Usual Sem Preview

Malaysia is a place with various cultures. Which means we have a lot of public holidays around the year. Which means we don't go to classes on these days(duh...). And because of that, it took 3 weeks to really know who are all your lecturers and tutors. I am glad that we had a good squad of lecturers around this sem. Or isit just us that are so used to the system that we get biasa with their style. Whichever it is, somehow I have a feeling that I am going to enjoy the sem. Kinda, that is. Consider that first impression counts and lasts.

Subject #1: Group Dynamics

GD is the sequel to last sem's Leadership Skills. And the 'director" remains. Dr. Chai has been a frequent lecturer to us. So, no major discovery and exploration. Already get used to her style. However, we still can't quite catch her mood when she's speaking. Her sentence may be sincere and caring, but somehow it gives you the tendency to thnk that its somehow sarcastic. Well, maybe her facial expression still needs improvement. As for the subject, nothing interesting or extraordinary.

Subject #2: Counselling Ethics and Legal Aspects

Ethics are always boring subjects. And to install yet another veteran to teach it will be the ultimate. Old man Kuan will be our lecturer for the 2nd time. Cats are his life, and probably due to old age(60s), he likes to share experience that we sometimes are not interested in and might be moody as well(relate previous blogs). It can be a killing subject, as you have to know the akta-aktas of Malaysian Counselling Ethics and its American counterparts.

Subject#3: Industrial/Organzisation Psychology

Spin-off to Basic Management Principles. The subject is much related to BMP, at least that is what the first 3 weeks looked like. As for the lecturer, Annie's her name. 3 weeks gone and most of us still think that she fakes her English accent. Too squicky at times but nevertheless, informative. Really, if not for her sharp shrieky voice, I would be snoozing off.

Subject#4 : Counselling Methods and Techniques 2

Sequel to CMT1. The lecturer is someone interesting to mention. Miss Aggy Hooi is soo American-ish that you probably think that you are having your classes in some college in US. Accent, style, choice of words...anything la. She's whacky and damn knowledgeable, as well as agile. Probably already analyze all responses that a potential client might give. Play along and everything will be fine. Or else, you might have to commit suicide before she executes you.

Subject#5: Interpersonal Communication Skills

This is somehow a cool subject. Probably becoz we have a cool lecturer. Mentally and erhem, perhaps physically stunning, she's da kind of lecturer that you don't respect her as a lecturer. You respect her as a friend. In fact, she's in her 20s and has alot of things in common with us. Her techniques of keeping us awake during lectures is her express-train-style-lecture. One moment of slacking off, and you can give up trying to catch up.

Time to pick up the engines, and oh btw, did i mention that my course had aready passed up our first assignment?

Things are becoming more kiasu nowadays.

Eu out.