ADMIRE: Art and Design Module to Inspire and Rejuvenate Elderly

In the last quarter of 2013, I attended a course at Golden Age College (GAC), Fei Yue Community Services at Tiong Bahru Central Plaza, a new ADMIRE class  (3rd run) on Wednesday morning, the details are as follow:

Course Title: ADMIRE

Course Period: 23 Oct 2013 to 11 Dec 2013 (8 sessions, Every Wednesdays)

Time: 9.30 am to 12 noon

Classroom Location:  

Level 3 Training Room  
Tiong Bahru Central Plaza 

Singapore 168730

(3 min walk from Tiong Bahru MRT Station) 

Cost Fee: $100 (Includes Materials) (Usual Price: S$350)

Entry Requirement: Singapore Citizen

Age 50 year old and above

Understands and speaks English

Language: Conducted in English

Course outline and course trainer:
 

I enjoyed Kuan's training methods with art theory that inspired the Right brain.  Now I can see details in things and draw them out with patience.  

Before attending the ADMIRE class, I always tell people that I can cut out images, do some simple painting with water colour, yet have no talent in drawing. I can see the "Whole" item in things, yet cannot draw them out.  I am not good in handling lines that should flow according to the shape of the objects,

Now, I am able to draw outline, do contour sketches, understand different types of colours in art, have the ability to appreciate and differentiate shading and learn to add tones to objects.

Photo/Picture journey, i.e., drawing picture text that give the drawing a higher dimension is something I like best in this class.  A picture may speaks a thousand words, yet a short essay may lead the viewer enter your unique picture world and enjoy the lively world you projected.  It allows the readers to read beyond a thousand words... and create a new meaningful world in their own mind. 

After the 8 sessions, we fulfilled some of our dreams in drawing. 

The joys in this acquisition process is written on our face!

If you ask me to define happiness in life, my answer is:

Fulfilling your dream in learning something like drawing, and learning it with joys!

If you have little moment of joys in life and you add that moment 
with the same joyful moment bit by bit, you have a joyful life...

As a participant of ADMIRE course organised by the Golden Age College (GAC), I am now  a member of the GAC Alumni and look forward to many exciting programmes and courses that GAC will be organizing for the members.

 

If you are interested in attending a similar class, kindly contact

Stella Ng (Ms) | Programme Officer, Elder Education  Department
Family Central - a service by Fei Yue Community Services 298 Tiong Bahru Road |#03-02 Tiong Bahru Central Plaza | Singapore 168730 Mainline: 6593-6456 ·  DID: 6593-6457 Fax: 6274-5453· Website:  family-central.sg

Have you heard of Aberystwyth

Have you heard of Aberystwyth?

"Aberystwyth? What?"

Most of the people will respond this way!

Well, if you Google "Aberystwyth Singapore" (Quote not included in the search string),

you will find these entries:


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Aberystwyth is 48% cheaper than Singapore :: Cost of Living ...

www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/comparison/singapore/aberystwyth

Cost of living comparison between Aberystwyth and Singapore. Find out the prices of more than 30 everyday goods in Aberystwyth vs Singapore. 

Singapore is 87% more expensive than Aberystwyth :: Cost of Living ...

www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/comparison/aberystwyth/singapore‎

Cost of living comparison between Singapore and Aberystwyth, including food, housing, transportation, and more. Current prices for more than 50 products in ...

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When we studied there in the early 1980s, the exchange rate for the UK Pound was S$5.00+ to One UK Pound.  



For a simple meal like Chinese style fried rice, it cost 1.99 pounds, and that was about 5 times more than what we used to pay in Singapore.  



We seldom ate out, and I saved money on haircuts by keeping my hair long.

My hair grew to shoulder length after a year, it looked great as I have straight natural hair and with that, styling hair was just tying them with rubber bands!  



Keeping long hair in Aber is rather practical, it kept me warm in cold summer, autumn, winter and spring time. (To me, a Singapore girl, all 4 seasons were cold!)



Being a tropical lady, it was cold even in summer. The summer temperature was around 15 to 20 degrees Celsius on good days, and I wore winter clothing when I arrived in August 1981.



