I cannot believe the way time moves. I can now announce that I literally understand the expression 'time flies'. I am getting to the end of the beginning of my education and feeling elated, sad, happy, grateful - a mixture of emotions! I will miss the life I have lived for the last many years as I worked towards the end of these studies to the beginning of those studies. I made friends and enemies alike, but I prefer to dwell on the friends.
I learned a lot about myself and I took a reality check on who I was and who I have become and who I am growing into with each passing day. Question is....'do I like what I see, what I have metamorphosized into?'
Wait till the end of the year for a definite and sincere answer to that question - watch this space.....................
In the meantime, I love the thought of who I am shaping myself up to be. My experiences have opened my eyes to possibilities, to see things that I could look at and not see; to hear things I could not previously listen to; to have insight into things I could not comprehend; to feel what I had no sensitivity to and most of all to put pen to paper - to reflect. There is an author in me just waiting to 'get me out of here'!!! And out of here I will get with courage. Thanks to God.
Cheers to you all.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Years gone by
I have not visited this blog in a while. The thing is, I am trying not to match it with my attendance at university coz it has to be anonymous. Confidentiality is a big thing and someone can kick my ass for it - I mean, literally sue me for breach of confidentiality. So excuse me for being away for so long.
A lot has happened since and it has been mostly good. I am nearly finishing my studies and I am so excited. The time spend studying has been worth the effort I put in and I am hopeful that all will be well. I am getting ready to enter a special profession which I know I have a calling to do. I cannot wait to change uniforms and wear one that proves to me that I did it!
Like most people, a change is as good as a rest so I will be looking forward to it. There are still some things to polish up which I am doing with the most interest that I can gather and I suppose the sense of accomplishment that now fills the air is motivation enough to keep going. The end is nigh, however, it also beckons the beginning of another journey of endless. lifelong learning.
I am officially hooked and cranied!
A lot has happened since and it has been mostly good. I am nearly finishing my studies and I am so excited. The time spend studying has been worth the effort I put in and I am hopeful that all will be well. I am getting ready to enter a special profession which I know I have a calling to do. I cannot wait to change uniforms and wear one that proves to me that I did it!
Like most people, a change is as good as a rest so I will be looking forward to it. There are still some things to polish up which I am doing with the most interest that I can gather and I suppose the sense of accomplishment that now fills the air is motivation enough to keep going. The end is nigh, however, it also beckons the beginning of another journey of endless. lifelong learning.
I am officially hooked and cranied!
Assignment guideline
You have to make your own decisions. I will help you if you ask and only if I can but bottom line is that you have to make your own decisions. I will not stand in your way or deny you the opportunity of exploring your intelligence and creativity by providing all the answers for you because that will not be fair. You are not created to be a copycat; you are unique in your own individually characteristic way so try to understand why I cannot give you my ideas to copy. I can guide your thinking in the right direction, but I cannot duplicate my thoughts and plans to you as this only limits your thinking and capability and makes you see yourself through someone else's eyes instead of your own.
I am sorry if you think that I am being mean. Look at things from a different perspective, I always do. Imagine if you asked me a question and I gave you the answer the way I would have answered it straight away, no questions asked. 'Good', you may think. The positive thing here is that I have made your work easier, quicker and less laborious because all you have to do is to copy and paste the answer and voila! Job done. No sweat. No worries. And its free, you do not have to spend too much time researching and working out how to solve the problem. After all, why should you when the solution has been provided for you? I have planted an idea into your head which you cannot use to help you generate your own ideas which in this case means that you are actually not growing intellectually except in a dependent-on-me way. The next time you have a question that needs an answer, all you have to do is send it to me and I will answer it for you. Okay, you may think that this is easy for you, and it probably is. You wonder why you should sweat when I am here to do all the dirty work for you. Ha ha!
