2016 is coming to an end and I am Glad that it is.
I started the year with a brand spanking new Samsung phone but by November, its camera is no longer working. Everything is jammed...
I continued being a class teacher of 4 year olds of a Chinese class, playing the main role of uplifting the standard of English in all 3 Chinese classes. I was given a lovely assistant who gelled well with me most of the time. By June, I had to fight the big girls to keep her till the end of the year. Today, G had been despatched to the best 6 year olds class for 2017. M, a chubbyb native is my new assistant.
Bullying in the workplace continued in 2016. I was made to feel like they could do without me. By November, it was blatantly obvious that I was only hired to give face to my Mum, who is on the board. It was a confusing time because the parents of my class loved me to bits. I totally regretted not sending out a survey to the parents to get testimonies on the quality of my service. Will definitely have to do something in January with the new batch of parents.
The holidays are coming to an end. I am thankful that I had subscribed to iFlix because it had entertained me for hours during the month when I was totally stressed out. I had the opportunity to rent another place to operate my English teaching after school but my finances was not pretty enough for me to go solo. I thought it was going to happen. It felt like God was backing me up. As for work and after the recent spate of incidents, I finally feel like I am permitted to finally leave for good. When that is completed, I will definitely blog about it here.
I hope that 2017 is a good year and to all quiet ones who read my blog, "Happy New Year".
Saturday, 31 December 2016
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Beginners 'Binge Watching'
About 9 days ago I did something I definitely wouldn't have done back in Melbourne but back then there were no such services to subscribe to. We had FOXTEL and we have Astro now but I could only access all that in the living room. So, what do you think I did to entertain myself? I subscribed to iFlix for a month long trial. 😬
It has given me an opportunity to listen to a lot of English all day long . I got to watch an entire series of Survivor in 3 days, first time in 5.5 years! I am still going through every episode of Lewis, averaging one or two per day.
There are still many other shows to watch like Victoria, Downton Abbey and Sherlock. I love British WhoDunnits and wish that there are more available. I haven't even watched a movie yet. I like it how I could watch something anytime in my room. I don't have to follow a schedule. I could turn something on while I work. And there are NO ads! So convenient!
iFlix has made my holidays slightly more bearable. It has enhanced my life in KK. It is a good form of entertainment for part time hikikomori to pass the time in a 'cell'.
It has given me an opportunity to listen to a lot of English all day long . I got to watch an entire series of Survivor in 3 days, first time in 5.5 years! I am still going through every episode of Lewis, averaging one or two per day.
There are still many other shows to watch like Victoria, Downton Abbey and Sherlock. I love British WhoDunnits and wish that there are more available. I haven't even watched a movie yet. I like it how I could watch something anytime in my room. I don't have to follow a schedule. I could turn something on while I work. And there are NO ads! So convenient!
iFlix has made my holidays slightly more bearable. It has enhanced my life in KK. It is a good form of entertainment for part time hikikomori to pass the time in a 'cell'.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Hikikomori Wannabe
There will be a wedding on Thursday and I am not going. It will be held in two fancy places but I am not going. It will be the wedding of the son of my Mum's favourite nephew and whose Mum (the groom's) happens to also be the tutor who used to hit me when I was a child. Recent familial issues with the L clan are definitely why I Am Not Going.
I received some devastating news last night. I found out that my possibly one and only ally at work had resigned. She is returning to her previous Kindergarten to head as the principal or head teacher there. It is all good for her. Her pay will almost be tripled. Who wouldn't go? I guess that she is happy to go because the bullying will cease and her arch enemy over there had recently been sacked. As for me, I stupidly signed the contract for another year thinking that my ally will be there to support me via what we joked as 'therapy sessions'. She is likely to stay on until after CNY 2017. One thing for sure though, I can't wait to see how the teachers would react to this next week. I am keen to see how everyone would move their chess pieces in this hell hole that I work in. I would really like to resign too but I won't be handing in my letter of resignation until after CNY. I need my bonus.
Issues with the L clan plus work issues make me a very sad person. I should be happy at this time of the year but I am not. We are moving my afternoon gig to a new venue but I don't feel confident that it will work because I am almost depressed. I guess that I will need to stick around to witness the fallout after the departure of my ally. I want to see if her move will affect her afternoon gig and whether other teachers would move in for the kill.
😩 I can't take the pressure. May be it is seriously time to be a full time Hikikomori for real.
I received some devastating news last night. I found out that my possibly one and only ally at work had resigned. She is returning to her previous Kindergarten to head as the principal or head teacher there. It is all good for her. Her pay will almost be tripled. Who wouldn't go? I guess that she is happy to go because the bullying will cease and her arch enemy over there had recently been sacked. As for me, I stupidly signed the contract for another year thinking that my ally will be there to support me via what we joked as 'therapy sessions'. She is likely to stay on until after CNY 2017. One thing for sure though, I can't wait to see how the teachers would react to this next week. I am keen to see how everyone would move their chess pieces in this hell hole that I work in. I would really like to resign too but I won't be handing in my letter of resignation until after CNY. I need my bonus.
Issues with the L clan plus work issues make me a very sad person. I should be happy at this time of the year but I am not. We are moving my afternoon gig to a new venue but I don't feel confident that it will work because I am almost depressed. I guess that I will need to stick around to witness the fallout after the departure of my ally. I want to see if her move will affect her afternoon gig and whether other teachers would move in for the kill.
😩 I can't take the pressure. May be it is seriously time to be a full time Hikikomori for real.
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Christmas Is Nearly Here
Last Saturday marks the start of my Christmas holidays. I handed in the yearly plans for 2 subjects and got going. The janitor asked if I am going away for the holidays but this must be the first time I am not at this time of the year. I am dead broke and heartbroken.
Here in this part of Malaysia, our church sends a team to our house each year to sing Christmas carols. They came tonight. It was nice of them, I think. Tonight, my Mum did not forget to request "O come all ye faithful". That was my father's favourite. I don't know if it is by coincidence but they did sing "Away in a manger" in Mandarin (yes, the language of my tormentors). That has always been my favourite. Little MG and my Mum received the group at the front door while I hid myself from view behind the partition.
Over there in beautiful Melbourne, I watch Christmas carols on tv on Christmas Eve. Carols by Candlelight is held not far from our apartment. I could walk out to the little balcony to hear them live but most of the time I was busy wrapping up toys for his nephews and nieces. Those were the days.
Here in this part of Malaysia, our church sends a team to our house each year to sing Christmas carols. They came tonight. It was nice of them, I think. Tonight, my Mum did not forget to request "O come all ye faithful". That was my father's favourite. I don't know if it is by coincidence but they did sing "Away in a manger" in Mandarin (yes, the language of my tormentors). That has always been my favourite. Little MG and my Mum received the group at the front door while I hid myself from view behind the partition.
Over there in beautiful Melbourne, I watch Christmas carols on tv on Christmas Eve. Carols by Candlelight is held not far from our apartment. I could walk out to the little balcony to hear them live but most of the time I was busy wrapping up toys for his nephews and nieces. Those were the days.
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