Time @ East Coast & My Thoughts....

Since I have not been spending the last few weekends with Marcus, I brought him to East Coast to play yesterday morning. Due to the traffic, he was almost asleep when we reached but the moment he saw the beach, he sprang to life again! He LOVES the beach! It will be much better when we shift back to Katong i'm sure cuz the beach will be like 5 mins away. Weather was pretty hot but he still thoroughly enjoyed himself! He played with the sand, looked at the waves come crashing in....I really enjoy the bonding time we spend together.

But come to think about it. Every parent spends this kinda bonding time with their kids when they were born...As a new parent, u are all fired up about your new found love that u just wanna spend every possible and available second with your kid...U think that will eventually equate to u being really close to your kid in future...u have the most amazing dream for your child, about what he or she can become and how wonderful they will be when they grow up...

Well...I have seen enough to know that we might just really be disappointed. All this bonding time u spend with them now may not mean they will be close to u in future, it may not mean they will be the most capable person in future and most importantly, does it mean that they will really respect u as a dad or mom...hopefully a great one...will theyheed your advice when they are teens and their frends influence them the wrong way...and will they be fillial to u when they grow old???

I teach so many students...I dare say I have helped many of them. Parents come to me and tell me to advise their child becuz they listen to me. I feel very hounoured yet very belittled at the same time whenever I hear all these. These parents do everything they can for their kids...work long hours to bring $$ back, fetch them to and from tuition, buy them nice MP3 players and ipods and...the list goes on...What am i in comparism in their kids eyes??? I do my best and advise them. As their teacher, i hope for the best for them but I really wonder...will Marcus listen to me when he grows older as well??? I do hope so...

I dun really know what I can hope for Marcus...I wouldn't say that we are very close cuz he only looks for the pp that never scold him and respond positively to his every request. (Being the 1st great grandchild and grandchild of both side makes him a real gem). It a challenge when all my seniors wanna do is to spoil him and all we as parents wanna do is to make sure he is not spoilt. I probably hope, like all other parents, that he grows up to treat others and himself with respect...

Here are a couple more pics. I have never voted during the star awards but i will vote for u guys this time for sure! ")

Here is Felicia thanking her fans at Mavis for their support. Well..after u signed those autographs, they are going to be your die hard supporters from now Felicia!

Bro and Tay Ping Hui

Hunks....

No i am not going to put the pic that the 3 of us took together due to 'technical problems'...")

Hi PP...

Promised that i would put up the pictures of the great mediacorp guys who were here at my place doing filming so here they are.

Huang Wenyong and Felicia Chin with us at the basement. They are really friendly pp...

Monday...My very 1st posting

I have just ended another week. My time these days are just filled with thoughts of my students.

How can I help them do well?

How can I motivate them?

How can I help them to ACE their exams?



But all these are not as important as the question I constantly ask myself....



How can I make that difference in them at such a young age so that hopefully at some point of time in their life, when they are faced with a decision to make, some advice that I have given to them or even some stories thatI have told them will help them to make a wise decision.



My class started at 9am yesterday and ended at 7pm, it was the same on saturday. It was a hellofva day but amazingly, I did not feel it was that bad, probably because my bunch of kids are interesting but of course irritating.



The sec2s are a group of really cool guys, I enjoy teaching them alot cuz they are funloving and yet kinda know when to really sit down and get serious. Can't say the same for the evening extra lesson of course cuz a few of them made me wanna choke them. U know who u r guys! pls lah...exams are really near...u guys gotta know when to cool it.



The sec 1s are a really fun but confusing lot. A whole pool of different students. Some are brilliant, some will take awhile to catch things (which is fine cuz I am no smart alec myself so dun worry!) A few students however, really worry me. They have got no concern whatsoever at all about their studies and one particular kid just strikes me as a kid that 'does not give a damn' (in his own words) about the world. He doesn't care about his parents, siblings, friends, teachers or studies! Sad..Really hope he wakes up soon. The world is moving, I am trying hard to catch up and these kids just dun bother at all...Will pray for him...



I asked my students about their NAFA 2.4km run timings. OMG...they all (gals included) run faster than me...okok....gotta train...embarrassing...



Marcus did not sleep well last night and it was tough, esp for my wife who had to keep waking up to soothe him. He is really not good at sleeping...sleeping seems to be a chore for him man...

Will be shifting houses in Nov. Can't wait to shift to my own home and enjoy doing it up. I know my wife is really excited. Will post a few pictures online when I move in.