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What a WONDERFUL Christmas party it was!

Posted on December 23rd, 2007 in teenagers, rant, arrgh, admin problems, Christmas | No Comments »

Yes, it’s written in all caps.
It’s my second year as a high school teacher in *toot*, and so far, things have been going fine. My tolerance level when it comes to withstanding the kids and their overly hyper nature is still in tact, and it has gone to the point wherein I am already numb. Somehow, I tend to show that I barely care about things, and I don’t like that to happen. I still like to care about what they’re doing, but several circumstances make me feel like I shouldn’t.
Last year, our section held a Christmas party, and the other section didn’t. Some of the kids in the other section dropped by in our room to join in, and it was fine. Christmas party last year was fun.
This year, we decided to hold a Christmas party in both sections. We only have one Christmas party to join in, and […]

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Random Thoughts: Christmas and Exchange Gifts

Posted on December 17th, 2007 in Christmas, Random Thoughts | No Comments »

Yeah, I know. The title is quite ironic.
Are you the type of person who’s very similar to Uncle Scrooge when it comes to gift-giving? Are you the type who would rather stay at home and count your money or just feed on something inside your trusty fridge rather than mingle with other people? Do you often think that gift-giving is just a waste of time, and that it would be better if you would spend your money on yourself?
Well, I have two things to tell you: first, you are a selfish, no good glutton. Second, I can clearly relate to what you are experiencing.When I was in my previous work, I had a knack for conjuring up plans for exchange gifts. Normally, there would be several categories in which the gifts were supposed to qualify in. When I was in Sencor, we had about a month or two when we […]

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