Hi folks, I'm so so sorry for this late posting... Sch has been frenzy so despite the fast connection i have there i have no time to upload stuff. Internet is slow at home. But thanks be to God, I've switched back to MaxOnline, ditched the stupid dial-up provider, and forked out this little amt of time to upload these beautiful pictures...
Been a long while since I blogged eh?
Come to think of it, Year of Sabbath isn't much of a Sabbath for me. I'm not supposed to work, but I just officially re-entered work! ... After bumming around and being jobless for 8 months in 2006 and finally ended up mugging in NiE in 2007, I'm back to working life... But I'm quite happy with it and I'm currently having qt a good time... will take my sabbath weekly anyway... and seriously doing everything I can to cut down on my load. Thank God I'm out of ministry team! Dunno why I so happy, maybe its a good break? Ha ha... But I'm seriously considering not working a whole year during the Year of Jubilee - as in, dun work full-time - and set extended time to rest n go slow...
yeah, i love slowness...
Re: Just for laughs.
Think you are having a bad day?
Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned-out section
of forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The
deceased male was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba
tanks on his back, flippers, and face mask.
A post-mortem test revealed that the man died, not from burns, but
from massive internal injuries. Dental records provided a positive
identification. Investigators then set about to determine how a fully
clothed diver ended up in the middle of a forest fire.
It was revealed that, on the day of the fire, the man went diving off
the coast, some 20 miles from the forest. The fire fighters, seeking
to control the fire as quickly as possible, had called in a fleet of
helicopters with very large dip buckets. Water was dipped from the
ocean and emptied at the site of the forest fire.
You guessed it. One minute our diver was making like Flipper in the
Pacific, the next he was doing the breast stroke in a fire dip bucket
300 feet in the air.
Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
Still having a bad day?
Just remember, it could be worse . . . The average cost of
rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill In Alaska was
$80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved
animals were being released back into the wild amid cheers and
applause from onlookers.
A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.
Still think you are having a bad day?
A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen shaking
frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy, with some kind of wire
running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt
him away from the deadly current, she whacked him with a handy plank
of wood, breaking his arm in two places. Up to that moment, he had
been happily listening to his Walkman.
STILL think you're having a bad day?
Two animal rights protesters were protesting the cruelty of sending
pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn , Germany . Suddenly, all two thousand
pigs broke loose and escaped through a broken fence, stampeding
madly. The two hopeless protesters were trampled to death.
What?! STILL having a bad day??
Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a letter
bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. Forgetting
it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.
There, now, feeling better?
It is interesting to see that in NIE, trainee teachers are expected to do Service-Learning as a module (or should I say, system requirement for teacher qualification) when Service-Learning is such a specialised and highly reputable skill. I feel that is doing injustice and disservice to SL.
A quick glance at the kind of projects we teachers carry out reveals this: A lot of emphasis is being placed on the ‘doing’ and ‘serving’ rather than the ‘learning’ of the trainee teachers. When you help out with community service work or run a camp, you are simply offering a service. Where, then, is the 'Learning' which is supposed to come hand-in-hand with our service? By doing a reflection report after you've done everything? How does that help you to learn???
I cannot believe the module I was assigned to do is so contrary to what I know about service learning. It is definitely injustice to SL. On a personal level, I feel that trainee teachers are not adequately trained in service learning to carry out the project meaningfully. It seems that everybody is coming together simply to complete a requirement for graduation rather than to seek learning and personal development. And if the teachers, who are to later take on the role of facilitators, do not acquire the necessary skills in service learning, then it will naturally be reflected in the way they run the event and engage the students and fellow teachers. I believe this is not the desired outcome of the whole experience.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGEDHaven had any inspiration for a long time... Anyway, its good to be back. Well, practicum was fun and was a great time with the kids. I realise that sometimes its good not to be too smart, or to think too much like me... haha. Life is really pretty simple.
It has been a great joy teaching the students here (altho for some, it is just relief and then dota...:) and I think the best memories I'd have as I step back into NIE will be those times I spent with these guys (esp 3T1). Seriously 3T1 is quite a joy to teach, despite hearing very negative stuff from the teachers. I could remember everyone so well that if you ask me to write a personal card for them, I'd have something for everyone.
