-Chamber orchestra~ There was a significant improvement since our first attempts at playing the songs. We're now able to run through all three pieces, and although there are still some tuning issues, everything sounds much better!
-Musical~ practice on wednesday was cancelled and shifted to friday instead. We did a new piece called the Teddy Bear's picnic that Ms.Leong asked me to find the chords for, and also I'm a believer. We had to photocopy the scores because there weren't enough between Japheth and I. He was absent on friday as well, so i got to be the pianist for the whole practice. It was very fun.
-Tutoring~ Christine didn't manage to complete most of the exercises i gave her so i think i may have to redo the lesson plan. Still no luck on finding a new supervisor. most of the administration aren't involved with student affairs directly. There was also a math test on sets and vectors, but the results aren't out yet. I think so far that Christine's main issue is understanding the problem not the actual math itself, so i'll see how i can help her with that- maybe make a list on guiding words.
-I have added a new CAS activity, that Cheryl and I are doing together. We're going to the Sunshine old folks home where we volunteered to help out. Lidia's joining us next monday. This first visit was basically just a tour of the place. We also helped with the feeding, and i was feeding this lady who likes to be called Mamee. Cheryl was feeding another old lady who was once a teacher, but who fractured her bones during a fall. The lady in charge, Miss Tang, said she was a very fussy patient, and i struggled a little to understand what it was that she wanted. Most of the patients there are permanent, with only a few temporary, and there are currently 25 residents. SOme are tube fed but others are require feeding. Miss Tang's a nurse and she's been looking after the old folks for 20 years. There were also other hired helpers around, and we were told that we could drop in anytime. Most of the people there seemed a bit disturbed by our presence but hopefully, they'll soon get used to us. It was a very thought-provoking experience. I wondered what most of the residents did and looked like during their youth, and i look forward to getting to know them, although there may be a few language barriers.
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