Saturday, August 14, 2004

There r certain unpleasent circumstances tt u can't change, but when u view them at different angles they may b potential learning opportunities or blessings in disguise. So for now i'll try hard to remember tt CS is not easy to get in, n in the first place i wasn't supposed to b here, but was given a chance to -- by fluke? I've been paying attention to my punctuation; all thanks to BMW (Basic Media Writing)course. Improved? I'm trying to incorporate all the punctions into this particular entry. I found out through this course tt this, &, is called an ampersand. Commas r very tricky tadpoles to add to phrases, and brackets r also known as paranthesis. No fancy paranthesis anymore so it's gdbye {[]}. I also learnt how to make use if the semicolons(;), dashes(--), datelines (-) n hyphens (-). heh, double vision? It's the same, just used in different context. I wonder y they didn't teach us all these when we were younger. The compound, complex, compound-complex, independent, dependent sentences all seem clearer now.

Another thing i've learnt is tt news writing requires to follow the K.I.S.S. rule. No not the smoochies; the Keep It Short n Sweet rule. Which means tt words such as: 'transportation' would become 'transport', participate=>take part, manufacture=>make, alternative=>other... This effectively means tt all the inculcation of using wide vocab for essays in pri n sec sch is redundant. They shldn't haf made us learn all those. humph. It's like going back to basics. Sounds like some tagline -- back to basics. My tut mate said to me today: "The pple who survive in uni r those who unlearn den learn." I'll haf to delete all i've known n start all over.

In the lect Intro to comm studies, there's a section on conflicts; how to deal wif them etc. N there's this part abt the active constructive way in response to conflict is by 'Voice', the passive constructive way is 'Loyalty'. The destructive active way is to 'Exit' and the destructive passive way is 'Neglect'. So for now, i've voiced it out so it's just loyalty tts left to fulfill. "The loyalty response is staying committed to a relationship despite differences. ..involves hoping tt things will get betta on their own." Communication Mosiacs by Julia T Wood is an interesting read!

I should try less hard to please. It's so tiring. N i shld b resolved to letting things come my way.

by tab at 12:29 AM |