It's been a good two-and-a-half years at Pioneer JC.
I hope I have touched a few lives in a positive way.
I take away with me several meaningful relationships, I have learnt a few lessons, and I've gained many experiences.
Time now to pack my things, consolidate, and continue on the next stage of the journey.
Showing posts with label teaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teaching. Show all posts
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Fame
It's been a long time since I last posted.
September Holidays have come and gone. My first Teachers' Day has also come and gone.
Teaching at PJC has been very fun.
Let me now introduce the main star of this post...
Thin-Ideal Media and Women’s Body Dissatisfaction: Prevention using Downward Social Comparisons on Non-Appearance Dimensions (Ann-Marie Lew, Traci Mann, Hector Myers, Shelley Taylor and Julienne Bower)
Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not the Answer (Mann, Traci; Tomiyama, A. Janet; Westling, Erika; Lew, Ann-Marie; Samuels, Barbra; Chatman, Jason)
The second article is very famous (e.g.), and the full-text is available.
September Holidays have come and gone. My first Teachers' Day has also come and gone.
Teaching at PJC has been very fun.
Let me now introduce the main star of this post...
Thin-Ideal Media and Women’s Body Dissatisfaction: Prevention using Downward Social Comparisons on Non-Appearance Dimensions (Ann-Marie Lew, Traci Mann, Hector Myers, Shelley Taylor and Julienne Bower)
Medicare's Search for Effective Obesity Treatments: Diets Are Not the Answer (Mann, Traci; Tomiyama, A. Janet; Westling, Erika; Lew, Ann-Marie; Samuels, Barbra; Chatman, Jason)
The second article is very famous (e.g.), and the full-text is available.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
While I Live, I Learn
If it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, I should be cycling to PJC. Soap, shampoo, shoes, towel and a change of clothes are waiting for me at my desk. I think I have socks there, but will bring a pair just in case. Oh, and will bring along a cheap little raincoat. I hope there isn't something I've overlooked! A belt!
They are still having their mid year examinations, and I've just completed my share of the marking. Lessons start next week, so I'm looking forward to interacting with them via mechanisms other than through the exchange of scriptons, which are a type of virtual particles mediating the force of subject mastery.
There was an RI reunion last Saturday, which was pretty fun! The two conditions for proper reminiscence are people and place, both of which were present on Saturday night. A very respectable turnout from 4F. Question on many people's minds was "Where is Ruimin?"
I really need to make sure I keep fit. After all, I need to take IPPT this year. I should set some target for myself, like maybe 10 chin-ups. My latest triglyceride levels are good, but my LDL cholesterol levels are pretty bad.
They are still having their mid year examinations, and I've just completed my share of the marking. Lessons start next week, so I'm looking forward to interacting with them via mechanisms other than through the exchange of scriptons, which are a type of virtual particles mediating the force of subject mastery.
There was an RI reunion last Saturday, which was pretty fun! The two conditions for proper reminiscence are people and place, both of which were present on Saturday night. A very respectable turnout from 4F. Question on many people's minds was "Where is Ruimin?"
I really need to make sure I keep fit. After all, I need to take IPPT this year. I should set some target for myself, like maybe 10 chin-ups. My latest triglyceride levels are good, but my LDL cholesterol levels are pretty bad.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Pioneer
I've been posted to Pioneer Junior College (PJC).
They're building Pioneer MRT station outside my block, but unfortunately, it's not near to PJC, which is in the Choa Chu Kang area, near MINDEF.
This is my last week at Juying Secondary...
Looks like I won't be able to play tennis again this week... on Thursday they want to go to SOFRA for dinner, as a get-together before we go our separate ways after Practicum.
Sunday morning tennis is also put on hold because Ni is overseas... All this when I'm itching to play because I just bought new Wilson Pro Overgrips (Yellow), and Prince wristbands.
My current addiction: Mitsuba Peanut Crackers (ISO PEA!)
They're building Pioneer MRT station outside my block, but unfortunately, it's not near to PJC, which is in the Choa Chu Kang area, near MINDEF.
This is my last week at Juying Secondary...
Looks like I won't be able to play tennis again this week... on Thursday they want to go to SOFRA for dinner, as a get-together before we go our separate ways after Practicum.
