Labeling

Hum...... overhere, what I want to say is not those label that stick on any products which you buy....... What I want to say is labeling a kid or child. Just would like to share something I have heard/learn from others. Just would like to pass on this message/knowledge to my loves one and any readers who read my blog.

I hear this real life story about a few mths back from my Yoga Therapy friend. Actually, I wanted to share this story long ago, but I don't know how to start. Now, I happen to know that she wrote it in her blog. So I think read through her blog yourself would be much more convincing.

But before showing you her blog link, just would like to give you some ideal. My friend is a Yoga Instructor too. She have a chance to observe a 14 years old teenages who is being labeled at home, at school and even at the clinic. What a poor girl.

At school, teachers don't believe she is "normal" student. So her parent also believe the teacher and say she is "abnormal". Now come to therapists, also claimed she is "abnormal".

So what is the reason for her to be so "special"?
The teachers in her school labeled her as a kid with learning and emotional difficulties, and concluded that she was incapable of independence and academic excellence.

Oh...... Because of this reason, she is sent to a therapist for aid. Of course therapist will base on the parent needs to "help" this kid right? So that mean she is a "special" kid right?

Is she really a "special" kids or is she NOT? Must becareful hor.......... "Special" and NOT "special" is just 一线之差。Don't get tricked by it. I don't want to say much overhere as my own opinion might not be yours.

So........ now you read this blog to understand more about this story.......... It can be an awareness for you. It can be a reminder for you....... anything. But what I want to say is believe yourself, believe your kids and believe your fate. When the more you let go......... the world will be viewing differently. (Say easy right! Do it very difficult! I am still doing my best in this, so hope you try too ...... haha......)

The title is "My Young Teacher" on below link:
http://jlindigoflow.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html

Enjoy your reading.

有故事的人，才能说出精彩的故事。

Lately, I blog more than ever, because many ideals coming out from my mind..... So choose to write it down. Remember earlier, I talk about PA seminar? I want to add on something that I observe. Things that I observe about speakers on stage and this help me in term of my teaching.

I don’t know how many of them know it long time ago. But I just realize lately, maybe because I am slow....... but nevermind, now still not too late to realize it.

When we go for talks or seminars.......I realize most of the speakers on stage are not giving presentation. They are sharing their real live experience and NOT just a presentation.

And every time, this kind of real live experience will get my attention very much (I don’t know how about you). They were like story telling; one story after another one. No matter whether are they bull shitting, are they adding in more salt and pepper to make it tasty or whether it is only 50% true. For sure, it will catch people attention at least mine.

During the seminar, Mr Charles In continuously telling us story after story. And my yoga teacher, Jason Lim, do the same things too but they don’t know one another...... they can easily say it out and share it with the audiences or students. They don’t need any notes on hand like we are presenting our projects. (I don’t know whether you are still with me or not).

While Jason teacher is teaching, he just quotes some of his case study to us. He is like telling a story about how he picked up the case, what were the patients background, what he did on them and what was the result on them…….. so easily by telling us stories. He is also a very experience person. A person who goes through high up and down. His live is like roller coaster....... hahaha........

So I realize one thing and that is 有故事的人，才能说出精彩的故事。

My aim is like them 做个有故事的人，说出精彩的故事。Teach my class by telling them a story. Right now, I am still very green on this....... sometimes, I want to share my story with them...... but don’t know what to start with and how to start with. Still need to improve on this...... Ok, buck up!

CHILDREN'S DAY! Hopefully, there is.............

Yesterday evening, recevied a SMS from my yoga therapy friend - Queelie.
She wrote:

"Dear friends,
thanks for all your love and support, you have all put into the kid yoga programme. We have very good response and have check with Joan. She is keen to take this to the orphanage in Singapore. So may I invite all of you to join us to spread our lover further. I'm just starting to check around. Would like to do it on coming children day if possible. Let me know if you are keen. Many thanks. Queelie."

Wow....... When I read this, I am sooooooo excited! Hehehe..... Not that because the kids yoga response is very good. It is because they are doing it for the orphanage in Singapore!!! And furthermore, it is during Children's Day!!!! Of course I feel it is very meaningful lor. Organise an event for orphanage with our skills and knowledges in YOGA. Why NOT!!!! I sure raise my both hands and legs to support them. Really very excited and happy to hear this news.

Actually, after the kids yoga, I tell myself not to involve in anymore events or actitivies. Always occupied myself with volunteering in events, attending programme (PA have another programme coming up must attend), picking up new courses / knowledge (in tend to upgrade my skills again), yoga and buddhist study. Really no times for myself, families and friends........ Everytime need to squeeze my time out.....quite siong......

