September

We had a meeting in skul today for the incoming skul yr in Sept. I'll be teaching 20hrs lng per week, Social Studies Grade 4 and 5. Well, I talked to the Vice Principal this afternoon. It's not so bad naman. I'll just have to think of my own welfare, that is, if I don't get a good pay here, I'll definitely think of going to Singapore. I dun wanna go home yet so I want to try my luck again in SG. God bless my plans!

Vacation

Just finished our kindergarten graduation so officially on vacation till 1st September. I'll be teaching Social Studies and Health daw in the next skul year. It's a new start, I think I like it!

I got an award for Best Teacher. Haha. The last time I got an award was college graduation, I think. Coz in my graduation at ISS, I only got a certificate. In one Faculty Assembly at USC, I got recognition for my studies at ISS. But not really a Best Teacher award. So okay, I'm happy with it.

Good luck, Doki!

School

I have been in school for the rest of my life! Just today I saw our pictures in the yearbook. I'm so amused! I didn't stay long enough to be included in the yearbook last time. Now I have my pic in there with my K3G class, cute!

Graduation in School

Start na mi practice today for our graduation on 21 August. Kanta mi "Waving Flag" as our graduation song.

Human na 1 school year. La ra hibaw-i. Seems like yesterday when I came back to our old school. I keep the faith.

Let me look back on how this school year went:

Term I (Sept to Nov -I came back in October):

I went to Kampong Som with Ate Ica during Water Festival holiday. We got on the banana boat.

I celebrated my bday quietly. Lunch ra mi ni Ate Ica at KFC in Pencil.

I went with Yuka to Siem Reap for the AWHM. Lipong2 ko ato na trip which took 24hrs in all! But I'm really glad Yuka came to visit me!

Term II (Dec to Feb)

Christmas!! Twas my 3rd Christmas in a foreign country! I survived it coz busy mn pud mi prepare for our charity event. Ex Dono was 6 Feb Sat with our special guest, Makisig Morales. We had holiday in skul for Chinese New Year. I went to Saigon then, exit. Incidentally, the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year (Feb 14) was also Valentine's Day. Ate Ica and I got a rose from Cafe Yejj in TTP.

By end Feb I knew that I was gonna stay on in skul till August. I'd say I fought to stay at my job that week.

Term III (Mar to May)

Went to Siem Reap again. Merky with Vance were in town. Went to watch Globalteer's football games also.
Went to Kampot/Kep with Ate Ica for Khmer New Year outing.
Lost the elephant necklace that my student Nata gave me in VIP Club when we went swimming with K- Arn and Sally and Ate Malyn. Tsk tsk..

Term 4 (June to Aug)
Nagresign ang mga puti in our school --Teacher Luke and Teacher Jeanette left.
Teacher Nick came back pero he only lasted 2weeks.
World Cup time! I went to Siem Reap again on 18-20 June. Paiba lng!
Then assessment tests na for Term 4. Time to determine the honour students!
Then practice for graduation.

And that's it, that's my school year in brief. My K2G and K3G classes changed classrooms due to the Nursery classes. I thought I would be shaken by the change but I survived it!

I might go to grades 1/2/3 in the next school year. I said I would like to give it a try. I hope I'd be given the chance. If not, stay where I am!

Siem Reap 3

I am in Siem Reap for the 3rd time. I sent my CV to 2 univs this am. Tan-awon lng nato unsay gawas ato. God bless my plans!!

Decision Time

I like it here in Cambodia, Lord. But the jobs I found are not that good, I mean, I am not secured in my work and I am not teaching fulltime. I found an opportunity with a language school but gamay ra pud allowance. Right now I'm asking for a higher allowance coz lugi ko if gamay ra ila ihatag no?

I pray for the best. If wala jud nindut moabot, uli sa Pinas by Sept. pohon. God bless my plans!

Western Int'l School

My 1st encounter with Western Int'l School was back in April 1, 2008 when I had to go to Siem Reap for a job interview as part-time English teacher. Then later on I learned that Tita Sonia, one of our friends' moms is working there. She recommended me to WIS. On 23 April 2008 I went to WIS De Castle campus for my infamous interview. I was wearing white sandals nga flat then which Tita Sonia called tsinelas. In July 2008 Teacher Shirley Sisante gave me the chance to teach with them. Maths and Science. I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity. From De Castle we moved to K-West then I was at De Castle again for Grade 5 before I decided to go home in October 2010. God bless us all. Amen!