Saturday, November 27, 2010
Finally, after uploading the photos and putting this post on hold for so so so long, I've decided to take a couple of minutes and update my blog a lil' bit! First thing's first, like I said in the last post, semester has come to an end, so is my teaching career for this semester. Well, "career" might be a little overdoing it, it's merely a part time job where I conduct tutorial classes for the first year Physics students for Prof Claus.
I first took up this job because, well, for those who know me, you know that the following statement is very true: I like talking and I'm very naggy. But yea, above that all, I like teaching! And considering the class size at the end of the semester, I'd say I didn't do too badly after all! Of course, there are lots for me to learn still but if there's one thing that I'm proud of myself in my teaching, is I managed to finish discussing all the questions PROPERLY in every tutorial! I don't know what the students think, but I'll find out after the exams. Gotta be excited on the feedbacks yo, since I'll be teaching again next semester, I wouldn't wanna repeat the same mistakes I did this semester, no?On and all, one of the most enjoyable thing that happened to me this semester, especially with your absence, is teaching. Heck, there are a lot of times when I'm more looking forward(is this grammatically right?) to teaching as compared to attending classes. But of course, I have to be frank, as the exams draw near, I did take away some of my attention from teaching to my own studies. I guess that's quite natural considering I'm also a student, but the thing is, it might not have been so fair to the students in my class? I mean, as a student, I wouldn't want my tutor/lecturer to spend LESS attention in us when the exams are around the corner right? I guess, that's one thing I should apologize to my students for. Nonetheless, I'll try my best to allocate some time for consultation before you guys' paper alright? (Maybe I'll try blogging less? Nah, just kidding)
So anyway, that's more or less what I have to share about me being a teaching assistant this semester. On a totally unrelated matter(thought of making it into a separate post, but I guess 2 posts at the same time will be a wee bit inconvenient to read),
So anyway, that's more or less what I have to share about me being a teaching assistant this semester. On a totally unrelated matter(thought of making it into a separate post, but I guess 2 posts at the same time will be a wee bit inconvenient to read),
I HATE NTU!!
Yes!! MOST OF THE TIME(not even sometimes), the decisions made by NTU really baffles me! One of the recent ones is compromising the welfare of the students and acting all heroic, making NTU the Youth Olympic Village. And of course, who could forget all the money spent into making NTU campus look like a prison, by putting up REDUNDANT fences along the whole campus. However, this time round, I'm not talking about these. I'm talking about closing the Hall 3 function hall JUST BECAUSE IT'S EXAM PERIOD!! I mean, c'mon!! It's not even being used as an exam hall why the hell would you close it? Oh by the way, just in case I lost whoever who's reading this, we play badminton every weekend there. Hence, when I woke up this morning and Sean texted me saying that they closed the courts in the function hall because it's exam period, I couldn't be more unhappy!
What is the deal with closing the function hall and exam period man? It's not being used at all, so for fuck's sake, let students like us use it to exercise! I guess this is really one of the reason why NTU can never reach the top, the narrow minded mindset. Just because the exams are around the corner, you're prohibiting any form of relaxation/entertainment for the students? I thought it is because it's the exam period that we need to blow off some steam once in a while, and sports would seem like a perfectly healthy way to do it. Whatever it is, the administration of NTU has one of the most interesting decision making minds ever.
Well, of course, not everything is THAT bad on a Saturday morning without badminton. For instance, I got this post up, that should be something good I guess? Aside from that, after millions and millions of words of ranting, here are some interesting photos to share:
Ta-da!! Panorama shots! No, I did not go traveling recently. This sad soul who's always trapped in the lab was so lonely and jealous of all the photos his girlfriend posted, decided to dig up some of his old traveling photos and work on them.
It was my first time doing panorama, it was in San Francisco by the way. the view there was so breathtaking, and when Garen took out his camera and start "panorama-ing", I figured I'd try it out myself.
Of course, there's so much for me to learn about panorama shots. For starters, Song Wee just thought me how to get a more uniform exposure without relying on post processing too much. I'm so totally grateful Wee. Thanks for the hints! And of course, I need to learn how to create better compositions of panorama shots.
Not excellent, but so far, this is my favourite shot. I did not really follow the rule of third in this case, because I figured, whichever way I adjust, both the sky and the sea wasn't interesting enough to deserve 2/3 of the photo. Of course, I might be wrong, and I kinda regret that I did not do a few shots abiding the rule of third. After all, it doesn't cost anything to process a digital photo. Oh well, too late for that now, I won't have the chance to go back to San Francisco anymore, not in the short run.
What is the deal with closing the function hall and exam period man? It's not being used at all, so for fuck's sake, let students like us use it to exercise! I guess this is really one of the reason why NTU can never reach the top, the narrow minded mindset. Just because the exams are around the corner, you're prohibiting any form of relaxation/entertainment for the students? I thought it is because it's the exam period that we need to blow off some steam once in a while, and sports would seem like a perfectly healthy way to do it. Whatever it is, the administration of NTU has one of the most interesting decision making minds ever.
Well, of course, not everything is THAT bad on a Saturday morning without badminton. For instance, I got this post up, that should be something good I guess? Aside from that, after millions and millions of words of ranting, here are some interesting photos to share:
Ta-da!! Panorama shots! No, I did not go traveling recently. This sad soul who's always trapped in the lab was so lonely and jealous of all the photos his girlfriend posted, decided to dig up some of his old traveling photos and work on them.
It was my first time doing panorama, it was in San Francisco by the way. the view there was so breathtaking, and when Garen took out his camera and start "panorama-ing", I figured I'd try it out myself.
Of course, there's so much for me to learn about panorama shots. For starters, Song Wee just thought me how to get a more uniform exposure without relying on post processing too much. I'm so totally grateful Wee. Thanks for the hints! And of course, I need to learn how to create better compositions of panorama shots.
Not excellent, but so far, this is my favourite shot. I did not really follow the rule of third in this case, because I figured, whichever way I adjust, both the sky and the sea wasn't interesting enough to deserve 2/3 of the photo. Of course, I might be wrong, and I kinda regret that I did not do a few shots abiding the rule of third. After all, it doesn't cost anything to process a digital photo. Oh well, too late for that now, I won't have the chance to go back to San Francisco anymore, not in the short run.Wow, that's really one heck of a post!! I did not know I wrote so long, until I scrolled up and skim through everything after the caption of the last photo. Well, I guess after such a heavy session of sharing, ranting and "showing-off", it's time to get back to my Statistical Mechanics II. Hopefully I will able to finish up to the point where Prof Chia left off by the end of this weekend, so that I can start on my Surfaces and Interfaces revision. Adios amigos!!!