2 weeks left to NIE!!!!
Having very mixed feelings about going back, altho its kind of comforting to know that rest kicks in when you return to schooling. I duno what stupid assignments they'll give me this time but I think I'll have to get my future lessons ready ;) AND I WILL MISS MY STUDENTS!!! ROAR!!! Thank god for friendster. Its the only thing that'll remind me that I haven lost my contacts... hehe...altho I'm not really a supporter of friendster (it laggggggssss......)
GATSBY - The original version?
GATSBY - The spoofed version
GATSBY - The HARRY POTTER version
What will life be like for you 10 years from now?
No idea how to answer this qn? Then take a look at how life has been for you the last 10 yrs. I've been a Christian for 11 yrs now. But to me, the most memorable and exciting and unregrettable moments were found in my university days, my Thumbs Up days and my Project CRUSH days. The most unforgettable moments had been those of serving others. I believe life should be lived in an unregrettable manner. We should not go thru life doing things we know we'll regret at the end.
The good years of my life had been one lived in faith - faith in God alone; faith to dare to take risks; faith to dare to fail.
It has been good, so I want to live a life that continues stretching my faith for the next 10 years :)
-roar
Dunno why but it seems like a tiring day for me.. din get to do cell as i can't find a proper venue... it seems to me that i'm lacking all the resources i need to serve God and to do what i need to do - e.g. simple stuff like a car, a decent place to do cell regularly, lesson plans and money. On top of that, people i've been investing my life in are giving me problems at a time when i needed them...
Is this really all there is to it? Am I back to square one?
We had G12 at Jx & sue'e new house tdy in conjunction with the newly weds' house blessing n dedication. I've taken a short clip during our meeting; (shane may hav a longer version).....
Anyway, looks fun doesn't it? Ha ha... cuz i was getting a bit bored so decided to play with my phone :D
And what I caught today really is make room in my heart for everyone (Phi 1:7). Tis Something I learnt during 288 retreat but growing to appreciate it more & more each day :)
Before I disappear into the mountains for the next few days... Here's smth for your enjoyment :)
In order to attain Bankai, I've resolved to train hard this holidays!!
See this?
This is the place where I learn Maya animation from. Comics & animation have always been close to my heart and I believe it is God's calling for my life. I enjoyed the course very much, but never really graduated from it. The first reason is I dun have enuff practice and the second is I haven invested enuff time in it. I can't afford the software, and I needed practice. Sadly my comp is also not powerful enuff to support the thing. Nevertheless it's still my burning desire to enter this industry :)
God has used the past few years in my life to help me ascertain what he really wants for my life. Seng lee once said, "God is most glorified when we are most satisfied." At that time I couldn't figure what that meant. But I guess I'm slowly beginning to understand it. I'm not anywhere near mastering maya enuff to break into the industry yet. I dun wanna use pirated software. And I'm also not doing anything related to animation in my job. But I'm sure God will help me figure a way thru this. If it's a real passion, I dun think it will die so easily. At least I know God will not let it die so easily... :)
Is church service getting too boring?
Research said that we remember 10% of what we hear, 20% of what we see and hear, and 70-80% if we teach it. The conclusion: We remember what we use. And we forget what we don't. Ever forgot how to walk? Or eat? You won't even if you suffer a serious head injury :) And you never get bored with that. :)
SO why is church service getting boring? (Seriously speaking, I find SOL boring as well..., except SOL 3, but that's cuz its taught by seng lee) So why?
I suspect its the form of communication. With my mind getting younger by the years, I begin to discover how difficult it is to sit still for 1 hr straight staring at a person. Goodness, I feel so restless.... Thus, I suspect a lot of creativity is dying in the church as well. I wan to reverse the situation. Something is just not right. Even YC said we had to involve the young pple to do the 'bigger' things. I can't agree any further. It's probably time, that the youth service be led not by the old pastors... but the youths amongst us. Do we really believe in them or do we not?
