I went to the center to relief my mum from teaching. 5 kids but a whole lot of nonsense.

My class had homework to do, so it was fine, just some kids coming to me and asking me how to spell some occupations(oh gosh how sad these kids are...I feel so fortunate to have that one whole list of occupations, phrasal verbs and english jargon bound in a set when I was P3...thank you so much Mrs Ong!!!!!). Then the whole fiasco started. One boy realised his money was missing and accused the girl on the next table that she took it. So before it got into one big ruckus I called in the head teacher. The boy wasn't falsely accusing anyone cos I had seen the $1 coin on the table. The head teacher went to scold the boy first for leaving money around. You know how?? He stacked up his money on the table just like that. Of course ppl will take larh. Then there was this big search for the coin, checking the floor, ransacking bags and pockets. The teacher finally decided to ask them to wait until Monday, where the technician will be around to operate the CCTV(I'm serious, CCTVs are very useful in crime fighting for classes.) So, ok, the matter sort of stopped there. Then the investigation went further when another girl was called into the office, cos she said that she had touched the money. Found out nothing. Teacher got exasperated and did another bag search. Got to the first accused girl, took out a small eraser box, and the coin was there. Resulted in calling of parents and apology. We got the CCTV to work and I saw how she carried out her deed. Poor girl though, my mum said the girl's mother is fierce and will definitely give her caning. I think the victim should try getting a pouch. WALLET TOO EXPENSIVE. My goodness.

Things haven't changed since forever I suppose. I know because I was the victim. I've endured quite a lot: Lost books, lost toys, lost stationary, cut hair(someone chopped it off on the school bus), bullying partners...well I'm still alright, am I?

Another strange thing to report. There was this thing going around the class about "water babies." I was wondering what it was until I spotted the colourless and coloured jelly balls in a jar. I asked the head teacher what it was. Then I found out the "water babies" were actually crystalized absorbent jelly which is used as a substitute for soil when planting indoor plants. The jelly balls will retain water, which will provide the plant with what it needs. Really amusing to see them think of the jelly balls as living things(since the crystalized seeds grow when placed in water, its like those absorbent coloured sponges). I almost thought it was some sort of Marimo(a moss ball about the same size from hokkaido ponds that really grows) at first. I told the kids to put it to better use since the stuff won't grow any further no matter how much water you place in it, so I told them to grow green beans in it.

Kids these days...