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Microsoft Regional Innovative Students' Forum 2009
About this event: Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers' Forum
Related to country: Malaysia

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

It's over, it's over. :( Luckily, I still have my reflections before I pop this bubble and breathe reality's air again.

Disclaimer: ~ 5 hrs sleep for ~ 7 consecutive nights didn't lend to real-time blogging, as I intended. But you know I'm more of a retro-blogger... Anyway, you have been warned: (1) This is long; (2) I am crazy; (3) Pick and mix - the bits you skip won't cry - I promise; (4) the Boxes are tangents. Hell, I feel like a tangent at times. :P

BACKGROUND

This was the 5th Asia-Pacific Microsoft Regional Innovative Teachers’ Conference, with participants from New Zealand, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, to name a few. It was sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, with support from the Ministry of Education Malaysia, UNESCO and TakingITGlobal.org (TIG), to bring together teachers from Asia-Pacific to showcase innovative approaches to teaching that involve technology. The teacher attendees were chosen within their own countries as the best (don't ask me about this process, I don't know) and presented posters throughout the short Teachers' Forum (2 days) to each other and to a panel of judges who graded using the following criteria: level of innovation, effect on student participation and involvement, extent of student autonomy, relevant use of technology, in the context of available resources (e.g. funds, equipment, skill and connectivity). One winner from each country will have the privilege of competing at the global Teachers’ Forum in Brazil in November.

This year is the first time that Student Voices have been present at this region’s forum. Though it may seem like an obvious idea, its acceptance requires a leap from many educators, particularly in areas where education is still highly disciplinary and learning is assumed with teaching. TIG played a key role in finding and engaging students who would best represent the student body of the Asia-Pacific region. Students were invited to participate in online discussions over a period of ~ 3 weeks to discuss the state of education in their countries, as well as ideas about what the ideal or the future of education may look like (cf. Student Voices 20051). 15 students were chosen to attend a ‘Student Forum’ (ISF09) that occurred alongside and at the same venue (Le Meridien) as the Teachers' Forum, immersing the students in ~ 4 days of intense development and voice.

THE ISF09 PROGRAMME included:

  • discussion with local students about education: 57 students from a local KL school (who had to write an exam immediately following the meeting!) met with the student delegates and answered questions about education in groups for about 2 hours - I thought this was a good idea, at least to get more students thinking about their education and for them to know that this sort of work goes on "behind the scenes"
  • brainstorming workshop by Bernise Ang and Shaun Koh of Syinc.org: a session to help the students think more deeply about issues surrounding education and what they can do to help inspire change - I thought this was timely, especially since all of the student delegates had already talked a lot about their ideas online and it was a great time to explore them a bit more deeply and to think about their ideas in more realistic terms
  • presentation by Joel Neoh on entrepreneurship: he shares his experiences and thoughts after winning Malaysia's version of The Apprentice, 'The Firm', modelling and co-founding YouthSays.com, Malaysia's largest for-profit network of youth opinion - sort of like what 18tracker was, bu obviously better model since they have a larger contact base and also hold real events to retain and attract new members) - I think his "for-profit" model turned a lot of the students off, but nevertheless I thought it was very clever of him to harness the power of a contact list - he is obviously a very resourceful person and pragmatic about what he wants.
  • presentation and personal help by Brian Lariche on project management: Brian shares his experiences as a teacher/tutor, working with NGOs and life in general! He generously gave up his time to come back and give priceless one-on-one advice and support to the students' projects - Brian is a very interesting person, who is generous with his time and opinions - I would have liked to battle some of the topics that were raisedt if I had not felt that I might have overshadowed the students' opportunity.
  • student projects: students were given time and mentorship to brainstorm and present their ideas for improving an aspect of education through use of technology. The aim was to submit these projects for a chance to receive funding from a pool of USD5000, provided by Microsoft. These 'Micro-Grants' are intended to give the students a taste of what it takes to develop, plan and execute projects on a small scale and more importantly, provides an opportunity for their models to be tested before application for further funding and expansion. On top of this prize pool, there was also the opportunity to win free enrolment into TIG's e-course 'Sprout' for youth professional development - I think these projects were the most enjoyable part of the forum for the students - they felt like they were contributing something. However, with perspective, these will just be small stepping stones and I hope the students will remember lessons from side-conversations in years to come, as I will, no doubt.
  • student-teacher interaction: a formal session for students to address teachers was provided, as well as informal gatherings during poster presentations and breaks - to be frank, I don't think there was enough opportunity for the students and teachers to talk. Even at the Gala Dinner, I felt that the student presence was being side-lined. However, I realise that this is the first time students has been at this forum and I think it was a good first effort. Hopefully, it will continue to grow in creative ways in the future.
  • mentors and TIG staff: to help enable Student Voices on the ground, Michael Furdyk (co-founder and Director of Technology of TIG), Kat Walraven (Education Program Manager, TIG), along with 3 mentors, Bernise Ang, Shaun Koh and I basically tailed the students at every waking hour. :P Although the 3 mentors were initially designated 3 groups of students, I found that we all got along so well, it was basically one big happy group - I very much enjoyed observing and learning from this interesting group of people, with amazing skills and ideas. I only wish that I had more time with each of them to talk about our thoughts and experiences!!! I think at this age, it is difficult to find people who you connect with because everyone is moving in their own directions so rapidly. I thought we all got along extremely well.

PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS

Projects and Hope

In my opinion, the one theme that resonates with all of the student project ideas is equality. The students wanted others to receive the same opportunities they had/have, regardless of their socio-economic status, locality, teacher/school system or temporal-residency. I made this last term up to describe some students’ focus on sustainable development and ecological preservation, which in essence ensures that future generations have the same opportunities as we do.

Observing young people of diverse background/opportunity share a unified desire for equality makes me think about all of the families, teachers and communities that are successfully teaching (instructing and demonstrating) compassion. I think that the ability to place ourselves in others' shoes is a fundamental ingredient in achieving sustainability. However, teaching compassion is not easy, particularly when basic selfishness is confused with greed, and when young people are difficult to reach. I imagine thin golden threads wavering from a small child’s inner eye, attracted to and caught by larger threads that are coloured and tarnished from experience. Each cable can spark a connection that transfers love, understanding and knowledge. Together, all of the cables caress and shape this child's potential. However, the ability to spark is contextual and each community needs to establish and understand its own values and find its own way in engaging its youth and citizens. Without this, no community or society has a positive future (Box 1).


Box 1:

Building Communities

Of course, not only are cultural behaviours important, societies must also reconsider its behaviours that are biologically suicidal. For example, if we continue to pummel through our limited resources, then we are essentially killing our chances of survival. I don't really want to go into all of the arguments about 'climate change', but I think the basic idea of sustainable development makes sense. See, perhaps, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed. I have yet to read this, but have heard Diamond talk about it when he visited the University of Auckland a few years ago.

Society is More than The Sum of the Individuals

I was staring at the night-scape of Kuala Lumpur, marvelling at the lights when I suddenly saw that we can solve everything by understanding each other, so that we are able to unite our individual efforts. The problem is engagement and one can only spark passion in others by first understanding the way they view the world. For example, it would be ideal to reduce the number of city lights turned on at night to reduce power consumption. However, lighting is considered important for safety (though the validity of this is disputed in some places), so basically, we need to reduce crime. To stop raising criminals, we need equal distribution of resources and responsible communities that work to raise children together. We need more holistic/inclusive thinking/planning, for example, using ramps instead of short escalators, adjustable thermostats, smarter water cycling. The narrow thinking evident in various facets of society may be a result of an education system where the world is arbitrarily segregated and consumed in a well-pre-processed manner. Where are our integrators? Where are our high NA lenses with large fields of view?


Youth

I have learned a lot from each individual of our 20-strong crew. Every person was interesting, with their own talents, idiosyncracies, ways of thinking, stories and passions. I think one characteristic that defines youthfulness is agility. They are open-minded and open-hearted. They are eager to learn and unafraid to be optimistic.

