TESL, Sem I 2008/2009

Another two days I’ll be going back to Sibu. Another three hours I’ll leave my laptop. This is the end of my course, TESL, my very first sem, for four and a half months. It’s really a blink of an eye, four months’ gone. I’ve nearly forgotten everything I did until I glanced through my photo album in my laptop the other day, it’s an amazing time I’ve spent here!

Taking this course makes me realize how limited my English language is and how urgent it is for me to improve my language, or it’d be my future students’ learning to be affected, and my future job to be gambled. Aside from this I do learn something, on teaching methods and more on language. In Prof G’s class we played games and looked at different approach to teach English; Pn Norini’s class we focused on teaching literature, especially on reader response; Dr. Rashid’s class we learned more about linguistics; KM class we knew how to use the library resource; Dr Wendy’s class we looked at the ethnics relation in our country; Ms Charity’s class we looked at different literature texts; and Dr Sabeshan’s class we learned more about physical education. It’s unbelievable I took seven courses in this short period of time, though I understand I’m no longer in high school anymore, it’s still amazing to find myself still survive after all the late-night-assignments, unnecessary suppers, club meetings, endless outing, spend-thrift-ing, and endless chatting. I’m glad I come here to UM, to this course, to seven college, that I know many kind and lovely course mates, friends and seniors.

First I’d like to mention my BigHand seniors, namely YeePheng, YenTing, Anna and HorngCheng, whom I wrote letters to during CC interaction week. It’s joyful knowing them, especially Anna who’s the first senior I went out with, to the church. Anna’s a cute yet mature person who has a personality of her own, I like especially to go out with her, we call it outing. I’m looking for more trips with her, though it won’t be often next sem, I’ll still enjoy it. YeePheng and YenTing are very standard seniors who always gives advice to me, on how to deal with college things, while I usually meet HorngCheng at IS studying, I call him hardworking-people.

My roommates, ChengKim and MengChui, who come from Kuching and Kajang. MengChui goes home every weekend so our room will look bigger every weekend. She is a quite person with strong mathematical skills. She’s really good in it. I hope to have more talking with her, to know her more… ChengKim never leaves the college and she will sleep with the lights on when I’m not in the college. She’s a nice girl who always takes care of the rooms’ cleanliness. She mops the floor, washes the fan, helps me tidy my messy desk, thanks ya my dearest roommate, I’m such a troublesome person…

My (closer) course mates,
Lesley is a girl who is very talented in musical field, knowledgeable, I always feel joy talking with her, especially while discussing about Christianity and the bible.

Amy, who is monkey-liked, is very cute (monkey cute), she is very serious with her studying. I hope I can have half of here seriousness...

Yin Yin’s another hardworking person, who seldom comes out for activity, rather, I guess, maybe, studying.

Crystal, very good in singing and dancing, a girl with unique personality, and whose feeling is always EVOKED by literature texts, I like her reading poems, full of emotion.

June, who likes to read, I hope I can read her whole collection, is a very cheerful girl, very knowledgeable as well, though sometimes got a little bit over-reacting on Lesley, it’s her cheerful personality that always draw laughter in the gang.

Melissa, a firm God-believing girl. I admire her for her able-to-open-up-herself personality, she can cry when she wants to cry, laugh loudly and crazily when she wants to laugh, sing when she wants to sing, crap loudly when she wants to crap… Haha… Thank you Melissa very much for praying with and for me before the examinations. Let’s go church together next sem.

Shangeetha, a year younger than us, a girl who is very good in English, will stand firm to her own opinion, Hope we can work better together next time, in assignments. God bless and remember to come to church.

KaiChur, a girl who is very firm in religion, an admirable and caring person she is, like to be with her. I’d have to thank her for her willingness to accompany me study before every paper, enjoy studying with her. One thing to KC, can I always be the 2-year-old girl with you? Ehehe…

ShinYen, we have a number of things in common, both of us like JayChou, have a brother who we have to buy clothes to, speak the same dialect. She’s according to KC, aunty balia, is too a knowledgeable girl whom I want to keep up with. My potential big sister… AhYen sister please go set up a blog and play blogging la…

FeiMian, another girl younger than us, really little girl, very emotional girl, likes to cry a lot.She seems to know everything about artists and songs… Both of us have serious lazy bug inhabited in our body so sometimes when we are together the lazy state will grow to the peak and, well… lazy bug club…

Jared, a smiling person, you can always see him smiling, though dunno what he is smiling about, but I always feel joy and peace seeing that. An adorable person who can speak mandarin but not tamil… always feel stress –less with him…

PKV gang,
Alan, new outing-club president, always bringing the outing club member out, I had fun outing with him. I believe we can make pkv CM better.

Wan Zhao, who is very generous in bringing junior around in her car, though she likes to go into wrong direction… Had fun outing with her once in a while, she is a very lovable person.

Jen Hann, ex-president, who is strong in faith, looking forward to talk more about faith with him…

Christopher, talkative person, really talk non-stop until you feel like slapping him in the face, but he is good in person and he’s really good in outing… hope got more time to go outing with him next time.

Oh ya, Buddy! JiaJia buddy is always cute, especially with her voice, she provides me with notes and advices everytime I need it or even when I don need it… haha thanks ya buddy…

Another one, SzeSze who’s a DBSK lover, seldom do I find DBSK lover here and she’s an extreme one… hahaha…get all the latest musics and videos of DBSK from her, a delightful senior who also always gives us advice and opinion on everything…

There are so many stunning people here in the campus who I can’t mention all… glad to meet with everyone… ^ ^

Last but not least, my dearest sister! She's always busy with her college and church and she's the one who always decline outing invitation, from me, of course. I always want to go out with her,to spend more time with her, walking, talking, eating, everything... Got to catch every free moment both she and i have to go out, right, Ing?

From a blur-blur-dunno-anything-state during orientation until now still-blur-blur-but-know-something state, I’m glad that God guide me through. He is always with me, comforting me when I’m weak, though I regret for not seeking him earlier and thoroughly, I believe I can do better in seeking him for the time to come. Now I realize why my dad prohibited me to study account in local college but ask me to go to form six. I believe it’s the work of God who has everything planned for me, I just have to follow and be obedient and do my best in everything with his guidance and love… Yes Lord, thank you for everything.