13th MNC - A Vibrant Community!

Gosh...it has been REALLY long since the last time I blogged! Again December has always been one of the busiest month in the calendar; with yearly MNC + a well-self-deserved trip. 1st, thank God for long holiday for teachers. Hey, this 6-week holiday doesn't come easy ok. WE teachers deserve it all! So, please people... do not envy us, ok?

The 13th MNC was held in Putrajaya International Convention Centre. It's located in the very heart of the country and man...when I 1st walked into the main hall, I was absolutely SHOCKED, SPEECHLESS. The hall is just stunning, man... I need not to say more. It was really HUGE. The seats were so comfy that anyone could easily doze off, anytime, anywhere. But really, though the hall impressed me a lot however the whole PICC looks miserable during day time. I won't want to be there; a place where no trees to be seen, it IS a depressing city... everything is so 'plastic'...ew.... so to show you the better side of PICC, night view is more appetizing...

So what did we have through out the 4 days? I love the Wavey thingy from the Opening Ceremony, silly faces from different ones in the Faces of Nations, our own Vibrant Nite and of coz the Great grand closing of the Lion King musical!

Opening by Hope PJ!


Mission Night - can you find Shawn & Melvin?




Hahaha..I just LOVE this!




Vibrant Night by Hope Kuching!


Thanks Team!


Closing by Hope JB!


Thanks guys for serving together in the team (Ah Tun, Suraini, Thaddius were missing here!)


Do you think this boy has reached his max?

A 'G-P' Year!

Hey, I can dance... ok! (Dun luff!)

Phew! What a year, what a year, what a year! I have been thinking about this for the past 2 weeks. Indeed the older I get, the quicker I feel time passes. It is almost unbelievable sometimes. Last Friday was a day which many people were waiting for; both the students & teachers finally could REST in PEACE right after the clock struck 12 noon. I can now still vividly remember what I was doing last year at this time; I was happily packing my stuff, at the same time watching my favourite Oprah show, eating 8 apples a day & chatting on the msn. To de-stress, I decided to wear the school uniform & joined my kids to perform the line-dance. hey, they are not bad at all. The Rock Around The Clock was from A.Alice and they were thrown for a challenge to choreograph the Mambo No. 5. For a limited time & the pressure from the final exam, I must really praise those kids for their great work! On the other hand, it was a sad day for some. Those who are graduating from IGCSE & some are leaving for other places next year. Not only students are leaving, a few of the teachers are leaving too!

Christina is going back to Singapore & Sandhya is leaving for Dubai!

Isabella is going to KL next year

The Graduating Class!

Year End Parties!!!

I have been eating much in school for the past 2 weeks. Different classes were having their class parties & I was invited to join along. The food was SO good. It was really really GOOD! Man, I just love the Malay food. Especially those cooked by the moms.

At the same time, in the primary section, we concluded the year by completing the Halloween Mask. Here are some of the group pictures.

Spring Cleaning!

Just a few months ago, I was re-located to another room and to my surprise, it was a Science Lab!!! yes, indeed I was shocked. But that's ok. We learn how to adapt and play with what we have. So I spend quite a lot of time, slowly, turn it into a more warm-looking room, though it looks a little (or very to some) messy. If I were given a chance to move to another room, I would definitely SCREAM out LOUD hehe... coz I really do feel extremely comfy here. I have also created a special corner for the cats! Still remember about the Cats Exhibition? Yea, I've moved everything to my room. Aww...just wanna take some pictures before new stuff comes in next year! Oh boy, I can't wait for the long break; just less than 4 more weeks left & I'll be having my well-deserved rest :#)

Right & Left Corner at the back of the room


Welcome to my Cats Corner!


Kids' artwork + my own


The whiteboard that I seldom use


You probably can't see clearly where I'm supposed to sit huh? It's right there!


Here-where I normally do my stuff

Camp Permai Excursion!

Last week was another exciting week for me. After having 1 week Raya break the week before, last week I only taught for 3 days. The International Primary 4,5 & 6 under 6 teachers' care had their field trip this year to Camp Permai and had a night there. The journey there was rather short since we departed from the school. God was so good; He gave us the 'perfect' weather-cloudy but not raining.

So what did we do there?

No one would miss out the obstacle course in Permai. Looking at the physical sizes of the kids, the course really wasn't that easy for them but they did really well, though few of them did not participate fully.

Swimming at the jungle pool & in the sea is definately a must-try activity. I managed to dipped myself in the seawater for about 45 minutes. Ooo... it was SO refreshing! Playing with sands; putting the sands in the kids' shirt and on their heads was really fun. Haha...this is the only time teachers can 'bully' them physically you know. We had night-walk in the jungle after dinner on the 1st day. A group of kids was scared to take the challenge. However after a few moment of persuassion, they agreed to join along. I'm sure they didn't regret for taking htat walk. That was my 2nd time having the walk. The very 1st time was with Lodgian. It was again a different kind of experience; I wonder where all the mosquitoes went?!?!

Arriving@the site, ready to check in!


These are my housemates!



This new challet that we stayed wasn't that bad at all; very simple house, with 2 rooms, with 3 single beds each (the bed is SO comfy!!!), hot water shower, a toilet, a reasonably medium size living room & a nice wooden verandah outside.

You can't go wrong with few good instructors, can you?!







Team work, team work!!!


Enjoying the splash!



Few of my colleagues...

There aren't that many flowers or plants that I could shoot in Permai. But I managed to find this weird-looking tree with a grape-alike fruit on it.

The food has improved so much as compared to many years ago when I brought the Lodgian here.


Something new-a comfy sofa with inspiring magazines!


Chill teachers Chill...let the kids play hard!


I was surprised, we even had high tea, just before the beach activities...


We didn't do Kayaking for one reason; the kids are too young.




I managed to snap this little girl who's one of my students' sister. Cute hey?!




Dinner and camp fire! Marshmallows!!!

Camp Fire at the beach?! Oh yes... my colleague, Becky, her dad started the fire. It was simple. Kids just went around the beach and gathered as much branches they could and we managed to have a reasonably size of fire. They had BBQ Mashmallows!!! Gosh.. I haven't had that for such a long time!

Breakfast!


Briefing for the Treasure Hunt..

Treasure Hunt is always fun. The kids had this on the 2nd morning, and went to chill at the beach after that lunch, just before we headed home.

John who tried so hard to play the flute.


I hate reptiles..anyway, we met this green guy on the last day.

In conclusion, trips like this is always good for a few reasons. One-to have kids mixing around and see how they work together. Two-for teachers to know them in another dimension. Three-for me to take a 'rest', being out of the school is always great!!!