FINAL EXAM TIMETABLE [AFTERNOON SESSION]

SMK TAMAN UNIVERSITI

JOHOR BAHRU

FINAL EXAM 2011 TIMETABLE

(AFTERNOON SESSION)

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SPOT THE ERROR 14

There are definitely more than one errors.

A COURSE AND END-OF-YEAR LUNCH FOR PRS

PRS is the short form for "Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya" [translate: Peers' Guide]. The students are appointed as PRS to help and guide their peers in school, something like that. Under the supervision of the Counseling and Guidance Unit, a short course was held today in school.

Actually the main reason I (was invited) and attended this event was because I wanted to eat. However, as the people more superior than me were not around so I happily accepted the responsibility of giving a short speech, officiated the opening ceremony of the course and lastly gave away the certificates and prizes to the students.

the committee members getting their certificates

the lucky ones getting their prizes in the lucky draw

I also got a present (YEAY!)

food, food, glorious food

with the counseling teachers

Congratulations to everybody who had made the event a success and thanks again for inviting me.

SPOT THE ERROR 13

Find the error if you can.

Picture courtesy of Puan Rozana Sani Abdullah Sani

BOOK REVIEW 17: JODI PICOULT'S "HOUSE RULES"

The story describes the challenges a mother faced in bringing up her son with Asperger's syndrome - a branch of autism, Jacob Hunt. Being a single mother, she also had to take care of another son, the younger brother of Jacob, named Theo. However, a girl was found dead one day and she being Jacob's friend/tutor/social trainer, all the evidence seemed to be pointing to Jacob as the murderer.

With the help of a lawyer, the mother was trying hard to convince everybody that Jacob was innocent and the fact that he was autistic, did not help at all . And the BIG question is: did Jacob really kill Jess? I will not tell the verdict but the one liner that will describe the whole book will be: honesty is the best policy.

When you read this book, you will not only enjoy the storyline but you will also find that in the end, you will definitely learn more about Asperger's syndrome. For sure, a lot of research has been done by the author to pen down the story. I have already read five of Picoult's books and I will not hesitate to read more of her work in the future.

[NOTE: Thanks Ms. Cheong for lending me the book]

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE THERE?

[a video copied from someone's Facebook wall]

This is one of the many challenges that teachers face every day in school. And if you were there, what would you do in the first place?

Actually, this is scary but at the same time hilarious.

THE DATE THAT HAD BEEN POSTPONED FOR 3 1/2 YEARS

I had promised the class monitor of the English class I taught in UTM for a treat but the problem was that it had been postponed because of unforeseen circumstances, for 3 1/2 years. That was when I started teaching part time seven semesters ago.

waiting for the chicken to arrive

with Mr. Monitor, Aimin...

... and Hafifi

Finally, after the long wait, Aimin the monitor, said that he was free to meet in KFC Taman Universiti and he brought along another friend, Hafifi. I was glad that I did not break my promise and at the same time, had the time to catch up lost time. [Surprisingly there were many people at the restaurant and the service was real slow, the outlet was understaffed and I was told the chicken just arrived so we had to wait 20 minutes for it to be marinated]. So thanks a lot to both of you for the time and perhaps we can meet again for "teh tarik" session some other time before you two graduate and leave university. Don't forget to ask Halim because I have forgotten how he looks like.

*NOTE:
I still owe two of my other monitors for a treat and am looking for the right time to do so.