Deactivating my Facebook account.

Tue, 12 May 2009
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I briefly toyed with the idea of temporarily deactivating my Facebook account because it’s taking up too much of my attention from other things. However, I changed my mind when I saw the warning that I’d lose my administrator status in my groups/events/pages.

I think that’s going to cause major chaos later on when I log back on to Facebook again; besides, I just need some respite from the information overload, I don’t need major upheavals and subsequent administrative difficulties at this point in time. Once I realised that, it made everything a lot clearer – I just needed to make logging in that bit more difficult so as create a psychological barrier/aversion to logging in.

Let me just say that I never knew deleting a saved userid/password could bring so much relief.

Okonomiyaki House Iroha 168.

Mon, 11 May 2009
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Just another plug for a restaurant which offered food and service that I really enjoyed.

Food: I don’t have pictures of the food at the moment but trust me – the food rocks if you’re a fan of condiments unsparingly dribbled over your food. The chef fries a mean dish of shiitake mushrooms too.

Service: The defining moment of the service quality? When the Japanese chef came over to me to ask very politely if I would like bonito flakes on my vegetable pancake. I thought that was very astute of him, and I admire foresight in people.

Price: Don’t expect food court prices, but I don’t mind paying what I did (about $27.50 per person, inclusive of a tip) because the food and service made up for it. Nevertheless, DBS cardholders get 10% off the bill, so if you haven’t blindly cancelled yours, you know where to use it next 🙂

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Address:
442 Orchard Road
#B1-06 Orchard Hotel

Tel: 6738 1683

Deferred gratification.

Wed, 29 Apr 2009
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Girl staring intently at marshmellow; source unknown.

It’s been said that a lot of kids don’t possess the ability to defer gratification, which results in a myriad of problems later on in life.

Based on my own experience during my Practicum stint, I’m quite inclined to believe in this idea.

I think it’s necessary for parents and teachers alike to teach children how to defer gratification, but it’s the “how” which always eludes everyone.

I’ve been trying to find activities that teach the above skill but haven’t been very successful so far, though I’ve come across some tips that might be helpful and a good place to start.

Off the top of my head, some games that teach deferred gratification and which come to mind are: Jenga and “Simon Says”.

Anyone has any other suggestions?