Love/hate

My students and I have a love-hate relationship and we find different ways to annoy each other. Their favourite way is to hide my things when I'm not looking. I had the habit of going bare-footed in class (Eewww, I know)until my students hid each shoe in different corners of the room. They fiddle with the radio everytime I bring it to class.I have been forgetting their names again & they take advantage of my memory lapse by pretending to be each other. And when Iget angry, they would say "Rilek bah Cher. Jangan mintal." I could go on..................................

but I'm not so innocent either. I make fun of their hair,dare them to walk around school with towels over their heads, dare them to sing in front of class and do the shappal (shuffle)and so on. Once my students begged for forgiveness before their exam. I made them sing their ABCs and told them I'd have to think it over. Then I also made them write their most embarrassing experience in life on a small piece of paper with their initials on it. The next day, their tales such as farting accidentally in class & walking into the girls' loo by mistake were displayed on the classroom noticeboard. I could go on but this story cracked up my HOD today when she asked me for a piece of candy. I gave her this

and told her this story.

Scene: In one of my rambunctious classes

T: Hari ani quiz lagi. Siapa dapat menjawap, cigu bagi kamu gula-gula spisil. Studen cigu lain inda cigu bagi, kamu saja.

Ss: Waaaaaaah!

Quiz started & students went nuts over the candy thrown in the air. Finally the students got it when they saw the packaging.

T: Ha, ha, ha. Teecha bagi kamu gula-gula ani sebab kamu slalu kurang asam arah teecha! Ha, ha, ha.

My students went hmmph. Yeah, score one for the next teecha. They enjoyed the candy anyway.

The next day, my students approached me before the lesson started.

Ss: Cher, kami ada gula-gula spisil untuk teecha.

And they gave me this

Ss: Rilek bah cher, rilek.

Hmmmph! Score one for the students. I haven't been able to break the tie so far. Suggestions?