Last evening, I attended Prof. Wang Gangwu's lecture on Lim Boon Keng's mindscape as both a Nanyang Chinese, as well as his identity with the British government.
初次认识王庚武教授，是因为大学时期选修海外华人这一堂课。后来陆陆续续读了许多王教授的著作，听他以细腻的思维及独到的见解深入浅出地将历史还原很是享受。昨天，在近一个小时的讲座中不但毫无睡意，更是越听越是精神。每一字每一句都是点出许多的问题。没有讲学辅助（Teaching Aid）也没有中场休息，大家却精神抖擞，聚精会神地听他以生动的口语表达，牵动大家的每一根神经线。
这才是真正的大师风范。
Now, have to reset my gyro on my understanding of 'Nanyang Chinese', 'Transnationalism', 'Pre-nationalism'
2008年3月29日星期六
2008年3月27日星期四
The day down with stomach flu
Bloated, painful tummy and frequent the loo, all disappeared after 3 x 4-hourly green pills were administered. The two packs of drink to replace the bacteria in the tummy.
Finally, I can eat!!
Finally, I can eat!!
2008年3月25日星期二
Students are adorable. Argue!
Students' works bring me lots of laughters. Few days back, I received in my inbox these few creative answers.
Some tickling ones which I peeped at when I was doing invigilation:
This is what happened when an AEP student is forced to do maths.
So, teachers will encourage students to TRY TRY TRY... After some trying, this possibly hardworking AEP student will give answers as such ...
Of course, there are always lazy pupils around. However, students who have not studied for their tests will be so fos while their classmates are scribbling ferociously on the paper. Such as ...
Subsequently, teachers have to check the progress as the students sit there and listen (or daydream)
I am sure this teacher is glad that he/she does not have me in the class. Possibly I would have given him/her some thing similiar. Hahaha... Anyway, I emphathize with him/her.
Personally, I like this answer for this biology question.
Seriously, why go through the laborious process when there are simpler and more effective ways to derive answers? I would have answered in the same manner. Maybe more crudely-phrased. :p
Anyway, there is a kind of love-hate relationship with some students which simply put ... fun to have them around but not exactly pleasant to teach. These are the ones who will give you this kind of answers.
Some tickling ones which I peeped at when I was doing invigilation:
1. How can you tell whether a fish is fresh? (3 marks) [Sec 1 Food and Nutrition paper]
Answer: It looks good, smells good and tastes good.
2 What are the differences of a cooked and uncooked egg? (2 marks)
Answer: One can be eaten and not the other.
These two boys were frequent clients to the discipline room in my previous school. I must admit, although I had to 'give-it-to-them' as a discipline teacher, I enjoy having them around in my class. They being so fos always inject laughters in my class...
2008年3月18日星期二
胡思乱想 [逻辑篇]
假期刚过，却依然有放假的心情。
这个假期去上课时遇到老朋友——林老师。他在大学里主修哲学，我也副修许多的哲学系课程。当年我在正华执鞭时，由于思维及辩论都有运用当初所学的逻辑学，因此算是比较能够谈得上，并且不失讨论重点及幽默的好朋友、好同事。很自然的，一见面就拿彼此来磨练磨练。是的，逻辑思维是需要磨练的。
于是，今天上课就给我的中三学生上一些简单的逻辑课。
首先，什么是 validity 和 soundness？
An argument is valid if, and only if, there is no logically possible situation in which all of its premises are true and its conclusion false.
An argument is sound if, and only if, it is valid, and has all true premises.
如果有任何学生有空的话，可以点击此处，训练自己的逻辑思维。
This is an English website. So fear not!
这个假期去上课时遇到老朋友——林老师。他在大学里主修哲学，我也副修许多的哲学系课程。当年我在正华执鞭时，由于思维及辩论都有运用当初所学的逻辑学，因此算是比较能够谈得上，并且不失讨论重点及幽默的好朋友、好同事。很自然的，一见面就拿彼此来磨练磨练。是的，逻辑思维是需要磨练的。
于是，今天上课就给我的中三学生上一些简单的逻辑课。
首先，什么是 validity 和 soundness？
An argument is valid if, and only if, there is no logically possible situation in which all of its premises are true and its conclusion false.
