Tag Archives: living
Telling my life history
Four final-year undergraduate students have brought me a new experience. There are two things that I would avoid doing in my interactions with young, fulltime, students. I will tell myself: (a) Don’t ramble away. (b) Don’t talk about my past … Continue reading
Why people cry
This is a quote which I bumped into on Facebook. I liked it, and I then shared it on my status update: Part of the reason I liked it was that it aptly illustrated the usage for ‘It is because …’, which … Continue reading
Let people know your achievements!
At the exam panel meeting two days ago, I learnt that a student-teacher in my fulltime group obtained Distinction in Coursework. This is a remarkable achievement, because only about 3% of all PGDE students will obtain this honour. After the … Continue reading
Epilogues, and food for thought for Easter
I am in the process of writing the epilogue for the book co-authored by Dr Benjamin Au Yeung and me. I was looking up some sample epilogues from the books on my bookshelf. One of the books I picked up is a … Continue reading
Are you happy?
Today, I had lunch with Icy and Olive. Icy had earlier remarked that she had a lot of sympathy with the younger generations today, who had to face a lot more challenges than our generations did. (Of course Icy is … Continue reading
Looking at the stars
A former student, Wong Oi Wah, shared a quote on Facebook, which resonated with me instantly: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde How come I was not aware of … Continue reading
