John Valentine

Maths Paper 1

2007-10-04T09:39:00.000-07:00

I'm marking the Sec 3 E maths P1... So dun disturb me =P or else I will lose it and mark wrongly. Must make sure I mark properly. =) Shld be able to finish it by Sun. So look out for news here...Ok then Nitez

2007-08-12T00:43:00.000-07:00

Currently @ West Coast Park's Macs.

Finished my Mac Spicy meal and marked all test and "finished" looking through the Homework of 3E4.....only 8 handed in and out of the 8, 6 never do corrections...So like wat i always do...Dun mark and make them do it after school then I'll mark.

Resting on this wonderful Sun and dunno what to do. Quite lost actually. Wanna play COH(Company of Hero) But dun think they are free. hehe....So decided to be just by myself and recollect abt my past and plan for my future.

Maybe Blogging will help. heh... Wanna buy the Nokia 6110...But my silly contract not up yet. Haiz... Who ask me to dropped my phone last time...Haiz.... It has the GPS function...Road Map and such....Cool man... But maybe I shld be patient and wait. Think that will be better.

Some of my Darlings in 3E4 are starting to move in the right direction already. Feel so happy. Hope they will be doing even better than others but the end of this year. Some have probs of their own and I hope I'm able to be of help. Feel like their "Big Brother" or something. Oh, CS, Luqman and Jason are the tops in Maths these days. Dalton followed closely, even Weida starts to pass liao... YEah!!!! As for the girls...They might need more attention from me i guess cos not alot doing well. Some deproving. Maybe its the time where they trying to find their identity. Usually these times....Sec 3. My old friends also have changes during these times. But guess its a passing phase. Need to be there for them and if they need help be ready to do wat Doremon do....Shen Chu Yuan Shou. hehehe...

Ok then...Time to recollect my past...Will update again soon.... Mr Tan will be back on blog more often....heh...God bless all.

Mr. Tan

2007-08-01T08:44:00.000-07:00

Its time I do wat I preach.

I've been living in a world where I always hope others will do things to their full potential. But everytime I manage to help some one...I look back and ask myself. Did I put in my full potential also?

Most will know that i'm a Jack of all trades but Master of None. I try and try in almost everything but I'm never really super good at it. In the end, my life and r/s keep getting into trouble. This time round I do hope to do something really diff. Something which I want to do be the best in.I do hope God will help me in this. And this will also help my students to see... that nothing is impossible if u really work hard for it and push urself to ur limit.

God bless all and see ya in school.

Mr. Tan

A New Frontier

2007-07-19T06:10:00.000-07:00

New Term New Problems New Things to be Proud of.

3E4.....I Love you all!!!!! Really, Cos I see that the class is growing to be more mature le. I have Few who are getting into the study mood already. Some starting to learn better and most starting to ask questions and being concern abt their work. Some became SL and look more stylo already.
Work are still late but most complete doing them and Yes...test getting better. Some of them's attitude getting better also. Hope they will really become outstanding young ppl oif dunearn.

Praise aside... New problems have surfaced. They are getting slightly easily irritated by stuff or events. some have personal problems that's some phase ppl face. BGR, Peer pressure and finding their Identities. I do hope these will not affect them too much and also will help them to grow even stronger

Monday is racial Harmony day. Was thinking of either dressing up like indian or western cowboys.But oh well... will see wat i have in my house.I like to dress up for the occasion.Like Halloween, I would like to dress up like Count or some monster...heh...

Kenrick has asked me to join him in an indian dance... any takers? anyone wanna join him? My bones are aching but guess shld be ok to dance. need two more...maybe CS.. LOL...

Was quite upset yesterday as I saw a display of Seniors and Juniors type of scene. where your previous seniors treat u lousy and ask u do all the work and now its the juniors' turn to do it. Quite upsetting to see such culture.But when will it ends and stops no one knows. As a teacher we would really like it that sometimes the seniors will be sensible to help out when its like only 3 juniors doing the job. But guess it a growing up phase. I was once bullied by seniors also...Do all sort of work. But I never treat my juniors the same way cos I know how sad it can be. and it will not help the team.

Ok then... Time to rest...And Hey miss stone... I've blogged liao:P hahaha....Thank her for asking me to blog... cos keep forgetting i've got a blog le. Byebye

God bless to all students.

