Magical TurnAbout-- Let Me Spin A Tale, A ThouSaNd LighTs, A StaGe as Grande

Thursday, November 09, 2006

A shift from secondary sch life to poly life is smth that needs getting used to. You don't just get in an find yourself immediately settled in the lifestyle. Some adjustments are needed nonetheless. Here, let us look at the transition between sec sch rigid educational system to tertiary lifestyle; the inevitable changes:

1) No fixed classroom
2) get use to the terms lectures and tutorials
3) small class size
4) travelling all over a sprawling campus (on feet)
5) Long breaks up to 3 hrs or even more
6) lots of project work and flexible assessment
7) lots of canteens and food choices
8) long periods like 3 hrs for a module
9) e- based learning
10) cultivating independence esp when you live far away and has to journey part of the journey home alone
11) no teacher-in- charge for ccas
12) ccas are not compulsory
13) varieties of cca are larger
14) interactive learning and more hands- on
15) facilities that you don't normally see in secondary schs or even jc
16) Oh yes.. the "no- uniform" aspect that brings pleasure and trouble
17) ccas start after classes and end late( around 9 plus?)
18) learn to take charge at times
19) learn to be inquisitive and responsive
20) exclusive to np students: compulsory laptops which can be a drag at times( imagine the weight!)

Remember remember, the art of tertiary life
Remember remember, the pleas and whines
the social butterfly or the humble pie,
no matter who you are,
remember remember, the list above.

p.s. there's flooding in school today,
venue: convention centre
time: 2.30pm
people present: students milling around like ants

P.P.s. ibook gone haywire and keeps disconnecting by itself

P.P.P.s socpsy pop quiz finally over and phew!

P.P.P.P.s More pressing datelines that need to be followed and assignments to be handed in. Argh!

P.P.P.P.P.s. yearns to go vivo city for the night scene again, now with my camera for the fab scenery and equally beautiful structures. This is a break well- deserved. I hav been slogging my hearts out for the past few days in addition to late nights after school. Imgine spending almost 13 hours in sch( even more than the amt of time i spent at home) and returning home not to my comfy bed but the pile of notes, books and assignments all staring at you, threatening to burn a hole in you with their intensity( serious, its almost as i see it.. though yeah.. i always tend to dramatize stuff.. but..)

P.P.P.P.P.P.s. ok, finally getting to the end of all these pps-ing and no school for me tmr! Awww...

Beauty in the eye of the beholder;