First impression counts

Hehe... today I am a little more free than usual... right now waiting at home for time to go Hip Hop. So far, I have been attached to the school for about 4 days. All is well because my mentors are all very nice to me and they willingly give me the space to learn at my own pace. People around me are also very kind to stop and help me out when i need it, such as me asking stupid questions like what time is school dismissal.. -_-'''

Classes I have been to and reliefed and generally quite well-behaved. However, I met a monstrous class on my first relief experience. Just before I entered the class, a teacher who walked past along the corridor out of the blue told me to be careful of the boys as they fight. Then, i made the biggest mistake i could ever make.

I WENT IN WITH A SMILEY FACE.

And thats it for me man... the entire 30 mins was hell. Monkeys were running all over the place, boys were picking up chairs to knock each other down, babies were kicking each other's bag and then crying because the other person did not want to apologize for kicking his bag down. If i kept quiet to show my displeasure, they were all the happier because i became the invisible woman. If i changed tactics and shouted at them to stop, I almost went hoarse because the 40 voices drowned my pathetic shrill voice. Now, that was THE nightmare for me.

I thought there must be something very wrong with me for being incompetent at controlling the class. Seriously, I almost fainted right there and then in class. I really understand what it means to be 束手无策. However, I left the class to find that that class is almost the most notorious class in the entire P2 level. I was told that even the form teacher as well as male teachers are unable to control the class.

Then the subsequent relief class smelt the 火药味 left over from the previous class as i stood right at the doorway until every single person saw me and kept quiet. Then, I got everything twirled around my little finger after that. =)

Moral of the story: There is no need to shout, just make sure u look VERY stern. First impression counts.