Mr. Tan

2007-07-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

Oops I spelt Kenrick wrongly. Ok.. sorry about that. Hmmm.. wat give u the idea that all of the spammer was u... there are more ppl than that. just that most of them or all of them u know who they are. But that's not impt I guess. As for bernice. Guess Pei zhen never finish telling u more of what i've said to her and all u can do is jump to conclusion and thats it. well Go ahead ba. since most ppl only like to listen to half-truth and start to judge ppl based on that. Oh, Forgot to tell u. I dun wish to have u writing in my blog and bernice Lim too.... maybe u did not read properly. this blog is only for those who are interested in me not for those who dun give a care of who i am. And bernice Lim... Please stay away and stop disturbing other's blogs.
This will be the last blog that i'm gg to address to you. I'm not looking for popularity. Cos I never like to be popular. But I just dun understand why u need to tell me no one likes me. I really dun mind if no one likes me. I'm here to teach and help those who wish to be helped and that's all. And by the way, I will be taking my tagboard away. For its teaching alot of my students bad language and manners. Since this blog, like i said is for ppl who wants to come and read abt me... then they will just come.... No need tagboard to entice them. No need tagboard to spoil so many ppls' mood. and Get so many ppl involve in this matter. This Fri I will be in school but not all the time cos I'm having my own impt things to attend and such. If u really dun mind waiting then might as well see me tomorrow. Shld be free after 5 and will be easier time for there's not much ppl ard. and since u say its just you and me then it will be good if its just outside the basketball court's wooden tables. If u wish to bring all ur "family" I dun mind either. but hope u will be the only one talking.Because its quite disturbing if many ppl try to get ideas across.
Oh by the way ...Best if u can get my 3E4 students to come... since it concerns them too. for they really treat u as a good friend.
Thats all. I need to go mark my books. My students' future is more impt than this. I presume u will agree that their future is impt. And its God who gives unconditional Love, not me... I'm only trying...
God bless all and take care
Mr. Tan

2007-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

To Kendrick

Thsi is address to u. So maybe U can read it and start to show ur anger again. Maybe from my 3E4 students, you've found out that I dun reallylike them to stick ard u. And Yes I really dun. Not becos I hate you or watsoever but I do feel you are wasting ur talent and smartness and you are also dragging ppl like Oswa and some others to be like you. Maybe that wasn't ur intention but they look up to u like a brother or good friend and they do so call follow ur footsteps or examples.
Some of them are really smart and some are well mannered but they've changed. Cos you've changed and since they look up to u.. they changed to be like u. I dun care if anyone were to kill my blog or wack me or do anything to me , But I feel I've to say these. Get anyone to come look at this blog. I do not mind. I did my best to get to know more abt you and all info i get from your previous classmates were, You're once a good kid, but... during sec 2 or something..you've changed. I do not know wat happened or who have changed u...maybe u've gone through some bad times and just so nice my "ex-students" outside have a chance to come and comfort u and give you friendship. That maybe why you feel they are right and there's no point in gg express and do well anymore.
I might be wrong cos these are what i feel and think.Maybe you could enlighten me. But in the mean time. If you are not helping my students to behave well or study hard so as to have a brighter future then please stay away from them instead of me telling them to stay away from you. That will make u sound bad. Cos if you really do care for them then pls think of their future. If you do care for them then pls start to change urself also so next time I can tell them :" please join kendrick cos he has changed and he's a good influence." For I believe you have it still in you but you need to find it.
By the way, I will never be a sage or saint. but i'm always trying to work towards that. And pls do look for me rather than disturbing my blog where its for my students who are intterested to read rather than those who just wanna create trouble in here. And Thanks for owning up finally so I do not have to give ur IP for making use of other's names. I've been keeping track of IPs and it will be easy for me to file a report actually.But I dun wish to do this for I feel there's good left in everyone of you. Once again Thanks if you actually bother to read till here.

God bless
Mr. Tan

2007-07-01T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hate and Love...

First I will address to the spammer issue.Its ok for him to just spam for maybe that's the only way he or she is able to release some stress rather than commit sucide or do silly things... so keep it coming.Better than u go disturb others... disturb me=) it would be better.

Secondly,Today's milk run was really fun.Got dunk by Mr Koh. Joe was the one that got me into this=P Was quite fun cos I got to dunk Mr Koh back...That was fun. Wanted to get JunHao but he ran away and Mr. Rani too. heh....The carnival itself was quite fun in a way. And the SL did quite a good job. The run itself got me to remember my sec time. So fun and sweet.

Life is like this. We really need to take a step back and think abt it so as not to make decisions that will harm others or urself and u are able to enjoy life fuller. Well...I had a great day thinking and playing... So its time to rest and yeah! I love U all Dunearn students. So nice to have u all as my students.Just make sure u study hard ok=)

God bless
Mr. Tan

2007-06-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

Skulduggery Pleasant

New Book that i'm reading now. Horror fiction and comedy.Love it. Next time will show u all or lend u all.

Went for bernissa and matt's wedding today. Steady la.My Mass dance partner get married liao.They keep asking when's my turn but i dun have answer.Dunno why dun have answer. suddenly not sure. Well,like i said to them... Will wait for EE then can give answer.LOL... EE = engagement encounter. Catholic church one. Before deciding to get married and if best u can go like after 1 year of courtship will be good cos helps u to see if the person is really ur type bah. rather spend too long a time then found out got lotsa probs but try to overlook it but in the end married liao then sadz and who suffer? Children.

See that both of them so happy today i know really they met for each other=) So sweet la.. Saw my good friend gerry also. She has been working at HP for long liao. Gary also... The walking Encyclopedia. hope i spelt correctly. He's like my dictionary like that. haha, love chatting with him. always learn new things.