I enjoyed observing: their faces light up at the chance to talk about their passions, at the making of new friends, at the seeding and germination of new ideas; their features break into smiles and laughter at wit, irony and fun; their eyebrows furrow at difficult concepts, tight deadlines and lack of sleep. I watched the TIG team work: listening to the students and offering insightful/motivating suggestions and stories when necessary, while I tried to do the same. I was inspired by everyone’s dedication and rapid connection with each other - TIG continues to catalyse precipitation of like-minded youths. =P

My favourite moments were the one-on-one conversations. I hope I imparted some useful "wisdom", but at the same time clear that I am learning, too - I don't claim to know everything, if anything! If only I had more time to get to know everyone and learn about their stories and ideas, not just about education.

"Night, Field of stars above us. You pick one, we frame it with our fingers intertwined. Seeds, of every generation, between our hands and I promise to teach you the little I have learned, So far..." Seeds, Brooke Fraser

I am so excited about what these young people may experience. Many of them are moving through school and entering college and indeed, the world, with a lot of hope. They will face challenges and disappointments and I would like to be a source of support and friendship, if they will let me. But already, I feel that this experience has been a privilege, for I am young, too. I am excited about my future, too.


Box 2:

West Vs. East

There may be an interesting and not necessarily sharp contrast between students schooled in Eastern and Western countries. Of course, this is not surprising if you listen to stereotypes, but it should surprising if you consider that most, if not all, of the education systems and curricula in South-East Asia are based on Western (e.g. Cambridge) systems. This leads me to yet another rant about community values (Box 1), where the culture of school and wider communities (including upbringing), more than the school system itself, shapes a child's attitudes towards formal education. No doubt, the lack of formal credit towards non-academic endeavours will also play a role in student motivation, but this are also reflect community values. I am always ranting about values, simply because I don't think many people know what their own are and why.

As a group, I was impressed with their diligence, aptitude and dedication in listening and completing tasks to a high standard. But they also giggled and whispered during boring presentations and you knew when they lost respect for someone. I would really like to dispel the myth that all Asian students possess an academic advantage. In all of the students that perform well, I think the common theme is that education is held in high esteem. They have been taught that only a sound education will allow them to get ahead, get out of poverty, realise their dreams, in life. Not just a pass or a piece of paper, but a good education. It is not just the family unit either, it is the entire nation - yes, I am actually saying that NZ does not value intellect as a nation. It doesn't. It seems like even intellectual people put themselves down or try to prove themselves by excelling in a lot of other areas. Do the same pressures fall on sports people? I think the tell-tale sign is to ask children what they think are cool or worthwhile - they are the values of that society, hmm?

Honesty

Most of the teachers and students at these conferences have English as their second language. Though it is a barrier for participation, I think it enables honesty. I guess it is a balance between being able to express yourself and being able to spin your expression. I am profoundly attracted to honesty.


Teachers and Students Students wanted their teachers to listen to them and respect their questions and suggestions. Students wanted mentors, not instructors - guided autonomy? Students liked teachers who are able to admit their mistakes/weakneses and try to improve them. Most students already have information at their fingertips - they need help digesting it. Students have lots of ideas - they need help formulating it against existing knowledge and presenting it in a logical manner.

OTHER 'FIRSTS' AND NOTES

La Malaysians and Singaporeans end their sentences with 'la', a lot. It is interesting as a rapport-creating rhetorical device, blah blah blah - but you know what is MORE interesting about it? It is the perfect platform to launch into song, e.g. "Don't worry, la... la la la la la la....l-l-l-l-la x 2.... LA..LA..LA...heee taught me hooooow toooo waaash...." (Oh Happy Day, Sister Act) Icecream Teppanyaki Icecream + toppings + chopping = good, nutritious meal. Video here (2x speed). Fish on Feet

Dr. Fish were in the house (Central Markets) and for NZD2.5, they entertained me for 10 mins. I think they enjoyed it, too (see image - that is one content fish). YouTube video (warning: squealing).

