Monday, December 31, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Hey guys... by now, jas should have finish her exams... I pray for your success aunty.. may god bless you...
Anyway, we are 12 days away from chalet.. i really cant wait for it though... hehe..
And, i got my test result today, i really did well but it was unexpected results... i remembered after the paper, i teared because i made a stupid mistake and i even went for an hour shout out at my school stadium to relief all the bad thoughts i had in mind... i thought i couldnt make it.. really and today, it was as though a miracle happen... i have to say i worked really hard for it... because, i hated my first semester results.. but then, on that day, things werent going too well and now, the results reflect something else better.. haiz... i do not know to feel good or to feel bad... but, i am still working hard right now for future exams... and this time, i am happy my journey is not alone... i made packs with my friends to work hard and that motivates me...
how are u guys??? I am missing you guys badly.... it is hard for me to leave home because, i need to nurse my mum now and then.. fortunately, my sisters are of great help and they are really responsible in taking care of my mum...
love aunty, gundu n piggo always..
Friday, December 07, 2007
trying not to be in a holiday mood now
damn!! it's only after the first paper.. n i'm already having holiday mood. the chalet plan keeps popping into my head. and i had a sudden urge of looking at our last 'chalet' photo. and they also remind me that this time it's going to be completely different! imagine we can eat, chat, crap,dress,play,take pics,take vids as much as we like as if nobody's business! oh my...
chalet chalet...
i didn't notice i have this pic in my pic folder! guess who is this?? so sexy n HOTTT ar! Ahahaha! hmm he look like he's trying to pose for a model photo shoot. by the way he didn't know i took this pic~
we must do better this coming chalet!! now that we have 2 of our new members(tripod n choco fountain), it'll be more crowded!
digressing i was checking out some old files and i really love your hair here, piggo. looks awesome. my fav on you. anyway enjoy your hol =) i'm missing you.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
heart-felt thanks to awesome ppl like lb
hey lb. thanks for hearing me out and also providing me suggestion. woah.. i didn't know that such thing would be so serious enough to involve law. actually after thinking about it, i think there're reasons why the agent wanted me to teach 3 times for free.
after that first lesson, the parent has already given half of the tuition fee which is to be transferred to my agent's account. so immediately after that lesson, i transferred that amount to her. according to her, the amount i had transferred to her was recorded into their account book already. it's very difficult for her in terms of paper work. she had to be accountable to her partner too. whenever they introduce a tutor, they'll get their pay once. so this time round, she need to introduce 2 tutors, so she'll need to get 2 times of fee. the parent is only paying once for the whole month. therefore it seemed that it's fair for the agent, the parent, but not me.
the agent do not want me to tell the parent that i'm not gng to be paid for that 3 lessons, as she don't want the parent to think she's putting me at disadvantage.(so apparently she knew that i'm being put at disadvantage! f***!) so it's not really the mother's fault. and i know parents are like that. i can understand that.
after talking to that mother i also realise my agent lied to her about my age too. *what the hell* then when i exposed my real age and my studies(she told the mother i'm 20 plus and is into my final year of ACCA education. she didn't even tell me that she's gng to tell the mother that.), the mother was quite surprise. then i need to cover up her lies for her too la. wtf. "oh i think she got it wrong la..." was i said. whatever it is, i don't think i'm going take up any tuitions from her already. and regarding this present student, i'll just have to put in my best to prove the parent wrong. actually from the start i don't blame the parent at all. becos she's abit tight in finance, therefore she wants to have a cheaper rate. but she didn't know that this will indirectly cause inconvenience for me. i slso didn't tell her about what my agent had said although she asked. she's also kind enough to ask my agent not to blame me. so i think i'll just continue with her daughter.
after this i realise that if we are working outside, our way of expressing must be versatile and as much as possible, to be pleasing for everybody. it's inevitable to be fake sometimes, but this is how the world is. thanks lb. love u ppl loads=)
i'm less experienced in the field of tuition and retard seems to have covered a lot of ground in her post.
what i think is, you aren't in the wrong. this mother is a cold assed bitch and i would like to scratch her face.
