Google Tools Practical Reflection

Today’s entry is about project reflection which is “Google Tools Practical”. It was quite a journey using some of Google’s products such as “Gmail, Google Earth, Google Searching, Blogs, Google Desktop, Google Picasa and many other useful tools. Each and every tool has its advantages and is very useful for work, family and friends in order to enhance communication and knowledge.

At the beginning of this year each student was given a tool to monitor and explain in class some of the tools I have mention earlier. Some tools were new, for instance “Google Finance” users can search for financial news or records for a desired year, “Google Reader” users can RSS their favorite news and “Google Chrome” which made a huge difference in security and speed and became my default browser!

Each student was assigned to do a site using Google Sites and create all twenty tools as long as ten blog entries. Here are some of the tools that were new to me and I have benefited from: Starting with iGoogle,this unique customized search where I can put the gadgets I want on one page such as myGmail account so that I can easily check my new messages, check the weather cast date and time, my favorite games and of course YouTube. With this amazing personal web gateway, you can play, read, add and change your page. Following one, Google Sites is an online application. This application was one of the easiest and simplest procedures in creating a website. Lastly, Google Labs is a website that demonstrates Google new projects. This is a way for Google to gain feedback on the products before releasing the final versions.

Some were hard to explain and use and some were easy and understandable. Making a site is hard but Google Sites made it easier to set up your own site and customize it they way you want. What was frustrating is the amount of time given; it was good but didn’t meet other projects, deadline and exams. I rushed through making my site and blogs. Time consuming was my issue; with my wedding coming so fast and with the midterms of this semester. I have learned a lot and can express more about myself after writing entries each week and publishing my website.

To conclude, having the chance to make my own site and blog is an unforgettable experience because I had the chance to read my classmates stories and know them better, this will also help me in the near future and in my career life.

Right Or Left Brain Dominant

Last year I made a video for my peer-teaching class which is very familiar on YouTube but it’s my version of the game.

Have you heard of “say the color not the word”? Well it is fun and brings energy to those how tried to play it. For my group project I used it as a break between the training sessions.

These kind of tests or games shows if you are a right thinker if or left, maybe!

I have read this in another blog and loved to share :

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There are also ways to find out if you’re more right- or left-brain dominant. Each hemisphere of your brain controls different aspects of your thinking. The right side is more creative, the left more analytical.

When JM was in elementary school she conducted this simple test as a science fair project to help determine if her subject was predominately right- or left-brain controlled. Looking at this chart, read the color rather than the word… try to do this quickly and not stop between each word. Example: on the first word say ‘red’ don’t read ‘blue.’

If you are right-brain dominate you will be able to ‘read’ the color, if you are left-brain dominate you will want to ‘read’ the word."

http://ifmomsaysok.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/right-or-left-eyes-brains-oh-my/

My class mates and I have completed the survey of personality that our teacher made and everyone found whether they are right or left brain dominant. I turned out to be a left-brain thinker!

Here is another post of same discussion, for those who don't know what side they are will know after reading this article:

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1733

This is my video:

My Nephew

I LOVE THIS SMALL GUY!

Just look at the video and tell if you adore this kid or not!

He’s 2 years old and he just loves to wear heels! Whenever I come back from college or anywhere else he follows me to the room and waits until I take my heels off and then it’s his turn to wear them =P

I'll leave you with the video:

Got Engaged!

Yes... I did!

Hahahaa I don't know what to say or write ~_*

Well it was a long long day, but that moment was really fast. What was funny is that I didn't know which finger the ring supposed to be worn on! My facial expressions were not for someone who’s getting engaged. When "he" came in I was surprised, shy and at the same time confused of what is going on. The engagement party was held in my parents’ house and it was for 2 days Thursday for men and Friday for women.

I never thought that I will be getting married someday. I have always argued with my friends that I am the last person who will be getting married but fate turn the other way and I was the first among my friends who got engaged! Who knew!!

January the 8th will be my wedding day, many things to do in this short period. I am still studying and one week before the wedding is my midterm exams!!! Stress is controlling me in the mean time and I hope my achievements and preparation for the wedding satisfies my family.

I wish all my friends and family a happy life =)

Have a nice day~

Dubai Airshow 2009

Dear Diary

I miss writing in my blog.....NOT! =P

There were loads of things and submissions to handle the past two weeks.

Around this time of the year, theof semester , the creepy monster is back and finally will end it with 2010 holidays , new year new beginning!

My last trip with the college was fun yet tiring! It was a long walk from the drop off area to the entrance and the weather was not helping at all. (-_-“)

We went to the air show in Dubai and it was an amazing experience. There were many aircrafts on dock such as jets, passengers plane, helicopters and many other freights =P

I took some pictures during the show. This is my first time visiting such event which I really loved and glad that I went.

I will upload the pictures of this trip in the next post.

I'll come back soon!

Fighting~ '\(*_*)/'

Second week of November

On the 10^th of November, we had an open day for high school graduate students from different school. Each program did a presentation concerning their major. As a finance student we did a presentation of a bank. It similar to the awareness campaign that we did the previous week however this is more for student who don’t save or wants to save money and how can banks help.

On the 12^th of November, the last day of the week. *yay*

My friend and I went to the cafeteria and we were standing waiting to order. When it was our turn, some “Barbie girls” cut the line and wanted to order. (Aagghh I hate when these things happen to me) I got frustrated and told my friend to order. I just couldn’t stand their attitude, their giggles and laughs so I said in a loud voice: “EXCUSE ME!” more than three times, “we came first!. . . 2 margarita and 1…..” haha I didn’t give them a chance to talk, I ordered directly, paid and sat.

Why do people cut lines? Or being “pretty” allows them to?