Notes:
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I seldom kept long hair in my early days as I find it too hot to have long hair in Singapore. Cutting and perming hair was a routine cycle since my Uni days.



Hence, when I returned to Singapore after one year of studying in Aber, my family members could not recognise me at the airport as they were not used to my Look then!.

So, within that week of arrival in Singapore, I returned to the short hair look and went back to my routine cycle of hair trimming every month, and perming hair every quarter.
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This year is 2014, it is about 42 years since my study in Wales.  Unlike some Singapore classmates like Yan Chuin and Hayati, I have not returned to Wales and visit CLW in Aberystwyth.

If not because of writing this article, I will not know the cost of living in Aberystwyth is 48% cheaper than Singapore now!

How I wish I could visit Aberystwyth in the near future and and experience it personally.

After reading some search results from Google, I also managed to find out the Archive of CLW:

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College of Librarianship Wales Archive

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb982-clw 

This material is held at	Aberystwyth University
Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW
Dates of Creation	1956-1990
Name of Creator	College of Librarianship Wales
Language of Material	English, Welsh, French, Italian, German.
Physical Description	0.375 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The archive contains the administrative papers of the College of Librarianship Wales, along with a selection of teaching papers; the papers of the CLW library; papers relating to staff and student societies, and a number of works published by the nearby Bronpadarn Press.

Administrative / Biographical History

The College of Librarianship Wales was established in 1964. Located at Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, it was the first library school in Wales. 

CLW was therefore of great importance in training and developing the skills of the Welsh library community, especially as it offered Welsh medium modules. Yet from it's inception the college adopted an international outlook, and established a reputation for high quality teaching and research.

CLW was also the first UK independent college of further education specialising in library science, and the first library school to offer residential accommodation. It's courses prepared students for Library Association examinations offered at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and the college consistently received a high number of applicants from the UK and abroad.


The college merged with the nearby University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1989, becoming the Department of Information and Library Studies. It is still located on the original campus in Llanbadarn Fawr.

Conditions Governing Access

The papers may be consulted through application by e-mail to: archives@aber.ac.uk or by post to: Aberystwyth University, Archives, Information Services, Llandinam Building, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB. Tel: 01970 628593.

Other Finding Aid

Basic finding aid available on request from Archives staff.

Subjects
Library schools
Library education
Corporate Names
College of Librarianship Wales
University of Wales, Aberystwyth -- Department of Information and Library Studies

Cataloguing Info [ show ]

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Administrative papers

Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW/1
Dates of Creation	1956-1990
Physical Description	0.17 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The group contains the administrative papers of the College of Librarianship Wales, including correspondence; prospectuses; pamphlets; handbooks; policy documents; papers relating to scholarships; papers concerning conferences and summer schools hosted by CLW; papers relating to degree congregations; papers concerning exams, and papers relating to the opening of CLW.

Subjects
Universities and colleges Administration

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Teaching papers

Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW/2
Dates of Creation	1964-1983
Physical Description	0.07 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The group contains teaching papers of the College of Librarianship Wales, including student assignments and reports on study tours to libraries abroad.

Subjects
Libraries

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Library papers

Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW/3
Dates of Creation	1965-1989
Physical Description	0.11 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The group contains papers relating to the College of Librarianship Wales Library, now known as the Thomas Parry Library. 

The papers include pamphlets; handbooks; library guides; bibliographies of CLW Library holdings; photographs of visits to the library; correspondence; newsletters; CLW Library Occasional Papers; library supplies catalogues; minutes of meetings and reports.

Subjects
Academic libraries
Library administration
Corporate Names
College of Librarianship Wales Library
University of Wales, Aberystwyth Thomas Parry Library

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Bronpadarn Press publications

Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW/4
Dates of Creation	[ca. 1979]
Physical Description	0.01 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The group contains copies of works published by the Bronpadarn Press, including The Dragon of Wantley and other beasties ; Skyline Pigeon and Other Poems and A Selection of Elizabethan Songs and Words Without Music .

