They noticed
Wednesday 1347
Wednesday is the day to wear Club Uniform i.e. Scout, Red Crescent etc.
But we can also wear our staff uniform a.k.a F1 shirt a.k.a Corporate shirt instead of the Club Uniform.
So today I wore our blue tones Corporate shirt.
Being a person who likes the idea of color coordination, I chose to wear bluish eye shadows instead of the usual brown hues.
I know that with blue tones eye shadow, my eyes would look more ‘Chinese’ than they already are.
But I didn’t realize it signals something else other than looking very Chinese.
I was in the middle of doing my routine ‘multiplication interview’ with my kiddos when one boy, out of sudden asked me.
“Teacher, kenapa mata kau?”
Thinking I could have smudges on my eyes, I shifted my attention to him.
“Kenapa dengan mata teacher?” I asked him back.
“Lain sikit ni hari,” he replied.
“Lain yang macam mana?” I became more quizzical.
“Mata teacher macam penat.”
He paused for a while before continued to say…
“Macam teacher KURANG TIDUR.”
Ha!
That sent laughter to the rest of the class. Even I laughed too.
I felt funny that he said that and realized, this must be the effect of the blue eye shadow. It must have made my eyes looked swollen. Bengkak!
I didn’t give him further explanation. Only smiles.
He must be thinking that I have spent the night in vigilant due to World Cup. Ha! Ha!
This is not the first time students took notice of what I am wearing or how my appearance is.
Early this year, as I was teaching body hygiene and mentioned that one should brush his teeth twice a day while showing a picture of a set of teeth that looked rather yellowish.
A boy (always a boy, huh?) nonchalantly commented on the picture.
“Kalau kita tidak berus gigi, nanti kuning tu gigi macam dalam tu gambar, kan teacher?” he said.
I nodded and said yes.
Then he continued, “Macam gigi teacher. Kuning.”
Kurengs!
On other days, some of the kids would ask me why I let my hair down when I usually tied it in a bun or just pony tail.
Or why I wear glasses when at times, I don’t.
But most of the times, they were innocent comments that surely make me smiling.
Glad that I am a person who thinks taking extra effort to look good is not a chore.
The saying ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ is true.
But first impression counts as important too, right?
Happy watching the match between Germany and Spain tomorrow morning (and have ‘penat’ eyes at work later).
Until next post!
*hugs
Ya jangan lagi lupa itu *tuut* ni kali.. Ngehngeh..
Angel said,
July 7, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
lol! i know! i once asked my students to describe a person (mo ajar adjectives la kunun ni). there was a girl, her description: “Miss Angelina wears red glasses. She has long and straight hair. She likes to wear blue, red, and purple hairband.” And i was like, what?? itu pun dorang perasan. haha!
Hehehe dia punya teacher lah bah ka dia kasi bikin contoh. Cute!
AnnieMing said,
July 7, 2010 @ 5:40 pm
Students selalu gitu kan? Notice things about us.. Maksudnya, they’re not only studying the things we teach them, but they also study d teacher’s look as well. Heheheh.. Baru harini budak sa tanya, cikgu kenapa tumbuh jerawat sudah? Dang!
Hahaha…kalau secondary school students lagi lah, segala2 di notice.
Noy said,
July 7, 2010 @ 7:28 pm
what a comment carol! hehe… begitu la bah students tu, apa lagi kalau ss. secondary. mesti ada lagi yg mengumpat cikgu2 tu. memang dorang slalu noticed la apa yg kita pakai, make-up ka, rambut ka apa ka… slalu jg sa dpt komen2 mcm, “teacher cute la hari ni”, “eiii..si cikgu, pakai celak” etc…mcm2 la..pakai eyeliner pun kena tegur ni.. hehe
hahahaha kalau yg sudah sumandak dan tanak wagu, dorang lebih lagi lah peka pasal kita punya appearance kan…
Massy said,
July 7, 2010 @ 9:47 pm
AHAHAHHAHAHAH omg punya lucu ur students XD
Tell me that again Massy! Hahahaha….
cicak said,
July 8, 2010 @ 1:05 am
Gosh! Those students of yours are giving too much information LOL. biar la bah. budak2.
Like me, always get that ‘cikgu kanapa kau gumuk?’ question. *sigh*
Innocent kunu kan…tus tu yg mengomen yang baru darjah satu lagi tu kulin …adeiiii
minsulod said,
July 8, 2010 @ 9:09 am
hehe…kay…tu confession paling jujur from your kiddos.
I was in that kind of situation too.
I bet most teachers have had this experience. Hehehe
Vienne said,
July 8, 2010 @ 10:10 am
haha..nice… recent comment i got from my student…
cikgu cute oo pakai baju mengandung…nampak bulat..LOL..
dorang slalu bg comment once they perasan ada perubahan kan..
hehe yabah clare…sikit perubahan pun durang noticed. kalau yg jenis yg curious and suka tanya, habis lah kena comment yg teda tapis2 punya….
Oji said,
July 8, 2010 @ 10:48 am
Students can be so entertaining, don’t they? And their observation skill is excellent. But I wish their listening skill will improve. Hah!
Yabah! If only their listening skill is as good as their observation skill. Hahaha!
Mimi said,
July 8, 2010 @ 12:33 pm
Moi, kids say the darnest things.. LOL! And I like that you are a person who thinks taking extra effort to look good is not a chore!! I so agree that it shouldn’t be so hard to take the effort kan?
To go out with bare face - no make no nothing especially no eye liner (that’s my must do make up routine) is kinda scary to me. Unless if i’m at some jungle, camping…tu lain cerita la. But going to work with no make up at all… that’s not me.
Amanda said,
July 8, 2010 @ 2:50 pm
adada! punya kiut! but sandi o kena cakap gigi kuning XD
Owh yes…straight to jantung punya comment ni manda…nasib budak year one yg comment…so kurang sikit embarrassment.
sHeiLa said,
July 8, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
yes, i agree with u carol..some of my students even noticed my baju, hair and make up..paling siok tu accessories rambut! kkekeke..u know la kan SKM ni..
itulah bah tu…tapi bagus juga…kira good impression la bah juga tu.
emelda said,
July 9, 2010 @ 2:43 pm
Astaga moi..this post made me laugh… kids do say the darnest thing kan? Happy weekend to you and alvin moi
WanderingSumandak said,
August 13, 2010 @ 2:40 pm
OMG! this is your funniest entry yg sa baca setakat ni la! hahahaha…
I bet, that must be from the gigi kuning conversation. Hahahahaha!