Day In, Day Out

Me: Is X the last person to submit my homework? Sts: Yessssss 5 minutes after that, 2 boys walking towards me and handed my homework. Me: (try to make a cunning laugh by producing the most annoying sound) Sts: Why do you make that sound Miss? Me: Erm maybe because I think I am cute with the sound. Sts: (burst into laugh) Btw, I believe that I have the right to say it out loud that I am cute. Ahaks.

It feels extremely good to lay on your bed. Being on my precious bed and having no one around enable me to reflect. Yeah, it may sound a little bit too academic to say that Im reflecting now but that is exactly what Im doing since this morning. And to be honest, Im having bundles of fun! Looking back to past weeks, I realise that Ive been doing a lot and applying a number of teaching approaches and strategies which I believe suit the learners well. I teach them the way I want my teacher to teach me, deal with them the way I wish my teacher deals with me and help them the way I hope to be helped when I was in school. To be honest, I want to give them world. They are motivated students who are eager to learn. However, I am just a practical teacher who just start realising the fact that it is not solely about getting a good TESL degree but it is the matter of how much you're willing to give your best and sacrifice your time, energy and money for your students. The best example o...

Some of my friends keep asking me: 'Why Wan?' Well, it's not the matter of me wanna preserve my identity as a Wan instead, I prefer Wan as I believe that it sounds more formal. Formal? Why do I need to have a nickname which sounds more formal? Ok. I know myself better than anybody else. No matter how strict I wish to be with my students, I will never be one. I want them to acknowledge the barrier between them and I. I wanna make them realise that no matter how cool I am with them (budgett), I am still their teacher and they need to give me their respect. Miss Alisa sounds to me as a cherish and easy going teacher yet Miss Wan brings different connotation. Miss Wan, to me, represents a teacher who is a little bit difficult to have fun on and stern. Yes, I want my students to have that perceptions toward me. Strange enough? That's my only reason for urging my students and colleagues (budgett utk kedua kalinya) to call me Miss Wan instead of Miss Alisa. No matter how...

Finally, I am done with my first week of my practical. How was it? I think it was hectic. I started teaching on the second day of my practical and I was damn busy since then.  My students? They are lovely little bunch. Most of them are boys and they are a little bit playful in the classrooms but lucky me that they do listen and do their work. I am impressed with some of my students' work. I expect their handwriting to be next to worst but theirs are next to wonderful. Gulp! Girls? In total (I teach two Form 5 classes) there are approximately 10 of them. Yes, they are the minority but they always get things right.  I can bet that many would be pleased if they are given the chance to teach this wonderful group of students. I  am really pleased with the fact that I am fated to teach them but the fact that I am never good in English depressed me. They deserve to be taught by a better practical teacher. One who can use English fluently and accurately. Poor them to have ...

May Allah ease my journey.

This is not him: This is him: Meet Randy Pausch .  He's adorable and the kind of guy I would like to say Hi! HAHA I know him through the Oprah show. He was invited to give a synopsis of his famous lecture, 'The Last Lecture'. Basically he amazed me. He was diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer. As one of the people who was facing death, he had two choices of life. First to weep and the latter is to inspire people. He chose the latter. And yes, I am inspired by him. He on the Oprah show. Recently, I went to Popular and bumped into his book, 'The Last Lecture'. It is a hardcover book and the book is only RM25++. I brought the book to the counter and yeah, I took it home with me.    To be honest, this is a book worth reading. If you want a good last advice from a dying man, read this book. The book inspires. It discloses ways to unlock your dreams, childhood dreams especially. This book doesn't pay the price. The story i...

2012 It was a year full of happiness and also tragedy. It is a year in which I love to miss the most. Twenty Twelve, you had been so dear to me. Thanks ;) 2013 I predict that a number of big events will happen this year. With the bless of Allah SWT, this June, I will be known as a B.Ed TESL holder and I am thinking about continuing my study in a field of my interest ASAP. Though it is almost impossible for a B.Ed holder to do M.Sc, I hope that I am strong enough to fight for what I want. However, if I am turned down, life will still go on. At least, I do try. Also, this may seem inappropriate to be shared but since this is my space and it is a good news, so I just consider it to be appropriate. Well, I have been dating the man of my life for 5 years this year. We keep discussing about us and we are hoping that God will give us way to get engaged by the end of this year. I am praying for it and hope you guys will pray the best for us. Thanks. Hope this year will be go...