70th : death.

THERE’S been a death in the opposite house
As lately as to-day.
I know it by the numb look
Such houses have alway.
The neighbors rustle in and out,	5
The doctor drives away.
A window opens like a pod,
Abrupt, mechanically;
Somebody flings a mattress out,—
The children hurry by;	10
They wonder if It died on that,—
I used to when a boy.
The minister goes stiffly in
As if the house were his,
And he owned all the mourners now,	15
And little boys besides;
And then the milliner, and the man
Of the appalling trade,
To take the measure of the house.
There ’ll be that dark parade	20
Of tassels and of coaches soon;
It ’s easy as a sign,—
The intuition of the news
In just a country town.

by: Emily Dickinson.

p/s: need to learn to react with condolence towards this kind of news. 

am i cruel to give respond like i am feelingless? 

46th : The need for soft skills.

Sunday January 6, 2013

The need for soft skills

WHEN applying for a job, employers always want to know what a potential employee can do for the organisation. This is where soft skills come in handy and help snag that coveted job.
At the recent Memorandum of Understanding signing between Nilai University and DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd (which runs Dale Carnegie Training), the varsity’s vice president of academic affairs Prof Datuk Dr Sothi Rachagan explained the reason for the collaboration.
“Soft skills are critical for success. Dale Carnegie trainers focus on the five ‘drivers of success’ and this will give our students a headstart in their professional lives,” he said.
The “five drivers of success” are self-confidence, interpersonal skills, communication, leadership and improving one’s attitude.
The varsity is the first domestic tertiary education institution to enter into a partnership with Dale Carnegie. Under the partnership, the Dale Carnegie Training programme is available to all degree level students. A preview of the course was held at the signing ceremony to give students a sample of what to expect.
DC Training Malaysia Sdn Bhd president and chief executive officer Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh assured students that those who attend the training would be more marketable.
He cited an example where those who underwent the course were preferred for job vacancies in Cyberjaya as employers were confident of their soft skills.
The varsity has also entered into collaborative agreements with other professional organisations to benefit its students, including the Malaysian Food and Beverage Executives Association who will provide professional certification for students from the varsity’s School of Hospitality and Tourism.

45th : The Old Municipal Pool

i got this poem in my mailbox. Goodreads January newsletter. 

The Old Municipal Pool

by M. Flynn Ragland

The boards of the bathhouse are rotten,
deep in leaves the pool's cracked floor.
The town has changed and has forgotten.
Broken steps of iron ore
lead to a jungle of huge vines,
some hanging from a rusting tower
like a schoolgirl's doodled lines.
The air is thick with what's in flower.

The strange stillness recalls her name,
the empty desk in the next row,
how time had stuck in one scratched frame
now fifteen Decembers ago.
They'd found her dead in the deep water,
beaten, bruises on her throat,
a used-car salesman's long-haired daughter.
I still have her last love note.

I wander into the green gloom
beneath the canopy of leaves,
as though back into that classroom.
She had worn jeans and flowing sleeves
and turned to me with dreamy smiles,
our steps echoing in the school
as mine do now on ruined tiles
of an enormous swimming pool
the years have left a ghostly place
of rust, a splintered bathhouse door,
in whose shadows there is no trace
of what I had come looking for.

30th : technology.

Technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting solution to a problem, achieve a goal or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology

a : the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area : engineering 2 technology> b : a capability given by the practical application of knowledge technology>

2

: a manner of accomplishing a task especially using technical processes, methods, or knowledge technologies for information storage>

3

: the specialized aspects of a particular field of endeavor technology>

from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technology

[mass noun]

• the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry: advances in computer technology [count noun]: recycling technologies
• machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge: it will reduce the industry’s ability to spend money on new technology
• the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.

  from: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/technology   

p/s: it's EDU 3105 period. ^_^

29th : redundant.

i left a comment for a post in a group. on Facebook. yes.

minutes later, i found the comment i left wasn't one, but more than four! =.=" the comment i left was mentioning a name; a facebook user too. so, she sounded irritated replying my comments. ding!! ok. i said sorry (it wasn't really my fault. i didn't push the enter button on this keyboard many times purposely, it's the wifi.. b'coz the 'like' was showing 'try again'. so i clicked on that.... -.-" still my fault. so beware next time. haha. beware?) and a part of my sentence was,

sy tak perasan pun redundant tu.

consciously i think i should check the choice of word i made. redundant?

here it goes, based  on the oxford dictionary. ^_^

re·dun·dant / Ñ rI'dVndJnt; NAmE Ñ / adjective
1. (BrE) (of a person) without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company:
to be made redundant from your job - redundant employees
2.not needed or useful:
The picture has too much redundant detail.
 re·dun·dant·ly adverb

please, do ignore those bizarre symbols. i copied and pasted from the virtual oxford  dictionary in this machine i have.

i am pretty much concern on my words. yada. i'm a TESLian. so, i should be that meticulous in this language right?

so, look. i've used the word wrongly. T^T

am sad.

 EDU3104. done. don't wanna comment anything on the questions. i'm just relieved that the time was just sufficient! thank Allah! hu.

let's struggle for the other three papers! ^_^

11th : new definitions of a teacher

New Definitions of a Teacher (Tony Buzan)

1. reducing the pain of stupidity
mengurangkan sakitnya digelar orang bodoh

2. main provider of the intellectual capital of the nation and the world
pemberi utama kepada modal intelektual kepada negara dan dunia

3. mining the 99% of untapped potential
menggali baki 99% potensi yang tidak disentuh

4. provides the main stimulus & nutrition for developing the physical architecture for the students brain
menjadi pemangkin dan sumber untuk perkembangan fizikal kepada seni bina minda pelajarnya

5. protector of the physical & mental health of the students
pelindung kepada kesihatan fizikal dan mental pelajarnya

6. helps the students to build palaces of its potential perfect memory
membantu pelajar membina kamar-kamar di dalam istana minda bagi mendapatkan keupayaan daya ingatan yang sempurna

7. the provider of the correct formulae that allows the inate natural potential for brilliance to grow & flower
pemberi kepada formula yang betul yang membenarkan laluan kepada potensi kecerdasan hidup subur

8. rare privilege of being able to act as a prime role-model for the students
keistimewaan yang langka untuk menjadi model ikutan kepada pelajar

9. person responsible for launching the students' lifelong learning journey
insan yang bertanggungjawab melancarkan pelajarnya ke platform menimba ilmu yang berpanjangan
10. helps launch the child on the exploration of its own internal universalsmembantu pelajarnya meneroka keupayaan minda sendiri
11. provider of worthwhile daydreams and shepherd who helps the students make it come truememberi angan-angan bermakna dan membimbing pelajarnya merealisasikan angan-angan itu.
credit goes to: http://annyss.blogspot.com/2009/05/guru-definisi-baharu.html
it's a responsibility. R.E.S.P.O.N.S.I.B.I.L.I.T.Y.

7th : have a look.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/201/c/0/Because_he_is_a_muslim____by_Nayzak.swf

credit to k.ummu. :)