i was talking about first 3 months with ct today, and i recalled (in my view) the bestest (yes i know ther'es no such word) gp teacher ever - serene koh. maybe she has forgotten me already (i won't be surprised), but i still remember her, and will probably continue to down the road. to be honest, i think i learnt more in that short span of 3 months than my 1 and a half years in ny for gp. my 3 in gp, albeit not an a, but with a crappy essay, and compre not being my forte, is something i thank God for. i think i also owe my 3 to her, for my gp teacher after that, just killed whatever liking i had to gp. i'm glad i had that little spark, i'm heartened that i had serene koh as a teacher, once upon a short span of time. she probably will never see this, it's okay, here's just a post of a grateful student to let whoever who visits this blog know that there are still great teachers around.

i still remember one thing she said to me on me replying to my abyssmal 3 for english in the Os. 'you weren't in the mood for writing right?'. something like that, maybe huh.. i was just very comforted by the fact that she thought highly of my language ability. plus the fact that she gave us essays to do - 2 in fact. and she sat down to discuss what went wrote with my 2nd piece of work (which was quite crappy).

i guess we need people to tell us 'i have faith in you', give you a pat on the back when you've done something well. we all need encouragement once in a well, sorts of makes us remember we did something good/ well. doesn't have to be academic, but other things as well.

'more often than not, people need to be reminded' -forgotten the source of the quote.

and don't we not?

another teacher i'll never forget would be cindy tay, definitely. she's one of the few blessings i had in ny. remember i hated the place for the longest time? it sounds really goofy to tell it to her face, 'hey you are a really great teacher you know!', so i guess it probably sounds less goofy here. i'm really glad to have a friend like her, there are some things i feel so comfortable telling her. i'll definitely miss her when she goes down under.

but that's life ain't it? it's not static. in anything that we do, we've to learn to let go, but hold on to those good memories, and reminsce, bringing a smile to our face. when she comes back after 4 years, i'll definitely try to catch up with her. by then, things will change though, i would have graduated, maybe working, maybe in grad med school. who knows? the future is never certain.

to be honest, if i'd ever become a teacher i'll definitely aspire to be like them. oh ya, another teacher i should mention, is none other than teo jin ling, aka lao mu niu, seeing her around school when the bunch of us gd 'ol pals stayed back to 'study' was just so warming. for all the rides back, for the crazy things, for the night soccer, and i still remember that one time when i called to talk about this crazy crush (obviously history now).

this sounds like a belated teachers' day post. it isn't, i guess it just struck me, somehow.

didn't mug at all today, went for a jog with ct, which was quite bad actually. my stamina is like crap, i ate a bit too much for lunch, you can guess the outcome. not that i puked a lot, just a bit, felt as if the saba i ate was being churning in my stomach.

here's a shoutout to ming! all the best for your paper tomorrow! err eve, have you gone MIA? anyway i've got a picture for you on my LJ.