Gong Xi Fa Cai January 23, 2009
Posted by rbjtimban in 2009, Celebration, Culture, Ethnic, Family, Festival, My Views, Relationship, Tradition.add a comment
Wishing all my Chinese brethrens nation- and worldwide a very Happy Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai, brothers and sisters. Our school holiday would be on Monday and Tuesday (26th & 27th January). The school admin did not apply for occasional holidays as there are no Chinese staff or students in the school. We did not mind as the long school holiday has ended about three weeks ago. Our neighbour, SMK St. Augustine, will be having a week long holiday, from 26th January – 1st February 2009.
At the point of writing, I have yet to decide on what my family and I would do during the CNY holiday. Visiting nearby Chinese friends is one of the family’s ‘obligations’. This year, my wife had decided to join her sister, Maria, to visit their friends in Engkilili. Am not sure whether to join them or not.
Back to School January 5, 2009
Posted by rbjtimban in 2009, Career, Education, Family, Language, Love, My Views, Relationship, School Activities, Tradition.Tags: breakfast, holiday, kitchen, school
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After a long school holiday, it’s a wonderful morning today! My kids and I woke up as early as 5.45 a.m. Everyone was excited, including my wife who hurried to the kitchen to prepare the breakfast. My Form 2 Timothy was too excited to go to school. He told me that he’d walk to school as there’d some chores to do before the class begins. He took a quick breakfast of his “kolo mi” – instant fried noodle, which he prepared for himself as early as 6.15 a.m.
Theophilus and I went to school before 7.00 a.m., and by the time we reached school it was already lively. Everyone was cheerful. Yes, everyone – both parents and their children alike.
There was no assembly today, as the headmaster wanted the teachers to start classes. He told us that he was expecting officers from the DEO to make a visit to the school on this first day.
