The university life is getting better by day, I hope it would continue to be like this until the end of semester. But I have to remind myself that I haven't sent my S.O.C application, and of course the tasks and projects assigned by the lecturers, the worst are yet to come hehehe. Every semester I would "vow" to be more prepared, at least one day before class, I should read something. I hope this semester I would be able to make out something out of the "vow" hehehe. So far, I've been doing quite Ok with the tasks given, especially the ones given by Prof.Q. I must tell you that this lecturer is one fine man with great mind and very generous when it comes to sharing his knowledge and experience. Comparing Dr. J (dunno whether he's still an assoc.prof or dah jadi prof.) and Prof Q, they are different but have some common traits. Dr. J taught me a lot about Literature particularly the English literature, I fell in love with literary criticism after taking that course taught by him two semesters ago. But, when he's in class, he lack of encouraging facial expressions, affective feedback, and sometimes the thought of having to answer his question and giving the wrong answer scares the devil out of me. With Prof.Q, he encourages us to ask question, to give him feedback, and he smiles more often than Dr. J did. Both of these outstanding lecturers have so much to share with the students, but most of the time, the students just couldn't be bothered - sorry to say this, a very Malaysian attitude. You guys wanna know why students keep on failing their Arabic skills course, and other courses perhaps - didn't pay attention in class, and disrespect towards the lecturer. I really can't tolerate this kind of people. When an intelligent person start talking, or giving lecture in my case, you could sense his indepth comprehension of the subject, and smart people always present themselves in a moderate manner (based on my experience lah) but the way they communicate/convey things to you is totally different from the normal people like me lah - they speak with wisdom. Knowledge is something that you can search for, but wisdom comes with maturity, knowledge and age - not always though. Prof. Q mentioned about Individualism in the previous lecture. "Individualistic is not always defined as selfishness, and it is often seen as a positive attribute in literature and arts. Individualism represents self-reliance, self-trust and high confidence level in an individual..." I felt better after hearing this, because I do know that sometimes I like to be individualistic in the sense that I want to produce the very best out of myself - concerning my assignments and project papers - thus, I choose to work alone. Prof Q told us that we need the balance between individualism and working in a team - both has equal significance in our life. And that's the words of wisdom for the day. Have a good day everyday folks!! ^__^