How's everyone? 3e4 and 2n2 and 2e3 and my PE class and ex 1e3??? haha... Oh still have 1Ns... hope u all doing well. must revise work.. cos second sem not easy yah. No time to monkey around. ok then... back to my book. so nice to read again.. actually i dun like to read one... but this book the words bigger. cool man!!! God bless all

Mr. Tan

2 Weddings and a Camp.

2007-06-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Just attended a wedding. She a friend from NUS. So happy for her. Was wondering and pondering over the vows and wat her pastor said. Very thoughts provoking, how much do u love the person. Issit love? or just selfish kindof Love? According to God, Love is never selfish. So I search myself and asked lots of questions and I do hope all of you do ask urself this question too. Are you loving selfishly?And ask if your partner does it also.
One more wedding coming on the coming Sat 9th june. This one only church wedding.. heng ah. I felt that chinese wedding's food all the same. No variety. But in the end..some quite good. book check will be the death of me cos not all in and some din even do corrections. sianz.
TAF camp is coming this week mon. Zzzzzzzzz another sleepless night. But worth it ya. Cos students will benefit from it. I need to sleep so blog again soon I hope.

God bless and Sweet dreams

Mahna Mahna

2007-05-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Something from the muppet show thats been repeating in my mind..too catchy already. So go and watch it.. if u wan the song i can send to u.... Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wMHcpMmV9g
So how's everyone. Sadz notez....only 15 pass paper one for emaths.. 3E4. zzzz hope paper two better. Today just dota with FH and friends=) love that magi... Great to use him. lol...
Please start doing ocrrection and make sure all stuff in ur file liao. Wish not to nag at u all ok... 2N2 also. Haiz... Gotta go school tomolo.. no marking day:(... oh well...
ok then... my tagboard is quite zzzzz but hey ppl. just msn me.... tagboard let them play yah... no point one=) Like hei ren say.. they will get it cos my friend has already got these ppl's ip. so up to me if i'm going to send them to the police for impersonating. Some more th president. Oh well, will just keep it.Maybe useful one day. God bless u all and hope all will pass mid year=)

2007-04-27T09:11:00.000-07:00

It wasn't me

I hear that someone came online to "destory" my blog. Well done. If i'm not wrong its someone who dun have guts to admit. But anyway, my students do know who i am. no need to use my name and anyhow talk to ppl for me. I was at the HQ playing dota with my friends and i guess yongsiang saw me online. So at least i have a witness thats a student. as for the one who anyhow post at my tag board. Hey, u can't post on my blog. So too bad. U wish to create trouble then its ok. My friends at the tagboard company helped me to find out who u are already. I will soon be using this against u if i need to do it. So do think twice b4 anyhow spamming other's tagboard.
Kheng Yong has been going very against me these days and i do wish to know why. For He never come to my blog to use the tag board. But as all can check the older blog, He came. So issit revenge? or misunderstanding? I can't care less any more. I will let the police handle this if they try again=) As for those who read my blog. Pls sms me instead of leaving any personal information taken from the tag board. It might not be me. Nitez to all. Hope no one was "hurt" by my tagboard. God bless. U too kheng yong.

2007-04-25T07:01:00.000-07:00

No one even make it past 10 marks except those who did tried all questions. Only Jason pass the test with 17/30. those question which i taught in class he able to do. I dun blame him for not doing well but at least i see effort.He has no tuition.But sad to say those who i wanna teach just never revise. they only revise last min.
Must apologise to Kheng Yong. Was so angry that i scolded him. Tho He needs to be woken up but guess i was abit too harsh. But i feel that what i felt and I told him was what i am feeling. So hard to teach this class. They just want to do their way. Dun want to revise.Everything last min. Do already then forget. Might as well dun do liao. are they really that forgetful? I dun know. So disheartened becuase the test questions are from textbook. but they just dun wish to do. test over tell me difficult.I'm so tired. how long can i stand up with this. Some blame me for not able to teach. oh well, Maybe its me then. Feel so drain.
I will try to teach ba. Finally the Top management only see results and start asking me why why why. But they never ask the student why why why. Never ask the parents why why why. Why they let their children become so lazy?Why they dun have time for their child?Why pamper ur child so much? Why why why....Why must the teachers be the parent at school. We care but we din bore them. U all did. So please do something. Dun just get them tuition teacher. If u have time just sit there and make sure they complete their homework. Make sure they revise for their test early.Make sure they have time with you, So as to learn to be hardworking. Or is that just too hard?
Well, I so tired I wanna rest. Nitez ppl. and God bless...Hope 3E4 will do well for mid year exam ba. Dunno come ask ba... the difference between 3E4 and other class is that they just let don't know be don;t know. Not like the other classes who are so eager to look for me or the other maths teachers to help them out personally. Oh well, Nitez.

2007-04-16T18:13:00.000-07:00

Long Time No Post.

My Granny Passed away on SUn 15th April 07. Someone who brought me up from young when i was infant. A strong Lady who died of Old age. Sad to see her leave but happy that she do not have to struggle with her illness anymore.
3E4 not behaving well when I'm gone. So sad and disappointed with them. I don't know if they can pass their mid year exam. quite disheartening. Will be coming back on Fri to "take care" of them.
The girls lost to RGS. Guess RGS got stronger and did not let their guard down this time. Kudos to the Girls. They did well to get so far. Hope they can get jurong this time. Will be praying for u all.
God bless to you all

