How safe are our kids?
I was amazed and concerned to see a skinny little kindergarten girl crossing the traffic light on her own in town. The taxi driver assured me that many eyes were watching over her. Who would dare to kidnap her!
Just how safe are our kids back home?
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Little skinny kid
huge bag on her tiny back
crossing road alone!
who is watching her?
cab driver amused smiling!
The CCTVs!
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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:-
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!
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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…
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
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?
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
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!
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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How protective a mother can be!
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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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Happy New Year, 2025!
Beautiful fireworks last night from our balcony!
Chen Song Ping 