About my Blog

I often thought being a beginner at age 24 was not something good as you’ll always be looked upon as the person who knows nothing, this obviously wasn’t true when I stumbled upon this saying : -

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

I knew nothing about blogging and thought that I could never come up with this but I am willing to learn as a beginner. So here goes…. My life as a Beginner…….

Friday, October 22, 2010

I Am a Foodie !! ;)

Hi PPL ;)

I have a confession... I am a Foodie !!

I love eating and checking out new food places.. Below is a compilation of all the awesome food that I have savoured with much glee ;)

Desserts First : -




Stay tuned for more pictures.. All pictures of food will be placed under I am a Foodie !!






- Sweets are the slumbers of  the virtuous man -

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Micro-Teaching 1




Hi PPL ;)

Just thought of a new way to welcome all of you to my blog






 Our very first Micro-Teaching  Experience
- Courtesy of Ms. Dayah, Ms. Farah, Mr. Jay, Ms Shooben, Ms Azimah, Ms Kee

The pictures say it all...
         Here Goes.....
        
      












The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Decide which one are you... Till then Adios Amigos ;)


Introduction to Sewing

Hello Once Again ;)

 I know this pictures are long overdue.. Have really been busy with work and kind of neglected this blog of mine.

 Anyway here are the pictures from our very first textile lesson.



  • I loved the new Bernina model, it was indeed the 'ferrari' of all the machines
  • The rest of the pictures are of the older model of the Bernina
  • It is still way better than the typical sewing machines that we see normally
  • The bottom 2 pictures on the right are showing the embroidery available on the machine
1 More Pic For the Fans...

My Jaw Dropping Experience - The machine automatically sew this

There are no failures
- just experiences and your reactions to them ;)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Our Very First Food Lab Experience In NIE

Hi PPL ;)

This entry is a little more on my very first experience on the first time we stepped into NIE's Food Lab.

I was amazed with the array of equipment and the initial experience was amazing.

Like I always say, a picture says a thousand words, so ya here goes, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Some of the Equipments : -


 Our Very First Class Activity: -



  If you only do what you know you can do    
                    - you never do very much.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Web Review No. 5

I saved the BEST for the Last...

http://www.brainpop.com/



Positive Remarks: -
  • Very interesting website - Eye capturing
  • Innovative
  • Informative
  • Different and unique way of sharing information
  • Very Interactive and animated
  • Has a lot of visuals - captures the attention of the reader
  • Colourful with a lot of pictures - Excites the reader
  • Good activities and videos - People want to keep trying out more
  • Has a broad spectrum - Maths, Science, Art, Music, etc.
Negative Remarks: -
  • Content lacks in certain aspects
  • Coverage of topics can be better
Suggested Areas of Improvement:-
  • More topics could be added - to make sure it is comprehensive
  • Content can go slighly more in depth and more real life scenarios can be added to topics to future enhance students learning

Web Review No. 4

Coming up next... Lucky No. 4


http://www.cyberbee.com/




Positive Remarks: -
  • Interesting website - nice illustrations and concept of layout
  • Very informative with good coverage of other topics as well
  • Incorporates Math, Science and many more
  • Gives a lot of ideas on activities that we can plan as teachers
  • Good points on lesson planning

Negative Remarks: -
  • Site is a little bit confusing when navigating
  • The content is a little too wordy - may lose the attention of the reader
  • Some technical terms were not explained further

Suggested Areas of Improvement:-
  • The website should have some testimonials from educators who have incorporated the activities into their lessons, this was we can understand better that which activity has a better response and which wasn't that favourable with students

Web Review No. 3

Here comes number 3...

http://www.homebaking.org/





Positive Remarks: -
  • Very interesting layout
  • Nice pictures - very colourful
  • Has a variety of activities - Interactive
  • Has a Glossary Section - gives description of technical terms
  • Has a cooking skill check list
  • Has step by step instructions for the recipes inclusive of duration
  • Whole website goes beyond simple cooking and recipes                                                                    
  • Covers the whole concept of food, food preparation and food safety

Negative Remarks: - 
  • More pictures or videos should be added under the recipe section - more interesting
Suggested Areas of Improvement:-
  • Videos of kids trying out recipes or videos of kids sharing their experiences in cooking would surely be a plus point

Can't think of any other negative remarks for this website...

Web Review No. 2

Here goes the next one...

http://www.fiberworld.com/



Positive Remarks: -
  • Goes in great depth about fabrics - very informative
  • Explains the uses of most fabrics
  • Has translation for technical terms - everyone can understand the site
  • Tells us more about the manufacturing processes in fiber production
  • Good pictorial description on manufacturing
  • Covers all most everything on fabrics
  • Very useful site for me - able to use info. from this to teach my students
Negative Remarks: -
  • Too wordy - may lose the attention of the reader
  • Lack of pictures in the History section - may bore the reader
  • Main webpage does not look very interesting - People may not want to read further
Suggested Areas of Improvement:-
  • The main page of the site can be more interesting - more pictures and videos can be added
  • The layout of the uses of fabric can be improved

Web Review No. 1

Hi ppl ;)
 
http://www.learningseed.com/

 

 
 
Positive Remarks: -
  • Website is very informative
  • It covers a wide spectrum of topics
  • Has a variety of resources
  • Has some videos to illustrate concepts and points
Negative Remark:-
  • Too wordy - May turn people off if they have to read too much
  • Not many pictures - does not capture attention
Suggested Areas of Improvement:-
  • Layout of the site can be improved
  • More pictures and videos can be put on the main page - to capture the audience

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Home Econs...

Hi.. ;)

As the saying goes "a picture says a thousand words" , I decided to let my pictures do the talking, I created this template and it truly represents what Home Econs means to me !! I hope they will enlighten you as well


I truly hope that my insights were valuable to you :)

Do stay tuned for more.. Till then Adios Amigos...




Experience is the child of thought,
and thought is the child of action.

Monday, September 13, 2010

My Very First Entry

Hi ppl ;)



Well firstly I would like to welcome you guys to my blog.

WHY? Life as a Beginner you may ask??

Well this is our first time in NIE and definitely a new beginning ever since our TP days..


This is also my very FIRST time creating my very own blog..YES !! I truly am proud of coming thus far..

                 
So for now, do stay tuned for my next post !! Till then Adios Amigos...





It takes both the sun
and the rain to make
a beautiful rainbow


- Together we all can make our journey in NIE a beautiful one -