Wander On

What I came home to when I got back from Penang:

House undergoing renovation.

I literally breathe in dust everyday for 2 weeks now.

   

And! As a graduation present, my mum got me this

She knows me far too well TEEHEE!

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Besides that, I've been overly occupied with things I don't fancy being occupied with.

Like, 

I filled in as a substitute (I had to google up the spelling of that - never been sure whether it's substitute or subtitute, sigh, one of those lessons I'll never learn) teacher at my mum's school for two days.

Pshh, Jyen, it was only two days.

NO, don't you dare. It's like war out there.

It was horrible on the first day cause I filled in for a teacher that taught Standard One (7 year olds).

Where duuhhh helllll do they get all the energy from? What on earth are they fed in the morning?

I had such a hard time trying to control 40 of them kids. 

''Miss Wong, my leg itchy''

''Teacher, can I go toilet?'' x 2057

''Teacher, he push me'' x 192

''Miss Wong, my leg still itchy''

''Teacher, *insert names* spilled Nasi Lemak outside just now during recess''

''Miss Wong, you know, I have an auntie and her name also got Wong''

''Teacher, can I go wash my hand? It's kind of sticky cause I touched glue''

''Teacher, I take off my socks okay? It's very itchy''

And because it was my first day and I haven't handled Standard Ones before (I had Std 3 and 6 the last time I taught) and totally forgot I was in a local public school (think I got accustomed to Uplands and all the teachers being too nice) so I was super nice and addressed to all their little whines. Exhausting.

I had 7 classes on the first day.

Spent the first 3 going through some math.

Gave up at the end and played games for my last 4 classes that day.

I had ''The Hangover'' for one of our Hangman games under the category of Movies

Only realised how highly inappropriate that movie was. 

Also, realised how horribly horrible I am at spelling too, 

The following were considered but not included in the game of Hangman cause I forgot how to spell them - 

1. Hippopotamus

2. Pinocchio

3. Pirates of the Caribbean

My homework

Day 2 was much better, I got Std 3 and 6 classes. Phew !

Had games with them as well.

In the Std 6 class, I..

...told a kid he only had 3 minutes to run downstairs and refill his water bottle

They just had recess.

...seperated two kids from each other and forbid them from making any sort of noise for 15 minutes

They get to reunite if successful.

...(jokingly. kind of. not really.) threatened a kid that I'd make him eat paper.

He was supposed to do some math homework given another teacher(the one I was filling in for) but decided that making paper moustaches was a better idea.

...also (jokingly. kind of. not really.) threatened a kid to have his head in the rubbish bag. 

He kept talking about the rubbish bag for some reason..

..spotted this table

Goh Keng Yu. Had a huge crush on this guy when I was 9. Probably the only person I liked in primary school that wasn't my age.

Extreme nostalgia when I saw this. Just felt like the world stopped and all the memories and images I saw through the eyes of the 9 year old me suddenly just hit me. 

It's been so many years since and there I was, in the opposite end of the classroom, being the teacher.

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Everything is gonna change soon for me.

A lil too soon for the liking of my comfort.

I try staring out into my future, hoping to get a sneak peek, but I don't see anything that provide me with any sort of certainty.

But, I guess I'll find out soon enough.

I don't think there's any way of preparing for it, just gotta take it as it comes.

Till then, I wander on.