It’s only been two weeks since school has reopened and work is already making me so exhausted. This entire week in particular has been a mad rush.. filled with plenty of things to do and datelines to be met.
Firstly, the Chinese students from TYZ came. The ambassadors played games and interacted with them through lunches and outings. Daryl and I conducted a HEY lesson for them. The language barrier between us made it challenging to communicate but we survived it. They even had fun throughout the lesson. I guess that’s the one thing that is universal and knows no barrier.. fun. They must have had a tiring week with the many activities that they were busy with. I hope they had a wonderful time. I know our ambassadors did.

Next, I brought a group of 12 kids to NYP for the word competition. Everyone wanted to sit beside Shafiq, but I guess it was not meant to be! He had to change seats TWICE due to technical difficulties. So, he ended up sitting by himself. Thank god for Shafiq though! Office Specialist! Oooh!! The rest of us had fun though! I am glad I brought them.

Then there was Appie’s birthday. We had a delicious dinner. Happy birthday love
Yeaps we are getting older!

And Thursday was Jamie’s birthday
He just turned one!

Then on Friday, we had to submit the coursework for moderation. Gosh.. the admin behind it is so time-consuming. And to top it all.. the presentation for the ExCEL fest. We didn’t have that many people signing up but those who were there learnt a thing or two and even enjoyed themselves. I am glad they did.

Sometimes I feel that because I am working so much over the week that my entire weekend is wasted trying to recover from it all.. and then when the week starts again, the vicious cycle restarts.
Sigh.
Don’t get it wrong though.. I love the teaching part but all these extra stuff that creeps up on you.. they make you tired for sure. Too tired sometimes!
And because of all that, I completely forgot about the class bbq that the ex-students have been planning for months.
Sorry kids!
I just hope the weeks ahead will be less hectic! I definitely do not want to fall ill from sheer exhaustion.