Public Speaking

Although, I'm a teacher and my job requires me to talk in front of a group of pupils on a daily basis but I still get stage-fright whenever I have to speak in public. Cold sweat..butterflies in my tummy......

Public speaking is a common source of stress for me. And I would normally try to avoid talking during the school assembly or run away from being an MC.....if possible escape from this problem entirely. But this is hard to escape...as I work with a large group of people and eventually I'll still need to speak to get certain task accomplished. Occasionally, I have to chair meetings with my team of teachers.

Next Monday, I'll be conducting a workshop with my fellow teachers pertaining to a programme recently implemented by the Ministry. I have to do an in house-trainning.

Naturally, I began to accumulate butterflies in my stomach. Though, the audience comprises of my colleagues who I meet and see daily...but but but..I'm still scared to talk in front of 60 pairs of eyes.

I had prepared the necessary slides and handouts. I still fear that I might experience stage fright or worst tongue tied....or simply my mind goes blank...when I stand on the podium. What if I forget the whole segments of my talk ..and make a fool of myself before my audience...what if...


I need to overcome this fear factor...I could never be that smart, calm, witty, entertaining, polished speaker . . .."


Ha.....
I guess I had put incredible pressure on myself to deliver a perfect performance. I worked for days to prepare a talk. I stayed up nights worrying about making mistakes. I spent hours and hours rehearsing what I was going to say.
I realised one thing...."all these made me even more anxious!"
The more perfect I tried to be, the worse I did!

It was all very disheartening so to speak.

I NEED TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY AND CAPABILITY.
Ann..boleh.

Public Holiday

Today is a Public Holiday....what day?..well I don't know...just couldn't be bothered as long as it's a holiday. Can cocoon underneath the comforter for a while longer, need not have to rush to the bathroom to have cold turkey...no need to ...ya a listful of "no needs"..

Holiday Holiday...Holidays...can I have some more?



I saw this pic from someone else's blog...and would just like to share it here.













Wished we could get coupons like this...

Mission Accomplished.

Finally, I can officially declare that I've completed all the 4 assignments for this semester. In fact, they were completed 1 week b4 the date line.

The past few weeks was like..thunderstorms..as I need to really juggle my time between the crazy assignments, my school schedule of never-ending activities and programmes.... and also my own private tuitions. Oh gosh..it was a total madness round the clock.

My entire routine went haywired...skips meals, short cut sleeping time, ....

And today..I'm settled. Just printed out and binded my last piece..Yup..the three masterpieces are lying right in front of me..waiting to be summited to my lecturers on my next tutorial.

I'm going to take a nap now...I mean a proper one. I certainly deserve one now.

It's Friday

I't Friday...fridays are awesome for a multitude of reasons.
i) it's the end of the school week.
ii) in other words, I'll get one or two days off from sch...
iii) every other friday is my family day where I spend time with my boy!
iv) temporary put aside all the 'workloads' and enjoy myself.


I've made it a point to 'dine out' with my boy on Fridays. Both of us need the quality time to unwind ourselves. Together with a friend, we would go for a meal at one of those restaurants down town...the three of us. My boy always looked forward to this family meal time..and so am I.

What would you do?

What would one do when he/she is bothered by something ?
You're feeling terribly wrong the entire day. You heart aches. You lost your appetite. You seems so confused. Your mind is blank and yet congested. You can't think and unable to make decisions....can't make proper judgement.

What are these symptoms?
Depression ah?