happy moments...i had two today!!! the first being that two people from the faculty whom i have not seen in a while thought i had lost weight and that i looked younger --- is all my speed walking showing results??? i hope so!
the second happened just as i was about to leave work at night (yup, i had an extra loonnggg day and only left the office at 8:30 pm). as i was walking out to my car, i bumped into someone who used to work in my office (she has since been transfered to work in the corporate office). she told me that she met one of my instructors in a recent conference and upon telling my instructor where she worked, my instructor asked her if she knew me and when she did, my instructor told her that i am her best student!!! okay...i'm a happy bunny!!! suddenly, it didn't feel so bad to be leaving the office so late in the night...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
father's day :( :( :(
it was father's day yesterday... and i don't have a father anymore... this is the first year that i am without ayah...god, i miss him so much... it doesn't help that i kept hearing people making father day's dedications to their dads on fly.fm. how i wish i still have ayah... there are just way too many moments when i found myself wishing that i still had ayah... just for advice, to bounce ideas with, to gripe about what's going on in the world... just to be there for me... there is not one day that passes by that i don't think of you ayah... i love you ayah.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
oh no...not AGAIN!!! :( :( :(
yup, the price of fuel is going up again :( :( :(
i pumped my last tank of gas at the old price at literally the eleventh hour!!! i consider that an achievement really as i have never before pumped in gas the nite prior to a price hike.
i kept putting it off and was watching the shell station near my home from my window. hey, i even surprised myself by dragging myself out to pump this tank of gas as i thought that it was a hassle that i could have done without as the queue was horrendously lllooonnnnnggggggg at ALL of the gas stations that i passed on the way home from work. in fact, the queues were so lllloooonnnnngggg that they resulted in a massive traffic jam in the city and its surrounding areas --- yes, it almost seemed like the whole country were queing up in gas stations!!!
the queue wasn't so bad when i eventually dragged myself out though as most of the masses had already gone home with their full tanks of gas and were happily tucked in bed. still, i had to wait patiently in line for half an hour before i could get to a gas pump.
yes, now i too will curl up in bed happily with a smile on my face...until the day when i have to pump gas at the newly hiked up price that is --- something i am definitely NOT looking forward to!!!
i pumped my last tank of gas at the old price at literally the eleventh hour!!! i consider that an achievement really as i have never before pumped in gas the nite prior to a price hike.
i kept putting it off and was watching the shell station near my home from my window. hey, i even surprised myself by dragging myself out to pump this tank of gas as i thought that it was a hassle that i could have done without as the queue was horrendously lllooonnnnnggggggg at ALL of the gas stations that i passed on the way home from work. in fact, the queues were so lllloooonnnnngggg that they resulted in a massive traffic jam in the city and its surrounding areas --- yes, it almost seemed like the whole country were queing up in gas stations!!!
the queue wasn't so bad when i eventually dragged myself out though as most of the masses had already gone home with their full tanks of gas and were happily tucked in bed. still, i had to wait patiently in line for half an hour before i could get to a gas pump.
yes, now i too will curl up in bed happily with a smile on my face...until the day when i have to pump gas at the newly hiked up price that is --- something i am definitely NOT looking forward to!!!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Native Speaker or Not?
I had the pleasure of being told by a parent of one of the students at the university that I am attached to that her son is a native speaker of English. This woman, by the way, is Phillipino and her husband is a Saudi. She thinks that there has been a mistake and that her son should have been exempted from taking Level One English classes as he is "a native speaker". Her son tells her that they teach him "baby English" in class. She even suggested that I may have been biased and prescribed her son his English module solely based on his nationality!!!
I explained to her that ALL students who are enrolled for the module had to take a placement test in week one of the semester (never mind that her son did not attend the placement test with the rest of the other students and only took the test in week 7!). Yes, I do exempt students from having to take the module but such exemptions are based on their placement test results.
Here's some background information about the placement tests that the students have to take: the test consists of two parts. Part one consists of 85 questions that tests the candidate's grammar and vocabulary in increasing levels of difficulty. Part two requires that the candidate write a paragraph on one of the topics presented to them. In order for the candidate to be granted exemption, the candidate must complete BOTH parts of the test within the stipulated time (45 minutes), obtain a score of 70 or better in part one of the test and display an ability to write grammatically correct sentences as well as present their thoughts coherently in part two.
