TG04 with Mrs Ang, our favourite tutor!
Saturday, October 29, 2005
TG04！！
Finally I am able to post pictures on blogspot. Now I can tell everyone about the wonderful class that is TG04!! Here is a picture of us:
TG 04!
Back row: Janissa, ME, Cheryl, U-Shan
Middle row: Ouyang, Qiuxuan, Desi, Felicia, Joanne, Yvonne, Jacqueline
Front row: Shihui, Xueqiu, Melissa(birthday girl!)
12 EL/Maths teachers, 2 EL/Music teachers. 13 girls, 1 guy. 1 porn-star, 1 porn-star-to-be and 1 bathtub/fridge/air-con. * Click on Calbin’s blog under my links in you are lost * Yah I am the only guy in the class, so they bully me and make me eat their leftovers. And I am often confronted with the potentially dangerous and suicidal questions “Who do you think is the sweetest/prettiest/nicest girl in the class?” or even “Would you like to have twins?” * !!!! * And sometimes they have total disregard for my presence and start talking about feminine stuff such as how to make sure their bikinis stay up, menstrual cramps, etc and once they even start grabbing each others’ ***** halfway through a conversation. I think it was XQ who mentioned that “The only girl in the class stands out, but the only guy in the class blends in.” No, I don’t mean I join them when they are grabbing each other!
Oops I got carried away. I forgot the purpose of this entry is to say nice things about my classmates. Anyway, even with these, erm, shortcomings, my class is a bunch of really fantastic people and I’m thrilled that there is so much unity and comradeship in the class. I’ve never felt so strongly that I was part of a class before; in my first 3 undergraduate years I wander around the hallways of NUS alone because I don’t really have friends who take the same subjects and modules as me. There was a fixed class in my honours year but we were all rather busy with our own little cliques and that kind of jeopardizes the overall comradeship. Then there was my JC class…..which kinda sucked, because we had such different timetables that I barely know some of them. My secondary school class was quite cool…but I guess I was more engrossed in my ECAs and was not so much a permanent fixture of the class…which I regret.
There are also plenty of nice people around who are not in TG04. Firstly there is Calbin, who is in all our other classes except for EL so that’s quite a shame. Anyway slowly but surely he is defecting to our class, where XQ will welcome him with open arms. He is this cute little boy who can pass for 18 anytime, and as Ms Koh said, Calbin speaks with an endearing quality. You can find pictures of him in the next post.
Karen and Yew Hock are fellow EL/Maths teachers who are in all our classes except for EL and Maths. Karen and I are one of those poor souls who do not have a comforting hall to return to at the end of our lessons, so we always see each other on the ever-so-crowded 199 bus. Yew Hock, together with Paul and Hidaya, are in my Ed Psych project groups, and we have a fun time talking all kinds of crap during Ed Psych class because our tutor is so incompetent. I need to take pictures with all these people before we graduate from NIE, but you can find Hidaya hidden behind Jacqueline in the class picture above.
Then there are the EL/Lit teachers from TG03(which is where Calbin, Karen, Hidaya and Yew Hock belong). Some of them are in my Ed Psych classes as well, but they sit far away from me and are thus rather blurry because my eyesight is not that good. It was great fun crashing in their class after our EL tutor got sick though. I would like to thank them for accommodating us although it’s not as if they have a choice. =p
My short stint in NIE is certainly enriched with all these wonderful and interesting personalities around me. Thanks everyone and here’s to a smooth sail for the rest of the academic year!!
As for the not-so-nice people you shall not see them on my blog. Oh well maybe they will appear anonymously when one fine day I am in my bitchy mood. (which is not that infrequent)
TG 04!
Back row: Janissa, ME, Cheryl, U-Shan
Middle row: Ouyang, Qiuxuan, Desi, Felicia, Joanne, Yvonne, Jacqueline
Front row: Shihui, Xueqiu, Melissa(birthday girl!)
12 EL/Maths teachers, 2 EL/Music teachers. 13 girls, 1 guy. 1 porn-star, 1 porn-star-to-be and 1 bathtub/fridge/air-con. * Click on Calbin’s blog under my links in you are lost * Yah I am the only guy in the class, so they bully me and make me eat their leftovers. And I am often confronted with the potentially dangerous and suicidal questions “Who do you think is the sweetest/prettiest/nicest girl in the class?” or even “Would you like to have twins?” * !!!! * And sometimes they have total disregard for my presence and start talking about feminine stuff such as how to make sure their bikinis stay up, menstrual cramps, etc and once they even start grabbing each others’ ***** halfway through a conversation. I think it was XQ who mentioned that “The only girl in the class stands out, but the only guy in the class blends in.” No, I don’t mean I join them when they are grabbing each other!
Oops I got carried away. I forgot the purpose of this entry is to say nice things about my classmates. Anyway, even with these, erm, shortcomings, my class is a bunch of really fantastic people and I’m thrilled that there is so much unity and comradeship in the class. I’ve never felt so strongly that I was part of a class before; in my first 3 undergraduate years I wander around the hallways of NUS alone because I don’t really have friends who take the same subjects and modules as me. There was a fixed class in my honours year but we were all rather busy with our own little cliques and that kind of jeopardizes the overall comradeship. Then there was my JC class…..which kinda sucked, because we had such different timetables that I barely know some of them. My secondary school class was quite cool…but I guess I was more engrossed in my ECAs and was not so much a permanent fixture of the class…which I regret.
There are also plenty of nice people around who are not in TG04. Firstly there is Calbin, who is in all our other classes except for EL so that’s quite a shame. Anyway slowly but surely he is defecting to our class, where XQ will welcome him with open arms. He is this cute little boy who can pass for 18 anytime, and as Ms Koh said, Calbin speaks with an endearing quality. You can find pictures of him in the next post.
