轨道上的猪和狗呀，转过头来的蜻蜓和老爷子甲虫。

趁着新加坡的火车轨道还没完全被拆前，跑去拍照。

天气很热，还好，一路上有猪狗陪伴。





恋爱中的猪和狗～～～好温馨哦！





那天，拍的照片都很满意。
其中，最喜欢的：
是转头来看镜头的粉红蜻蜓！
它真的把头扭到一边，对着我的相机看哦！
看！它的手上还拿着一只昆虫呢！





还有这张：
慢慢走下来的红色甲虫，呵呵呵！
可爱吧！

试着用爱，接近12岁的他们

米丘不久前不是去上了3个月日夜颠倒的课程吗？
笔试全过去了，还剩下一个课程示范。

19/7/2011 （星期二）的时候，我的老师会去天堂实地观察我在课堂的表现。
上个星期知道她要来的时候，超级忙。
要筹备示范课程，要写课堂程序交给她，要警告天使们好好表现，还要应付每天的杂物工作。
搞到我一个星期都在处于紧绷状态。

星期一的时候，那12岁的小天使问我：“老师，你紧张吗？”
我说：“会呀！我担心我会不及格呢！”
可爱的天使却这样回答我：“Teacher! You can never ever say die!’
很难相信，这种充满智慧的话会出自12岁小女孩的口中。

课程示范的当天，她还对我说：“老师，你紧张吗？”
“如果你紧张的话，你向你的神祷告，很有用的！”

除了她，我那小班的5个天使，在我课程示范的时候，
给了我他们最最最棒的表现，完全出乎我的意料之外。
我问一句，他们答一句，然后其他的补充答案，给了我最完美的解释。

玩其中一个游戏的时候，明明不好玩，却还表现得很合作，
完全没有‘哇！都不好玩的’表情和语言来诉说不满。

整堂课里，他们的表现让我好骄傲！

下课时遇到他们，我开玩笑的问：“你们有帮我祈祷吗？”
他们都说有。

5个小天使，4个是马来同胞，一个华人。
这个，应该是叫作‘无颜色的爱’，对吗？

自从上个星期讲了‘2个坏砖头’的故事后，发现孩子们每天都在给我惊喜。
首先，讲一下天使们的背景。
他们都是今年的会考班学生，是全年级成绩最需要加很多油的学生。
看得出，好多都缺乏动力和无心思上课。

开始的时候，以为他们都是像小说里描述的一样，搞怪，不听话，叛逆的一个班级。
但是，最近，却发现他们不是。

远处看到我的时候，会用他们充满动力的肺活量来大声喊我。
尤其在我提早回家吃蛇的时候，特别尴尬。

同班，却不是我的学生，也会跑来我的面前叫我，笑眯眯的喊我老师。

还有一个像帮派老大模样的，开始的时候，我对他没有好感。
但是，最近，我却开始看到他的隐藏起来另一面。
不像其他学生走近来称呼我老师，老大会走到我的面前，表演他独创的手势给我看。
有时候他会哼着歌，表演霹雳舞。
有时候，会故意跑到我的面前搞怪。

他不会用温柔的方式来表达他对老师的敬爱。
那不温柔的动作，是他独特的表现方式。

我开始接收到这班学生的沟通频道了。
原来，除了用眼睛看是不够的。
我需要的，是一颗愿意接近孩子们，和试着了解他们的心呀！

生命里的坏砖头～我的故事

Today is a very motivated day :-)



I woke up with a very positive mindset at 535am, was it the pear i ate yesterday dinner?



Anyeway, i walked to my desk & found the stack of certificates that nobody was using it.

I intend to give it to my class of P6 students. And i have a plan on how to use it.



Usually, the form teacher & me would start off the day by doing revision on decimals at 740am.

But not today. She was not around, and i decided to do something different.



I told my students abt Ajahn Brahm's story on the 2 bad bricks.

The following was abstract from Ajahn Brahm's book "Opening the door of your heart".





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"We were poor monks who needed buildings. We couldn't afford to employ a builder — the materials were expensive enough. So I had to learn how to build: how to prepare the foundations, lay concrete and bricks, erect the roof, put in the plumbing — the whole lot. I had been a theoretical physicist and high-school teacher in lay life, not used to working with my hands. After a few years, I became quite skilled at building, even calling my crew the BBC ("Buddhist Building Company"). But when I started it was very difficult.



