A Teacher's Diary

Silent Shout

September 9, 2014

Tuesday

I feel like sleeping all day today. But I can't. -_-

<Insert Lazy Song by Bruno Mars>

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When I arrive in school, T. Josie wants an immediate answer about what's going to happen tomorrow since she received an order from DepEd that we're required to attend the Awarding for the Journalism Contest in Makati High School. I also don't have any idea. I can only tell her that T. Jean really wants to have the kids witness the awarding, even though there's a high chance of losing. Her reason was that, they should be motivated to win and get on the stage next time they compete.

I asked confirmation from the legit advisers, T. Donna and T. Jean of the Intrepid Pen but can't also give me a definite answer. After a while, T. Josie decided to call T. Laurence and ask about it.

Later on, T. Donna released a letter for the participants that they will attend the awarding tomorrow together with their advisers.

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My pupils usually ask about having a review game. But I don't agree with them because we have a lot of lessons to discuss.

I know they've been disappointed with me because I don't usually agree with what they want. And I've been thinking that I am being compared with their other teachers.

Oh crap. I know.. I have a lot of shortcomings. :(

I wasn't even able to make Grade 6's  Filipino long quiz for Chapter 2, Lessons 11-15. I am really having a hard time teaching them the subject since I am more comfortable with English than Filipino. I need to study their Filipino in advance so I could teach it well to them. And it is freaking really hard.

Ang sakit sa bangs niyang mga panghalip na yan. May panghalip na panao sa kaukulang palagyo, palayon, paari. Tapos sa panghalip pamatlig may mga paturol, paukol, pahimaton at kung anu-ano pa. -_-

Jana keeps on asking me if I'm okay. I am happy because she actually wants to learn our lessons. I am happy whenever they ask me something about what they couldn't understand because that just means they really wanted to know and understand it. I can say Princess, Jana and Kristin know how to ask significant questions while others don't give a sh*t.

Audrey seemed to have an idea. She asked me, "cher ok ka lang? tinatamad ka po ba o wala kang pong gana?" I actually don't know. >_< "Teka.. Hindi ba pareho lang yun?"

Audrey: "Magkaiba yun cher. Yung walang gana, ayaw mo talagang gawin. Yung tinatamad... Gusto mong gawin pero ayaw mo lang kumilos."

Hm.. Make sense. Parang kapag nagugutom ka o kaya inaantok. Minsan wala talaga tayong gana o tinatamad lang tayo.

Dear Audrey,

Tama ba ang pagkakaalala ko sa explanation mo? If wrong, comment and correct me please. TY! :)

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At lunch time, T. Riza and I went out to get the food. She mentioned about her lovelife so I just told her, "Move on, move on din pag may time." We decided to buy ham and egg sandwich since we're both hungry. We ate it as soon as we're back in the faculty because T. Donna wasn't there yet. (If T. Riza and I will always be together, I think I'll have a chance to get fat. ^*^) We ate our lunch at the Hele room together with Teachers Donna and Kristoff.

While we eat, they reminisce their experiences with last school year's pupils Hiraya, William, Angel and the others that I can only know by name since those kids are no longer enrolled in our school.