BLESSINGS

       I was feeling extra tired this week. Yesterday was the worst. Thank God the students had a pretest which meant no talking on my part. However, the thought of having to attend the department's meeting put me back into the under the weather mood. “ Well, it wouldn’t be so bad, would it ? I just need to sit and listen, that's all,” I thought to myself. So I went down to the meeting hall and placed myself in between Kak Nor and Cheong. When the meeting started, I listened and listened to all the speeches delivered. Then, it was time for the highlight of the ceremony ; giving away performance awards to some staffs of the department. There I was, still listening. That was when I heard my name being announced. What do you know! I was actually one of the recipients!  It was such a pleasant surprise! Totally unexpected !! Alhamdulillah.

       Now, let's do some reflective thinking. Firstly, I considered myself lucky because my students were mostly very well- behaved. Teaching them brought so much joy to me as they were always so responsive, creative and participative. You should see how they presented for a task on product promotion! It was a week full of learning and fun! The task required these students to be in groups of five and work on a product to promote. They went to great extent preparing for the presentation. Thus, during the course of the week, the classes transformed into cafeterias, bakeries, shopping outlets, cooking classes and even investigation location! It was indeed surprising to discover what the students were capable of doing in completing certain tasks! It was simply awesome! 

        Apart from that, there was always the work of God. Weeks before their final examination, we started focusing on writings and reading comprehension. I did not know how to explain this but I had this intuition saying brain, brain, brain. The students and I worked on several texts on mental health and you know what, it was exactly the topic asked in the examination for the essay part ! Guess, you could imagine the joy in the students when they left the exam rooms and hall! They were all thumbs up when asked about the question! That was why I was not the least surprised when many of them obtained an " A " for my paper.  
       Now, back to the teacher. Yes, I am happy and I thanked Allah swt for all these blessings. Alhamdulillah .
This may be the end of the story of last year 's students but talking about my present students, hu hu hu , the journey has just started ! Still have a long way to go !