You are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish

Source: eflon

Man, do we HOPE we’re timely in passing this content onto to you.

Greg Savage, founder of Firebrand (an Aquent brand down under) posted this no-holds-barred post about the importance of showing up on time. We thought it was too good not to share.

Greg, we should mention, has founded four incredibly successful staffing businesses and is a highly-sought after international keynote speaker.

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This post may offend some readers. But only because it’s going to cut close to the bone for many.

And I don’t care if I sound old-fashioned, because actually it’s nothing to do with ‘fashion’ or ‘generation’. It’s got everything to do with basic good manners and respect for other people.

So here goes… How did it get to be “OK” for people to be late for everything?

Because as far as I am concerned, it’s not OK.

In recent years it seems that a meeting set to start at 9 am, for some people means in the general vicinity of any time which starts with the numeral ‘9’. Like 9.30 for example.

People drift in at 9.10 or 9.20, or even later. And they smile warmly at the waiting group, as they unwrap their bacon sandwich, apparently totally unconcerned that others have been there since five to nine, prepared and ready to start.

10 people kept waiting in a meeting for 20 minutes, while some selfish pratt who idles his way via the coffee shop, is actually 20 minutes times 10, which is 200 minutes wasted – while you keep us waiting because you did not catch the earlier bus. That is over 3 hours wasted. By you! How much has that cost the business? Shall I send you an invoice?

And an arrangement to meet someone for a business meeting at a coffee shop at 3 pm, more often than not means at 3.10 you get a text saying ‘I am five minutes away’ which inevitably means 10 minutes, and so you wait for 15 or 20 minutes, kicking your heels in frustration.

And often these ‘latecomers’ are people who have requested the meeting in the first place, are asking for your help, or are selling something. Fat chance, mate!

And it’s not only business.

Why do people, invited for a dinner party at 7.30, think its cool to arrive at 8.30? It’s rude. It’s inconsiderate. And it’s selfish, as I witnessed in a coffee shop near my home one weekend. Three “ladies who lunch” (a species not confined to, but heavily represented on, the lower North Shore of Sydney) were chatting loudly at the table next to me. One inquired what time the ‘drinks do’ was that night. The reply for all the world to hear was ‘Oh 7.30, but we won’t get there till 9 because by then it will have warmed up and all the interesting people will have arrived’. Nice. Imagine if everyone took that view. Cocktail parties would start at 3 am eventually.

Or a dinner at a restaurant where I was meeting two other couples. My wife was away, so I was flying solo. I arrived at two minutes to eight for an eight o’clock booking. At 8.20, I was into my second glass of Pinot and at half-past I got a text saying ‘on the way’. We finally were all seated at 8.45. There were not even attempted excuses from either of the two couples, who seemed oblivious to the fact I might actually have got there at the agreed time. Meanwhile I had put a huge dent in the bottle of Pinot, and was ready to go home.

And it is not that we lead ‘busy lives’. That’s a given, we all do, and it’s a cop out to use that as an excuse. It’s simply that some people no longer even pretend that they think your time is as important as theirs. And technology makes it worse. It seems texting or emailing that you are late somehow means you are no longer late.

Rubbish.

You are rude. And inconsiderate.

And I act on it, too. My dentist kept me waiting 50 minutes not long ago. She has done it for years and years. But enough! I walked out, past a literally open-mouthed receptionist who had never seen a patient act on their frustration, only to get a frantic call from the dentist herself as I got into my car.

Sure she was “busy”, another patient took longer than she expected, blah blah.

But hold on, I am busy too! I would not keep her waiting 45 minutes if she came to see me as a candidate. And yet I am HER customer. I told her I have been coming to you for 15 years but don’t take me for granted. See fewer patients in a day if you have to, but see me on time or close to it. She has never kept me waiting again.

Me? Am I ever late? Sure, sometimes. That’s inevitable even with the best intentions. But I never plan to be late. I never ‘let time slide’ because my stuff is more important than yours.

I am not talking about the odd occasion of lateness. I am talking about people who are routinely late. In fact, never on time. You know who I am talking about!

And certainly I consider serial lateness a character flaw which I take into account when working out who to promote, who to hire and who to count amongst my real friends.

It’s that important.

NEVER TOO LATE!

WHAT STUDENTS REALLY NEED TO HEAR

It’s 4 a.m.  I’ve struggled for the last hour to go to sleep.  But, I can’t.  Yet again, I am tossing and turning, unable to shut down my brain.  Why?  Because I am stressed about my students.  Really stressed.  I’m so stressed that I can only think to write down what I really want to say — the real truth I’ve been needing to say — and vow to myself that I will let my students hear what I reallythink tomorrow.