1. she tries to scam the agency of money and put you in a bad situation ($100 extra tuition)
2. "And, when you was asked to choose, you of course choose a better student that you can teach to improve. And saying that you are not confident is not wrong, but it is how you say it..."
what retard says is true, you were trying to teach the student who needs more help, since you said the em1 girl is smart enough. but you must also realise that whether her mom sends her for tuition is also not up to you. so i guess you were merely expressing your concern that you weren't as good as her at that age - a compliment to the daughter?- but also, it's not good to show your weaknesses to the parent cos they will doubt your teaching ability. parents like to think of the tutor as omniscient or something.
3. she doesn't consider whether you will have time for your own life, or other kids to tutor after tutoring her kids 5 days a week. very inconsiderate of her.
4. she tries to scam you of more lessons by complaining about your 'blunder' (so sneaky)
5. well the tuition agency is also in the wrong for wanting you to lie
however, by pointing out all the things (that aren't your fault), it doesn't solve anything.
maybe you should report this to CASE as retard suggests, i'm not sure about the procedure or anything. she should know more. like retard also suggests, i would also try to drop these kids 'cause the mom is bound to give you more trouble in the future. quitting your agency also sounds like a drastic move, i'm not so sure about that... but they have already put you in a bad situation by making you lie about your qualifications. however, you can't blame the agency solely 'cause they are just relaying what the mom wants -the customer is always right syndrome. blame their lack of rules and regulations against such things and poor negotiation skills. since retard has sufficient friends to offer their help to you, this might not be such a bad move after all.
dear retard, don't be stressed about the money you owe me. i wouldn't mind if you paid it up within the time span of 10 years and then some. even if you don't pay me back, i wouldn't take it to heart 'cause i will know that this money is spent for someone i love (that said, it would be better if you did pay hahahaha). really, you are my closest friend and i don't want you to worry about this. just to let you know, it's $20.50 for the fountain and extra chocolate though. i hope piggo replies regarding her free time...
Firstly, i really want to slap you for putting ur emotions in the blog rather than calling me... i know you know i am in the mist of having my exams but then a few minutes for you wouldnt matter to me at all rather than seeing you thinking about the matter again and again....
You are feeling guilty here because you are told off by the agent and the mother. Alright, it is okay to feel guilty, because feeling guilty is always a form of self reflection. But, for me, the biggest blame must be put to the agent. I am being fair here... not looking at you as my most darling aunty but anyone else. You were put in a condition whereby you have to feld up with a lie which is against the rightful law of singapore you know that? You cant lie about your qualifiation to your employee... And, it wasnt your fault because you were asked to... Also, she scolded you for not being confident... Tell her to f** off can??? Firstly for telling my friend off and secondly for doing something which is so stupid. If you can explain to the agent, say this ' I do not want to be irresponsible here because I do not want the student to do badly and to pay for my fee when I cannot commit and nt only unable to commit but she seems to have the basics there and pushing her to the advance level will be difficult on my side. I was trying to be truthful here and not going on for the sake of money. Sorry, but i cant lie like you.'
AND, STOP TEACHING FOR FREE NOW!!!! Do you have any contract with the agency??? No, right??? And, you tell her mother, if you want me to teach him, you pay me. Since, you think you've make her some inconvinience, you wouldnt mind the fee to be lowered. And, explain to her about your school days and when the agent called you, you thought you didnt have to split. But now, you have to and when you agreed, you didnt have sufficent time or schedule to see if you are busy. And, when you was asked to choose, you of course choose a better student that you can teach to improve. And saying that you are not confident is not wrong, but it is how you say it...
What you should do now is to call the agency, say that you will not want anymore tuition kid because your rightful condition was wronged and you will never want to be in the same situation again. You currently have a few students right? If you need more, you tell me. I got friends who are tuition agent and, i also have zuqi's mum who can find her relatives too... Just get off the tuition agency, you might not know what you have to face in the future. Next, tell the mum that you cant teach for free. You are happy that you are given a chance to teach but making the decision now to pull out is better even before the student get use to you right? If she disagrees, tell her you can report the matter to CASE, because you cancelled an aggreement before any lesson was made.
But i got a big question here.... you werent paid by the mother or the agent. I was a freaking tuition agent before.. and the parents will pay the agent then pay you. now, find out if in the first place the parent got pay the agent any amount or not.
