Monday, January 31, 2005
cLaSsRoOm mAnaGeMenT
I had a taste of classroom management in the Sunday school today. Although the class is relatively small as compared to classes in school, the kids are still the same..restless, they don't talk but shout, and are always grabbing for attention. Heh..but it was fun. It's my first time teaching BS to children. We learnt about parables and I had to think of day to day examples to help them understand the passage. While teaching them, two girls started whispering to each other, while Pastor Andrew's older son, Joshua, started grabbing my hand and talking to me at the same time. He even sat on my lap! As I've mentioned in one of my entries, my classroom managment module tutor attends BTPC as well, and she's also helping out in the Sunday school. Felt quite awkward when she popped by to see how I was doing..heh..don't know why..each time I see her, I'm reminded of classroom managment. ;p
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Link to Photobucket
Sorry guys..overlooked a detail in my Photobucket's account. Anyway, it's available to the public now. Access by http://photobucket.com/ Under 'Go to Album', type 'Yifen'.
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Photobucket
Ah..i've finally managed to upload a photo to my blog. Got to know of Photobucket through Phy. Thanks Phy! :) I think it is very user-friendly, which is what I need. It's more than an online photo album..and I can upload photos to my blog directly! Will upload the rest of my albums to Photobucket soon! there's only abby's photo in there now. Can check out my album in the future. http://photobucket.com/albums/v300/Yifen/
Family bonding
I've always been a pro-family policies person. Not that I totally agree with our government, but I really treasure family bonding. :) I spent a meaningful Sat morning with my sis and her family. Although breakfast was just simple fare like prata, it was an unrushed period of time where we could catch up with each other. Met one of her friends who is a typical kiasu Singaporean parent. She could never stop talking about getting her son into a good primary school. Upon knowing that I'm a trainee teacher, she got even more excited. Haha..then she shared about the Chinese classes her son is attending. Wah..then all the X, Y, Z methods came out. Gasp. I need to know more to handle parents like her. I need my rice bowl..haha.. Anyway, we went for a walk at the Lower Peirce Reservoir . It was quite a good workout mostly due to chasing after my nieces, and running up and down the slope with them. My Dad's belly became the cushion as he waited down the slope to catch them. The most embarrassing thing was..I fell down together with Abby. ;p Fortunately, Abby was alright and I only suffered slight scratches cos it was a grass patch. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw all the grass and soil stucked in her hair. Good thing is she's the adventurous type so the fall was nothing to her. :)
Monday, January 17, 2005
Pow'r Jump!
After reading the papers a few days ago, I rekindled my interest in skipping. "Skipping burns up even more calories than running in most cases." Ah..an alternative to running during wet weather. I got a simple one at $8.10, as featured in the papers. I used to skip but my rope started to give way, and I decided to run more. With the fact that it burns more calories..it is worth picking up again. Furthermore, I can watch TV while skipping. :) And no, I'm not skipping in an attempt to grow taller (although it would be great)...haha..I know it's impossible lah.
MSN
Hi friends..apologies if i've not responded to your MSN messages. In case you think I'm ignoring you..haha..it is not the case. Apparently, someone has been using my account when I'm not even online. I'm still trying to figure out how this has happened. Anyone has any idea? I've emailed the MSN support..hope to get it reinstalled soon.
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
My weekend...
It was a busy but fun weekend. My friends Ben and Shiyin from YCKC are finally married! It was great seeing them go through all the planning and eventually implementing it. At the end of the dinner, I can't help but say, “Congratulations! It's finally over.” And they couldn't agree more. Thank God that everything went smoothly, although there were slight glitches here and there. Good experience for those of us who helped out in various ways. Tiring but FUN!
A pleasant surprise...
BTPC is a pretty small church. Guess what? My Classroom Management tutor attends BTPC too!!! This is a common module for all Year 3 students, and out of 8 groups, I happen to be in her group. And I'm the only one from the Chinese specialization. Indeed, it's a small world. :)
A pleasant surprise...
BTPC is a pretty small church. Guess what? My Classroom Management tutor attends BTPC too!!! This is a common module for all Year 3 students, and out of 8 groups, I happen to be in her group. And I'm the only one from the Chinese specialization. Indeed, it's a small world. :)
Friday, January 07, 2005
Helplessness
A sense of helplessness. A tinge of sadness. I just wish I knew how to help my Dad. Pls pray that I have the patience and wisdom to encourage him, and that we will have an opportunity to study the Word together.
Monday, January 03, 2005
Reflection and Rainy Days
This rainy season has given me excuses to stop running for a while..haha..really slacked. Before I forget, Happy New Year! New Year's Eve was spent catching up with friends, and as usual, I read through my journal entries for the past year. It has been a difficult year of managing relationships, but still a good year overall. I don't believe in making new year resolutions, but I wrote down a few things which I need to learn and apply constantly in my life as a Christian. New challenges like teaching BS in the Children's Church and also Practicum, but I'm looking forward to them!