Mr. Tan

2007-03-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

Having a bad cough these few days.Students are getting easier to teach but some still not quite wanna settle to study yet. At least Mr. Ang C.S. now is concentrating more. Class is gg to have a Sec 3 Camp.Hope to see some more ppl starting to have initiative at the camp. Quite sad to see students nowadays with not sense of emergency. Haaiz.....
Today Dunearn Sec B Girls won Chung Cheng with a 48-33 score line=) Yeah!!! Hope we can do well and get into top few=) Keep it up girls.The things now they need to know is to listen to what the coach is saying. Their bad habits will make them weak. but if they are able to cut out the bad habits and make themselves more "Pro" Then I foresee a team with super lots of potential. Like I told my friends, I'm proud of them cos most of them are really from Zero to Heros! They are already my heros. Some dun even know how to play basketball in the beginning. And they have grown to be so steady. Hope they will keep it up=)
Time for me to go and rest. Before i do that. Will like to pray for u ppl who are lost and lonely.I was once lost and lonely but my teacher encouraged me. That is why I was inspired. God bless to U all=) Nights....

Mr. Tan

End Of My Birthday!

2007-03-19T08:59:00.000-07:00

Yes!!!My birthday went unnoticed once again. Usually my Bday will fall on a day where everyone is busy=P or a Sun or Holiday.But today was one of those weird days that it falls on weekday and school days somemore. Din Know Siti's Bday was the same as mine.
Just had a retest with 3E4 today and guess wat??? Some still fail. Guess the practise wasn't enough.Some still make the same mistake That i just went through in class one lesson before test. God Save Them! And guess He sent me. So its my job to pick those weak ones out. Some can do but still not good enough. Hope the new method of teaching will be good for them. Abit of the old fashion of writing notes and such but maybe they need just that. TLLM doesn't work for them! TLLM needs the participants to be pro-active also.U can't always TLLM everyday and then wat happens, Weak students suffer. My class is not 20+ but 39 students. Haiz.
B girls are training quite hard now. Hope they will take care of health and fitness. Let's hope we can get into top few of the National. I will pray for u all.
This Blog is dedicated to My girlfriend who long time no read my blog liao and also Miss Sherilyn, The Sec 1 lost sheep who reminded me of my blog. God bless u all and take care.

Mr. Tan

The 1Ns, The 2N2s & the 3E4s

2007-03-04T01:58:00.000-08:00

1N1s and 1N2 were quite ok this few weeks after CNY. But some did start to show their true colours. 4 gals and a boy found staying outside class for two whole periods....Why such behaviours? Dun they know its super disrespectful. Poor Mr Yap was suppose to be in good Mood. but they's ruined it.
2N2s have some din bother to study for test. Some even fail when retest. But at least not so bad. Some of them are ok....Only one or two got problems which cannot be solve by teachers...Parents need to help.These ppl are lack of Love.Love from their parents. Oh well, parents nowadays also dunno why they like that.
3E4 say and say and nag nag nag also still the same until i change their seats. less noisy. more ppl looking at the board.now its time to get them to start to write. Sec 3 if u dun write notes and just look look look... will fail one.so i dun wish they like that...Must make them take notes...heh...
I myself very tired and sick.Cos school keep sending me for courses and I have no time for my students. no time to help those who wants help. And then my gf say i no time for her when i wanna help my students. Sadz...makes me tired and now a little sick. Will not be calling the parents so soon so 3E4 u all better start bucking up...I will make house visit if I have to.
Well then, time to set QAMS test for maths.,....Bye Bye and take care...
BBall Girls.... All the way yah...God bless all of u.

Mr. Tan

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2007-02-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

Happy Feast Day to Me!!! Thats the patron saint that i'm name after. St. Valentine!!! He's a catholic priest who go against a King's order (All single young men are to be drafted for war) & go ahead and married young couples in secret places. Too bad someone go Bao Toh him....He got beheaded. This day is to commemorate him.But nowadays,people only see this Day as a day of buying presents for others and such...It has been too commercialised.
Was quite upset and angry with some of my 3E4s today. Find that they just dun settle down and some just ignore u and dun even give u face. I tried to wait for the class to settle down but they just start walking around and some just stood up and disturb others........So I got into my Silent Mode. Dun wish to talk to any of them and started to sweep the super untidy and dirty floor. Still ppl are chattering away. Oh well, I really can't understand them. even the 2N2 can be of better attitude.I think if they are going to be like that,I will just keep quiet for the whole lesson. No point talking for when I look at the test.Same mistake again. Well, no one takes down notes nowadayz...Student dun even bring their books back.How can we teach?Its like u bring the cow to go drink water but u can't force it to drink.can only bring him to water.Sadz...
Basketball lost for the guys. As I look at it, poor basic skills and over-confident might have got into them. But what's more daunting were their attitudes.Suddenly they reminded me of Thailand soccer team. Well, U can say u tried and u put in your best. But issit true,that they have to ask themselves. looking at the enthusiasium i think Swiss got like 4X more than our boys. should have brought the video cam.Get the evidence or else some will say I'm just too much.
Sec 1 bballers, Still as greenhorn as ever. Very individual,tell them off they still dun listen. arrogant some of them and no teamwork. Maybe must make them suffer together.Like army, then they will work harder together.
Well, Happy Vday or wat is left of it. God bless and Good nitez.

Mr.Tan

God Is Good!All The Time!

