Life in a box of Chocolate

Interesting life around me seems to be go haywire, but praise GOD, I am calm in the midst of the storm because as the bible quoted:"I look up to the heaven and my help comes from GOD, my father." So in the midst of the storm, I know that GOD, you are there.

1) Pilot Interview
It is not good, just gotten the rejection letter (actually to be specific, it is actually a rejection email. How nice and impersonal???) It seems like it is more "convenient" to send a rejection email - just copy and paste and mass email to all rejected - saving all that 22 cents stamps. (How cheapo can a company get to save $$$???? Hmm.....I might do the same if I own a company.... It is always the BOTTOMLINE.)

2) Job Application
Is there anyone out there???? I have not received any interviews for all the applications that I have sent out, with the exception of the pilot interview (rejected). Is it that difficult for a teacher wanting to change job???? Or teaching experience is considered no relevent experience ??? Actually the job scope of a teacher covers from teaching to managing to marketing to human resource management to administration to accounting. What can a teacher not do??? SOunds like superman, right?

3) Job crisis
I thought my N levels result for my class was not so good, till the O levels result was released last week, I think my N levels result is better. HAHAHA :P

This week, I got news that the principal (P) intents to meet all the teachers ( and instructors) in the department as the subject results have been going down and down (you know like the bear in the stock exchange) ARGH!! What has it got to do with me? I did not teach O levels last year and even if i have things to do with it, I only enter 3 classes for 2 periods each a week to help the pupils with their folio and only during the first half of the year. And whatever I discuss with the pupils still have to be approved by the main teachers teaching them, who make the final decision. So it should not affect me too greatly.

Second thing is the P also wants to find out why the subject teachers want to leave the department??? Personally, I am not surprised. There are 5 teachers in the department.
HOD - wants to leave the department to head other department and to leave the head post for teacher A
Teacher A - was condamned for a period of time and is looking at being senior teacher.
Teacher B - is also subject head of another subject as he vets all exam papers of that subject, not sure if he is looking to not teach this subject.
Teacher C- waiting to collect his pension, so he is not going anywhere. However, like me, he is condamned to teaching and somehow, no matter what he does or how well he does, the management is not going to promote him. (Heard he has not collected performance bonus for years......meaning a low "C" grade, not low enough to have to write report, just not good enough to collect performance bonus.
ME - condamned since day one in this "damn" school. I also intended to leave this department, but it does not seems likely. Seems to be labelled as having poor classroom management (even though my classroom management is so much better now but the label continues. Sadly to think that education is about second chance, but teachers do not get second chances) and i think they hate my guts and ability to change things. I was given a DYING CCA (10 members) to run (They were going to close it down, due to lack of participation) and I ran it well and the CCA is prospering and having smalll achievements in the inter-school arena. Which track and field team in North Zone can boast of a 50 members track team and running on a $3,600 yearly budget????? But the management asked me to concentrate on my core teaching Hmm.......

In the midst of this, I prepared myself for the meeting with P, but I know my help comes from GOD and GOD is doing some good works in me and I surrender to Him because I know in every crisis is an opportunity to GOD to show His Glory. To GOD be the glory.

Pilot Interview

I have gone for the Singapore Airline Pilot Interview recently, so I would like to share the questions I have been asked, for others as reference. Overall, it can be like an interrogation and the questions just keep coming to test whether you are able to think on your feet. (Being a teaceher for four years, thinking on our feet is what we do everyday. Because some pupils will ask some queer questions out of the blue. hahaha)

Before the interview, it is highly recommended to doing your homework, meaning go read up about the company (SIA) and the fleet (boeing & airbus) that they have and try to rememeber DETAILS about those planes. I had some help from a friend who send me this website to read abit before the interview. It also has records of other interviewees experience, so it should help you being aware of the process and the situation.

Below is the list of questions that I have been asked, be aware that questions may change according to the interviewers

1. Why are you interested in being a pilot?
2. Is that why you did not apply to be a airforce pilot?
3. What is your favourite fighter jet?
4. What are the characteristic of the fighter jet? Which company made it?
5. What is the thrust of the jet engine? What kind of combat is the plane used for?
6.From Singapore to United States, which ocean is crossed?
7. What is the capital of Australia?
8. What are the SIA planes?
9. Why do you think that SIA only have 5 airbus 340?
10. What is the difference between 747 and 777? 4 engines or 2 engines?
11. What is the engine thrust of the 777?
12. What is the company that made the engines?
13. What is PW (engine of 747)?
14. Where is boeing made?
15. Where is airbus made?


At the end of the day, it is wise to be prepared. Hope to get thru to second round then finally get to be pilot. Hahaha To GOD be the glory.