Serama - Smallest Chickens in the World

A tiny chicken, it's true! OK, at first I was sad (because they had strange posture and vocals, see video), but they are a naturally-occurring species, which means they are less likely to have problems associated with breeding (e.g. pure-bred dogs).

Batik Painting

(1) Pencil; (2) wax; (3) water-colour; (4) remove wax. Stoked I got to try it. Trying is always a win. Movies On Planes

  • Last Chance Harvey: bad script + good actors = still bad movie.
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: interesting idea - creativity = moving Brad Pitt gallery = still boring.
  • I Am Sam: interesting story + great acting (except Michelle Pfeiffer's dramatic scene) = balling eyes out on the plane = good. Being moved is always a win.

Flying Saw another plane flying by while in our Boeing... first time EVER!!! Wow, it was so fast - I knew but never grasped visually how fast it was until now. And for the first time, I noticed our plane's shadow and enjoyed watching us meeting it on the ground and seeing how fast our land speed was (ignoring the movement of the sun and our approach to the ground, etc.). Image shows tail of the other plane (bright streak) - I was too slow to capture the plane itself - and video shows the shadow. Things in a Box/Game of Things

Great game that we played after a night at the pool. Great introduction by Kat! Will remember for the future. Also thought of a PostSecret game we could have played. Oh well, next time.

The Circle So at the beginning of this trip, I was pondering about the self. I think Brian Lariche sums it up very well:
If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and any man who devotes himself to its cultivation in his own case will become a selfish person.
I suppose things like this are supposed to be transient. The precipitate is created and then shaken into solution again to maximise the surface area for reaction.

June 1, 2009 | 8:06 AM Comments  0 comments

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The God Delusion
About the book: "The God Delusion"

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

I just finished 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins. I thought that Dawkins was quite charming (more so than on The Root Of All Evil) and even witty (maybe more of a reflection of my taste in humour :P). The book proved easier to read than I thought, many parts of it made me laugh out loud and it had many interesting stories and minor tangents.

I guess I am slightly unimpressed because I have heard many of his arguments before and I don't think they are satisfactory in the debate against God and religion. I was hoping for something more. That isn't to say that Dawkins himself could not provide further insight for each chapter, but perhaps he did not have the space in a book that is already quite long. Indeed, he did devote a lot of effort (explanation, examples) to present basic ideas, which is important.

I'm not saying that because I am not satisfied with the arguments that I don't think along the same lines. But it's hard to define religion and it is hard to define God, then argue against them in a way that is accepted by every person. There is just such a range, such disagreement, such denial of each other - that what really is the point?

I guess at the end of the day, the only conclusion I can come up with is that human beings are fallible, stubborn and blind, so of course our ultimate truths and beliefs can be the same.


April 5, 2008 | 1:04 AM Comments  0 comments



The Colour Purple
About the book: "THE COLOR PURPLE"

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

I just finished The Colour Purple by Alice Walker (1983)

This novel was interesting, even though it was difficult to overcome the narrative. It was perhaps one technique Walker used to convey how maltreated/misunderstood the black people were: by making the reader consciously aware of the effort we have to make to understand the protagonist, it was bringing out our understanding that perhaps it was that little bit of effort many people were/are not willing to make for people of a different colour.

But was it just black and white-ness that she was confronting? The 'heroine' was a black lesbian woman, from the country, who was uneducated because of who she is and who she was before she was born.

Her life was riddled with tragedy; rape, abandonment, loss, abuse and yet through it all she has her faith. Her belief and trust without apparent return earns her (1) strength, (2) the same belief and trust without return from her sister and (3) a final revelation in how to see the return that has always been there had she looked in the right places - that God was not a (white, male) figure, but instead an amorphous force to be found in the nature of things - the trees, the stars, the wind and herself.

The thing that caught my curiosity was how the enslaved African-American people were not recognised by the native African people as their own, nor owed an apology (of any sort) for their betrayal/abandonment. I don't know if this is true and I am going to find out more about it. I guess I find it peculiar that when I think of Africa, I know of no congruent history. I know of fragments with few links, from the first hominids to Egypt and Caesar to South Africa to Rwanda to slavery to malaria, all of which sum to one thing: my ignorance.

