Who says school meetings must be held in school? What a good start to the new year 2014 as we had our very first meeting at a hotel. Nobody mind paying RM 95.00 per person as it was a 4-in-1 meeting and instead of attending meetings in school for 3 days, we only had to spend 1 whole day from 8.00 a.m. till 4.30 p.m. What was there to complain about when the venue was so comfortable with the powerful air-conditioning(a bit too cold for some of the ladies who needed to put on their shawls) and hotel food definitely beats canteen food anytime.
The venue chosen was the De Palma Hotel in Ampang as it was just 20 minutes away from our school and it was an ideal location as my home was just 5 minutes from the hotel(hehehe), so I hope the venue would remain the same end of next year. Well..I am sure we will keep the tradition of having our first meeting at a hotel as all the teachers were quite happy with the arrangement..(haven't heard any complaint so far...)
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| A chain of hotels under the De Palma umbrella |
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The room that fits 90 of us
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At the registration counter, we were given some new year goodies to help us in carrying out our workload in 2014.
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| A pocket file which contains the rest of the goodies |
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| Responsibilities for 2014...thank god I am no longer the Toilet CEO because I remembered entering the boys' toilet and losing my appetite for 1 whole week after that..come to think of it...I hope I lost 1 kg as well... |
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| An Islamic calendar..love it because I can look at it without my specs |
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| Needed this otherwise you will be dehydrated in the cold room |
The meeting started with the briefing on school management and administration followed by curriculum.
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| Our administrators |
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| Wow! The Ministry of Education has a new logo and to go with that a new vision and mission |
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| Bravo! An increase of 3.8 % for PMR 2013 |
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| The top scorers hard work had paid off |
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| We are among the top 10 in the Gombak district! |
The last batch of the PMR 2013 was part of history as the exam has been abolished. Thus, the teachers and students went all out to improve the previous year's results and we performed quite well. So, let's keep the spirit burning and focus on next year's SPM.
So what kind of timetable did I get for next year? People always think that a Library and Media Teacher only teaches 8 to 12 periods but they always forget the library periods which account for the administration of the library from 7.30 a.m. till 4 p.m.
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| See...10 teaching periods plus 20 library periods = 30 periods per week |
I believe some Library and Media Teachers have more teaching periods especially those in primary schools. So those who say that being a Library and Media Teacher is easy should volunteer to take up the post and I would gladly give up the post if anyone is interested(hoping really hard in 2014...heee...)
The scenario in the meeting room...
After listening for 2 hours, it was high time for a tea break at 10.00 a.m. just outside the meeting room. It's a norm that school teachers are the happiest when it's time to eat because teaching is hard work.
Meeting was resumed at 10.30 a.m. and we continued till 12.30 p.m. Lunch was held at the Rumbia Coffee House and we occupied most of the tables.
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| To sum it up...good food...good company |
After the lunch break, the air-conditioning in the meeting room was bearable..either somebody had complained about it or the sumptuous food had increased our body temperature.
Taking a break while waiting for others to be back.
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| How did Akmal know the colour theme of the room? |
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| Zamir never poses normally |
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| The sports gang...Zamir, Darmadi and Zainuddin |
Zainuddin did not look too happy because his name was mistakenly typed as one of the science lab assistants in the work schedule for 2014 because the new lab assistant's first name is similar to his...what a blunder!!! Hehe...
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| Hamdan(left) just got married and Khairul(right) is still looking for his Mrs Right..any Kelantanese maiden out there? |
Let me tell you more about our male teachers. Though they may be the minority, they make an impact in terms of personalities. Most importantly they value health as they are ardent sport lovers and that's why our students excel in rugby and baseball. Pictures are worth a thousand words...
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| The biceps are the result of hard work at the gym |
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| Archery is his game too |
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| Isn't he an angel? |
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| Have bike will travel |
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| Grab him fast! |
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| Where's the ball? |
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We're the Champion....
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| Aizat trains the baseball team...had won the district championship before |
Back to the meeting....otherwise you will fall in love with our male teachers...
The last session was the meeting of the respective panels.
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| The English Panel |
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| Serious discussion because the principal is in the panel! |
Before wrapping up...another tea break. Luckily this is only a once a year affair otherwise it will be difficult to shed the pounds.
We were dismissed at 4.30 p.m. Some of the teachers spent the night at the hotel as we were given promotional rates for 10 rooms taken up. Each person had to pay RM 180.00 for the meeting plus the room and meals that night and the next day before checking out. Quite a good deal I would say. Well..I did not take up the offer because my house is just somewhere across the hotel and I had guests at home.
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| Daddy took care of Sofia while mummy was working |
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| Make yourselves at home |
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| Supper time |
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| Before checking out...trust me Sofia..you will be the next Nurul Huda of Malaysia..says daddy Udeen...Malaysia Boleh!!! |
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| Sayonara 2013...Welcome 2014! Wishing all of you good health, happiness and love...the countdown begins..3...2...1...Happy New Year!!!(sounds of fireworks...be imaginative!) |
