My last post...

This is my last post in this website... because I decided minutes ago to use my real name. And that is Monelli (just in case you have forgotten).

And I am supposed to be doing my work (tomorrow, I may have to talk to my French student, who is okay to teach me French, about taking French lessons with him - only I wonder how much, or if I am lucky, it is for free).

So my new blog sites are:

monelli.blog.com

www.soulcast.com/monelli (this link breaks my heart... :-( )

So, I am suppose to be doing my work, but I am still blogging...!!! Well, since this is my farewell post here (and this is the last time I am changing the address of my blog), I will take my time... what do I feel? Geez... dramatic... Okay, I feel sad... a bit... but have to say goodbye... hu hu hu...

Thank you for reading my blog, no matter how useless the posts are. I will still keep the link to my Facebook profile, in case you want/need to come back here (I feel like I'm talking to myself, am I not? Drum drum...)

Night - Dawn - Night - Dawn

And I can hear the sound of a motorcycle... is that a motorcycle? It simply keeps on running... and running... maybe it's not a motorcycle.

Everyone's asleep. I can do whatever I want online. I can chat and, then, let any man do his thing :-p Of course not, I don't chat, I'm not the chatting type of person. Actually, I'm supposed to be doing my work, but no, here I am, typing... whatever that comes to my mind.

How's work? Group lessons are getting better :-) (Thanks to my never-ending self-observation). Now, I have a group lesson with 3 Danish guys... gosh! Though, of course, have no plans to have a boyfriend... but can't help think about it :-p What's more, they want to learn more! And a group lesson with a German couple in Alabang... also successful! Though I don't want to leave my 1-1 lessons to focus on group lessons, maybe one of these days, I could assign all of them to my two "assistants", my cousin and a friend. This means - maybe it's now time to build a small company. But then, I can't right now, as I have other plans in life.

Life is... well, unpredictable... reminds me, after my grandfather's burial during the first week of February, my teenage cat named Neko (Cat in Japanese language) went AWOL. The last person who saw her was my brother King. What happened to Neko? Same thing happened to Kuchi... AWOL. Where did they go? I miss them very much... Cats left at home are... not my cats... But, anyway, I love any cat... Still, those two are my official cats... To Neko and Kuchi (Mouth in Japanese language), wherever both of you are, I'm sure you're happy, safe and sound... To Kuchi, I'm so sorry I was not able to say goodbye to you, wish I had been able to... To Neko - why did you leave?!!! I'm so worried about you two... I'll meet both of you in afterlife - just not very soon, of course. I have yet to finish all the fights in my life - duh...

Sleepy now... then won't finish work again... what a life! Then will rush when it's finally lesson time... and I have a new student. Interesting because he's religious. A 50-year old Catholic French. Not easily succumbed into temptations, eh? A he he :-p One of his stories is that more than 10 days ago, he got 20 miscalls and many text messages from a Filipina, who wanted to spend time with him in his condo unit. It was 2 o'clock in the morning, and he was trying to get some sleep. Too bad for the Filipina, because the man she was chasing is... a true son of God... :-p (okay, not really joking.) He has many rosaries, wonder why he didn't become a priest. Which reminds me of myself - haven't gone to church for a very long time, except during my grandfather's internment. Maybe I should go to church one of these Sundays... now I'm feeling lazy again... Maybe God can understand... or maybe He's losing his patience... He's giving me too many blessings, and I don't have time to thank Him. My mind is half-work, half-garbage (like, the things you think that are not related to work :-p). But, oh well, He can read this blog.

10:20 in the morning

haven't updated the excel files, i.e. attendance report of all my students. one week of irresponsibility - well, not really. just got busy, sort of, so no time to spend anytime, anything, qpwoeirajdfja on the computer... and this is because of evening lessons, which started last week. usually, i make quizzes, update reports, etc. in the evening... ok, let's see how long i will last.

what else? oh, i'm deciding to cancel all of my lessons today simply to focus on the excel files - but then i don't want to because i'll be asked to do the house chores at home :-p ok ok, i'm lazy in doing house chores, but i can do them, all right.

