it's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

teaching lately has been such a drain lately. especially for the two classes that have been giving me problems lately. even had a fever and thus a wasted weekend because of spending extra time scolding a class.

for the first of the two, they do not even respond to me. to the extent that the hod has had to intervene. though some how he heard how i spent a certain portion of that particular class's break scolding them. i've yet to see them again. but i hope things will be better. plus, they've a test this week.

and for the latter, the do respond, abeit slowly. really slowly. they took 45 minutes today, not counting the fact that even when i started they still carried on yapping. i was even contemplating whether to keep them back after school for an extra period. everytime they just yakyakyak. when i stare at them, they tone down... after a while. and then they carry on yakyakyaking again. do they even take their classes seriously? they claim to do so. but i doubt it. they're just giving me model answers to shut me up. why? simply because actions speak louder than words. what i'm teaching them at the moment will be extremely abstract to them, more so than the graphs that they've been learning for the past week and a half, which only a rare few manage to comprehend this so-called alien aspect of mathematics. what more the gradient???

i need help. please.

you know those retarded questions that people like to ask... here's a few.. or rather a lot..

You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address,you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is it you must wait until night to call it a day?
Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Why is it called a "building" when it is already built?
Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?
Why is a boxing ring square?
Why don’t you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
Why do you need an appointment to see a psychic?
Why does a grapefruit look nothing like a grape?
Why do you feet smell and your nose runs?
Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are already there?
Why do we call them restrooms when no one goes there to rest?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why do we call something sent by car a shipment and something sent by ship a cargo?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
Why do they give you a tape with a VCR to tell you how to use it?
Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?
Why do hot dogs come ten to a package and hot dog buns only eight?
Why do mattresses have springs, if they aren't made for jumping on?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why are violets blue and not violet?
Why aren’t there ever any guilty bystanders?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are they called "stands" when they’re made for sitting?
Which is the other side of the street?
Who killed the Dead Sea?
Why are all blackboards called that when some of them are green?
Where does your lap go when you stand up?
Where does the white go when the snow melts?
Where did Webster look up the definitions when he wrote the dictionary?
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
When night falls who picks it up?
What’s the synonym for thesaurus?
What's the sound a name makes when it's dropped?
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
What is the speed of dark?
What hair color do they put on the driver’s license of a bald man?
What happened to the first 6 UP's?
What do you call a male ladybug?
What do sheep count when they can't get to sleep?
What do penguins wear for play clothes?
What are imitation rhinestones?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If a cow laughed real hard, would milk come out her nose?
If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make Teflon stick to the pan?
If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
Why is it so hard to remember how to spell 'mnemonic'?
If someone invented instant water, what would they mix it with?
Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?
Why does an alarm clock "go off" when it begins ringing?
If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress?
Why does "cleave" mean both split apart and stick together?
Why is it, whether you sit up or sit down, the result is the same?
Why is there an expiry date on my sour cream container?
Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes?
Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?
Does 'virgin wool' come from sheep the shepherd hasn't caught yet?
If the front of your car says 'DODGE', do you really need a horn?
When you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
Does fuzzy logic tickle?
Do blind Eskimos heave seeing-eye sled dogs?
Do they have reserved parking for non-handicap people at the Special Olympics?
How come wrong numbers are never busy?
Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?
Why call it "take" a dump, when you leave something behind?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
Why do we call it a hot water heater if the water is already hot?
If you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty litter?
If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?
How do they get a deer to cross at that yellow road sign?
If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Is the color orange called that because it's the color of the fruit of the same name, or was the fruit called orange because that's its color? Which came first, the color or the fruit?
After eating, do amphibians have to wait one hour before getting out of the water?
How can there be self-help "groups"?
If white wine goes with fish, do white grapes go with sushi?
If a mute swears, does his mother make him wash his hands with soap?
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow, but only to be troubled and insecure?
Is there another word for synonym?
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
Just before someone gets nervous, do they experience cocoons in their stomach?
It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living.
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
Why is it called a "near miss" when you don't hit something?
When sign makers go on strike, is there anything written on their signs?
Before the light bulb was invented, what appeared over peoples heads when they had an idea?
If you spin an Oriental person around and around, does he become disorientated?
If a vegetable goes into a coma, is it called a person?
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Why does the word monosyllabic contain five syllables?
If you wear an antennae to a wedding, would the reception be better?
If you put a chameleon in a mirrored box what color would it change to?
Why do people point to their wrist when they want to know the time? Do I point to my crotch when I want to know where the bathroom is?
Why is there an 's' in lisp?
If you were scared half to death twice, would you be 3/4 dead or 100% dead?
If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
If you ate pasta and antipasti, would you still be hungry?
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest end up drowning as well?
What should you do if you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
If you asked a librarian where the books on self help were would they tell you, or would that defeat the purpose?

and two more that i heard today...

why is there a fist in pacifist?
how can you turn out missing? if you turn out, you're there, if you're missing, you're not. so can you be there and not there? with the exception of being in class of course =)

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aniwaes, we just had iphileou yesterday at the dancefloor over at safra mt. faber. nice place i tell you.. great people, great event, great music =p.. didn't get to try much of the food though.. haha.. was too busy messing around..

had an interesting convo with ada on stage during worship also..

me: hey.. can you hear the bass? i can't hear myself play!!
ada: i can hear the bass. i can't hear myself...
me: that's funny. i can hear the keyboards just fine..
(convo adapted. i can't remember it word for word. i've been out of school too long already!)

and the thing was... we were standing right infront of the amp shared between the bass and the keyboards!!!