Everything in its time

Everything in its time.

For those who are feeling a little lost or down and out, this song by Corrinne May is for you. :) It really touched my heart when I heard it. I have been asking questions and I think this song really spoke to me. Take heart 4B-ers!

Sometimes I wonder what lies ahead
How long till my hunger is fed
They say it's hard to make it in this part of town
So many people on this merry-go-round

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer,
To get through it all


I just fall on my knees and I try to pray
In the silence I can hear Him say

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time

I often feel like I'm two steps behind
Somebody must have moved that finish line
There are a thousand reasons
Why I should give up
But I'm stubborn in the things I believe

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign

'cause maybe there's another plan
One I still can't see
A little surprise, like your love in my life
Funny how time changes how we see


The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time
Everything in its time

GCE 2007 Paper 3

"I really can't decide what to get John for his birthday this year,"said Mrs Shah.

"He already has so many toys and most of them just stay in the cupboard and never get played with."

"I agree,'replied Mrs Chang."For Sam's last birthday we bought him an expensive electronic game that he'd been pestering us to get him for months. Would you believe he only played with it for one day and hasn't looked at it since?"

Mrs Shah and Mrs Chang were old friends and usually met in town once a week to exchange news and chat about their children who were also good friends.Today they were walking through the toy section of a large department store.

"Don't you find that children are just happy with traditional toys,like board games and books?"asked Mrs Shah,stopping to admire an elaborate display of cuddly toys.

"Definitely,"replied Mrs Chang"but there's so much peer pressure these days.Every child wants to have the lastest craze. It's very hard for parents to say 'no'."

"I always refuse to give in when Sarah demands to have something just because her friends have got it,"declared Mrs Shah.

"Oh so do i," agreed her friend."there's no way i'm going to agree to buy a toy just because it's the latest fashion."

As the two women countinued their stroll through the store, a sudden commotion drew their attention.Parents and children were crowding excitedly round a sales assistant who was putting some boxes on display.

"That must be the latest computer game,"shouted Mrs Shah."Quick, we must get in the queue before they sell out."

The two friends dashed over to join the crowd.

Happy March Holidays and some serious matters

Dear 4B-ers

Term 1 has come to an end and we are approaching, day by day, closer to 25 October. It is pretty scary to you and to me as well. I hope you will remain undaunted despite the pressure you face at school and I hope that at the end of this year's journey, you can proudly tell me,  "Miss Tan, I have fought a good fight!"

I am quite happy with most of your work attitude and I really hope that you will really be more focussed when Term 2 commences. In short, what I would really like to say is we really don't have much time left, so please FOCUS. :)

This year is going to pass in the blink of an eye. I really hope some of you will really start working hard and stop yakking away in class. As I always say- I don't want to have to treat you like babies or lower secondary students. You are mature young adults who can think for yourselves, so please stay focused in class.

I was quite disappointed by some of you today. Today's the last lesson of the term and really I had wanted to go through much more--I didn't even manage to finish the essay I had printed out for you because some of you were talking away. Seriously, it can be disruptive for the others, so do take note of it.

We can still have fun and enjoy class time but work has to be done. At the end of the day, EL is your L1 in your scores. Like it or not, you have to do well to go anywhere. :( And please, go get the model essay book. I have been repeating myself time and again like a broken recorder. There are so many good compositions there that you can read daily and in order to improve, you will need to be exposed to good writing. 4B, I am really tired of telling you again and again that you have to get it and then people tell me that they don't know they have to get it. It was in your secondary 3 book-list last year, need I say more?

I also need you to see me more often! EL is your L1... So please please please see me! So far, only these people have come to me for 1 to 1 consultations:
Cheryl Cheng, Mabel, Serene, Sylvia Tan, Xin Yi, Alethea, Zhen Ying, Yinghui, Kam Weng, Marcus, Shahid, Jeremy and there is a good lot of you that haven't.

For Term 2, I really need to see a better work attitude, let's work hard together, 4B!
Oh ya, and time really flies my dears. So do cherish the time together. It won't be long before we are saying goodbye to one another so make the the most out of things! :)

Love
Miss Tan