Today I had my first student - a China student who comes to Singapore to learn. Family don't speak English, and throughout the whole lesson I taught math in Chinese. Crazy, but somehow I gotten over it. It is an ice-breaker. He seemed bored after an hour had passed. Basically I knew the barrier - the language. I emphasized that next lesson will be on English purely, and I will expect him to ask questions. I can sense pride in him especially when he made mistakes. I took effort to praise him whenever I could so that he will feel encouraged to want to know more.
I noticed something. After China's policy on one child per household, I realized that most Chinese mothers are especially sweet to their kids. Probably they don't scold their child in front of strangers or teachers so that they can protect their children's fragile heart.
Oh well, that's a crazy unexpected day for me because it was my first time wearing shoes while teaching in a house. The living room is like a lobby or something because we are expected to wear shoes. They only remove their shoes in their bedrooms.
Recently I went to check my assignment due date. Thank God it's on November!!!! I'm so so grateful for the date you know? lol. This is because that's when all my students have completed exams and I'm on the relax mode. Thank God it's all before the mission and Sunday school camp and stuff. The timing couldn't have been better.
I need to try to add my e-learning into my timetable. I'm now on my effort to input precept whenever I can. Since my Tuesday to Thursday mornings are packed, I'm left with Monday and Friday to listen to lessons and work on it. I need to be diligent and not complain, which I find myself doing it a lot of times these days. Oh well, I did not literally complain. I just complain non-verbally and in prayer asking God why it's so tough to live.
Today I spent 2.5hours at Seng Kang library doing past precept homework. Yes, have not been doing homework but thank God that I put my eagerness to learn ahead of my pride. Otherwise I'll stop going to precept completely and be disobedient to God. If not for precept, I'll be those seeds scattered on hard and dry soil and no fruit will produce (Matthew 13). With God's grace, I managed to do summary and chapter overall and markings for Matthew 13. Still have 4 more days of homework to go. Diligence is demanded, and I'm so packed until I've forgotten how tired I was.
I need to exercise too. I'm thinking of jogging which one of the sisters in Christ suggested. I need to cut the habit of eating junk food late at night by changing it to vegetables and fruits - I seriously need those. Too many things at hand. One thing at a time! But the health must establish immediately. I can feel the weariness of unhealthy lifestyle.
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