I love you aunty
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
hey lb. i had a problem to share with you people. not exactly a problem to solve, but i just need a listening ear=) recently, or rather, today, i realise i have some difficulties in handling issues among people. seriously before today, i'm not really aware that the world outside is so... full of lies and pretentious people. well i guess as we are growing up and experiencing new things, we are bound to face this kind of thing. what i thought i've done was right, was 'proven' wrong in the eyes of other people.
2 days ago, i was assigned a tuition duty. i was supposed to teach 2 sisters. actually i'm quite contented because of the rate. i'm able to get $350 in total for each month. i was told to teach each of them twice a week and each time, one n a half hr. i was also told to do something against my conscience. which is to tell the parent that i'm from some local uni if the parent is to ask me where i'm from. deep in my heart, i really do not want to do this kind of thing.
so yesterday i went for the first lessons for both sister which took me 3 hrs. the parent told me for the fact that now is the school holidays, i can come twice a week to their house, each time teaching both of the sisters together. but after school reopen, i have to separate them up, which means to come 1 week four times(2 times for each girl). furthermore, the parent requested for another day of tuition for her elder daughter. she say she'll pay me extra($100). however, i mustn't tell my agent. i guess she wants a cheaper rate, that's why she never tell the agent that she wants 3 times a week of tuition for her elder daughter in the first place. i was kind of stupid enough to agree with her terms, without considering further whether i have the time anot, to go to their house for up to 5 times a week!
after i went home, i realise i won't have the time.(ok this part is solely my fault) so i called up the parent and told her, i can only teach them together and not separately when school reopen, cos i won't have the time. after persisting my stand for a long time, she finally gave up and told me to choose between 1 girl to teach,and she'll find another tutor for another girl. i felt more than thankful as she suggested this solution. then, she asked me which girl i wish to teach. i told her something which i regretted for now.
cos her elder daughter is an em1 student. her command of english language is very powerful. really. i don't know why she needs tution. it was stressful to teach her. but of cos i didn't tell the parent all these. i told her i'm actually more confident in teaching the younger girl. i didn't want to lie to people about my qualification or standard. i merely told the mother truthfuly that my standard was not as great as her daughter when i was in primary six. she's the one who asked me to choose. of cos i'll choose the one i'm more confident in teaching with. and because of this, i was told off by my agent after the mother complaint to her. and for some reason, i'm suppose to teach that elder girl for another 3 times free of charge because of the blunder i've made, before a new tutor comes and teach her. meanwhile i'll teach the younger one as per normal.
you know when the agent was telling me off, i can't have my point a point to argue with her. she said my schedule can be further rescheduled and there's not a need to tell the parent about my 'low confidence in teaching p6em1'. because of this i was told that i've caused her to lose quite a number of customers. of cos, i had my point, which i'm not supposed to say out. i'm supposed to keep that extra-tuition-day matter from my agent. so apparently she didn't know that it's so difficult for me to reschedule as i have 5 days with them! what can i do? i can only apologise to her.
now i think i'm known as an irresponsible person in the eye of my agent, and a tutor with low standard in the eye of the parent. it's hard to be torn in between the two parties, really. it's all full of lies and deception. she kept on emphasising the words,"to be fair to everybody...... to be fair to everybody......." when she wanted to explain why i need to teach another 3 lessons for free of charge. do u think it's fair for me?? just because i'm being truthful and helpful by keeping secrets for both parties, i got all these from return. even my mother reprimanded me for not being eloquent enough. yes i admit i'm not good in words. i've to learn how to speak well to be pleasing enough to everybody. thanks for reading these craps. all these things i've encountered are really craps. =(
choc fountain test 1, 2.....
after aunty's exams but before the chalet, aunty, piggo and i will only simultaneously be in singapore on 14 and 23 (not certain) dec. i haven't checked whether retard is free those days but those are the shortlisted day/s to test the chocolate fountain before the chalet and also to discuss chalet business.
chalet chalet...
i didn't notice i have this pic in my pic folder! guess who is this?? so sexy n HOTTT ar! Ahahaha! hmm he look like he's trying to pose for a model photo shoot. by the way he didn't know i took this pic~
we must do better this coming chalet!! now that we have 2 of our new members(tripod n choco fountain), it'll be more crowded!