Despite being given AN HOUR to complete the test, the woman's son only managed to complete part one of the test and did not even attempt part two. His score on part one? He made only 56 out of 85 --- Native speaker??? Go figure!
The student was assigned to a class and attended three classes but later told his mother that he did not go to class "because his name was not on the class list on the noticeboard". I don't get it, I just DON'T GET IT!!! He was assigned to a class and makes it an issue that his name is not on the class list on the noticeboard??? The name list on the noticeboard are of those who took the placement test in week one.
The mother also wanted to know why a"native speaker" is not teaching her son. I was not at liberty to disclose to her that our native speaker teachers are really nothing more than tourists. Many don't even hang around long enough to see till the end of the semester. Most are here on tourist visas, I kid you not! To make things worse, many hold only a certificate in English language teaching and are NOT QUALIFIED to teach English at university level!
Why do lay persons out there make a big deal out of being native speakers or not??? I'm a non-native speaker and damn well proud of it! I speak the language just as well as , if not better than, a native speaker and I write better than most native speakers. I think, it is sad to learn that non-native English language practitioners are judged by their own kind (other non-native English speakers).
My guess is that that woman in question was probably just a maid before she met her super rich Saudi husband. Yep, they have truckloads of money but are they educated??? Hell, NO!!!
I explained to her that ALL students who are enrolled for the module had to take a placement test in week one of the semester (never mind that her son did not attend the placement test with the rest of the other students and only took the test in week 7!). Yes, I do exempt students from having to take the module but such exemptions are based on their placement test results.
Here's some background information about the placement tests that the students have to take: the test consists of two parts. Part one consists of 85 questions that tests the candidate's grammar and vocabulary in increasing levels of difficulty. Part two requires that the candidate write a paragraph on one of the topics presented to them. In order for the candidate to be granted exemption, the candidate must complete BOTH parts of the test within the stipulated time (45 minutes), obtain a score of 70 or better in part one of the test and display an ability to write grammatically correct sentences as well as present their thoughts coherently in part two.
Despite being given AN HOUR to complete the test, the woman's son only managed to complete part one of the test and did not even attempt part two. His score on part one? He made only 56 out of 85 --- Native speaker??? Go figure!
The student was assigned to a class and attended three classes but later told his mother that he did not go to class "because his name was not on the class list on the noticeboard". I don't get it, I just DON'T GET IT!!! He was assigned to a class and makes it an issue that his name is not on the class list on the noticeboard??? The name list on the noticeboard are of those who took the placement test in week one.
The mother also wanted to know why a"native speaker" is not teaching her son. I was not at liberty to disclose to her that our native speaker teachers are really nothing more than tourists. Many don't even hang around long enough to see till the end of the semester. Most are here on tourist visas, I kid you not! To make things worse, many hold only a certificate in English language teaching and are NOT QUALIFIED to teach English at university level!
Why do lay persons out there make a big deal out of being native speakers or not??? I'm a non-native speaker and damn well proud of it! I speak the language just as well as , if not better than, a native speaker and I write better than most native speakers. I think, it is sad to learn that non-native English language practitioners are judged by their own kind (other non-native English speakers).
My guess is that that woman in question was probably just a maid before she met her super rich Saudi husband. Yep, they have truckloads of money but are they educated??? Hell, NO!!!
Friday, May 16, 2008
LOL
guess what --- Harith Iskander came to the university to perform and it was really awesome!!! i laughed so much that my stomach hurt! i got fantastic seats too! it was the one afternoon that i stayed back after work that i really enjoyed! :) i never to complain when i get to have good entertainment right at my place of work.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
the past in the present
i bumped into an ex-colleague at the mall today. strange how it is --- i've been thinking about this guy for the past few weeks.
i wondered how he was getting along and where he might be at the moment. we used to hang out quite a bit with each other while we were working together (we were in different departments though). apparently, after all these years, he is still working in the same company!! well, i guess, that answers my question about where he is attached to!
we caught up about who is doing what now as people who haven't met each other after a number of years do. apparently, nobody lasted long in my position after i left the company... hmmm...i wonder why???
it was kinda strange really coz i no longer do what i used to do. i kinda did a 180 degree change of careers and i think people in my last life (as how i would like to refer to that last phase of my life) would not be able to relate to my change of career choice.
do i have regrets? do i miss what i used to do? yeah, maybe a little bit but i think that i made a good career move, one that has enabled me to develop myself professionally to the next step and that is what i want.
