Thursday, August 31, 2006

Ms Tan

This is great!!!!! I haven't talked to Ms Tan for AGES!!!!!! She's so smart, writing all those stuff that sounds so hard!!! :) :) :) :) AND SHE'S STILL AS NICE AS EVER!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

*¬sher¬* says:
Hello Ms Tan!
*¬sher¬* says:
HAPPY TEACHER'SDAY!!!!!
edna says:
thank you! how are you?
*¬sher¬* says:
hahaha i'm fine and you?
edna says:
good
edna says:
lots of work
*¬sher¬* says:
haha you're always so busy! Are you coming back to singapore anytime soon?
edna says:
actually i was just back recently
edna says:
but most of the time consumed by work!
*¬sher¬* says:
oh! so busy!
edna says:
are you graduating already this year?
*¬sher¬* says:
nope sec 3 this year
*¬sher¬* says:
haha
edna says:
ok
*¬sher¬* says:
yep
*¬sher¬* says:
is it morning or night there?
edna says:
morning. 12 hours behind
*¬sher¬* says:
ohhh... so u're going to work soon?
edna says:
yep. although i can work from home now since I am mostly writing
*¬sher¬* says:
cool! writing research papers?
edna says:
as well as my dissertation
edna says:
how's everyone else?
edna says:
are you in the same class as many of 101 gals?
*¬sher¬* says:
no, only 1 more person. mostly in 302
*¬sher¬* says:
haha
*¬sher¬* says:
they're all fine as well
edna says:
oh. so you separated from your chip munk pal eh?
edna says:
jessica?
*¬sher¬* says:
hahahahahah yea
edna says:
you guys still close friends?
*¬sher¬* says:
haha it's ok since we are in the same cca, and in the same french class
edna says:
i see. that's nice
*¬sher¬* says:
btw i went to check dictionary for dissertation, what's a detailed discourse
*¬sher¬* says:
hahaha vocab has not improved
edna says:
hahaha, slow and steady!
edna says:
it is a long philosophical document arguing a theory I want to put forward
edna says:
like a book
edna says:
if it gets published after I am done! haha
*¬sher¬* says:
ohhhhhhhhhhhh
*¬sher¬* says:
what theory are u writing abt?
edna says:
science education theories
edna says:
my theories fall under what we call "grounded theory" which emerges from data
*¬sher¬* says:
haha sounds really difficult
edna says:
i'll let you know if anything gets published and you can read it!
edna says:
no lah its really not
*¬sher¬* says:
OK!!!!!
edna says:
ok its not easy, but its not impossible
edna says:
good brain workout!
*¬sher¬* says:
hahahahaha
*¬sher¬* says:
so are u still teaching the university students?
edna says:
yep. I've taught 6 masters classes. taking a break this semester to concentrate on writing.
edna says:
I
edna says:
'm trying to graduate in dec!
*¬sher¬* says:
oh! are u coming back after that?
edna says:
nope, haha
edna says:
i am going to another university to take up a postdoc research fellowship
*¬sher¬* says:
wow
edna says:
to do 1-2 years of pure research to beef up my skills
*¬sher¬* says:
hahaha sounds tough!



There was a bit more but its too long already! Ms Tan is nice! All who agree say 'Aye!' :):):)

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