Reflection- Final Say

For these past few days, I have been attending intensive mpu classes, or more widely known as Malaysian Study Lessons. We were given a few assignments , comprises of group discussion and also individual tasks. To be honest, it was really tiring as we had classes until 3pm and were given only half an hour before we continued with our mpu lesson. However, I would say that it turned out to be quite fun and entertaining. Unlike normal classes, I got to befriend with new people from other groups and managed to learn some new stuff.  Example, the buddies learning style project had given me a chance to make friends like Jack and Shin Yi. Besides, the career test is a perfect platform for me to discover my own personality and the possible career pathways lying ahead of me. It has indeed given me a new insight and made me understand myself even better.

I wouldn't say it is a "must " , but I would like to suggest that maybe the MPU lesson duration can be shorten as 2 hours is quite lengthy for a normal student without a break. Furthermore, more group discussions can be arranged so we can interact with other students more often. However, overall the whole lesson is quite enjoyable.

Special thanks to Ms Shafinaz for her patience and guidance throughout these few days . Her commitment in teaching the students and also her effort in making the so called "boring " Malaysian Study lesson more lively are truly respectable.

My Reflection

VOLUNTEER WORK THAT HAS GIVEN ME A NEW  INSIGHT.

Description

      

Having a strong adoration for kids, I have involved myself in a sport day for orphans organized by WACKY on 20th of September 14, which is known as ASOL( a sport of love ). This event was aimed to provide an opportunity for the orphans to experience the atmosphere of a sport day and also to open up a platform for the college students to gain experience in taking care of small children. Having heard about the recruitment of the committee members for that event,I signed up without any hesitation.  As a part of the security team, my job was to take care of the children's safety throughout the event.

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I am the youngest child of my family so I have always wanted a little brother or sister as I grow older. Signing up for this event was mainly due to my passion in taking care of small children and partly due to my heart of doing community service. Young children are always labeled as the pain in the neck or the annoyance one in the family. However, after participating in this event, I have noticed that a good way of communication could actually build a strong relationship between you and the child. We woke up at 5.30 am to reach UCSI international school to have all the preparation done. After all, I felt that the sacrifice of my sleep worth at the end.

Evaluation

The most memorable part of it was the interaction with one of the orphans from Rumah Aman, whose name is Aiman. At the age of 6, his thinking was so mature which had indeed taken me aback. He told me that life still goes on without his parents and he believed in the bright future ahead of him with his family from Rumah Aman. That short but fruitful conversation with a young child like him made me feel ashamed of myself when I felt like giving up during my hectic life as an A'Level student.

Plan

As my mother is a primary tuition teacher, I was provided lots of opportunity to interact with young kids. Nevertheless, it was my first time to communicate with orphans. The difference was actually I had to think more carefully before establishing a conversation with them. Thus, to reticulate this problem, I am actually planning to visit more orphanages in the future.

SMART GOAL

My inspiration

I find this quote intriguing because after endless quantities of watching this series, "Suits", I learned that in this world, there are a lot of people that not are not risk-takers. They are afraid of big things in life. They are unconfident of themselves to achieve dreams and goals in life. On the other hand, people who are risk-takers do not think about the negative part of life, neither do they afraid of parts and parcels of life. They think big and dream big to achieve it.

This quote is from a piece of music that proves to people that revenge is not necessary. When a person hurts or criticizes you, you do not need to resort to violence , neither do you need to seek for revenge. The thing in life for an individual to prove to that somebody that brings them down is to build up themselves.For example, when a person brags about their ability to do well in a certain activity towards you, just let them be. All you have to do is to focus on yourself and be successful in life. Then, people will start noticing you for your determined achievement.

This quote reflects me about working in certain group. Working in a group requires a lot of teamwork, creative ideas and brainstormings. A black sheep in a group will not only bring down the ability of the group to excel but also decreases their performance . This quote tells me that a person who does not contribute in the group will end up failing in the future. This is due to the fact that a quiet and uncommitted group member will not learn anything. Therefore, they will have a hard time working with others in time to come.

