Teacher & Two Sureties

Today's my agreement signing session at the MOE...

Went down with my parents and one of my dad's friend...

Every student teacher needs two sureties (one immediate family member + wad i call, 'outsider') who will be responsible for any liquidated damages incurred... So my dad is one of the guarantors, and since only ONE immediate family mate is allowed, my dad approached his friend for help... Mum was playing the role of a tagger... *muahahaz*

Eh, to be my surety is not tat simple or easy job okie!!! Gotta fufil a list of requirements... So, many tks to Uncle Tay for agreeing to help me out...

Reached MOE superduper early... We were supposed to reach there by 10.30am, but me,being a superduper punctual person, insisted we left home early and in the end, we got there at 9.30am...

*wahahahz*

Abit pai seh lahz, hafta to let three 'elderlys' wait with me... *heeheez*

And not to mention the extra parking fees Dad has to pay. Oops.

Aniwae, I would veri much like to comment abt their security personnel.

Not tat they were rude to me. On the contrary, they were realli polite and semi-sweet. *ha*

As only three persons were allowed for the signing session, and there were four of us, one hafta wait at their cafeteria while the other three go up to their edutorium...

So naturally, Mum is the odd one out... *hahahz*

Poor thing horz, hafta wait all alone...

There was a minor held-up at the counter due to the surrendering of ICs and all tat kind of 'security' check...

The officer was soooooooo insistent tat Mum mustn't go with us and made extra effort to make sure she's on the correct way to the cafeteria.

Mum was so disappointed.

And so we went up to the edutorium, only to be sent away to...guess where?

The cafeteria.

Coz we were TOO early... *shakes head*

So off to the cafeteria, and becoz it was way toooooo early (pai seh man!) Dad ordered Mee Rubus as his 2nd round breakfast while Uncle Tay had his sixth cup of coffee, he said.

*shruggz*

Finally, it was time.

Bid goodbye to my mum again.

Only when we got into the edutorium did we realised tat hey! IT'S OKIE TO BRING IN ONE MORE OR TWO MORE OR THREE MORE (you know wad i mean) PERSON(s) IN!!!!!!

Wth.

Then wad's all the fuss at the security check? They insisted oni three can go to the 4th floor for the session, and Mum's gtg to the 2nd floor for the canteen.

Hello?!?!

Once she's past your check, who cares where she go next????

Naturally I called Mum to ask her to come up, and we walked right past the registration people and right into the edutorium with our heads held up high, breasts out and tummy in.

And no one stopped us.

See? They dun realli care.

(FYI, I dint smuggle her in, okie!)

Oh man, it was a bit pai seh (to me & for me!) during the briefing session...

It was only then did I realise tat I've filled WRONGLY for the most important form of all: my teacher training agreement!!!!!

I found out tat there was actually a piece of specimen paper for us to refer to when filling up the agreement...

AND GUESS WAD???

My package dint include tat specimen paper. AT ALL.

WHY AM I SOOOOO SUAY?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ta pai (everytime in hokkien) lehz! It's either they sent the package late, or they nv sent the completed contents in it.

*HAIZ HAIZ HAIZ*

Imagine my kan cheong-ness.

But luckily, it seemed tat I wasnt the only one.

Several others dashed to the front of the stage to take new forms...

Me too.

But then horz, *sighz* before I could finish writing, my number was called.

We got the first number of the session.

*laughz + cryz*

Lucky? Suay? Up to you to figure it out.

Thank GYM... my witness, i.e. the MOE staff, was a veri kind and patient lady...

She waited for me to fill up the new forms, and constantly told me to take my time and dun panic...

*hahahz*

I kept apologising to her, but apparently she didnt mind it. *heeheez*

Guess I ren jian ren ai bahz... *bleahz*

After the end of the session, dad drove Uncle Tay back home at Bedok, and we shun bian went to visit my maternal grandma...

It's been a nong nong time since I've seen her, after CNY... And even during CNY, I seldom talk much to her, coz got other relatives and it's veri noisy and etc etc... Dint realli get the chance to actually sit down beside her and juz talk.

Well, I got tat chance today.

I sat on her bed, right next to her, and our distance was realli close...

Then I realised tat this was quite the first time I've looked at her face tat closely...

My grandma...she's realli old le... To be honest, I dunno her actual age lehz... So I asked her...

"Wad do you think??" she asked me back in a playful and mischievous manner.

"Erm... 78??"

"Ha ha ha... I'm 81 liao!!!" She seemed veri happie tat I thot she's younger than her actual age.

Wow.

I dint know she's tat old le...

And so we chatted... Nth much... Juz normal small talks...

There were moments of silence when we paused coz we dint realli know wad else we can talk about... It was kinda awkward, but I pretty enjoyed it...

It feels like we're bonding even though there's no conversation between us...

She began to tell me abt her condition (my grandma's diabetic), and she showed me the spot where she injects her Insulin every day... It was all red and bruised, and she told me it hurts her veri much. Her legs are all swollen, and tat's why she can't walk.

It realli pains me to see her lyktt.

At tat moment I felt helpless... I mean, wad can I do for her?? Wad can I do to lessen her pain??

Nothing much, realli. *haiz* (It was during such times tat I wish I was a doctor or sth...)

Old age, some would say.

Well, I guess it's true.

When you get to tat age, it's lyktt. Sick. Pain. Suffering. All tat kind of shit.

Grandma then went on to tell me her daily 'activities'... It was all she could do: sleep, eat, watch Yi Nan Wang a bit, and injections...

Tat's all.

Most of the time she spends it on bed coz she can't walk, and it's inconvenient to get up and down the wheelchair...

Even though she dint say it out, but the way she said all these made me feel one thing:

Tat's she waiting for her time to come.

Yup, sad to say this, but it's true...

*sighz deeply*

Pai seh... I'm veri emotional right now...

But I'm strong... wun cry lahz horz...

Juz feel sad.

And I wonder, wad would become of me if I get to live tat old???

And, wad would become of YOU if you get to live tat old???

Juz ponder, my frenz...

Meanwhile, I've got to hold on to my youth at the moment and enjoy myself while I still can.

Tat's why I'm gg to town ltr wif my beloved pals...

*hahahz*

Live life to the fullest man!!!!

*YAY!!!*