This is what students really need to hear:

First, you need to know right now that I care about you. In fact, I care about you more than you may care about yourself.  And I care not just about your grades or your test scores, but about you as a person. And, because I care, I need to be honest with you. Do I have permission to be honest with you — both in what I say and how I say it?

Here’s the thing: I lose sleep because of you.  Every week.

Before I tell you why, you should understand the truth about school. You see, the main event of school is not academic learning. It never has been. It never will be. And, if you find someone who is passionate in claiming that it is about academics, that person is lying to himself or herself and may genuinely believe that lie. Yes, algebra, essay writing, Spanish, the judicial process —  all are important and worth knowing. But they are not the MAIN event.

The main event is learning how to deal with the harshness of life when it gets difficult — how to overcome problems as simple as a forgotten locker combination, to obnoxious peers, to gossip, to people doubting you, to asking for help in the face of self-doubt, to pushing yourself to concentrate when a million other thoughts and temptations are fingertips away.

It is your resilience in conquering the main event — adversity — that truly prepares you for life after school. Because, mark my words, school is not the most challenging time you will have in life. You will face far greater challenges than these. Sure, you will have times more amazing than you can imagine, but you will also confront incomparable tragedy, frustration, and fear in the years to come.

But, you shouldn’t be worried about the fact that you will face great adversities. You should be worried because you’re setting yourself up to fail at overcoming them. Here’s the real reason I lose hours of sleep worrying about you: You are failing the main event of school. You are quitting.  You may not think you are quitting, but you are because quitting wears many masks.

For some, you quit by throwing the day away and not even trying to write a sentence or a fraction because you think it doesn’t matter or you can’t or there’s no point. But it does. What you write is not the main event. The fact that you do take charge of your own fear and doubt in order to write when you are challenged — THAT is the main event.

Some of you quit by skipping class on your free education. Being punctual to fit the mold of the classroom is not the main event of showing up. The main event is delaying your temptation and investing in your own intelligence — understanding that sometimes short-term pain creates long-term gain and that great people make sacrifices for a greater good.

For others, you quit by being rude and disrespectful to adults in the hallway who ask you to come to class. Bowing to authority is not the main event. The main event is learning how to problem solve maturely, not letting your judgement be tainted by the stains of emotion.

I see some of you quit by choosing not to take opportunities to work harder and pass a class, no matter how far down you are. The main event is not getting a number to tell you you are worthy. The main event is pulling your crap together and making hard choices and sacrifices when things seem impossible.  It is finding hope in the hopeless, courage in the chasm, guts in the grave.

What you need to see is that every time you take the easy way out, you are building a habit of quitting. And it will destroy your future and it will annihilate your happiness if you let it.   Our society cares nothing for quitters.  Life will let you die alone, depressed, and poor if you can’t man or woman up enough to deal with hardship.  You are either the muscle or the dirt.  You either take resistance and grow stronger or blow in the wind and erode.

As long as you are in my life, I am not going to let quitting be easy for you.  I am going to challenge you, confront you, push you, and coach you.  You can whine.  You can throw a tantrum.  You can shout and swear and stomp and cry.  And the next day, guess what?  I will be here waiting — smiling and patient — to give you a fresh start.  Because you are worth it.

So, do yourself a favor: Step up.  No more excuses.  No more justifications.  No blaming.  No quitting.  Just pick your head up.  Rip the cords out of your ears.  Grab the frickin’ pencil and let’s do this.

– C. Mielke

THE UMBRELLA REVOLUTION: a blog post worth reading

1 What is the relationship between HK and China? What is occupy central?

HK was given to the United Kingdom in 1842 due to the treaty of Nanjing. In 1997, they were given back to Mainland China. Together with Macau, they are a Special Administrative Region (SAR) 中華人民共和國特別行政區 where they have their own government.

During these few years of absence, Hong Kong people developed their own identity and culture. They flourished under freedom of speech etc. They picked up western ways of doing things and integrated them into their Chinese culture. As such, the cultural differences between Mainland China and HK is very great, I would say even more so than Singapore and China. 

There have been several conflicts between PRCs and HK over the past few decades. Hong Kongers were rather unhappy with Mainland pregnant mums going to HK to give birth; taking up school spaces; buying tons of milk powder to sell in China and behaving rudely as tourists. Many Hong Kong residents do not identify with the whole PRC culture and with HK instead. 

