The Cold

The colds finally hit me last Friday. My baby also had it but hers came earlier than mine. My baby is better now. She has less cough and less phlegm inside her. It was good that we brought her to the doctor as soon as it was possible.

I had my classes replaced yesterday because of the colds. I just can't take it and I got feverish by the time it was evening. I didn't breastfeed my baby because I feared she will get worse. I actually researched about it on the Net and it said there that it is okay to breastfeed a baby even if the mother is sick. If a mother gets sick, her body is actually building up more antibodies to help get rid of the illness. If a sick mother breastfeeds, some of those antibodies will be passed on to the baby. But i was still skeptical because i was worried she might get worse. so i decided to wait until I am better.

I'm feeling better now despite of the cough and sneezing. I think the phlegm inside me got easier to expel, though it's still hard to cough everything out. I went back to breastfeeding my baby today. She's in high spirits than a few days before. And it was good that she didn't have this "no-breast milk shock" because I didn't feed her for a day.

So far, so good. I hope that we don't get into something like this again. Whether it be the common colds or the worst, getting sick is no joke.

So Ka....

Yesterday and the other day before was very busy. The other day, Saturday, a teacher was absent and I was asked to fill in for her. And yesterday, all of my slots were reserved. I felt like  Wonder Woman at that time!

It  made me realize that the students I teach have this craving of knowledge and perfection. It's important to them that they will be the best in the craft that they've chosen. They find time to be in the class as much as possible. If somehow, they would miss a class or be tardy even by one minute, they apologize sincerely. That's how important for them to have the right knowledge and use that knowledge to its best.

Their perseverance inspires me to make my job even better. I need to make their class with me to be the best and memorable. I need to see to it that they can learn a lot with a few minutes of their time. It's sound so simple but a lot of concentration is needed to do something like this.

When I started to have this job, I took it as a mediocrity. But after those two days, I need to step-up my teaching. It will be a great pleasure to me if my slots will be filled again and hopefully see some familiar students.

I guess, I need to be Wonder Woman, not just feel like one.

Wheew!

I am fortunate today. I have six lessons today! Yesterday, I only have one reservation but the student

cancelled her lessons because she was sick. So I watched an anime, entitled Special A, while waiting for

replacements and reservations.

Well, today, when I checked my reservations before my log-in time, I only saw one reservation. I thought

I could relax and watch Special A again. Suddenly, someone asked me to replace her because she had

connection problems. It was crazy because the staff informed me five minutes before the class. I thought

I would be a disaster.

But I got really interesting students! One student talked about the movie that she saw. The other one talked about her teaching job. There were two replacements assigned to me.

I rechecked my reservations and saw that I had three more lessons for the day. My adrenalin is rushing

within me with joy. I am musing my self with thought that maybe, Japanese like me. (Eh?)

After those two lessons, I had three more lessons but only two students. One student has two lessons with

me. I was lost with topics to discuss by the time we started the second lesson. My facial muscles were tire from smiling. But it was okay.

All of my students for today were very kind and very enthusiastic about learning English. Their enthusiasm makes me yearn for more lessons in the future.

I Have No Pay Today But That's Okay.

Yes! It's official. I have no class today. That means I have no pay. That's okay. Next time I will do my best!

This day has been interesting thought. My Plurk "The moment you stop playing... you become an adult."
has been promoted by a friend in Plurk Frontpage. I got that from 2ne1's Samsung Nori commercial in Youtube. It actually made my no-pay-day.

My friend who promoted my Plurk made a poem about that saying.

Here it is:

At season's end

and now that the season is done
we lay down
our swords and shields
we strip ourselves
of armor and helmets
we take off
our gowns and crowns
and we put to stable
our stallions and mares

no more ten-gallon hats
and six shooters
and stagecoaches
or eagle feathers
and tomahawks
and warpaint
and teepees

we turn in
our badges
and whistles
and moneybags
and masks

we power down
our jet packs
and ray guns
and robots
and rocket ships

we'll put on
our serious faces
and pretend to be
Responsible Adults
you can be Mom
and I can be Dad
and we'll each have
our nine-to-fives
to pay off the mortgage
and buy pretty things
to keep up with
the Joneses

i'll get a briefcase
you'll get a power suit
(sadly not
the kind
that lights up)
we'll sip
overpriced cappucinos
and fizzy drinks
with little umbrellas
to maintain
our perky looks
and smile
our rictus smiles
because
the customer
is always right

and off to the musty bin
the toys go
there to sleep
in the darkness
while they wait
for the coming
of the season
of that playtime
without end.

will we remember?


That poem makes me want to wish that I would be a kid. A kid has no worries. There are parents who

can worry about the chores, the bills, the discipline, and such like what parents do.

Kids need parents or elders to teach them the do's and don'ts of the society. They need someone to watch over them finish their meals or take their meals. They need constant guidance and teaching. Kids are ever dependent to those that take care of them.

Kids know how to thank, cherish, and love the people around them. Simplest gestures from them are the  most sincere thing one could have. That maybe a peck on the cheek, a smile for "Hello", or a poke for "Take care".

But as kids are taught to forget themselves as kids, they become the opposite as what mentioned above.
Reality is reality, it is what it is. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. If you continue to be a kid, you won't survive. That's what elders say in my part of the story.

It's lonely to think that we can't turn back time and be kid once more. If Peter Pan has a Facebook account or a Twitter account, I would contact and beg him to take me to his Paradise. But then reality is reality, it is what it is.

I have a baby now and she definitely takes me back to being a kid. As a Mom, I need to play my role. If I don't, she may not survive the outside world. Maybe I'll teach her some things that are useful in reality. Things that will help her survive. But I won't let teach her to forget being a kid.

Right now, I'm happy as a mom. If given the chance to be kid again, why not? But I think my baby has already done that. She takes me back to the times that I have been small and feeble. Though it is on the third person view, I guess I can say, it's fun to be a kid.

I Have No Class.

I opted to have five and a half teaching hours. The other thirty minutes is for a break. So all in all, if I opted not to have a break, I would be teaching six hours.

As I checked my reservations, it showed that I will have only one student. Unless if I am requested to replace someone. Unfortunately, my only one student for the today cancelled because she is sick. She cancelled all her lessons for the day. If there's a cancellation of lessons that means there will be no pay.

I'm not upset about it. Actually, I'm happy because I can watch Special A, an anime. So, I'm kinda like grabbing the opportunity to watch what I want to watch. I seldom watch anime and movies because my baby needs attention.

So far in this hour, there are no requests for replacements for me. That's fine. Maybe in the future, I will be upset if there are no reservations for me.

Hmmm...

I'm teaching some foreigners English. I just started yesterday. I don't know if I'm doing well in class.