Thursday, September 28, 2006
anw finally danced so long after dr. hmm cos i haven been involved in the shows after dr so m getting a lil rusty. the song n choreo was great, pat was nice, company was fantabulous. (: wanted to go for junior class but didnt due to space constraint. in the end so many of the blastards went so i shd hav gone cos the choreo looks fun!
oo i hate studying. i hav this term essay due next wed n a test next tues. im so DEAD!!
i miss my CLEAN home, aircon, willie. ):
oo n school visit was hilarious la!! joe was so so so so so so so guai that i was uber shocked beyond words. then ms chew (hope i got her name correct) was like saying we shouldnt treat them like they hav some disabilities. they r just pple with special needs and can be v smart, even manipulative towards us. like joe who is actually v high functioning esp knows how to manipulate us volunteers n his mum. in school he was actually kinda 'taking care' of another kid la!! goodness to think that i underestimated his abilities. i used to get khalil to 'take care' of him during camps n stuff but actually he's capable of much more. n he's in a special class now with low yong and another boy cos of his behavioral problems. ms chew is now applying some behavioral control tingy on him using the ABC model (woohooo SW2101!!!) i can see it's totally working on him n im so glad. i asked ms chew if we shd apply it during the sessions but she said we shdnt cos he needs an outlet for all these suppressed behaviour. n if we do so his parents will suffer.
oo n i also learnt more abt autism kids. low yong used to scream and hit himself during camps and sunny will always put his hand into his pockets. but ms chew said we shd let him hit himself cos it's the only way he can feel alive. and that he will also peg himself with clothes peg till he bleed or scratch himself sometimes to feel the same way. then she said that for them, if they start making noises or look irritated we shd find out wads bothering them cos the environment hav to cater to their needs rather than them adapting to the environment.
my goodness, see how freaking lucky we r!
ive learnt so much from ms chew who's actually an inspiration herself cos she actually had a mechanical engineering degree in ntu but she ended up teaching in MINDS.
after giving deeper thoughts to such issues, my complains on studies and dance seem so insignificant.
count your blessings (: