Is 'Post Title' A Decent Title For A Blog Post - 11th-18th November

Since this week has been a beautifully quiet week, there wasn't a fantastic title that I could come up with so I decided that try to make you all laugh, I would make myself laugh with my own awful wit...
I can't believe this blog has had nearly 2000 views, that is so humbling and I adore the fact that people are still reading this, even though it has been nearly 3 months since I turned up over here. I hope that you don't lose heart and keep enjoying my blog, no matter how boring my posts are!!
The main event of the week happened on Tuesday when Will, Katie, Bobo, KC and I headed out for hot pot. Its a tradition in Hong Kong and China, an all-you-can-eat buffet with meat, fish and various delicacies to order.There were a variety of things such as shrimps (sorry prawns, you have no idea how many times that has happened), beef, lamb, fish balls, cheese balls and dumplings. There were a variety of sauces and other kinds of food, including prawn crackers in shades of white (as we would expect), pink and green! I wish I had got a photo but I forgot :( It was great company and brilliant food so I wasn't complaining!!
On Friday, K3 took a field trip (I mean school trip...gah...) to the Hong Kong Wetland Park. This is an outdoor nature place where they could meet 'Pui Pui' Hong Kong's famous alligator, watch birds and see nature in a wonderful form. It was very gentle and just the right temperature so we weren't all sweating like pigs but we weren't freezing cold. It just had to be that day, of course, that I completely forgot my camera and so there aren't any pictures!! But there are plans for some of us to go in the gaps so perhaps you will get some pictures then!!
We spent the afternoon practising for the K2 Parent Observation which is taking place this week. There is a leson plan that is used every year and the parents come in and watch the teacher conduct the lesson. It is slightly nerve-wracking as I have three classes this week to do it in front of but one of them is a group of kids who pay barely any attention so this will be interesting...but apparently I did very well!! I did get homework though, pictures to follow next week...yes, you did read that right, I had homework...apparently the way that Will and I write is different to the way that they teach the kids how to write so we have to re-learn...so weird...
The weekend was...well certainly not a restful weekend. Ages ago, Will and I had agreed to come in that weekend to help out with K1 Interviews for next year. What we hadn't realised was that this would mean standing on the front doors for 10 hours, taking parents and childrens' temperatures and giving them squirts of anti-bacteria hand gel before they could go for their interview. For 10 hours. Despite the decent company, it was extremely labourious work and I was glad to get home! We had to repeat it on Sunday so there was no chance of a time to relax before we were at school Monday morning.
This week will be interesting with K2 Parent Observation, I'm teaching three classes this week and I'm glad I have the classes I do because they are generally good classes. We are heading to celebrate Ruth's birthday at the same BBQ place as where we went for Ms Judy's birthday and we have the Worship Central Conference at church this weekend which I am really looking forward to!!
I apologise for the lack of photos this week and for it being late. My laptop is dying and I can't upload photos for this blog...perhaps I'll be able to make it up to you next week!
Until next week (and apologies this is late!),
Batkinson

Cantonese word of the week: pronounced - si pun yow; translation: little child/ren
Quote of the week: 'Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light.' - Albus Dumbledore
NaNoWriMo word count: 30, 382
Prayer points:
- for the observation to well!!!
- for more sleep...still feeling sleep deprived...