悄悄

你悄悄地走
正如你悄悄地来
挥一挥衣袖
不带走一丝云彩
-- 徐志摩

Things start to sink in
Departure of a friend and mentor
is inminent.
feelings are mixed,
sad for the departure
but happy for him.

well, I like the poem 再见康桥 by 徐志摩, the above is just an extract. It encapsulates and epitomises the feelings of depature and leaving in a very poetic way.

Anyway, have been doing a lot of self-reflection; my personal life, my working life, what i have been doing, why I have been doing what I have been doing, where should i be heading next, should i continue to do what I have been doing...

a mouthful of questions to ponder.

so, i have decided, to scale down my participation in races next year. I have to withdraw from the gobi desert race team because of family objections. I will still run and cycle but more at personal level rather than taking part in races. kindaf tired and financially draining after 14 years in the field. And more importantly, with guagua entering mainstream system next year, i would like to spend more time with him and mich and family, dad and mum getting old.

Maybe i should pick up a team sports like volleyball and enjoy the social aspect of sports.

but more importantly, I am seriously considering taking a break from work to go for a full-time masters course. i need to recharge intellectually, after teaching for 14 years. Previously, I have tried part time masters but gave up half way because of poor time management and family commitment. going full time would mean i can focus. mmm.. applying for MOE post-grad scholarship seems a viable option. shall set my target for 2010.

wow! my new year resolution for 2010 is set.

let me end with this quote from my fav educator/educationlist 陶行知
想要学生好学，先生（老师）必须好学。惟有学而不厌的先生（老师），才能教出学而不厌的学生。

活到老，学到老。