Patience is a Virtue, Indeed!

Up until now, I haven't got a hold of my dearest laptop. Sad. It's still with my friend and I'm pretty sure he's doing his best to fix it. This is just another challenge for me testing my will-power of waiting for the time to use my own laptop. I'm just so blessed to have kind friends who're always willing to lend me a helping hand. I'm crossing fingers now hoping my lappy would be well very soon. I just miss it very much! Sighs. Now I can only say that really patience is indeed a virtue to be kept and developed. Sad face.

Thanks to Joseph! ;)

Since two days ago, I had my lappy broken after I installed a free antivi I downloaded online. Urgh! I just couldn't stand without Internet connection so I asked my friend if one of her connections were a computer wizard. I'm so lucky that she has one and actually right now I have the chance to update this blog o'mine. Smiles. Thank goodness. Smiles. I hope he can fix it soon so I won't have to borrow my friend's lappy. I just miss my lappy so much that I cannot stand without it. Sighs. I hope it would be fixed very soon. Worried. I know he can and will fix it for he's a computer wiz. Rest assured. Smiles. :)

I Would Surely Miss Her

This morning I almost went mushy when my colleague and idol of all teachers bid happy goodbyes to us all at school for she's going to deliver her baby sometime next week as her doctor said. I was so sad to know she's finally leaving for I don't have any body to look up to and talk with on break times, urgh! :( I hope to see her next school year for she's just a great teacher and I'm so sure everybody would miss. I hope she'd be having a great time while waiting for her due date. I cannot wait to see her new baby soon. Surely would update with her on Facebook. Smiles. This I'm sure won't cut our communication. Oh thanks to advanced technology! Grins. :)

Quite Somehow

It's been a great relief for me to know that somehow there's been a calming down of storms these past few weeks. I've finally adopted with the environment and the place here as I'm currently away from my comfort zones. I'm quite enjoying my days here now with all the lovely kids whose very sweet to me. Somehow they're becoming closer to me each day and I know our friendship won't end here. That's for sure. I hope we can have an awesome summer ender! Truly looking forward to having a water fight with them on the last day of school this July 1st! ;) Smiles.

Here I Go Again with My Busy Mind's Ramblings

This week's challenges are so profuse that I almost gave up but here I am again recharging all my energies for the next week's round of dummy runs. The classes went normal though I once got myself in a very awkward situation after I shouted at the most notorious class. A few seconds after I shouted at them I realized that I really can do it and that gave them proof that I can be a monster inside the classroom. It's not always that I can be like their close friend, you know. That day on, they started to behave well during my class and I hope that they won't change for the worst instead for the better. Grins. I don't know if I was doing the right thing though but it somehow lessen the noise inside the classroom. The next time I'd study what makes them tickle so I'd have a great day all throughout the week. Perhaps I need more readings on classroom management and teaching strategies specific for their ages.

The Best Health Insurance Plan for You and Your Family

As promised, here I am again with my updates. Well, for the first time in my life away from home, I realized the importance of having the right medical benefits as a working professional abroad. It is much more difficult to be sick away from one’s family and comfort zones I can say since I had had chicken pox three weeks ago and man it was like more than a corporal punishment on me. I had such a hard time with all the boils growing on my body for almost two weeks before it went away. Luckily I have my friend who has many contacts at the nearby hospital here. She brought me to the nearest women’s hospital where her friends are working. One is a nurse at the hospital’s pharmacy and the other one is a resident doctor.

Indeed when we got there, we didn’t go through all the hassles of admission. We just directly went through her friend and he processed everything for us. It just then occurred to me that as a foreign worker, I must have registered myself beforehand at the nearest hospital through my employer where I can get the most affordable health insurance for me to avail all the basic medical benefits whenever I get sick.

Right now, I’m very well and I’m back to work since last week. Truly, being aware of the basic medical health insurance highly pays off for a foreign worker like me. As I got myself busy on those weeks I didn’t go to work, I surfed the Internet about chicken pox and it’s where I got well-informed. Also, I found some helpful websites about finding the best health insurance benefits and plans like the america-healthinsurance.com. There, you’ll find more important information about getting the best insurance plans for you and your family.

It's Been Aeons! OMG!

It's been aeons since I last posted here and I can really say that I really do miss this blog, OMG! How I wished I updated this one every day. There have been a lot of things that happened in the past year and months. One major change is that I completely changed my working environment. That is, I've moved from China to Qatar! Right now I'm enjoying my life here in Qatar still teaching though but with Arab kids this time. Well, our school is international which makes my career even more colorful. Smiles. I love my life here and I can that even if I’ve got more challenges more often, it’s worth the experience. Well, I strongly concur to the idea that experience really is the best teacher. Smiles. Won’t you agree with me too? And oh, by the way I’d be posting and updating more of this site from now on. I just hope. Crossing fingers now. This means, I promise. Smiles.

DOTA Addict!

Hahahah! I just finished my warcraft game and it really made me tuned up to blogging again. Smiles. The second day off indeed a productive one. Yes, I consider this productive day I hope to finish everything I planned and tomorrow I have to get back to normal work load and planning days for my weekends are so busy here. I need to work whole day until 5p.m. Maybe after posting my entries I would continue my lesson planning so I won't cram this weekend. I am pretty ready for my Saturday classes though which makes me quite relieved now. However, I need more preparation for my Sunday's class coz I'm so blessed to have such a very brilliant class with only three kids. I'm so lucky I don't need to really open their mouths just to speak. They are just so chatty and sensible to talk with and I've got no problems handling them in class. Indeed I am happier than last term. Smiles. Thank you Lord.