Hong Kong people also want to nominate their own leaders and vote. However, currently in selecting their own chief executive, Beijing gives them three candidates for them to choose from. Hk people see this as a violation of basic law and their rights to choose their own leader. They liken this process to North Korea and Iran who also have one person, one vote but a restricted list of candidates.



Occupy Central is a peaceful civil disobedience campaign in which the leaders would mobilise protesters to stage a mass sit-in to blockade Central district as a means to force Beijing to allow Hong Kong what they consider genuine universal suffrage.

Occupy Central is led by University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Chinese University sociologist Dr Chan Kin-man, and Baptist minister Reverend Chu Yiu-ming. Meanwhile, students’ groups – the Federation of Students and Scholarism – are also key drivers of this campaign.

Initially there was only 30,000 people. However, publicity of the event grew rapidly and more people joined in as people got upset of the police use of tear gas against unarmed peaceful protesters. They believe that the decision to use violence against the protesters was politically motivated by the central Beijing government. 

2. But don’t all protests cause trouble and create social instability??

This is not true. Most Singaporeans have never lived overseas in a real democratic country or experienced what real democracy is like. They have been told since secondary school in our social studies textbook that protests are bad and evil, they will ruin our economy, no one will want to invest blah blah.

So, when it comes to news about other cities having protests, they simply reiterate this opinion without questioning if it is true or not. That is the way our education system is like, teaching us to remember things without questioning it.

The truth is protests are really a normal part of every democratic country. When done peacefully, they don't harm the economy. Other countries like Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland and the USA have protests regularly but are doing quite well. It is simply people's rights to express their views and fight for what they want in a non-violent manner. If they don't do it, who would?

HK’s protests were done in a very peaceful way. Over 50,000 people were on the street but there were no looting, fires, fights among protesters or anything else which were were taught about protests. 

Photo credit: Jason Ng

And even recycling

Photo credit: Rosalind Chen

Hong Kong protesters modeled the values that they are striving to see in their society, namely “equality, tolerance, love, and care" and avoided confrontation and "developing hatred in [their] heart".

They understand that these values will not only help win over sympathizers, but lay bare the illegitimacy of the regime if it moves against them with excessive force. These aren't youthful idealists; these are savvy political operators who understand the secrets of successful nonviolent resistance.

Rather than HK protestors being violent, it was the police who sprayed pepper and tear gas at them. However, these protesters did not respond in violence and even sheltered the police during the rain.

Photo credit: Hk Allies

3. These activists in HK are similar to the ones in Singapore who only know how to kaopeh from behind the keyboard, flame others online and stir up trouble in charity events

While the Hong Lim Park incident took place during the same time as Occupy Central, I think it is totally unfair to liken the ongoing incident and student activists in HK to those in Singapore.

Having interacted with both activists in HK and Singapore, I can attest that civil society culture here in Singapore is really still in its infancy and pretty immature. 

With the exception of some proactive and outstanding individuals, it is on the whole very emotionally driven, reactive and people are sometimes more interested in their own ego issues rather than the cause they claim to fight for. 

They aren’t really good in engaging the public, media and officials to support their causes. They simply treat another person rudely just because they hold a different view or political affiliation. The range of acceptable ideas and approach to activism is very narrow, you either join in their condemnation or you are condemned via personal attacks and flaming. 

Besides being unable to engage the public, they are also bad in engaging one another. Many see activism as just an ego thing and get upset when other activists or bloggers do better than them or receive more publicity. Even female activists who claim to be feminist are being unhappy when other women do well and better than them. 

This isn’t the right way. Activism is about fighting for others and a cause you believe in, not about shooting other activists down or getting more attention and admiration than other activists. 

Sadly, many of these activists are those who are not excelling in other areas in life. As such they place all their self-esteem on the attention they receive for their activism work. 

4. I read The Straits Times that HK’s economy has been badly affected. Why are these people so selfish and irrational

Business man stands in front of barricade in HK. Photo credit: Tyrone Siu

You must understand that Singapore’s news is pretty much state controlled. Things that get published there are meant to contribute to supporting an existing ideology and way of thinking. Our government discourages protests.

As such when things like that happen in other countries, the news companies do their best to paint things in the most negative light possible. The day after occupy central protests, HK’s newspaper and western media focused on the injuries and injustice to protestors. However, Singapore’s newspapers only reported about the damage to the economy.

So if you want a more holistic view of this event, I encourage you to not just read Singapore’s papers but also stories written by Hong Kong and other international media.

