A month long wait is over.....
@arunima25 (86157)
Bangalore, India
December 13, 2020 9:53pm CST
Good morning Monday from this side of the mylot corner. It's 9:20 AM and I am done with the classes for the day. I took a High school Maths class from 7:30 - 8:30 and then one to one session with one special child for another half an hour. So all done for the classes for the day.
But it's not over for the work at school. Well, exams start from today for the 10 grade children. It's pre- board 1 before the Christmas holiday and as soon as the school starts in January , we will conduct pre-board 2. For those not aware, 10 grade students in our country appear for a national level exam called Board examination and it starts at the end of February. These pre board exams are like preparation for that final exam.
The exam starts at 10AM and so I have another 30 minutes and it will be for 3 hours. And for these three hours, I have to just be there and observe these children. I have 10 students to watch for. I will be on mute and my video will be off. I will be a mute spectator and I am there only to see that these students don't flaunt any rules of exam and if some one has a concern, he/she can raise hands and I need to address that concern. Also I need to make sure that all answer sheets are scanned and uploaded properly.
So in those 3 hours, I will see if I can peep in here.
All chores and cooking done till lunch. Right now I am sitting in sun and soaking some sunlight in this pleasant weather. Though we had rain and drizzle in night, we woke up to the fourth sunny day in a row. 
And I spotted this beautiful orchid bloom in my garden this morning. The plant has been with me for almost an year and I saw the buds in November. And now after a month long wait one of them bloomed
Have a good time. Happy mymotting
But it's not over for the work at school. Well, exams start from today for the 10 grade children. It's pre- board 1 before the Christmas holiday and as soon as the school starts in January , we will conduct pre-board 2. For those not aware, 10 grade students in our country appear for a national level exam called Board examination and it starts at the end of February. These pre board exams are like preparation for that final exam.
The exam starts at 10AM and so I have another 30 minutes and it will be for 3 hours. And for these three hours, I have to just be there and observe these children. I have 10 students to watch for. I will be on mute and my video will be off. I will be a mute spectator and I am there only to see that these students don't flaunt any rules of exam and if some one has a concern, he/she can raise hands and I need to address that concern. Also I need to make sure that all answer sheets are scanned and uploaded properly.
So in those 3 hours, I will see if I can peep in here.
All chores and cooking done till lunch. Right now I am sitting in sun and soaking some sunlight in this pleasant weather. Though we had rain and drizzle in night, we woke up to the fourth sunny day in a row.
And I spotted this beautiful orchid bloom in my garden this morning. The plant has been with me for almost an year and I saw the buds in November. And now after a month long wait one of them bloomed
Have a good time. Happy mymotting17 people like this
19 responses
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
14 Dec 20
That's a busy Monday you are having Today. It's cooler than normal here today
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
Compared to a day full of classes, this one is lighter and yes it does get boring being a mute invigilator. It's mid December now and now winter will get to peak in next 30 days. Stay warm.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
@Butterfingers Your profile doesn't mention your location in India. But if you are in North India, chilling days are ahead. Stay safe and warm.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
14 Dec 20
@arunima25 yes it'll only get cooler now at least till January
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@Deepizzaguy (96220)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Dec 20
I am looking forward to having a good Monday.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
I hope you have a good one. The exam should be over in another hour and then I get to next set of things to do.
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@Deepizzaguy (96220)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Dec 20
@arunima25 I will do my best to have a good day.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
21 Dec 20
@Deepizzaguy I hope you could have one
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Dec 20
@arunima25 Yes there is advantages with the lock down in some way. In Delhi too air become pure during the time of lock down.The weather was so pleasant in April. I don't know whether to say thanks to this pandemic. One thing is sure, this virus taught lot of lessons to people.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
You are right. It has come with own sets of challenges. But my knees and feet are thankful. I am not driving since March. Only few times I have taken car out in last 7 months. My health has improved. Bangalore traffic was causing a lot of stress.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
21 Dec 20
@Sreekala I agree there. A lot we learnt in this crisis. Hope we don't forget it. Human beings tend to forget valuable lessons and go back to their usual once things get back to normal.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
Compared to a regular day with classes and session, this one is light at work. But being a mute spectator can be boring
Glad I can mylot a bit on my mobile else I will doze off
Glad I can mylot a bit on my mobile else I will doze off
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
14 Dec 20
Sounds pretty boring to just sit but I know it must be done. Enjoy your day, it is bed time here
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
It is indeed boring. Glad I can mylot in between on my phone else I will just doze off It's another hour to go.
Have a good night sleep
It's another hour to go.
Have a good night sleep1 person likes this
@Nakitakona (56300)
• Philippines
14 Dec 20
Pre-board exams for the grade 10. That's good in preparation to the final exams.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
Yes. It's just a few practices before they take up the big exam.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
22 Dec 20
@Nakitakona Today the news came just now that they have to come with new exam schedule due to current situation of pandemic. Seems it might be postponed from Feb... Poor students!
