Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Art and Thought

Appreciating Art Lecture Series 2012 (Lecture 9 out of 9)

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Art and Reality

Appreciating Art Lecture Series 2012 (Lecture 8 out of 9)

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Iron Lady

Art and Phenomena

Appreciating Art Lecture Series 2012 (Lecture 7 out of 9)

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

PGDE Jan 2012 Intake Modules

This semester lasts from 9 January 2012 till 25 May 2012. I am taking 11 modules in all.

Content Upgrading Modules:

QUE512 Language Studies for Teachers (7 weeks)
QUE513 Pedagogical Grammar of English (5 weeks)
QUG511 Physical Geography (3 weeks)

Curriculum Studies Modules:

QCE520 Language Teaching Approaches (12 weeks)
QCG523 Developing Understanding in Teaching and Learning Geography (12 weeks)
QCG525 Assessment in Geography (6 weeks)

Education Studies Modules:

QED526 Teaching and Managing Learners at the Secondary School/ Junior College Level (12 weeks)
QED527 ICT for Meaningful Learning (12 weeks)
QED528 Educational Psychology: Theories and Applications for Learning and Teaching (12 weeks)

Language Enhancement and Academic Discourse Skills (LEADS) Module(s):

QLK520 Communication Skills for Teachers (12 weeks)

Other Module(s):

QGS511 Group Endeavours in Service Learning

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Art of the Great Religions

Appreciating Art Lecture Series 2012 (Lecture 2 out of 9)

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Grad Trip Day 27 - Chiang Mai


For the last 2 days I stayed in this guesthouse called the Naruncha Guesthouse. It is located at the bottom right corner of the rectangular city moat. When I was there, it was a couple in their 50s attending to me and they were so fatherly and motherly!!! Although they didn't speak much English, they received me with so much warmth - offered me food, telling me directions etc. Every time I returned to the place, they would smile and ask how have I been. Thai hospitality at its very best.


Wan brought me to have lunch at this chicken rice outlet in the old city centre. Apparently Princess Sirindhorn frequents this shop every time she comes up to the North!


We had ice-cream at this parlour called iBerry opened by a famous Thai comedian Note Udom. Most of the seats were outdoors and the patrons were mainly well-dressed young people. Ice cream is not fantastic, thought the place is!


We then visited the oldest temple within the Chiang Mai old city (surrounded by the rectangular moat). It was the last day of the year and there were many locals who were there to wish for a better year ahead.


The silver temple, still under construction.


Would have loved to sit in a Monk Chat session but didn't get to this time round. If I ever go to Chiang Mai again, I will do this and go for an elephant conservation package tour.