I'm sorry for not updating my blog often enough.

Life's been....I wouldn't say 'fast-paced', but neither would I call it 'slow-paced'. Assignments are endless, but at the same time, I'm really enjoying most of the subjects. For the first time in my life, I'm perfectly happy with where I am and what I'm doing. The grass can't get any greener, even if it's in IPBL, Kuching. After all, they got quarantined for a week. Hahaha.

(Okay I'll stop laughing, IPT might get it too. IPIK across the road has already closed down. Awwell.)

All my life I've dreamed of becoming a teacher, and now I find that dream being fulfilled step by step. It's a tremendous feeling that fills your heart with gratitude and praise - God has really been good to me. Even though I didn't even apply wholeheartedly, things worked out miraculously. According to what I applied and was interviewed for, I should've gotten English/PJK/Social sciences. But here I find myself doing TESL, albeit for primary school. I don't really mind that, because what I'll be learning will be the same as that of those under TESL for secondary school. Furthermore, I truly enjoy what I'm studying - in-depth grammar, literature, social studies, thinking skills...

I love my class. My class, including me, adds up to only 11 people. There's only one (poor) guy in our class, but he's a real sport (and a flirt, too, I might add). He says that we're his 10 wives. xD Anyway, it's fun being in my class. And I mean REALLY fun. =D

The other TESL class doesn't seem to be having as much fun as we do. =P In my case, it's more of a "the grass seems yellower on the other side" thing. Being in the TESL group gives us a lot of privileges. For instance, class ends at 10 am on Friday for only the TESL groups. Other courses have classes till 12.30pm. I know, I know, I'm repeating myself. What can I say, God knows how to spoil me. =P

It's remarkable how things seem to fall into place one by one. I got both my first choices for Gerko, and I have a wonderful roommate whom I actually MISS when she's not around. The kind of roommate you can have chats with till 12 midnight even though you KNOW you're supposed to wake up at 6.30am the next morning and that's not a very good idea.

I'm not homesick because I have plenty of relatives over here, not to mention Ray who's studying in IMU at the moment. I'm thankful that my parents got most things done before I came here such as the medical checkup and creating a bank account. And I have a laptop at my disposal. Unlike some of my friends who survived on the library's computers for the past two weeks, and are going to get a laptop at the PC Fair in KLCC tomorrow.

I, have everything in the world to be thankful for. =)

Here's a sneak peak into my life as a teacher-training college student.

I wake up early every morning so that I can use the bathroom without any interruption in the water supply. Staying on the third floor has its benefits, but where the water supply is concerned, that's a disadvantage. So even though classes start at 8, I'm usually up and about by 6.30 am (poor roommate of mine).

My roommate is a wonderful person. She puts up with me. =P No, seriously, she's really nice and I'm really glad she's my roommate. And I'm glad she's a Chinese doing the same TESL course as I am, just in a separate class. Communication is so much easier with a fellow Chinese who can speak Chinese. We help each other out, and when we start talking, we can't stop. xD

By the way, we happen to be the first batch of B. Ed TESL students for primary school in the whole of Malaysia. (Stop laughing. I don't eat kids, okay?) A lot of things are still in the process of being determined, such as our course outline, syllabus, etc etc etc. In the meantime, we TESL students just sit back and enjoy the confusion plus all the benefits that come with being in this particular course. For instance, we don't have to take BM asas, English Language Proficiency and Moral (not this sem anyway) which are compulsory subjects for all the other courses. =P

I'm one of the most privileged in my batch, because I don't have Moral classes to attend and I have a wonderful class which consists of 11 warm, friendly people. There MIGHT be a second intake. Like I said, nothing is sure for now, and everything is in a state of confusion. Many of my lecturers will not be in next week due to meetings regarding this new course. =.= Makes me wonder what the Ministry of Education has been doing for the past 7 months while we fermented at home doing nothing.

I study English Literature, English Description (grammar) and English Development (I'm not too sure what this is about, but it has something to do with phonetics and yadi yada). Then I have wonderful subjects like basic maths (which is kacang compared to F6 maths), emotional intelligence (the lecturer is my CF advisor, yay!), thinking skills (which I'm very interested in), social studies (EXTREMELY interesting), generic skills (no comment) and last AND the least, Learning Support. Which is a totally redundant subject in my opinion. =.=

The most ironic thing about Learning Support is that it requires you to take notes and is 100% coursework, but my learning style is definitely NOT one of taking notes. I have never seen the point of taking notes when textbooks and reference books will always be more detailed than whatever my messy notes can offer. I wonder if I can get out of taking lecture notes if I let the teacher know that my learning style just doesn't fit the syllabus requirements. xD After all, she DID say that each and every one of us was different and that we should capitalize on the way we learn best. =P

I hate taking notes. Notes are redundant. Taking notes while listening to lectures just disrupts my concentration.

But I shan't whine. =P

Another thing about teacher-training college is that the lecturers expect YOU to do the teaching 80% of the time.

*sigh*

Let's just say I'm tired, fed up and not in a good mood at the moment.

It's not always like this, I promise you. Orientation was a miserable, tiring affair that dragged on for one whole week. We only got 5-6 hours of sleep per day. I'm so glad that's over and classes can start now.

I waste a lot of time in KL. I think I won't go out from now on. Travelling takes a few hours, let alone actually shopping. Going to church, another few hours. =/

I don't want to live here forever.

We had a farewell gathering tonight, and this time, the farewell was for me. (Not many were left behind to celebrate it. Amy and Wui Siong, WHERE WERE YOU GUYS? *glares accusingly* We were waiting for you! xD)

Not that anyone would've been able to tell that it was a FAREWELL, of all things - we were having so much fun that other people were staring at us. xD What can I say, if there's anything Arangnites are good at, it would be making a scene. Thanks, guys. =)

And for the first time in my entire 18 years of existence, I drank a Matterhorn. What on earth, the name sounds so much more terrible and inedible than the actual thing. Not a good sales tactic, I must say. They should rename it, seriously. But I digress. I know, I know, it's the first and last time I'll be drinking a Matterhorn for a while. How could I have discovered it only NOW?

*shrugs* Ah well, never mind. So I'll be leaving tomorrow on a jet plane....I wish. =P Just a normal Air Asia plane lah. I heard that they have Wi-Fi in my hostel.

I guess I'm not going to be too distressed after all. xD