2007-02-04T03:08:00.000-08:00

God is one that forgives You even if you did somethig wrong that is against HIM...But some might say, then why sometimes I still feel so miserable? Reasons for that might be you have not forgive yourself or your standard abt forgiveness is different from God. Want to mention also that God doesn't use blackmail or force to ask you to believe in HIM. So if any of your friends say if you dun become christian, they will tell others abt your dark secret or watever...Pls be brave to tell them that God is not one who would do this to make you believe in HIM.

Will be away for 1 week cos of the MOE course.Shld be fun. But worried for my 3E4s and 2N2s... Hope they will listen to the relief.Add maths test on tues...testing on basics and questions u all see before so better do and revise and ask abt the homework. All chapter 3's stuff. Only last question difficult=P

3E4...Starting to love them and know them liao but still worrying abt them for some of them might get into trouble.dunno how I can help them cos these ppl dun turn to me for help...So I'm gg to tell you all 3E4 that if you need help pls tell me can???2N2 also can but do look for your form before trying me=) better la....

Oh well, Time to rest and eat dinner...So study hard and play hard at the appropriate time pls..God bless all.

Peace Be with You Always
Mr. Tan

Realisation!!!!!!

2007-01-29T07:21:00.000-08:00

Ah....Duo1 Mo4 Tong4 De4 Ling3 Wu4..... My class can't do sec 2 maths =( now I know why some of them even have problem listening in class and stare so blankly at me = ''( SO wanna cry but Granny said big boys dun cry....So I have to think of ways to salvage the situation while its still early...But Hey... Its a year's work =( How!!!!!!!!
Life is like that...They try to make u suffer but after that if u make it u will feel super happy.So now for me... its back to thinking time.How to make 3E4 good in maths in a short period of time???It means brushing up their basic.from sec 2 some sec1..... how????Die la...
Today's test only one pass and one got zero...Complain that his hand pain...Poor boy...Will make him redo again...The rest!!!!Wake Up...Dunno better start asking!!!Dun wait for the Cow to come Home!!!!
Will go sleep my troubles away...God bless and Take care...

Mr. Tan

2007-01-09T06:22:00.000-08:00

Into Sceond Week

Proposed some methods to make sure students do "homework" & able to give proper work & All are Happy.2N2 becomes better in terms or listening in class and I get my work done. I propose to them that some Work I do in class can be written in the Homework book and If they listen in class and Jot down the solution then I get them to do one or two at home...as real homeowork...Wahla...they were very attentive in class...most of them that is....Bernice still yaks n yaks....
3E4 on the other hand must use force one....SO sadz...shld I try this mtd that i use on 2N2 or shld I be firm firm than now with them??? Oh well, see how first. Liang Cheng is doing it again...ZZZ in class and I knew it..But the funny thing is... the others just let him do it even when i look at his direction...Where is the LOve man!!!! Children nowadays just wanna see their friends get into trouble.OMG...God Pls Save their Souls.At least my class's gals are still making some effort. Some guys also...shall not mention names=) will only point out those who I can try to save:P hopefully.
My previous Form Class now the 2E3....the guys are becoming like the 3E4 guys liao...Oh no!... the BO Chap Attitude...Must try my best to help them grow and become more humans than zombies...Oh well, May The Lord Be with All of You!!!

Nitez
Mr. Tan

2007-01-05T20:20:00.000-08:00

3E4 and the IE7
First week of the school is over and Looking back, I feel relieve and at the same time sleepy. Guess I have not tune my body clock back and still in the mood of playing late at night.

3E4 is quite a good class, just hope they will show their horns soon so it will be better for me to do damage control in the beginning than in the end of the term. Ang Foo...Sounds like some martial arts. Surnames of my class rep and vice.Both of them look quite responsible and that is why I chose them. My SJAB gal has become my Maths Rep. Waiting for her to add me to the MSN.

2E3 where most of my beloved 1E3sians went to.Will get to see all of u for PE on MON! So bring ur PE attire if not.... and as for ppl who are thinking of wearing FBT shorts please think twice. Not allowed yah.Dun make life difficult for me and for urself.And If U all still read the Blog,Pls tell RAY that he's my new PE Rep.LOL... Life is fun and hope all of you have fun at 2E3.

Lastly,its time for me to go think of some TAF programs for the TAF ppl. Main Idea is to teach them how to live a healthy lifestyle.And also to go plan my lessons next week.God bless you all and take care.

Peace Be with All of You!
Mr. Tan

2006-12-18T05:19:00.000-08:00

Christmas is just ard the corner!!!! And its time for me to rest awhile and then back to school to face another year before i can catch a wink=P
Two of my friends got married this mth. So happy for them. I can try to put some photo later... So how's everyone?
Thinking of getting my friends to meet up during this hols. But too bad i free they not... But oh well,If any of you wanna meet me can tell me:P haha... And Yes... I remember you peeps from 3E4 Swiss Cottage. Hope all of you will do well in the O level thats is to come.
Bball guys and gals... All the best yah..Hope you all train hard for the Competition. And lets hope we can get better players this time round. Not many year ones so this time hope got more. Lets hope we can do well hand in hand and make dunearn a place ppl will like to come and play bball and study.
Ok then... Take care all of u and hope u all will recharge urself properly for the new year to come.
God bless
Mr. Tan

KL Trip + Bball = Nov Over

2006-12-02T00:21:00.000-08:00

Nov slipped past me and now its Dec... my Hol!!!!!! Left the last mth so much make full use of it. The trip was fun but the ride on the bus was aching!!!! I tried to find the best position but too bad can't cos too tall and bus too small.

