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Earworm: Bittersweet Symphony~~Verve

Today is the last day of my stint as a teacher at my alma mater Sri Aman.
Teaching has been.....rather trying really. you have those students with the tidak apa attitude which really get on your nerves, those that don't even bother with the courtesy of greeting teachers, those that don't listen to what I tell them to do, those who look at me with some kind of contempt in their faces because i was stil grappling with how to teach them, those that whine and complain when I ask them to clean up a mess that wasn't done by them, those with a whole lot of excuses to worm their way out of work.
And yet... there are some rewarding times, like the students that greet me with enthusiasm every single time they see me, those who bother to take the initiative of doing additional work, those who value my coming to teach them, those who say thank you personally when I step out of the classroom, those who smile so beautifully when they understood the concept im teaching them.

Personal questions most asked by students: How old are you?
The occasional: are you married? even, are you going to have an arranged marriage? what do you look for in a guy? (asked by 13 year olds!)
The bizzare: Do you know that we Martians have sex by shaking hands. (2 queer girls shaking both my hands before exams)

There were sad faces today. those that sighed, "Why do you have to leave?" A twinge of *is it guilt* of my heart since I'm leaving for rather selfish reasons. Sweetness at the end. A class that gave me a last minute made farewell card. rather, a piece of pink paper with their signatures scribbled on it.
"Don't forget us!" "We'll miss you!" "Come back on Teacher's Day!"
If i have made any form of positive impact on their lives, I'm grateful.