Kimmy Schemy

Irregular Nouns are those that form the plural by changing the spelling or not changing anything at all. Examples of such nouns are:

man-men, woman-women, child-children

Here is a list of other irregular nouns:

One of the most scary things for me is riding a motorcycle and I know I’m not the only one. However, about two years ago, something happened that made me do that thing I never thought I would do in my entire life, and if I had a choice, I would not have done it.

Well, it was a grave mistake and irresponsibility in my part when I accidentally put in my purse the lock and key of our store. I never thought about it the whole day. Only when I was already home and the Officer-in-Charge called me up to ask me where I put the lock did I realize that it was in my purse. Scared as I was, I had to do the right thing and take it in the office.

I woke my cousin and asked him to take me there on his motorcycle. He agreed. So, there I was, scared to death, wearing one of those womens motorcycle helmets and clutching my cousin’s shoulders. Honestly, I thought I would die that night, but I didn’t. So, I guess I had to learn from that experience so that it won’t happen again.

For the regular followers of my blog, they would notice that I already feature grammar tutorial regularly. Honestly, I didn’t think it would be so much fun. At first, I thought it would be difficult. Writing lectures in a story telling way, but when I got the hang of it, it feels like I was just writing one of my stories in The Story Teller blog, the only difference is that, I have to be accurate with what I write because they are rules. And now that I already offer free online tutorial, I’m thinking of including downloadable worksheets with answer key. That way, anybody who wants to improve his or her grammar may take a test and check whether he or she got the answers right.

Honestly, I’m not really sure if there is someone out there who is interested with what I do, but I just want to do it and I guess there’s no harm in it. Well, we’ll see what will happen soon..

Much as I would like to say that I’m all set, sadly I’m still not. My resignation will take effect in a matter of days but I guess it will take me several more weeks or even months to start the thing I have in mind. Since I would be offering my tutorial services at home, rent is one less thing I worry about. Now, if I’m not able to procure necessary equipment and machineries, I might consider equipment leasing instead of buying new ones, but I guess I wouldn’t be needing much.

Among the first things I need to have are a set of table and chairs; plastic will do. I would be needing a nice colored printer and lots and lots of bond paper for my worksheets. The others will have to wait.

By now, the parents of most of my students know that I am leaving the company in a few days’ time. It was so touching to see their facial expressions change from surprise to sadness.. But I guess the most touching of all was from a father of my student in Reading.

Mr. Ang* is a quiet and serious person who never talk with us much. He would just drop his son and when he is sure that there is already someone watching over the boy, he would take his leave and be back again after the session. He would simply say ‘thank you’ and silently go away with his child. The longest conversation he had was not with me but with our Officer-In-Charge about his son’s progress, and the fact that he re-enrolled his son twice already might be an indication that he likes our services.

Then he found out that I was leaving. Just when I thought that he was about to leave, he looked at me and in a quiet and firm voice asked me if it’s true that I will be gone soon and I answered yes. Maybe I just imagined it but I saw an expression of genuine sadness in his eyes before he asked ‘Why do you have to leave us?’

So I said that that’s just the way it is, people come, people go, but I believe that whoever will replace me will teach his son with as much dedication as I had. He looked at me one more time before he finally bid me goodbye.

Right now, I’m having mixed emotions about leaving. I feel excited to start something new but I feel sad for those I will leave behind. I also received some offers for my services at the client’s house but of course that wouldn’t be right, so I have to turn them down very politely.

I guess I just have to keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best

Nouns that come in pairs are automatically plural unless preceded by the quantifier pair of.

Example:

My eyeglasses need replacement.

A new pair of eyeglasses is what I need right now.

Among such nouns are:

Aside from my unknown future, there is something else that I’m looking forward to for the weeks to come. My mother is coming home from the United States.

Well, my cousin from the South is getting married next month and my aunt, together with my mom, is coming. Sadly, I’m not going with them so, I will just tell them to say ‘hi’ to the bride and groom and of course to my uncle, for me.

I know he’s not the one getting married, but I owe my uncle a gift. Well, there is no special reason except that I forgot to send him a gift on his birthday, if I hadn’t, maybe I would get him one of those nice personalized military gifts. My uncle served in the military and I guess he would love something to remind him of his services to the country.

Since my days at work are numbered, I’m trying to prepare everything for whoever is going to replace me. So, regardless whether this is our lean season, I’m quite busy. I print the materials that the students might possibly need. I fixed my files in the computer and I try to make it as user-friendly as possible. I also created new materials that I believe will be used in the near future.

Apparently, I love my work and I feel sad about leaving, but if I’m really intent about ‘going someplace else’ then I have to learn to let go, otherwise, I should not have thought of ‘doing something else’ in the first place.

Sad as it may, there is no easy way around it but go through it..

Just several more days and I will be out of employment. However, I do believe that the end of something marks the beginning of something else. In view of that, let me tell you how excited I am about my plans to offer my tutorial services at home. Yes, I am planning to start my own and I’m kind of elated about the whole thing. I have started looking around for a nice table for kids but I still haven’t decided whether to get armchairs or any of those rustic bar stools. Armchairs, I guess are comfortable while bar stools are handy and space saver. Well, I guess I just have to decide much later.

Although I have been teaching READING to preschoolers, I haven’t been officially handling a class for a long time now. I can’t actually call it a demotion because since I focused on English programs for older children and adults, I could no longer accommodate preschool. So, the company hired a preschool teacher two years ago.

Luckily, my colleague turned out to be one of the best preschool teachers the company had ever hired. However, just recently, she was given an opportunity to try something that she has always wanted to do. So, just as I expressed my intention to leave the company, she did, too. With both of us gone, no one was to handle our preschoolers.

The company wasted no time. There was a flood of resumes and applicants fell in line, hoping to be given a chance to do what we do. The first to be given that chance was a fresh graduate of Early Childhood Education course. She lasted two weeks. The second was a mother who had an experience to tutor small children. She, too, was overwhelmed with the tasks and responsibilities of a preschool teacher that I won’t be surprised if she leaves sooner than I.

So, what really makes a good preschool teacher?

First and foremost, a preschool teacher LOVES children… unconditionally. It may seem so sweet but teaching small children is a challenging task that only few gifted people can do. A preschool teacher is a person with infinite patience and not just a paid employee. A preschool teacher is of pure heart and she shares what’s inside that heart to her students. A preschool teacher shares a part of herself to her students making her a part of them until they grow old. A preschool teacher has the power to MAKE or BREAK a child and only a GOOD preschool teacher will choose to do what’s right..

To my colleague, Teacher Hazel, a toast to you. May you find happiness in the road that you chose. I believe in my heart, though, that you will be back to teaching as soon as you realize that this is what you really wanted to do in life, and, we will see each other again, because a TEACHER is always a teacher, and that’s what we both are.. Good luck!