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March is finally coming to an end! It has not been a particularly bad month but my stress level was going to nasty places, and there were short moments where I (thankfully not!!) wanted to pull a fast one on my students... well, I did on one!! But she was practically asking for it!! Taking one hour to complete *one* Maths problem sum!! And she could explain to me what she had to do even before she attempted the question!! I really don't know what is wrong with her!! My expression throughout that exasperating session was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Precisely! An entire rainbow of frustrating exclamation marks marching merrily in an arc above my head! Rather than ranting and mekking here, I should have spent the time revising my teaching techniques, doing some updates on child psychology and very probably, sharpening a pencil. Well, that's one thing in March - losing my patience.
Then, last week, I was cabbing around, and on the first ride that morning, shit descended. I was juggling my bag, brolly, wallet, files and chasing after my phone which sat gleefully in the backseat of the cab. It was drizzling too. After this near-incident, I stickied a mental note - donotloseitdonotloseit. But we all know cosmic irony. Just before I got off my second ride - I was practically clamping it to my chest - I rummaged my pockets to get rid of loose change. Yep. I had to put the phone down to do it. Three minutes later, my face was - ___________________________- My heart was filled with a strangely peaceful resignation and I went about gymming, lip-synching to 'My life would suck without you'.
The list goes on. March is marked by losses. Dignity. Pride. Virginity. Weight. The only thing I'm happy about losing. April is my birthday month and I'm crossing my fingers, toes, legs that my Taipei trip is going to be fab. Recommendations anyone?
Then, last week, I was cabbing around, and on the first ride that morning, shit descended. I was juggling my bag, brolly, wallet, files and chasing after my phone which sat gleefully in the backseat of the cab. It was drizzling too. After this near-incident, I stickied a mental note - donotloseitdonotloseit. But we all know cosmic irony. Just before I got off my second ride - I was practically clamping it to my chest - I rummaged my pockets to get rid of loose change. Yep. I had to put the phone down to do it. Three minutes later, my face was - ___________________________- My heart was filled with a strangely peaceful resignation and I went about gymming, lip-synching to 'My life would suck without you'.
The list goes on. March is marked by losses. Dignity. Pride. Virginity. Weight. The only thing I'm happy about losing. April is my birthday month and I'm crossing my fingers, toes, legs that my Taipei trip is going to be fab. Recommendations anyone?