overheard@pathlight

Toy Soldier

overheard-support — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:25:42 +0000

The following photo is of a toy soldier currently in the Design Studio:

Fatin walked past the toy soldier, took one look at it and said:

“WHY IS HE CRYING?!”

Overheard @ Design Studio by Yuan Lin

ONLY 40 not any other number!

overheard-support — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:24:57 +0000

In class, the students were correcting their maths questions…

Question: A school bus is allowed to carry only 40 pupils. How many buses are needed to take all 220 pupils to the zoo? The correct answer was 6 buses.
Ms Ng told the students that the answer 5 buses was wrong, because the remaining 20 pupils would not have any transport to get to the zoo.

One of the student, raised his hand and said, “Ms Ng, you are wrong. You see, the question said that the bus is allowed to carry ONLY 40 pupils. Not any other number BUT 40!”
Ms Ng was stumped but tried to reason with him, “Then what would happen to the remaining 20 if you cannot hire a bus for them?”
The student said, “Too bad, they have to walk to the zoo. If not, the School has to hire taxis to take them.”
Ha…ha…

Overheard @ In the classroom by Ms Priscilla Ng

Myopia

overheard-support — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:13:37 +0000

A fellow YFA intern Yuyuan wears contacts everyday, but she made an exception one day and wore glasses instead. Seeing this, a student approached her.

Student: Why are you wearing glasses today?
Yuyuan: Because I’m shortsighted.
Student: But you don’t usually wear glasses! You mean you’re shortsighted today?
Yuyuan: O_o No, I’m shortsighted everyday…

On a side note, another fellow intern Cherlene also had a “glasses” encounter. A student asked her, “Why you wear specs? Your eyes spoil is it?”

Overheard by yet another intern Yuan Lin

TGFL

overheard-support — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:53:03 +0000

If TGIF is Thank God It’s Friday, what’s TGFL?

It was dismissal time and Luke was the last student in Casuarina to be dismissed. While waiting, Ms Ruth and I decided to chat up with him. Since it was a Friday, Ms Ruth asked Luke if he knew what TGIF meant. Luke replied, “Thank God It’s Friday .” Wanting to test him further, Ms Ruth asked cheekily if he knew what TGFL meant. As an internet acronym known to most Singaporeans, TGFL means Thank God Friday Ler. Without hesitation, Luke smartly replied with a twist, “It’s Thank God For Love.” Whoa, what a surprise!

Overheard @ Assembly Hall by Jasmine Teo

Parental Guidance

overheard-support — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:51:41 +0000

We were teaching the kids about Fire Safety and one of the quiz questions was “Who should you ask when you need help to light a candle?”
Our answer was “An adult”.
Brandon came up to answer and he said “Need Parental Guidance.”

Overheard by Mohana

My Aunt’s Sister

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:34:08 +0000

Today my sister, Jo called me at work to discuss about our weekend plan. My son walked by and asked her who she is talking to.
Jo cheekily answered “My jie jie (big-sister).”
My son said excitedly “Ah Yi (aunty), you got jie jie? Why you never tell me!”
Jo replied, “My jie jie’s name is Jennifer, and do you know who that is?” After seeing his blank look,
she continued, “It’s your mommy.”
My son angrily exclaimed: “NO! My mommy name is Mommy!”
Jo asked, “What is your ah ma’s (grandma’s) name?”
My son said without hesitation, “Wesley Ah Ma.”

Overheard @ Home by Jenn

Why Waste Time Imagining?

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:41:47 +0000

An ex-student is contemplating giving up learning Maths at an institution he is attending.
When asked why, he said, “The Professor keeps asking me to imagine a hypothesis. If it has to be imagined and not real, why should I waste my time on it?”

Overheard by Denise

Lost Your Voice?

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:41:30 +0000

Ms Phua was ill and lost her voice completely. At morning assembly, she used her hands to sign what she wanted to say to the students.
Student H, normally not communicative, went up to her and stared, “Are you mute?”
Good communication trigger!

Another student approached her and wished her, “I hope you can find your lost voice!”

Overheard by Denise

Good Drinking Habits

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:37:24 +0000

During a lesson about good eating/drinking habits…Teacher shows a video to the class.
Video states: “You should not take big gulps.”
Student: “But I want to drink Big Gulp from 7-11!”

Overheard by Ee Bing in Maple Class (Daily Living Skills)

Where Do You Stay?

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:05 +0000

During Moral Education class in Oak…

Teacher: Where do you stay?
Student: I stay at home.

Overheard by Ee Bing in Oak Class