05/30/2018 Club activities lesson

The very first lesson that I am teaching in Chin Hse Junior High. Honestly, I had a misunderstanding that It will be a lesson about introducing Singapore. But instead, it should be something different from what I will be teaching in class in the following weeks which I was not fully prepared. Luckily, I think turned out fine.

During the first half which I introduced a little about Singapore's school life and answered some of your questions. I hope you guys understood what I was trying to say!

University Life

In my University, some "exceptional student" require some divine help to get good grades for their exams. This picture was taken in one of our school's exam venue.















With the huge amount of people taking the same examination approximated about 200 per topic. Bell curve is used to differentiate the students from getting good or bad grades so that if the questions are too easy or too hard. There is still only a certain percentage of students getting As.

The second half of the lessons consist of playing some games.

The first game played is one of the orientation games played in our university.


The players have to first form a circle. It starts with the first player creating an action then subsequently the next player has to replicate it. The next player also has to additionally create a new move. The game will carry on till a player failed to replicate the set of movements and has to do a forfeit.

The forfeit consist of the following
A body part is called out by the game master
The group of players will recommend where will it be attached to another player's body part.

The second game is a little hard to explain. Basically, the students have to guess a Taiwan attraction.

Throughout the lessons, I will give out game tokens. The game tokens can be used to buy game cards or save it for later. 

At the end of the lesson, the group with the largest amount of game tokens will receive some snacks from me!

I had a fun time conducting the lesson and hope u guys had fun too!

05/28/2018 - 06/01/2018 Showcase about Singapore

Showcase about Singapore 

I hoped that everyone that came to the showcase enjoyed what I have introduced about Singapore. I really appreciate the teachers and students for being so enthusiastic and supportive of this showcase. To the students coming down during their break time to visit the showcase, thanks for supporting me when you instead could be resting in class.

These are some of the students trying their best to have a conversation with me. Trying to answer my set of questions. What is your favorite food in Taiwan? What is your name? What is your favorite hobby?

    

                          

My heart felt as full as this whiteboard <3. Although some of the comments do not make any sense. I really appreciate the efforts that came from you guys. :D

Are the questions challenging enough?















I have shown some movie trailers regarding the life of a typical Singaporean ranging from being a student, a working adult, and national servicemen. Although it has been exaggerated as movies suppose to be, but I can say it is relatable.

Class Photos!

Really appreciative that the teachers are able to bring their students to support this showcase by using your lesson time.

Lastly, the Grade 7,8,9 students that assisted me during your break times. The showcase will not go so smoothly without your help!

05/25/2018 Lesson on breaking a coconut

Coconut lesson

The objective of the lesson was to collect the coconut water into plastic cups. The group which collected the highest amount of coconut water will have the highest score. Today’s lessons are one of most hilarious lessons I have observed. 

There are 2 rules involved in the challenge.

1. Only hands and the surrounding materials are allowed in opening the coconut.

2. Cars are not allowed to be used. " Their lessons are located in a carpark"

Just some of the videos I captured while they are trying to open the coconut.

Team 1

After a few tries using bare hands, they realized that it is not enough. They found a stone and thought it might do the trick.

Team 2

Brute strength solves everything.

The whole class was so noisy and chaotic but in a good way. All the teams are trying their best to open their coconuts. Ranging from squealing to screaming its hilarious haha! Some methods like smashing it against a tree, smashing against the floor, smashing against the wall or smashing against a stone. I have yet to see a coconut smashing against someone's head :D

"Every drop of coconut water counts," she thought.

1... 2... 3... Pull!

05/21/2018訪問稿全文

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訪問稿全文如下：

Interviewer: Hello, today we will have a new member joining our school. An international volunteer from Singapore.

Soon Ji:    Good morning everybody, my name is Lim soon ji from Singapore, I will be here for a duration for 6 weeks. I will be helping your English teacher in your English lessons. You might be able to see me around in your class. I want to thank the school for having me here.

Interviewer: I would like to ask you some questions if you don’t mind.

Q1: Why do you want to be a volunteer?

Ans: I first experienced volunteering during my university exchange program in Thailand where I was tasked to help to build a shelter with a group of volunteers. Through the process, I felt good for having the chance to give back to society.

Q2: Is this the first time you been to Taiwan?

Ans: This is my second time; my first time was with my family. We travelled to Taiwan’s cities like Taipei, Taichung, Gao xiong and hua lien.

Q3: What’s your first impression of Taiwan?

Ans: Friendly people, the culture between Singapore and Taiwan is quite similar.

Q4: How many languages can you speak?

Ans: two, English and Chinese as all Singaporeans need to learn English and their mother tongue. I also know how to speak basic Thai as I stayed there for a period of 5 months for my university exchange program.

Q5: Do you have any hobbies?

Ans: I liked water sports like sailing and swimming.

Q6: What about your favorite food in Singapore?

Ans: I would say Singapore’s Hainanese Chicken Rice.

Q7: Is there any place where there is delicious food to eat in Singapore?

Ans: Yes, I recommend all the hawker centers. It has cheap and authentic Singaporean food.

Q8: Is there any recommended place in Singapore?

Ans: Marina Bay Sands, it has a great view around the vicinity, located in the heart the financial district.

Q9: What do you want to do in the future?

Ans: It’s still changing, but for now I would be focusing on my job right now as a teacher’s assistant.

Conclusion:

Interviewer: Thank you for your interview. Let’s use our hands to welcome our new member!

05/23/2018 School outing

School Outing

I was told that today was going to rain. It turns out to be the one of the best weather since I landed here. The clouds covered the sky and the wind just kept blowing throughout the whole event. If the weather was like the day before, no clouds in sight, I think I will definitely melt.
Ms. Xu and I tasked to help out in the last station of the event where we need to give out stamps on students question slips if they wrote the correct answers. At first, I had some difficulty trying to determine the characters so let me apologise if I stamped wrongly.

Apart from the great time chatting with Ms. Xu, we were soon surrounded by students. Now I understood the "熱情" of the students hahaha. All the hands holding a slip of paper starts to pop out everywhere in my view of vision. I tried to recall back in my days if I ever queued during school events... not really, depends. From bad handwriting, leaving answers blank or even blank papers all hoping that I would accept it. There are always students who like to test the waters.. typical!

05/21/2018 Introductory Speech

Introductory Speech

It is officially my first week here in Chin Hse. I remember when I was first told to do an introductory speech about myself I was a little shook. I guess there is a first for everything. Having hundreds of students "listening" to what I have to say is a little daunting.

Luckily my speech does not have to be too long. Felt bad making you guys sit under the hot sun and me thinking of what to speak haha. Although I was used to giving presentations to professors and classmates, it was never about presenting myself. 

Looking at the student council students reminds me of the times in middle school. The times where a group of friends that was tasked to do something together. Whether if we did a good job or not, what matter was the process of having fun while doing it.

P.S."You guys did a great job on stage"

05/20/2018 ClimbingTree Session

Tree climbing lesson

This is the first time participating in a tree climbing lesson.


The lesson itself its quite entertaining, really enjoyed it. The instructor, 鴨子，is amazing. I wonder how he managed to hold the attention of the kids for so long. He also showed me pictures of the trips and lesson he taught in his job. The aerial shots of the mountains and forest were amazing.


The kids were also having fun as they refused to come down when they reached the top. They wanted to enjoy the summer breeze as the weather is too hot. On a whole, it's a fun-filled event!