What I like to do: 1. Dance

HAha...don't get me wrong that I only like ballet. Yes....I do learn ballet but I like other dances as well. And I will tell you why I don't really fancy ballet that much.

1. Classical Ballet: pointe work(standing on your toes) and dancing well at the same time is a difficult task and for my case, a pain in my ass.

2. European Folk dances (Hungarian, Polish, Russian & perhaps Bohemian, Spanish dances) :I find them captivating due to the lively and happy tunes. Maybe partly because I listen to romantic period composers with nationalistic flavours (Liszt, Brahms, Chopin,Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Dvorak, Bizet) and we learn a bit of that in the ballet grade syllabus.

3. Latin America (tango, salsa, rumba, cha cha etc) and ballroom (viennese waltz): Looks appealing, graceful and elegant!=) Quite catchy tune for salsa, rumba and cha cha. Only know how to do basic cha cha and waltz. Can't do the complicated ones.

4. Jazz, tap dancing, line dancing: Did a little bit of tap dancing last time. Jazz is interesting, heard need a bit of ballet technique.Can be seen in most broadway musicals(love them!) Line dancing= cowboy dancing is cool too

5. hip hop: Energetic, young and also need athletic skills. Well...have not try it before but quite keen in learning it.

Am taking dance 101 g(Intro to Dance and Creative processes) as a general education paper. Yeah...looking forward to it in sem 1 2007. =)

The arts/science dilemma

There has been quite a debate currently published in the local papers of whether students should be encouraged to do science or arts. In my opinion, it is really up to their abilities and interests. What is the point of doing science stream if you do not really have the ability to do reasonably well in it. And in between those 2 streams I believe there is another stream which differs from both mentioned beforehand which is the commerce stream. You need a bit of science and arts in commerce. You need to be analytical as well as being good in both written and communication skills.

Well....interest also plays a part in it. But most often you have to consider the marketability of the job as well. Because what you are truly interested may not be very marketable in the job market. Even tertiary education fees comes into account particularly if one pursues his/her education in a private tertiary education provider in future.

I agree that if you can do it, just give a try for science stream in your upper secondary education for more opportunities in future (being able to continue wt science related areas as well as other fields). I believe anyone can be a good student be it a science or arts student. It all depends on your effort and confidence to succeed. The key word is "always believe in yourself".

Unrelated to the topic above, most of you might be wondering what I have been doing at home for the past 2 months (summer hol back in mly). I have been relaxing and enjoying my hol to the fullest. Lazing at home too much i think haha. Well that's all for this post. Have a good week ahead. Cheers

The Learning Pyramid

This is taken from the National Training Laboratories , Bethel, Maine. The pyramid shows how various differing methods in learning and studying affects the average retention (memory) rate.
Hmmm....let us see how effective and how true can it be on myself.

1. Lecture.......5%
I agree with this. For me, I think my memory retention rate might be lower than that. Due to sleeping late but waking up early during my 1st year of uni, by the time I attend afternoon classes I will be nearly in a dozing off mode particularly when the lecturer has a monotonous and soft voice (eg comlaw class). :p If not, whenever I am learning something new and different, my mind has a tendency to reject nearly everything of what is trying to be conveyed. That means when I leave the lecture teater, I might end up getting all confused.
Well...things will get better if I try to keep an open mind and stay FOCUS in class.

2. READING....10%
Although I admit that I try to be consistent by keeping up with lectures, perhaps a better word to describe would be "running till nearly out of breath" with lectures, often I find myself reading half heartedly trying to "force" myself to study. As a result, this leads to a lower retention rate. Personally, to prepare for lessons is time consuming, usually I will wait for the lecturer to explain first. Then effort will only follow suit from there.

3. Audio visual....20%
I often ignore this method. One must have the patience to really sit and listen and see. Time consuming. The only time (once in a blue moon by the way) is when using the stats 108 cd. Might be interesting but if it is not interactive, it would not be that effective.

4. Demonstration...30%
This is a good method actually because it is often interactive. Good for computing practical lab lessons (infosys 110).

5. Discussion Group...50%
Only effective if you are really participating it. And also knowing what is going on in the discussion. Preparation is crucial to be effective to avoid being "lost".

6. Practice by doing....75%
This is good for maths and also perhaps for accounting paper. Understanding the subject matter is crucial too.

7. Teach others/ Immediate use of learning...90%
Effective only if you can teach well and not confuse or even teach wrongly to others. Helping is good for you and the "student"/peer ...a win win situation.

yummy high and mighty pie :p

Outing wt shir and jane =) (klcc chilis)