Microscope Word

So the holidays are over (for now) and I've resetted the holiday countdown. Don't get me wrong, I love my job -  counting the days towards a paid holiday is one of my ways of venting unwanted responsibilities..if that makes sense.

I came back to school with a very much renewed vigour (because a one week holiday is just not quite enough) and I was as eager as ever to start teaching. 

My form 3 students asked me whether they'll be doing a Robinson Crusoe kerja kursus for English. I told them that their class would not be doing that kerja kursus because they'll be doing something else - peer teaching. I told them to prepare notes for certain writing topics and distribute them to their friends. Then, Augustine, the tall kid who reminds me of Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber, gave a very good suggestion for the notes they are going to prepare for that project.

"Bagus taip kan tu nota, teacher...senang mau baca."

"Yes! (enthusiastically) Boleh..boleh..it would be even better kalau kamu taip guna Microsoft Word."

"Microsop Word?" asked Augustine.

"Iya, Microsoft Word. Yang kamu bikin type kerja kursus tu..."

"Kami main tulis tangan, teacher.."

"Ada tu bah..Microsoft Word..guna Microsoft Powerpoint pun bulih...sepa guna tu, I'll give extra marks. Alaa...Powerpoint bah..yang ada slaid-slaid tu...."

At this point, I noticed them exchanging some clueless expressions. Is it about the project or what? I've given them specific instructions in BM, I've even repeated the instructions and asked them to repeat after me more than twice.

After the usual drill of "Understand?", I went back to the teacher's table to start the lesson. Noreen, one of the hardworking students in the class, then asked me...

"Teacher, mau type tu nota guna tu benda yang bulih tingu benda halus tu kah? Yang dalam sains tu..."

I didn't get it until when she said, "Teacher bilang taip guna Microskop Word kan?"

Nah, take that Microskop Word.