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2018 Week 10 Update

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Another week has gone by, but I am still where I was a week back, a month back, heck, even a year back!

Because of this uncertainty with my job situation, I don’t want to commit to something because I am hoping that the most recent interview will result in a job offer.

I have had an unconventional, non-linear career track till now which makes me over qualified, over experienced and too expensive for junior and middle management roles and not enough specific experience for the more senior roles. This way, I am rejected by probably every role I apply because I am either over or under qualified! It will take a very special hiring manager to be able to see the value I bring to the table as most of them are very blinkered and don’t see the value of having a different and varied perspective. I guess I can also see things from their point of view, as they probably need  someone to hit the ground running, which I probably can’t because I need a couple of months to learn and understand the organisation and in many cases, the industry. Ok, enough of my rants, I just need to keep being positive and know that the universe has something special out there for me and I just need to wait to get to it.

This was my week, this week is all about being there for the children. I need to get them to start being serious about what they want out of life and start working towards it. Have a wonderful week people!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 10 Update

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The last week before the term break! BB had his common test this whole week and I am guessing it was a mixed bag. Some subjects, including those which he used to not score well went surprisingly well, while others, which are his strong subjects didn’t go as well as expected. We’ll know the exact outcome the week after next after school resumes and then I will have to put some restrictions on him. He really needs to work hard this year and next for his O levels. Since he is interested in applying to his school of choice next year for direct entry, his Sec 3 marks also needs to be good if he has a chance to be called in for an interview.

GG went for the school’s sec 3 adventure camp earlier in the week and came home sore, tired, tanned and exhausted! She did Kayaking, Zip lining, Rafting, Outdoor Cooking and Tree Climbing and had a campfire and also slept in tents. She also had a lot of fun, which is the most important thing, considering she was quite hesitant to go to camp in the first place.

This week GG is doing a public performance along with the rest of her choir and BB and I will be going down to see the performance and support them. The rest of the week will be just being at home and possibly doing some activity or the other.

2018 Week 9 Update

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The week flew by and before I knew it it’s a new week.

Nothing really happened this week, at least nothing that I can blog about. Something that I was expecting to come through didn’t come by and so I was quite disappointed with how the week fared.

How was your week? Did something nice happen to you? Hope I do have substantial updates next week. Have a wonderful week folks!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 9 Update

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We’re almost at the end of term 1 of the school year and I feel that time is just running fast and before we know it the children will be giving their O levels and thus ending their school journey!

BB’s common tests start from tomorrow and I have really no idea how much he has prepared for them. I can and do keep nagging constantly, but at this age, most of it goes in from one year and goes out immediately from the other ear, with nothing actually being heard! I don’t want to push him too much because he is in a hormonally charged, sensitive age, but I can’t leave it as it is because the marks he gets now will pretty much determine his future, especially in the grade-obsessed nation we live in.

GG will go for her adventure camp tomorrow. She is quite ambivalent about this whole camp. She says she does not like outdoor activities too much, but I really doubt her claim. I am sure when she comes back, she will be full of stories about the fun she had with her cohort.

The next week is school holidays with GG’s choir doing a public concert, so that’s something BB and I will be going to support her. We don’t have other plans for the holidays, so need to think of something the children can do.

Have an awesome Sunday!

 

2018 Week 8 Update

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I really enjoyed writing my blog post on journaling last week as this is exactly what I do each week in these posts!

Last week was quite hectic what with a principal’s tea session and then the parent support group meeting at BB’s school. At the school with the principal, most of the parents at BB’s level were from his classmates class and all of us had one over-riding concern, which was the lack of a proper lunchtime for the children. This class, as well as the pure science sec 4, who have the longest days because of the number of subjects they take, don’t really have time for a proper lunchtime, even when they finish the day close to 4 pm. The school has now assured us that they are working on relooking at their timetable for the next term, especially for the day they end the latest where they can incorporate a lunchtime into the daily timetable.

We also had a talk from one of the outreach people from a local polytechnic on the options available to students. Both BB & GG don’t want to go on to a junior college just because they will have to do two more years of the mother tongue, which they don’t want to do; hence the decision about moving to a polytechnic and then to university. While I didn’t really learn a lot, it did clarify some of the doubts I had and hopefully, this decision is a good one for both children.

We’re looking at ending  February and starting March later this week, may this week and the month of March be awesome to everyone!