Goal for these few months

I have decided to start doing some routines just to make my life more structured and organized. Firstly, after my ippt i should starting doing a bit more gym and running to keep myself fit and healthy. Secondly, after finishing all my assignments in NIE, i should start preparing my resources before the school starts so as to have an easier time when i start teaching. Lastly, save more money to plan for vacation and buy new clothes.

Hmm.... seems like my goals have always been there, i just need to really start implementing them.

Moody on a slack Tuesday

I could almost believe that I might be too moody when I am free during a period of time when I have things to do. On moody days, I hate being asked to do things, just needed time to be on my own just to avoid negative feelings that could affect my emotions.

On a moody day, one could realize that the world works in mysterious ways, like how karma transferred from one event to another. So on this day, I experienced that empathy is not about thinking you know how the other person feel, but more like you experienced what the other person is feeling.

So today, I remembered that sometimes it's not about the daily performances that you put up, but it is always the extraordinary isolated performances that made people remember. I must bear that in mind, that being average is not good enough, one must shine once in a while.

Singapore Education System

A friend asked me to write something about Singapore Education System, so here I am after so long to blog about something. To me, education is not purely about the gaining of knowledge, but also on character development because the school environment plays an important role in the life of a student.

However, I find that there are many challenges facing the education system in providing a holistic education to students. Firstly, in the teaching of knowledge, the diversity of learners is a challenge in delivery of lessons as students have different needs and abilities to learn. Therefore, it is hard to have a lesson that caters to the needs of all students, which means that some students might be left out in class.

Secondly, in the character development of students, it is an uphill task for a teacher to be concerned with the many students that he/she has. It can be a mentally and physically challenging job if one remains totally committed to the character development of students. Furthermore, in order to help students, a rapport must be built between both parties in order for the child to be receptive, which requires time and effort.

Therefore, to hope that our education system will be able to achieve all the goals that we hope for is unrealistic, but yet the same time I believe that the system has produced a significant number of talented and civilized citizens of the new generation. While our education system is not perfect, it is not totally flawed. Most importantly is for us to reflect on the challenges and needs in order to improve our education system.

Almost the end of semester

In a 2.4km run, i would normally use up all my energy to try to pass my running during the last lap of the run. However, in my daily life apparently this is not the case. Towards the end of my semester, and i am feeling so lazy and tired to complete my very last assignment. Only 2 days left for me to finish my assignment, i'm sure i have to continue to do soon. But i'm already in holiday mood after completing both my micro-teachings, well it is really holiday soon, like in another 3 days.

The end of semester also spells the end of my GESL event, flea market at Simei Care Centre. Was a tiring but fun day :)

About you now

It's a weird feeling, feels like something gone but yet still there. It represents something of the past that you never dream of forever gone. Maybe it is karma, or it's my own undoing. I guess everyone will experience this at least once, maybe after this time i will learn how to deal with such emotions better.

Droid blogging

It's my first time using my motorola milestone to blog and obviously it is not as easy as blotting from my desktop. I'm at someone care centre, waiting for my fellow gesl members to turn up as we are heading to bring back 125 cartons of newater. Just finished my maths micro teaching, and I am quite glad that my mood has not affected my micro teaching.

Talks over the phone for 2 hours plus last night just to convince myself that the relationship should end. No point fighting a two person battle alone. I just hope my mind and heart is set this time.

I Never Told You