Bits 'n' Bytes of School (Part 1)
It has been about two months since I started teaching at the ‘home-school’ and I am indeed very happy there. Every day, I return from school with different stories of how lovable and sweet the children are.
Here are just some of the cute, funny, naughty, inexplicable and sweet dialogues between the children and me.
Student from India: Jo Dhidhi (meaning elder sister in Hindi), after you stop teaching here, I will come to your house and see you everyday.
Myself: What if I have to work outstation?
Student from India: You must work here. I will pray for you to find a job here. You must pray hard too!
(This student is a 10 years old girl. Very adorable and intelligent. I go to school with her and her litttle brother everyday as we live in the same row of houses. In school, I teach her Bahasa Melayu and she told me that she loved learning with me. After school, in the evenings, around 5 pm, she and her little brother, together with another 12 year old Chinese boy in the neighborhood, would come over to my house. We would either spend time drawing in my house, or going for a walk with my dog while they cycle.)
Little boy from India: How you can draw like that! It’s so beautiful! (And he took my drawing of a small goldfish and kissed it!)
(This little boy is 5 years old and is very adorable as well, just like his sister.)
Little boy from India: Jo dhidhi, can you please help me carry my bicycle down the steps? ( in the playground)
Myself: Sure.
Little boy from India: Jo dhidhi, you must be very careful because you are very small, just like me. Your hands are small, just like mine. We are not strong.
David: Do you know that I have I friend in USA? (While I was helping him with his History & Geography- about USA)
Myself: Really? What’s his name?
David: David…David Smith. He’s getting married tomorrow.
Myself: So, did he invite you for the wedding? Or is he coming over?
David: Yes, he’s coming over. He’s getting married to (my name). And she will become (my name) Smith.
Myself: …Interesting….(I knew right from the start that he was ‘crapping’, because he always talks like this, but I just played along. But at this point, I was at loss of words when I realized that I was part of his ‘crap’.)
David: No lah…I was only kidding…So, when are you getting married? He he…
(David-not his real name- is a very bright 10 year old boy, and he is very rarely quiet.)
Here are just some of the cute, funny, naughty, inexplicable and sweet dialogues between the children and me.
Student from India: Jo Dhidhi (meaning elder sister in Hindi), after you stop teaching here, I will come to your house and see you everyday.
Myself: What if I have to work outstation?
Student from India: You must work here. I will pray for you to find a job here. You must pray hard too!
(This student is a 10 years old girl. Very adorable and intelligent. I go to school with her and her litttle brother everyday as we live in the same row of houses. In school, I teach her Bahasa Melayu and she told me that she loved learning with me. After school, in the evenings, around 5 pm, she and her little brother, together with another 12 year old Chinese boy in the neighborhood, would come over to my house. We would either spend time drawing in my house, or going for a walk with my dog while they cycle.)
Little boy from India: How you can draw like that! It’s so beautiful! (And he took my drawing of a small goldfish and kissed it!)
(This little boy is 5 years old and is very adorable as well, just like his sister.)
Little boy from India: Jo dhidhi, can you please help me carry my bicycle down the steps? ( in the playground)
Myself: Sure.
Little boy from India: Jo dhidhi, you must be very careful because you are very small, just like me. Your hands are small, just like mine. We are not strong.
David: Do you know that I have I friend in USA? (While I was helping him with his History & Geography- about USA)
Myself: Really? What’s his name?
David: David…David Smith. He’s getting married tomorrow.
Myself: So, did he invite you for the wedding? Or is he coming over?
David: Yes, he’s coming over. He’s getting married to (my name). And she will become (my name) Smith.
Myself: …Interesting….(I knew right from the start that he was ‘crapping’, because he always talks like this, but I just played along. But at this point, I was at loss of words when I realized that I was part of his ‘crap’.)
David: No lah…I was only kidding…So, when are you getting married? He he…
(David-not his real name- is a very bright 10 year old boy, and he is very rarely quiet.)
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