A voice was heard in Ramah.

This cat is HDB approved.

Friday, August 31, 2007

9:45 PM

The ships in stormy waters rely on the lighthouse to shine its light and lead them to safer harbours. Likewise, teachers are a guiding force to all their students. Teachers are shepherds; they gently guide the lost and astray onto the paths of righteousness, by correcting their mistakes. Teachers are talent-spotters; they see the potential in even the most reserved of students and through their encouragement, transform many to shine like diamonds illuminated in the light. Teachers are sturdy pillars of strength; they can always be depended upon in moments of adversity, be it for a listening ear or for words of advice. Teachers are our perennial cheerleaders; they constantly spur their students on to greater heights by instilling hope. Through their guidance, counseling and the knowledge they’ve imparted, teachers have undeniably effected ripples of change in many a students’ life. For all their altruistic dedication and their unwavering passion for the vocation of teaching, we are sincerely grateful. We thank you for being our guiding light to safety.
Continue, dearest teachers, to teach us
-Teachers' Day celebrations, CJC

Finally, I can stop to take a breather; after all the bombardment of events, numerous common tests. And yet it was work that made me "so wonderfully tired" to quote Petra from EOTP. Sometimes I feel that I focus too much on the thorns on the path i journey through, grumbling about all the sleep deprivation and mood swings-that I forget to appreciate the beauty of the roses that are surrounded by thorns. I guess I finally managed to take time to stop and smell all the roses. Its been a pretty hectic term, but now as the the week comes to an end, I did take a step back and look at the bigger picture. And I realised that all those times when I was BMWing (bitch moan whine) about time management issues, it was actually God's way of seeing how I could cope with it. And well, although I did experience a burn out now and then, I was really touched by all the love and concern of all those around me. I must say, it was quite myopic of me to be so absorbed with my own self-pity that I failed to notice that I wasn't the only one. There were many others who were experiencing their own burnouts as well. Yet after going through all the emotional rollercoasters and whatnots, here we are. This could not have been possible without all my friends around me who tried to make me feel better even I was feeling down. To my classmates and IJ/CJ friends and teachers, thanks for being there for me. Mrs Hoe's sharing during SD really lifted my spirits, and gave me the drive to go on. To Seren, thanks for tolerating all my major mood swings when I get so cranky its impossible to talk to. I'm guessing its the snowball effect of lack of sleep that really upsets my system; its ironic when my whole class is all hot and bothered about certain issues and I'm unperturbed, but then just listening to all those sentimental oldies trigger a waterfall of tears for reasons unknown. To Kathleen and XR, thanks very much for your overwhelming concern and words of encouragement-it is much appreciated. And of course, to my other friends not mentioned here, thanks for being an emotional pillar of strength that I can turn to.

Oh of course, cheers to CA wingers and SC for today's success. I know the sleepless nights you guys've been through rushing to complete and tie up the loose ends, but its heartening to know our efforts bore fruit. Kudos.

IJ got nicer. I went back today with some of the 4/3ers and we managed to catch the finale of the concert. They have air-conditioning in the hall now! How unfair. But nonetheless, the decorations were awesome and the performance by teachers really hilarious. It was good to see all the old girls gather around and catch up with each other. We hurriedly did a card for Mr Teh and Mrs Low, both of whom are pretty much the same old dedicated commited and inspiring teachers that i know. Didn't get to see the other teachers though, I intend to revisit sometime againt next week. We had lunch together as class, well most of the class, at Subways. Need I say how cosy it was being in the company of my beloved 4/3, though we do still have that lack of sense of urgency( we took rather long just to meet up). Lol. But I guess that's one of our rather distinguishing traits(: It's been such a long time since I've actually enjoyed myself and laughed until my tummy hurt, although I know for a fact that Ah Seng was laughing at me, and not with me. Oh well. She does get pretty high on nothing. And I thought I was bad enough. Lol.

Well, after this eventful day and term, even in the midst of this winds of change and our struggle to adapt to the constant bombardments(gosh my vocab is limited), its comforting to know that some things haven't changed.

To all teachers, I wish u a Happy Teachers' Day.
To all students, a restful week ahead.

'Cause there's a thousand lights that'll make you feel brand new,
But if you ever lose your way, I'll leave one on for you.