Tuesday, January 30, 2007 / 2:17 AM
list 3 improvements for this module1. More constructive feedback/ suggestions on questions posed to the lecturer
2. Clear guidelines on what is to be done/ task assignment
3. Probably students could be allocated with a sum of money for them to purchase materials for their learning corners (ie. Reimbursement). We are only students, of which some do not have the financial ability. Raw materials need money too, and I don't think it's fair for us to have to pay school fees and yet buy our own materials for our assignments as well.
What skills have you learned from this module?1. Time management
2. How to plan my lessons more effiiciently and how I can make the lesson more interesting for children
3. How to spend money on learning corners (Money management, maybe?) Ha ha...
Yes, this is the feedback I gave when i was supposed to do a module evaluation for field practicum. Not that i'm being all squabbly over money matters, I just feel that it's really unfair for students to have to spend so much money over assignments (The materials and all). It's not like everyone studying in Ngee Ann Polytechnic is rich, you know.
Putting that aside, It's been busy, busy and busier. I just can't wait till thursday.
Till then, I'm
UP TO MY NECK
Thursday, January 25, 2007 / 7:54 AM
Behind every mask, there is always a story to tell.
No matter how many layers we have lay upon our skin to hide our true inner self, that layer will crack one day, and you will show who you really are.
You can seem like the most bubbly, happy person to others. But deep inside that outer shell, you are going through worry and pain. Sometimes it is that difficult to let go of problems.
Sometimes, they haunt you for life.
Today, I bumped into a friend. I wouldn't really call him a friend, he's more of a colleague, for he's a security guard in the place where I work.
He's the kind of person where, on first glance, think he's the kind with no worries, and is always happy, for he greets everyone he sees with his heartwarming smile.
I've always thought the same way too, till i looked into his eyes today as we bumped into each other in the MRT station and so happened we were going in the same direction.
His eyes, were filled with much worry and sorrow.
As the chinese saying always goes, 家家有本难念的竟. (Forgive me for the wrong characters. My chinese is not that of excellence) This saying means, that in every family, there is an untold story. No one ever knows what people around have gone through, and that is because, all of us wear a mask to hide our true selves.
Seeing my friend tear in front of me as he spoke of his troubles really saddened me as well. Somehow, his pain resonated, and i could really feel it.
This really drives me even further to my aspiration
Putting unhappy thoughts aside, I had a really great day, be it with project work, or celebrating Yi En's birthday! We had dinner at the once-known-to-be Marche-but-has-changed-its-name-to-Village. Though we spent alot (And drank quite a bit too), we had fun. And I hope that more days of this would come!
The Cow at the entrance to the restaurant
This came off Yi En's Cake (Happy 19th to you my dear girl! =))
Today has definitely been a fruitful day for me
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 / 7:00 AM
It's probably my ears, or just mere hallucination. But lately i've been hearing noises... Noises that are rather disturbing, with the Click, clack, click resonating in my head.
No, it's not hallucination, nor is there any problem with my ears.
It's the sound of fingernails on the keyboard.
It's been busy for many of us polytechnic undergrads lately, with the seemingly endless deadlines to meet, personal issues to settle, friendships to maintain, etc, etc.
It's so hectic, No one even has time for themself. But then again, time is also what you make of it yourself!
I just finished a book recently, titled The five people you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Yes, he's the same author to the number one seller Tuesdays with Morrie. The book, I had to admit, was really good. Here's a rough synopsis:
Eddie, on his 84th birthday, dies in an unfortunate accident whilst trying to save a girl. He goes to heaven, and meets five people whom he had touched, directly and indirectly. This story of Albom's teaches us on what really matters in life and how everything we do would affect ourselves and others.
What is our purpose here on earth? Well, Albom believes that you find the answers to all that when you meet your five people in Heaven. The book really took me on an inspirational Journey and taught me more about life and death. It's a really good read which i'd recommend to those out there who enjoy the same genres as I do!
