chin
I've never met anyone like him. He comes across as being friendly, but can turn around and shoot you in your back if you're not careful. We decided to give him the grade based on his late but hardworking performance, but instead, we were accused of acting nice in front of our tutor. Like wth??!! Wah lao....if we have no issue with you now then just take it and leave the rest lah. Still want to dig up shit that you can't find. He seems very smart, but asks the most redundant questions...as if he's asking for the sake of asking. He acts so humbled and remorseful in front of our tutor and then he's back to his old self outside of class. Oh yeah, I forgot to add that his ego, is almost the size of a basketball manz. He told my group leader about something to the effect of "I rather be called stupid than being called lazy ..." I was like huh? Gosh... I really have not seen anyone like him before. Now I've learnt my lesson. Just stay away from you in the future. I won't make the same mistake of being in the same group as you ever again.
oranges
Do you know that oranges are actually quite different if you look closely? Yupz... just thought you should know.
Anyway, tomorrow marks the end of the 1st semester at NIE...and time has just flown by. Gosh... I can't believe it. Most of my assignments are handed in, presentations are done, and I'm left withone more essay, 2 more tests and 2 more exam papers. Phew, at least the sem's almost over. This sem, I've learnt quite a few things... shan't elaborate.
But one thing I'm definitely gonna miss are a few of my tutors who have made a difference in my life in the last 12 weeks. One thing's for sure, they all have sense of humour, and are very 'real' people. They do not put up fronts, and you get what you see. On top of being knowledgeable in their areas of study, they relate well to students, and that's applaudable. One of them whom I want to single out is my Ed Pysch tutor. She is really one in a million, very fair and just, and carries herself well. She has a wealth of experience, and is a really smart lady as well. She has taught us things which cannot be found anywhere else. Her parting speech to us today, almost brought tears to my eyes. She said she stood 'humbled' before us....and that throughout her many years of teaching and about 1000 over students, our class was the most brilliant, but yet, had the most problems. I felt that she was really telling the truth, as she was a person who valued high standards of work. It takes a lot for someone to say that you know. Wow. She really just blew me away with those words. I'm gonna miss her.
Alright, enough of mushy stuff... I can't wait for exams to be over though....and I wanna watch Flightplan!!! Anybody care to join me?
Oh yeah..thanks Jac, for your reccomendation. David Lanz is good too! :) Shall consider getting his CD....
kevin kern
Wow. Kevin Kern's music just wows me away. Its so touching and melodious. Its a pity I've only just discovered his music. I can't wait for him to visit Singapore again!! He composes and also performs on his piano. Its so beautiful....his music I mean. I can feel it coming from his heart. Really.*melts* Its on the repeat mode now....heh.
Water.
Bah. Children nowadays....where are all their values? Aren't parents supposed to teach them values? I'm disappointed. It saddens me to know that children are insensitive about their comments especially towards their own grandparents. No wonder more and more grandparents are abandoned in nursing homes nowadays.
Tsk Tsk.
Anyway, much of the afternoon/evening was spent tdoing miscellaneous at home, reorganising my life, so to speak. Firstly, I had to purchase a new ink cartridge as mine had run out of ink. Then, my claculator of 7 years had to conk out on me today, mostly due to water spillage. Sigh. That's another story in itself. Then, came home and cleaned the fan after dinner. How fantastic right? The fan was getting too dusty for my liking. Perhaps that's why I was having phlegm in my throat the past week. Eeks. Yuck, the dust was super thick. Then, I took my papers out to dry. So now I'm taking a breather. Hmnz...the fan is so much more efficient now. I feel clean air blowing!! Whee...
