more from Mr Brown's classroom...
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sigh i have to say, being a Muslim in a purely non-muslim company, dealing with other non-Muslims, has its funny moments...i cant say how many thousands of times i had to repeat to my China students n all else, that i AM from chin-chia-pore! i am NOT from ma-lai-see-ah! sigh wearin the tudung has never been funnier...
examples i hear you ask?
i have a new student from China, prep class a.k.a tryin to get into local govt school. he's about 15 years old and on the first day i taught him, i forgot (my fault, i admit) to tell him my name. The next day, my colleague was teaching him and he kept tryin to recall my name....
S (Student): Er...er...that teacher. she teach me. she teach me not today.
C (Colleague): hmmmm? who is that? What is her name?
S: her name...her name...erm...
C: ok what does she look like?
S: oooooh! ok! ok! she is HALAL TEACHER!!!
this is a true account as told to me by my fellow colleague who went on to spread the story and i am now halal-certified by my China student. sigh.
one more i hear you say? ok same student different story...
I had passed my C sweets to give to the young students to keep them awake. the FOX sweets were removed from the packet so i jus put them into a zip lock bag. what did my china student have to say bout them to my C?
S: TEACHER! this sweet teacher lyna give?!?!?!
C: yes!
S: oh! not good! not good! TEACHER EAT NOT HALAL!!!
sigh now i got halal food checker at work!!!!
now a personal recount!
my Thai student bought some biscuits and offered them to me and the china student.
T (thai): Teacher. you eat. very nice.
M (me): ok thank you.
S (china student) : TEACHER! where halal!??!?!?! you eat?!?!?! *goes on to look at the ENTIRE packaging to look for halal sign.*
M: er-hmmmm...there it is. *points*
S: oh! ok good.
seriously! god sure has a sense of humor! hahaha
but classic one to tantalize all u non-muslim readers...
M: wad are lions?
S: i know! i know!
M: ok what are they?
S: hmmmmm...*thinks hard* hmmm...
M: use your dictionary!
S: i know!
M: what?
S: Lion is Tiger friends!!!!
M: *shakes head but laughin non-stop too*
hope that made u all smile...
times like these i am thankful i am not NIE-fied.
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sigh i have to say, being a Muslim in a purely non-muslim company, dealing with other non-Muslims, has its funny moments...i cant say how many thousands of times i had to repeat to my China students n all else, that i AM from chin-chia-pore! i am NOT from ma-lai-see-ah! sigh wearin the tudung has never been funnier...
examples i hear you ask?
i have a new student from China, prep class a.k.a tryin to get into local govt school. he's about 15 years old and on the first day i taught him, i forgot (my fault, i admit) to tell him my name. The next day, my colleague was teaching him and he kept tryin to recall my name....
S (Student): Er...er...that teacher. she teach me. she teach me not today.
C (Colleague): hmmmm? who is that? What is her name?
S: her name...her name...erm...
C: ok what does she look like?
S: oooooh! ok! ok! she is HALAL TEACHER!!!
this is a true account as told to me by my fellow colleague who went on to spread the story and i am now halal-certified by my China student. sigh.
one more i hear you say? ok same student different story...
I had passed my C sweets to give to the young students to keep them awake. the FOX sweets were removed from the packet so i jus put them into a zip lock bag. what did my china student have to say bout them to my C?
S: TEACHER! this sweet teacher lyna give?!?!?!
C: yes!
S: oh! not good! not good! TEACHER EAT NOT HALAL!!!
sigh now i got halal food checker at work!!!!
now a personal recount!
my Thai student bought some biscuits and offered them to me and the china student.
T (thai): Teacher. you eat. very nice.
M (me): ok thank you.
S (china student) : TEACHER! where halal!??!?!?! you eat?!?!?! *goes on to look at the ENTIRE packaging to look for halal sign.*
M: er-hmmmm...there it is. *points*
S: oh! ok good.
seriously! god sure has a sense of humor! hahaha
but classic one to tantalize all u non-muslim readers...
M: wad are lions?
S: i know! i know!
M: ok what are they?
S: hmmmmm...*thinks hard* hmmm...
M: use your dictionary!
S: i know!
M: what?
S: Lion is Tiger friends!!!!
M: *shakes head but laughin non-stop too*
hope that made u all smile...
times like these i am thankful i am not NIE-fied.
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