Bball teams learnt lotsa stuff in Malaysia. They learnt that no matter how strong we are, we must be humble. Hope thats what the take home at the end of the day. Some of them found out what they are lack of and some found what they have hidden in them. Most of all, we all had fun. Mr Ng and Miss Foo shopped till they dropped=P and poor Miss Lim have to stuck with Moi and the bball teams and all the veg. Heard that she used to be very active in Soccer. Not that she played but more in terms of participating in the sports as a supporter!!!! 3 Cheers for Miss Lim!!!

Thats what mass participation is all about. We dun need everyone to play because not all are good players. We need all to participate. U can be the Ref or linesmen or the timekeeper or supporters..... Or even the ball picker and waterboy! U all make a difference. Most schools got the wrong impression that all must be the player of at least one game then you can be considered as participating in sports.Haiz..... Wrong..... Tehhhh....( Buzzer )

Today is World's AIDS Day! So do get to know what's that. Dun just be ignorant abt it. becos the guy or gal that u like might have it without them knowing also. I know some start their r/s young but do consider all these factors and stay away from going further than holding hands as ur life might be at risk and the other half of urs might not be serious abt u. As a Catholic I would suggest that do not commit urself too deep as there might be no turning back for some.

Lastly, Christmas is ard the corner! Must start drinking more honey if I want to be singing in the choir with my gf and her Godparents at SJI... Love Carolling... hehe...Ok then... Let's start to enjoy this DEC while i still can... Oh, Need Volunteers to help me to pack the PE store room. Pls help me... Thanks... Should be next fri or the Mon after next.

GOD Bless all,
Mr. Tan

2006-11-21T08:24:00.000-08:00

Finally its Holiday for me!!!!Yeah!!!!!Sorry for the no show here on blog. My friend is getting married soon!!!!So happy...I'm the BEst Man! So have to look good that day....

2E3 seems to be full of 1E3's students and I dunno if i'm still teaching that class and will i be the form or not...If I am... Better study hard yah...Must make sure u all study hard so can enjoy urself when holiday comes...

Going to watch Casino Royale tomorrow with the Teachers....We work quite hard for the terms and its time to rock ourselves... will try to take more pictures...

By the way,I wish to make something clear on my blog. If u are my student and u smoke...Pls try to kick that habit. I dun wish to see u in bad health... LOL....same goes for those i dun teach=P Will be praying that all of u will lead a healthy life and those smokers to quit smoking.... And especially U know who u are... Ok then.. will blog soon... See yah... God bless...

Nitez
Mr. Tan

Time to relink!And Blog.

2006-11-11T07:36:00.000-08:00

Finally the WZSSC Dinner is over! Now can blog already=) Quite Stress over the event yah:P but thanks to Jee and Sohail and Their friend...I was able to calm down.... And Also the wonderful support of the teachers who were there. Nice to hear them shouting Tombola!.
Tomolo will be BBQ for 1E3...Pray that it will be a good weather throughout yah. ok then.... time for me to go do some relink and wait for Man U match to start!

God bless all and Take Care
Mr. Tan

2006-10-08T04:53:00.000-07:00

Hey all...Please stop all writings to reply that person. I will stop also. It is useless to reply for it will make yourself angry and tat person sees it as something fun and enjoying it. Just skip his posting on the tag and continue our own conversations on blogs.
As for him or her, Let the person be. He might be unhappy or sad or wat. need a space to get at us teachers. Or I might get the attention of his or her bf or gf. So trying to get back at me. Whatever it is... I will stop replying u nameless with this last post abt you. And I hope the rest will stop for its useless. Nameless in the dark and we in the Light...Make us look like clown if we entertain nameless.
Hope God will help you with whatever you are feeling now and help me with my teaching to make it better and steadier for my students. Amen! God bless all of you especially for exam.

Mr. Tan

Paper 2 the aftermath!!!!

2006-10-05T03:28:00.000-07:00

Guess I should blame myself for not able to teach well since lots of you can't do the paper 2 that i set. I'm also sad that i did not get u all from the beginning.It suppose to be a normal paper...at least 70% of the marks should be easy to get if u actually do what's in the textbook. the 30% must be those got practise lots... I feel there's less time for revision also... But I really hope all of you do not give up. Fight for paper 1. That should be the case=) I will try my best to help u all to do well in paper one...as for paper two... I will start marking once i get ur remarks for End of year out by tonight. Hope all will pass=) God bless to all u especially 1E3!

