Slice of Life

Hello!

These past few days, I’ve been watching a lot of music videos and hearing new music that keeps me inspired on what to write for my next idea blog post.

In addition, I am also currently reading a Japanese Manga titled “Assassination Classroom.” 

It is about an Octopus-like creature who ate a big part of the moon who happens to be a teacher of a class that is tasked to kill him before the end of the year or else he’ll destroy the Earth. At first, the plot sounds serious and action-packed. But upon reading it (you’ll never notice the time once you started a chapter), there’s the element of comedy, action and slice of life.

And then I came to a realization, I am inclined to the slice of life kind of stories and ideas. I love reading memoirs and most of my stories are the typical ones. To be honest, I’ve been recently questioning myself if my creative or thinking ability is poor because some of the people I know who are also required to have this kind of activity seem to have deep and complex ideas while here I am, writing about a girl who works in a coffee shop, and other cutesy or normal stuff.

I know I should not compare myself to others and each person has their own “forte” or distinctiveness. Maybe for me, my forte is writing slice of life stories. I guess what I am aiming for is realness and simplicity that’s why I opt these kinds of story. But I hope that as I think of more ideas, I’ll not only grow as a person but I’ll also grow as a creative “writer”.

So setting this thought aside, I’ll share to you another slice of life story that is inspired of what I’ve been up to these days:

from Tumblr.
Thank you for inspiring me, Korosensei. :)

TEACHER TROUBLE

“Good Morning class”

“Good Morning Teacher Jenny”

When I was a kid, I thought that my teacher is a superhero. She taught me how to read the alphabet, count numbers, know the colors of the rainbow and learn how to make friends with others.

A woman like no other, my teacher is definitely my idol! And because of that, I vowed to myself that one day, I will be like here too---inspiring, caring and heroic.

“Miss Diaz, your students are misbehaving again! How many times do I have to tell you, if there’s no other method than to punish them then---“

“Shhhh, Mr. Principal. I got this.”

“Aghhhh Maam! I’m sorryyyyy!”

“AND WHO TOLD YOU TO PRANK THE SUPERVISOR HUH!? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU STUPID BRAT, IF YOU’RE GONNA DO MISCHIEF THEN DO IT WELL.”

“I’m sorry, Maam”

“It’s okay. Next time, place a cockroach on his desk. He totally hates it.”

Jenny is not the ordinary sweet, caring, inspirational teacher. More often, she’s the leader of chaos in her home-room classroom. Regretting the vow she made years ago because of a traumatic experience in high school, Jenny is now a high school teacher teaching Language. 

Her methods of teaching and approach to students is definitely one of its kind. She tags along with her students' pranks and jokes. Originally, Jenny now lives her dream…but she never thought it will not be as glorious as she had expected. Her preparatory teacher, her idol, looked so flawless while doing her job...but Jenny cannot even silence her students in class. Frustrated and shocked, Jenny turned into a teacher she never wanted to be---like the one who failed her during high school and tarnished her reputation.

Now, the things that Jenny could think of are: how to live with her small salary, how to survive the daily battlefield aka school, how to have a boyfriend who will not underestimate her and how to love a job that isn’t lovely and glittery at all. 

With her class, Jenny will realize that teaching may not be the glitz and glamour nor the beauty and bread, but the satisfaction of seeing the students triumph because of a teacher’s guidance is what makes her profession the most heartfelt one and that even the teachers can learn from their students.

To me, there are some parts that are still not that clear so I'll try to update this once I come up with an idea. For now, I'll post this one so I won't forget the story and I just read 5 chapters of nothing but Korosensei. hahaha

THANK YOU FOR READING! 

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