Monday, October 18, 2010
A start to all that follows
Passed my FTT today. Was quite nervous at first cos I wasn't really prepared and didn't really do well during the trial test. Didn't really have time to read through everything. But turned that i'm 1mark away from full marks. Phew like what a relief. And so now can start with my lessons already! hahah. Erm. Like finally? I wonder when will i have the ability to get a car. Hmm... 真的要拼一拼了!
Keep on going!
Yup, shall talk a bit abt my violin kids. Last weekend i was told that one of my students will be changing to another teacher cos her sister will be learning in the same centre and they had to change the timing of the lesson. And it doesn't comply to my teaching timings, thus have to shift to another teacher tgt with the sister.
Hmm... Actually i'm a bit relieved that she is the one to be taken out from my lesson. Maybe i really don't have the ability to teach her well. Cos she hasn't improve to my expectations so far. Maybe she's too young, maybe she doesn't want to learn, i don't know. But so far whatever I've taught her, it is quite to my disappointment that she doesn't listen to me and yet likes to do a lot of funny stuff (including asking me A LOT of irrelevant qns, keep shifting herself to a chair/a corner of the room so she can rest -.-). Her patience level is so low, she can't play a whole bow more than 5 times maybe? then she will convert it to short bows on her own when i ask to keep playing the whole bow on open string. -.- Then ask her to play the song, she will ask if she is supposed to play the whole song EVERYTIME. Then again, try to distract me by asking why this and why that. It's a good thing for children to ask why. but she's really a '问题'儿童. Omg, sometimes i totally cannot tahan, i just nv ans her. That day she ask, 'why this week we use a bigger room', 'why there is a piano in this room', 'why no theory today', 'why you wear spectacles today', 'why we never/cannot play the other songs', etc etc etc.
The thing is ah, although I get very fed-up with her learning attitude, and that she will ALWAYS repeat the same mistake, and as much as I dun really want to teach her anymore, I want to teach her well and teach her the correct way. But well, maybe it's a good thing for her that my method doesn't work on her. And i am relunctant to let go of young children because it is not that good for a kid to keep changing teachers. (ok, it's the first time for her). Evident from my other student cos I'm his 3rd teacher and i can feel that he doesn't like changing teachers. And he told me that he hope I wouldn't teach for just a short period. That was why i didn't want to give her up even though the school has told me that they can give her to another teacher while i take on erhu students. But well, i guess it's destined for her to go to someone else. I hope she can be better.
And ya, about the other student at clementi, he's the one mentioned above. Actually a very smart boy (and handsome too. haha) Indian mixed chinese i think. But at first i couldn't really handle him also. Cos the first thing he came into class, he rolled onto the floor and i had to nag him or pull him to get up. So sat's lessons are always the most draining ones. But now he actually do listen to me. And he really improved a lot! I think i have my way to bribe him through. I better buy some cola sweet to bring for him this week. haha!
Oh, i have an adult student who decided to stop lessons as well. Erm. I would say, i'm quite relieved for that too. HAHA. That's evil. She is quite irritating when she keep asking me 'correct?', 'correct?', in the midst of playing the phrase. Every 10 sec or so, she will ask once. And she can't really control and relax her hands fully so very hard to teach. The lesson is 45min and i dun teach her theory. What can u imagine? And heard there is some problem with her mentally also, so have to be very careful. I'm already very patient with anyone. Hmm... In the end it was cos of some wrist problem i think that she can't continu. Well, i've expected it anyway. Cos her hands are so stiff she cannot handle the fingers and wrist. So very hard one lah... after a few weeks, it's still a shreking sound. bth. =X
The rest of the students, more or less the same. But i'm quite glad that all my students improved in their playing. :) Whether fast or slow, they improved. That's what i care. And they gave me more respect and listen to what i say. Yup, it's very tiring as a part time job, but sometimes it gives me a sense of satisfaction when my students can learn and play something new and they feel happy about it too.
Yup, i'm not giving up. Not so fast. :)
Yup, so as of now, i have 5 violin students, 1 is going to another next month and next month i will have new erhu students. haha!
Hmm... Actually i'm a bit relieved that she is the one to be taken out from my lesson. Maybe i really don't have the ability to teach her well. Cos she hasn't improve to my expectations so far. Maybe she's too young, maybe she doesn't want to learn, i don't know. But so far whatever I've taught her, it is quite to my disappointment that she doesn't listen to me and yet likes to do a lot of funny stuff (including asking me A LOT of irrelevant qns, keep shifting herself to a chair/a corner of the room so she can rest -.-). Her patience level is so low, she can't play a whole bow more than 5 times maybe? then she will convert it to short bows on her own when i ask to keep playing the whole bow on open string. -.- Then ask her to play the song, she will ask if she is supposed to play the whole song EVERYTIME. Then again, try to distract me by asking why this and why that. It's a good thing for children to ask why. but she's really a '问题'儿童. Omg, sometimes i totally cannot tahan, i just nv ans her. That day she ask, 'why this week we use a bigger room', 'why there is a piano in this room', 'why no theory today', 'why you wear spectacles today', 'why we never/cannot play the other songs', etc etc etc.
The thing is ah, although I get very fed-up with her learning attitude, and that she will ALWAYS repeat the same mistake, and as much as I dun really want to teach her anymore, I want to teach her well and teach her the correct way. But well, maybe it's a good thing for her that my method doesn't work on her. And i am relunctant to let go of young children because it is not that good for a kid to keep changing teachers. (ok, it's the first time for her). Evident from my other student cos I'm his 3rd teacher and i can feel that he doesn't like changing teachers. And he told me that he hope I wouldn't teach for just a short period. That was why i didn't want to give her up even though the school has told me that they can give her to another teacher while i take on erhu students. But well, i guess it's destined for her to go to someone else. I hope she can be better.