Furthermore, the idea that MNCs will stop investing and shift their HQ away is simply exaggerated. HK has way too much financial and political incentives for people to withdraw their business. Furthermore, other cities have protests all the time but are still receiving strong foreign investment. 

Even if it may have an impact, is the economic growth or justice more important?

Additionally, I don’t think the Occupy Central protests are undermining HK’s international image. As Blogger Wong Sze Wai on South China Morning Post says: 

Freedom, judicial independence and a clean government have always been the qualities which uphold Hong Kong’s international image. It is the authorities who more and more blatantly undermine these qualities, while the people are defending them in their own ways. Who are the ones who are actually undermining Hong Kong’s international image?
There are a lot more demonstrations, protests and marches in London than in Hong Kong. These protests have not seemed to cause any damage to London’s economy or its international image.

5. The students shouldn't protest. It will affect their grades and learning.

The dumbest comments I have seen so far is those about how students are compromising their education.

Firstly their studies are not being affected. Students are bringing their homework to the protest

Photo credit: BBC

Teachers also conduct lessons during the protest

Students taking note during lesson conducted at the protest site. Photo credit: Tyrone Siu

People offering help

Author and lawyer Jason Ng providing help to students during the protest

What you have to really think about is the point of education. Is it doing well in exams? Getting good marks? Being an obedient kid who takes orders without questioning?

Or, is it being a useful person who speaks up for others and contributes to society? 

Personally, I like the attitude of HK students more than Singapore students in general. While we often criticize them for being materialistic, most of them are a lot more concerned about society as compared to Singaporean students. They also have the courage to stand for the things they believe in.

I have seen this spirit when thousands turned up to show their support against the Tiananmen Square incident despite the super heavy rain. It really touched me. I have never seen a Singaporean student fight for a cause in a peaceful way like that.

Quoting popular Hong Kong blogger Jason Y Ng:

There were casual conversations about the Sunday crackdown and the government’s next move. What were once talk-of-the-town topics like the new iPhone 6 and tabloid rumors about actor Nicolas Tse are now completely irrelevant. Even Facebook walls received a facelift: food porn, selfies and narcissistic rants have all given way to protest updates and stories of random acts of kindness.

Three days in, the Umbrella Revolution has already elevated the intellect of an entire generation. In all, it took 87 canisters of tear gas to jolt our youths out of their political apathy. Many now realize that politics affects them personally and that the subject is not as untouchable as their parents and peers had made it out to be. They also realize that video games, karaoke and television shows may have been social anesthesia designed to divert their attention from what matters and turn them into a bunch of fai tsing (廢青; literally, useless youths) who follow rules that they had no part in setting up. Awoken and armed with a new sense of purpose, these students have risen to the occasion and reclaimed their future.

Really liked the way he described it and hopefully Singaporean students will be able to be like this too some day. 

6. Aren't these people being unpatriotic?

I think we need to differentiate between being unhappy with policies and unhappy with countries. These people are protesting not because they hate Hong Kong but because they love the place and want to protect the rights and freedom of their people. They want to preserve what makes HK special from other Mainland Chinese cities – respect of human rights. 

7. Why can’t they negotiate rationally or try other methods of solving the problem besides protest?

Quoting Wong Sze Wai:

 Before saying that, please spend some time to research what the campaigners have done in trying to "negotiate rationally". Please research how many proposals on political reform they have submitted in the hope that the government will consider. Any negotiation is two-way. If one side has already shut the door, how could the other side continue to "negotiate rationally"? After doing the research, please ask yourself: "If I were them, is there anything I could do to continue the rational negotiation?"

Please also do some research on what they have done all the way through to be constructive. Only then, ask yourself: "On top of all these, is there anything I could do to be constructive?"

If you cannot come up with a proper answer, please don’t criticise these people as "unconstructive".

8. Are these students being idealistic? What makes you think they have a chance against the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army?

If everyone thought this way, we will have no progress in our world and society at all. Think about the state of the world a few decades ago and about leaders like Martin Luther King and Gandhi. If these inspirational people given up because they felt they were not strong enough against authority, what kind of life would African-Americans and Indians be living today?

If everyone obeys the authorities because they think fighting against the rich and powerful is futile, there will be no human rights, justice or democracy in the world. We, the common people, would be slaves for them and under their control forever and ever.

