Thursday, May 15, 2003

I slept from 10pm last night till 11am this morning! It's been a long long time since I had such a good rest.

I was dreaming about him. In my dream, we were sort of sitting at a table and he was on my right. Then suddenly I woke up and he was kissing me goodnight. It was so nice....

I bought a a new hair-dryer and a new fan for my room. Figured that I need a good hairdryer that can blow cold air too. Too much heat is not good and it will give split ends one day. At the moment, my hair is very healthy! No split ends or dry ends despite its length! The fan is something that I've always wanted to get. The old one can still be used but I need to turn it on full blast for it to work - it's too cold for me! So that one can be left in the living room. This new one is compact and can fit into the corner snugly.

Tomorrow, we will issue thermometers to all our students and we will carry out temperature taking twice a day. Once at 7:30am in the morning and another at 12:15pm. The procedures were spelt out very clearly to us, teachers. We will not have any flag raising ceremonies except on Mondays. From next week onwards, all students will report to school and go straight to their classrooms. When the teachers come into class, they are supposed to have their thermometers, a piece of tissue paper and their temperature log book with them. Once they greet the teachers, they will put the thermometer into their mouth and take their temperatures. When they remove the thermometer, they must record their temperature and have their buddy next to them counter-check that the temperature recorded is correct. Then, they must use the piece of tissue paper to wipe their thermometer clean and then drop the tissue into the white plastic bags issued to the class vice-chariperson. The vice-chairperson will then tie up the plastic bag and dispose of it in the big bin outside the toilet and wash their hands really clean before they come back to the classroom.

Any student with a temperature of 38 and will be sent home. Those with a temperature of 37.5 - 37.9 will be sent to the canteen where they will rest and then have their temperatures taken again. If it falls to below 37.5, they will be sent back to class. If it is still at 37.5 - 37.9, they will be sent home.

I believe, no matter how very systematic the procedures are, there will be hiccups along the way. Let's see about it tomorrow...

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