Bonus question: Have any of your answers changed from your 2018 interview (https://nushpress.com/2018/08/30/star-day-2018-mrs-fernandez-kalpana/)
More or less the same except for food.. Hmm Mutton Briyani (must be cooked by my Mom!) Vs BBQ sambal stingray with lots of the spicy sambal.. both i love!! How? 😛
1. It’s a normal day at work, before you get a call from your colleague. It’s an emergency. You need to come deal with your students ASAP. What trouble are they most likely to have gotten into?
Haha it can be anything and everything under the sun!! As an Assistant Dean I will be there to support my colleague in every way I can in my capacity and to help the students to my best! Bring it on!! : )
2. After taking care of the situation, you return to your desk and sigh deeply. If you had not become a teacher, you would now be _______ instead.
I would love to be a professional dancer actually but logically probably working in animal related facility/ research centre / wildlife reserve/ zoo etc..
3. Never mind, you shrug off the stress from the morning and go to lunch. Where and what are you eating? And who are you eating with?
Eating at my desk..checking and replying to emails at the same time!! haha. I will be eating the awesome home cooked meal which my mom has packed for me! I’m truly blessed! Thank you Mom!
4. You are about to tuck into your meal when you notice a strand of hair in your food. Do you: A) Pick out the hair and eat the meal, it’s no big problem. B) Inform the store owner and get a replacement. C) Complain to your friend but pick out the hair and eat the meal anyway. D) Eat the hair. E) None of the above.
A) Must be my mom’s hair I’m supposing!! haha. No biggie.. best food anyway.. 1 strand of hair is fine! :P. Add more flavour maybe! haha
5. After lunch, you return to continue your work. What task are you most dreading and/or what task are you most looking forward to?
I don’t really dread anything i do very much.. that’s why I’m still here doing them. But perhaps it is more tiring to mark long hours perhaps.. Look forward to running back home!! 🙂 Ok drive lah not run.. I’ll never make it home if I run!
6. This is when you notice a strange letter placed on your desk. You open it and it says: I regret to inform you that you have been fired. Please clear your desk by next week. How do you feel?
I don’t know how to describe the feeling.. Utterly disappointed! horrified!! Dejected! But I will need to know the reason for firing me so that I can reconcile with it.
7. You turn the letter over… and it says “Just joking! Happy StAR Day! Thank you for all your hard work and the school will not be same without you!” How do you feel?
Hahah!! Very appreciated and affirmation of good work done is very important. So I will be very happy and contented knowing I have made a difference if not to all.. to some at least. It will fuel me to continue to do my bestest even during challenging times!
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