9. What is going on in HK isn’t really our business. Why was there a useless event on Wednesday in Hong Lim Park?

I feel that instead of only being concerned about events in Singapore and Singaporeans, a truly global minded individual should also be concerned and care about injustice that is happening around the world. All of us are human beings who need rights, love, autonomy and freedom. The only differentiating factors are skin colour, a human construct like nationality and religion.

The event in Hong Lim park on Wednesday was to provide a platform for HK students to express themselves and show support while overseas. It is also an opportunity for locals here in Singapore to express support for the values they believe in. Not trouble making or anything, just a bunch of people standing in a park to talk about a cause they believe in.

Singapore is not the only one. There are groups in Taiwan, Japan, UK and Australia who are coming forward to gather and show their support. All these are very important because they get media attention. This will to raise global awareness of this issue and contribute to pressuring China to allow Hong Kong to elect their own leaders. So I don’t think it’s slacktivism or anything. 

Solidarity event in Times Square, New York

The author (me) is a popular lifestyle blogger in Singapore who was previously working in Hong Kong's Sing Tao News Corporation as a local news reporter.

HOPE THIS IS USEFUL KIDDOS

STUDY SMART...

HOW TO STUDY SMART!

Don't just re-read your notes and readings

1 "One good technique to use instead is to read once, then quiz yourself, either using questions at the back of a textbook chapter, or making up your own questions. Retrieving that information is what actually produces more robust learning and memory.

 "And even when you can't retrieve it — when you get the questions wrong — it gives you an accurate diagnostic on what you don't know, and this tells you what you should go back and study. This helps guide your studying more effectively.

"Asking questions also helps you understand more deeply. Say you're learning about world history, and how ancient Rome and Greece were trading partners. Stop and ask yourself why they became trading partners. Why did they become shipbuilders, and learn to navigate the seas? It doesn't always have to be why — you can ask how, or what.

"In asking these questions, you're trying to explain, and in doing this, you create a better understanding, which leads to better memory and learning. So instead of just reading and skimming, stop and ask yourself things to make yourself understand the material."

2 "Another strategy is, during a second reading, to try relating the principles in the text to something you already know about. Relate new information to prior information for better learning.

"One example is if you were learning about how the neuron transmits electricity. One of the things we know if that if you have a fatty sheath surround the neuron, called a myelin sheath, it helps the neuron transmit electricity more quickly.

3 "A great strategy is making diagrams, or visual models, or flowcharts. In a beginning psychology course, you could diagram the flow of classical conditioning. Sure, you can read about classical conditioning, but to truly understand it and be able to write down and describe the different aspects of it on a test later on — condition, stimulus, and so on — it's a good idea to see if you can put it in a flowchart.

"Anything that creates active learning — generating understanding on your own — is very effective in retention. It basically means the learner needs to become more involved and more engaged, and less passive."

4 Flashcards are another good way of doing this. And one key to using them is actually re-testing yourself on the ones you got right.

KEEPING A CORRECT CARD IN THE DECK AND ENCOUNTERING IT AGAIN IS MORE USEFUL

"A lot of students will answer the question on a flashcard, and take it out of the deck if they get it right. But it turns out this isn't a good idea — repeating the act of memory retrieval is important. Studies show that keeping the correct item in the deck and encountering it again is useful. You might want to practice the incorrect items a little more, but repeated exposure to the ones you get right is important too.

"It's not that repetition as a whole is bad. It's that mindless repetition is bad."

5 "A lot of students cram — they wait until the last minute, then in one evening, they repeat the information again and again. But research shows this isn't good for long term memory. It may allow you to do okay on that test the next day, but then on the final, you won't retain as much information, and then the next year, when you need the information for the next level course, it won't be there.

PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT ONE DAY, THEN TWO DAYS LATER

"This often happens in statistics. Students come back for the next year, and it seems like they've forgotten everything, because they crammed for their tests.

"The better idea is to space repetition. Practice a little bit one day, then put your flashcards away, then take them out the next day, then two days later. Study after study shows that spacing is really important."

my son called this student a suck -up...

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i am quite sure i got your permission to do this...but if you want it removed, please sms me...

worth a thought

should women be fighting for equality?

