29 March 2009 Sunday | 2:32 | Platform 9¾
#1- The new term began two weeks ago. I wasn’t the only one to gasp (loudly!) when the lecturer in charge of the third module informed us that she didn’t want a typewritten essay. The 300 word assignment was to be done in class. With pen and paper.
My gosh. I speak broadcastable Mandarin on a daily basis and I’m surrounded with Chinese characters all day, be it reading news scripts or writing radio drama lines. I am obviously proficient enough in this language, but over reliance on the computer has resulted in me using a pencil to complete the composition. I had to rely on the phone(‘s Chinese SMS function) when I couldn’t remember the exact strokes of at least twenty characters. Is there an additional dash on the right, or slash on the left? Oh man. I’m terribly ashamed.
I need someone to give me 听写。
#2- I still have a short attention span. I totally understand why my teacher-friends confiscate mobile phones and other electronic devices; else the restless kids would be facebooking or twittering in class, like I do in a three hour lecture. I ought to sit still and concentrate. Be a conscientious student like my classmate who comes to class with giant sized lecture notes.
P/S: She regrets this tree-killing mistake, and pledges her support for the next twenty Earth Hours.
哈~ 同感！同感！就算我的部落格是中文的，我也没信心可以书写中文！其实有很多字我可以打字时用hanyu pinyin认出来，但叫我写我想我是写不出来的说！
Haha… found something. 媒体的”媒”里面少了一. =)
giant sized lecture notes~~~ 不环保！
=.= use A4 paper can already mah~
nid to uise until A3 so big meh??
您的同学是否是有远视所以才需要比较大的纸？？但是那笔记上的字体还是打印的小小的啊！纸张这么大。。。难道是个“美丽”的错误？？:D
-.- your classmate ah…she print A3 but her powerpoint slides are the same size as the two-on-one-A4-paper format! tsktsk…A4 can already la!
normally our lecture notes will have six slides on pne A4 size paper, this is really tree-killing, hehe..
huh? why use A3??? waste paper leh..
Maybe cause alot of notes to take down then use A3 size paper?
Bro, u writing in Chinese characters is so nice & neat! *salute*
oh? handwritten assignment? then how abt those ppl who did not attend the class?
Wth A3 paper. xD I love your handwriting!
yaya.. must save the earth ler.. recycle mah.. like that really gonna kill lots trees…terrible :S
haha, my fren go wi-fi-ing during lectures too! xP