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happy teachers’ day!

first of september marks teachers’ day in singapore. teachers’ day may not fall on the 1st any more from 2012 onwards cos it was recently announced (ref. ST’s Eisen Teo’s “Teachers’ and Children’s days to fall on Fridays from 2011″) that teachers’ day and children’s day will be celebrated on first fridays of september and october respectively from 2011 onwards.

so this is my 6th teachers’ day without students around me. but thanks to the internet, i still have students around me all the time, via msn msgr and fb. here’s some of the well wishes incoming:

玉莲 scored first: (10:31 AM) (“v”) nOi (“v”): Happi teachers’ day!!!!
燕婷 [ cheryl ] says (5:06 PM): your students are still ard!! lolx.. happy teachers’ day in advance!!! =)
淑敏JASMINE ✿ says (7:45 PM): HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY!
斯惠Sihui says (11:57 PM): HAPPPY TEACHERS DAY!
诗林esthe_R – 我就不相信我會笨到忘不了 says (12:05 AM): is 1st Sept ! Happy teachers’ day !
惠诗Huishi Phua (00:32hr via fb) LAOSHI!! HAHAHA HAPPY TEACHERS’ DAYYYY :D :D:D
淑惠Wang Shuhui Sharon (01:37hr via fb) 教师节快乐!
Next tues i will be flying off to edinburgh for 1 yr so cnt go to ur place if u invite us during cny…kip in touch on fb :)
爱玲 (0704hr via sms): Happy Teachers’ Day to you! :)
千谦Qian Qian Lee (12:11 via fb) Mr Tan! Happie Teachers’ daYY!!!
倩吟 (1215hr via sms): Happy Teachers’ Day 老师!!!!
淑敏Shumin Luar (13:00 via fb) 教师节快乐!
凯琳ShelleN says (5:07 PM): happy teacher day
雪婷XueTing Teh (17:46 via fb) chen lao shi! happy teacher’s day! ((:
雪云Yvonne Ong (17:54 via fb) Happy teachers day!!!
俐莹Natalie Chan (19:32 via fb) Happy Teachers’ Day Chen Lao Shi !! i suddenly miss chinese lessons and writing chinese

compositions and chinese oral !! o_O ..well at least i’m still playing chinese music haha =p

艳凤alex…wanna burn my stupid shoes says (09:09 AM): happy belated teachers day laoshi!

谢谢大家的祝福!And may i wish all teachers past, present & future “HAPPY TEACHERS’ DAY!” too (:

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TED – Benjamin Zander on music and passion

chanced upon this TED video featuring Benjamin Zander while browsing junior’s teacher’s site. it was (cant recall the exact years) back when he was invited to talk about “The Art of Possibility” to 5000 Singapore teachers in the Singapore indoor stadium. “rule #6″ “giving an A” are but the many useful stories he told. cant describe the joy to hear and see him in video again. hope u’ll enjoy it too (:

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CNY 2010 新春团拜

today is one of the happiest day of the year (最开心的日子), where ex-students gather at our place, to meet up with their 老teacher, as well as with each other :) all of us have clocked several years since the schooldays, and as i told them, it’s really 心境 that matters *haha*

the facebook photo album is available here.

thanks to all who managed to make it. if you din make it, there’s always a next year to come (:
恭祝大家“虎年行大运,事事顺意,岁岁平安!” oh yes, and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ALL, cos it’s 初七人日 today :)

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Chinese New Year 2010 – back in Singapore

it’s the start of the chinese new year once again, 一年又过,今天是庚寅年的大年初一,一会儿就要出去拜年了。 the eve of cny in singapore is extremely boring, compared to in shanghai, and not even comparable to malaysia just across the straits and viewable from my flat. 新加坡的除夕真是无聊透顶,一点气氛都没有! if the government is serious abt retaining the Chinese culture, allow our youngs (and olds too!) to light fireworks (some singaporean might gasp on hearing this) and firecrackers. this would bring the mood and atmosphere of cny back, as well as the opportunity to tell the stories/traditions behind why we do it at all. this is a teachable moment for culture, not learning dead culture on textbooks, learning it as told by a teacher who hasnt seen or light any firecracker his/her own life *duh* of cos, the word “dangerous” will always be used as an excuse. well, singapore is world-renowned for its rules and order, just set some rules, and allow singaporean to play safely :) we simply do not stop cooking or play soccer becos there’s a risk of explosion or breaking the nose, do we?

anyway, this cny i received 3 cny cards in my snail mailbox, 2 from my teachers, 1 from my students :) my tuition teacher 素卿姐 i’ve known her for 26 years now, my chemistry teacher mr poh mah see 傅妈思师 i’ve known him for 20 years, and Si Hui 斯惠 6 years now. notice any ‘pattern’ here? yes, it all revolves around teacher-student relationships, something that has been missing from my life for 5 years now. a tug at my heart on where i should belong. shall work towards it and see if there’s any good news to report come cny 2011? (:





last but not least, may i wish all my teachers, students, and friends: 一元复始,万象更新。新年快乐,万事如意! 恭喜恭喜! Gong Xi Gong Xi!

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Encouraging news (:

this afternoon received an email from 张豫峰师 and i was told our article, 《以元认知为主导信息科技为辅的口语教学模式探索》 (A Metacognitive and Information Technology Integrated Approach to Teaching Speaking in Chinese Language), was selected and republished in the prestigious 中国人民大学书报资料中心《语言文字学》, aka 人大复印资料《语言文字学》。


期刊简介 (source: http://ipub.zlzx.org/ )
这是一座精挑细选的文献资料宝库。它以涵盖面广,信息量大,筛选严谨,突出学科热点焦点问题而成为国内同类期刊中具有权威性专题文献资料宝库,也成为国内外了解中国语言文字学研究最新成果的最集中、最权威、最精华的信息出版园地和专题文献资料库。在这里您能将看到编者以敏锐、独特的视角为您精心挑选的有关语言学、语言文字规划、语言文字规范、推广普通话、社会语言学、语言教学、对外汉语教学、计算机多媒体辅助教学、计算语言学、面向中文信息处理的现代汉语基础研究等等多方面的前沿研究成果。

这是一片属于语言学文字的精神家园。是一本面向所有语言文字研究与教学工作者的重要刊物。不论您是语言文字研究部门、信息处理部门、文秘系统的专业人员,还是高校中文系、计算机系、外语系和对外汉语教学专业的师生,或是中等师范和中学的语文教师、各级语委的业务干部以及其他语文爱好者,您都会重视它,需要它。

while it felt good for a while, i was asking myself when can i possibly work towards another such publication? it’s nowhere in sight :|

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