Blooms & CNY

The hortências, heliconias and allamandas lining the pathway towards the entrance of our school are all in magnificent bloom at the moment. They are such a pretty sight to behold. The Lord is the Maker of all things beautiful and these flowers are definitely of his design. The sunny days are back again. It hasn't been rainy at all for the past couple of days and I think the rainy season is more or less behind us.

The Chinese New Year atmosphere is rather thick in the office! We have Ying Kheng decorating the office with fresh plants and bright red auspicious looking artwork with the Chinese character signifying Spring. I visited Chinatown with mum a few nights ago and it was rather crowded there too. As we will be ushering the Chinese astrological year of the pig, there were lots of cute piggy stuff toys and deco on sale! Hmmm, CNY is just 10 days away! How exciting! I love the festive mood of this season!

Last Lesson

I will be having my last lesson with Young Keun later. He just called to inform me that he would like to study by himself from now on and thus tonight will be our last lesson. I started my tutoring stint end of June last year and today is 1st Feb. It has been a good half a year of tutoring korean kids English.

Actually, I found that while I was busy tutoring them every single night last year, though it was physically tiring, it was a fruitful experience for me. I really do enjoy interacting with kids. It makes me wonder if I will eventually return to teaching again in a classroom setting someday. However, I think small doses of interaction may be fun while long extended hours of interaction can be extremely exhausting for me. I am an introvert afterall and I regain and maintain my energy levels by spending time alone.