My English is good???

That is not the first time for me to ask myself. However i have met few people who have given me assurance to my English proficiency. I am still doubtful with what they said. Am i as good as they said?

The first person who gave me such meaning is a female patient. As i needed to go to her room often,i had more time to talk to her. For each time we chat, we talked in English. That situation lasted for few times until one day, she asked me: are you Chinese?

I replied: of course, i am a pure Chinese! Why ? Am i looked like Malay or else? In order to show that i am a Chinese boy, i translated those words above in Chinese.

She then replied:nolah...i just wonder you talk English like those graduated from English school...

I replied with a shock:no, i came from Chinese school!!!

The second person that i met was a English lecturer.

He is such a friendly man who possesses a great sense of humor. He used to tell me a lot of jokes in his life and share his experience with me. I was so blessed that i had the chance to get lecture from him. He also told me that my English proficiency is even better than those he mentioned.

The third person i met was an engineer who did teach English language in High school.

He is another funny guy who comes with jokes every time. We have chances to talk to each other as i needed to carry out treatments for him. He once asked me:which school you come from?

I answered him:i came from a Chinese school, sir.

He also replied with a shock: you came from Chinese school? But you can speak English well! Your English level is considered good!

I wondered:is it true?

He kept asking:do you speak English at home? Or your parents are English educated?

I replied honestly:no, sir. Both my parents are not highly educated. I don't speak English with my parents.

I still feel that my English level is low compared to other people. There are spaces for me to improve. But, anyway, thanks for their assurance which has added up my confidence towards myself.

Change your mindset...

Revolution...

The world nowadays is coming to a new era. A revolution is taking place in our minds. It means that our old mindset during last century is going to be replaced with a whole new mindset. That is why we say that we are now entering a CONCEPTUAL AGE.

During the last century, which is 20th century or known as the digital age, materialism was priority in people's minds. People believed that physical possessions were more important than the spiritual values.This belief has made many countries developing fast in economy as people would work hard to achieve a comfortable lifestyle. Japan is one of the good examples of that. The Japanese government has put in efforts in developing the country's economy by encouraging people to work hard for the country. The education field was developed by putting emphasis in Mathematics and Science subjects.

However, when we come to the new era, all we did during the last century are not enough to fulfill our needs. This is because our current lifestyle is already enriched with various kind of possessions. People now are looking for the hidden values behind the things. We want more than that. We start to think about the meaning of life.

That is why more and more people, especially those from developed countries in Europe go for meditation. They want to get the answer through "deep-thought". That is what the religious cultivators at ancient time did to get the answer about life and death.

The desire to get the hidden values behind things is only one of the features of this Conceptual Age.

I feel i am not myself...

My mind is quite messy today. No, it has been messy for a long time. I found a lot of thoughts in my mind and i really don't know where i actually lay. I almost lost myself...

I know i want to be a great person but at the same time i also find out a lot of shortcomings on myself. I really don't know what i actually have. Where my values should lay?

Hahaha...self confidence, what is that? Do i have this kind of thing? I fear to get around with people as i don't know how to become part of them. I will feel nervous for each time my friend call me for gathering. Especially when i need to talk to people, i will worry that our topic of conversation will be running out fast and at that time we all will stay quiet.

They say most of the social skill lay on listening to what people talk, but how should i make people talk a lot to me even though i am ready to listen to what they are willing to say. Tony Buzan said the ratio of listening to talking is 2:1 as god only gave us a mouth but a pair of ear!!!

When would i be able to overcome the fear??? I really don't know what should i do to improve my social skill....help me,God...

New life coming....

Hahaha...a new life will come to me after few more days. My life of being a physiotherapist assistant will be ended and i am going to lead teaching life!!! Guess what will be my new job......
DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU!!!hahaha...

After working for more than three months, it is really enough for me. I really got more than i expected at the beginning. For example, i could learn Japanese words from Japanese patients. Like the sentence"you're welcome" in Japanese is"do-itoshimaste","are you feeling well" is "kimochiyi". I got free Japanese language class there!!!

Dealing with patients from various field is really a challenging work. If you don't have the enthusiasm in that field, you will have lost your passion to work within a short period. It's just like me. This is not i want to do in my future and that is why i quit. However, some people may think not to take it too serious as it is just a part time job.

3 months are enough for me as i know what the job actually is. I find myself didn't really enjoy the job and that is why i wish to change my working environment.

Enjoy your work!!!!