Today, my class had their class BBQ. Originally, I had thought a chalet would be more appropriate, based on my experience. Well, they did not want to pay, so I coughed up $90 and with the remainder of the class fund, they put together a BBQ.
Well, that's another batch of students. Hopefully, they'll grow up to be nice people and always do the right thing.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Saturday, November 11, 2006
I can't believe that I went for the Mt Ophir trip again... The other teacher did not want to go due to family committments and asthma. Sigh, so I was the one who went.
This time, the field toilet was much better but there was only one. A squat toilet. The ranger had initially told us that when doing major business, the first piece of toilet paper could go into the toilet but the subsequent pieces had to go into a plastic bag. Now who would want to bring that out down the mountain?! Our frame did not bother and there was no plastic bag.
When the other frame arrived, and on our last day at the campsite, I noticed that there was a plastic bag in the toilet! Horrors! The other frame actually took the ranger's words for real?! Now the last frame would have to take this back!
I looked into the bag expecting to find soiled toilet paper, but was relieved to see that it contained used sanitary napkins instead. The second frame had some girls and obviously at least one of them was having her period the day before -- and could probably still be having her period then. I was impressed that the girl(s) was/were quite good not to throw the pads into the toilet -- after all, who would know? The pads would be buried. But that's wrong as sanitary pads are not biodegradable.
I hope everything turned out fine for her though. Very inconvenient.
And of course, some girl would have to take the sanitary bag down the mountain at the end... (I'm sure the boys wouldn't want to help and it is the responsible thing for a girl to do.)
This time, the field toilet was much better but there was only one. A squat toilet. The ranger had initially told us that when doing major business, the first piece of toilet paper could go into the toilet but the subsequent pieces had to go into a plastic bag. Now who would want to bring that out down the mountain?! Our frame did not bother and there was no plastic bag.
When the other frame arrived, and on our last day at the campsite, I noticed that there was a plastic bag in the toilet! Horrors! The other frame actually took the ranger's words for real?! Now the last frame would have to take this back!
I looked into the bag expecting to find soiled toilet paper, but was relieved to see that it contained used sanitary napkins instead. The second frame had some girls and obviously at least one of them was having her period the day before -- and could probably still be having her period then. I was impressed that the girl(s) was/were quite good not to throw the pads into the toilet -- after all, who would know? The pads would be buried. But that's wrong as sanitary pads are not biodegradable.
I hope everything turned out fine for her though. Very inconvenient.
And of course, some girl would have to take the sanitary bag down the mountain at the end... (I'm sure the boys wouldn't want to help and it is the responsible thing for a girl to do.)