Corporate Names
Bronpadarn Press

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Papers of staff and student societies

Reference Number(s)	GB 982 CLW/5
Dates of Creation	1967-1980
Physical Description	0.015 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The group contains papers relating to the CLW Staff Association; CLW Students' Union and CLW Old Students' Association.

Subjects
Universities and colleges Employees
College teachers
Social groups
Student activities

Souce of the above information:

College of Librarianship Wales Archive

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb982-clw
GB 982 CLW - College of Librarianship Wales Archive

• GB 982 CLW/1 - Administrative papers
• GB 982 CLW/2 - Teaching papers
• GB 982 CLW/3 - Library papers
• GB 982 CLW/4 - Bronpadarn Press publications
• GB 982 CLW/5 - Papers of staff and student societies

Other relevant search results:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/College_of_Librarianship_Wales

https://www.google.com.sg/#q=clw+aberystwyth

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb982-clw

Listening

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.    --  Margaret J. Wheatley

Aber or Aberystwyth, Wales, UK floods

UK floods: do you remember Aber?
 
Aberystwyth! If you can spell it, never mind pronounce it, you get full marks! 

"Aber" is a small coastal town in Wales whose population ebbs and flows depending on whether it is university term time or vacation. 

So why should a Singaporean blog on Aberystwyth?

The answer is simple: 

* it is dear to a select professional group who studied there in the seventies and eighties. 

* and which professional group would this be? Why, librarians of course! 

Many of us from Singapore, studied librarianship at the college there when it was known as College of Librarianship Wales (CLW). 

According to Wikipedia, CLW ceased existence as an independent college and merged with the University of Aberystwyth in 1989. 

The latest news to come out of the UK is that Aberystwyth is one of the towns badly affected by the recent floods:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532595/Swathes-Britain-remain-flooded-waterlogged-storms-Governments-Cobra-emergency-committee-meets.html  (pictures include one of huge waves hitting the sea front at Aberystwyth)

http://news.sky.com/story/1190644/storms-uk-braced-for-more-flooding-and-chaos
 
Includes: "Aberystwyth seafront - including 600 rooms of the university's student halls of residence facing the beach - was evacuated and rescue centres set up amid a high tide as strong winds battered the coastline."

The round-up as at 8 Jan 2014 is as follows:
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535589/Storm-reshaped-Britain-After-Cornwall-crumbles-chunk-Dorset-demolished-waves.html

 
 
The damage to the Aber sea front was quite extensive, but we can be thankful there was no loss of life or serious injury. Some university students may even be happy that exams have been postponed!
 

Text written by Ms Yvonne Yin Yee Ying, Graduated from CLW with Post-graduate Diploma in Librarianship, 1984.
 

Blog version re-formatted by Dexterine Ho Soo Miang, Graduate from CLW,  with Post-graduate Diploma in Librarianship, 1982.

Devoltion in career

"Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things."

--- Robert Louis Stevenson

When one is focusing in one single thing in life, the rest of the things surround him is just the black ground and the the front end that attracts his attention.

If the business is a valuable pursue, the perpetual neglect of many other things may be a worthwhile price one choose to pay...

Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

"South of the Ocean"=下南洋

"South of the Ocean"(下南洋) is a 10-episode documentary on the history of the Nanyang Chinese produced by CCTV. 

The team visited different parts of Southeast Asia including Singapore over a period of 3 years. Part of the MV for the title track was shot in Bukit Brown, though it is not really recognisable (see from 3:57 to 4:14).

http://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rrhd7nwc.html

下南洋主题曲《过番》

-高清正版在线观看-下南洋（预告）-纪录片-爱奇艺

iqiyi.com

此页面提供了下南洋主题曲《过番》 下南洋（预告）：纪录片《下南洋》主题曲，胡德夫演唱，《过番》MV全球首播完整版。

Provide Loans and Membership Services on 7 – 8 Jan 2014

Just received this email alert from LAS over the week:

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LAS is pleased to organize another run of the LAS WSQ Level 2 training for

Provide Loans and Membership Services on 7 – 8 Jan 2014.


This 2 day course will be held at Training Room, Level 6, Central Library, National University of Singapore.  (getting to NUS Central Library).

