TESL Cohort One Our Story - Of Memories that made me smile
We did it!! We graduated with honours!!
If I had fallen to my fear and did not take the chance of just get on that bus to submit my application for the TESL Link Programme, I may not have crossed paths with these incredible individuals.
After reading my former classmate and schoolmate's blog post (Tania's blog, do check out her blog), I was inspired by the idea of listing my 10 favourite moments with my former TESLians from IP Gaya. It may be in chronological order, but there's no level of favouritism here...samaaaaaa jaaaaaa...loved every minute of it!! So, here goes:
(1)
Hari Merdeka choir performance
"Standing in the eyes of the world"
Our very first performance to the maktab's inhabitants. Everyone was still innocent, we were told that ALL courses WAJIB perform. Sekali nda payah punnnn...cheh...
(2)
Our orientation with the seniors and MMS
Paling sia malas ni time sebab nda pasal2 kena cuci telinga pasal kami semua masi blur between KPLI and B.Ed.TESL. The seniors were trying to make us remain on the ground. No offense but it seemed like they were a bit jealous...hmmm...as for MMS, tu lagilah...berabis tu fasilitator marah2 kunun, tapi kami semua buat dunno ja hahaha...sayang air liur dorang
(3)
Educating Rita
Our first "flop". It was three hours long and people were seen leaving the hall. But surprisingly, it had done us good cos in the exam, we were able to answer the questions based on the play very well. Rote memorization do work sometimes...I also recall our days off using drama excuse...
(4)
Playing in the class while the lecturer was out
Oh well...it does remind me of ol'school days...bergossip sesama kawan...main WiFi dalam kelas, berYM kunun padahal bersebelahan ja...buat lawak yang tidak bertempat, then tilt our heads and laughed collectively till our tears came out.
(5)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Musical
Our first effort creating a musical and dramatising Shakespeare. It was a memorable experience, we had live band playing the music for us, we had full house audiences, we had major fights, we had major fun, we had sore hands and legs carrying the musical instruments to and fro from the hall to the music room (which is at another block), we faced red tapes and overcame the obstacles...personally, I think this venture had brought us closer together.
(6)
Teacher's Day "What a Wonderful World" Choir Performance
Our first performance with our Cohort 2 friends, singing Sam Cook's acapella rendition of What a Wonderful World.
(7)
Escapades from assemblies, GERKO and other gatherings
Oh, yes...we don't like to waste time at assemblies...pernah satu kali our escapade from assembly kena foiled by Encik Aziz...malunya...proud to know our juniors are doing their own escapade episodes as well ;-) Keep it up!
(8)
Research Seminar
Our final year project. Made it a point to make our last semester a BANG!! We did it despite being amateurs at researches (and being a lzy bum at it hehehe)
(9)
Before and after classes illegal gathering
The gatherings were usually held at the cafe - whether it was recess or not. Some would sip coffee, milo ais or any drinks while eating a three-course meal which typically"decorated" with the must have sotong goreng. The meal was consumed with bits of personal anecdotes which were then improvised into a lawak session. Sometimes, several unlucky "pelatihs" were made the object of humour. As we get "older" (after all, we spent 6 years in the institution) the gatherings were made outside of the maktab's compound - Fook Yuen was one of the places. If allowance came out, a pricier place will be chosen.
(10)
Shah Alam moments
Who can ever forget the things we did in Shah Alam?? hahaha...you go ponder yourselves, ging! Life is an adventure for us...too bad we didn't get the allowance we got in semester 8! I am fond of our Language Camp in Fraser's Hill, wow! A very nice camp indeed!
I am going to miss every single one of Cohort One.
All the best ;-)