Mr. Tan

2006-09-19T05:09:00.000-07:00

Sick Sick Mr. Tan

Flu Bug attack me again and this time it won for the first round. Sorry if I dun seem well or look well in school.Or I din reply u from afar...Too sick to notice liao=P

As for all of you... pleaseeee try to eat well and rest well and study well. Dun get urself sick...or else sure miss lotsa things which u need in your final exam. 2E1 and 1E3... next week got class test so be prepared... 1E3 will have the graph and straight line test, 2E1 will have Mean median mode and the Class mean I tried to teach.... sorry for not able to explain well last week... Tomolo sure try my best to make u understand.=)

Time to Sleep early or else will get even sicker...God bless to all of you=)

Mr. Tan

The Lord Be With You

2006-09-06T22:47:00.000-07:00

The Lord Also meaning Love and Peace. May the Lord be with you. I've done with the book check and there are still some who just dun wanna do their stuff or just plain lazy...But Thank God I've recovered from it and Am gg to take on any blame if Principal is gg to send it down. But just hope 1E3 will be growing up as one and not each by themselves.
I'm not angry just upset. Now better liao...I usually wouldn't remember my anger after a nitez sleep. So dun worry. Seldom have ppl make me angry as yet. But please unite as a class=) Wanna see all of you starts to help one another than putting blames on others or do ur own work. Hey thanks for those who came back to help and who went down for class Tee... We are gg to make the class Tee but need you all to help me come up with size. Hopefully all of you can send me your Tee-shirt size. via Email or someone call all to ask and send me an excel file=) Ok then...Hope to see 1E3 soon=) God bless Bye

Mr. Tan

I'm losing some of my patience.

2006-09-05T05:52:00.000-07:00

Issit that hard to do constant work?Issit that hard to do things when asked?Issit that hard to just stay and finish wat you owe others.Issit that hard to wait for 1hr for someone who went of to buy ur file?Issit hard to file up all ur things as what was told?Issit hard for all to just have an initiative to do some work even before others tell u to do so?Issit hard to really be obedient at the correct time and not at times when u feel like it or when it benefits yourself instead?
My beginning of holidays is taken up but i would feel happy if its worth it.But sometimes it makes me wonder if it is.Students dun listen and keep making the sam emistake or keep forgetting even when told in the face.Demanding someone to mark faster when its you who handed in late. Who are you to order me? Who are you to tell me what to do?If you have done my work then u have the rights. But hey... I'm still waiting for the project!!!!!!One more group that loves to do their own things.Never care about others' feeling or if they make ppl wait.All they care is themselves. Can dun be so selfish?! This is making me sick.in both meaning.
If you think you still owe me things.. please have the decency to come back by 8 o'clock and finish or hand it to me. I don't wish to do anything anymore...You just have to deal with punsihment that i'm reluctant to use but seem to have no choice. Last straw!!!

Happy Teachers' Day!

2006-09-01T17:44:00.000-07:00

Celebrated my First teachers' Day!!!! So happy... Winnie and Yingxue brought me Skippy Peanut butter. Heh....And got loads of pressies from form class and and some of my students=) wonderful!!!! Thank You all of You so much....
Actually all Teachers would just need you to be good and do our work and pass the test and be a good boy or gal, that will be the best present u can give to a teacher. I used to be a poor boy. family not well to do...But I work realli hard so as to give my teachers my effort as a present to them. They were very happy for me when I did well and seeing the smiles on their faces, I started to tell myself that I wanna be a teacher also.
So hungry now....No one Online to play DOTA or MSN me....Haiz... Bored....Will be marking the home work book corrections later and files....Those who owe me the corrections and stuff...I will be calling u or your home... So be prepared...Hehe... God bless to all of u...Take Care!!
Happy Teachers' Day to all Who Teaches and Love.
Mr. Tan

The List Is Out!!!!

2006-08-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

Finally after all the trying to find marks and see where I can help and not breaking any rules.. I tried my best to mark finish... 1E3 here we go...

1. P 11. F 21. P 31. P
2. P 12. P 22. P 32. F
3. P 13. P 23. P 33. P
4. P 14. F 24. F 34. F
5. F 15. P 25. P 35. F
6. F 16. F 26. P 36. F
7. P 17. P 27. P 37. P
8. P 18. P 28. P 38. P
9. P 19. F 29. P 39. P
10. P 20. F 30. P 40. P

12 F 28 P

Most of these F are due to careless mistakes... quite a few just P. ...Some did quite well beyond my expectation
And it explain to me also why my class is always noisy. Cos these do well student afew of them are selfish...make noise get good grades and make others suffer.... I will start a session with every single one of you from 1E3...2E1 also have... from next term onwards...I will wanna have a 1 V 1 talk with the guys and 2V1 talk with the gals...must try to make 1E3 the best and most improved class... Together we can... I believe so...
God bless u all and go rest...Nitez

Peace Be With You,
Mr. Tan

Book Check Part 2!!!!!

2006-08-27T07:46:00.000-07:00

Please Bring All Homework Books and Files=) Sec ones....Plus all the stuff i give u =) Must give me by wed after ur CT2 for Maths.... CHeck by Mr. Wong During Holidays...!!!

Mr. Tan!

Book Check!!!!!!

2006-08-25T19:42:00.000-07:00

Book check is around the corner....All content page must be updated and all work and corrections must be done.... Pls do it because Mr Wong Will be checking...I will go through with all of u if I have to...Maybe have to come back SAT or Hol to do... So better do...hehe....

Am very hungry now...No food yet...Haiz....

