Week 6: Laziness and dizzyness

If you are observant, you will notice that I write this post 8 days after this 'Week 6'. Well, I only can say that I was infected by the 'laziness' disease. I wonder why I am so weak always get attacked by all sort of diseases. Maybe I am just too thin and malnutrient.

Don't forget that I am a big disease bin that will suck up every illness that surrounding me. Constantly, I suffering from runny nose and feel unwell at all time. This came the time that I have killed all the feeling to do homework. Procrastination cause me to finish homework at eleventh hour. Luckily it is not too late to pay it up.

Anyway, sorry that I have to at least report some incident that happened during EALD class. I just think that is something that is essential to state in every post (as the purpose of the blog is actually as a log for study, and is so called study log). First, we discussed some questions that related to 'Japanese Story' and then how a documentary is presented. The main idea in the movie must be subjective and cover the opinion of all range of people. We did our first assignment (essay-reinforce or challenge culture). We watched a bit of a documentary regarding how harmful the fast food is. Unfortunately, we have no time to finish it. When will we continue?

Week 5

1 Feb 2009, Sunday


After the one-week Chinese New Year break, I was on my way back to Petaling Jaya. In fact, the whole bus was fully occupied by boarding students. Some of them really had some hard time saying goodbye to their families before departure. We understood that this might be the last opportunity to be with our dearest families before the next reunion. I feel touched by the scene.


I think luck was not with me when I reach Pudu Bus Station, but I did not realize that. As usual, I just rushed to the nearest LRT station, hoping that I can reach home (student house) as soon as possible. But the idea vanished when suddenly I found my hand phone missing. I traced back but fail to allocate my phone.


It was a very cheap phone, but I knew it would still cause a lot of troubles. Luckily, before it was too late, I bought back my old hand phone number. So, you still can call me use the number that you have.


4 Feb 2009, Wednesday


Bad luck continued hunting me. I was muted because of my sore throat. Junk food, mandarin oranges and fried food were the main contributors of the illness.


Unable to even say a word, I remained silent for hours. Even during the group discussion of our documentary, I just listen. However, my condition went worse at the end of the day. I felt just extreme cool and dizzy when all my friends paying attention on the sample documentary related to our topic. I guess nobody notice that I might fell unconscious at any time. I just managed to escape to my bedroom before it was too late.


5 Feb 2009, Thursday


It is really a shock for me after viewing 'Japanese Story' (You will know how if you watch it). I never realize that Australians are so 'open' and yet 'dangerous'. How would I face the 'culture shock' when I fly to there? I never know. What I know is literature is a matter of understanding and imagination. You are unable to understand the shade of meaning of some abstract and boring subject if you just touching the surface. Kindly, Ms Chan was still able to make fun of the boring stuff.

Week 4

What? It is time to write summary for week 4 again? And guess what, tomorrow is school day again! I still in the holiday mood...

In short, I really enjoy this Chinese New Year. Even the economy is tumbling, my parents still managed to buy a lot of things especially food. I have endless supply of junk food this time. Even I continuously eat them throughout the holiday, I still can find some more in the store room! But pity, I still is 54 kg only...

Unfortunately, we only have a short break 4 months later. I wonder I can survive without any rest...

Week 3

Ingredient:

• Boy: Tales of Childhood
• Handout-Themes, plot, characteristics
• Literature test paper
• Projector and laptop
• Stick
• Balloons
• Paper and markers

Procedure:

• The answers of our first literature test were discussed.
• The handouts were distributed.
• The literature component of Boy: Tales of Childhood were analyzed using projector and laptop.
• An acting of a scene in Boy was performed. Balloons were used to make up the big bosom of the Matron. (We acted out the scene which Roald received his first strike. It was rather a success because we actually put a lot of efforts into it. But other groups too were able to make the scene alive. Ms Chan was unable to judge which group was the best, subsequently divided the prize, the liquorices bootlace, equally among us.)
• A review of the book was written in the class. (But unfortunately water leaked out from the ceiling, Ms Chan classified it as very dangerous as short circuit might happen at any time. We evacuated to another classroom.)
  

P. S.
This week was really eventful. I got food poisoning at the beginning of the week. I just want to highlight that people surrounding me are so caring and concerning about me. They constantly asked me if I felt unwell. Then follow the incident described above. We attended afternoon classes so that we can have an earlier holiday. I felt exhausted after one-whole-day lectures. The most ‘wonderful’ thing is that we have a lot of homework. Luckily I have done all before my holiday starts. At least I can really enjoy my Chinese New Year.