hmm... i must have deduced the wrong time - it's not 10:20, it's nearly 10:30, and i know i'm wrong because i'm a fast typist. can't be typing very few words for five m..i..n..u..t..e..s..

and have to read this spanish book. plus have to get all the stuff from the house where i rented a room. ok ok got to go now.

sigh...

i don't understand people, boys, men...

i promised this year i would be kind... to boys, men... providing anyone and everyone with TLC... and i would stick to that.

however, there are just amazing things in this world.

a saudi arabian contacted me, telling me he wanted to learn tagalog. as someone in need of more students, i said of course, sure, yeah. we exchanged info, (my) rates, etc... via chatting... for, like, between 2 or 3 meetings...

then he asked for my photos... i gave him website links where he could see my photos...

after seeing them for a minute, he started asking me if i could be his gf.

what?

he is coming this february, with 10 days to stay. he has barely two weeks to learn tagalog, and he wants me to be on his side 24 hours. what's more, he wants me to cancel my lessons with my other students.

what?

and his offline messages said i should think about it. he only looked at my photos - i mean, geez, no need for background searching or something.

what?

and after that can-you-be-my-gf chat... nearly midnight, i received a call from him. i could not understand him, must be because of the distance, static sound - but i could not understand what he was saying. line was not clear. not sure what he said, but i hope not about the chat.

still, when he comes, i'll be kind. duh... where is this leading?

geez... wish september were near... 2011... so far...

Ding it...!

Loong time... and what to write? I feel cold right now... what's wrong with temperature?

What happened to me after all this time? Uh... ok, my New Year's Resolution: treat boys/suitors with TLC (if you're living in the dark, it means Tender, Love and Care), no more stupid bitchy bitch. Last year is pretty hell... so time to change!

Next: Apply to the university of my dreams (if we are friends and you are reading this blog and you want to know the name, feel free to ask - I won't say it here, though. Maybe when I already passed).

What else: just had my Tagalog group lesson, the first, last Tuesday night. My first - and I mean, my first. With 3 students, all women, all beginners. Whenever one of my students said, "I'm confused," (and I have to say it happened, like, thrice or four times) I also got confused :-S Ok, I'm better in 1-on-1, so this is a totally new experience for me. Who knows, maybe in the future, I could handle 10 people per session - now that's a nice thought :-) (especially for my pocket)

Really cold... and to think Christmas finished weeks ago...

Oh, yeah... the book... planning to write a book that teaches Tagalog, not that I could not find any material that suits my taste and my techniques. It would be good for my resume :-P Yup, used to write love stories, sci-fi stories - but now I believe I will never become a writer/novelist. Not that I lost hope. It's definitely not for me, and not the life that awaits me.

What's 2010 for me? Is it a lucky year for me? Is a Rat like me lucky for the Year of the Tiger? Will check the Internet later.

Whew! Long time since I last wrote here, and I thought I had totally forgotten the password - when it's only a name of a person :-P Right... What a clue... Hope no one tries to hack this with my name.

OK. I should do this other resolution: Continue studying languages! Dung it... Keep on pausing... When will I ever learn French/Japanese/Russian?

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After writing last time and getting everything erased... losing energy, interest for awhile... NEW POST HERE IT IS AGAIN!

What's with me? How am I? The same, I guess, except yesterday, my Korean boss told me there were students who liked the English test that I created. Guess the teaching skills gained through the years paid off, well, sort of. And also, amazing, but my less-than-10-years old student is teaching me how to teach kids. Not in a sort of way, "This is how you teach kids," but in a way that I see what bores children and what excites them... hmmm, am I starting to act like a kid? No, of course not.

Bad thing is, I have less than ten minutes to spare. After transferring to a new house, have to rent computers, as there is no Internet in my new house. 7 minutes...!!! Ok, so this will be a short update about my life.

What else? Oh, I survived the news of biopsy :-p What else? Oh, the Facebook... I wonder what it is with people adding you and they don't know you... I mean, there are four, no, five, I think six? Ok, I think I know one out of seven... but the rest, they add me - I mean, well, they could have left a message saying "I want to add you because I think I know you" or something... but, oh well... I'll see...

