*puzzled*

I almost asked them, what type of satisfaction does making someone's life difficult bring to them?
What is fun about picking on others? I feel so sorry for new people and i'm sooo guilty for not being able to help.
A lot of times, i'm torn between speaking up and staying quiet. Speaking up means helping others but at the same time, offending some people. Staying quiet means playing safe but guilty of not defending people who are being targeted.
Haih... to make matter worse, these 'people' are people with ranking, not the type of people to be offended.
I can only do what i can think of is safe for myself yet at the same time, help the others, even if just a little help.
Is that the situation today? So much of 'me', so little of 'others'.
I always think as long as we're working in the same school, we are 'we'. Unfortunately, some prefer to categorise 'we' and 'they'.
The working environment will be a much better place if only we all have more patience for others, accept people as the way they are and less personal feelings invovled.

Holidays have started for many. I take unpaid leave on this saturday too. But i'm not in holiday mood at all. There are so much works to be done, especially next sem, i'm a group coordinator and all the subjects i'm teaching are new to me. The good news is, 2 of my subjects are taken away by another teacher. Just that, if that teacher leaves for further study, i'll have to take over the heavier one between the 2. I might still end with 15 teaching hours. Then i have also agreed to personal-tutor 4 students who need to repeat my subjects yet proceeding to year 2. Extra work for me, in other words.
I don't really mind the extra work. Just hope they can pass it this time. I was struggling yesterday, whether to recommend them to proceed or don't proceed until they have passed the subjects. It's such a great pressure to recommend for someone's future.
I must say, teachers are very important and should be wise in decision making, because we can affect someone else's future.

I hardly fall sick and now, it's been more than a week and i'm still coughing badly. But it's improving, just very slowly. I think it makes sense. I look after myself well so as a result, my body is not used to counter-attack viruses or bacteria. At least now i know which muscle groups are invovled whenever i cough.

Hm.. what should i do for this long weekend? Oh gosh! I think i have the potential to become a workaholic. I wish i could go back to work on saturday but... no lah. I better take a break, before i start my busy schedule. Plus, i still think being hardworking is an odd thing in our society. I don't want to get so much attention.