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.

Register at: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=39

This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level which together form the WSQ Higher Certificate in Library and Information Services.
Important Note:

• Upon successful registration for the training, you will receive a confirmation message & email.
• The registration page will also display a message when the class is full. You will not be able to key in personal particulars when this happens.
• The course fees are listed in the course schedule here.
• On enrollment, you are deemed to have committed to both the training and proposed assessment dates.
• Participants or institutions who wish to withdraw from an enrolled course must submit reason(s) in writing to training@las.org.sg. Where notice of withdrawal is given before the start of the course, an administrative fee of $25 is payable to facilitate the withdrawal from the course.
• Please view full Terms & Conditions for LAS WSQ Level 2 courses.

For more information on the module, please refer to the training page.
Organized by:
LAS Training & Development Committee
Email: training@las.org.sg

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Source of information:
*Email received on 11 Dec, 2013 10:48 PM from lassec@las.org.sg 
*LAS WSQ Level 2 training for Provide Loans and Membership Services http://www.las.org.sg/wp/blog/2013/12/las-wsq-level-2-training-for-provide-loans-and-membership-services/

超然 + 句句穿心 (2 of 2)

10.人之所以會心累，就是常常徘徊在堅持和放棄之間，舉棋不定。

11.有時候，雖然能想明白，但心裏就是接受不了。

12.一個人最幸福的時刻，就是找對了人，他包容你的不足，並愛著你的一切。

13.心結如果真的打不開，你就給它繫成個花樣，其實生活就是這樣。

14.誰走進你的生命，是由命運決定；誰停留在你生命中，卻是由你自己決定。

15.不解釋的，才叫從容。不執著的，才叫看破。不完美的，才叫人生。

16.有一天你會明白，善良比聰明更難。聰明是一種天賦，而善良是一種選擇。

17.讓你難過的事情，有一天，你一定能笑著說出來。

18.我羡慕的不是風華正茂的情侶，而是攙扶到老的夫婦。

19.不埋怨誰，不嘲笑誰，也不羡慕誰，陽光下燦爛，風雨中奔跑，做自己的夢，走自己的路。改變自己人生的人永遠是自己。

超然 + 句句穿心 (1 of 2)

Just received these words of wisdom and quotations from a friend:

成大事的，都是情緒管理專家，有永不抱怨的思維。

1. 有人問余光中：“李敖天天找你碴，你從不回應，這是為什麼？”余沉吟片刻，答：“天天罵我，說明他生活中不能沒有我；而我不搭理，證明我的生活中可以沒有他。”

2. 有人問畢卡索：“你的畫，怎麼看不懂啊？”畢卡索說：“聽過鳥叫嗎？”“聽過。”“好聽嗎？”“好聽。”“你聽得懂嗎 ?”

句句能穿透心 ...

1. 被恨的人沒有痛苦，恨人的人卻終將遍體鱗傷，所以，絕不去恨人。

2. 緣分是本書，翻得不經意會錯過，讀得太認真會流淚。

3. 不同傻子爭辯，否則就搞不清誰是傻子了。

4. 學歷是銅牌，能力是銀牌，人脈是金牌，思維是王牌。

5. 成功的人不是贏在起點，而是贏在轉折點。

6. 錢有兩種：花掉的是錢，是財產；沒花掉的是“紙”，是遺產。

7. 長得那麼美那麼帥氣，自己卻不知道，這就是氣質；那麼有錢那麼有才華，別人卻不知道，這就是修養。

8. 把脾氣拿出來，那叫本能；把脾氣壓下去，那叫本事。

9. 簡單的事重複做，你就是專家；重複的事用心做，你就是贏家。

人生

Some words of wisdom forward by a friend:

人生1條路：

      走自己的路。

人生2件寶：

      身體好、心情好。

人生有4苦：

       看不透、捨不得、輸不起、放不下。

人生5句話：

       再難也要堅持，再好也要淡泊，再差也要自信，再多也要節省，再冷也要熱情。

人生6財富：

      身體、知識、夢想、信念、自信、骨氣。

有智慧的話

喜歡這些有智慧的話:

山有山的高度，水有水的深度，沒必要攀比，每個人都有自己的長處；

風有風的自由，雲有雲的溫柔，沒必要模仿，每個人都有自己的個性。

你認為快樂的，就去尋找；

          

你認為值得的，就去守候；

你認為幸福的，就去珍惜。

依心而行，無憾今生。

IFLA Trend Report

Just received IFLA Trend Report  from LAS (Library Association of Singapore)

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IFLA Trend Report Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:37 PM PST "Read Insights from the IFLA Trend Report. The Insights Document pulls together and summarises all of the information contained on the Trend Report website for IFLA members. It identifies five high level trends and considers possible future “collision points” between trends affecting the role and identity of libraries"

TREND 1:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL BOTH EXPAND AND LIMIT WHO HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION

TREND 2:
ONLINE EDUCATION WILL DEMOCRATISE AND DISRUPT GLOBAL LEARNING

TREND 3:
THE BOUNDARIES OF PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION WILL BE REDEFINED

TREND 4:
HYPER-CONNECTED SOCIETIES WILL LISTEN TO AND EMPOWER NEW VOICES AND GROUPS

TREND 5:
THE GLOBAL INFORMATION ECONOMY WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Source of information and full text:
http://trends.ifla.org/insights-document

Best exercise for the heart

To strengthen the muscles of your heart, the best exercise is lifting someone else's spirit whenever you can.

-- Dodinsky

I am thankful to many friends who lift my spirit and would like to do the same from time to time.

The joys of sharing through training is one of the ways I deploy!

Sharing positive thought through blogs is the other channel!


Dexterine Ho Soo Miang

出路

出路出路，走出去了，
總是會有路的。

困難苦難，
困在家裡就是難。

醉翁亭記： 潮语方言朗诵

朗读节奏

环滁/皆山也。其/西南诸峰，林壑尤美。 望之/蔚然而深秀者，琅琊也。

山行/六七里，渐闻/水声潺潺/而/泻出于/两峰之间者，酿泉也。

峰回路转，有亭翼然/临于泉上者，醉翁亭也。

作亭者谁？山之僧/智仙也。名之者谁？太守/自谓也。

太守与客/来饮于此，饮少辄醉，而/年又最高，故/自号曰/醉翁也。

醉翁之意/不在酒，在乎/山水之间也。山水之乐，得之心/而寓之酒也。

若夫/日出而林霏开，云归/而岩穴暝，晦明/变化者，山间/之朝暮也。

野芳/发而幽香，佳木/秀而繁阴，风霜高洁，水落/而石出者，山间/之四时也。

朝/而往，暮/而归，四时之景/不同，而/乐亦无穷也。

至于负者/歌于途，行者/休于树，前者呼，后者应，伛偻提携，往来/而不绝者，滁人游也。

临溪/而渔，溪深/而鱼肥，酿泉为酒，泉香/而酒洌；山肴野蔌，杂然/而前陈者，太守宴也。

宴酣之乐，非丝非竹，射者/中，弈者/胜，觥筹交错，起坐而喧哗者，众宾欢也。

苍颜白发，颓然/乎其间者，太守醉也。已而/夕阳在山，人影散乱，太守归/而宾客从也。

树林阴翳，鸣声上下，游人去/而禽鸟乐也。然而/禽鸟知/山林之乐，而不知/人之乐；

人知/从太守游而乐，而/不知/太守之/乐其乐也。

醉能/同其乐，醒能/述以文者，太守也。

太守谓谁？庐陵/欧阳修也。

Feed Her Teach Her Protect Her

Girls and women in India go through a life of horror. Social enterprise Daughters Of Tomorrow works at creating awareness of their plight, and enables livelihoods for women in India to give them a life of dignity.

Getting ahead

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

-- Mark Twain (b: Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910) American Author and Humorist

《开讲啦》陈果，好奇心！ .

《开讲啦》20130803 陈果——你好，好奇心！ .

