18/01/05

Lecture for one hr at 0930. After that went to teach band, then came home for dinner and did work until now. I just feel so down for all my work. Yesterday was doing full accounts, today was for taxation. I really hate the idea of project discovery for education pedagogy. As what some educationalist argues, only good foundation of theories can lead to higher order of thinking. Now I'm thinking all haywire for all my work.

How i wish, just provide me for all the facts and I'll do those tutorial questions with ease. Darn.

I really can't type this with all those academic problems in mind. I'll just go and watch my anime, and hope it cools me down.

I wonder who out there has the same frequency with me now.

slice of life

"Discover Your Talents How do you figure out what you were meant to do? How do you know what you're really good at?

Most of us don't know. People are quick to point out our weaknesses and most of us in childhood and onwards were pushed toward shoring up our weaknesses rather than identifying our strengths and working on them. This neglect of our strengths makes us believe that they either aren't there or are too mediocre to mention.

Do you do something well, but because it comes so easily to you, you write it off as something everyone can do and no big deal? This happens all too often with talents. Talents are innate, and just because it comes naturally to you doesn't mean it does to everyone else.

Think about what you liked to do as a child. Reading? Writing? Teaching? Acting? Helping others? These are clues. Ask your parents what drove them nuts about you when you were little. What couldn't you help doing? Taking things apart, maybe? Or banging on things? What about an obsession with colouring things?

Think about what you like to do when you have a choice. What do you do in your spare time? Do other people tend to remark that it's a worthless hobby? Something that will not earn a decent living? Well, things of ways to make it your living! There is no skill that can't be put to good use.

What would you do even if you weren't paid to do it? You may already be doing it for free. One way to try out a talent is to do volunteer work where you get to use a new skill and see how it feels.

What activity do you 'get lost in'. You start doing it - like working on your car, or talking with someone about a pet topic - and four hours later when you come to, you realise you've missed your lunch and your 2 o'clock appointment. What absorbs you fully?

Take notice of what you learn quickly. You may be given an assignment at work and almost instantly excel at it. That's a sign that it's pulling on an innate talent.

Spending some time investigating your natural talents can pay off handsomely in the long run."

Hmm whats my innate ability..... being too pessimistic. Strength? Hmm too hardworking perhaps. Well, music is for me. Computer games are for me too. Making friends and socialising?... might not be for me.... or have i changed? I don't know.