So earlier I have turn down another very meaningful event. It is a Children's Day event too and is hold for the special needs people. Their age groups are from 10 - 40 years old. Why 40 years old still celebrate Children's Day mah???? Aiyo....... just told you, they are people who needs special care. Meaningful Right! But their event hold on 02 Oct 2009, Friday. Haiz..... I always remember I don't have anymore leave this year. Up till date, I still owe company 7.2 days. Very pertatic hor! .......... And the other reason I rejected is because I don't have confident to take care of them. Maybe next time, when I am more confident and more "old bird".

Back to the Yoga event for orphanage. Oh, but Children's Day falls on 01 Oct 2009, Thursday leh! So same thing lor........ No Leave!!!! So I send the 1st SMS to Queelie :"Sound Great! but you all fix the date on 1st Oct, thurs is it? I have difficulties on weekday."

But after a few mins of consideration, I send a 2nd SMS to her:" Maybe let me know the time and date again. I might consider take unpaid leave.

Yes, I am serious to take UNPAID leave if I need to. Why not!

One day salary will not make me feel happy! And One day salary will not make the orphanage feel happy either right! Only bring them laugher, bring them love and bring them joy can make them happy. And now is the opporunity, with my skills and knowledge in yoga...... Why NOT!

But anyway, Queelie is still checking around........ maybe there is, maybe not. Let see fate....... Of course, I hope there is lor.... hehehehe.........

If there is anyone out there interested to join us, let me know! Of course must to be my friends lah..... not Ah Dog! Ah Cat! 独乐乐、不如众乐乐。Just call my HP or write email to me. (provided the event is confirmed lah!) Thanks!

2012年12月12日12点12分12秒

今天是2009年09月09日。你期待这个日子吗？当时间走到09点09分09秒时，你开心吗？今天是长长久久日。是千年难遇的六九连珠！哈哈！我也是刚刚才知道的。 去年是2008年08月08日08点08分08秒，是发、发、发日！那明年呢？后年呢？大后年呢？哈哈！

你知道吗！我在期待大后年！自从2001年开始，我就期待这2012年的到来！

为什么？因为那是2012年12月12日。 嘻嘻！我的生日在12月12日吗！ 我很期待2012年12月12日12点12分12秒的到来。对我而言这日子不像一般的纪念日。什么生日啦、结婚纪念日啦、祭日啦、什么日都好。过了今年，明年还可以再庆祝。每一年都可以再庆祝。。。。。。。再庆祝。

可是2012年12月12日12点12分12秒过了就没有了。除非我可以活到138岁。庆祝第二个2112年12月12日12点12分12秒，可是那是不可能地。哈哈！我个人觉得难得遇上人生的这一次，而且不是每个人都有这个机会，就应该好好珍惜它。

每一年的生日（12月12日）我都会照常上班。有人跟我说：“生日应该请假，不然的话会劳碌命，作牛作马！” 嗨！我不会在意的啦！无所谓！我也不信这一套。

不过在2012年12月12日12点12分12秒， 我一定要放假去！去等待12点12分12秒。 还没决定去哪里， 不过应该会是海边。就是想坐在海边，看着大海，听着海浪声，喝着饮料，吃着东西。就是想把时间停留在那一秒钟。不管跟谁去都好，自己也好、家人也好、朋友也好，都不重要。就是要去享受那一秒钟！嘻嘻！想了都开心！（觉得我疯了吗？哈哈！好像是。）

哈哈！还有三年三个月又三天才到2012年12月12日咧！我想得太远了吧！今天不知明日事，不过有个期待好过没期待吧！嘻嘻！

希望你们也有一个你期待的日子吧！


P/S : 可能到时的活动会更改，不过在2012年12月12日12点12分12秒这个时间，我一定会静下心来。。。。。珍惜它。。。。。。。。　（怎么自己也觉得自己有点变态？）哈哈哈哈哈哈。。。。。。。。

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Login and you will know what it is about.
Is a very informative website even for adults.
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Yours Sincerely,
thelittlebeez

Wonderful energy flow.

Wah...... feel sooooo great! Hehe.... I enjoy myself over Kids Yoga workshop on last Saturday! Although is only 3.5hrs, but it is fun, it’s fun, it’s fun, fun, fun, fun...... Hehe.......

We, these yoga enthusiasms enjoying our whole morning at the class room with kids. We do yoga, we sung, we story telling, we play games together with the kids...... Hahaha..... We seems like almost want to tear off the whole classroom. Hahaha..... The energy was GREAT!