Sunday morning tennis is also put on hold because Ni is overseas... All this when I'm itching to play because I just bought new Wilson Pro Overgrips (Yellow), and Prince wristbands.
My current addiction: Mitsuba Peanut Crackers (ISO PEA!)
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Debian "lenny"
Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0r0, codenamed "etch", was released on April 8th, 2007. I am now switching over to the "testing" distribution codenamed "lenny".
It's been a rather long time since I last posted. In short, my Teaching Practicum in Juying Secondary is drawing to a close. I have one more week in the school, and they are having their mid year examinations, so no classes to teach, only invigilation. Will be going back to NIE after that, and get my final school posting, to begin teaching as a full-time teacher from the start of Term 3.
It's been a rather long time since I last posted. In short, my Teaching Practicum in Juying Secondary is drawing to a close. I have one more week in the school, and they are having their mid year examinations, so no classes to teach, only invigilation. Will be going back to NIE after that, and get my final school posting, to begin teaching as a full-time teacher from the start of Term 3.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
4 am
It's been a crazy time. Woke up at 4 am today to prepare for today's lessons. Slept at 4 am yesterday preparing for lessons.
Was admitted to NUH for 3 days last week during the March holidays, from Tuesday to Thursday. My CK levels were highly elevated, and I was at risk of acute kidney failure. Felt fine otherwise. Was unable to use my laptop in the ward because there were other patients on heart monitoring devices.
Weird thing is that my cell phone charger died halfway through my stay, so my phone died and I bought a new charger on Friday.
Teaching has been a real learning experience, facing lots of challenges and learning new things each day. Had a wonderful experience with my Secondary 1 kids who were so excited about coming up to the board to show their answers.
Not much time and energy for floorball these days, especially with the hospital scare. Season is ending soon, and there's a crucial game this weekend that we need to win to ensure we are not relegated.
It was Staff Games Day today, so we played "floorball" out on a grass field with sticks that are about half the length of my floorball stick. Played volleyball after that too.
Was admitted to NUH for 3 days last week during the March holidays, from Tuesday to Thursday. My CK levels were highly elevated, and I was at risk of acute kidney failure. Felt fine otherwise. Was unable to use my laptop in the ward because there were other patients on heart monitoring devices.
Weird thing is that my cell phone charger died halfway through my stay, so my phone died and I bought a new charger on Friday.
Teaching has been a real learning experience, facing lots of challenges and learning new things each day. Had a wonderful experience with my Secondary 1 kids who were so excited about coming up to the board to show their answers.
Not much time and energy for floorball these days, especially with the hospital scare. Season is ending soon, and there's a crucial game this weekend that we need to win to ensure we are not relegated.
It was Staff Games Day today, so we played "floorball" out on a grass field with sticks that are about half the length of my floorball stick. Played volleyball after that too.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Hurricanes Victory
We won today's game against Team Taz 8-3. The results aren't out on the website yet, but should be there soon. So we're no longer at rock bottom of the table after today. Might I just take the opportunity to draw your attention to the goal I scored in our first game against Skools Floorball.
I haven't been "courted" (fielded) much recently, which is disappointing. I guess I'll just have to impress the coach more during trainings. Today's game was at Tampines, the court is longer but narrower, and a long, long way from home. Bought a chaptek from the shop at Tampines Sports Hall.
NUS Nemesis has recently gone on a giant-killing spree, beating Motorola Red Flamingoes and Nhac Tre No 1. One of our star players, Magnus, is flying back to Sweden tomorrow. Our next game will be that much tougher.
Updated my "teaching sciences" website with some stuff. Stumbled upon a rather interesting clip of a computer recognizing sketches.
Oh, and if anyone is concerned, my finger is now noticeably less swollen, though it is still a little puffy and hurts a little.
I haven't been "courted" (fielded) much recently, which is disappointing. I guess I'll just have to impress the coach more during trainings. Today's game was at Tampines, the court is longer but narrower, and a long, long way from home. Bought a chaptek from the shop at Tampines Sports Hall.
NUS Nemesis has recently gone on a giant-killing spree, beating Motorola Red Flamingoes and Nhac Tre No 1. One of our star players, Magnus, is flying back to Sweden tomorrow. Our next game will be that much tougher.
Updated my "teaching sciences" website with some stuff. Stumbled upon a rather interesting clip of a computer recognizing sketches.