But it highlights the problem I've been thinking about for ages: how to help those who don't want to change. If people's customs and heritage are their most valued assets, then is it right to impose change even if that change is necessary for their survival? I suppose the only thing you can do is offer them that choice - to open that door and it is up to them to walk through it.

I also find it interesting that purple is at one of the limits of the human colour perception, while Shug (sugar as one which can sustain life and Shug as the personification of life in the novel) says, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the colour purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." As if to say we are not doing life justice if we do not see more.


March 23, 2008 | 5:26 AM Comments  2 comments



Optical Coherence Tomography
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OCT I was fortunate enough to have a look at the software, hardware of an OCT system today, as well as have my left retina scanned (click image to enlarge)!!! Thanks to Dr. NA, colleagues and also AC, I was able to have this opportunity. Anyway, I remember wondering back during the imaging course why ultrasound was limited to ultrasound - why not shorter wavelengths - and I guess this is the answer. I don't really remembering thinking about it much more than a ponder. I don't really understand the explanation given in Wikipedia, but I'll try again at some point. Anyway, it was uber exciting to see this new machine and what it can do - and v. cool I got to go on it!!!

Resources

In other news, I just discovered some cool books/resources in my house I'm going to have to make time to get through. Some of the coolest ones include "Understanding the Universe" , "Land of the Pyramids" and "Mozart" booklets/DVDs. They're aimed at primary school children, but hey - gotta start somewhere, right! I'm v. excited. Well, if you're wondering what 'serious' books I'm reading, I've started London and I need to finish Wild Swans, which I started a millennium ago. Been meaning to go to the library to pick up some books I thought about at LB.

National Library I forgot to mention that there was this little interview thing that happened last Wed at the Nat Lib about digitisation of national collections. It goes without saying, but the peeps were v. nice and v. interesting. But agreeing to the whole thing made me a bit nervous, because I don't want to be one of those people who seem like they want to get their name/face on everything and really have very little substance. Anyway, all I can do is try my best to be honest and clear about the things I care about.

February 25, 2008 | 6:27 PM Comments  0 comments



My Teacher Lives On Memory Lane
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Part of today was about gathering my belongings here [lived 1993 - 2003], so that when my parents move out, logistics would be easier.

Looking through my old things, the expected nostalgia was unexpectedly non-intrusive - like the curling smoke of incense - intense, but gentle and most importantly - pain-free, loss-free.

What was more surprising was that I learned something about myself, despite having seen all these items several times before.

(Re)Establishment of Self

I'd always questioned why/how people saw me as different/special in some way. "It must be a mistake," I'd think. One of these differences was 'cleverness' - what, how, when, why...me? A quick inventory of my bookshelves (yes, plural - to my surprise) concluded with maths books, school workbooks, textbooks, novels, non-fiction, exercise books - most above school requirements. I'd forgotten how many books I used to read and how I devoured maths problems/exam questions at a pace and volume that were a nuisance to my teachers and their supply of material. And what about my 'perfectionist's touch' (or anal retentiveness) at wood-work or art or 'inventions' or projects...

I'd forgotten all of that. How did I do it without any prompting from my parents or teachers? I barely remember doing it at all. Where did my own pressure and motivation come from? I remember feeling content and engaged - or rather, the absence feeling discontent or bored - I was only faintly aware of those concepts - skeptical whether they were real and secretly thinking they must be euphemisms for laziness - but the thing was, I didn't know any better or worse. To whom do I owe my fulfilment... teachers? =)

Tidbit Findings

Notebook I'd called "Definitions" and the first entry is "Sanguine".

"An Anthropologist on Mars" Oliver Sacks. Withdrawn Wellington City Libraries.

Sheets and sheets of short stories, poems and other creative writing I'd completed for school, but were really at least 3x more than the requirement. I didn't realise I wrote poetry when I was 8 or 9?... sadly, I haven't much improved!!!

A 3-volumed stamp collection.

Bags of cross-stitching, knitting and other crafts.

