i can't believe it.
i've not played the piano for more than a month.
i don't think i've ever had such a long gap without touching the piano since i began playing when i was 5.
but the comforting thing is i'm doing choir in my school.
i'm going to volunteer to play accompaniment for all of the choir pieces!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
A perfect storm!
First day of school. And we were all caught in a terrific storm.
The sky was grey and the wind was howling when I woke up and by the time I left the house, it was a full blown storm.
My bus pick-up point is a 15 minute walk from where I stay. (NB. i realized on the way back that this bus actually stops just outside the house! yayness! <--i learnt this term from my ex-students)
After walking 10 minutes with my tiny umbrella and no raincoat, I was completely drenched! But I continued walking, thinking of the terrors if I were to miss the school bus.
But by the time I was almost at my destination, I realized I just couldn't go on. My bag was completely soaked, my feet was squishing in my water-logged shoes and my drenched clothes were almost 2 times as heavy as before.
I was late for half an hour. And when I rushed to my classroom, I saw only 4 students there. Apparently, more than half of the school was late due to the storm.
It was flooded everywhere -- all the roads, the buses, and even the school canteen.
We later heard on the news that it was the day of the highest rain volume in a hundred years! Sheesh! On the first day of school some more.
The sky was grey and the wind was howling when I woke up and by the time I left the house, it was a full blown storm.
My bus pick-up point is a 15 minute walk from where I stay. (NB. i realized on the way back that this bus actually stops just outside the house! yayness! <--i learnt this term from my ex-students)
After walking 10 minutes with my tiny umbrella and no raincoat, I was completely drenched! But I continued walking, thinking of the terrors if I were to miss the school bus.
But by the time I was almost at my destination, I realized I just couldn't go on. My bag was completely soaked, my feet was squishing in my water-logged shoes and my drenched clothes were almost 2 times as heavy as before.
So what I did was to flag a cab to take me back (I know, it was only about 500 metres) and I came up, got changed and then took a cab to school.
I was late for half an hour. And when I rushed to my classroom, I saw only 4 students there. Apparently, more than half of the school was late due to the storm.
It was flooded everywhere -- all the roads, the buses, and even the school canteen.
We later heard on the news that it was the day of the highest rain volume in a hundred years! Sheesh! On the first day of school some more.
I managed to snap a few shots of the flooded roads while I was on the taxi.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
1st day of school next week
sorry i've not been updating a lot here. have been putting up photos and updates on facebook, yeah, so do add me jacktanhj@gmail.com
anyway, i've been in shanghai since 12th august. the first 2 weeks were spent touring and shopping. i must say s'poreans are really good at shopping, the expat teachers in our group were amazed at our boundlesss energy in shopping.
school starts next week, and i have a primary 6 form class. i will see them everyday, because i'm teaching them english, math, social studies, civics, and health education (!!).
i've got an interesting class consisting of students from korea, singapore, malaysia, china, hong kong, taiwan, japan, canada and russia.
okay, gottta go, will update soon.
oh, i should mention that i do rather miss nanyang girls high, my supportive colleagues and all my students, but i guess life has to go on.
I miss my desk. It's a little sad thinking how it is now empty and all. I have a great attachment to places. Even if I have only been somewhere just 2 days, I feel sad when I have to leave.
anyway, i've been in shanghai since 12th august. the first 2 weeks were spent touring and shopping. i must say s'poreans are really good at shopping, the expat teachers in our group were amazed at our boundlesss energy in shopping.
school starts next week, and i have a primary 6 form class. i will see them everyday, because i'm teaching them english, math, social studies, civics, and health education (!!).
i've got an interesting class consisting of students from korea, singapore, malaysia, china, hong kong, taiwan, japan, canada and russia.
okay, gottta go, will update soon.
oh, i should mention that i do rather miss nanyang girls high, my supportive colleagues and all my students, but i guess life has to go on.
A lecture during my last weeks in NYGH
With the speaker, Dr Ho, during that lecture
I miss my desk. It's a little sad thinking how it is now empty and all. I have a great attachment to places. Even if I have only been somewhere just 2 days, I feel sad when I have to leave.
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