It has been a while...

Ping is currently taking a class on "Human and Ecological Health Assessment" to fulfill the Environmental Science and Policy program requirements. The structure of this class is pretty unique - one that Ping have not experienced before. We are required to do a lecture recap and self-evaluation at the end of every class. Initially Ping thought it was kinda useless but after the third lecture, it is actually pretty useful because Ping was basically writing down a summary of the lecture that will be easier to study for exams (actually, more like quizzes since they only count for a small percentage of the total score). In addition to that, it was also to remind Ping of what she needs to improve and what area she's totally blur. This is done right after class and written on a form that the professor prints out for us. In addition to that, there is also a form for us to evaluate our group members (we are divided into groups when it comes to case studies) this week, at the same time, getting an evaluation for ourselves from them.

This week, we are suppose to meet with the professor for an evaluation and also to know what areas we should improve before the end of the semester. Before we meet with the professor, she sends us a summary of our evaluation so that we can think about it and prepare questions if we have any. Ping just got an email from the professor and this one sentence brings back tons of high school memories, can't help laughing out loud...

"You have also done a good job in evaluating others. (Can you try to write in bigger letters? Thanks.)"

Geezzz!!! Ping would never imagine getting this now...in graduate school...more than halfway through her PhD!!!! Ping's friends who have gone to school with Ping would know that Ping's handwriting is tiny but it has evolve to a larger font over the years, especially now that Ping is too lazy to write super neat after class (since Ping have weekly meetings with Tom right after class), the writing is definitely bigger than before. Yet!! Ping gets this comment. Hmmm...how big does people usually write??????? As far as Ping knows, Mei and mum's handwriting is as small as Ping's!!! Daddy, do you still have the photos you took of my handwriting for my high school notes when you were cleaning up in KL?? That was definitely way smaller and Ping could understand why Ping's BM teacher in Form 4 refuse to grade her first ujian bulanan. Took Ping a long time to finally write big enough for her to start grading them...don't even talk about SPM man!! Super tired by the end of all the essay papers! (Mei!! I can't remember who taught us BM in Form 4!!! Die edi! Can you???? She's like the best BM teacher we had in all our schooling years and I totally blank out on her name!!!! I can remember how she look like and all but can't think of her name at all!!!!)