Intercultural Understanding
I came into SEP with an open mind, hoping to learn more about cultures from abroad, and hoping to correct any misconceptions I had about certain cultures. It is however one thing to learn and experience, and another to fully understand and accept.
Why this entry? One word, Smeagol. Apparently Smeagol has tested and improved my level of tolerance, and in honest opinion, opened my eyes on how cultures (and way of life) are in fact really different. Apart from the usual zi yan zi yu-ness and singing aloud in the room, he took it a step further yesterday and today.
He was playing counterstrike last night on his laptop, and I wasn't sure if he was playing some grenade map or if he was using some shotgun or something, but he kept going "ka-pow!", "ka-boom!", "boom ... wah hao shuang ah!". No doubt, there's nothing wrong with being engrossed in your game, but something is definitely wrong if you repeat those few phrases at least a couple of hundred times within an hour, and shouting aloud while doing that. You know it reminded me of those times when I was a little kid, playing my small plastic toys, and going like "cheee-ba-bom!".
And this just in, guess what he is doing while I am typing this. He just washed his clothes, and is squeezing dry the water from his clothes into the dustbin! Hmm ...
Anyway, I will be going out to Po Toi and Lamma Islands this coming Saturday, and I am looking to go to Macau too! Some of the exchange students went to Macau over the long weekend, and there were saying it was really good. Hopefully we can get a hotel there, and at least spend a couple of days on the island. I had initially also signed up for some rural teaching trip at Zengcheng, and I was kinda looking forward to this experience. But apparently the quota was rather limited, and I didn't get it. Dang!
Josh has blogged about the rough process of module allocations here, and as much as how I have not really complained about it, things have been pretty rough for me too. I have failed to get my elective modules in the last 2 phases of module allocations, and the results for the final round will most probably be out by today or tomorrow. I am praying that all turns out well.
Why this entry? One word, Smeagol. Apparently Smeagol has tested and improved my level of tolerance, and in honest opinion, opened my eyes on how cultures (and way of life) are in fact really different. Apart from the usual zi yan zi yu-ness and singing aloud in the room, he took it a step further yesterday and today.
He was playing counterstrike last night on his laptop, and I wasn't sure if he was playing some grenade map or if he was using some shotgun or something, but he kept going "ka-pow!", "ka-boom!", "boom ... wah hao shuang ah!". No doubt, there's nothing wrong with being engrossed in your game, but something is definitely wrong if you repeat those few phrases at least a couple of hundred times within an hour, and shouting aloud while doing that. You know it reminded me of those times when I was a little kid, playing my small plastic toys, and going like "cheee-ba-bom!".
And this just in, guess what he is doing while I am typing this. He just washed his clothes, and is squeezing dry the water from his clothes into the dustbin! Hmm ...
Anyway, I will be going out to Po Toi and Lamma Islands this coming Saturday, and I am looking to go to Macau too! Some of the exchange students went to Macau over the long weekend, and there were saying it was really good. Hopefully we can get a hotel there, and at least spend a couple of days on the island. I had initially also signed up for some rural teaching trip at Zengcheng, and I was kinda looking forward to this experience. But apparently the quota was rather limited, and I didn't get it. Dang!
Josh has blogged about the rough process of module allocations here, and as much as how I have not really complained about it, things have been pretty rough for me too. I have failed to get my elective modules in the last 2 phases of module allocations, and the results for the final round will most probably be out by today or tomorrow. I am praying that all turns out well.
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