Screeds of drawings, paintings and experiments with different media including types of sculpture using anything from clay to wax to metal (mostly copper and iron).

"How to Make Your Own Kinetics" David Wickers and Sharon Finmark. Withdrawn Khandallah School... and lots of wood bits, ball bearings, etc.

A book on the Earth, another on insects, a series on how to do your own magic tricks.

In 1999, a Hillary Commission study, showing my score, then compared to NZ stats in round brackets:
  • height: 150 cm (low) [haha - hasn't changed]
  • body mass: 38 kg (low) [holy crap, I was 38?]
  • catch: 18 caught (high)
  • vertical jump: 42 cm (high) [haha - already a bouncer!]
  • shuttle run: 11/4 (high) [woot - I remember being proud of that]
And almost all of these things were obtained from school, whether it was part of a school project or I (somehow) obtained discarded items. Wow. Lucky. Resourceful? Lucky.
Further Wondering I am always trying to make sure I stay true to myself and clearly my childhood painted a very clear picture of who I was and perhaps, who I am. For me to realise and accept this thing that is myself has perhaps taken longer than developing it. I wonder if this proportion is still true. Over the past month, small revelations have been building up and I feel as if I am close to something big. What will it be? I can hardly wait. =)

February 24, 2008 | 6:26 PM Comments  0 comments



Unlaced, Undone
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Undo Does Not Turn Back Time, Undo Is Not Real

To have undone something in practical terms is to have done a new thing to something that you just did, it is not to have reverted back to the original state. But do you think that when you press CTRL-Z? Is it possible to have reverted back to where you started, now that you know better? Further, how is our habitual 'undoing' on the computer being translated to our real-world lives? Do we always get a second chance? How seriously are we taking our first chances?

Monkey Business

The thoughts on relationships again, how people treat each other and more specifically, how people treat me. I have growing realisation of being taken for granted, taken for exploitation - used. Am I seen as a well-trained monkey or do I have my own thoughts? If I'm supposed to be smart, am I smart enough to know what to do when I recognise this? Do I respect myself enough not to become a monkey?

It's not even that I feel used, it's that I feel used in a bad way. They are manipulating, but not manipulating all the way - using me and letting me know I am used. If they'd even uttered 'please' or 'thanks', I would have missed the signs, I would still be ignorantly happy.

Thoughts have come across my mind lately, as to what I would think or feel if tomorrow was my last day. What would I say to people? If you knew tomorrow was your last day or perhaps tomorrow is another day, but will be someone-you-know's last day, how would you treat them?

"If I flee from greenest pastures
Would you leave to look for me?" - Hymn, Brooke Fraser

"If I had no more time, No more time left to be here Would you cherish what we have, Am I everything that you are looking for?" - Like You'll Never See Me Again, Alicia Keys

I've also been thinking about the mistakes I've made in the past, the times when I have unknowingly mistreated people and I am thinking about ways to make it up to them. Perhaps now I can offer myself as a way of saying sorry. I don't even know if they would have noticed - so is apologising a selfish thing or not? How many ways can I think of to tell/show someone I care about them? Do I know the "value of now before it has gone forever?" (Virgil).

February 16, 2008 | 3:50 AM Comments  0 comments



Consciousness and Memory

The Abyss: Music and Amnesia by Oliver Sacks [New Yorker]

BBC | Life Without Memory : The Case of Clive Wearing [YouTube]

Deborah is so articulate - it makes me want to be British. :P I find Part 1a interesting in the way Deborah describes the "moments" of Clive's existence and his reaction to her questions (especially at ~8:00). Part 1b could be skipped (if you have bandwidth problems), though it is amazing to watch him play music and sing again. Part 2a (~1:30-1:50, ~3:00 gives a good description of what stresses Clive out, ~4:15 another good example of his love for Deborah, 7:42 - on identity and ego). Part 2b (~8:00 on MRI scans, continues to Part 2c). Part 2c (7:55 onwards!!!). Part 2d (4:35). Part 1a Part 1b Part 2a Part 2b Part 2c Part 2d

September 20, 2007 | 5:09 AM Comments  0 comments



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