Melody's Kingdom

ஜென்மம் நிறைந்தது சென்றவர் வாழ்க! சிந்தை கலங்கிட வந்தவர் வாழ்க! நீரில் மிதந்திடும் கண்களும் காய்க! நிம்மதி, நிம்மதி இவ்விடம் சூழ்க! Long live the person gone after completed his life Long live the person came with disturbed thoughts Let the moist eyes dry up Let peace, peace, circulate here ஜனனமும் பூமியில் புதியது இல்லை, மரணத்தைப் போலொரு பழையதும் இல்லை, இரண்டும் இல்லாவிடில் இயற்கையும் இல்லை, இயற்கையின் ஆணைதான் ஞானத்தின் எல்லை! Birth is nothing new on this earth There is nothing as old as death Nature is not here without them both Nature’s order is wisdom’s border பாசம் உலாவிய கண்களும் எங்கே? பாய்ந்து துளாவிய கைகளும் எங்கே? தேசம் அளாவிய கால்களும் எங்கே? தீ உண்டது என்றது சாம்பலுமிங்கே! Where are the affectionate eyes? Where are the searching hands? Where are the feet that measured the nation? Where are the ashes left by that devouring fire? கண்ணில் தெரிந்தது காற்றுடன் போக, மண்ணில் பிறந்தது மண்ணுடன் சேர்க, எலும்பு சதை கொண்ட உருவங்கள் போக, எச்சங்களால் அந

As I was thinking about what I should write this weekend, I thought about all those notes I made for many different blogposts. This is from last year, by the way. However, in a year, all those notes have gone to the back of my mind as I have more important things to write about. So, I am a kindergarten teacher and I teach 3 to 5 year old children mainly. When I first started the job, I was out of depth about how much effort and work needs to be put into this. I had amazing centre director (CD) and colleagues who guided me but I felt like I was not qualified for it. I have studied Masters in Education, majoring in Early Years. I have studied the curriculum and theories in child development, yet I felt unprepared for the position. I was new to town and I was still adjusting, which could have been a factor, still I was unprepared. My friend said I was just going through a phase of impostor syndrome, which is normal when you are going into your first job. It didn’t make me feel better.

Its’s been exactly a year since I last posted on my blog. Life has been hectic and busy, with many ongoing changes. For those of you who don’t know where I am now, I am no longer studying my postgraduate in Brisbane. I have graduated from university and went back home for 3 months. Only because I couldn’t find a job in Australia after my graduation. I had the most amazing 3 months with my parents although it was filled with uncertainty because I was jobless and had to rely on my parents for most things. Eventually I landed a job in a small town called Mossman in Far North Queensland. When I had a Skype interview for the position, they asked me what I like to do to during my free time. I answered that I like the nature, so maybe walking around nature or along the beaches. They told me, oh I’ll love it here because Mossman is exactly that. I was excited and nervous to start off at a new place again, trying to make friends and get hold of my homesickness. People would think by now I