Really backie :P
No update of the past week before my "mini" hiatus and no 10k word update. But I think I'm back to blogging, hopefully for good this time. A little late, since I said in my previous entry that I would post a full entry on Saturday or Sunday and it's now already Monday morning. Well, it's tiring to type lo :P
The past few weeks were just fading memories for me, since I cannot seem to remember things that happened if I do not write them down. Well, most of this entry was written about a week ago, on paper. Happenings for the past week will be up tomorrow I guess. I'll highlight some significant happenings which I guess can serve as milestones for the past weeks and perhaps for some, milestones in my whole life.
1. Re-signing of acceptance form
Yep, received a letter from MOE some time back asking me to attend a briefing. I did attend a similar briefing in July or August last year. Time flew and it's already April 2006. Four years of university education is now coming to an end. Not a bad thing, considering that I have already sort of lost interest in what I'm majoring in :/
Anyway, back to the intended topic. There was a salary adjustment back in September 2005, not long after I accepted the teaching position. I only knew of this a few weeks ago, when my friend told me about the current starting salaries for teaching. It's an SGD400 difference... but since I accepted the job before the adjustment, I will be receiving my salary based on the old salary scheme. It's a lot of money... guess I applied a little too early. Not a bad thing also ba, at least I know that I will have a job once I graduate.
So I attended the briefing again and re-signed the acceptance form (well, I could reject it, but I don't think they'll allow me to apply for the job again).
2. HYP submission
After two semesters of not doing much work, HYP is finally over, or almost over, with the submission of my HYP report during the first week of April. Not my desired kind of end to my university education, but somehow, things are no longer what they used to be, so what I had in mind initially could no longer be fulfilled.
All I can say is that perhaps I've changed. Well, there are definitely some changes, just don't know to what extent. The past few weeks or months of hibernating has made me lose touch with quite a bit of stuff I guess, especially with friends. Not updating this bloggie makes it harder for others to know what I've been up to too.
3. TA PE invigilation
CS1101C practical exam, a day which struck horror in the hearts of many first-year engineering students was finally concluded on one fateful day in the second week of April. Everything went on smoothly and I ended my second semester of TA-ing, with an earning of SGD560, 20% of which will go to CPF. Means I'll get less than SGD500. Hmm, it'll be quite a substantial amount of money, coupled with the Progress Package that I will be getting.
4. HYP presentation
First of all, I was under-dressed for the occasion :/ Well, my understanding was that it was an exhibition sort of a presentation and wouldn't really be that formal. Erm, so I went in my jeans and collared t-shirt. Everyone in the same room as me (there were three others) were in long-sleeves shirt and pants. Ah well, what to do... no time to go home to change also.
The first examiner who came to look at my poster (oh ya... the printing the poster cost SGD35... the quality is good, but there really wasn't any need to have spent that much) was less friendly compared to the second one. I was more prepared after the first examiner though, and I think I did a better job at presenting my lousy project to the second examiner.
Oh, it was raining very very heavily on my way to school. The field was flooded and rainwater from the drains was overflowing onto the pavement. Hmm, reminded me of the time when I was on my way home one evening and I had to brave the heavy rain, amidst flashing lightning and loud thunder, to get home.
5. Health check
I went for a health check last last Friday at Raffles Hospital. It was a free health check for my soon-to-be teaching job. Hmm, I spent a total of two and a half hours there, with about two hours spent waiting. A total waste of time for something so simple... just an eye test, taking of weight and height, a urine test, a routine body check and a chest x-ray. I wonder what's the point of giving me an appointment date and time during the briefing at MOE a few weeks ago when the health check is not even appointment-based. Zzz
Would have gone earlier if I had known that I had to queue, and for such a long duration. That disrupted my plans for the later part of the day. I had to postpone my tuition session with my cousins at 4pm by an hour.
Hmm, more updates tomorrow I guess, for the happenings for the past week. Life is rather mundane while rotting at home, playing Maple Story and watching 大长今 DVD. Hmm, not even 1000 words :P
The past few weeks were just fading memories for me, since I cannot seem to remember things that happened if I do not write them down. Well, most of this entry was written about a week ago, on paper. Happenings for the past week will be up tomorrow I guess. I'll highlight some significant happenings which I guess can serve as milestones for the past weeks and perhaps for some, milestones in my whole life.
1. Re-signing of acceptance form
Yep, received a letter from MOE some time back asking me to attend a briefing. I did attend a similar briefing in July or August last year. Time flew and it's already April 2006. Four years of university education is now coming to an end. Not a bad thing, considering that I have already sort of lost interest in what I'm majoring in :/
Anyway, back to the intended topic. There was a salary adjustment back in September 2005, not long after I accepted the teaching position. I only knew of this a few weeks ago, when my friend told me about the current starting salaries for teaching. It's an SGD400 difference... but since I accepted the job before the adjustment, I will be receiving my salary based on the old salary scheme. It's a lot of money... guess I applied a little too early. Not a bad thing also ba, at least I know that I will have a job once I graduate.
So I attended the briefing again and re-signed the acceptance form (well, I could reject it, but I don't think they'll allow me to apply for the job again).
2. HYP submission
After two semesters of not doing much work, HYP is finally over, or almost over, with the submission of my HYP report during the first week of April. Not my desired kind of end to my university education, but somehow, things are no longer what they used to be, so what I had in mind initially could no longer be fulfilled.
All I can say is that perhaps I've changed. Well, there are definitely some changes, just don't know to what extent. The past few weeks or months of hibernating has made me lose touch with quite a bit of stuff I guess, especially with friends. Not updating this bloggie makes it harder for others to know what I've been up to too.
3. TA PE invigilation
CS1101C practical exam, a day which struck horror in the hearts of many first-year engineering students was finally concluded on one fateful day in the second week of April. Everything went on smoothly and I ended my second semester of TA-ing, with an earning of SGD560, 20% of which will go to CPF. Means I'll get less than SGD500. Hmm, it'll be quite a substantial amount of money, coupled with the Progress Package that I will be getting.
4. HYP presentation
First of all, I was under-dressed for the occasion :/ Well, my understanding was that it was an exhibition sort of a presentation and wouldn't really be that formal. Erm, so I went in my jeans and collared t-shirt. Everyone in the same room as me (there were three others) were in long-sleeves shirt and pants. Ah well, what to do... no time to go home to change also.
The first examiner who came to look at my poster (oh ya... the printing the poster cost SGD35... the quality is good, but there really wasn't any need to have spent that much) was less friendly compared to the second one. I was more prepared after the first examiner though, and I think I did a better job at presenting my lousy project to the second examiner.
Oh, it was raining very very heavily on my way to school. The field was flooded and rainwater from the drains was overflowing onto the pavement. Hmm, reminded me of the time when I was on my way home one evening and I had to brave the heavy rain, amidst flashing lightning and loud thunder, to get home.
5. Health check
I went for a health check last last Friday at Raffles Hospital. It was a free health check for my soon-to-be teaching job. Hmm, I spent a total of two and a half hours there, with about two hours spent waiting. A total waste of time for something so simple... just an eye test, taking of weight and height, a urine test, a routine body check and a chest x-ray. I wonder what's the point of giving me an appointment date and time during the briefing at MOE a few weeks ago when the health check is not even appointment-based. Zzz
Would have gone earlier if I had known that I had to queue, and for such a long duration. That disrupted my plans for the later part of the day. I had to postpone my tuition session with my cousins at 4pm by an hour.
Hmm, more updates tomorrow I guess, for the happenings for the past week. Life is rather mundane while rotting at home, playing Maple Story and watching 大长今 DVD. Hmm, not even 1000 words :P
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