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2019 Week 4 Weekly Update

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This was a bit of a busy week for me and I was actually surprised when Friday came around.

I went for an interview this week after a fairly long time, as it turns out. Actually I was sure I would not go to this interview. What happened was someone from this organisation called me last week and asked me if I was free this week for the interview. Normally, a call is always followed up with an email confirming the interview and the details. But the email never came until a day before the supposed interview date and after I had given up on this organisation for being rude and disrespectful of me and my time. When the email came, I was surprised that the employee handbook and a detailed job description (along with targets and KPI) were sent. This intrigued me enough to actually go for the interview. As of now, I am still undecided if this is the right fit for me, but I have decided to keep an open mind for now. They are seeing others, obviously and will let me know if I have to go down for a second round. The interviewers were also interested in the fact that I blog and wanted me to send them links to this space. I declined since I blog anonymously and don’t want my privacy shot. The price I pay for privacy! Should I privatise these updates posts and share the rest with people? I am still on the fence on this.

On other sad news, last Friday, I heard of the demise of one of my managers. I have now known him for more than a decade and he was too young to go, he was in his mid fifties only! I learned that he had been sick for a while now and was hospitalised in a bigger city around 170 km from his hometown. He died fifteen minutes after he was sent by ambulance to his home surrounded by his wife, children, parents and siblings due to multiple organ failure. He was a good human being and a boss who cared for his subordinates so I was quite upset when I heard the news on social media. May his soul Rest In Peace.

We will enter February later this week and I can’t help but want this year to go slow. We have the GCSE exams at the end of the year and I am just not ready for it.

On that note, have a great and productive week folks!

2019 Secondary 4 Week 4 Update

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We are in the last week of January and I can’t believe that one month is over.

The children are busy with school and their schedules have been quite tight these days. They hardly have time to even go for tuitions and I’ve been quite busy trying to reschedule timings.

We also went to GG’s school for a parents night and I was quite surprised to not see enough sec 4/5 parents around. After all, this is one of the most important years for their children. I didn’t really learn more at the session, but it was good to see the principal and vice principal who are both new to the school.

The school also has been pushing the direct admission scheme to the polys and junior colleges, and while I am happy that the school is doing this, I feel this will increase competition to the courses that BB & GG are applying to.

The week after is the Chinese New Year and will be a short work and school week for everyone. I am for one, looking forward to the CNY break.

Have a wonderful Sunday folks!

2019 Week 3 Update

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Hmm, actually there’s nothing really to share this week. I live a fairly mundane life and this week has been especially boring even to me.

Nothing really happened and the highlight of the week was someone calling me for an interview next week saying they would follow it up with an email confirmation latest by the next day…which still hadn’t come in! I actually found it rather funny and telling about the organisation than being offended. If I do interview with that organisation, I will definitely keep this boo-boo in mind about potentially how disorganised they could be.

I am reading a lot more this year as compared to last year. This is one of my habits I am tracking and started when I could not hit my initial goal of books read and had to revise the figure downwards as the year ended. So far, I am on track and am reading both physical and e-books so far. I am hoping this will continue throughout the year.

Have a wonderful and productive week folks!

2019 Secondary 4 Week 3 Update

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School is in full swing now as the Teachers race to finish the syllabus for the year before the O level exams in October/November.

This week, I got a call from BB’s school, his E Math teacher specifically. She called me about Bb’s handwriting and slipshod work submitted. So I had my talk with him and made him apologise to her with a promise that he will not do it again. He has said he will improve and that’s my hope for him too.

We’ve also been thinking seriously about their Early Admissions to Poly these days. When we went to the open houses last week, we learnt that the course BB is interested in is very competitive and the admission committee even rejects good students because they feel they can get in through merit. So to distinguish themselves from the others, we have been thinking of hooks that they both can use when they start applying. We’ve identified one each as of now, and the children have to research a bit more on the hooks to make sure they speak and write well about it.

Happy Sunday folks!

2019 Week 2 Weekly Update

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We’re at the halfway point in January and somehow I feel that this week has just zoomed past me!

I have been more or less consistent in the habits I have been tracking since the beginning of the year and I am happy with my progress so far. Unfortunately, since some of these habits are quite personal, I will not be able to share it here.

Work-wise, things are still where they were at the end of last year, but I am still hopeful for the future.

We also went to some poly open houses over the weekend and I was quite impressed with how GG conducted herself there. She went to speak to current and past students as well as lecturers to ask about the course requirements as well as any other questions she had to them. She has grown up into a very confident and articulate young lady and I am so very proud of her. I know she will excel in the course she finally chooses.

This week most of India will celebrate various harvest festivals, be it Makar Sankranti across most of the region north of the Vindhyas, the Pongal of Tamil Nadu, Lohri in the plains of Punjab and Haryana and Bihu in Assam in the north-east of India.

To those celebrating these festivities, wishing you a very happy harvest festivals. Have a wonderful week people!