today was a sad, dreary, melancholic day. we found out that miss resma isnt gonna teach our class anymore..she couldnt take too many classes and the school made her drop one class, and surprise surprise, it just HAD to be us. i could tell it was hard for her too..she didnt want to drop our class..in fact, she cried..i was kinda shocked at first, but that shock soon turned to nostalgia. seeing her cry made ME wanna cry =( the tears just.. filled up, but dont be mistaken, i wasnt reduced to a whimpering, snivelling heap or anything. silent tears, thats what i call them. i cant believe it. she didnt even have the choice of dropping another class.
this sucks, you know? THREE teachers are leaving us. teachers whom we have gradually begun to accept and forge bonds with. honestly, i didnt really like miss resma in the first three months, cuz i saw her as this strict, rigid, inflexible teacher who gave out offences like we were serial criminals. but THEN, my whole perception of her changed totally, especially since she became our PW teacher. i guess time really can make a difference, in how people behave in the presence of others, and in the opinions that we have of others. as she got to know us better, and we her, she began to loosen up a little. she laughed (smiled, at least), and even cracks the occasional joke, something i would have thought was impossible for her before. and i realised how efficient she is! she would finish marking our PIs about a fraction of a second after we handed them in to her. she's a good teacher. and as i was just starting to like her, POOF! she has to go. ditto mr chua and mr ong.
mr ong is just like this box, bursting at the edges with new and 'fresh' ideas. his views of life really dont fail to amaze us. if i had to describe him, id say he's sensible and yet, goofy. =p hes the kind of person who thinks out of the box, the exactly the kind of person who SHOULD be a gp teacher. he gets us thinking! lately, we've been pondering about questions which have never crossed our minds (mine, anyway) before. i mean, this is sort of thing which gets our brain juices flowing!! i know i shouldnt judge the new teacher before we even see her face, but i cant stop myself thinking that she wont be as fun as mr ong. mr ong really clicks with the class, and hes SO open about everything. hes more like a friend than a teacher.
mr chua's different. he's more like a father. =p he said so himself, in his farewell transparency presentation thingy. he called it the end of his dynasty. haha. he said he treats us like his daughters. that is so cute! maybe his paternal instincts are kicking in. even though he's but 21. =p we took photos with him today too. he actually REQUESTED to take photos with us! quite the opposite of ong eng wen, who flatly refused to be seen in a photograph. he gave in in the end anyway, possibly due to our persistent (and effective!) pleading. he opens his eyes really big in photos! to display that goofy look!! i told angeline we were gonna have a new master. haha. i liked rep-ping for him and mrs tan. AS I WAS SAYING, mr chua again whipped out his ever-so-cool oakley shades just to take photos with us. =D he looked totally totally cool. heh. i got really sad when he said we were gonna have many pd tutors in JC, but for him, its only 1 PD class. =( that made me tear again. oh my god, i realised i teared everytime each teahcer made his/her going away speech. thats me, an emotional weakling through and through. im so relieved i passed math.