Oh, and if anyone is concerned, my finger is now noticeably less swollen, though it is still a little puffy and hurts a little.
Friday, February 23, 2007
The Weekend Before I'm a Teacher
Sprained my finger yesterday when I carelessly hit away a basketball that was not quite in my reach. It's pretty swollen now, but can still play floorball. Had a few games of Captain's Ball with my maths classmates in NIE before we head out for our practicum.
I was trying to provide a link to a site about Captain's Ball butbut couldn't really find one. The game is basically like netball, except that the "net" is someone on your team standing on a chair to catch the ball for the team to score.
Handed in my Physics Test Construction Assignment today. Got my bike repaired, replaced the inner tube of the rear wheel that had leaked. Saw some students from Juying at the marketplace as I waited for my bike, filling me with anxiety and dread.
How am I going to connect with these students? I've been to America and back, but still I've really only interacted with the more overachieving crowd.
Cycled over to the school to have a look, didn't quite go in because there was a sign advising visitors to sign in with the general office first. The school is tucked away in a little corner of Jurong, next to Juying Primary, which is next to a military installation (that seems to be undergoing construction). It seems that the school field is "shared", there were signs pointing the way but I didn't quite pursue it as I was on my bike, and the path was rather makeshift.
So I start my practicum there on Monday. Exciting and scary. Need to spend the weekend doing some administrative preparation for it. Got a floorball game at Tampines Sports Hall on Sunday. Is there any point saying that we need to win this game? But we do. We haven't won a single game yet.
Attending this talk on Mental Wellness Through Resilience (PDF) tomorrow. The PDF file seems a little malformed on my computer though, with a bold swathe of grey running down the left side from the IMH logo right through to the HPB logo.
I was trying to provide a link to a site about Captain's Ball butbut couldn't really find one. The game is basically like netball, except that the "net" is someone on your team standing on a chair to catch the ball for the team to score.
Handed in my Physics Test Construction Assignment today. Got my bike repaired, replaced the inner tube of the rear wheel that had leaked. Saw some students from Juying at the marketplace as I waited for my bike, filling me with anxiety and dread.
How am I going to connect with these students? I've been to America and back, but still I've really only interacted with the more overachieving crowd.
Cycled over to the school to have a look, didn't quite go in because there was a sign advising visitors to sign in with the general office first. The school is tucked away in a little corner of Jurong, next to Juying Primary, which is next to a military installation (that seems to be undergoing construction). It seems that the school field is "shared", there were signs pointing the way but I didn't quite pursue it as I was on my bike, and the path was rather makeshift.
So I start my practicum there on Monday. Exciting and scary. Need to spend the weekend doing some administrative preparation for it. Got a floorball game at Tampines Sports Hall on Sunday. Is there any point saying that we need to win this game? But we do. We haven't won a single game yet.
Attending this talk on Mental Wellness Through Resilience (PDF) tomorrow. The PDF file seems a little malformed on my computer though, with a bold swathe of grey running down the left side from the IMH logo right through to the HPB logo.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
NIE Supervision Coordinator
My NIE Supervisor for my practicum is Associate Professor Kwek Leong Chuan. Seems like quite an interesting guy, has research interests in quantum information science.
Will be contacting him on Monday (tomorrow). Will also be contacting the Principal of Juying Secondary.
Have a floorball game against Skools Innebandy in a few hours. The results of the games played so far are less than spectacular for NTU Hurricane. Will we pull off a miracle with our Swedish Hurricane back in town?
In other news, a fellow teacher trainee at NIE and an advocate for GNU-style freedom has found his way to this blog. He had a letter in the Straits Times forum on 1 April 2006, about the Singapore Government adopting the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
Interesting, because I was actually working in MINDEF when it made the switch to OpenOffice.org, and got to see the ground-level implementation process and the reactions of staff when this change was forced upon them.
Interesting, because I once had a letter in the forum too.
Won't it be lovely if Microsoft one day becomes compliant with open standards?
Will be contacting him on Monday (tomorrow). Will also be contacting the Principal of Juying Secondary.
Have a floorball game against Skools Innebandy in a few hours. The results of the games played so far are less than spectacular for NTU Hurricane. Will we pull off a miracle with our Swedish Hurricane back in town?
