I invited my principal out for lunch today.

This might not be a big deal for some of you but in Singapore, we kinda follow a hierarchical structure. Mere teachers like yours truly typically don’t dare to spend too much time in the presence of their superiors.

But of course, Sensei is different. I have wanted to give some feedback on the way my principal conducted a chillax session entitled Slow Sip. Contrary to my expectations, other colleagues who had been invited for this slow sip session used this as a platform to air their work woes and grievances.

Which was fine with me, but actually, I would not rather talk about work. And I felt that my principal should hear this feedback from me directly.

I also told him why I have been feeling overwhelmed with the myriad challenges I have had to encounter in my course of work. He responded by saying that work demands have been intensified across the board. We need to groom our young generation to ready themselves for these unfamiliar challenges.

Okay fair enough. Gained some perspective from my principal — and I’m sure he appreciated my openness.