Work

Old job is coming to an end, a messy one really. New job has started, slightly better than my expected doom.

The old job is going downhill. I'm glad I'm leaving, the kids are still rather oblivious of what's happening, which is good, for now. For the past week the boss is here, getting me to do this and that, keeping me super busy to worry about what will happen to the kids when I leave. There will be new teachers coming in, looking promising, but even with that the boss wants to twist and turn facts around WTH. Frankly it wasn't a job too challenging, but the way it was carried out and managed, I found it so taxing and stressful. Lies were spread around. We're told to keep secrets but it was announced to the public. There are different versions of storyline of the same incident which happened. We're all being fooled and manipulated around. Transparency, trust, whatever he said are all lies. He thinks we're idiots who would believe him. Yes I was one big fat idiot but now I know. I'm so fed up and upset and stressed about the whole situation. For the past few days I got so worked up with him around I had so much anger built inside of me my heart beat so fast I had a hard time breathing normally. I'm glad that he's leaving today and for the next 3 weeks I'm going to be there he'll be gone.

The new job started with a baby class. I was expecting to observe classes first, but then the existing teacher decided to quit early, so I got 4 days notice to prepare for the baby class. It's half an hour, but I needed to sing and recite poems and play instruments, there was a long list of songs to do which totally freaked me out. I practised and asked for advise. It didn't go too bad, but I expected doom so it was a pass for me. First song into the session I struggled to remember the 6 verses of lyrics, had a hard time catching my own breath in between lines, and in the end gasped for big breathes and ran way out of key and tune. OMG. In the middle it was acceptable, I recited the wrong words for they rhyme, I called the kid a wrong name, which all I quickly corrected confidently. I was so glad when we sang the goodbye song I quickly broke into the singing, which then I realized I was singing the wrong tune. Super crappy. Parents and children froze to stare at me, and I quickly stopped to say, "Whoops, sorry, wrong song" and sang the class' tune. Knowing more than 1 goodbye song is no good.
And I have other piano classes, which are easy but boring. You come you play the piano I say "COUNT THE BEATS" "NO, this is C not A" and stuff like that, you go write on your workbook and I say "WHAT IS THIS?" "Do this" "Not like this" tuition style and they go home. Relaxing but requires a lot of sitting (Actually it's sitting the whole time) which means I'm gonna grow a big bum soon. =P

So that's it. I'm going to sing in pitch and in rhythm and be good in it! I'm so going to miss my kiddos, playing and rolling on the floor and tickling them and all. It's going to be so different. Yet I'm super glad that I'm leaving the workplace away from the boss.