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Thursday, May 05, 2005
05.05.05 My Birthday!
Happy B-Day to me... *laughs* My grandma, my parents and my sister have all called me this morning before school started.
It's been a great start to the day.
In Taiwan you give away things on your birthday. My grade 4 class had a listening test this morning and then I used the maple syrup candy that my sister sent me as my birthday present for them. I think the premise is to share your good fortune with those around you. So, I counted carefully and made sure that there was over the 43 I would need. It left me with 7 candies. So I left 6 for the Chinese teachers in the elementary building and one extra.
Little did I know when I assigned the grade 6 class to write a play using 12 words which included "birthday" and "Jenny" that there would be a girl in my first grade 6 class named Jenny who shares my special day. It was her birthday today too! So I gave her the last piece of maple syrup candy. What a special day! I got them to take a picture of me and Jenny in class. My next class even spontaneously burst into a rendition of Happy Birthday to you. I'm blessed! It's moments like these that make me feel like I can do this for another year or 10! ]
Of course, this afternoon I have the CHALLENGING students....
Anyways - off to search for lunch.
Cheers and more later.
T. Destiny
It's been a great start to the day.
In Taiwan you give away things on your birthday. My grade 4 class had a listening test this morning and then I used the maple syrup candy that my sister sent me as my birthday present for them. I think the premise is to share your good fortune with those around you. So, I counted carefully and made sure that there was over the 43 I would need. It left me with 7 candies. So I left 6 for the Chinese teachers in the elementary building and one extra.
Little did I know when I assigned the grade 6 class to write a play using 12 words which included "birthday" and "Jenny" that there would be a girl in my first grade 6 class named Jenny who shares my special day. It was her birthday today too! So I gave her the last piece of maple syrup candy. What a special day! I got them to take a picture of me and Jenny in class. My next class even spontaneously burst into a rendition of Happy Birthday to you. I'm blessed! It's moments like these that make me feel like I can do this for another year or 10! ]
Of course, this afternoon I have the CHALLENGING students....
Anyways - off to search for lunch.
Cheers and more later.
T. Destiny
Posted by T. Destiny in Taiwan at 12:04 PM 