Oh, I mispronounced my laptop for a cellphone in mandrin yesterday. This has become the new joke of the days and many many days to come...
Just say, "
Hello, Vaio?"
Sunday, January 21, 2007 / 7:33 AM
You walk into a bookshop. And the first thing that catches your eye is a cover that is brilliantly illustrated, with beautiful designs and vibrant colours.But when you open it, and read it's contents, It's nothing but shallow knowledge.Beside it, you see another book, designed with nothing but a blank cover with the title imprinted on it. It is anything but catchy and attractive.But when you pick it up and open it, you feel lost in it's world of imagination. The content was nothing you ever imagined As I think back on my younger years (Not that i'm very old, anyway) and reflect, i know that I tend to judge people based on their covers. I never bother to look into the hearts of people, as well as mine, to tell myself who they really are beneath those layers that cover them.
But now I know...
I know that one should never be judged based on first impression alone. I know now that humans, in general, can be that complicated a species. We never know what they're really hiding underneath those layers of paint that they have painted upon themselves. To know who someone really is, you have to KNOW the person.
I've always judged people based on what I see, what I hear, and more often than not, it's because of what I see on the
SURFACE. It's so superficial. Sometimes, I scare myself.
Wanted to have prata with Jason, Xiao di (Bernard) and Wei Hong after work today. But due to the unforseen circumstance of Jason feeling unwell, we had to call it off. BUT! There is a make up session next saturday!
Been hooked onto a old japanese song lately,
"First Love" by Utada Hikaru. It's been around for a long long time already, yet when i listen to it, i still feel the strength of the song. No doubt i don't understand the words and all but, i just feel the emotion in the song. Probably it's her vocals. Maybe?
After tomorrow, i can finally...
Breathe
Saturday, January 20, 2007 / 8:55 AM
To start off my post, here are some optical illusions that I recieved in an Email!
Just like these Illusions, we are, more often than not, fooled by our own eyes. What may seem to be true at first, may turn out to be just mere deception. Then again, it is through this deception point where we learn.
It's interesting to see what others have to offer for us as well as what we've got to offer them. It's all about giving and taking, isn't it?
I need to sell my 1 GB memory stick soon... So I can get a 2 GB... And store a game that i've been hooked onto lately at the shop: DJ MAX
Boy oh boy do I have THINGS to keep me occupied this holiday!
Friday, January 19, 2007 / 10:15 AM
I shall start off my first post on my new blog with a quote from the movie, "
Tuesdays with Morrie""It is only when you learn to die, will you learn to live"I watched this movie back when i was still in my first semester in year 2. It was definitely one movie that had instilled thoughts that kept churning in my mind.
Today, i watched it again...
Well i would say, after watching it once (And shedding lots of tears), and reading the book, I didn't show much emotion the second time i watched this movie.
But before I go on, here's a rough synopsis of the movie:
Morrie is a professor specialising in Sociology at a university. Mitch Albom is a man with a career that keeps him on his toes most of the time, and his life was pretty much filled with deadlines. He had made a promise to his good old professor that he would keep in contact with him after graduation, but this was a promise he failed to keep.16 years later, Mitch learns that Morrie is suffering from Lou Gherig's Disease and won't live for long. He finally makes a trip down to see his Professor, who teaches him the last and final lesson on life and all it's big questions. Life's most important lesson is just about to begin, and classes were on Tuesdays, held at Morrie's humble abode
The Movie
The Book
Many a times we will stop to think, "Just what is the meaning of life, and what has life got in store for us?" "Why are we put through so much, while others don't go through as much?"
"Why do people choose to do things that we never thought we would do in the right state of mind?"
These are questions that we would ponder upon time and again as our life flashes by. But yet, there are so many different answers
But in reality, life, to me, seems like a route with many choices. Everyone takes a route different from the other
I ended my last blog because i chose to, and I started this blog, because I chose to start it up again. I love to write, and thus, the result of my choice - This blog
This burns down to one word:
Choices
