Friday, November 28, 2008

Cindy loved 390

By looking back of the classes I have had in OC, other than many of my Finance courses I took with Derek. Marc’s class is probably the best one I have enjoyed. I think I am so used to get ready on Thursday to join this xx, don’t know what exact word can describe it, such as group, party, meeting; It is a class that I really actively learned; however, I feel it’s more like a big family, everyone knows each other so well

I never felt stressful being here, and I was not nervous of eye contacting each audience while I was at the stage. Because I know everybody was being so supportive and they were really listening. I was being so comfortable of expressing ideas and in group discussions. I can’t tell enough goodness about this course. I really think this is a well done course for Marc.

I remember walking into the very first class, I was hesitate and unsure the outcome. When Marc was going through the outline, I though “god, this is so complex”, plus I only knew couple students well in the class. Now, I had gone coffee with Leslie two times. She was such a trust worthy and reliable person I had not resisted self-disclosing myself for the interview assignment. When I started my first big job, I was always being coached. Now, I am proud that I had been a coach too!! I am a lucky girl that I had partnered with Jen to coach. She is definitely an awesome girl and she earned my respect. My first time in a team with Wei broke the ice on the surface. What a future leader!

I can’t forget also Ash, Emily, Wes, Felicia, Ian, Ting, Kathy, Hengchi, Haoqi, Jason, Craig, James, Steve, Joel, Justin and Nadine. You guys are all amazing. Hah, I can actually name everybody, never did in other classes! By the way, you are still handsome Wes after haircut; you too Marc, you really initiated change and I will vote for you film until it wins.

Finally, I want to say good luck everyone on whatever you are doing. Stay positive, and up up every day. I may see some of you in grad ceremony next summer! Right on!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Film made by Marc

That touchy feeling is still surrounding me. I remember from the very beginning of the class, Marc emphasized do not biz talking; however, using genuine tone in writing and speaking. Now I see the really magic from it with the blending of self disclosure.

I promptly watched this video when it just came active on the 6th, now I still tempted to watch it one more time. Not particularly a specific image, not a particular motion, but the statement Marc passed on made me thinking. “I admire the simplicity of mathematics, you can always come to an answer it is either black or white” I thought my goodness he was going to talk about math in the film? You may not know of that personally I am really resisted to take math class unless mandatory. As you could imagine, I skipped the statement related to variables and so on for the first couple times watching it. However, now, as I really clicking buttons back and forth listening to it, I gained understanding of it and it is actually a great metaphor used here. Marc revealed “in math, identity defines its equality holds regardless of the value of it variables. This is how I like to think of my canadianess. ” we all had done in class activity disclosing life is blah blah, here is a self disclosure from Marc that what being a Canadian is. I am guessing canadianness symbolize somehow isolation. Because he reviews his canadianness is separated equality from variables. In addition, when the movie is close to an end, I hear that “stepping back I can see that these variables stabilize the outside world” I don’t think this is a coincidence of repeating, but this film is really a piece of work that Marc had spent time on.

These statements, I want to call it a confession, are very refined, I really loved it. The black and white film and pictures remind me the past. It gets the audience striding across the time era from the past, which his parents had gone through the toughness of being not original Canadian; the present, which Marc had been affected negatively when he was young and never want anyone else to be affected again, I am sure each non Canadian students will nod head firmly, they are being treated with great respect, and the future, his little daughter, she speaks English French, and Spanish, what a great admirer of being multicultureness!!!