Career and University Action Plan

I have taken a career test on Sunday afternoon. The results are shown as below :

Career Test

As an ENFJ you have a very large range of potential careers which can make you happy. Most importantly you need exist in a supportive and people orientated environment, where you can use your creativity and organisational skills on a variety of differing challenges. This allows the ENFJ a great deal flexibility in their career. 
More than any other personality, you have excellent people skills. You have a talent for brining out the best in others by giving love, support and hospitality. As you encourage and support people, and strive to understand them you attain a great deal of personal satisfaction. 
More than other extraverted personalities you may keep your ideas to yourself, particularly if it interferes with bring out the best in another. You are motivated to help people change their lives for the better, and therefore usually put other’s needs before your own. You are warm, gracious, charming and creative, with a rich insight to what motivates and moves other people. Your special ability to genuinely help people makes the ENFJ a truly valued person. As giving as you are, it is important to remember your own needs as well as those of others. 

Possible careers:

• Facilitator 
• Consultant 
• Home maker 
• Musician or actor 
• Designer 
• Psychologist 
• Social Worker / Counsellor 
• Teacher 
• Clergy 
• Sales Representative 
• Human Resources 
• Manager 
• Events Coordinator 
• Sales Representative 
• Politicians and Diplomats 
• Writers 

My ambition is actually to become an established lawyer in the future. The result above shown was not that accurate but it actually reflected my personality truthfully. I am a talkative and outspoken girl as I like to communicate with others once I am placed in a social ring. Apart from the endless talking, I am used to listen to other people problems as well. This will probably explain the result of the career psychologist appearing as one of my career choices.

Speaking about my future plan,  I am planning to further my study in law degree in United Kingdom if I were to be offered a place in the one of the universities. In the final year of my degree, I will probably take up criminal law, corporate law and some other modules to specialize in. My ultimate interest in reading criminal cases and fictions have once influenced me to further my study in criminology or as a criminal psychologist. However, due to safety concern, I have changed my ambition to become a lawyer as it is also quite similar to what I wanted to do initially.

University	Location	Faculty / Major	Entry Requirements	English Language Proficiency	My Mission	Present Progress
King’s College	London, United Kingdom	Law LLB	A*AA	IELTS B7	1.      Improve my writing and speaking 2.      Take IELTS	3.      Read ing more newspapers and novels 4.      Taking IELTS workshop
University College London	London, United Kingdom	Law LLB	A*AA	IETLS B7.5	1.      Improve my writing and speaking 2.      Take IELTS                3. Take LNAT	1.      Read ing more newspapers and novels 2.      Taking IELTS workshop
University of Manchester	Manchester, United Kingdom	Law LLB	AAB	ENGLISH 1119 ( B)	Completed	Conditional Offer

SWOT Analysis

Strength -          Teamworking especially in debates and mooting competition , talkative -          Be a listener and advisor -          Accepting other opinions and be open to receive comments -          Best debator in the team -          Cheerful and patient

Weaknesses -          Not certain about the answer I have given even it is correct -          Gullible and easy to be influenced by others -          Have stronger mind -          Tend to finish my works at last minute and procrastinate a lot -          Avoid having arguments with others during group discussion so I cant really come up with a constructive idea for group studies -          Lack of confidence

Opportunities -          To become a lawyer to defend my clients in the future -          Further my study in law degree after pre-university studies -          Be more confident when expressing my opinion to support my stand -          Read more to gain more general knowledge -          Participate in more conference, mooting competitions and expose myself more.

Threats -          A lot of memorisation to be done -          Difficulties in studies and failure in time management -          Basically, advancement in technology has no huge impact in legal field as most documents still need to be hand written and be prepared in hard copies -          Most of the industries need lawyer for legal advices in different kinds of cases

Buddies' Learning Style

My group is made up of 6 members who are from Group 1, 6 and 7. Starting from the left are Yeun Hui, Shin Yi, Jack , Shen Ey, Sarah and Me ( white adidas shirt ). Sarah and I are both auditory learners, Yeun Hui is a visual learner, Shen Ey is an auditory and kinesthatic learner while Shin Yi and Jack are all rounders, but more towards to visual and auditory learners. Within the stipulated time frame, we got to understand the different styles of learning of different people around us besides making new friends which we would hardly be able to do in our hectic A'Level life.

About Myself

1. Name : Teo Ee Na
2. Student ID : 1401A24615
3. Class : Group 1
4. Completion : Jun 2015
5. Subjects taken : Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths
6. Learning Style : Auditory Learner
7. Interests : Reading fiction novels, sports and playing musical instrument
8. Future career : Lawyer
9. University of my choice : 
a.University College London ( United Kingdom )
b. King's College ( United Kingdom )
c. University of Manchester ( United Kingdom )