"It may look easy to lay a brick: a dollop of mortar underneath, a little tap here, a little tap there. But when I began laying bricks, I'd tap one corner down to make it level and another corner would go up. So I'd tap that corner down then the brick would move out of line. After I'd nudged it back into line, the first corner would be too high again. Hey, you try it!



"Being a monk, I had patience and as much time as I needed. I made sure every single brick was perfect, no matter how long it took. Eventually, I completed my first brick wall and stood back to admire it. It was only then that I noticed— oh no! — I'd missed two bricks. All the other bricks were nicely in line, but these two were inclined at an angle. They looked terrible. They spoiled the whole wall. They ruined it.



"By then, the cement mortar was too hard for the bricks to be taken out, so I asked the abbot if I could knock the wall down and start over again — or, even better, perhaps blow it up. I'd made a mess of it and I was very embarrassed. The abbot said no, the wall had to stay.



"When I showed our first visitors around our fledgling monastery, I always tried to avoid taking them past my brick wall. I hated anyone seeing it. Then one day, some three or four months after I finished it, I was walking with a visitor and he saw the wall.

" 'That's a nice wall,' he casually remarked.

" 'Sir,' I replied in surprise, 'have you left your glasses in your car? Are you visually impaired? Can't you see those two bad bricks which spoil the whole wall?'



"What he said next changed my whole view of that wall, of myself, and of many other aspects of life. He said, "Yes. I can see those two bad bricks. But I can see the 998 good bricks as well.'



"I was stunned. For the first time in over three months, I could see other bricks in that wall apart from the two mistakes. Above, below, to the left and to the right of the bad bricks were good bricks, perfect bricks. Moreover, the perfect bricks were many, many more than the two bad bricks. Before, my eyes would focus exclusively on my two mistakes; I was blind to everything else. That was why I couldn't bear looking at that wall, or having others see it. That was why I wanted to destroy it. Now that I could see the good bricks, the wall didn't look so bad after all. It was, as the visitor had said, 'a nice brick wall.' It's still there now, twenty years later, but I've forgotten exactly where those bad bricks are. I literally cannot see those mistakes any more.



"How many people end a relationship or get divorced because all they can see in their partner are 'two bad bricks'? How many of us become depressed or even contemplate suicide, because all we can see in ourselves are 'two bad bricks.' In truth, there are many, many more good bricks, perfect bricks — above, below, to the left and to the right of the faults — but at times we just can't see them. Instead, every time we look our eyes focus exclusively on the mistakes. The mistakes are all we see, they're all we think are there and so we want to destroy them. And sometimes, sadly, we do destroy a 'very nice wall.'



"We've all got our two bad bricks, but the perfect bricks in each one of us are much, much more than the mistakes. Once we see this, things aren't so bad. Not only can we live at peace with ourselves, inclusive of our faults, but we can also enjoy living with a partner. This is bad news for divorce lawyers, but good news for you.



"I have told this anecdote many times. After one occasion, a builder came up to me and told me a professional secret. 'We builders always make mistakes,' he said, 'But we tell our clients that it is "an original feature" with no other house in the neighborhood 1ike it. And then we charge them a couple of thousand dollars extra!'



"So the 'unique features' in your house probably started out as mistakes. In the same way, what you might take to be mistakes in yourself, in your partner, or in general, can become 'unique features,' enriching your time here — once you stop focusing on them exclusively."

**********************************************





I modified the story a bit but the morale of the story remains.



I told my students that they may not be good in all the things they do, but there are definitely some good brickds in their life. The same goes for learning Mathematics.



I told them frankly that i wasnt good in all the topics for mathematics. But for those topics i am confident in, i make sure i score well by paying attention in class, do more practices paper.

In the end of the exam, i scored A for my PSLE, O & A levels.



After saying all these, i took out the certificates & i said,' i want u to imagine yourself taking the PSLE result slips in december. Imagine that u have passed yr exam.'



