Tuition teacher has his "woes".
I just received a phone call from a tuition agency. She looked for Mr. Anson. I wanted to laugh but didn't. She first introduced herself as Susie, and I thought she sounded Indian. Okaayy.. Actually I didn't expect it to be from a tuition agency cos I haven't spoken to any Indian-sounding Susie before. Well, maybe the numerous tuition agencies that I signed up with worked somehow. So here was how the conversation goes.
Susie: Are you available to take any assignments now?
Mr. Anson: Ya I am.
Susie: Oh which location you like to teach?
Mr. Anson: West. Preferably west.
Susie: Oh that's in Pasir Ris right?
***Mr. Anson started to roll eyes at this point of time.
Mr. Anson: No.(Totally) I'm at Jurong area.
Susie: Cos I actually have an assignment at Loyang area. P6.
***Mr. Anson started to roll eyes at more directions.
Currently, I have 4 tutees in total. Just went for a new assignment near my house on Sunday. A Malaysian Chinese going to Pri 2 boy whose mother is very concerned about improving his English. But that boy ah, when started to teach him, he did try to follow my instructions and do what I told him to. But then, soon enough, while I was talking to him about his hobbies and ambition he would drift off to some "learned" theories and "crap". Cos he said he liked to play basketball, then he was saying what he saw in a tv show someone took a basket and a ball and put it together and call it basketball. He has a Chinese-Malaysian-Taiwanese accent. Asked him to converse with me in English but he tend to speak Mandarin instead.
And ah, I'm really quite disappointed to know that one of my other tutees, that boy from the bro-sis duo, didn't do well for his papers. See la. Don't listen to Mr. Ong la. Always play play play la. I tell you ah, next time round I will enforce on the discipline part.
You kids. Listen here. Be prepared for the stricter, smarter, but still as suave, Mr. Ong..
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