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a piece of me?
my name is ainul farina
i was born on 10/08/1986
my hometown is arau, perlis, malaysia
i'm currently studying bachelor of education at queensland university of technology, brisbane, australia
i love arts..especially photography!
l'm a cat lover
Travel around Australia Get a Canon 450D DSLR camera Adopt a cat Go skiing at New Zealand Get a second job Buy a speedlight for my DSLR Buy a Mazda 3 Learn guitar Enter a Photography Competition Marry my boyfriend :)
Apa khabar semua? Sorila saya dah lama sangat tak update blog ni (tiba2 jadi terlalu sibuk dah malas..hehe). Okla, ada beberapa cerita yg nk dikongsi bersama ni (excited plak kan..).
Firstly, saya baru je start Semester 2 beberapa hari yg lalu. Sem ni saya dibenarkan memilih 2 subjek elektif. Tapi saya macam tak berapa excited sgt dah nk pilih-memilih ni..huhu. So saya xtau nak pilih subjek apa. Mula2 saya pilih subjek Excursion in Mathematical Reasoning dan ICT and the Young Child. Tapi beberapa hari sebelum kelas bermula saya tiba2 tukar subjek Maths tu dengan subjek Teaching English As An Additional Language. The reason: eTems sudah dimansuhkan di Malaysia, so English teachers won't be teaching Science & Maths anymore. So saya macam malas plak nak amek Maths. Pastu tiba2 lagi saya tukar lagi subjek T.E.A.A.A.L. tu ngan subjek Becoming A Second Language User. Sebabnya, saya nak freekan hari Selasa supaya saya hanya ada kelas 2 hari seminggu (Isnin dan Khamis..hehe). Tapi it turns out that subjek "Becoming...." tu byk keja la pulak..huhu. First week saja dah dapat keja. Kena baca byk gila (exagerate sket) reading n wat 300-350 words summary yg hanya 5% weightage. So saya drop subjek tu...dan dah xtau nk amek subjek apa. Ada la beberapa choices:
1. Foundation in Film and TV Production Pros
Saya macam minat gak nk amek subjek ni..sebab saya teringin nk belajar basic film making..hehe.
Subjek ni nampak macam best..sebab kena wat project suma.
Just basic things..so saya rasa saya bleh bawak kot.
Ariff pun nak amek kalo saya amek, so x la sorang2 amek subjek ni..huhu
Cons
Xde seniors penah amek...so xtau susah ke camne..
Banyak sangat kelas..sampai 5 jam seminggu!
Banyak keja yg perlukan kesabaran..huhu
Kelas hari Selasa..so x tercapai la niat nk kosongkan hari Selasa tu.
2. Photomedia and Creative Practice Pros
Saya memang suka Photography!
Assessments dia lebih kurang ngan subject Photomedia and Artistic Practice yg saya amek tahun lepas...so basically, say macam confident bleh score. hehe.
Kelas hari Isnin.
Xde budak Msia penah amek..so macam best plak jadi pioneer :p
Cons
Lecture die plak clash ngan kelas Jan :(
So akhirnya, saya re-enroll in Excursion in Mathematical Reasoning. Reason: I have a good feeling about this. Mana tau 5 tahun lagi kerajaan nk wat balik eTems ke.. And when that happens, I'll be ready :p All those Creative Industries subjects (even though I'm so very interested in them), they have little use for my teaching career. And I already plan to do a degree in Photography anyway...so I guess I'll wait for the right time. Harapan saya: This sem memang kena struggle betul2...nak dapatkan the best result ever! (semangat pulak kan..lol)
Sibuk sangat2 ampai xdak masa nak update blog ni..huhu. Dah berapa entry terhutang ni! Dua hari lepas saya baru submit artikel iFreelance. Artikel tu pasl financial planning dan agak panjang dan memang payah sungguh nak menulisnya..huh! Yela, saya ni mana la ada experience langsung pasal finance nih..nak tulis pasal financial planning, tapi sendiri punya bajet pun tunggang terbalik..kihkihkih..(^^,). Xpela..yang penting semua dah setel..cuma bayaran je blom lagi. Untuk artikel ni saya dapat AU$50.
