All Work and No Fun Makes A Dull Teacher

My passion is teaching maths. Some, ok maybe most people may think I'm weird but I enjoy answering impossible and illogical questions from my students, because they make my brain work harder and understand them better. They teaches me how to teach them. I always enjoy challenges such as creating this blog, real mind blogging for a non-computer addict like myself. A pity I couldn't afford developing photos during the earlier years of my carrier. Would like to have taken a few candid shots of my students. Thank god to digital.

However, when school breaks, BYE kids to the extend that I'll forget their names and have to learn it all over again. FREEDOM!!! I'm human after all...

So, what do I do during the hols? Traveling, photography and shopping of course, although since my husband is super crazy about photography, I've become lazy, nowadays I prefer to either be the model or the director since he's a bit of when it comes to framing. I'm his worst critic.

I've travelled a few places overseas and covered every state in Malaysia (some of them more than twice). My favourite is Kota Kinabalu ( I've lost count how many times I've been there) since I can do all 3 in 1 go. I've learned and tested a few local dialects over the years.

I also enjoy observing people during my 'expeditions', we can learn a lot from other people's problem, activities, antics or manners. It reminds us to be thankful of what we have or work harder to get what we want or not to do what that guy just did (horror, horror). We always pray that we'll become a better person each passing day.

I always enjoy sharing my hols experiences with my students as an interlude (after all admittedly, addmaths can sometimes be dragging) and if left to their wism, we could sometimes loose track of the time, to the chagrin of the bookworms. My intention is purely to open their eyes to the world (moral values). Some of them never go anywhere much, always 'balik kampung' only. My children are the envy of their friends.

What I'm sharing here is a glimpse of how most teachers live their life. Of course we have our share of extra duties and extra classes etc (extra pay? Dream on!) even during school break. The none teachers always quip that we have so many off days (not much left actually after all the extras), but they forgot that in order to teach, we need to learn. What is the best way to learn if not to go out there and experience everything first hand? A great teacher is a teacher with lots to share.