HOOOOOOOORAY! I AM GOING TO BE A TEACHING INTERN! :DDDDD

I was seriously shocked when I saw the email of offer; I thought I have no chance of making through the interview, given how well-spoken the other candidates from rjc, hci and vjc were. But sad to say, I am posted to Greenridge sec - my (let me recall) 4th or 5th choice? I wanted to teach in nan hua - my 1st choice - so badly partly because I am familiar with the environment, the student profile, and the teachers there. At least, it is not that scary and I won't be alone. But now, being posted to an unfamiliar environment posts many challenges: will the students be too difficult to handle? what if my lessons are not engaging and interesting enough? and worst still, what if I fail to deliver? Looking at the bright side, such challenges may turn out to be opportunities to learn and to emerge as a better and stronger person. What's more the school is only a five-minute walk away from my home - I can sleep longer before school and reach home earlier after school.

Nevertheless, I'm still very excited at the thought of becoming a teaching intern! :DD I guess what I am about to experience will help me in my final decision-making as to the career route I want to embark on - education or healthcare. For now, I should dig out all my secondary school science and math stuff and revise them all over again. It was not specifically mentioned the subject I will be teaching; therefore I should be prepared to teach all science and math subjects. Perhaps, I should start asking around for advice.

Teaching internship aside, today is nanhua band's concert - the event that I always look forward to at the end of every year! The past few days have been spent on alumni band practices - one of the reasons why I didn't return to play for nj's tune-in concert and why I didn't join the jc/poly band fest alumni band. Hahahah im so sorry but all the best to xiangyi and weiyang! I hate playing for nanhua alumni band for it always make me want to continue playing the trumpet when I was about to stop. Then comes Christina and Jessica asking me to go for NUSSO Tune-in next thursday. Ah. I like playing in the band but I want to learn the flute since I was in primary school, which is of course at the expense of losing my trumpet embrouchure. I don't know.

Piano-wise, I should be taking my grade 8 exam sometime next year and after that, I should be qualified to teach piano and yes, additional income but commitment is a problem. Perhaps, I shouldn't think too far yet as of now and concentrate on revising my grade 1-7 theory before starting on grade 8. I haven touched theory for about 8 months and I think I have forgotten most of them. And I have told Ms Soh that I will revise before my first lesson this sunday but apparently, I have not started revising. I bet she will kill me!

Yupp, it's time I should draft out my packing list for my europe trip! Andddd as for now, just SLACK AND HAVE FUN! :DDDDD

fought @ 10:33 AM