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@Nakitakona (56300)
• Philippines
16 Dec 20
@arunima25 That's good. That's a sort of exam review.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
16 Dec 20
If a mylot user, must be Horse
This is my first success with orchids. I had several failures in past.
This is my first success with orchids. I had several failures in past.
@anil02 (24688)
• India
14 Dec 20
CBSE exam will held at one time in whole country. Online classes and exam is possible in schools which are affilated with CBSE because these schools are high profile and also in cities. Here in state government schools study system is fully disturbed. Although here also online classes are working but here more than 65% students have not smart mobile phones. Government is also doing nonsense things. Here government order to teachers to visit home to home to give home work to students, It is not easy
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
15 Dec 20
@arunima25 Parents are raising question that a student 1st class who didn't attend a single class in school, how he will do home work. You are helping needy it is nice thing but it is not possible for every one.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
That's definitely not a feasible thing to do. I know it is very tough for government schools. My maids son had no smartphone. My husband gave an old set of his for his classes. Glad it came to his use. Many people in our apartment donated their old smartphone to these needy children. Government has taken a illogical decision. It's actually harassment of teachers.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
22 Dec 20
@anil02 I know there are too many problems on ground realty especially in rural and less developed areas.
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@RebeccasFarm (87144)
• United States
14 Dec 20
You have such a lovely surroundings there Arunima
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
I am happy that you liked it. This is my first successful attempt with orchids and that makes this bloom extra special. Many of my earlier attempts failed with orchids.
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@LadyDuck (462583)
• Switzerland
15 Dec 20
@arunima25 I have one in a pot inside the house, it only bloomed twice, I have it from 7 years.
@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
This is my first successful attempt with orchids after several failures in past several years.
It was quite boring. Good that I peeped in here on my phone else I would have dozed off
It was quite boring. Good that I peeped in here on my phone else I would have dozed off1 person likes this
@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
19 Dec 20
@DianneN I felt the same until now. Maybe you can try once more. My mom gave me this plant last year encouraging me to try it for last time. It bloomed
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
I am super happy as this is my first successful attempt with orchids after so many failures in years.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
They made my day. This is the first orchid bloom in my garden.
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@JudyEv (328597)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Dec 20
@arunima25 I remember supervisors sitting there knitting for three hours while we slaved away over our exam papers. lol
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
20 Dec 20
@JudyEv Times changed. Now we are net surfing and mylotting
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
This is my first success with Orchids. All these years the plant used to die without buds and blooms. Hope this one stays on. This online exam module makes invigilation a very boring work. Glad I can come here in between or else I would have dozed off.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
14 Dec 20
I used to be obssessed with that greenish phalaenopsis orchid. Now Im feeling it again
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
@yoalldudes I will wait for that. Do PM me so that I don't miss that post
What a coincidence!! This one has been gifted by my mom. Mom has a very nice collection of orchids.
What a coincidence!! This one has been gifted by my mom. Mom has a very nice collection of orchids.@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
Do you have orchids at present? My earlier attempts were a big failure and so I am really excited at this one
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
14 Dec 20
@arunima25 Yes, I have one or two cattleyas. I will share here once they bloom. My mother gave them to me.
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@GardenGerty (158274)
• United States
15 Dec 20
Your orchid is beautiful. Is all of your schooling remoter right now. Ours is not and our state Board of Education feels it is healthier for elementary levels of kids be in school. That is children under about age eleven or twelve.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
This first bloom of orchid in my garden made my day.
We started with physical school for a week on voluntary basis but then many cases were reported from schools infecting a lot of students and teachers from school. Government took back that decision and now we are back to remote classes. It was only for High school. Schools never opened for younger children since pandemic.
We started with physical school for a week on voluntary basis but then many cases were reported from schools infecting a lot of students and teachers from school. Government took back that decision and now we are back to remote classes. It was only for High school. Schools never opened for younger children since pandemic.
@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
Glad that you liked the orchids. This one is my first successful attempt with orchids after several failures in past.
I have experience of working with 2.5 to 16 years. This is my first time working with a regular High school class. I always worked with differently-abled children or the challenging ones. I worked in inclusive Montessori environment as my first job as educator. I made a lateral shift in my career after my daughters were born...From corporate to education.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Dec 20
great to watch a budding orchid image on this site. our 3 orchids also bloomed last month, one is still here.
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@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
17 Dec 20
Thank you. This is my first successful attempt with Orchids after several failures.
It's good to know that blooms stay for so long.
@arunima25 (86157)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 20
It was light compared to other days. But definitely boring being a mute spectator. Good that I could peep in here on my phone and saved me from falling asleep
