and there we bade farewell to 2006! before i move on to the usual new year resolutions, i shall recap what happened in 2006. simply to say, 2006 was about working and smu :)
2006 was the year after we graduated from jc and where most of us had our first taste of working life (not counting the horrendous thai express 1day work experience :\). i started off with a receptionist position at kato where i remember myself fighting to stay awake early in the morn, talking on the phone and surfing the net on the sly during the rest of the day. and then i moved on to the hr department where i remember shredding bags and bags of confidential documents and repacking their inventory store. thankfully, contrary to what many said about office politics, i was rather free from it. but i dint like the monotony of the job :\
then i did relief teaching at stgabs. started off as a pe (yes PE!) and geog tchr; taught english towards the end. relief teaching was a whole new experience for me. being in a totally different environment, interacting with the boys, learning how to teach and at the same time, educate them. there were many times of disillusionment and disappointment but any slightest sign of recipocration will easily dissipate the feeling and make you feel a huge sense of accomplishment. i guess that's the reason people go into teaching. but sad to say, i think many teachers tend to lose this passion halfway and become teaching robots :( besides the feeling of fulfilment, i also enjoy the unpredictability and challenge of being a teacher. each time you enter the classroom, you never know what you're gonna get (that is, apart from the noise :\) who knows, i may just become a teacher next time! lol!
this photo was taken with my sec1 geog class while i was still a pe tchr. look at the boys with all their patterns!
the next big thing of 2006 was starting school in smu! i was actually rather against going to the school initially because i thought the hip and different image it was trying to portray was more of a facade. but then i decided it's all up to the individual to make life fun and i thought the participative teaching approach would be good training so i decided to give it a shot and till now i'm glad to say that i havent regretted my decision (the only regret is missing out on hall life)! i entered the school not knowing many people and i'm proud of myself for taking the initiative to join orientation camps and ccas! i'm really glad i got to know some good friends whom i can hang out and talk anything with! and yes, smu is also where i started challenging myself by going for cycling and trekking in msia - things i never thought i could have done!
so to conclude, 2006 was a memorable year filled up with many "first"s for me! i'm sure 2007 will be as memorable! and now for the new year resolutions!losing weight will never fail to be one of my new year resolutions every year lol. and not to forget, being a better person - appreciating my family and friends! apart from the cliche resolutions, this year i wanna challenge myself further! climbing one of msia's g7 and standchart 10km will be goals to work towards for the time being!
happy new year and all the best to everyone! :)