Then comes the negative but positive response where I tell you that I know the answer but I will not give it to you directly. Instead, I give you references to books or articles that I think will be of help to you and let you read through them and come up with your own interpretation of the material which you then go ahead to use to formulate a creative answer to the question in a you-alone style only identifiable to yourself and for which you personally take credit. In the process of doing this, you use your thinking and reasoning abilities and generate alternative responses to the question which after critically thinking about from various perspectives, you finally arrive to the decision that you feel best answers the question. You have taken a lot of time doing this and spent sleepless nights working on a suitable response. You have got frustrated sometimes and left the work alone, almost given up, but motivated yourself to keep going and gradually developed a resounding interest in the work which has eventually led you to write an unforgettable essay. You are about to hand in your work when you proudly look back at all the effort you put in and agree with yourself that it was worth it. The time you spent learning new study skills has paid off. And the most satisfying thing is that these skills will stay with you forever. The next time you are given a question to answer, you will not be looking for me to do it for you. You will put your best foot forward and make a start because you know that the journey of a thousand steps begins with the first step. You made it and yes, you did it yourself. You are above the moon! (I would be too if I was in your shoes!)
Over to you. Decide.
.
I am sorry if you think that I am being mean. Look at things from a different perspective, I always do. Imagine if you asked me a question and I gave you the answer the way I would have answered it straight away, no questions asked. 'Good', you may think. The positive thing here is that I have made your work easier, quicker and less laborious because all you have to do is to copy and paste the answer and voila! Job done. No sweat. No worries. And its free, you do not have to spend too much time researching and working out how to solve the problem. After all, why should you when the solution has been provided for you? I have planted an idea into your head which you cannot use to help you generate your own ideas which in this case means that you are actually not growing intellectually except in a dependent-on-me way. The next time you have a question that needs an answer, all you have to do is send it to me and I will answer it for you. Okay, you may think that this is easy for you, and it probably is. You wonder why you should sweat when I am here to do all the dirty work for you. Ha ha!
Then comes the negative but positive response where I tell you that I know the answer but I will not give it to you directly. Instead, I give you references to books or articles that I think will be of help to you and let you read through them and come up with your own interpretation of the material which you then go ahead to use to formulate a creative answer to the question in a you-alone style only identifiable to yourself and for which you personally take credit. In the process of doing this, you use your thinking and reasoning abilities and generate alternative responses to the question which after critically thinking about from various perspectives, you finally arrive to the decision that you feel best answers the question. You have taken a lot of time doing this and spent sleepless nights working on a suitable response. You have got frustrated sometimes and left the work alone, almost given up, but motivated yourself to keep going and gradually developed a resounding interest in the work which has eventually led you to write an unforgettable essay. You are about to hand in your work when you proudly look back at all the effort you put in and agree with yourself that it was worth it. The time you spent learning new study skills has paid off. And the most satisfying thing is that these skills will stay with you forever. The next time you are given a question to answer, you will not be looking for me to do it for you. You will put your best foot forward and make a start because you know that the journey of a thousand steps begins with the first step. You made it and yes, you did it yourself. You are above the moon! (I would be too if I was in your shoes!)
Over to you. Decide.
.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Another year gone by...
It feels like only yesterday that I started my nurse training and I am now in my final year! How time flies by!
I must say that a lot has happened since I started my training. I have discovered a lot about myself and experienced personal growth, including academically and socially. I have discovered that I love exams and that I do fairly well in them compared to essays. Therefore my new academic year resolution is to read carefully all the feedback I have been getting in the essays I have written since I started my training and to make massive improvements in the way I present arguments. This is my 'last chance' to spring out of my writing cocoon and flex my writing muscles....
I have gained new friends and found lost ones through Facebook. I must admit I spend a lot of time on this social network.
A big thank you to all my classmates, lecturers, mentors and workmates who have been very supportive in the past two academic years. Even those who have tried my patience - thank you for you have taught me perseverance and tolerance.
Cheers to you all!
I must say that a lot has happened since I started my training. I have discovered a lot about myself and experienced personal growth, including academically and socially. I have discovered that I love exams and that I do fairly well in them compared to essays. Therefore my new academic year resolution is to read carefully all the feedback I have been getting in the essays I have written since I started my training and to make massive improvements in the way I present arguments. This is my 'last chance' to spring out of my writing cocoon and flex my writing muscles....
