Ok,as u can see,i've changed my blogskin again. Haha. Suits my new url,isnt it? LOL.

I AM THE COFFEE QUEEN.

And yeah,haven blog for 3 days. I've sth to blog abt but im jus too lazy to type. Heehee. Ok,i shall not be lazy today le.

Last wk,when i told ppl that im joining the education sector after i graduate,i received many many different responses. Some say "Good! Being a teacher is good!" whereas there were also ppl who shook their heads & asked me "Why do u wan to be a teacher? It's so stressful blah blah blah..." And one of them,whose sister is a teacher,told me in a serious tone,"Ru,listen to me.I've seen how stressed my sis is.There is always stiff competition among teachers.Everyone is trying to outfight one another to be promoted,and to be promoted,you haf to constantly upgrade urself and make sure your skills,knowledge & education level is always higher than the rest. Blah Blah Blah. U study civil engineering,why dun u work in this field? The demand for civil engineers is very high now. Blah Blah Blah."

Haiz.

U noe,i hear good & bad stuff abt teaching often. And one of the bad stuff that ppl said abt teaching is that,it does not pay well. Well,as compared to those private sector jobs. Yeah,i noe that. My frens who r working in the private sector most probably earn a much HIGHER starting salary than me. Even my mom was a bit influenced by wat ppl said. When i told her that some of my frens will be earning much much more than me next time,she asked "So how? Envious?"

Ahem. My answer to my mom's qn is a definite NO.

True,money is impt. And i am money-minded. I yearn to earn BIG BUCKS. I yearn to be able to own many many credit cards. BUT,to me,JOB SATISFACTION is more impt than $$$. Im telling the truth. I love the feeling of being able to impart my knowledge to students,i love the feeling of seeing my students excel in their studies or even just improve by only a little,i love the feeling of being respected by students. The list goes on & on. I rem not long ago my tutee learned to make a notebook himself in his art class and he gave it to me. It was not a special occasion but he gave me the notebook which he decorated himself. I was so touched by this sweet gesture of his. This is wat i call JOB SATISFACTION. He's not an academically inclined boy but he is talented in art. His sister told me that he did not even gif it to his mother. He chose to gif ME the notebook. U noe,the feeling is indescribable?

Yes,i noe not all students will be as sweet as my tutee,but i also believe that young ppl are kind by nature;no matter how naughty or bad some kids are,im sure we can find a good side of them. And that's one of the challenges that teachers haf to face. And i love such challenges.

And also ppl tell me teaching is a psychologically-straining job. Yup,i noe. But to me,a 9-to-5 office job is a boring & less interesting job. (no offence to frens who r working in offices hor.=P )It pays well but i prefer psychological to monetary rewards la. And who says i cant earn a lot by teaching? I am prepared to upgrade myself(can improve my OWN skills also wat,not just for the sake of teaching students)and i aspire to be a HOD,and then finally a principal. Along the way i haf to work very hard but hey! Every job requires ppl to work hard wat. U dun haf to work hard to get promotions meh? And then,when i become HOD or principal,wont i be very rich liao?

MY MIND IS SET. Nothing can stop me from being a teacher. Not even $$$. Not even my mom(whose words i usually & always listen to). Not even those pesky kids as well,or their over-protective & dare-to-complain-abt-teachers parents.

Try me.

I may not be monetarily rich next time but i will be spiritually rich.