Sunday, January 22, 2006
` Sunday, January 22, 2006
It sure was a good break from the mundane routine of admin work this week. Instead, I was headed to my alumni school for some relief teaching. It sure was a good experience teaching the sec2 boys. Thanks a lot for the experience guys! This goes out to the boys from 2A, 2D, 2E, 2N2 and 2N3. Although the process required me to raise my voice and punish them at times, but teaching these boys made me value my past teachers even more. I paid a visit to the junior school one afternoon after classes to look up a few of my chinese teachers. It was really great to see them and the fact that they still remembered you made the meeting even sweeter. Anyway, just a quick summary of the classes i took.
Class 2A: This class must have been the best class i took. 8 prefects in the class...can u believe that? The boys did their work seriously, picked things up fast and best of all, they respect their teacher.
Class 2D: Hmm...not a very clear idea of the class...didn't give me much problems i think...
Class 2E: A really noisy class. Man, i actually sent 4 of them out of the class.... Those boys were really too noisy man....But i like their vibrance... haha
Class 2N2: I didn't really like this class... don't knoe why...
Class 2N3: A few individuals in the class who left an impression on me. Little Joash who didn't dare to speak up though he didn't understand what i was saying at all.... But glad i managed to sort things out for him at the end of the day. The 3 indians who asked a lot of questions but the problem was just that they were slower in absorbing information.... Had something of insulting each other "sloth" going on... Just got pretty amused by that. Haha.
Anyway, teaching was a good experience and I'm looking forward to going back again.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
` Tuesday, January 10, 2006
I happen to work in Central Singapore on one of the higher levels of the building. Yet , the whole experience of working here has somewhat openend me to the harsh realities of the working world. In fact, I have in the course of my work come to despise a group of people, the despise which seems to grow with each passing day. Why is that so? Simply, these people come to work in a mask, and go through their routine work with the mask firmly on...Anyway, examples are always the better choice to illustrate certain points, so here goes..
Scenario A: It is mid afternoon in the office and the usual group of people have come to congregate in one of the cubicles nearby... The reason being given for this large scale congregation? The usual answer given..."Oh! We need to discuss some things for the upcoming project..." Ah, this always seems to tide them through... Anyway, on closer observation of the contents of the so called "project discussion", we come to overhear words like "holiday trips", "the latest gossip" and etc etc... Now, not that I am the enthusiastic eavesdropper, mind you...Their talk reaches such high volumes that their voices are amplified throughout the entire office for all to hear...Furthermore, one can hear the sharp and cynical grins and laughters being emitted from the cubicle from time to time...and not forgetting the sound of munching chips and snacks from the cubicle... I have ever since been thinking: Why the f*** are these people getting paid to chit chat?? These are people who bum their asses off, yet there are also others who work their asses off for the same pathetic amount of salary....WTF!!
Scenario B: He struts around the office with an exceptionally irritating presence, with a high degree butt, term given to him due to the architecture of his body. His head is way too big for his main frame and yes...not forgetting the ass....Anyway, he's been rumoured to be pretty capable...(my ass...) thus he's supposed to be supervising around...but wtf!!! all day long, all i see is him strutting around doing nothing....
The above mentioned are simply the negative experiences I have had from working in this organisation...yet there have also been wonderful positive experiences I have gained in the process. Yet... I doubt I would ever want to go back to that place to work again once my term is up.
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