I'm still alive and well!

A big hello to all of you ex-students of mine, plus the new students I'm teaching this year!

To F41(2006):
It feels a bit weird and sad to call you ex-students now. But that's one way to distinguish you all from the current F41ers I have this year. I was a bit miffed I missed your homecoming last Thursday. Next time, don't plan last minute visit to your alma-mater so that at least I can come and say hi and see how much you all have grown. Still, I was happy to have a chat with Justin, Shi Min, Wayne and Ying Ling. I'm not going to go all mushy and say my heart somersaulted or something when I saw some of you. Let's just say it always feels wonderful to see my former students. So do come by whenever you feel nostalgic, homesick or just want an excuse to play captain's ball with your old friends. And give me some kind of advanced notice so that I won't make appointments with other people on that day. OK?

To all my new students in 2007:
Welcome to my blog! Feel free to drop a note, give me your blog address or link me up. Once I get to know you better, I'll have more to say about you on my blog (somehow this sounds quite scary!). Now you'll just have to read some of my old entries to get a glimpse of what your English teacher is like.

I'm looking forward to a splendid, enjoyable, essay-churning, vocab-chomping and WordPower-madness year with you all in 2007!! (evil laughter reverberating in the room....)

No, seriously, let's make the best of our time together and let's rock!