CELEBRATING TEACHER'S DAY À LA WORLD CUP 2018

The students, teachers and staff of SMK Dato' Jaafar celebrated the annual Teacher's Day today. The theme of this year's celebration was World Cup 2018. Teachers had to wear any jerseys of the teams that will be competing in the World Cup finals this June/July. This was time for the teachers to let their hair down and everybody arrived in the morning in colourful shirts of the teams chosen. Then people belonging to the same team had to take photos with the (fake) trophy on stage, which was actually quite funny to watch as colleagues struck different poses for the cameras and audience. The other programmes were just the same old activities which will not be highlighted here. :)

the Japanese supporters flocked together

the cake decoration

I always thought I would not be getting many Teacher's Day presents when teaching in an all boys school but I was wrong.

I guess everyone had fun before we got back to our busy routine next week, heading towards the end of the first school term of the year.

fans are everywhere *sigh*

JOINING IN THE WORLD CUP FEVER

Initially it was supposed to be an outing for a movie but the timing was not that right and there was no exciting show to watch. We could not have dinner outside because someone had to watch the quarter final match of the World Cup. So, a last minute decision actually, we decided to watch the live telecast at my house.


Frankly speaking, I did not follow the World Cup as I would doze off watching the games alone. The spirit was just not there. However, the only game that I watched so far before this was the one between England and Germany because it was THE game that had to be watched. I was not surprised at all when Germany thrashed the opponent 4-1. The English team had been too commercialized. They played not to win but for the publicity.


We had something to munch throughout the game and I could tell you that we had better food than the mamak-operated restaurants with big screens.


In this game, the match was between Germany and Argentina. And being a visitor to the country recently, I definitely supported Germany. By the way, I even told my prediction to my form one class that Holland and Germany would go through to the semis. People had high hopes for Brazil and Argentina, but who were we to decide?

Game over, people went missing

It was an exciting game, and it was more exciting to have other people to watch with you. I guess I need to have this kind of viewing session more often soon. So thanks to Mr. Azeze, Mr. Hazizul and Mr. Shah Erhan. Go Germany!