' I am going to give this certificates to u 5 months earlier to certify that u have passed your PSLE. u will write down your names on it. On top of it, please add the words " doing well in PSLE 2011" '

'All your teachers believe in u. we know that u can do it. all u need is to study hard for the next 2 mths.'



i saw the sparkles in some of their eyes :-)



i collected the certificates back from them to put down my signature to make things real.

Then i continue with my lesson.



i was caught with surprise when 2 of the naughty boys(bigger size than me) walked in front to the empty seats and sat down. In front of the whole class! Yes, they still talked but they knew the answers to all my questions. i thought that was motivating for me.



more surprises to come.



i gave out 9 pages of homework for them to do during the weekend. i thought that was plentiful but some of them asked me,"Miss, can i do all?"



Yes! i cant stop smiling :-)



when i was sitting down to sign the certificates, i saw that some of them were really motivated by the story.

Guess what? They added words like ' did well in PSLE 2011 and go to a good school', 'did well in PSLE 2011 and go to express', 'pass my PSLE with flying coulours.'



Flying coulours! he wrote the wrong spelling but hey! he wanted to get good grades for his exam! did he get my message? Yes, he did!



Ajahn Brahm's story touches many of us. He said the story with so much compasion that it changes some of our lives.

i dont have his wisdom nor do i hv his compassion.



For me, all i am asking for, is to make a different in someone's life, even if it is only for a fraction of a second.



I wrote this story down is not to show off, but for sharing. most importantly, is to motivate u and me.

Focus on the good bricks in your life, and u will see that u amy have 34 angels sitting next to u :-)



May all be well and happy.



Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

保留。漫画。双脚触地

当别的小孩在家里学ABC 的时候，我却开始看漫画。

我家老大的嗜好，间接影响了他的小妹。



所以，我至今坚决相信，如果你要小孩学识渊博，家里应该摆放教科书。

不然，就会像我一样，因为没事可做，就看漫画。

看呀看的，一直到今天，我还是这么散漫。



我的字典里的词汇，来来去去就那几个漫画里才会出现的字。

如果，漫画没有接触过，我一定不会。



我家老大喜欢看：

老夫子。

学生画报里面的漫画版。

小叮当。

好小子。

大个子。

怪医秦博士。



慢慢认识字的时候，开始看高深一点的漫画和书籍。



幸好我家也是‘书香’世家，大哥的阅读兴趣越来越宽泛。



从漫画，他进步到喜欢看武侠小说。

当他迷上射雕英雄传，神雕侠侣，倚天屠龙记，鹿鼎记这类书籍时，他的小妹，也会顺手抓一本来看。



后来，老大喜欢倪匡，小妹我也和他一起陷入科幻小说里去找‘蓝血人’和白素。

所以呀，家里的老大真的要做好榜样哦！



回到漫画这个话题。

大哥是男的（废话），所以他看的书本/漫画都是属于打斗的。

比如好小子林峰，就是玩剑击打出春天来的。



里面的故事，最喜欢最后一集里，他们好几个人被困在地底，不见天日的工作，寻找宝藏的故事。

林峰爸爸和他奶奶的故事，印象最深，也最好笑。



后来，有零用钱了，会偷偷储蓄，然后去百胜楼的书店租少女漫画来看。

小甜甜，尼罗河之女的故事，伴我度过了我的少女时光。



现在的我，还是喜欢看漫画。

但是有点进步了。

看的，是绘画本。

呵呵！



我记得在中学或高中的时候，看了一本少女爱情漫画。

那本书的影响力，哗！

根深蒂固哦！



每天，我一起床，一定会想起这个故事，而且，几十年来都没有改变哦！



故事里，有一个少女每天都很很倒霉，她也偷偷的喜欢一个男生。

好啦，她又不敢讲。

因为她很霉呀！

酱，怎么办呢？



她后来就听到一个传说：如果清早起来的时候，下床时双脚着地的话，那天，就会有好运。

反之，如果单脚着地，哦偶！

糟糕了！

那天就会很倒霉。



少女开始不相信，于是她单脚着地。



哈！那天厄运连连，有多倒霉就有多倒霉。



隔天，她起床时，想起，决定双脚着地。

蹬蹬！

哗！



那天好运连连哦！

第二天，她再试，哗！

她仰慕的男生开始喜欢她了！



后来的后来，她就每天都双脚着地喽！

故事的很后来呢，



我这个看漫画的人，也间接被影响了。



从此以后，我也开始双脚着地了。

嗯，有时也会叛逆一下，单脚触地，感觉就是那么不顺。

我没有迷信哦！

我只是反射行动！



我只是要每天起来的时候，有那么一丁点的幸福感觉。

我只是，只是觉得，反正要起床对吗？

就，就双脚先下嘛！



而且，我这几年不是活得很快乐吗？

嗯，我真的没有被少女漫画影响的！



哎呀！所以呀，我写这篇文章，目地是想说，

如果你要家里的小宝贝做个学者，就不要看这么多漫画。



到此摆放一些‘十万个为什么’， ‘读者文摘’这类高深的书籍。

酱，孩子没书可读的时候，就会拿那本百科全书来看。

看呀看的，谁知道，15年后你家会跑出一个医生来哦！



咦！还有一个理由，听说，明天的多多有几百万哦！

所以。。。。

朋友为我煮的爱心餐

去年，碰到多年不见的老朋友。
之后，就一直保持联络。

最近，给她的女儿补习。
为了要打发时间。

而且，也想找人在周末讲话。
除了在工作时间和同事讲话外，回家我都是讲狗语。
害怕日子久了，会变得孤僻。
所以，选择周末出去和世界接触。

但是，最最重要的是朋友的一句话。
她说：“哎呀！你来我家补习完了之后，我们一起吃饭啦！”
“你每天在外面吃，很累的。我随便炒几样菜，你就将就点吃吧！”

听了之后，好感动。
感动于她的贴心。

于是，我开始期待星期六的午餐。

第一天吃过后，发现她真的很随便呢！
煮了一道银鱼煎鸡蛋，和蘑菇汤。

上个星期，她炖了‘八珍汤’。
她说：“哎呀！这包药材很大包，可以吃4个人。所以你来了刚刚好。”
“煮了，除了你可以喝，我妈妈、姐姐也可以随便补一下呀！”


朋友不会因为我的到来，而特地煮特别的菜式。
她给我看的。是没有修饰过的爱和关怀，和含蓄的爱。

是一个母亲，煮给2个孩子和朋友吃的简单一餐。

你或者会不喜欢这类菜单，但是，对一个每天都吃小贩中心食物的人来说，这顿简单的饭菜，是一种奢侈。

明了这一点后，和朋友家人的每一顿午餐，我都吃得盘底朝天。

半罐阳光～找墙壁

青年节，休息日。
打开nippon paint，放出阳光（油漆的名字叫sunshine～阳光是也）。

10点半-12点半= 一面墙壁。
呵呵！
开心。
我有自己的专属阳光了！

下午，吃饱了，继续奋战阳光二号和三号。

油我的阳光一号的时候，角落特别叫我头疼。
后来的这2面墙壁，嘿嘿，学乖了。

买午餐的时候，也买了一卷胶带。
在房间的4个边缘，全贴上胶带。
酱，油起漆来，全无顾忌。

神龙18 掌的每一式，全搬出来了。

呃，但是嘛，因为太潇洒了，
嗯，所以，下次来我家看的时候，别看边边哦！

做人要看大的画面，旁边的细节，不重要啦。


油漆寂寞吗？

才不会呢！
因为，我开cd听。
那几个小时，听完了Ajahn Brahmavamso的讲座。

后来，还有许冠杰的作品，
啊！开心死了！


上面这张照片，是油我的第一面墙壁的时候拍的。
下面这张，是完成时拍的。



看到下面的老爷子吗？

呵呵！

牠跑来看我“为什么不和我一起拍照？”

哈哈！
爱死牠了啦！

我后来当然和牠拍了啦。

蹬蹬蹬！




骄傲哟！

我自己油漆哦！
让我拽几下吧！


现在，有点头疼。
一罐漆，还有一半阳光在里面。
看着家里那些白色墙壁，
很想把脑筋动到他们上面去。

幸好爸爸不在了，不然，他看到我如此摧毁他的墙壁，还有我的艺术油漆法，他会骂我不孝女。
但是亲爱的爸爸，我现在知道油漆不简单了。
女儿我的右手呀，好酸哦！