Study hard all of you... And May the Lord Bless u with concentration, Wisdom and Discipline. Just 3 more days...and its Teachers' Day Celebration!!! If you are giving me a gift...Ur good results will be enough=)

God Bless all of you
Mr. Tan

Do not Judge A Child by their Deeds

2006-08-23T08:33:00.000-07:00

Had a 9-5 workshop with Dr. Yeap today and it was so fulfilling. Yes, it was abt classroom mgt. I quote from her, " Classroom Discipline is not Classroom Mgt." Yes solving the bad behavior and trying to make sure the whole class don't talk or punish that kid who started to doze off in class doesn't Always work.
It got me wondering, how wonderful it will be if all teachers know that. But sad to say, not all will because some might still believe only in "reward & punishment" type of concept. Getting to know the kids and building rapport,knowing the developement of a children from young till youth then till old, helps us to be able to see things in a different light. This is where we will be able to solve or help these poor kidz who might be just having an Identity Crisis.
But then again, Parents must understand that they must work hand in hand with the school so that as one we can help to develope more responsible and hardworking young adults. We teachers alone can't do much. The main message I got from today's lesson is..To Love the Child and they will learn some day. Love is something amazing. You might not be able to see the result very fast but in the end, the child will be won over by Love. As a Catholic, I believe in this too. Love which is God, will be able to help us to be His wonderful child and turn back to Him at the end Of Time.
Right, The class photos are with me. 1E3 must be nice or else i will not show u the photos. Study hard all you students, Especially my students. Please come ask me question if you really can't understand. And may this coomon test2 be a stepping stone for all of you rather than an obstacle.

Peace Be With You All
John Valentine Tan aka Mr. Tan

Remake Blog and some pictures

2006-08-14T05:43:00.000-07:00

Just remake my blog and it looks better than what I wanted=) My 1E3 Girl keep bugging me to recreate and update my blog so now here I am. Had my lesson Observation today!!!! Hope its ok.. So wish to teach well and improve my teaching. Still can't make students come ask me question.. must try to roll some red carpets to invite them...
Students nowadayz dun feel panic...No sense of urgency. Haiz....Some just wanna ask and ask and never give the teacher a chance to fnish what they want to say...Like asking at the wrong time...This disrupt the whole class. Ask only at the end. LOL. ...
Ok ... no time to do the talk... will just show u all some pictures i took during NDP celebration.

What U See might not Be What U think it is.

2006-08-05T05:47:00.000-07:00

Lotsa things happened This week. One of my form Boy got Suspended.One of my Form class gal got shocked and my neighbour from my school got fired... Sometimes things seems to be bad and ppl will start pointing finger at these ppl who got into trouble. Some even curse them on MSN. But Are we to judge these ppl???Do we actually know why such things happened? Have you not at fault before??? Do You wish ppl to judge u wrongly.... You might have ur reason or there might be reasons that is not up to you...
Sad to say, Many people start to blame others when things happened. They never seem to find out wat actually happened. They only hear from others and then conclude on their own. But issit what you hear is true? Some of us dun know how to express our love. But that doesn't make us less than a human. You might be doing the proper things but they might not be always right.
So do not start judging others. Judge urself first. Are you doing what is right? Are u an upright person? are you doing what is really proper? Even if you are a Saint, It doesn't give you the right to judge.
So take care all of you and hope the next time things happened. You would first get ur facts right and then you will not gossip abt these things to make it so untrue... Gossip will only hurt someone.

God bless All
Mr. Tan

Students and the way they think...

2006-07-29T19:35:00.000-07:00

Easy!Think Easy....Doing the mininum...So that...they could play or do their favourite program. Students' homework are sometimes in a mess because they decide to take the easy way out and just do in any easy way to find the answer.Once they see that the answer is the same as the ones at the back of the book, they decided to just leave it that way.
Some will just find an answer and leave it that way and don't even bother.So as long they do something they feel that its ok. Here's an example... ---->

But little do they realise that it takes more time to do corrections and to redo everything again. Quite sadz.But i hope i can change their mindset. Well, 1E3 and 2E1...hope all of you can do well especially in maths for its the easiest subject to score an A. even to all
Now am still coughing quite abit...feel that I might be suffering from internal injuries. Oh well.will be gg to see the sinseh soon...Take care all of you guys and gals and Study hard and Play hard!!!! God bless!!!

John Valentine Tan

What I'm doing????

2006-07-23T02:43:00.000-07:00

What am i doing? Resting from Flu and chest strain...Students are ok.... Just bought a Car!!!!!

Hehe...Got a chery QQ!!!!=) Quite steady..... one mth later then can see my car=) Oh well...Now hope i can balance my family friends and school life better!!!!

Time to rest...Cough Cough!!!!

Dunearn, Omen & Japan!

2006-06-12T02:02:00.000-07:00

The V.P. & BTs meeting commenced at 9am this morning and lasted till 11+. My form class will be 1E3...Sweet! Met one of my form class student during the bball training on sat. Will talk abt my class alittle when I figure out how to make my blog page more interesting.
This is the first blogspot I made....Later gonna go watch the Omen...Hope its really nice unlike the nun where the ending so Duh!!!!! Soon after that I will be watching the Japan with Australia...I'm Supporting Japan! Hope they win...Oh well, will try to blog more and place more pictures in this blog... Do loook out for more exciting news and pictures=)
This photo I took at the Car show last time...Chio rite?
God bless!
John Valentine