Thoughtful Thursday

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Thoughtful Thursday 

As I read and type 
Thinking deliberately today 
Have I forgotten
 to reciprocate some 
who had visited my sites? 
Have I forgotten 
to reply to comment? 
Have I commented enough? 
For it takes a while  and
to think and respond! 

So I ponder
Maybe I should do
a light 'touch and go.'
and an easy 'hi'!
As most do,
Click a 'like'!
That's thinking on 
a Thoughtful Thursday.

Quote:-

  1. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – C. S. Lewis.
  2. If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one’s entire life, perhaps it would be ‘thoughtfulness. – Confucius

Ego is like a balloon!

Ego is like a balloon!

There was a highly-respected neurosurgeon, a head of department. He would greet everyone whenever he walked into the wards; from attendants, nurses to doctors. So much so that they would try very hard to greet him first, the minute they saw him!

Another senior surgeon asked one of the ward staff why they all would greet the head readily but not greet him whenever they  saw him! An attendant explained about the above experience! 

Such is a person –  so high yet so ego-less!

Don’t be carried away by your ego!

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The ego is like a balloon,

easy to inflate and deflate.

Constant self-awareness

will allow us to easily

identify our ego,

once we do,

just acknowledge it,

neither condemn

nor commend.

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When your son is 40 and has autism …

When your son is 40 and has autism…

I saw this clip in Facebook. Many parents with special children will be able to relate with Duane’s parents. Their concern is who will look after him when they are gone one day.

Do view this video here.

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Quote:-

In my old age, it is a joy to have a son like him around….- Duane’s dad.

It’s weird being the same age as old people.

It’s weird being the same age as old people

I enjoyed reading these clips, quotes, and and poems.

Read on… https://wp.me/s8ovlA-truisms

Being old….

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

Who is sleeping in class?

Who is sleeping in class?

who is sleeping in class? (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com)

Caught sleeping in class?

It is a dilemma

for both the teacher

and the student.

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“… either your baby

had been keeping you

up the whole night,

or you’re burning midnight oil

for the coming major test!”

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Hand-in-hand

with the student

(who was caught sleeping in my class)

we paced up and down

as the class discussed further.

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“Do you agree with this answer?”

This student gave her view.

“Now go back to your seat!”

By then, she was wide-awake,

so was… the whole class!

Or they will be the next

to walk up and down

the class with me! 😉

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The other effective method

was to make

that particular student

come out and

operate my slide

as I paced up and down

the classroom during a discussion,

especially a discussion

before a summative assessment!

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Keeping my eyes open in class as a student

Keeping my eyes open in class as a student

Yesterday I wrote about ‘Who is sleeping in (my) class?’

But as a student (when I was young, at University) on the receiving end, it is even more challenging!

Especially after a lunch break, when the brain became dull and sleepy!

In lecture hall (Photo by ICSA on Pexels.com)

After a lecture, a few of my classmates approached me.

“We saw you shook your head hard a few times. But you definitely, was busy scribbling… non- stop! Can we borrow your notes?”

They did… but not to copy! They photostated!

“… no more energy to copy, la! And, wow! You practically copied everything the lecturer said… every ‘tut’!”

“…tut?”

“Ya…’kentut ‘!” I learned a new word that day.

I wrote and scribbled… desperately, to keep myself awake!

Those ‘tut’ were stories and scenarios to describe each example. And, they usually turned up again as scenarios in the examination questions!

Thanks to the ‘tut’!

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When to get pregnant.

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When to get pregnant.

How protective a mother can be!

How protective a mother can be!

Protective mums!

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(a senyru poem)

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vulnerable years

under mother’s’ protection

nature’ s cold and rain!

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Listen to my duet on good mother… (好妈妈) (người mẹ tốt) (แม่ที่ดี)!

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