ALL MARKINGS DONE!!!!!! Yahooooooo........

It was the Graduation Ceremony today.

It brought back such beautiful memories when I had the ceremony with my form class last year.

This, year, although I had no graduation class as my form class, I did feel rather emotional for my 4C. I have taught more than 3/4 of the class since Sec 2 ... and I truly , honestly enjoyed every single moment with them.. I fought for them when I didn't get to teach the class last year, I can never ever stay angry with them for more than a few minutes...and they knew it! Lessons were almost ALWAYS fun with them...and I never dread going for their lessons.

Besides this year's 4C, quite a number of students from the other Sec 4 classes were my form kids when they were in sec 2. That was one of my best form classes ever! I am gonna miss all of them so much.....

At the moment, there is no partuicular class which I feel a lot for ( mebe the current 2C ....it's always e 'C' classes!) but I guess, might as well...so that it would be too difficult to leave come mid 2008.

Anyway, pics would be up on multiply site soon. :-P

I love to store messages that I chanced upon when I visit student's blogs. Since this blog of mine is rather exclusive ( only a few pple know), the only intention of quoting the student's words is so as to remind me that...yes, a teacher does have an impact. HOpe it would motivate me ! :-)

From Lynn Wee (sec 2C):
Miss Haryani, I got closer to you during Mtamorphosis.
you are a great teacher ;D whenever I have questions, I dont mind asking you
cos I know you will help me (: hees, I love your table and I really miss the day when we went to the staffroom and have remedials and I sat under your table. please don't leave!
i need you for maths and many more ! thank you ;DD

SELAMAT HARI RAYA!!!!

Oh yes...I am here to clear some cobwebs which my blog has been collecting over the past few months. It was not that I was lazy to blog ..there were times when the fingers itched to update but then , I somehow could not put down my thoughts in words ... and would then just leave it as that .

Life's been pretty alright , alhamdulillah. Shit happens in school , of course , but I never let school stuffs bother me much anymore. I have learnt to leave sch issues behind once I step out of the school gate. . I honestly think this is a skill which one can only 'master' after a few years. I still remember what a 'wreck' I was in the few initial years in the service, whereby my free time were spent mostly on lesson preps and markings etc etc ... Now I have learnt to let loose a little.

I am home now though , to finish up e EOY markings n oral gradings (pardon the irony but this one no choice ) while my parents are out Hari raya-ing. They are distributing my sis' wedding cards as well. It struck me then that my sis would be getting married in a month's time. Yeah. How would it affect me? OH well...e future BIL would be moving in with my family which means I would / should be confined to my room more often than ever. No more bermudas/ tiny tees in the house, no more lepak-ing and sprawled in front of the TV... no more markings all over the living room. I am considering getting a TV for my own room but on the other hand, the fiance has a full TV set on his own ...then when we get married ( which is not so long from now), we would have two TVs....so like waste money like that....I think I will take quite some time getting used to having another new person in the house. NOt that I am not welcoming him , just that there are going to be a lot of adjustments , I supposed. I am already rather reserved as it is.

House hunting is starting . I can't wait :-p

As the year end approaches, I can't help but feel sad that Rat and Jali are leaving . I really am gonna miss them ever so much... Rat , wait for me ok...six months only....

Anyway, I ahve decided to do something to my multiply site. It is still rather plain but I guess there is where I am gonna store my photos (unless the lazy bug strikes) ....

I am wearing this old Tshirt of mine...I have always liked it becuase it is slightly loose...and I always felt that it was roomy, windy and comfy. BUT NOw it is fitting!!!!!, esp at my tummy and waist area...oh gosh....I'd better start exercising again...darnnn.....

I rotted (hmmm..is there such a word?) my whole Saturday at home!!!!! The fiance is busy this weekend and has no time to spare for me ( sob sob.... but forgiven lah.... i think I took up a lot of his time throughout the week anyway...)... It could have been a fruitful day , finishing off my markings and all....

But what did I do ?

I went for tuition in the morning....reached home, cooked and a bit of housewrk. After which , I sat my butt on the chair and watched a VCD ( a Malay one , some more!), read through my whole CLEO magazine in minute details ( that took up two hours ?), rolled on the bed and ate twisties...and when I decided to do a bit of marking at 5:45 pm, I was sleepy by then!.....so yeah...hopeless me had let a good day pass just like that....

One more day to Monday...I am NOT looking forward to it at all!!!!!!

It was definitely a weekend well-spent.

Dearie and I went to meet up with our deco consultant yesterday and I had a great time pouring out my ideas and fantasies....AT the end of the perhaps 2-hours session, my decor concept was quite clearly metted out and I am just so excited .Hahaha... it's just like weaving ur dreams into reality. WEeare gonna meet up with them again this coming Tuesday night to draw out his plan and concept because he wasn't mentally ready then :) But I think I know roughly what he has in mind so I am now secretly coming up with ideas for him . LOL .

We went for an early dinner and it was really great . He was in a very high mood ... he actually hummed/ sang ( since he didn't know all the lyrics by heart) two of our fav French songs after he had finished eating. Meanwhile, he cut up my steak into small pieces so that it would be easier for me to eat...how sweet right ? I was very touched lah ....

Today I went to Johor with my family ...after so many postponing of the plan. Didn't plan to buy much but I ended up buying quite a lot of things. I went to settle my cards ( don't worry Rat! I am still engaging ur services for 100 pcs), bought my material , ribbons, flowers for my hantaran sets (coincidentally, got brown butterflies!!! tak plan pun!) and my bunga rampai set. Saw this pretty ensemble of flowers for the bunga / pulut pahar but i am still a lil undecided so Left it at that. After that, it was just shopping for the rest of the family. GOsh... my family really had a lot of energy. I was pretty pancit by 5 pm ...and they were going on strong all the way until 8pm!I was pleading in my heart that we would go back asap.... and yeah ...was back home by 9:30...

I am not sure if I wanna go to sch tmrw... wish I dun have to... darn....

Got this from a student's blog :"Ms Denise Chan, Ms Haryani and Mdm Wendy Lee, the greatest drama people ever, thank you for the Starburst experience and being such passionate teachers."

Gosh...I miss Starburst!