Darryl’s belogue

    A voluntary work, shall i say? no, they pay for me… so i am an official temporary teacher in a primary school, my mom’s. Although it’s not for long, only 4 days where today is my first day, i felt that gaining new experiences are as important as studies. It helps me to realize the importance of the world, or shall i say society, around us that we take for granted everyday.

Through this new part time job, i had all the weird and crazy experiences, coz i am teaching mostly standard 1-3 students… Some may be intelligent but some are not as good; some are normal, some are hyperactive and some have sicknesses. I teach them BM and BI (may be others..-not known yet). I noticed there is a big difference between the secondary school and primary school, that is most of the things and works are done by the teachers in primary school, and it is harder to explain to the students as they have the tendency to get distracted. I had to explain 5 times for a question, and that does not mean that everyone of them understands it. phew, so glad to be home now…

    however, the feeling of being respected, holding a cane, sitting next to so many experienced teacher, writing on the blackboard with chalks, and being greeted by every student is not an experience everybody gets to have. The children are so innocent, some seemed to be inferior, small size and frail with loud high-pitch voice…. ha ha, they are really something that reminds me of my childhood, my schooling days in primary school…

    Time pass waits for no man. I am a grown-up, wearing shirts, walking down the corridor, no more as a student, but a teacher.. No matter what is going to happen, i hope i can continue my tertiary edu with success… and treasure this once/ twice in a life time experience which not everyone gets to try…

TWO days ago i was back home… from national service. i was so happy, joy overcome me…. and so are all my beloved friends i made in the camp…. however, all of us surely will miss,and for me am already missing my friends and the camp…. although it is quite a suffer in there coz life’s a routine, but all the times of sadness and laughter we went throguh together made us realize many many things…. and i truly miss them..

i learned tonnes of things in there… it’s quite impossible to list them all…:

1. survival skill… how to live in the jungle with only a parang… eh, fun lah… taught to choose LEAVES to eat when we are hungry… hahah

2. kayaking… fun!

3. got experiences like : flying fox and abseiling, marching, going through all types of obstacles (monkey rack, tarzan swing, and lots more…), games, sukaneka… all the hard and happy momments, and not excluding the stressful and sad momments.

4. sad to say, got more racist… sorry… but the ppl n d environment made me that way somehow..

5. appreciate life more and be grateful 4 the things u have… i went to a school for special kids(hyperactive, down’s syndromn, blind…), i and indeed very very blessed to have a healthy and complete body with a home…

6. i dare to say i am more mature… at least a little (not exagerating)… i learn to live with all kinds of people, and in the camp, you can meet with all kinds of people…(pregnant, have babies, has been smoking since standerd 2, and always fighting, and some even went to *** with prostitutes!) at least, at least i know i am taught and brought up well by my parents… thanks God..

7. work with people.. cooperate with people, and being a servant… a faithful servant of God.. it was His strength i went through alll the days in the camp with joy and endurance,…

8. making friends, learn how to be true to your heart and to other ppl..

9. excersice a very important part of our life to live a healthy lifestlye…

10. learn how to accept failure. many times we were all out to win, win and win. but the higher hope we have, the harder it will be when we drop… i am so happy to learn this… nothing is perfect..

11. learn to be brave and encouraged to do things to success in life!

12. many many lah… cant list all of them

no matter what has happened, and what is going to happen, i want to wish alll my friends all the best in their tertiery education and also i’ll be meeting them tomorrow to take result… i pray that they are all healthy and happy… i really miss you all…. miss you all….