Last week, I found this book sitting on my desk. A friend of mine, Murizah thought that I should indulge myself in fiction before I overwhelm myself with academic journal readings next month. I read Ahern's novels before which I don't enjoy very much and find myself in a dilemma saying NO to Murizah. Which is rather different to Ahern's novel adaptation into film namely P.S. I love you or Love, Rosie where I lost myself ogling at the actors and feeling in deep sympathy for all their mishaps. Murizah saw the look on my face and instinctively assuring me that I will love the book. So, there, me off with Ahern for a 3-day marathon.
After a few pages into the book, I found myself marvelled at her linguistic flair and her interpersonal intelligence. Masya Allah, a language is as it is but human with different preferences, perspectives and reflections reveal a wonderfully crafted string of words which embed euphoria in the readers' mind. Well, I am not much of a reviewer, and yeah the word is WOW. How Ahern placed herself in the character's place certainly gave away on the character and sometimes I find myself there.
The book is about friendship and love, lost and found gripping on a universal theme which many of us are familiar, yet I learn that there are always things to love from anything, so I'm sharing some of my favourite quotes from the book.
“If you have to say something, you have to say it now. And now more importantly, you have to do it yourself. It's your life, you're the one who dies, you're the one who loses it.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
“Silent people hold a magic and a knowledge that less contained people lack; that their not saying something means that more important thoughts are going on inside their head. Perhaps their seeming simplicity belies a hidden mosaic of fanciful thoughts.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
“Sometimes the very thing I am looking for is staring me straight in the face, but I can't see it.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
“In order to fly one must first clear the shit off one's wings. First step is to identify the shit.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
― Cecelia Ahern, The Year I Met You
Till we meet again, fiction. One question though, will I recommend this book to anyone? Sure, I will recommend this book to EL learners who wants to add colours to their skills and a person who is lost but wanted to be found.
I really want to read my academic journals, it is just that I am not sure...when.
This movie is valuable for teachers' PLC as it provides insights on how differentiated learning can happen. Marva Collins uses Socratic method to develop higher order thinking skills in her learners. The quote featured here is close to my heart and it is not an easy vision to share. Nonetheless, adopting "Malaysia Boleh" attitude should inspire us towards achieving our personal goal in educating our future generation.
These boys high spirit in both friendship and learning are highly inspirational. Young children who are oblivious to their surrounding, pampered (like my children, yikes!) must watch this movie. I intend to do this during this coming weekend. I hope they can understand the struggle to the road of learning and not everyone is as fortunate as them.
3 words: RULES, ROUTINE, CONSISTENCY
These are the words for successful classroom management. Great for teacher trainee or just someone who recently appointed to teach year one pupils! Well, good luck to you. I quote my lecturer at TTC he was referring to the classroom, "it is a jungle out there!"
