Teacher Training

As most of you have already known, I am now in my 2nd week of my teachers training. Although it is tough (working in the morning, lectures in the afternoon and more studying at night and early mornings), it is really worth it. Even though I have been teaching, lecturing and tutoring many students back in Singapore, the methods I used then was based on trial and error. I was lucky that most of my students succeeded . Through this course (even though, it has only been 2 weeks), I have learned things like the theories behind the learning, educational psychology, how to motivate students and introduced to the different educational philosophers like Dewey, Steiner and Montesorri. It won't be long too before I get my first teaching experience in one of the local schools in Palmerston. I am really looking forward to this experience.

Happy Chinese New Year 2007 to all my friend and relatives all over the world.

Trip To Wellington

Last weekend, we decided to stay in Wellington for the first time even though we have been there on day trips on several occasions. We got a great deal at one of the city hotel (West Plaza Hotel) right in the heart of town with 3 buffet breakfasts thrown in for $115 nett. We also visited the Wellington Zoo as well as taking the cable car up Kelburn. The cable car was crowded as there was a concert in the park when we went there and the trip to the zoo was interesting especially for Junius. Of course, we had a fair share of eating Malaysian food at KK Malaysia Restaurant (recommended by Shagen) which was very good and this kind of stuff cannot be found in Palmy and I also had laksa at Johnsonville at the foodcourt on the way home to Palmy. On the way back, we again stopped at Lindale where we again enjoyed the country ice cream and Junius enjoyed feeding the animals. Unfortunately, we did not have time to visit Otaki Forks (again recommended by Shagen) but we saw the sign on the road. So maybe next time, we may give it a go.