I've just finished a short story about happiness, feeling empty and relieved. It was 2000 words. So this is only a note to myself.
I've read Chip's blog recently. Even though she is well - known for her Vietnamese books, she writes better in English than in Vietnamese. And her writing is getting more mature. The latest blog is sorrowful and serene at the same time, although perhaps she didn't mean it. Her writing style is natural and witty, and always acute. It's a pity that she always thinks that people hate her because of her weird personality. But that's not the truth.
Yesterday was my third time teaching in the "Flying without wings" course. I felt 100% confident. Maybe because I was so anxious in the AirAsia media meeting so there was nothing left for me to feel nervous about when I came to the class. The good thing is that the students were very open and they shared their stories a lot. To my knowledge some of theses stories haven't been told to anyone, even their closed friends. I felt good and sympathized and emotional during the class, and I felt grateful to have them with me, sharing the stories and building the class. I know that even if we succeed in making another course and other courses after this, the feeling won't be the same. They were easy to laugh and chat to other students, and sometimes I had to get them back to the main points. I was partly satisfied with my performance, but came back home didn't know how the students really thought. But Vu sent me an sms saying that this time I did even better than the first time and soon he wouldn't have to attend the class. That reassured me, yet I'll just noted down here what I think I could have done better:
- Sometimes I used the wrong word, instead of saying "placebo" I said "placero", or I meant to say: "doctor and engineer", I said "docgineer". I know the students wouldn't mind it. But since I had a radio interview yesterday with xonefm, and I noticed the difference between the MC's speech and mine, so I should make this point serious. The MC talked very clearly and fluently, while I stammered sometimes and there were some words I spoke so fast them came out wrongly. Definitely something to improve.
- I still looked at the program a lot during my class. I didn't remember all. But it would be better if I reduce time scrolling up and down the screen when I teach.
Okay that's it for now. Gotta go to boot camp now. Hope to join the ultimate team sometime soon.
I've read Chip's blog recently. Even though she is well - known for her Vietnamese books, she writes better in English than in Vietnamese. And her writing is getting more mature. The latest blog is sorrowful and serene at the same time, although perhaps she didn't mean it. Her writing style is natural and witty, and always acute. It's a pity that she always thinks that people hate her because of her weird personality. But that's not the truth.
Yesterday was my third time teaching in the "Flying without wings" course. I felt 100% confident. Maybe because I was so anxious in the AirAsia media meeting so there was nothing left for me to feel nervous about when I came to the class. The good thing is that the students were very open and they shared their stories a lot. To my knowledge some of theses stories haven't been told to anyone, even their closed friends. I felt good and sympathized and emotional during the class, and I felt grateful to have them with me, sharing the stories and building the class. I know that even if we succeed in making another course and other courses after this, the feeling won't be the same. They were easy to laugh and chat to other students, and sometimes I had to get them back to the main points. I was partly satisfied with my performance, but came back home didn't know how the students really thought. But Vu sent me an sms saying that this time I did even better than the first time and soon he wouldn't have to attend the class. That reassured me, yet I'll just noted down here what I think I could have done better:
- Sometimes I used the wrong word, instead of saying "placebo" I said "placero", or I meant to say: "doctor and engineer", I said "docgineer". I know the students wouldn't mind it. But since I had a radio interview yesterday with xonefm, and I noticed the difference between the MC's speech and mine, so I should make this point serious. The MC talked very clearly and fluently, while I stammered sometimes and there were some words I spoke so fast them came out wrongly. Definitely something to improve.
- I still looked at the program a lot during my class. I didn't remember all. But it would be better if I reduce time scrolling up and down the screen when I teach.
Okay that's it for now. Gotta go to boot camp now. Hope to join the ultimate team sometime soon.
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