4K smkbb

Warning: Long post ahead :P

ahh.. so my 10weeks of teaching practice has ended. I came into BB with a reluctant heart and expecting nothing. The first two weeks were tough because I was just getting used to the school and its system (and the boys too). Those two weeks I did my lesson plans with a heavy heart, I dragged my feet to school and I dread relieving classes. But then something happened along the way and from week 3 or 4, I started to look forward to plan interesting activities for my students and to come to school. 

I guess the fulfilment I found in teaching is in the little things like when I see my boys enjoying my lessons by laughing at my sakainess or by the funny questions I asked them or putting their all in designing their presentations on the mahjong paper. I will miss them :( very much. I guess I have to let go but it is hard. Oh well.. I'll keep in touch with them on and off on fb.

They did a simple farewell for me, but the thoughts and the effort they put in simply blew me away. When I entered their class, I saw the entire whiteboard was filled with their signatures and some messages and a big 'THANK YOU' written on it. They also pushed all the tables to one side and only left a few in the middle to put the food. jesen bought drinks, a few ordered ice from the canteen one day before (the thoughts that count aww!), syahmi fried ayamas chicken, shazlan brought hari raya cookies and aiman asked his mum to fry beehoon. Even by these I am touched because they took the initiative and have the heart to bring food for the farewell :( aww... 

danish and danial gave me Sticky sweets and Mogin gave me a huge chocolate bar. He actually asked me on FB chat whether I eat chocolate. And I said yeah, and then he said he will buy me one. Awww how can you not feel touched by their simple gestures. It's so hard for boys to be thoughtful, and 4K students were just amazing.

Also, they bought me a choc cake with the words 'Thank you Miss Chen Tien Mie' on it aww. And we took lotsa pictures because they wanted to take with me. And when it's time for me to leave the class, they did a BB chant for me (as in the tepuk-tepuk respect thing that scouts do) as a salute for me. So, how can I not feel sad to leave them? :( Sigh.. I wish them all the best, and I hope I have left a small impact in their lives. I hope they will remember that they are good boys. So as the saying goes, "you can either teach a subject, or teach a person". 

Picture time!:

This was the decorated whiteboard! awww

When I saw this I LOLed hahaha.

with keat & jesen

the awesome 4k, missing sri ram and Choo.

The Fabulous Five BB teachers. Oops, ex-bb teachers :(

With the CF boyz. (photo from Jeremy's fb)

The effort they put into designing this. aww

Geng melayu Haaa

Geng Cina

Geng india

Btw, if you're wondering whether I'm racist by calling them gengs according to their race, I'm not coz they playfully started it so just ikut along :)

with Perry and Danial. 

kang gary pose 

"Say Cheese!"

The choc cake that they surprised me with

two presents from my students. Thoughtful!

Am sad that it has ended and I have to hand in this record book that has been my teman for 10 weeks.

With the drunk fella. My indon maid. Free labour.. if you need her to clean your house, let me know ya. 

 So... that's it. 10 weeks of experience that has softened my hardened heart from teaching. I am now considering joining the teaching profession, and never in my wildest dreams would I even say that, until now. Anything can happen :) Thank you Lord.. Thank you BB.. thank you 4K.