1998 news but its about nationalism and students

The US President's support of the Dalai Lama might have won the hearts of Tibetans, but the sympathies of Han Chinese were with Jiang and their government.
Clinton's address at Beijing University aroused the nationalism of the students who resented being patronised. One asked what was behind Clinton's smile. Another asked how the American people would react if China were to send naval ships to Hawaii and sign a security treaty with other countries against one part of the United States.
These students are the inheritors of a strong nationalistic tradition that helped to overthrow the Qing dynasty, and during the 1919 May 4th Movement, rallied opposition to the Versailles Treaty that gave Japan control of former German concessions in Shandong. The Chinese people were proud that their students stood up to an American president.

thanks ben!

good article.

i hope i can get my hands on the book this month - it shall be my holiday read - hope it will not be too depressing ...

hi there mo and david and ben yap

your names do not sound familiar to me - but i am glad u like the blog

all the best for your A levels Mo and David - HOPE is a great motivator - and if you are my student - you would have heard of the pygmallion and galatea effect - so keep hoping and working hard

ben - i am curious to know why a 1976 event is of particular interest to you and yes u are right about idi amin - among other things - infamous for drinking his own urine ...

TO MY TWO CLASSES

THE TWO CLASSES THAT I MOST WANTED TO GIVE UP WHEN I HAD A CHANCE
WHOM I HAVE GROWN SO FOND OF....

Just because you did not....does not mean you cannot
just because you have not ....does not mean you will not

whether it is about passing, doing well, being promoted, succeeding in life...
a closed door means 2 things
you just need to try harder to open that door - a little more effort is needed
or
there are many other doors that are waiting to be opened, which would make you glad you did not open the first door

I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TRYING TO GET AT
DON'T CRY - THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, AND DO IT...

SUCCESS COMES IN MANY FORMS, AND EARLIER TO SOME THAN TO OTHERS...

I PRAY THAT YOU FIND YOUR NICHE. AND CRAFT YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY.

THIS IS WHAT I WISH I COULD TELL EVERY LITTLE CHILD

BEFORE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TELLS YOU THAT YOU ARE STUPID; CANNOT MAKE IT; NOT ACADEMICALLY INCLINED - PLEASE READ THIS......

YOU ARE A GENIUS AT SOMETHING! DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL U OTHERWISE...
AND MY PRAYER FOR YOU IS - YOU FIND THAT GENIUS IN YOU - AND DO SOMETHING RELATED TO IT... AND WORK WILL BE ONE LONG HAPPY HOLIDAY...

mid yr gp exam

how did you folks find the compre paper
was it too easy? cos the classes I am marking -
I seem to be giving full marks for almost every question

and are you studying hard, folks?

BRENDA!!!

EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A STALKER
YOU ARE THE STUDEnT OF THE MONTH...

and you share the honour with....
SOON HAO....for patiently writing those paragraphs...
much appreciated!

the secret is out

so i thought you better hear this from me

click on the link


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tardiness is a DISEASE

coming in late is not a healthy or acceptable habit

it speaks volumes about your attitude and character

believe me - this comes from someone who has difficulty getting out of bed not becos of laziness but because of pain; and from someone whose mum has looked after a child who is slightly deformed and has difficulty walking - a child who had to get up extra early so as to make it on time to school...because unlike you, he could not walk fast enough...

when you have been blessed with good health.....

THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR YOU TO BE LATE; RUN OFF HOME BECAUSE YOU ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY UNWELL, OR EVEN WORSE...RUN OFF HOME JUST TO SLEEP

BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE AND DO THE RIGHT THING...

YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN MUCH - AS SUCH, MUCH IS DEMANDED OF YOU...

NOW WITH THIS LOGANISM, I TRUST YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME

another loganism

although the following statement will qualify as a sweeping statement - by gp standards...i will say it anyway

THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN GIVE...FROM THE HEART
AND NOT BENEFIT YOURSELF IN ANY WAY

I THINK THAT GIVING BENEFITS THE GIVER MORE THAN THE RECIPIENT...

OK HOW DO YOU PHRASE THIS GP STYLE/

GIVING FROM THE HEART OFTEN BENEFITS THE GIVER MORE THAN THE RECIPIENT...TRY IT

Unforgettable!!!!

Two years back I had a student..really sweet guy -
GuoHao - some of u shd know him
..he said the sweetest thing ever!

mrs logan - i am not well - am on mc
but i came just for your lesson
that was such an AWWWWW moment.....

and just when i thought no one can beat that...
comes....CHERNG JYE!!!!!!

who- if his classmates are not kidding-
woke up at 3 am to do his gp homework!!!!
well cherng jye...u have a special place in my heart...and my blogsite!!!!!
Wishing you an A for GP for the A levels!

MOST OF YOU DID BADLY FOR YOUR ESSAYS

INCLUDING MY BEST STUDENTS

so please be prepared for more work less play this term

THE HEAT IS ON!!!