It all began when we heard something about someone receiving his posting via snail mail. Of course we dismissed all these rumours with a mere wave of our hands, and you can't blame us. The pandemonium that resulted in Feb everytime there was the slightest rumour that our practicum posting is out is still fresh in our minds. And hello...this is like one whole month before 12 June..how can NIE/MOE be so efficient?! So it's not surprising that the news barely stirred us.

It was not until Cedric called me to tell me he is NOT being posted back to GMSS that I realized the rumours are true. Our posting is out! The excitement which resulted from this simple fact resonated rapidly throughout the NIE population. SMSes are being sent, phone calls are being made, rumours are being verified, information is being shared. Like everyone else, I rushed home, despite the fact that I was supposed to go for a rehearsal first.

It came as a shock that I was posted to SAJC. I mean, even Mrs Ang assured us that once an agreement is made between a trainee and a school, it's almost 100% guaranteed(especially if it is a JC). Seriously I wouldn't complain about being posted to SAJC (although once again it's located in the labyrinth of expressways and those you-can-see-the-school-but-how-on-earth-am-I-supposed-to-cross-all-these-roads-and-railings-and-fences type of situations, okay not a common occurence to most people..but believe me, I have more than my fair share of these situations by now), it's just that I feel rather let-down after all the arrangements have been made.

Hee..after 20 years in our education system as a student and having no problem getting admitted to whatever school that I set my eyes upon, it's funny that now I am a teacher and I don't get to do that anymore. =p Well..I guess I'll never know if I'll like the school until I actually start teaching there, but it's almost guaranteed that I won't be able to subscribe myself fully to the school values. I've always been one who likes to fit right into whatever community/institute I find myself in (I see heads shaking...some people see me as an iconoclast.)....hmmm I guess i'll just have to wait and see and make my peace with the situation. What I know is that it will not dampen my spirit to teach........at least not yet... =p