Hmm..esok saya ada meeting ngan Mr. Ben..bukan Mr. Bean yer..huhu. Mr. Ben ni Manager BT Cleaning company. Dia nak discuss pasal Sales Person position ngan saya esok. Dah lama dah dok arrange meeting ni..tapi masing2 busy sungguh..haii..
Next week saya ada berjuta2 esaimen nak kena hantar..huhu. Siapa2..tolonglah saya..T_T
I think today is a really bad day for me..T_T. Everything that I do just don't seem to be right. First of all, my storytelling went horribly WRONG! Aduhai..frust sangat2. Tapi salah saya jugak sebenarnya..sebab tak cukup preparation. Takpela, saya harap result tak teruk sangat la. Props semua dah ok dah, tapi delivery memang hancuss! Siap boleh hilang punca, terlebih masa dan lupa nak wat 1 activity. Saya tak nak tulis pasal ni la..T_T
Alahai..frust betul saya! Punyalah saya dan Ariff prepare untuk microteaching hari ni. tengok2 tak sempat nak present pun. Geramnya saya..*marah, tapi masih kekal comel* Saya rasa Erika ingat 2 pair je kot present hari ni..yela, saya dan Ariff tak hantar draft pun kat dia.*innocent smile*. Lepas tu video camera pulak lambat set up. So, yang sempat present Hasan + K.A. & Ben + J.G. ja la. Pastu plak, saya rasa diorang exceed time limit jugak..tapi tak kesah sangat la sebab macam mana pun memang dah tak sempat.
Hm, saya nak buat short reflection sikit lah pasal microteaching hari ni. Saya rasa Hasan + K. A. did a very good job. Their instructions were very clear and so does their explanations. And of course, Hasan did what he does best --> SINGING! (^^,)..and I particularly love the artworks for the activities..hehe. As for Ben + J.G., saya rasa diorang pun dah buat yang terbaik. Cuma bagi saya diorang terlebih spend time untuk teaching and patutnya boleh buat lagi satu activity kot..huhu.
Tolong saya! Esok pagi saya ada microteaching untuk subjek TESOL Methodology. So sekarang ni saya tengah prepare materials untuk esok la. Tapi, yang memeningkan kepala saya tu..saya rasa masa yang diberi tak cukup la..banyak plak nak kena cover ni..huhu.
Untuk pengetahuan, esok saya dan Ariff akan buat microteaching untuk Year 4 students. Kami akan ajar topik "Punctuation & Capitalisation". Lesson Plan Ariff dah prepare, tapi saya kena edit lagi sikit sebab activiti yang kami plan nak buat tu makan masa jugak. So, dari awalnya plan nak buat 2 passages terpaksalah dikurangkan kepada 1 passage saja. Dan, Activity 2 yang saya akan handle tu saya rasa kena ubah sikit supaya lebih sesuai dengan objektif pelajaran. Tapi masalahnya..saya tak tau nak ubah macam mana..huhu. Satu2nya idea yang saya ada pulak, hampir2 sama dengan Activity 1 yang Ariff akan handle. So, sekarang ni..plan saya ialah ubah Activity 1 bagi jadi lain sikit (dan mungkin lebih menarik) dan ubah Activity 2 macam yang saya plan tadi..huhu.
Harap2nya esok kami dapat perform yang terbaik! p(^^,)q
hello there..
my name is ainul farina. i'm 23 this year. i was born in kangar, perlis on 10 august 1986. i went to sk pauh, perlis until standard 6. but i studied at sk ewa, langkawi when i was in standard 4. i entered smk dato' sheikh ahmad, perlis for a few months before i got an offer to further my studies at mrsm langkawi, kedah. i was there until i completed my school years. after that i went to kedah matriculation college for a year. i struggled there and finally realised that i am meant to be somewhere else, doing something else. so i tried my luck and entered institut perguruan bahasa-bahasa antarabangsa to study tesl and finally here i am in queensland university of technology, brisbane, halfway through my journey of becoming a teacher.. :)
i personally think arts is my thing. since my school years, i've been doing exceptionally good in it. but i might have taken a wrong path to choose science along the way. it's weird..bcoz i love science too! my current interest in photography. i would like to get a degree in photography someday..when i have the time..and of course, the money! =p