Thanksgiving
December 14th
School's out and it's the end of another semester. So many things have passed, and so fast. I would like to dedicate this little page to my teachers and professors who have made this semester a most wonderful time of learning and experience. There was so much I didn't know then, and now I know there is so much more I don't know I don't know.
To Joseph Wood my English teacher, thank you so much for the most enlightening time of reading and learning. I for one would have continued reading only Harry Potter and Calvin & Hobbes. The books that you chose were not the easiest of readings, but you have helped me open my eyes to these works that piqued my curiosity and fascinated me with their multi-dimensional vibrancy (if it can indeed be described as such). The Babysitter by Robert Coover had me in a state of awe. Now I know for myself why you have chosen the path less traveled.
To Dr. Jon Michaels my MIS professor and Armaity Bilimoria, I owe a lot to you two. Thank you for helping me survive MIS 121. Sitting in front of my computer for thirteen hours on end while figuring out how to code a prime number generator is an experience I can tell my grandchildren about. Or the ten page vegomatic program. There were many times I felt like giving up because I failed to see the broad picture. I often felt constrained by the limitations of the man-made construct we had to work within. I remain today an MIS major, partly for pragmatic reasons, but the decision is made easier now that I have seen the many variations the human mind can concoct to solve a single problem. My classmates, especially the ones whom struggled alongside me, were great encouragement. Brings back memories of the days I spent in the trenches with my platoon during my time of service in the military.
To Dr. Albrecht Classen my Eroticism and Love in the Middle Ages professor, it has been a most wonderful time. The heights and depths of love, the fullness of its magnitude still remain to be explored and discussed. More importantly, it is not merely a notion to be debated, but a life to be lived. I will carry these lessons in my pocket wherever I go. Indeed, what is Minne, and why does it drive us so?
To Dr. Jocelin Lega my Business Math professor, it is sad that you are not teaching the second portion of this course. While Math has never been a strong point for me it has been extremely interesting to see the different methods you employ towards problem solving. Math is definitely more than the rote learning we do back home in Singapore. On more than one occasion during class I was quite amazed at how easily you linked different compartments towards a single problem.
To Dr. Ono and Dr. Liu my Languages and Cultures of East Asia professors, it has been a pleasure attending your courses. Coming from Asia myself, I felt at home with the modesty and self-deprecating humour. I now look upon the hybrid English spoken in my country (affectionately known as Singlish) in a new light. Maybe someday I will bring you samples of this language.
To Dr. Grant my Social Issues in America professor, thank you for showing me the more human side of the average American. I had chosen this course to better understand America as a whole. It has always been a USA vs. the rest of the world battle going on. It always seemed to me as an outsider that the US has adopted a rather high-handed approach when it came to the problems of other countries. After this course I find that America too is trying to change for the better. Like us, she too is human. And the fullness of being human comes with the struggle to do what is right. It has been enlightening.
I do not know what world awaits me when I graduate. The world of business and commerce scares me as I see it crunch the beauty of the individual in an attempt to be the most efficient machine. I am thankful for the time I have at the University, a time of exploration, maybe even recklessly. Innocent curiosity is not killed here, but nurtured. I thank God for this blessing, and so many times I look ahead and pray the road before me is this forgiving.
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