i wondered how he was getting along and where he might be at the moment. we used to hang out quite a bit with each other while we were working together (we were in different departments though). apparently, after all these years, he is still working in the same company!! well, i guess, that answers my question about where he is attached to!
we caught up about who is doing what now as people who haven't met each other after a number of years do. apparently, nobody lasted long in my position after i left the company... hmmm...i wonder why???
it was kinda strange really coz i no longer do what i used to do. i kinda did a 180 degree change of careers and i think people in my last life (as how i would like to refer to that last phase of my life) would not be able to relate to my change of career choice.
do i have regrets? do i miss what i used to do? yeah, maybe a little bit but i think that i made a good career move, one that has enabled me to develop myself professionally to the next step and that is what i want.
Friday, April 11, 2008
end of semester madness
ah...i finally have some time to do this again...
the end of semester madness had the better of me. much has happened --- had crazy deadlines to meet. finally looks like i'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
i can't wait to get out there and do some much longed for retail therapy. strange how when i'm busy, no matter how good a sale is, i can just walk past it or if i do go into the store, i really am not in the frame of mind to purchase anything. well, hopefully, i'll be able to do some much needed retail therapy after i hand in my assignments...yippee!!!
i tell you, there is nothing, and i mean NOTHING like having finally completed your project for your courses at the end of the semester.
hmmm.... maybe now i might be able to get back to my much neglected novel reading... sigh...such bliss! :)
the end of semester madness had the better of me. much has happened --- had crazy deadlines to meet. finally looks like i'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
i can't wait to get out there and do some much longed for retail therapy. strange how when i'm busy, no matter how good a sale is, i can just walk past it or if i do go into the store, i really am not in the frame of mind to purchase anything. well, hopefully, i'll be able to do some much needed retail therapy after i hand in my assignments...yippee!!!
i tell you, there is nothing, and i mean NOTHING like having finally completed your project for your courses at the end of the semester.
hmmm.... maybe now i might be able to get back to my much neglected novel reading... sigh...such bliss! :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
the lazy bugger and his laughing buddha
Do you believe in the power behind figurines? See, I for one, have never really bought into such things but lately, I have been noticing strange things in the office. Meet the main character of this story, Will. Will has been escaping from doing quite a bit of work at the office. He literally gets away with murder. There was one point when the whole office had to get involved in the redesign of the courses for his department but he was spared from it all. His alibi was that he was "busy" but truth was, the then boss had put him in cold storage and was thinking of replacing him (he was so dim as to not even notice this).
Anyway, Will seems to get away with saying that he has a lot to do, that he cannot manage to get things done on his own that his bosses assigned others to help him out with his administration work. Mind you, while others are helping him out with his job load, he gets to draw in the allowance for the position and the people who help him get nothing. This is what I have noticed: he seems to now be loading the bulk of the work onto his helpers while he does nothing. I don't get this. How does a lazy bugger such as Will get away with such things? In addition, he has the lightest teaching load amongst all the staff while the people helping him out have been assigned full teaching loads.
I happened to mention to one of the people at work how things just seem to he working out for him despite the fact that he is being useless --- Could it be possible that this has something to do with the gold laughing buddha which he has strategically placed on top out his computer monitor? My colleagues hadn't noticed this before I mentioned it to them. One of them went to my desk and said, "OMG, why is that thing facing you???". Word has it that when it is positioned to face me, it is taking wealth away from me. Is this possible?
The boss that wanted him removed has left. He escaped from designing any of his own courses which all the rest of the office got saddled with. He gets TWO "assistants" and he still complains of "so much work". He nows sits down and just orders his "staff" around. One of his staff says that he doesn't mind being stressed out doing the job even though he is getting no monetary returns... This is all just NOT making any sense!
Anyway, being one who does not want to take any chances, I was advised to block the view of the laughing buddha facing me which I did with the use of black mounting boards which I put on my table facing him (yup, I no longer have to face him... it's kinda nice and peaceful this way really :) ). Let's hope that my luck changes with this move, okay.
Anyway, Will seems to get away with saying that he has a lot to do, that he cannot manage to get things done on his own that his bosses assigned others to help him out with his administration work. Mind you, while others are helping him out with his job load, he gets to draw in the allowance for the position and the people who help him get nothing. This is what I have noticed: he seems to now be loading the bulk of the work onto his helpers while he does nothing. I don't get this. How does a lazy bugger such as Will get away with such things? In addition, he has the lightest teaching load amongst all the staff while the people helping him out have been assigned full teaching loads.
