While on the topic of alternative career options,
Jermaine: I'd like to work with museums.
Yvonne: I'd like to work in the UN.
Me: Come to think of it, I've never wanted to be anything else except a teacher.
Jermaine & Yvonne: *raise eyebrows*
Me: Really! What can be more important than education?!
Yvonne: It's heartening to know there are people like you. *pause* Fucking heartening!
During a dessert session after lunch, and discussing the service learning project which a group of us will have to undertake over the course of teacher training,
Me: What did you do?
JT: We worked with an FSC...
Lena: We brought disabled kids to Christchurch to do some physical activities.
Wei Lun: We were involved with MINDS...
Me: (interrupting) Ooohhh, it's actually for yourself too lah?
Wei Lun: (taking it in good humor, and lacing his retort with sarcasm) Ya, I planned for myself and then I joined in also.
Lena: Wah, I like that man! (She is always bullied by the boys, Wei Lun included.) *laughs*
Shaowen: Eh, she shoot you leh! *laughs*
Wei Lun: Wah, last day ah! Everyone show their true colours on the last day!
As we were talking about how we will miss one another after our time at EVG ends,
Wei Lun: Eh, you're gonna miss me Nurrrrrul! (rolls his tongue while pronouncing the [r])
the rest: Eh, how you do that ah?
Wei Lun: See, I can do it. Can you? Or you? Or you? (while pointing to everyone at the table and then pretending to haughtily address the strangers around us at the foodcourt)
the rest: *laughs*
Wei Lun: Eh you're gonna miss me. Then you will just call me to say, "Eh, say my name!"
Me: Miss you making fun of my name?! *laughs*
So, people, be afraid. Be very afraid that your future children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren MAY be taught by one of us who are spread across the island's world class education institutions! *ahem*
Love, Ain.