Being the first day of Sem 2, i was a little more excited going to Uni today. Woke up at 9am and i kept on looking at the clock to check if it's time to leave already.
The very first and only lecture for the day was Business Statistics with Mr. Derek, since all tutorials in this week are cancelled. Honestly i was expecting a middle-aged man with a slightly bulging belly.
BUT no, standing on the platform in Audi 5 was a i'm not sure how old (bad at guessing age) man with shoulder length hair and no bulging belly at all. That alone already gave me an impression almost completely different from what i imagined earlier.
THEN, when he started speaking, his voice was different from what i expected too! A tone less deep than i thought. Well, that was after 10 minutes when everyone settled down quietly.
Today's lecture was pretty much about non-academic related stuff, more towards gaining an understanding between us students and him as a lecturer. And what breaking the pride in us, assumptions we have and interpretations we made.
I have to say his one an a half hour lecture did leave an impact on me at least. It was an immediate transformation from a tinge of excitement to a lot of stress after listening to what's being said. Well, "Everyone's going to start from level zero," he claimed.
Note to self: You got to work harder i don't care.
I better reminisce about some happy moments in the past 3 weeks before my mind gets conquered by nothing else but stress.
In these 3 weeks, i think i've learned to be a happier person in a way. How to say, i am more clear of what i really want to do and get back in return. Something like that.
* I remember something my younger sister said when the internet was down in the first week during the holidays, "You're finally getting a life other than going online." At that moment i was quite angry lo, are you saying i have no life besides going online?
But that one week of surviving without the internet made me realise what she really meant.
At the start i suffered a bit, then i began to do things i normally wouldn't, know more about what's going on with everyone in the family (including Ador). And so nowadays i'm trying to cut down on the time i spend online (it's kinda hard though).
Other than the internet issue, i managed to spend quality time with my family plus some secondary and college friends. Random outings tend to turn out as chatting sessions i cherish much.
* Went for dinner with sister's friends one night since parents were not home, they were very nice helping me to delay time when i needed to stay longer to go straight to Qx's condo the same night.
* Discovered that Krispy Kreme is generous in giving complementary doughnuts, provided you sit in their shop long enough. We saw everyone came and left while we stayed.
* Another weekend, we had lunch with dad's friend. He said lots of meaningful stuff about life which made me feel all different that day.
* Savoured the food at Ming Tian for the first time with Qx, was her bf for the day since it's her Birthday. After dinner, spontaneously decided to deliver apom to Tw and Ql's doorsteps. Something made both of us laughed so hard until we almost suffocated, not enough oxygen in the car. It was really one good long laugh, i even smiled when i thought of it before i slept that night.
* A mini belated Birthday celebration for Qx at Ming Tian once again. Fascinated by Ali's braided hair from Phuket!
* Three consecutive Fridays of teaching the underprivileged kids at the Taman Megah Handicapped Center made me more appreciative of everything. Thanks Qx for bringing me there. According to the coordinator, the children are either abandoned, neglected or abused.
That's why they're living together as a newly formed big family. Due to that, they've not been receiving proper education until beginning of this year. So it's a tough challenge for them to catch up with studies.
Some of their school teachers actually told them to copy the answers from the answer sheet. Is that a sign of giving up on them? Some of the children are really cute and good.
Last Friday i guided a Standard 2 girl through her BM homework, it was exercises on Unit 2 of the textbook - Keluarga Saya. She was asked to write a short passage on her father and draw a Mother's Day card.
I was a little taken aback when i saw how she wrote the passage. Her nama bapa saya... was same as the one in the textbook's cartoon family. Then there was this line, saya tinggal di PPKKCTM. I wonder how she feels deep down inside.
Whatever, wherever, whenever, whoever or however it is, i'm going to live to be happy.
The very first and only lecture for the day was Business Statistics with Mr. Derek, since all tutorials in this week are cancelled. Honestly i was expecting a middle-aged man with a slightly bulging belly.
BUT no, standing on the platform in Audi 5 was a i'm not sure how old (bad at guessing age) man with shoulder length hair and no bulging belly at all. That alone already gave me an impression almost completely different from what i imagined earlier.
THEN, when he started speaking, his voice was different from what i expected too! A tone less deep than i thought. Well, that was after 10 minutes when everyone settled down quietly.
Today's lecture was pretty much about non-academic related stuff, more towards gaining an understanding between us students and him as a lecturer. And what breaking the pride in us, assumptions we have and interpretations we made.
I have to say his one an a half hour lecture did leave an impact on me at least. It was an immediate transformation from a tinge of excitement to a lot of stress after listening to what's being said. Well, "Everyone's going to start from level zero," he claimed.
Note to self: You got to work harder i don't care.
* * *
I better reminisce about some happy moments in the past 3 weeks before my mind gets conquered by nothing else but stress.
In these 3 weeks, i think i've learned to be a happier person in a way. How to say, i am more clear of what i really want to do and get back in return. Something like that.
* I remember something my younger sister said when the internet was down in the first week during the holidays, "You're finally getting a life other than going online." At that moment i was quite angry lo, are you saying i have no life besides going online?
But that one week of surviving without the internet made me realise what she really meant.
At the start i suffered a bit, then i began to do things i normally wouldn't, know more about what's going on with everyone in the family (including Ador). And so nowadays i'm trying to cut down on the time i spend online (it's kinda hard though).
Other than the internet issue, i managed to spend quality time with my family plus some secondary and college friends. Random outings tend to turn out as chatting sessions i cherish much.
* Went for dinner with sister's friends one night since parents were not home, they were very nice helping me to delay time when i needed to stay longer to go straight to Qx's condo the same night.
* Discovered that Krispy Kreme is generous in giving complementary doughnuts, provided you sit in their shop long enough. We saw everyone came and left while we stayed.
* Another weekend, we had lunch with dad's friend. He said lots of meaningful stuff about life which made me feel all different that day.
* Savoured the food at Ming Tian for the first time with Qx, was her bf for the day since it's her Birthday. After dinner, spontaneously decided to deliver apom to Tw and Ql's doorsteps. Something made both of us laughed so hard until we almost suffocated, not enough oxygen in the car. It was really one good long laugh, i even smiled when i thought of it before i slept that night.
* A mini belated Birthday celebration for Qx at Ming Tian once again. Fascinated by Ali's braided hair from Phuket!
* Three consecutive Fridays of teaching the underprivileged kids at the Taman Megah Handicapped Center made me more appreciative of everything. Thanks Qx for bringing me there. According to the coordinator, the children are either abandoned, neglected or abused.
That's why they're living together as a newly formed big family. Due to that, they've not been receiving proper education until beginning of this year. So it's a tough challenge for them to catch up with studies.
Some of their school teachers actually told them to copy the answers from the answer sheet. Is that a sign of giving up on them? Some of the children are really cute and good.
Last Friday i guided a Standard 2 girl through her BM homework, it was exercises on Unit 2 of the textbook - Keluarga Saya. She was asked to write a short passage on her father and draw a Mother's Day card.
I was a little taken aback when i saw how she wrote the passage. Her nama bapa saya... was same as the one in the textbook's cartoon family. Then there was this line, saya tinggal di PPKKCTM. I wonder how she feels deep down inside.
Whatever, wherever, whenever, whoever or however it is, i'm going to live to be happy.
:) One of the children gave me this.
1 comment:
Your so nice to celebrate Qing Xian's Bday!!! Its also so nice of you to help out with the kids Qx introuduced you too!!
DOn be stress lar. Every lecturer also say like that in the first day of class. It is like a conventional standard thing to do. :)
Take care
Pei Ying
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