An argument is sound if, and only if, it is valid, and has all true premises.
如果有任何学生有空的话，可以点击此处，训练自己的逻辑思维。
This is an English website. So fear not!
2008年3月10日星期一
创意？
那天终于到了第三搭客大厦走走。在洗手间发现了一只苍蝇。于是，很自然地，尝试将其‘冲’掉。怎知，原来那是让如厕的男士有‘目标’地解决当下之急。
在整理过去的照片时，也发现我挺喜欢到处拍厕所。但是，我国的厕所的创意文化，还是挺有发展的空间。
这是西藏的原始厕所。在海拔5000米以上的世界屋椎的地方，看着直泻而下的秽物，哇！仅此一次的体验。
上海是一个很有魅力的城市。除了有古老的欧洲风格的古老建筑，也有世界最现代的高楼大厦。除了是中西的交汇点，也是澎湃与动感十足的城市。这是上海的魅力。当然，其厕所文化也是另一种风味。
福州的厕所的设计则比较简单，但文字简单直接，完全不拐弯抹角。
当然，我在年少的时候背包旅行时，曾住过十分简陋的房间，每晚不到SDG10 的住宿，就是这样的。在海面上，一间房间和一个小小的冲凉房。en-suite somemore。2008年3月5日星期三
谈鬼
学生有兴趣做一个和“鬼”有关的专题作业，于是便找我做指导。
“鬼”到底是存在与否，其实是人类一个颇有意思的探究心理。在还没有研发出一种窥探那世界的生命之前，我们只能‘迷信’，也就是，在还无法用科学证实之前，盲目的一种信仰。就像在2500年前，佛教的创始人，释迦牟尼举起一杯水，宣说里头有众生八万四千（表示里头有许多生命）。这样的一个说法一直到近100年前，显微镜的出现之后才得以证实。同样的，我们也许得等待人类发明出一个能够看得到‘鬼’界的仪器才会相信他们的存在。当然，在这之前，人类只能揣测他们的模样及他们如何在我们的生命里起着作用。
我本身知道鬼是真实存在的。但如孔子所言：敬而远之。
“鬼”到底是存在与否，其实是人类一个颇有意思的探究心理。在还没有研发出一种窥探那世界的生命之前，我们只能‘迷信’，也就是，在还无法用科学证实之前，盲目的一种信仰。就像在2500年前，佛教的创始人，释迦牟尼举起一杯水，宣说里头有众生八万四千（表示里头有许多生命）。这样的一个说法一直到近100年前，显微镜的出现之后才得以证实。同样的，我们也许得等待人类发明出一个能够看得到‘鬼’界的仪器才会相信他们的存在。当然，在这之前，人类只能揣测他们的模样及他们如何在我们的生命里起着作用。
我本身知道鬼是真实存在的。但如孔子所言：敬而远之。
2008年3月3日星期一
人难当
It is not easy being a billingual Chinese Language teacher here in Singapore.
If you are billingual, you are a show-off.
If you are monolingual, you are a failed product of the billingual education system here in SG. Wadda...
If you are a Chinese teacher, you are expected to speak good Mandarin, and somehow, people in general, expect the same tongue to be unable to pronounce the English words.
If, you are able to express yourself decently well in English, people will start to question HOW GOOD YOUR CHINESE IS.
It is like ... &OI^&$&I^?!
So Chinese teachers are the least expected to be an English emcee. Chinese teachers MUST be hopelessly monolingual and be a Chink inside-out.
THEN, I wonder why these people stare at me as if I am the red-ass primate.
If you are billingual, you are a show-off.
If you are monolingual, you are a failed product of the billingual education system here in SG. Wadda...
If you are a Chinese teacher, you are expected to speak good Mandarin, and somehow, people in general, expect the same tongue to be unable to pronounce the English words.
If, you are able to express yourself decently well in English, people will start to question HOW GOOD YOUR CHINESE IS.
It is like ... &OI^&$&I^?!
So Chinese teachers are the least expected to be an English emcee. Chinese teachers MUST be hopelessly monolingual and be a Chink inside-out.
THEN, I wonder why these people stare at me as if I am the red-ass primate.
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