Chatting is one of My Fave Hobbies

When I woke up this morning the first thing which crossed in my mind is to turn on my laptop and surf the net. So after I clean my room I immediately got a cup of coffee, turned on my laptop, and of course my cookies. Whew! After a few minutes, I was online and then a chat window just popped up and there you go. It's my sister and my cute nephew! I was so happy to hear and see them both online. We chatted for few minutes and then stopped for she has to do housie chores. Indeed a very good start of my day. Smiles.

A Wonderful Morning

This morning I had a team-teaching class with our new teacher from U.K. I was tasked to be with him for this month and assist his class. Luckily, I know most of his students. I was so happy to see him doing well and surely he will love his Sunday mornings with such lovely bunch of brainy and keen kids to learn English. I then said that you just did well with them and had some good and bad points discussed. We both learned this morning and I felt so good after seeing him deliver very well the lesson which we both planned and prepared. Smiles.

I can really see he is putting his heart into what he is doing. Applause. Smiles.

Almost There

Last night I was trying my luck to watch the movie 'Australia' online and I was really pushing my luck with it but I was caught hanginng nearly to the end of the movie. Perhaps or for sure I have to download the movie for me to really watch until the end. This is the disadvantage of watching online movies now. Oh well, I've got my lessons learned this time, I have to download or better yet but the CD itself as an additional to my collection. I was really moved with the movie for all my childhood life I spend it with my cattles. I know how they feel and I know what their life is. I consider them as my close friends including my dogs. When, Nullah was almost pushed to the cliff in the movie I cried for I myself was almost drawn into the cliff when I was a kid when my cow fell into the deep cliff when she lost the fight with another cow. How sad that was. I was shivering and just cried out loud when I saw her dying on the road. I know, I know how it feels. Sad face. Indeed, this movie recalls me a lot of memories when I was a little girl trying to figure out my life on top of the mountain with my cattles and dogs. Smiles.

Funny Night with My EL4A

This is so far the most hilarious night of all classes that I have with them. I have only three kids in this class and the most jolly is Venus who just laughs at simple things like tonight. I asked them to do the activity book and twas all about putting different pictures together in a group. While everybody was so busy at their work, Venus on the other hand was drawing happily while talking to herself. Then, I asked her what was she drawing and she said to me that they're nuts. I commented seriously that it looks like a sheriff to my eyes, then she blurted out and laughed til her stomach hurts. Really we ended up to the last few minutes of the class laughing even when I said goodbyes to them. What a funny night with them for Venus' laugh was so contagious I cannot help but just blurt out and laugh out loud with her. Giggling.

Teary Afternoon

I don't know what to say when a student came to me and handed a small envelope with her letter on it. I read it in front of her and then I wasn't able to hold my feelings but tears fell down my cheeks and I realized I was crying. I hug her tight and said, 'See you later'. I couldn't handle anymore and I went to the restroom and there I cried. Sobs. ooopss what a teary afternoon.

Counting My Blessings

I have been hearing some people and I cannot help myself to whine with the current changes that has been happening at work. I understand it somehow though we really have to vent out ourselves at times we think it's more than our limits and perceptions of effective management. But despite all these things I think I am so blessed still because not all people can have my job now. Competition is always a part of winning and in every step of the long fight, one has to really prove to be tough to move on no matter what happens. Like me, I have been dreaming of coming here where I could be out of my comfort zones. Now that I am given what I really want in life still I moan knowing that my blessings and suprises far outweights the challenges that come my way. These are in fact a part of the neat package knows as SUCCESS. Eventhough I am not really that prayerful here I can attest that I do pray but not as devout as when I was at the homefront and still blessings are really outpouring. This coming Christmas I am looking forward to my precious gift and I know I'd be facing a great challenge and change in my career as a teacher in the coming months. I hope that these blessings would challenge me even more to prove my worth as a competent and effective teacher. Smiles.

A Message Worth Keeping for a Lifetime

Today was really great with my classes though not all of them were really awesome my conversation class this morning was brilliant. After the class, we had parent's meeting for about fifteen minutes and the feedback was great! We were so happy to hear from them that they were satisfied with how the class is being run and I'm so happy to be a part of this team. I love it! This afternoon, I got a message which is so soul-uplifting and right now I feel so honored to have been a part of this team teaching class. Our Superior DOS said thanks for being a part of the success of our conversation class. A message really worth keeping! Smiles.

I Can Sense a Tough Day Coming

From this day onwards, I can sense a tough day coming and I hope it's gonna be fine for all of us. There has been a lot of changes at school so far and I think I am greatly affected with my early learner classes. I know I have to brace myself on this for I have decided to stay a bit longer than I expected. The most beautiful thing that has happened to me here is that I've learned many things about teaching and not only teaching but 'effective teaching'. That is worth noting so far coz I have been having co-teaching a class these past few months and I have been learning so much from our Superior DOS. He is such a wonderful teacher who knows his craft so well. Now, I have been applying his teaching strategies in my classes and I am so grateful to him. We are getting close buddies coz aside from co-teaching a class, we have the same birthday! Whew! What a coincidence? Smiles. Now, I've found a male teacher buddy! Happy.