I happened to mention to one of the people at work how things just seem to he working out for him despite the fact that he is being useless --- Could it be possible that this has something to do with the gold laughing buddha which he has strategically placed on top out his computer monitor? My colleagues hadn't noticed this before I mentioned it to them. One of them went to my desk and said, "OMG, why is that thing facing you???". Word has it that when it is positioned to face me, it is taking wealth away from me. Is this possible?
The boss that wanted him removed has left. He escaped from designing any of his own courses which all the rest of the office got saddled with. He gets TWO "assistants" and he still complains of "so much work". He nows sits down and just orders his "staff" around. One of his staff says that he doesn't mind being stressed out doing the job even though he is getting no monetary returns... This is all just NOT making any sense!
Anyway, being one who does not want to take any chances, I was advised to block the view of the laughing buddha facing me which I did with the use of black mounting boards which I put on my table facing him (yup, I no longer have to face him... it's kinda nice and peaceful this way really :) ). Let's hope that my luck changes with this move, okay.
Friday, February 08, 2008
sans body hair!!!
A female colleague recently asked me if I made a conscious effort to remove the hair on my arms or if I am naturally hairless. I automatically looked at my arms and replied that I didn’t do anything to remove the hair on my arms. She gave me a knowing smile and said to me that “Men like women who are hairy; they are better in bed” --- this of course, goes without saying, came from a woman who had loads of them (no, no, not men but hair on her body!!). Yup, she has hair on her arms and legs and God know where else (you get the picture).
Okay, I know that what she said to me was a put down, but I guess the hairy backs have got to belief that they too are desirable and sexy and really, who am I to argue about that? Hey, maybe they want to put the depilatory cream companies out of business! Me? Well, I’m happy with the my twin blade guard shaving blades which I use in the shower. I am happy to note that the kind of men whom I attract also like me with a lot less bodily hair. Well, if you ask me, the bodily hair should be on him, not me, but hey, that's merely a matter of personal preference, I guess!
Okay, I know that what she said to me was a put down, but I guess the hairy backs have got to belief that they too are desirable and sexy and really, who am I to argue about that? Hey, maybe they want to put the depilatory cream companies out of business! Me? Well, I’m happy with the my twin blade guard shaving blades which I use in the shower. I am happy to note that the kind of men whom I attract also like me with a lot less bodily hair. Well, if you ask me, the bodily hair should be on him, not me, but hey, that's merely a matter of personal preference, I guess!
Sunday, February 03, 2008
learning to breathe...
patience i certainly have very little of --- i have been sitting here trying to download my class notes of the varsity's website and it is taking oh, such a looonnggg time, it is almost like watching the grass grow! this e-portal thingy is supposed to make life easier but it seems to be more hell than heaven at the rate things are going now. it's close to 11 pm now and one would think that it should be relatively easy to download the files now since it is low traffic but nope, that is certainly NOT the case. just trying to log onto the system is already a problem and once i get on it, it keeps kicking me out when i try to download the files....hmmm...could there be a gremlin in there, you think???
sigh...i've gotta learn to bbrreeaattthheeeee......inhale.......... and exxxhhaalleeeee......
sigh...i've gotta learn to bbrreeaattthheeeee......inhale.......... and exxxhhaalleeeee......
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
tired at 57
strange...mac wants to introduce me to a 57 year-old creaking "retired" consultant. lol. honestly, i don't know what to make of this... is mac trying to tell me something? is there a message embedded in there somewhere??? hmmm...
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Signing
I'm learning sign language and it's pretty cool!!! :) I'm a tad confused but I'm getting there!!!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
School is in
Strange how perceptions work. Take this for example, okay --- I go to school as a part-time student pursuing my Masters. In the classes that I've signed up for this semester, there are some PhD students as well.
