so long farewell...

I just came back from sending my friends who are posted to Kota Marudu,Sabah at KLIA. There are three of them (Faa,Dayah and Yao) from seven who are supposed to go to Sabah. I was told that the other four are not coming. They are not planning to go, I guess. Whatever it is, they must have their own reasons that I think, we should respect...I know that some of them really want to go to Sabah to teach but because of disapproval from parents, they could not make their dreams come true which is to be educators for children in Sabah. Hence, the dilemma..parents or passion?I believe in this case, parents come first...

I got the chance to talk to one of my friend's mother while waiting for her to settle things for the flight. She expressed her little concern of her daughter going to Sabah and her indignation towards the primary teachers who are sent to Sabah. I can see that she is a worried mother who wants some justice for her daughter. I know that all mothers are like that.They will be reluctant to let their 'anak dara' to go to teach in a place that they barely know, and some more in Sabah.I was also a bit frustrated when I was told that they still do not know which school or which part of Kota Marudu that they will be teaching and living.They will only know the details once they are in Kota Kinabalu or maybe Kota Marudu.So, can you imagine how worried the parents are?


I think that my friends who had decided to take the challenge to go for posting in Sabah deserve my highest respect.They are a bunch of people who are very positive indeed..yes, I know they are verrrrrrryyy posssitiveeeeeeee!~u go girlsss! I can see that they already look like great teachers in the making..with the baju kurung, the 'teacher' walk, the smile,thhe positive attitude, the enthusiasm and the preparation(one of them actually bought some puppets and brought along puppet stages to be used for teaching...awesome!~)...what else can i say...Owh, they will be great and inspirational teachers!~they are products of IPBA and their respective overseas universities.they will make us (IPBARIANS) very proud!!!

happy packing to friends who are going to other destinations in Sabah like Sandakan,Semporna,Tawau,and others..please take care of yourself, hope that you can settle down (find a good and comfortable place to stay),always be motivated for you will motivate your students (a reminder for myself), remember, there is always a silver lining in every cloud..please keep in touch and may Allah bless us always!~