In other news, a fellow teacher trainee at NIE and an advocate for GNU-style freedom has found his way to this blog. He had a letter in the Straits Times forum on 1 April 2006, about the Singapore Government adopting the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
Interesting, because I was actually working in MINDEF when it made the switch to OpenOffice.org, and got to see the ground-level implementation process and the reactions of staff when this change was forced upon them.
Interesting, because I once had a letter in the forum too.
Won't it be lovely if Microsoft one day becomes compliant with open standards?
Monday, February 05, 2007
NIE Practicum
The school postings for the practicum are out. As noted by yjblog, there's some incompatible JavaScript on the practicum website. Can either disable JavaScript when viewing the site, or use a script with GreaseMonkey on Firefox/IceWeasel to show all the "hidden blocks".
Anyway, I guess the more pertinent matter is my school posting. I've been posted to Juying Secondary School, which is about as far as NTU is from my place. Will visit the school one of these days to take a look, since it's NIE e-Learning Week 2007 anyway.
One important thing would be to find out if there is a vegetarian stall at the canteen. If you're interested, you can read the school report, which is actually a speech given by the Principal, Mr Abdul Harris Sumardi, in 2006. There's also a quick 1-page school write-up.
Anyway, I guess the more pertinent matter is my school posting. I've been posted to Juying Secondary School, which is about as far as NTU is from my place. Will visit the school one of these days to take a look, since it's NIE e-Learning Week 2007 anyway.
One important thing would be to find out if there is a vegetarian stall at the canteen. If you're interested, you can read the school report, which is actually a speech given by the Principal, Mr Abdul Harris Sumardi, in 2006. There's also a quick 1-page school write-up.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Holidays
It's been about three weeks since I last posted. Happy Thanksgiving!
The busy period was supposed to be over in the end of October, but i guess it actually spilled over quite a bit. Can finally take quite a good breather now, last assignment was due on Monday.
My ambitious goal for the holidays is to do some programming, be it learning to develop code in C++, Java, Perl, etc., or perhaps even contributing to open source projects like Debian or Gnome.
There are some possibilities. One is developing a visual interface for GNU Robots, another might be learning to write dynamic web applications using the Google Web Toolkit. The Google thing seems rather appealing, since in many ways the web is becoming an operating system, with programs written for it. Everyone could use a proficient web designer.
Also thinking of perhaps generating lesson ideas for teaching physics and maths, and putting them up at those websites I've just created. In case anyone is interested, I've also put up rather amateurish videos of stuff burning: matches and cotton wool.
And I could continue reading what I was reading, or perhaps start writing again, for example, writing on this blog. But there will be a lot of writing next month, just a matter of what kind of writing.
I have lots more to write about here, but will conclude this post now. Need to publish. Cannot write and write without publishing. Otherwise I'll keep having to edit the time-sensitive content.
Anyone notice that I'm now using Blogger beta? The look of the site has changed slightly, and the interface I'm using now to write this is quite powerful. I can even upload photos seamlessly. And there are post labels. And I'm logging in to it with my Gmail account.
The busy period was supposed to be over in the end of October, but i guess it actually spilled over quite a bit. Can finally take quite a good breather now, last assignment was due on Monday.
My ambitious goal for the holidays is to do some programming, be it learning to develop code in C++, Java, Perl, etc., or perhaps even contributing to open source projects like Debian or Gnome.
There are some possibilities. One is developing a visual interface for GNU Robots, another might be learning to write dynamic web applications using the Google Web Toolkit. The Google thing seems rather appealing, since in many ways the web is becoming an operating system, with programs written for it. Everyone could use a proficient web designer.
Also thinking of perhaps generating lesson ideas for teaching physics and maths, and putting them up at those websites I've just created. In case anyone is interested, I've also put up rather amateurish videos of stuff burning: matches and cotton wool.
And I could continue reading what I was reading, or perhaps start writing again, for example, writing on this blog. But there will be a lot of writing next month, just a matter of what kind of writing.
I have lots more to write about here, but will conclude this post now. Need to publish. Cannot write and write without publishing. Otherwise I'll keep having to edit the time-sensitive content.
Anyone notice that I'm now using Blogger beta? The look of the site has changed slightly, and the interface I'm using now to write this is quite powerful. I can even upload photos seamlessly. And there are post labels. And I'm logging in to it with my Gmail account.
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