Last Thursday was a due date and what does the PhD student who is seated next to me in class ask? --- "Is the assignment due today?" I said, "Yes" and then she asks, "What is the assignment?" and I show her the assignment brief that was given to all of us in the class during the first class. And then she asks me, "Have you done it?" and I say, "Yes" and then she asks me if she can see my assignment --- and we're talking about a PhD student here!!! What is becoming of the world, I can't help but wonder. And mind you, that is not the end... I quickly flip through my assignment (I didn't want to be seen unhelpful though I didn't think it was appropriate for her to ask to see my assignment when she has not started working on hers!!!) and then she says to me, "Don't hand it in" --- Yeah right! I slaved through it while juggling a full time job and I have a FULL TIME PhD student telling me not to hand in my work because it will make her look bad!!!
Sigh... why do people think they want to pursue higher learning when they can't organize themselves???
Last Thursday was a due date and what does the PhD student who is seated next to me in class ask? --- "Is the assignment due today?" I said, "Yes" and then she asks, "What is the assignment?" and I show her the assignment brief that was given to all of us in the class during the first class. And then she asks me, "Have you done it?" and I say, "Yes" and then she asks me if she can see my assignment --- and we're talking about a PhD student here!!! What is becoming of the world, I can't help but wonder. And mind you, that is not the end... I quickly flip through my assignment (I didn't want to be seen unhelpful though I didn't think it was appropriate for her to ask to see my assignment when she has not started working on hers!!!) and then she says to me, "Don't hand it in" --- Yeah right! I slaved through it while juggling a full time job and I have a FULL TIME PhD student telling me not to hand in my work because it will make her look bad!!!
Sigh... why do people think they want to pursue higher learning when they can't organize themselves???
Friday, January 04, 2008
wilted :( :( :(
the lilies of my birthday flowers have wilted :( :( :( I just wish they would have lasted a tad longer...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
a delivery for me??? really???
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There I was, feeling sorry for myself that I had to go to work on my birthday... sob, sob, sob... (I normally go on holiday around this time of the year). The day went by slowly. Many people at work had taken the day off for a long new year weekend.
I left work after lunch to go to the library to source for my reading materials this semester. Around 3 pm, I received a text message from one of my colleagues saying that someone had sent me flowers and a teddy bear. My first response was, "Really???". Hmmm... there I was already in the university and there was a delivery for me in the office. Anyway, I nipped back to the office (I was pushing for time) but I really couldn't leave the flowers in the office since the following day was a holiday PLUS I have to admit that I was curious to see this "delivery".
Wow... the flowers were REALLY lovely!!! Thank you!!! :) :) :) ...and all this while I thought that I had to go out and buy my own birthday present!
I left work after lunch to go to the library to source for my reading materials this semester. Around 3 pm, I received a text message from one of my colleagues saying that someone had sent me flowers and a teddy bear. My first response was, "Really???". Hmmm... there I was already in the university and there was a delivery for me in the office. Anyway, I nipped back to the office (I was pushing for time) but I really couldn't leave the flowers in the office since the following day was a holiday PLUS I have to admit that I was curious to see this "delivery".
Wow... the flowers were REALLY lovely!!! Thank you!!! :) :) :) ...and all this while I thought that I had to go out and buy my own birthday present!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
more!!
Came into the office yesterday and was approached by colleagues who just came back from their week long breaks telling me that they had heard about my little book sale stint last week and asked if I had any more books to sell. Yup... I really thought that I had already closed shop but since there was a demand... yup, I re-opened shop today. Don't want to let my colleagues down. Books are a good thing and it's always nice to know that there are people who share my passion for reading.
So yes, it looks like the little book sale is still on folks! :)
So yes, it looks like the little book sale is still on folks! :)
Friday, December 21, 2007
bOOk SaLe --- Mine!!! :) :) :)
A few days ago, I came up with this bright idea of selling my paperbacks at the office. I thought that since I am done with reading the books and really, just how many books am I going to re-read again and again and again??? None! So, with that realization, I thought, I might as well hold my own itty bitty "warehouse" book sale and make some space for more new books in my home library! I'm selling my books off dirt cheap but I figured that since I am done with reading them, someone else might benefit from them now and for less bucks too!
I wasn't so sure how the girls at the office would take to my sale so I brought in a sample of 12 books to the office today just to see how they would take to the them and surprisingly, they did quite well. More than half were picked up and many of my colleagues were surprised that they were "so cheap". Now, all I've got to worry about it collecting the money from them!!! Pray hard that they pay up quickly!!
It's not easy parting with those books since I spent hours and hours selecting them but there is no point in them lying around at home not doing anyone any good (I'm tring to convince myself that I am making the right decision!). Sigh...it's so difficult for me to see them go. I hope they will be as enjoyable and enlightening to the people who take them home and I hope they are treated well...