复旦情商课 - 陈果上课实录

陈果[复旦大学教师] - 学历

复旦大学哲学系博士，曾是复旦大学哲学系学生会主席，加拿大温哥华UBC大学Regent College访问学者；芝加哥大学心理学博士Evelyn，现任复旦大学社会科学基础部“思想道德修养与法律基础课”任课教师。

陈果[复旦大学教师] - 观点

1，孤独不需要抽烟来装深沉

陈果：孤独是从人群中偷来的享受，她高傲、优美，完全是精神的自由。孤独，是需要我们有独处的时间，做到“如我所是”，完全不需要装扮、做作，不需要戴着帽子抽根烟来装深沉。

2，寂寞是一种精神饥饿

陈果：寂寞是一种病，是一种精神的饥饿。既然是病，就需要治疗。寂寞的人如何找到治疗的方法？方法就是人群，寂寞的人总是需要他人的陪伴。

3，花花公子都是爱无能

陈果：很多人羡慕花花公子，觉得漂亮女孩走马灯似的换。其实他是爱无能，因为他们没有办法维护一段爱，认真品味一个爱的对象，甚至没法为了爱去创作一些情趣。支撑他的是一种猎奇心态，他对每个外表美好的人都想去探索。他根本不懂得欣赏美。

4，朋友不是用来利用的

陈果：有些所谓的倾诉、出气筒，都是语言暴力。不该以“这是对朋友的信任”为借口。这是对朋友的滥用。朋友不该承担这种宣泄。soul mate是灵魂上的一体，他不该承担我的琐事。

Source of info:
http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E9%99%88%E6%9E%9C%5B%E5%A4%8D%E6%97%A6%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E6%95%99%E5%B8%88%5D

WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support General Reference and Information Enquiry Works

Just received the email alert from LAS over the week:

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LAS is pleased to organize another run of the WSQ/LAS Level 2 training for Support General Reference and Information Enquiry Works on 3 - 4 Sept 2013.

This 2-day course will be held at Library Training Room, Level, Temasek Polytechnic Library (Directions<http://www.tp.edu.sg/home/about/getting_around.htm>).

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Register at: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=34
This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level which together form the WSQ Higher Certificate in Library and Information Services.


Important Note:

§  Upon successful registration for the training, you will receive a confirmation message & email.

§  The registration page will also display a message when the class is full. You will not be able to key in personal particulars when this happens.

§  The course fees are listed here.<http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/>

§  On enrolment, you are deemed to have committed to both the training and proposed assessment dates.

§  Participants or institutions who wish to withdraw from an enrolled course must submit reason(s) in writing to training@las.org.sg<mailto:training@las.org.sg> .  Where notice of withdrawal is given before the start of the course, an administrative fee of $25 is payable to facilitate the withdrawal from the course.

§  Please view full Terms & Conditions for LAS WSQ Level 2 courses<http://www.las.org.sg/docs/LAS%20WSQ%20Level%202%20Courses%20Terms%20&%20Conditions_Oct2011.pdf>.




For more information on the module, please refer to the training page<http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/>.



Classes will start with a minimum of 12 participants.

Registration will close with maximum of 20 participants.

For information, please contact LAS T&D at training@las.org.sg<mailto:training@las.org.sg>
Organised by:
LAS Training & Development Committee
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How to be happy

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Published on Oct 5, 2012

How to be happy in life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_718559&feature=iv&src_vid=HoFNs-3r0Go&v=sycZZrYvCNw
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Be happy with practical stress management tips & resilience tips for staying happy, positive, healthy and sane with Mark Walsh of Integration Training and Achilles. The basics of how to be happy - exercise and sleep, centring , cognitive reframing, gratitude, social support and humour are discussed.

http://www.integrationtraining.co.uk/...

http://www.integrationtraining.co.uk/...

cover the physical basics - stuff my mum said - food, sleep, water, toxin intake, also touch. Need to have a minimum in in all of these - you can't cheat your basic biological system

• social support and empathy
• centre
• reframe your thoughts - realistic optimism, avoid resentment and victim thinking. It's ourt thinking about events not the events themselves that creates stress
• acceptance - illusion of control and this is stressful
• play and recreation
• exercise - relaxed like tai chi or yoga, or fast like squash or running to burn off some energy
• Meditate - evidence base -it works better than drugs
• manage environment - order and beauty, nature helps
• gratitude
• humour

This video includes the "embodied" approach.

