Sunday, August 03, 2008
Good Luck Tomorrow!
No matter what result you are getting tomorrow, day after tomorrow is just another day, you have to live with it no matter it's a rainy day or a sunny day. Whether or not it's a smooth path ahead, everyone has to move on. Even you have a smooth path, if you slow down, the one running on rough land can still go ahead of you with his hard work.
Always, remember "The End of a Stage is just the Beginning of Another Stage", no matter you win or lose this battle, the war is not yet over, kids you have a long way to go!
You still have to work like a slave like me or enjoy life like others for a long long time before the end of your life!
Take this opportunity to do review and do your evaluation. Come to me if you want to talk.
AND do tell me your result, I would like to know it for whatever grade you get! I am not 'those' who just concern about 'A'.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
An email from a student.....(What will you highlight here?)
Dear Mr.Chiu,
I am your Maths student in Modern (06-07). Thanks to your weekly workshop, I knew a friend who called Henry. It is interesting that we still have contact. Recently, he told me that you are going to teach M&S in Modern while mentioning your kiss and tell articles in the newspapers excitingly. I am writing this e-mail to seek advice from you. Please generously give me some help.
I am no longer a science student as I study Econ and Geog in A-Level. This new school strongly discourage art students to take more than 2AL (other than languages) due to the previous disappointing results. Owing to the clashing of classes, I cannot take M&S BUT Religious Study (WOW!) in school. You can't imagine how troublesome it was to study one more AS subject.But when I get more reliable information, I finally realised that 2AL+1AS is still quite dangerous and academic background of M&S is absolutely an advantage of applying for some favourable subjects in the universities. It will be the last chance for me to change my study programme in August.
Thanks should be given to you. Despite my sick condition during CE Maths & Chem exam, I could still get a 'C'. As a science idiot and examinatorial patient , this C helps me get a place in F6 and shift to art stream. There should be nothing proud with such grade. But what you taught me is that short-cuts are not reliable in learning. Only actual knowledge grants us security. It is right! I got poor grades in subjects learning in such way.(my illness was a catalyzer for proving your theory =)
Therefore, I really trust you very much! Your words are so meaningful and your systematic teaching resuced me under deep water! Please forgive me for expressing my thanks so late as I feel ashame to thank in this way = ="
Is it possible for me to self study your course with regular in Modern?
(My aim is merely a D/E! I just want to meet the entry requirement)
Will your course cover the whole syllabus before AL2009?
What should I do if I have to bargain with the school?
Have you heard of ppl with 2AL / 2AL+1AS who can enter universiy?
Thank you for spending your valuable time to read this long e-mail. Giving no tutorial fee to you for more than one year, I find no reason for you to read this. But you are the one who guided me into right path. I found no teacher to seek help from in this new school. They concerned the bar charts in school report rather than my future! It is very painful to endure worry when doing revision hard in this vocation. In fact, I hesitated for a while when cosidering your recent status, but I believe that you will always be a good teacher no matter what your private life is. I really hope you can be a respectable teacher of more and more students. Have your happy life!
With lots of love,
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Present
Yesterday is the past and tomorrow is the future.
Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.
(Bill Keane)