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Oh no, MNG is on sale!!!
I dropped by the shopping mall on Thursday after work thinking that I was going to do some grocery shopping and discovered that MNG was on sale --- oh no! So, in I went, browsing for stuff that I really didn't need.
The store was busy when I got there but it wasn't jammed packed with people. The que for the fitting rooms was snaked around the store and so was the que to pay. It was a relatively small store and with that many people in it, it was soon very hot (the halogen downlights didn't help either).
I picked up a few items, joined the horrendously long que for the fitting rooms, found that nothing really fitted me, gave them back to the girl manning the fitting rooms, went back out and picked up some more stuff which didn't fit me either, picked up some bags which I thought were nice but as the store got warmer and warmer, I kinda started feeling faint (must have been all the heat generated by all those people and the lights in the store) and I started asking myself if I really wanted that bag badly enough to want to stand in the VERY long que that was snaking around the store to pay for it.
In the end, I took one look at the bag and thought --- "I just bought a bag that I REALLY wanted last week and this one, while it would be nice to have, would not really be something that I have to have" and with that thought, I put it back where I found it where it was quickly snapped up by someone else.
I am happy to say that after an hour and a half in the store, I emerged from the sale with NOTHING!!! :)
The store was busy when I got there but it wasn't jammed packed with people. The que for the fitting rooms was snaked around the store and so was the que to pay. It was a relatively small store and with that many people in it, it was soon very hot (the halogen downlights didn't help either).
I picked up a few items, joined the horrendously long que for the fitting rooms, found that nothing really fitted me, gave them back to the girl manning the fitting rooms, went back out and picked up some more stuff which didn't fit me either, picked up some bags which I thought were nice but as the store got warmer and warmer, I kinda started feeling faint (must have been all the heat generated by all those people and the lights in the store) and I started asking myself if I really wanted that bag badly enough to want to stand in the VERY long que that was snaking around the store to pay for it.
In the end, I took one look at the bag and thought --- "I just bought a bag that I REALLY wanted last week and this one, while it would be nice to have, would not really be something that I have to have" and with that thought, I put it back where I found it where it was quickly snapped up by someone else.
I am happy to say that after an hour and a half in the store, I emerged from the sale with NOTHING!!! :)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
lazy tuesday afternoon
Tuesday afternoon and I'm in the coffee shop watching the birds pck at left over food on the ground...ahh...life is so nice and blissful when I don't have to go to work. There should be more days like this where I can just sit in the shade and be lazy as I write my blog. This is certainly a nice break from the circus.
I should make more time for myself to unwind... I need more days like this one.
I should make more time for myself to unwind... I need more days like this one.
Friday, December 07, 2007
playing God
Been spending the last three days with the moderator. It's a new guy moderating my modules this time around. He's not new as a moderator but he is new at moderating my modules and God, is he a tough one! A third of the grades have been adjusted. Okay, I do admit that my teachers have been kinda lenient when marking but can you believe it that NO ONE and absolutely NO ONE made an A? Yup, like I said before, this one's a tough one.
I have my reservations about him though. These modules are communication modules and he is not of language training. I wonder how fair it is on the students to have someone like him (whose background is architecture) to moderated communication modules. The moderator who usually moderates these modules of mine is not down here this time around. He too is of architectural background, but he is not as tough. I believe that he has a better understanding of the modules than this new guy.
The new guy is a second language speaker himself. I always find that second language speakers are harder than native speakers --- they are more critical of their own kind. It is almost as if they have something to prove (whatever that may be).
Sigh... it's so sad to think that even my best of the "bestest" (if ever there is such a word!) students has been pushed down from an A to a B+ :( :( :(
I have my reservations about him though. These modules are communication modules and he is not of language training. I wonder how fair it is on the students to have someone like him (whose background is architecture) to moderated communication modules. The moderator who usually moderates these modules of mine is not down here this time around. He too is of architectural background, but he is not as tough. I believe that he has a better understanding of the modules than this new guy.
The new guy is a second language speaker himself. I always find that second language speakers are harder than native speakers --- they are more critical of their own kind. It is almost as if they have something to prove (whatever that may be).
Sigh... it's so sad to think that even my best of the "bestest" (if ever there is such a word!) students has been pushed down from an A to a B+ :( :( :(
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