The ideal of organizing this event is about a mth ago. One of my yoga therapy friend mentioned, she have a lobang at this association. They want somebody to organizing event for their members, especially school holiday is coming. So she suggest to why not we come together to do a kids yoga workshop for initial start up. If the response is good, then we can have long term classes there.

Hahaha..... Long term??? I don’t think that far. For me, I just want to have fun in volunteering and sharing my experience.

So some of us come together and work out something for this event. The main facilitators are Joan and Queelie. They do the main job, in planning and scheduling the class. As for me, they put me as one of the game leaders. Actually, I didn’t plan any games. :p Because I didn’t really meet them up while they have their routine meeting. Their meeting always crash with some other things which I have to attend.

When I was there, they just tell me a few games they have in mind. And ask me which one I am more comfortable with and just lead it. Then hor..... they put me as the 1st game leader.... haha... Lucky, I have some 功力 of teaching .... if not, I am sure very nervous one leh….. no preparation, no planning ... nothing.... Just 硬着头皮上阵。(But also lucky they are kids, they don't know even you have done wrongly. If they know you do wrongly, they will forgive and forget easily.... and that is kids.)

Then I choose to play “leader change”. Hehe...... Fun! “Leader, leader, change, change, change” “Leader, leader, change, change, change” “Leader, leader, change, change, change”..... Very simple lor...... We form a circle, then ask one of the kids to be a "monkey", and the other one to be the "leader" to change pattern. The rest is followers, once the leader change patterns, the followers will change patterns too. (sound familiar right??? Hahaha.... now I remember, we play it during our Poly time! In the chalet, and our faces are drawn until like a MONKEY! Did you all still remember? Hahaha.....)

The kids are so 天真..... they are sooooo fun and make me laugh until stomach pain..... hahaha.... You know what..... Everyone of them wanted to be a leader. But they don’t really know what is the leader role.... As a leader, we must keep changing pattern, but this kids don’t know how to change. They just do the same pattern until they get caught. Haha...... a lot of funny things lah.... don’t know how to say.... but very fun lor. Hahaha.....

By right, we are enrolling 7-9 years old kids. But ended up, our age range is from 3-10 years old. Actually, 3 years old kids are not suitable to go with 10 years old kids. Kids start to have their own identities when they are at the age of 9-12 years old. It is good to separate them as 3-5 and 6-8 years old. So actually, our class is like a rojak.... haha.... the 10 years old kids have their own thinking and is much difficult to manage. They tend to have their own thinking and they don’t like to play with someone younger than them. They will disobey you; They will do things against you; They will even against your speech.... But still not too bad, we have some other experience “mother” around to handle them. Haha.....

Actually, some of my friends they are mothers of 1 or 2 and some of them their kids is quite big liao....... so they know how to handle well. In our programme we even have person in charge of handling difficulties kids or some special kids...... so next time if you enrol your kids in any programme, not too worry. They sure have include all kinds of factors in. (like if we organise outdoor event, we must have wet weather programme as a backup too.... do you know that?) So same thing, we must include all kinds of factors in all kinds of event.

Then for the younger kids..... lucky most of them are quite independent. Their mum is not allows to stay in the classroom with them and they didn’t make any noise or cry. There is only one mum need to stay back to join with her 2 daughters. Initially, they don’t join in the group. They just sit together with their mum but when the activities are more and more interesting, they start to blend in. Hehe..... (just slow warming up). In total we have 11 students and only 3-4 of them need special attention. So I take care of a 3 years old kids, Walter. He is the youngest among the class..... and most cute one..... Haha..... And can tell he enjoy very much too especially come to games..... He even volunteer to become a leader.... hahaha.....

Aiyo.... Talk too much liao..... overall, I really very enjoy myself..... Although, we don’t take a cents for this..... is volunteering basis..... but I am still thinking..... Really, am I really doing my volunteering job???? Or is it the opposite way? The kids are volunteering to make me so happy and enjoy myself? Hahaha.... which is which?

I didn't take pics here, because there are 3 professional photographer there....... so don't need me to take anymore. I just need to wait for their pics will do. Hahaha....

Hey friends, when your kids grow older maybe I can jio all this friends to orgainise this kids yoga event again...... and let your kids to join in. Hahaha.... Is FUN!

Yoga By The Sea.

Dear All,
Another announcement here!!!

There is big yoga event presented by Panadol Extend.

03 Oct 2009, Sat @ East Coast Park (Angsana Green).
4.00pm to 9.pm.

Interested please log into this website and register.
http://www.yogabythesea.sg/edm/index.html

And that day is lunar mid autumn festival, you can carry your lantern there too?
Bring your families and friends along.......... I will be there too, but as a participant! :)

See you there!!!