Reminds me, this morning, I had to cancel my Tagalog lesson because I woke up late. My karma for watching movie in the middle of the dawn. :-( In any case, the movie is good. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Reminds me, I like Talladega Nights of Will Ferrelll? I mean, ok, the guy is OA sometimes, but he's VERY GOOD (worth an Oscar :-p) in that movie.

Ok, ok, finishing, wrapping up - have to teach later this evening.

High School Musical...

...Is not a bad movie, all right... Ok, I'm not a teeny bopper movie type of person, so it takes me years before I watch a teeny bopper movie. Like what happened with "Princess Diaries"; at first, I was really adamant not to watch it. But after seeing it by chance, I thought Anne Hathaway was not bad at all. Still, it did not give me enough reason to watch "Princess Diaries 2". And now, High School Musical... wait, both are Disney productions, right? So, I saw it, and I think it is a stroke of a genius. Up to now, I still sort of remember the songs... "'Cause it's the start of something new..." What else? Forgot the others... Still, I'm not a fan of Disney movie/TV teeny bopper-related productions. But, ok, I'm willing to watch High School Musical 2 and 3 for Ryan, Sharpay's brother :-p

Later, I'll be in Makati... no, I should be early in Makati for the Tagalog lesson. Traffic has not improved. It is said the huge road construction will be finished in year 2011 - 2011! Again... 2011... 2011! 2 years... won't blame Gloria... I voted for her, I believe in her, blindly... this is not her fault. After that, I'll proceed to Las Pinas...

Ah, yes, Las Pinas... my former Tagalog student (glad we're not Facebook friends, or else he might read this), hired me... The recommendation has been high... to which I feel truly embarrassed. What am I talking about? I got hired to become a part-time freelance Online English Tutor by my former Tagalog student, a blond British who seems (no, it's IS) the apple of the eyes of all Filipino office ladies in the place where I work. Is my grammar correct? Whatever... Embarrassing, because 1. I have yet to surpass the expectation of the Korean owner, who is kind, 2. I feel like being supervised not just by the owner, but also by the office ladies (I have yet to call them "office mates".) Yes, the office ladies are, well, kind... but then, I'm a neophyte, so I know nothing... And, well, British boss is also supervising me; of course, I have to show the best. The question is: Am I showing my best? And, gosh, the work... I truly wonder what is going on all the time. The duty is to teach Koreans of any age. It so happens I have to teach some children, to which I am not really that good at. My years of experience in tutoring does not include children, only adult expats.

Monday, beginning of work. I taught two children: girl first, then boy. Both Koreans. The girl, obviously, didn't want to talk. She seemed bored with me, while I continued my high, false childish/kindergartenish laugh (I was trying my best, or trying hard, to teach). She is 10 years old, she has read Lord of the Rings novels 1-3, she has eyeglasses (very young people with eyeglasses, for me, are somewhat genius), and, obviously, she was not buying the crap that I was doing. She was using stuff toys to make the gestures "Yes" and "No". And she has one great logical mind: she thinks that Santa Claus give gifts not only to good children. Why? Because she said she did some bad things last year, and she still received a gift. Next time that I encounter her, maybe I'll talk about Lord of the Rings, in an in-depth type of way...

The boy, to my relief, is slightly talkative. He wanted to talk, even though, sometimes, I was not sure what was going on. He is a genius, as well. He likes Science and Math. He likes to read. He has read Robinson Crusoe, etc... I didn't read Lord of the Rings 1-3 and Robinson Crusoe when I was a child, to be honest...

Tuesday, second day of work. I taught a boy, somewhat younger than the two above. This time, not really good in English. I tried my best/I tried hard to teach, followed the advice of my British boss and others (clap your hands, give the student a star or stars, smile all the time)... Still, the boy... seemed bored. His face was somewhat near to the monitor of the computer, with chin on the table; I suspect half-sleeping. Then a level test; this time, the girl is a teenager, and she is good in English. I was glad during that time, as finally, there was someone somewhat willing, or could, understand my instructions.

British boss said I would get advanced English-level students in near future (hope days only), but I think if I keep on teaching children, I have no idea how I will survive. Hmm... wonder what I will look like if I become a mother - EEEEK! What I mean is, how I would act if those were my children. Solution: do NOT have children.