ClappingTree’s Web 2.0

YESTERDAY, CLASSMATE L. informed us via email that the grades for the semester had been posted online. Logged into the portal and learnt with great delight that i’ve scored A’s (Excellent) for both modules.

YAY! All that hardwork over the past two months had paid off. Called project partner W. at once to give him the good news. He was in a meeting, but he also went “Yay!”

Now, with two modules down, my first lap (semester) is done. Six more modules and three more laps to go. Then, a thesis that can take about a year to complete, so i was told. A long way to go — perhaps another two and a half years. Quite a daunting prospect at times. Nevertheless, this is a GOOD beginning!

Now, an enticing four-week TESOL certificate program beckons all the way from Rome, Italy! Surely, “to go or not to go?” is not the question. Rather, it’s when, who and how!

(Extracted from tomorrow’s reading in Our Daily Bread

“The end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.” — 1 Peter 4:7

“THERE IS A WEB SITE that claims to predict when you will die. After you answer a series of questions, your projected date of death appears along with a digital clock counting down the number of seconds you have left to live.

“It’s all based on current life-expectancy charts, but seeing it on a computer screen makes it more vivid. As the site says, it’s “the Internet’s friendly reminder that life is slipping away.” ” Read the rest of this entry »