Hmnz...I think many people are choosing the easy way out of their troubles nowadays. Its like a statement they are trying to make. I don't understand. And more often than not, its due to relationship problems. I sensed something was amiss when school stepped up security patrols these 2 days. A conversation with a friend suddenly made things so clear. At least that's what I think. Sigh.
communication
Why do you think I seldom talk to you? 'Cos everytime I tell you something, you have to insist that your version of things is correct. It's all about you, you and you. And you listen to your colleague. But you don't listen to me, even though I am correct. Something is always done the wrong way and you insist that you are right until you are convinced(proven) you are wrong. Is it so hard to swallow your pride? You say I don't open up to you, thats why its so hard to communicate. What about you? I want to be able to talk and not have you shoot down my opinions all the time. Is it so hard? When I try to explain myself, you think I'm defending myself. I simply give up. I shall just become a mute.
One and a half more week of school left. Looking forward to it. Take care peeps.
Miracle
Thank God. A miracle arrived in the nick of time. Phew!
Dead fish on a silver platter
Yeah...I'm that dead fish. No prizes for guessing correctly though. Hurhur. Its so frustrating to know that a lot of times, your best is always not enough. And we spend so much time trying to prove yourself to the people around you. Its easy to say, "as long as your conscience is clear, you have nothing to worry about". Grr...but I don't want to feel like I'm dragging us down. Bah. Screw it.
High
Nope, I'm not high on drinks or drugs...I'm high on... assignments! Haha!! Yeah...I tell you, once you start doing, you can't stop, 'cos you would realise that its only the tip of the iceberg and there's the rest of the iceberg to tackle too. Moreover, you can't start from the bottom of the iceberg, 'cos it would topple down. Priorities. Sigh. Ok, let me try and list down the things I have to do. Here goes, sit tight.
1. Finish up PBL ICT and Reflection log(major last minute)
2.Read on classroom mgt
3.Read up for indiv assignment(ed pysch) and get started on it
4. Revise Divisibility
5.Read up on ADHD
6.Prepare for next week's classrm mgt seminar pressentation(???)
Oh man...I am so dead!!! What am I doing here?! AHHHH!
Mis-?
Shoulders drooped.
Morales took a beating.
Expressions of disappointment.
Silence filled the air.
Everybody was at a loss for words.
I can't take this anymore.
Thankfully, it was just a case of misunderstanding and miscommunication. My weak heart can't take this anymore. We thought our proposal was not good enough as told to our group member by the Sister of the centre. Apparently, she thought we were the other group. Who, in fact, lost out to us. When we received the sms in the arvo, I could imagine everyone literally heaving a sigh of relief. Guess everybody thought we had this in the bag and felt that we had put in a lot of effort into this that failure was not an option for us. It would have been devastating. Phew, now we are back on track.
Granny is recovering well in the hospital after her knee replacement surgery. Should be out tomorrow if all goes well. Thank God.
Productivity and drainage
Hmz...I actually can't complain much about this week lah. Though it has been quite a crazy week too. Assignments and projects are coming in fast and furious man. Just when you get one out of the way, another one comes your way, fully head-on, no less. Gosh. And these 2 afternoons have been spent at the hospital visiting my grandmother. It has been tiring...but really productive I must say. There's also the family drama going on between my grandma's(mum's side) daughter, sons and daughter-in-law. Sigh...the family drama can qualify for the soap opera Days of Our Lives lah. Lolz. Thankfully, my dad's side is quite sane...phew. Anyway, my grandma had a knee replacement surgery...went very well, she's cheerful too. Can be discharged by Sunday, hopefully. :) Had a brief scare yesterday, when my grandpa(her husband) was sent to the A&E too(same hosp). Can you believe it? That was quite a scare. Luckily, they found nothing alarming and sent him back to the nursing home.
What will happen to me when I grow old?
My brain is alomost dead. Fried. Yup...it has been so draining, keeping up with grammar and math. Bah. Help! Can barely keep my head above the fast rising water.
Love. What is love?
Everybody's so stressed up nowadays. Its written all over the faces. Take it easy peeps. Do your best and leave the rest. Words of wisdom from my tutor.
