Green Green Grass of Home

resumed tuition and i got my first report card. little one did well for her SA1. i am sooo proud of her. she almost scared the wits out of mi when she told mi tat she failed her maths. her definition of failing = not getting band 1. she sets even higher expectations than I. mind you, she's onli in pri 1.

the siblings didnt do well. as wat i hae expected, the brother failed and his elder sis lost marks on silly mistakes. i m goin to change the brother, by hook or by crook.

i haven't seen wx yet. she gives mi the most stress and i hae pretty high hopes from her.

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jia and i often squabble over tuition matters. we hae veri different views on tutoring. she tinks tat the responsibility of the tutor is to tutor, academically. but for me, i tink tat it's the discipline and attitude of the child you need to first coach followed by their academic. to mi, carelessness and forgetfulness can be treated. i dun see it as a 'inborn characteristic' but rather a sign of poor discipline. a signal to show your negligence in your life. if you're nonchalant abt tat den good for you, otherwise most ppl would like to 'change for the better'. however, she insisted tat tat job should be left for their parents, not us tutors. she read my view differently and rebutted tat no one can be totally 100% clear minded and attentive.

and i went, 'ARGH! watever.'

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one moment, she addressed mi as 'the beautiful lady here,' and the nx, her grandma fed mi with leftover popiahs. tis is the first time i literally forced popiahs down my throat.

nonetheless, i stil love popiahs.

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we were casually chatting abt nth when out of a sudden i commented, ' i tink i have lots of patience.'

they choked on ?? (actually, we haven even started eating) and refuted almost immediately, '哈,你有patience 那我就是angel了.'

am i realli tat bad?

Oh it's what you do to me ... ...

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