我的学院以外国学生居多。
有的来自Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Maldives, 等等。
你会发现到外国学生和本地学生是有所差别。
以下是我在这两年来对他们的观察:
外国学生:
外向。喜欢交际和认识新的朋友。
难得有机会来到外国求学,
他们当然希望可以结交一些外国朋友。
本地学生:
内向。不喜欢结交外国朋友。
有可能是受了媒体/父母的影响,
让他们对"外国学生"有种害怕的感觉!
他们是没有错的。他们是自我保护。
外国学生:
大胆提出看法或不满。
在学校,如果他们对你的政策不满,
他们会写信/大声抗议, 为自己争取利益。
这样的行为可以是positive的,可以是negative的。
positive是因为我们的社会需要这样的人,
肯大胆的提出意见和看法,
这样才会有进步的空间。
negative是因为往往这类似的人会很伤我们的脑筋,
时不时就投诉,再不然就一班人跑来学院玩抗议。
为了应付他们,为了不要其他的学生效仿,
我们花了不少的时间和精力来杀一儆百!
本地学生:
遵守我们所交待/吩咐的事物。
因为我们家庭教育的关系和外国的不同,
父母的地位高高在上,
他们的意愿不能违抗,
违抗就是不良/不孝的行为。
所以从小我们就遵守着父母的意愿和吩咐。
因此,造就了本地学生没有了想法,
没有了意见,只有遵守。
这样的行为也可以是positive的,可以是negative的。
positive是因为这类似的人很容易教导。
negative是因为如果失去了自己的主见和想法,
很容易被社会淘汰!
别忘了学校是培养下一代精英的地方。
试问,你要一个"一直遵守命令"的员工,
还是"可以给想法/意见"的员工?
外国学生:
喜欢创业。外国学生不喜欢打工的约束。
因为打工必须看着老板的脸色,
而且打工的收入有限和不多。
他们可以take risk,有可能是因为天生的胆量。
本地学生:
喜欢打工,而且很喜欢打政府工,因为福利高。
打工收入虽然有限和不多,
但起码稳定,
不必日日夜夜担心经济的问题。
大多数的本地学生不喜欢take risk,
他们追求着安逸舒适的生活。
以上的论点,并不是想比较外国学生和本地学生。
双方都有他的好和不好,
没有谁是最好或者最完美的。
因为往往我们会找到很外向,很有主见,有生意主义的本地学生,
和很内向,没有主见和只想打工的外国学生。
以上只是针对于大多数的外国学生和本地学生的观察。
坦白说,我喜欢本地学生的可爱乖巧,
和外国学生的直爽和大胆! 只希望如果双方可以交换一下心得和想法,
来个中庸的平衡点,马来西亚就有更好的未来~
纯分享,共勉之~
27 October 2012
20 October 2012
18 October 2012
05 October 2012
Master in Science (Statistics) project
Finally, I have started my Master project.
And, honestly, it's not as easy as what I expected.
'Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation for Bayesian Hidden Markov Models.'
This is the 'great topic' given by my project supervisor.
There are so many definitions, theorems, applications, that I am not familiar with.
Even I have started this project 4 months ago, but I still lost.
I admitted that I was so lazy and spending less time doing homework.
It is my fault because not putting much effort on it, even though I know it is tough.
Every weekday I worked from 9am-6pm.
And every working adult should know that,
working life is damn tired...
So everyday once I reached home at 7pm, I was like:
'Oh man, still studying? No way! Let me have some fun first.'
That's the reason (excuse, haa...) why I could not spend revision time on my weekdays.
How about weekend?
Of course I need 1 day for dating, since I have no time for dating during weekdays.
So, left 1 day for me to do the revision.
Honestly, it is not enough for the project,
as far as what I can see for this past 4 months...
OK OK, fine, I am the one who decided to study Master at the beginning.
So no more complaints and I gotta move on!
Now I am hanging out at UM library to borrow some Bayesian reference books.
And, still I am spending the time to type this blog instead of studying... >.<
OK OK, gotta go, and wish me the best for this project.
And, honestly, it's not as easy as what I expected.
'Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation for Bayesian Hidden Markov Models.'
This is the 'great topic' given by my project supervisor.
There are so many definitions, theorems, applications, that I am not familiar with.
Even I have started this project 4 months ago, but I still lost.
I admitted that I was so lazy and spending less time doing homework.
It is my fault because not putting much effort on it, even though I know it is tough.
Every weekday I worked from 9am-6pm.
And every working adult should know that,
working life is damn tired...
So everyday once I reached home at 7pm, I was like:
'Oh man, still studying? No way! Let me have some fun first.'
That's the reason (excuse, haa...) why I could not spend revision time on my weekdays.
How about weekend?
Of course I need 1 day for dating, since I have no time for dating during weekdays.
So, left 1 day for me to do the revision.
Honestly, it is not enough for the project,
as far as what I can see for this past 4 months...
OK OK, fine, I am the one who decided to study Master at the beginning.
So no more complaints and I gotta move on!
Now I am hanging out at UM library to borrow some Bayesian reference books.
And, still I am spending the time to type this blog instead of studying... >.<
OK OK, gotta go, and wish me the best for this project.
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