One Inch Closer to babysteph

i’m kinda
overloaded dis yr, with the tasks of a P6 teacher, music coordinator &
scouts tcr-in-charge. moreover, scouts is a new CCA in my sch. lots of admin
wrk & activities. eunice & i r both beginning tcrs, lots of things to
learn & explore together.

i’m actually enjoying being tcr-in-charge of scouts more than being a music
coordinator… y… i will update ltr in a separate post.

spent thur to sat at scouts sixer camp. it was fun! reli made me miss my good old
days in NCC!!!! i can still start a fire using solid fuel eh! heh heh… was looking for my insect repellant, and i realised i still had my stove, my
solid fuel & sulphur powder in my cupboard! surprised! i’m gld i din throw dose stuffs away, they r memories of the good old days… but i doubt they can be used,
bot them donkey yrs bak.

the camp was tough lo, had to hike with my boys at p.ubin, the sun dat day was
super strong. eunice & i ended up sunburnt! very painful… fri nite the pain was so unbearable i sat on bed & cried… nvr been in the sun for so long le, reli useless now =( now my arms
look roasted.. will look damn ugly when the skin starts peeling..argghhhh….hate the ugliness… my arms, thighs, neck, nose & forehead will start peeling soon..

tough, but we had fun! wud rather spend my time in camps, tho
physically tough, but infinity times beta dan having to do admin work &
marking… and the nonsensical 3 yr dept work plan…

we din camp overnite with our boys. it wud b fun lah, but…we r still not prepared
yet. left uniformed grp for so many yrs le, so used to having my own bed, my hair
dryer, my own bathrm. need time to be prepared for sleping in the wild & go
w/o baths. we definitely gotta be prepared, cos our scout leaders woodbadge
camp is coming soon… 5D4N camp… kaoz… longer than a holiday to nearby countries eh… will definitely miss my bed, my cats, and mummy! =(

love my scout boys… they r very blur, very raw, as compared to the boys fr other schools…but still love them! they very pitiful during the camp wor… all so tired, sunburnt, 1 sprained ankle, & they had to carry their barangs which r more than 10kg.. some of them r so skinny.. and i c all the mosquito bites on them… i think for all of them, itz the 1st time in their life they r away fr their families for 3 days, and not eating well.

just hope this sixer training camp will make them tougher, stronger, and less blur! glad the parents r cooperative so far (fingers crossed). and hopefully the boys stay healthy aft the camp. pray hard no one falls sick or wateva, else parents will start blaming us…. stress lo, hv to answer to parents & answer to school.

this is our first batch of boys, just like our babies, itz gonna be a long road seeing them grow in scouts. reli hope our unit will grow in quantity & quality, and eunice & i continue to enjoy the satisfaction we get from putting effort in dis unit.