I was working late and wanted to watch something on TV before I rested for the day. I decided to look for a short film and this is what I found. On Disney+ a short film titled “Far from the tree”. It was 7 minutes long. But I spent 45 minutes journaling and reflecting on …
Last week a close relative of mine passed on and I attended her funeral. I haven’t met or seen many of my extended family members for nearly 2 years. After a couple of days, my mum called. She said that many asked why I wasn’t wearing any earrings or chain. As an Indian, wearing earrings …
You are doing the best you can, and that’s enough ❤️ As i was working, I heard crying sound Today vaishnavi woke up crying She had wet her pants I looked at the clock and it was 5.30am. I wake up at 4.30 and it’s my precious 3 hours. I use these 3 hours to …
Emotional Intelligence means being able to: identify and understand your own emotions, to understand and empathize with another person’s feelings, and to respond to emotions with appropriate behaviors in a cooperative, functional, and empathetic manner. To be emotionally intelligent requires knowing who you are, your own feelings, and your own needs. It also means being …
Today, you and I are going to talk about Making Mistakes When I grew up, I was told not to make mistakes. Don’t make any mistakes. Teachers still mark mistakes with a red pen. Tick and Cross. This tells us to make as few as possible in academics. Now, we all know about Carol Dwek’s …
Tanggal 31 Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh Merdeka! Merdeka! Tetaplah Merdeka Ia pasti menjadi sejarah The late Sudirman sang. We all sang it in school. So what does that mean? I asked my students what does Merdeka mean. They said Independence. But what is independence? They all shook their heads. How does it …
The term “emotional intelligence” was first used in 1990 by psychologists Peter Salovey of Harvard University and John Mayer of the University of New Hampshire. It was used to describe the emotional qualities that appear to be important to success. These can include: Empathy. Expressing and understanding feelings. Controlling one’s temper. Independence. Adaptability. Being well-liked. …
When I first learned about having 1-1 time with my child, I couldn’t connect as I never experienced one as a child. I asked Vaishnavi to pick an activity, but at the same time I started to plan how the activity should go and I still had thoughts about unwashed dishes and emails at the …
When the Covid Pandemic Lockdown first hit Malaysia, many businesses felt lost. On contrary, we knew what to do. We knew Art has to go on. We knew we still want to keep in touch with our students. We did our first art tutorial video. It took us an entire day. We were camera shy. …