Karen and Yew Hock are fellow EL/Maths teachers who are in all our classes except for EL and Maths. Karen and I are one of those poor souls who do not have a comforting hall to return to at the end of our lessons, so we always see each other on the ever-so-crowded 199 bus. Yew Hock, together with Paul and Hidaya, are in my Ed Psych project groups, and we have a fun time talking all kinds of crap during Ed Psych class because our tutor is so incompetent. I need to take pictures with all these people before we graduate from NIE, but you can find Hidaya hidden behind Jacqueline in the class picture above.
Then there are the EL/Lit teachers from TG03(which is where Calbin, Karen, Hidaya and Yew Hock belong). Some of them are in my Ed Psych classes as well, but they sit far away from me and are thus rather blurry because my eyesight is not that good. It was great fun crashing in their class after our EL tutor got sick though. I would like to thank them for accommodating us although it’s not as if they have a choice. =p
My short stint in NIE is certainly enriched with all these wonderful and interesting personalities around me. Thanks everyone and here’s to a smooth sail for the rest of the academic year!!
As for the not-so-nice people you shall not see them on my blog. Oh well maybe they will appear anonymously when one fine day I am in my bitchy mood. (which is not that infrequent)
Friday, October 28, 2005
My wonderful NIE class! erm...not yet
Well, I was all excited and came online to write about my wonderful classmates in NIE armed with several pictures, but I had trouble posting the pictures on blogspot. And a blog entry without pictures certainly do no justice to the 13 pretty girls who are in my EL class, so I've decided to........whine and bitch about today's module registration.
Horror of all horrors, the registration exercise is "first-come-first served", gosh, are we primitive cavemen here? The last time I did first-come first-serve module registration was like when I was a freshman in NUS back in 2000. It's the lousiest system one can imagine, short of having to wrestle and fight your classmates physically to get the modules you want. Coming to NIE is really like a trip back in time.
To make matters worse, the registration was held at 9am, which is like in the middle of our lesson. So how, those who have lessons(i.e. ME) are just going to lose out in the registration simply because we had to attend lessons instead of registering for our modules? Surprisingly I got into the system without any difficulty and even got the module I wanted on the first try. Being the skeptical man that I am I was immediately suspicious at the ease which I got the module.
True enough, the system had crashed and our registrations were not registered(sic). They had to find another day for us to register, but it will still be first-come first-serve. GOsh, won't the same thing just happen again? Surely they know that such a thing is going to happen and could have taken preventive measures? The PGDE cohort is not even that big...maybe 1000 people? I have new found respect for NUS.
Grrr..enough of the griping. I shall get back to trying to post pictures on my blog.
Horror of all horrors, the registration exercise is "first-come-first served", gosh, are we primitive cavemen here? The last time I did first-come first-serve module registration was like when I was a freshman in NUS back in 2000. It's the lousiest system one can imagine, short of having to wrestle and fight your classmates physically to get the modules you want. Coming to NIE is really like a trip back in time.
To make matters worse, the registration was held at 9am, which is like in the middle of our lesson. So how, those who have lessons(i.e. ME) are just going to lose out in the registration simply because we had to attend lessons instead of registering for our modules? Surprisingly I got into the system without any difficulty and even got the module I wanted on the first try. Being the skeptical man that I am I was immediately suspicious at the ease which I got the module.
True enough, the system had crashed and our registrations were not registered(sic). They had to find another day for us to register, but it will still be first-come first-serve. GOsh, won't the same thing just happen again? Surely they know that such a thing is going to happen and could have taken preventive measures? The PGDE cohort is not even that big...maybe 1000 people? I have new found respect for NUS.
Grrr..enough of the griping. I shall get back to trying to post pictures on my blog.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
HOLIDAYS are here....well, almost
I've just finished my ICT PBL Assignment...which is without doubt the most stupid assignment I have ever done in my whole 25 years of life. And it managed to achieve this distinction despite facing stiff competition (basically from other NIE assignments). Finally..good riddance.
With that, I have only two assignments left for this semester. I'm starting to get into the holiday mood.. Of course there is the occasional Maths lesson, GESL project, JLPT and some other little things here and there, but basically the holiday season is upon me! Time for me to do up this blog as well.
And in case you haven't heard, I'm going to Japan in December! Air-tickets confirmed! So if you are one of those who thinks that my holiday plans always do not realize themselves, too bad this time round!
With that, I have only two assignments left for this semester. I'm starting to get into the holiday mood.. Of course there is the occasional Maths lesson, GESL project, JLPT and some other little things here and there, but basically the holiday season is upon me! Time for me to do up this blog as well.
And in case you haven't heard, I'm going to Japan in December! Air-tickets confirmed! So if you are one of those who thinks that my holiday plans always do not realize themselves, too bad this time round!
Monday, October 24, 2005
New blog...AGAIN!
Hmm...looks like I've caught the contagious blogging flu from Calbin and Sweet. I believe this is good news to many people, especially since my previous blog was so well-received! =p
I remember when I started my first blog ...I think it was 3 years ago, still an NUS undergraduate. I knew I tried out blogspot first, but the process was so complicated that I gave up and switched to the idiot-proof diaryland instead. Surprisingly this time round blogspot seems easy enough to use, had the features became more user-friendly? Or maybe I have become more IT-savvy..... =p
Well, just a little post to warm things up..but WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
I remember when I started my first blog ...I think it was 3 years ago, still an NUS undergraduate. I knew I tried out blogspot first, but the process was so complicated that I gave up and switched to the idiot-proof diaryland instead. Surprisingly this time round blogspot seems easy enough to use, had the features became more user-friendly? Or maybe I have become more IT-savvy..... =p
Well, just a little post to warm things up..but WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
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