Sunday, February 28, 2010

What I call tuition

27 February 2010, Saturday.

" Now, this is what I call a tuition."- This is one of the comment made by a student from Pop Excel today. He is the same student who rocked his chair and screamed at the top of his lung during lesson last week. He is one of my student.

I felt so encouraged! Of course, there are much more nonsensical chatters, comments and small fights than such lines, but I think I'm a step closer to the slogan of Gold 95.5 FM " Hear only the good stuff".

That's their advertisement. Pretty Cool. Sometimes this slogan worked(:I used to expect the perfect. 100% attention. 100% hard work. 100% submission. 100% obedience. I would feel so discouraged and like such failure whenever I see 90% of them chattering away. Maybe that's not an effective way. Too demoralising. " Hear only the good stuff", I'm now changing my focus to the 10%. If I have made a change to just one person today, I have achieved something. The satisfaction of a teacher.


Saturday, February 27, 2010

CAEM 4

26 February 2010, Friday

dy/dx = -Ay(lny) [A>0] Find the mass of tumor cells at time t. [y(t)]

I ended having an equation of ylnylnylny= blah bah blah!
And Jocelyn confirm with me that this ylny.ln(ylny) thing is right!

I have difficulty acepting an equation that look like this : ylnylnylny.

MST I lost only 30 marks.
CAEM4 I gain only 30 marks.

Well I calcuated of needing at least 38 marks to pass my paper. I think the rest of the 8 marks will have to come from the factor M.( miracle).

Miracle, please please please get me to the passing line! I want a diploma plus! Not just certificates.

Tetanus Vaccination

25 February 2010, Thursday

I had a Tetanus Vaccination at a family clinic. $28 vaccination + $12 consultation =$40. Doctor do earn fast! $40 within 5 minutes.

The Tetanus Vaccination is for my 5 day OUTWARD BOUND CUTTER EXPEDITION!! I'm so so so looking forward to it. We'll be learning about sailing, wind effects, knots etc etc, typically all the stuff a sailor and a pirate do! Oh. I have always fancy them! And $500 fully paid by the school! How cool is that? I'm so excited! AYE AYE CAPTAIN.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

POP EXCEL CNY 10'

20 February 2010, Saturday

Pop Excel's Chinese New Year Celebration. Lo Hei, one of the messiest food. You find them in the air, on the table, in the mouth and on the floor. Yet when you see these mess exchanges for smiles, laughter, unity, family bondings and friendships, you will shake your head and say "beautiful"((:


She does look like the Beverly 10 years ago.


Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Membrane Science Technology

23 February 2010, Tuesday

Mr. Satha's stunts are back again! We were totally taken in by surprise at the first flips of the exam paper. We were not really unguarded, just wrongly guarded. Most of what we had studied didn't really come out at all. What came out were all the unexpected and unfamiliar. Some of the formulas we have not even seen it before in the entire semester.

You would say, " just substitute the values to the formulas." I did and I've got a system efficiency of 108%. If we are using this alien formula to calculate the efficiency of the alien space ship, maybe I would believe its works at 108%. BUT, this is earth man, nothing works with an efficiency exceeding a 100!

It's like we have equipped ourselves with armours and shields, even bullet proof jackets, but all these were nothing when he came with a chemical attack and some unidentifiable substances. Who would thought of bringing a breathing aparatus to the battlefield?

Yesterday I thought losing 12 marks is a lot. Today I can easily lose 30 marks.
Yesterday I got a bullet in my arms and I thought it hurts . Today, I stepped on a land mine and realised yesterday was nothing.

Monday, February 22, 2010

What does M stands for?

22 Februrary 2010, Monday

Today, in the exam hall I asked a question. " What does M stands for?"

Dr. Katayon: "M is Mass"
Fact:"M is the number of cycle"
Fly:" She meant find the M in the Mess"
Naomi: " Me is in the mess"

Me is the Mess because I lost 12 marks (a grade) because I thought M is the Mass. All of a sudden, all the M words are pain inducing. Me. Memorize Mass, Mess.

He told me otherwise. M is for miracle.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Final Exam. FINAL

21 February 2010, Sunday

Monday- Industrial Wastewater Treatment (2.30-4.30p.m)
Tuesday- Membrane Science Technology (2.30-4.30p.m)
Wednesday- Workplace Safety & Health 2 (9.oo-11.00 a.m)
Thursday- Environmental Management System (9.00-11.00a.m)
Friday- Advance Mathematics 4 (2.00-4.00p.m)
Yesterday- Stress (12.ooa.m- 12.ooa.m)
Today- Stress (12..oo a.m- 12a.m)

I hate to memorise. My memory capacity is very limited.
So, don't be surprise if I forgot you.