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That's ME!

Photobucket         - Wendy Neo
        - 20.01.1986
        - Yr 3, NUS Chemistry

b0rn to be childish.. caring.. timid..
gr0w up to be stubb0rn.. impatient..
learning to be understanding.. brave..
trying not to be a CRY baby..
that's me, myself and i..



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- Passion -

= Learn to communicate better
= Expressing myself clearly
= Confident in presenting myself
= Building up my patient
= Be an active listener
= Understanding others well
= _________________________


I Thankyou

- Altan d.o.o. for HTML SnowDrops Script.
- Aisha Sherazi for The Poems.
- MyFlashFetish.com for The Music Player.
- YouTube.com for The Posted Video.
- L.Louis for the HTML BaseCodes






Saturday, August 30, 2008


Blog Post #2:
An interpersonal conflict situation

Interpersonal conflict situation is unavoidable in our every day life; be it in school, home or workplace. During my poly days, I was chosen to represent the school in a crystal growing competition. The group consisted of Stella, Stephanie and me as the group leader. We were chosen as we had a good understanding of using lab apparatus and possessed excellent lab techniques.

During the first meeting, Stephanie was late. We tried to contact her numerous times but in vain, and hence we commenced without waiting for her. An hour later, Stephanie eventually came strolling in to the meeting room. As Stella was a very good friend of mine, I knew she detested people for being late. However, since this was the first meeting, we let the matter slip by.

For the subsequent meetings, Stephanie continued to be unpunctual. The tension between Stella and Stephanie started to build up; they began working individually and avoided communications. As their group leader, I decided to approach Stephanie to advise her to be punctual for upcoming lab sessions and to interact more with the group. However, a cold stare and uninterested facial expression was all I got in return. I could sense that Stephanie was unhappy about working with the both of us. The cause of this arises because both Stella and I were more meticulous with our work; and Stephanie think that it was not up to her pace.

The week before the competition, our lecturer came to check on us, and was glad on our progress. Stephanie, however, claimed all credits to herself and she was praised by our lecturer in front of both Stella and I. Eventually, we were very disappointed and frustrated.

As a group leader, what should I do? In retrospect, if you were in Stephanie’s shoes, how could you have contributed more to the group instead of stealing the limelight?




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Saturday, August 23, 2008


Blog Post #1:
Why devolping effective communication is important to us?

Developing effective communication skills is a useful tool which everyone should integrate into their lives. Learning to be an effective communicator knows no bounds, and anyone regardless of age can become one. Question is, how? Well, in order to achieve that aim, one would have to examine the various areas that could bring about effective communication. Learning how to avoid barriers which hinder active listening, interpreting nonverbal communication cues of people such as body language, understanding how the different types of communication networks and channels function are just some of the sure-fire ways to improve one’s communication skills.

Effective communication plays a vital role in various situations, whether it is in the family, one’s social circle or workplace. For starters, being an effective communicator allows one to broadcast his ideas through to others clearly and confidently. This aids in allowing others to understand one better and allows one to become more persuasive when desired. Secondly, it opens a plethora of opportunity in terms of employment. By efficiently conveying one’s positive aspects in a job interview, the prospective interviewee would be able to gain a head-start in securing a career. Lastly, it helps to clarify doubts about certain issues or situations. For instance, one may paraphrase a question correctly to acknowledge a speaker in a conference. In my personal opinion, being proficient in communicating can be very useful in meeting more friends. Perhaps chatting up with someone whom you are interested with in a bar?

As a side note, although effective communication skills are important, one should not neglect the other half of the story, which is to practice active listening. Communication involves a two-way exchange of information. One needs to encode the message before speaking and to decode the reply one receives. Only through practising can one become a good speaker and listener!




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