The embodied work practiced by Mark Walsh and Integration Training is based upon a number of disciplines such as aikido, meditation, body therapy and dance.

It is strongly influenced by teachers such as Dr Richard Strozzi-Heckler and the Strozzi Institute (http://www.strozziinstitute.com/), Paul Linden (http://www.being-in-movement.com/), Wendy Palmer (http://embodimentinternational.com/) and Dylan Newcomb (http://www.uzazu.org/). These people are all masters in the field.

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Source of information:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_718559&feature=iv&src_vid=HoFNs-3r0Go&v=sycZZrYvCNw

Dialogue in the Dark: DiD

This morning, I went with my friend to Ngee Ann Polytechnic and experienced a tour in the campus called "Dialogue in the Dark."

From this tour, I experience navigating my way in the dark, feel and touch of the wall which makes walking in the dark possible.

With the guide, Hans, we are able to experience taking "River taxi" in the dark, use our hands to read signage, base on touch and felt to distinguish various types of vegetables, fruits and smell spices like clove.  We have a cup of coffee in the dark, and learn to put sugar and cream on our own. Drinking coffee and eating biscuit all in total darkness make us taste them better.

One thing I learned: blind people seldom fall as there are so careful in walking using the walking stick as an aid. 

If you wonder how you can go through your daily routine without seeing anything, the tour will inspire you!

I think it makes us treasure what we have and understand how the visually impaired cope with life.  

Here is the information from:

http://www.dialogueinthedark.com.sg/DiD/DiDsingapore/Pages/default.aspx

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Dialogue in the Dark: DiD    

About DiD Singapore 

What if you had to go through your daily routine without seeing anything? Dialogue in the Dark (DiD) Singapore puts visitors in everyday situations - except in complete darkness. Simple things like crossing the street or visiting a hawker centre suddenly become extraordinary challenges. Visitors must navigate the exhibition in the dark, with the help of guides who are blind. This is a fresh kind of experiential learning, very hands-on and thought-provoking. The sensory adventure of Dialogue in the Dark Singapore offers a unique learning opportunity for visitors of all ages. Darkness opens visitors to new ways of experiencing the world around them. Visitors learn what it means to live without sight. In having to navigate darkened environments, they also appreciate the value of effective communication and understand those who see the world differently. Dialogue in the Dark Singapore is an exclusive collaboration between Ngee Ann Polytechnic (through Social Lab Ltd) and Dialogue Social Enterprise. Originally founded in Germany, Dialogue in the Dark has reached 30 countries and more than 150 cities across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas since 1988. Over 6 million visitors worldwide have experienced what it means to hear, smell, taste and touch things without being able to see them. Singapore’s exhibition is the first permanent Dialogue in the Dark site in Southeast Asia, and the first in the world located within an educational institution. Strategically sited in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Dialogue in the Dark Singapore is a teaching and learning facility for Ngee Ann students. Young people studying relevant diplomas also help in the running of Dialogue in the Dark Singapore, giving them valuable experience in running a real social enterprise. In addition, our staff and students conduct research into issues facing the disabled in Singapore. Dialogue in the Dark Singapore offers tours, Lunch in the Dark and we conduct Educational Workshops for Upper Primary and Secondary school students. We also offer Corporate Workshops for adult professionals, focusing on team-building, communication and leadership. MISSION  Dialogue in the Dark Singapore aims to raise awareness and facilitate inclusion of marginalized people in our community. Our vision of social integration goes beyond just helping the blind. In the darkness, we can no longer see differences of race, class, and religion. We also believe more employment opportunities should be given to the disabled. Dialogue in the Dark Singapore only employs the blind as guides in the dark rooms of our exhibition. Objectives  Increase social awareness of people with visual and other impairments Change mindsets to encourage and promote an inclusive society Promote employment for the disabled, in partnership with community-minded companies and organisations ===== Try to experience it yourself and you will learn a lot through your own journey!