Six Seasons

珍惜拥有的一切 当它依然还在你身边 现在才了解 已过一光年 人为何总要失去挚爱才会懂得去学会 ........(书签) ...my song

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Not Vanished

Some people might haf wondered whether i have vanished from the net, but in fact, i didn't. I was juz abit more bz at home playing full screen display computer games that might haf caused me to see msn messages only hours after the messages have been sent to me by the other parties. I apologize for all these.

Having to go to the Cheesecake Cafe at Siglap again since the last time i went there (about 2 years ago), the ambience there is still great. and the cakes there are still splendid though. Though cheesecakes are food that 让人 “又爱又恨” cos though they taste nice, but they are extremely fattening!

The cheesecakes in order from left to right:
1. cookies and cream
2. peach
3. chocolate and vanilla
4. blueberry
5. strawberry
6. rum and raisin
7. walnut

Something which i feel worth sharing about my experiences with my students again:

I remembered there was once i conduct a video session with the students regarding furnace operations.

In general, students usually dun dare to sleep nor misbehave during my class. becos of my strong stand of wanting to expose them to the realities of the strict discipline when working in the chemical industries in future. In fact, one accident occured recently somewhere opposite to the office which i work at, killing 2 people and injuring another 2 when an overhead heat exchanger which processes crude oil caught fire.


Back to the issue that i wanna share. Somehow i noticed something funny about the behavior of quite a number of students on dat day.

I could tell that they were already very tired from the video and were struggling to stay awake.

Some students elbow were juz swaying from left to right throughout the session, their motive was to wake up their adjacent fellow friends who happen to doze off even for a split second.

Some students, instead of focusing their attention on the video, i noticed that this group of people kept looking at me --- not becos i am catching their attention due to anything, but their motive was to 'check on me' whether i am catching them for sleeping!!! I can't help but to wonder: y dun u devote ur attention to the video to learn more stuff??

Almost all the students who were on the verge of dozing off 'bounced up' when they hear my footsteps walking towards them.....(it's just my habit to walk to the front and back of the class)

Throughout the 1 hr, i did not utter any word regarding people 'sleeping' nor raised my voice at any point of time.

Then i remembered on friday, while helping one of my student applying antiseptic lotion to treat her minor cut on her finger, she and her friends had a short chat with me:

Students: "Do you know that you really look very fierce?????"

Me: "Why??? I have never scolded any of you all before!"

Students: "The way you look at people always seemed as though you are going to kill the person, especially when you dun smile"

Me: ????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7 Comments:

Blogger pianoger said...

Have you ever thought that perhaps your presence itself already seems quite intimidating to us students?

Especially when it's always related to you when talking about discipline around school.*grinz*

Besides, your stare, is really kinda penetrating and daunting.

But no worries!Many of us(students) have agreed that you are pretty nice and though you ARE strict somehow, there is a funny,comical side that we can't help but notice.

Perhaps if you start smiling more and giving out BIG FAT tips on the final exams, we will award you with the "best trainer award". HAHAHA

That will guarantee instant elimination of the "fierce" factor from your classification.

LOL =X

- Grace
[Just grace. Not ms soh.*cringe*]

1:52 AM  
Blogger pianoger said...

And about dozing during the videos thingy. It's kinda natural reaction. Those videos don't even contain advertisement to let us rest!

I mean 1 hour of constant dumping of knowledge is so draining to our brain.

Not to mention how the content was so dry.

You could really tell those producers to use a better looking narrator, other then the old man, to make it so much more entertaining.

Even if the content isn't interesting, a Jay Zhou look-alike would certainly keep us attentive for that one hour. Even without advertisement.

Perhaps for the guys sake, you could add a hot babe in as well...

Okay. I know. I said enuff...

Toodles

-Grace [again]

2:03 AM  
Blogger harky said...

Like i say, i never see the exam papers until u all see it....

My tips for the exams can be found everyday in wat i teach --- during the practicals and tutorials

:)

11:12 PM  
Blogger Lisa^^ said...

Students: "The way you look at people always seemed as though you are going to kill the person, especially when you dun smile"

wat ur current student said is true i heard tis frm ppl saying tis also u like to "stare" ppl wif ur BIG EYES tt's y u look FIERCE lols ~

1:30 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

u always look scary le then :P
really missing big fierce eyes and the smile of yours

take care my dear dear distant frern ^-^

12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

karin said it ain't a cut
just a tiny little itcy n swollen
haha

nuttz here

8:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

you care about being fat??
gosh, cheesecakes are food to die for
ya maybe to be eaten in moderation ar

anyway nuttz is Hazel =)

7:27 PM  

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