So Long Fare Thee Well

Have you ever been in the class, a bit indifferent with the lecture, just swallowing everything up and the class is finished, you leave. Never thought of ever going to the lecturer, asking for more on the thing that u’ve just learnt in order to be better guided. Are you the kind of a student who seems not to appreciate your lecturer but by the time that you know he’ll retire, you regret that you will never get the chance to share his knowledge? I am that kind of person. I regret it so much of not really working hard in his class. Not answering more of his questions. Not asking any tips from him on how to start being a writer of which that is I have always dreamt of. He is a good writer himself, being engrossed with countless of stories around the world, he is the person who can actually open the way for me on how to write a good story. What takes it so long for me to bring the stories that I’ve written and knock on his door, just for the sake of asking his opinion? I dare not.

Just so you know Dr Edwin, I have always benefited from your class. Your intelligence has made Drama course become exciting. It’s a pleasure to be taught by you because after this, I could always brag that –

Oh, Dr Edwin? I used to be his student!

My Ticket To Success

Here's the ticket for the play that I had watched on March. It will definitely be my first baby steps in frequenting to KL PAC more!

Unselfish Miss Kasthoori

It’s our last class with her. She is the best tutor for me. I like the way she speaks, it is clearly articulated and her being Dr Edwin’s then student is a bonus point as she always gives us helpful tips in order to strive in this course. The way she gives comments is exemplary. She would not bluntly say ‘you’re wrong’. Instead she would offer a better idea to improve the mistakes that we have done. Everything has its end, we finished our class with boxes of Dunkin Donuts, being spoilt for the last time with lots of flavors!

Blogging

I’ve always been a blogger ever since I was in Form Five. Little did I know during the time that Dr Edwin asked us to start a blog for Drama class, it could help you a lot in being reflective. Blogging is not only the way to help me understand myself, recounting on the experiences that I had gone through in his class, it helps me to understand others too.

I like to read my friends’ blogs in order to understand them better. The kind of persons that they are can be seen from the way they write their blogs. Theirs are all enjoyable to be read. It saddens me to stop writing in this blog, for being a procrastinator in the earlier weeks, this is the price that I have to pay- not being able to express my thoughts more!

Content-Learning

Being under the wind of Dr Edwin, there are numerous meaningful things I have learnt from him. Throughout the semester, we have been asked to finish reading a number of plays. From my observation, I think Dr Edwin has made a lot of effort in choosing suitable texts for all of his students.

One aspect that I find useful in his class is the way he always analyzes in order to get a better understanding. With the analysis skills he has always used in the class, I could easily get a better picture of a play and this helped a lot. Not only in this class, but in poetry class too.

If I were a teacher, I would definitely use the kind of analysis that Dr Edwin has taught us. By understanding how many characters there are, the kind of relationships they have, it’s like a short cut of understanding a text.

We could **** you, Mr Birch!

Kee Thuan Chye is anything but. He’s hilarious, an amusing Chinese man with an extra dose of libido to boot. We could not stop refraining ourselves from laughing when he was telling us about the first story that he wrote. It all contained sex scenes. An amorous 11-year-old boy I might say. Throughout the almost two hours we spent with him, I would say he is a good observer of what’s happening in the country. With his creativity he uses the power of a pen in order to mock some people without being caught in ISA. Best thing of all, I managed to get hold of his signature after buying his book.

We could **** you, Mr Birch!

Future Teacher I Will Be

I am Noor Hafiza,

Solemnly ‘vows’ that I will be the kind of a teacher as stated below:

- Not a boring English teacher who asks students to write essays everyday.

- A creative teacher who constantly comes up with an interesting method of teaching to perk up students even during a hot sunny afternoon.

- Will try to instill the love for literature among Malaysian students.

- Will use the analysis skill that I have acquired from Dr. Edwin in order to help students to understand a story better.

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