Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Hi Andersonians,
This is Haritha here. And this is my post for tonight:-)
I) Hostess with the mostest!
Q: In what ways do your Australian Host families differ from Singaporean families in the way they welcome guests?
My Opinion: I guess back in Singapore we are a bit more formal with our guests but the Australians are more informal, which makes their welcoming warmer and friendlier.
I also think that S'poreans could get a bit nosy with what the guests are doing, but in Australia, they give us more private time.
Q: What have you learnt from their lifestyle?
My Opinion: Australians lead really friendly lifestyles. For example they would greet people they might not know on buses and other public places. You might not really see this in Singapore. So, what I have learnt would be to be warmer to people you meet regardless of whether you know them or not.
Q: What Actions or characteristics have you observed in the Australian Families that you would like to develop in yourself when you interact with your own family?
My Opinion: I think that families here are more open to suggestions, and everyone's opinion is taken into account. But in S'pore, parents might always like get to make the final suggestions...
So, importantly, I think that we should take into consideration everyone's opinion. And the most important way to do this would to voice out your opinion without being scared.
II) Better Stages
Q: In what ways have you been inspired by those involved in the performing arts in Adelaide?
My Opinion: There is a lot of effort put into the making of productions here in Australia. For example, to make the dragon puppet, they actually had on entire class working on it. I believe you can actually see all the effort put into it. The amount of dedication and commitment they put in is really inspiring!
Q: What are the most important things that you have learnt about putting up a production?
My opinion: Like mentioned above, I think that dedication and commitment are important. I also think that teamwork and and un-biased view is important. Well, ATC has lots of these, but it might do good to brush up on them.
The more interesting thing is that in Marryatville, you see most work being done by the students, and the teachers are only guiding them. But in Anderson, teachers do a good part of the work too. I think we, as students, do more work and give less to the teachers.
We should pass on the skills we learnt here to those who did not come here and our future juniors, and make good use on them for our SYF next year, and coming years.
This is Haritha here. And this is my post for tonight:-)
I) Hostess with the mostest!
Q: In what ways do your Australian Host families differ from Singaporean families in the way they welcome guests?
My Opinion: I guess back in Singapore we are a bit more formal with our guests but the Australians are more informal, which makes their welcoming warmer and friendlier.
I also think that S'poreans could get a bit nosy with what the guests are doing, but in Australia, they give us more private time.
Q: What have you learnt from their lifestyle?
My Opinion: Australians lead really friendly lifestyles. For example they would greet people they might not know on buses and other public places. You might not really see this in Singapore. So, what I have learnt would be to be warmer to people you meet regardless of whether you know them or not.
Q: What Actions or characteristics have you observed in the Australian Families that you would like to develop in yourself when you interact with your own family?
My Opinion: I think that families here are more open to suggestions, and everyone's opinion is taken into account. But in S'pore, parents might always like get to make the final suggestions...
So, importantly, I think that we should take into consideration everyone's opinion. And the most important way to do this would to voice out your opinion without being scared.
II) Better Stages
Q: In what ways have you been inspired by those involved in the performing arts in Adelaide?
My Opinion: There is a lot of effort put into the making of productions here in Australia. For example, to make the dragon puppet, they actually had on entire class working on it. I believe you can actually see all the effort put into it. The amount of dedication and commitment they put in is really inspiring!
Q: What are the most important things that you have learnt about putting up a production?
My opinion: Like mentioned above, I think that dedication and commitment are important. I also think that teamwork and and un-biased view is important. Well, ATC has lots of these, but it might do good to brush up on them.
The more interesting thing is that in Marryatville, you see most work being done by the students, and the teachers are only guiding them. But in Anderson, teachers do a good part of the work too. I think we, as students, do more work and give less to the teachers.
We should pass on the skills we learnt here to those who did not come here and our future juniors, and make good use on them for our SYF next year, and coming years.
we had a smashing good day, 7:08 PM.