so adorable. His cheeks are so pinchable. hahah.
Lately, I have taken up a new hobby. I always like to try new things because I get bored very easily. I have started to enjoy cooking and I starting to get all obsessed with it. I bought 2 more cookbooks and downloaded several recipes online. I have tried making meatball spaghetti and my family loved it. I also tried baking fritta spaghetti.. I combine spaghetti, peas, ham, cheese and baked it. It tasted quite nice though I found it too creamy but guess what my hubby and dogs love it. I also found the perfect Caesar salad recipe which is so easy to make plus low fat and ultra yummy. My hubby and I love Caesar salads and would often order it when we dine at restaurants. Now I can prepare it anytime I like provided I am able to find canned anchovies.
Tonight I am cooking spaghetti carbonara and caesar salad. I am also baking some minced chicken cookies for my doggies. My interest in cooking started when my hubby bought me an oven which was bought initially for the sole purpose of baking treats for my dogs which I did. I made them several batches of cheese and liver cookies. Then I went on to baked fish with all kinds of herbs and parmesan cheese.. very yummy and cheesy which I love. I have also visited several supermarkets to look for all the ingredients found in recipe books like herbs and I just realised that the Cold Storage near my house sells fresh herbs.. I was so happy...
Well gotta go and start cooking .. :)
{ 8:08 PM }
Marking, marking and more marking... sighh.. the only thing that keeps me sane during this crazy period of my life is MUSIC! I can totally understand why my pupils want to listen to music while studying... I used to do it when I was a student but only when I do Mathematics. When I am studying History, Geo or Lit, it is impossible to listen to music because I am trying to compose notes and commit them to memory. Likewise, I only listen to music when I am marking comprehension scripts. I can't seem to concentrate on marking compositions while listening to music at the same time. I find myself singing along and bobbing to the beat.
However, I totally forbid my pupils from listening to music when the teacher is in class. Even during seatwork assignment, pupils have begged me to allow them to listen to their MP3 players. I will not allow them. Why? because when I want to say something to them or give feedback, they will not be able to hear me with their music plugged into their ears. But when they are doing self study anywhere else in the school, by all means listen to music if it helps you and not distracts you.
My top ten songs at the moment...
- Blame it on the Girls - Mika ( I love Mika) absolutely love this song.....
- Straightjacket feeling - the all american rejects
- Empire State of Mind- Jay z and alicia keys.. super duper coooolllll
- Whatever you like- T.I
- Coffee for Closers- Fallout boys
- You belong to me.... Taylor swift.. so sweet hehehe
- Cool - Gwen stefani
- Give you hell- the all american rejects
- viva la vida - coldplay
- The girl is mine - Michale Jackson
{ 11:14 AM }
What have I been up to? The usual stuff really..marking, teaching, walking my doggies. I have not been shopping much though.. one reason is that I am BROKE! I have been spending so much on my dogs recently especially on Kaylan... buying her toys and chew toys... Last month alone I spent $450 on dog stuff... Doggies' toys ain't cheap especially the good quality ones. I even bought some from the US which my dear cousin is going to bring back for me..
Well I am going to post some cool pictures of K, Kaylan for short ,Russell and Bubbles. Check them out!
{ 7:50 PM }
Presenting Korro!!! aka Zorro's cousin!
bub's favourite activity: sand bath!
She looks heavy but she is actually the lightest among the 3 doggies
To drop 15kg