Monday 4 July 2005
I'm surprised that many drivers actually looked dazed this morning.. it's the Monday blues, I guess. It's Independence Day for the U.S. of A today.. I'm feeling alright, despite the routines.. Two of my intakes have finished and I have a little bit of time for admin work (a necessary evil). This is what I love about teaching. The "pauses": the end of a semester, the study breaks, the celebration holidays.. And the fact that you see your students grow from 1 level to the next. I sincerely hope that I have been a positive influence to at least a couple of them.
Hubby is not well today. He's staying home- told me that he'll be going to the clinic after. The intranet has gone off again, just when I was trying to check my timetable.
The meeting with the gang last Friday night went pretty well.. we shared updates about our significant others & offsprings & our jobs. Some have taken up smoking. I contribute it to on-the-job stress and the general pressures of life. It's a no-brainer for me: why spend all that money on something that'll make you very ill at the end of the day? But then.. hubby also smokes and I've carried out my duty as the non-smoking ambassador as far as I can. I believe that there are more elements at work here apart from just the $. What about the billion dollars tobacco industry? Despite all the "tak nak" campaigns, there are new smokers every day. The habit must be terribly addictive- otherwise personal resolve would have been enough to quit smoking. Despite all the nicotine patches & campaigns & support, people continue smoking. There is definitely something bigger at work here. Gotta sign off now.. I'm supposed to write a "report" on the gathering but I don't know what to say :p
Hubby is not well today. He's staying home- told me that he'll be going to the clinic after. The intranet has gone off again, just when I was trying to check my timetable.
The meeting with the gang last Friday night went pretty well.. we shared updates about our significant others & offsprings & our jobs. Some have taken up smoking. I contribute it to on-the-job stress and the general pressures of life. It's a no-brainer for me: why spend all that money on something that'll make you very ill at the end of the day? But then.. hubby also smokes and I've carried out my duty as the non-smoking ambassador as far as I can. I believe that there are more elements at work here apart from just the $. What about the billion dollars tobacco industry? Despite all the "tak nak" campaigns, there are new smokers every day. The habit must be terribly addictive- otherwise personal resolve would have been enough to quit smoking. Despite all the nicotine patches & campaigns & support, people continue smoking. There is definitely something bigger at work here. Gotta sign off now.. I'm supposed to write a "report" on the gathering but I don't know what to say :p
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