PrAiSe ThE LORD

My 3mths trial is up! =) I’m an official teacher in Ca_n_n Kindergarten! =)
Praise the Lord!
I received a $xyz pay increment too! =)
Praise the Lord!

All in all, thank God for the favor among parents, my colleagues & principal who trusted me with many responsibilities.
Thank God for His creativity & grace to fulfill all projects/tasks given.
Thank God for His strength each day!
Praise the Lord!

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=) To begin, let me introduce you Popular Child J from my new kindergarten.
Some background about him: he is only in nursery (4yrs old) but trust me, he can be quite n_ugh_ty. Eventhough I don't teach him but I often see/hear about him. The teacher who handles his class is rather soft so he doesn’t really respect/listen to her. He is often controlled by the assistant.
Beat his friends, kick his friends, shout during assembly, scream when unnecessary, push his friends, and run non stop… you name it, he did it.

One incident few days back… (whole conversation in Chinese)
*Cher Lim in class with her K1 children*
Cher Lim: *heard loud crying & screaming from outside*
Aunt Tan: *holding sobbing Child J* Cher Lim, Child J is not listening. I want to leave him with you.
Child J: *slightly afraid of me* No! I… don’t… want…!
Cher Lim: Come! Child J, sit down here with me in my class!
Child J: *crying* Why… must… I… sit… here?
Cher Lim: Because you never listen to Aunt Tan
Child J: *crying* Yes… I… listen!
Aunt Tan: No! You never listen. *whisper to me that Child J pushed his friend*
Cher Lim: Ok! No more chance! Sit down here for 5minutes!
Child J: *cried more loudly BUT still can connect when I reason with him* Why… must… sit… here… 5minutes?
Cher Lim: Ah… if you don’t sit down now, I will make you sit here for 10minutes!
Child J: *sit unwillingly*
*Aunt Tan left my class*
Cher Lim: Child J, what happened? What did you do?
Child J: *sobbing* I… want… to… study…
Cher Lim: No… I am asking you what did you do just now?
Child J: I… want… to… go… to… class
Cher Lim: Child J, who did you pushed just now?
Child J: somebody
Cher Lim: *tried not to laugh as his expression really funny* Can you push your friend?
Child J: *sob sob* No…
Cher Lim: *talked reasonSsSssss to him*
*minutes later*
Cher Lim: Can you push your friend again?
Child J: No… cannot. *tears in his eyes*
Cher Lim: What if you push your friend again the next time?
Child J: *looked/sound serious* Die
Cher Lim: *very shocked* No! No need to die! If next time you push your friend again then you will come and sit with me until 1230pm ok?
Child J: *sob sob* Ok!

*the day went on as Child J spent his time with his class*
… just before dismissal time, he created another problem. He asked his class teacher to play his VCD but instead of watching, he disturbed his friends and when is time to switch it off, he refused by screaming & crying loudly and even attempted to snatch VCD back from his teacher violently. After minutes of “drama”, he went to his teacher but instead of saying sorry, he said “I can have sweet a not?”. The teacher didn’t reply but got him to ask the principal where he got another round of scoldings again. Super sad face was on him as he received the scoldings and even as he walk towards gate, he looked like he going to burst out crying BUT just when he stepped out, he smiled & screamed his way to the school bus. Haha! This boy ar… he can really made you love and h_t_ him! Haha!

gUeSt-ApPeArAnCe

*back by special request* Hahaha!

Still remember Mr Sato, Miss Wennie & Mr Bryant – my 3 dearest angels?
Been a while since I last blog about them. Other than Bryant, the other 2 will only come JAMs once a month. These past few times when they came, they actually toned down, especially Mr Sato so they are now less “happening” for me to blog about.

Mr Sato = Mr Nice Guy !?
Few nice incidents that happened…

During xmas- Mr Sato was not just in the mood of receiving but also giving. On the week that he came to church, he actually gave me something!

Make a guess what is it?
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A piece of wrapping paper! Just that, nothing else… interesting right! Haha! =)

During Chinese New Year- Eventhough Mr Sato doesn’t really celebrate Chinese New Year but he knows all about the tradition of Chinese New Year. On the week that he came to church, he gave me 2 mandarin oranges & one calendar! =) Not instructed by his mum but he himself wanted to. Haha!

Cher Ni: Come! Sato, let’s go and buy coke to drink!
Mr Sato: *silence*
Cher Ryan: Come! Let’s go!
Mr Sato: *silence*
Cher Hensa: Sato! Come! Let’s go and buy chips to eat!
Mr Sato: *silence*
Chers: Come! Let’s go!
Mr Sato: *shaked his head … too engrossed with sound system*
Cher Ni: Sato……………………
Mr Sato: *ignoring ALL teachers, overly engrossed with pressing the buttons on sound system*
*minutesssssssssss later*
Mr Sato: *stood up and left with the 3 teachersss around him*
Cher Ni: Sato, after we buy drink, you cannot go back to hall ok. Today Cher Gina never comes so you cannot go to sound system. When you come next month, Cher Gina will bring the earphone for you ok.
Mr Sato: no come ar
Cher Ni: Yes! Cher Gina never comes so no earphone
Mr Sato: *no reply*

Throughout the ~1hr where service is going on, Mr Sato wasn’t in the hall or on any chair (is a MIRCALE if he can sit still for 5minutes)… Mr Sato was up and down, here and there the church, and of course being "escorted" closely by a security.

Cher Ni: Come! Sato, let’s go in café and look for Cher Simon to chit chat
Mr Sato: *walk in like VIP with 3 chers around him* SIMON ar!!!
*all teachers around burst out laughing* ps: you should hear the way he shouted
Cher Ni: Whey! Sato, Cher Simon is your friend ar!?
Mr Sato: *cheeky smile*

Thank God for the improvement! =)
Now he listens more and when we don’t allow him to do what he want (especially “working” at his favourite sound system), he don’t get angry easier. He has a “clean record” now, past few times he came, no incident of hitting/punching/biting teachers but just gentle massage on female teachers’ hands. Haha!

Still got to keep him in prayers that one day he can be totally well-tempered on his own and not so much on medication. And the most important is his “motive” in coming church will not be for sound system but for God! And hopefully his once-a-month attendance can increase!