My lesson plan now is bigger than before!!!

I am always a teacher. That is how I look at myself. Even though some people criticise my action to start a new career but I am always passionate about education. The term teacher is mostly used when someone formally teachers in schools. But I think we, human beings are always teachers. We teach each other; we learn from each other.

I think that my lesson plan now is bigger than before. Before, I planned a lesson for a class, but now my lesson plan takes more time, space and audience. In the class that I taught before, I planned and allocated the time and carried out for an hour for example. Now, I plan what to do but I am not sure how long till it finish. Probably, at the moment I am still in the preparatory session. Everything I am doing now is just an introduction for the lesson I prepared. It's bigger, so it's hard to measure.

Deep inside me, teaching is always big part of me. I enjoy teaching and enjoy discovering new knowledge. Especially the experience from teaching primary school children, there are so much to learn from them. I love making them excited and happy.

I am glad that at the moment I am working very closely with a school in Petaling Jaya. We are trying to use virtual learning environment to enhance the learning and achieve better understanding for their education.

PS: jump! hop! leap! Has your school started to Frog?

Feeling like a butterfly

So after more than 10 days now, my thigh is healing and the wound has dried fully. The old skin has started to fall off and change to the new skin. I can walk better now and it does not hurt me anymore. Ahhh...what a good feeling to be back walking with my 'healthy' legs. Sometimes we start to feel grateful when an accident happened and we appreciate what we have.

I am so happy that my leg is already fine now. Thinking about this experience, it makes me feel like a  butterfly. The wound makes me feel like I was in the cacoon and now that it has fully dried, I'm ready to fly! Higher this time! (I hope so). I felt a bit sad before. The accident happened during my first few days in my new job... But now, I definitely feel better. Ready to learn new stuff and ready to explore new working environment.

It's good to be involved with schools and see what I can do to help and support. but at the moment, I am still learning to see things the other way around. Before, I was in the system and now i am looking from the other angle. Exciting much? Let's wait and see

PS: Exploring Chromebook

what if no one

what if no one cares
what if there is no sympathy
will there be peace in this world?

what if no one is brave
what if no one tries
will there be opportunities be arise?

what if no one dares
what if no one steps outside the lines
will there be a finishing line?

what if no one appreciate
what if no one praises
will there be ongoing success?

what if no one wants to think
what if no one wants to explore
will there be new discoveries?

what if no one goes up
what if no one goes down
will we be stuck in the middle?

what if things are supposed to be as it is
what if no changes are needed
what if it's you
what if it's me
what if it's us
what if it's them
what if no one
what if no one
what if?

hot boiling water!

So my first week of working in a new place should be last week. But then an accident happened during the second day of the last week. My first week of working in a new place was postponed. This week is like starting week all over again!

That night (last week when the accident happened) I had a very bad headache. So, I took a rest and slept at 8 p.m. Two hours later, I woke up. My eyes was not fully opened, and my head was still spinning I went to the kitchen and put the kettle on - hope to stuff my hungry stomach with a cup of hot milo and a slice of bread. Right after the hot water is ready, I went to make the drink and then accidentally the hot water spilled on my thigh. Egh...can you imagine the pain? Maybe not if you never experienced it before.

Still, when it happened, I was a bit clueless about what action to take. I went to the toilet to cool the skin down using the running water and I thought it's not a serious injury. A moment later, after a few phone calls to friends and family, I decided to go to the clinic nearby. Then I just realised that the injury was quite serious. First degree burnt!

This happened on my first week of my new job. It makes me a bit nervous but what to do right. Accident happens anytime anywhere, no planning! it burns my thigh, but the worse it burns my motivation! It feels better now. It healing slowly but surely...same to my motivation I hope.

Let the journey begins again...

PS: Some wisdom words from my mentor: "There will be hills and mountains. But there will always be sunshine. We sometimes just have to get wet before the sun comes out again".

Second book teaser #1

I am now working on my second book. It has been edited a few times back and forth between my editor and me. I am really excited with this second book. I will only announce the title near the time when it will be released.

The same publisher, MPH and it still about my journey in the education world. Probably you should started to read the first book again to get the idea and the tone of my writing style. Life through my eyes: A teacher's Little Steps towards Perfection.

I am now sitting in a cafe, doing more editing for the last stage. Then, it's all about deciding the cover  and so on. I am very excited and I hope that you guys are excited for the second book as well!


PS: I Enjoy reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green!