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| after a week’s training finally its our turn to teach!
was a little bit worried the night before since things in the camp, particularly the school im teaching in (ESP) are quite uncertain; i still hvnt got my camp pass, i hv no idea how many students they hv.…worse still, anna, the other volunteer whos also teaching at ESP had a fever and could not go with me today. it did make me feel a little uncomfortable in the beginning though...but i thought i should be able to handle it since i would just hv to do a sorting test with the students today, well..the oral part could be tiring with me alone.
we took the 8am songtaew and arrived at Mae La after 1.5hrs ride. to my surprise there weren’t any security check...(later we found out tht was because the thai army were in a meeting =.=)
then it took us another 15-20 mins walk (to be exact, hiking) to get to LMTC. (very good exercise!) the walk was fine, way better than what I’ve expected (I’ve been expecting the worst), not too muddy (the weather’s been pretty dry in the morning) and not too steep. But its quite tiring especially under such hot and stuffy weather! when we made it to LMTC, i asked the teacher abt ESP...
‘you’re lucky! They are celebrating their 10th anniversary today! Lots of food and party!’
‘oh…so i guess today’s not the best time for a test, right?’
‘yeh yeh yeh…no lesson today, do it tmr!’
‘so where exactly is ESP?’
‘its just another 30min walk away’
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i have been given the impression that ESP and LMTC are very CLOSE to each other (since they are sister schools)… well at least not a distance that requires 30min of walk!
so following one of the staff, i made my way to ESP, and man! now i would reli call that muddy and steep! i mean, there isn’t reli a PATH there!! luckily i managed not to fall over though there were a few times where i’ve almost lost my balance (fake crocs are not made for hiking!!) ...while the burmese just walked through the bushes swiftly, at great ease….in flipflops!
it was 10:40 when i finally made it to ESP, the ceremony has already begun. they let me sneaked into the hall and made me sit on the stage. after speeches given by the headmaster, teachers and a few graduates, the headmaster asked me to speak!!! by that time I was already soaked in sweat – clearly not in the best state for any first encounter!
‘min-ga-la-ba (hello)’ some of the students burst into laughter…due my poor pronunciation
‘hello! My name is Maggie, im from hong kong….nice to meet you!’
‘NICE TO MEET YOU!’ i was so relieved by their enthusiastic reply! haha
lunch was served then i went to hv my timetable sorted with the headmaster, he asked if I could also teach at LMC (another sister school, this one is rite next to ESP haha), of coz im more than happy to do that! so now I’ll be teaching at 2 schools, 2 hrs each everyday!
And apparently the students were very excited about having a foreigner like me around (haha!) they kept asking me to take pictures with them! Hahahaha. will do the sorting test tmr so not much to prepare tonite! looking forward to the REAL teaching! =)
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| 1. yes i'll never understand
2. its like living as an empty shell. i dun feel like being my own self. i hate it. but i jz couldnt help. i duno. i am useless. who am i?????
3. was looking through some of my old entries...
"i am not sure if that's the right decision for me, but time will tell."
yes. time has proved. wht an idiot im. how nice. HAHA | | |
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2006-2008
＝超過二百次會議
＝三十多場比賽
＝聯大盃, 菁英盃, 政政, 兩大, 大專盃, 自由盃, 基盃
＝鐵凳, 營火會, 港台...
＝葉家進, 還是葉家進
一切由當日誤打誤撞去in team開始...
迷失，挫敗，失落，不甘，成長，喜悅
這樣走過了一個年頭
然後就是﹣留team﹣一個多麼需要勇氣的決定
做決定那一晚
很旁惶，好驚 好驚 好驚
哭了，一個人𠳝在路邊哭了
結果還是這麼走過了第二個年頭
還記得大專盃首場初賽 很緊張很緊張
輸了 又哭了 大佬話我打得差
我很惱 惱自己連一個好開辯都做不到
到兩個月後 踏上港台的台板時
我在煩的 只是自己的聲音在大氣電波會不會變得很難聽
兩年來，路 走了很多很多
但 我又走到幾遠呢？
此刻，要與大專辯論的台板說再見
卻有點不捨
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| now that everyone's gone
who else can i still talk to? | | |
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