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Friday, December 12
snippets of everyday life 10:22 PMThe academic term had officially come to an end earlier this month. During the final week of classes my trusty camera had followed me everywhere on-campus, while I seized every opportunity to take pictures of the familiar people and places I'd seen and visited over the past 4 months. Here I share some little snippets of my everyday life in U of M. :)
FILM 1290 - Art of the Film
Undoubtedly my favourite and most insightful course on exchange, film studies has exposed me to greater perspectives and an appreciation for the history of film and cinema. Apart from being a more informed viewer, I've also learnt to admire filmmakers for/and their techniques deployed in creating their works.
For these reasons, I've put in alot of effort for the course as I genuinely want to take away from it - the Prof too thinks I have potential! Heh. I had my film exam yesterday, and I'd say it was manageable, though there were sections where one's required to write essays which encourage out-of-the-box critical thinking in relation to film themes. I discussed the Coming of Age of young women as depicted in some of the films we'd watched.. a very draining exam, 3 hours and I'd to write non-stop. :S
Prof Gene Walz, an internationally-recognized film critic with vast knowledge and experience. He sometimes calls himself Uncle Gene, acknowledging the fact that some may find him long-winded. Haha.. I do admire and respect Gene very much, and am indeed thankful to have benefited alot from his teachings. We'd spoken on several occasions, discussing Singapore's (amateur but rising) film industry, and after mentioning Jack Neo's themes (Money No Enough and I Not Stupid especially), as well as Royston Tan's works, Gene'd expressed interest to come to Singapore one day! Haha.
160 Elizabeth Dafoe Library - the theatre where we watch our films on Thursdays, and 241 University College - our classroom for Tuesday discussions. Notice that they still use the chalkboard here, the chairs too are very squeezy (you can't fit in comfortably with your winter jackets on, haha), and the TV and DVD system are always faulty. Hmm.
FIN 3270 - Personal Financial Planning / ENTR 3100 - Small Business Management
Left: Melissa, my Personal Financial Planning groupmate. Right: Small Business project group with Prof Nathan Greidanus, a previous investment banker and entrepreneur
Small Business classmates - Gaby, Katie and Allie from left to right. Katie and Allie are really friendly and chatty; we've had lots of fun in class during the small-group discussions and presentations. Heh.. Allie works at Baked Expectations too, she cuts larger slices whenever I visit! :)
A typical classroom in the Asper School of Business - this's already a newer room as compared to the one with brown chairs above (venue for my Small Business class). Old-school OHPs are commonplace here; screens aren't fancy the way we know it too. But worst of all..
The chairs, which are hinged to table legs, providing very restricted movement! They also creak and squeak constantly, and slide away from the tables all the time! Really uncomfy, haha.
Asper School of Business
Classroom hallway at the basement
Study area on 2nd level and booths on the main floor - yes, they don't have to move their own tables and chairs when setting up booths! Heh.
Couches at the Fishbowl on the main level - the name "Fishbowl" is attributed to the glass surrounding the area. The Asper computer lab on the right gives us CAD 50 worth of printing credits for the term, so we don't really pay for printing! (Printing's damn ex at 10 cents per page, heh.)
Tunnel leading from Asper to the other buildings, just like SMU's Concourse. Mostly utilized in winter!
Exterior of University College and Drake Centre (Asper School of Business)
Ahhh. I think I'll miss the wonderful people and places in U of M somehow, no matter how chui the latter may be compared to back home.. :(
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You are an enthusiastic innovator, always seeing new possibilities and new ways of doing things. You have a lot of imagination and initiative for starting projects, and a lot of impulsive energy for carrying them out. You are stimulated by difficulties and are most ingenious in solving them. You can get so interested in your newest project that you have time for little else. Your energy comes from a succession of new enthusiasms and your world is full of possible projects. Your enthusiasm gets other people interested too.
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