And ya, about the other student at clementi, he's the one mentioned above. Actually a very smart boy (and handsome too. haha) Indian mixed chinese i think. But at first i couldn't really handle him also. Cos the first thing he came into class, he rolled onto the floor and i had to nag him or pull him to get up. So sat's lessons are always the most draining ones. But now he actually do listen to me. And he really improved a lot! I think i have my way to bribe him through. I better buy some cola sweet to bring for him this week. haha!
Oh, i have an adult student who decided to stop lessons as well. Erm. I would say, i'm quite relieved for that too. HAHA. That's evil. She is quite irritating when she keep asking me 'correct?', 'correct?', in the midst of playing the phrase. Every 10 sec or so, she will ask once. And she can't really control and relax her hands fully so very hard to teach. The lesson is 45min and i dun teach her theory. What can u imagine? And heard there is some problem with her mentally also, so have to be very careful. I'm already very patient with anyone. Hmm... In the end it was cos of some wrist problem i think that she can't continu. Well, i've expected it anyway. Cos her hands are so stiff she cannot handle the fingers and wrist. So very hard one lah... after a few weeks, it's still a shreking sound. bth. =X
The rest of the students, more or less the same. But i'm quite glad that all my students improved in their playing. :) Whether fast or slow, they improved. That's what i care. And they gave me more respect and listen to what i say. Yup, it's very tiring as a part time job, but sometimes it gives me a sense of satisfaction when my students can learn and play something new and they feel happy about it too.
Yup, i'm not giving up. Not so fast. :)
Yup, so as of now, i have 5 violin students, 1 is going to another next month and next month i will have new erhu students. haha!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
罐头剧场疯
最近跟着Y.E.S933的罐头剧场《青青校树》跟的蛮紧。也许因为第一集就有收听，而且时间是每天起床的时候，总是会要听完了，才甘心起床。也许是因为这次的故事内容跟以往的很不一样。而且有点惊悚，让我对整个故事很期待。所以整部十五集，我几乎每分每秒都听到了。疯狂！哈哈！
短短的十五集要让全部该发生的事都发生，真有点不容易。跟着剧情走，然后猜着谁会是下一个受害者，很紧张。而且没想到我一开始的时候就猜到谁是凶手了！只是没有想到凶手真的很恐怖，佩芬演的很好。
只是对结尾有点不了解，那到底是什么意思呢？还有第二集？可是可以死的大概都死了吧。=X 另一个凶手，应该是慧怡的爸爸？其实我也有点不明白，其实以慧怡一个人的力量，她应该没有办法杀死男生吧？Hmm...
就等着吧。
短短的十五集要让全部该发生的事都发生，真有点不容易。跟着剧情走，然后猜着谁会是下一个受害者，很紧张。而且没想到我一开始的时候就猜到谁是凶手了！只是没有想到凶手真的很恐怖，佩芬演的很好。
只是对结尾有点不了解，那到底是什么意思呢？还有第二集？可是可以死的大概都死了吧。=X 另一个凶手，应该是慧怡的爸爸？其实我也有点不明白，其实以慧怡一个人的力量，她应该没有办法杀死男生吧？Hmm...
就等着吧。
Sunday, October 10, 2010
A great weekend with friends i nv regret knowing
I haven't enjoyed myself on a weekend for so long! Thank you GGG and my royals.. It was really a great weekend.
Though the bbq session at daryl's was a more of a usual GGG event. (hahaha). The food, the chats and the company made it really good. :)
And although i've been to USS in less than 6 months ago, it was still a great visit there with u guys. I definitely still had my share of fun. Although kim, chris and i are really sad that the roller coaster ride at sci-fi area is still not opened for playing. What a sad thing. I love to take it. Anyway. Mummy ride twice cos the queue was short!! :D Jurassic park ride too... Yea, wet. But less than i've expected. Not a great fall. But not bad lah. Went to the sprinkle zone at the Water world show. It's great fun. And yea, we got a bit wet after all. haha. But it's definitely more anticipating and more fun to be in the wet zone area. Maybe next time i'll go all out to the soak zone, haha!
And omg, spent lotsa money. But of cos, feels good to have the ability to buy what i want. On my own. I'm not a rich kid, i dun have rich parents too, but, i feel just right, doing things i like, enough for what i need. That's all. Got new cap from Candylicious, and a USS polo. Yea! And popcorns!!! HAHAHA
Update more next time.. got to go rest my whole body. hahaha!
PS: Haven't talked abt my violin kids for a long time.. I'll do it soon. Ciaoz~
Though the bbq session at daryl's was a more of a usual GGG event. (hahaha). The food, the chats and the company made it really good. :)
And although i've been to USS in less than 6 months ago, it was still a great visit there with u guys. I definitely still had my share of fun. Although kim, chris and i are really sad that the roller coaster ride at sci-fi area is still not opened for playing. What a sad thing. I love to take it. Anyway. Mummy ride twice cos the queue was short!! :D Jurassic park ride too... Yea, wet. But less than i've expected. Not a great fall. But not bad lah. Went to the sprinkle zone at the Water world show. It's great fun. And yea, we got a bit wet after all. haha. But it's definitely more anticipating and more fun to be in the wet zone area. Maybe next time i'll go all out to the soak zone, haha!
And omg, spent lotsa money. But of cos, feels good to have the ability to buy what i want. On my own. I'm not a rich kid, i dun have rich parents too, but, i feel just right, doing things i like, enough for what i need. That's all. Got new cap from Candylicious, and a USS polo. Yea! And popcorns!!! HAHAHA
Update more next time.. got to go rest my whole body. hahaha!
PS: Haven't talked abt my violin kids for a long time.. I'll do it soon. Ciaoz~
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