I have gained new friends and found lost ones through Facebook. I must admit I spend a lot of time on this social network.
A big thank you to all my classmates, lecturers, mentors and workmates who have been very supportive in the past two academic years. Even those who have tried my patience - thank you for you have taught me perseverance and tolerance.
Cheers to you all!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Exam
I am trusting my memory to retrieve as much information as I have put into it and in a relevant ordered sequence to answer questions in my exam. I would like to be able to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of everything I have been taught in the ensuing module and to get marks worthy of the same.
Some people think that exams are very difficult. Yes, they may be difficult to some depending on the level of preparation one has made; or the reaction - panic can make one distressed to the extent that what had been learnt gets forgotten. Others just cannot deal with exams.
Personally, I like to approach exams with a positive, winning attitude as it's my way of getting rid of the fear and anxiety that surrounds exams. I am hopeful that I will be able to answer questions asked; and I choose to do so to the best of my ability.
Good luck to all who are gearing up for an exam sometime soon.
Cheers!
Some people think that exams are very difficult. Yes, they may be difficult to some depending on the level of preparation one has made; or the reaction - panic can make one distressed to the extent that what had been learnt gets forgotten. Others just cannot deal with exams.
Personally, I like to approach exams with a positive, winning attitude as it's my way of getting rid of the fear and anxiety that surrounds exams. I am hopeful that I will be able to answer questions asked; and I choose to do so to the best of my ability.
Good luck to all who are gearing up for an exam sometime soon.
Cheers!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Too much
There are days when I wake up and start taking stock of my life (of late I do that virtually every day!)
I sit down and ask myself a lot of questions. The whys, when, how, which, what if? And I find that all these questions are related to a negative experience I am going through. The more I ask these questions, the more my circle of negativity grows and the more discouraged I feel. Of what help is that to me? Nothing! It only makes me feel low and kills my study motivation especially now when I need all the concentration I can get.
So I have decided that I will direct the questions towards something positive that will cheer me up and make me feel whole again. Being a student has its own fair list of challenges but I resolve not to let them put me down.
My conclusion: Tomorrow will be a better day! Cheers :-)
I sit down and ask myself a lot of questions. The whys, when, how, which, what if? And I find that all these questions are related to a negative experience I am going through. The more I ask these questions, the more my circle of negativity grows and the more discouraged I feel. Of what help is that to me? Nothing! It only makes me feel low and kills my study motivation especially now when I need all the concentration I can get.
So I have decided that I will direct the questions towards something positive that will cheer me up and make me feel whole again. Being a student has its own fair list of challenges but I resolve not to let them put me down.
My conclusion: Tomorrow will be a better day! Cheers :-)
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Fathers
Starting with Our Father in heaven, fathers are important without a doubt. They have a unique impact on our lives, one which even though people struggle to admit,exists.
The significance of fathers only become apparent when they are absent. So those people who try to argue that fathers are not important in the life of children and that children are deliberately okay to grow up without their fathers are joking. There exists circumstances when a father cannot be present in their child's life and these are unfortunate. This is where the extended family comes in. But in an individualisitic society where every man is for themselves, the extended family is fast loosing its grip on passing on family values.
Role models are not always what they are cut out to be; so those who make an effort to positively influence the lives of children, my heart goes out to you and may God bless you as you make this tireless effort to bring up those fortunate children.
The significance of fathers only become apparent when they are absent. So those people who try to argue that fathers are not important in the life of children and that children are deliberately okay to grow up without their fathers are joking. There exists circumstances when a father cannot be present in their child's life and these are unfortunate. This is where the extended family comes in. But in an individualisitic society where every man is for themselves, the extended family is fast loosing its grip on passing on family values.
Role models are not always what they are cut out to be; so those who make an effort to positively influence the lives of children, my heart goes out to you and may God bless you as you make this tireless effort to bring up those fortunate children.
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