I was visiting with friends yesterday who are leaving the UAE next month. We were overdue to catch up, but seeings how they just had their second child, it is natural that time has passed so quickly without hanging out. It was amazing to reminisce that in the time I met them and we became…

This is the last weekend of the course I was taking for the past six weeks. Now, I will have to focus on readings related to my doctorate again, but I’m up for it. One of the good things about taking the online course is that by procrastinating on my tasks, I got a lot…

I’m so glad this week is nearly over! 😀

ON NOT FINDING THE PHONE AND CONTACTING POLICE Well, on April 25th I posted about my iPhone being stolen. It was a sad and frustrating day on the 24th. While I had hoped that eventually my phone would be returned to me, I waited a few days to no avail. Finally, I called and cancelled…

After my post yesterday, I thought perhaps I should seem more positive. So, this morning I am thinking of the good points of life and the day: *It’s Thursday, which means the weekend starts after just two more classes. 🙂 *I’m going to eat Korean food tomorrow as I catch up with a friend/colleague, which…

…did you know that sometimes as I smile I am imagining smashing your face against a wall? Or, that every time I see a particular student I smile as I imagine pummeling his face into a bloody pulp for the torture he and his fellow classmates put me through? Or, that when I say ‘Hi,…

I’ll attempt to keep this all theoretical and as objective as possible, but it may be hard. One of the reasons that I started doing my dissertation on the topic of leadership development and training is because of working with so many leaders or people who want to leaders who don’t have the basics in…

Time is flying by and I have gotten out of my habit of writing regularly – either here or anywhere. Here’s what’s been going on: *I’m taking an online course through tesol.org called “Training Trainers”, which has been pretty good so far, though keeping me extra busy. The good thing about taking these courses are…

Well, my silent period for thinking turned into an extremely busy period of working. Thus, the thinking has been pushed aside and the space in my brain has been filled with stuff at work, an online course and my research activities. Amidst all of this, I’ve been pulled to a slight halt when yesterday afternoon…