Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Graduation Day, 06.08.08

Today was my graduation day and also for the rest of the Cohort 1 B.Ed (TESL) Primary Education students.



Finally! After 6 years of degree programme. I’m a professional teacher.
It was so crowded! So hot! But happy!



We threw our hats with joy, another hand holding the heavy flowers.



Got my scroll!



Loved my flowers and presents! Especially the lovely lilies.
Congrats everybody…hoped we are prepared for the world now.

Bintulu

I’m not always in my school. It’s the school holiday now and I’m in Bintulu, not for holidays, but to settle my KWSP account and searching for materials for my teaching.

My dad is working in Bintulu and therefore I could still make myself feel at home at my dad’s house.

There’s this shop which probably sells the best porridge Teo Chew style in Bintulu. It’s situated behind Plaza Hotel Bintulu.Ikan Bilis with Porridge...heaven!

Midin Vegetable

They serve chicken feet too. This is my first experience eating these with porridge. 

Scrumptious! Just that because of the crowd that comes here at night, it's normal if you wait up to half an hour for your food.



SK Airport, Belaga, Kapit

This is my school.


Yes. There’s Astro here, in the middle of no where beside the beautiful Rajang river.

Well, it’s not so bad after all.

Here’s my pupils. Mostly Orang Ulu of Kenyah, Kayan and Sekapan tribes.

My house is just next to the school. There are classrooms just right opposite my quarters. My room is nicely decorated, thanks to the help from my parents who accompanied me to this far away land.


Food is usually prepared by the lovely Aunty Long. And I ate free food most of the time!


Well, one might ask that my life here is sure gonna be boring. Not, un

less you occupied your time. I did my work in my house after school, socialized with the teachers in the afternoon e.g. playing Ping-pong, ‘watching’ others swimming in the river (Scary!) and at night I would try finish watching the drama series DVDs that I brought from Kuching. Usually I would fall asleep before the show ends!


There is even a new computer lab in the making!

The downside of living here would be the distance. The nearest big town would be Bintulu which is 3 hours of 4WD drive. From the small Belaga town to my school is 20 minutes of express boat ride. Belaga consists of nearly 50% of Chinese who are mostly shop owners. They are very friendly too.

There are sand flies that would attack every inch of your skin. My legs and ankles are now red and look something like chicken pox now. Heck, no more short pants! Here’s a view from my room and as I was taking this picture, little sand flies bit my neck and feet! So itchy! Argggh…