Your plan for next week (Week 3)
Look forward to learn the next topics and practice more and more

Together with this post, I include a video of mine signing my date of birth.

       Kausalyaa Chandriah 

       A167959

       Date of week 2 : 26^th july – 1^st august

 

2.     How is your progress?

I’ve been doing more experiments with my baking and I baked two different types of brownies. One of it was a classic crunchy top brownie and the other one was a softer, denser brownie. I experimented with the second brownie to make it fit my preference and I thoroughly enjoyed making alterations as it helped me understand the significance of each ingredient in the already given recipe.

 

3.     Points to remember from week 2!

 

Brownies are not the same as cakes. Brownies require minimal skills as it doesn’t require fancy equipments and has a fixed list of ingredients. Brownies are also easy to improve to our taste. We can add caramel, nuts or even chocolate chunks to make it chewy if that’s what we prefer.

 

After going through various recipes, I understood that dense brownies require more liquid ingredients like evaporated milk meanwhile crispier brownies rely on dry ingredients especially sugar. I also learnt that brownies aren’t supposed to mixed thoroughly using a beater as incorporating air will make it fluffy and cake-like.

 

4.     Your feelings & thoughts 

I feel ecstatic because I experimented with a recipe and yielded a successful final product.

 

5.     1 good thing from what you did that you can practice now!

Following the instructions completely the first time before making any alterations to avoid any confusion.

 

6.     Any difficulties/concerns? How did you cope?

Fortunately, I made good progress this week and hadn’t met any major bumps. I am thankful for that.

 

7.     2 words to describe elective posting progress so far

Exciting and fulfilling.

 

8.     Your plan for next week (Week 3)

For the next week, I am planning to make only one butter cake and work on my video.

In week 2, I have continued learning 4 new Malaysian Sign Language (MSL) topics with BIM Asas 1 Course via Open Learning MOOC. The first topic is family in which I learned of the signs for family members such as father, mother, elder and younger siblings, grandparents as well as uncle and aunty. Therefore, I am now able to do a simple introduction of my family. The next topic is the states in Malaysia and their capital. This topic was harder and much more challenging than I thought because each state and capital has its own specific sign. However, with more practice I was finally able to get the hang of it. With this, I am now able to sign my birthplace and my current place of stay. 

       Besides that, I mastered the signs for the colours such as red, orange, yellow, green and others. I find it interesting that the sign for colours like yellow, green, blue and purple uses the first letter in their spelling which makes it a lot more easier to memorize them. For example, the sign for yellow (kuning) is “k” whereas for purple (ungu) is “u”. The last topic which I learned in this week is feelings such as like, dislike, fear, anger and others. Now, I can express my feelings with the signs which I have learned! By the end of the week, I did some revision using Buku Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia and also conducted weekly review with my friend via zoom.

POINTS TO REMEMBER FROM WEEK 2!
I have to remember how to sign topics related to family, states in Malaysia and their capitals, colours as well as feelings. Other than that, I also have to remember the questioning words (6W1H) such as what, who, when, where, why, which and how. This is because the videos for the quizzes in Open Learning MOOC no longer have subtitles. Therefore, in order to understand and answer the quizzes, I will have to grasp the basic questioning words.

MY FEELINGS & THOUGHTS
Throughout this week, I feel happy because I am learning new things and also achieving small goals as I finished off each topic day by day. Though I still find it confusing and nerve-wrecking sometimes, especially in the topic about the states in Malaysia and their capital. Nevertheless, I am proud of myself as I could understand sign language bit by bit. I am intrigued to learn more! 😊

1 GOOD THING FROM WHAT I DID THAT I CAN PRACTICE NOW!
I can now sign my birthplace and do a simple introduction of my family.

DIFFICULTIES/ CONCERNS & HOW DID I COPE
At first, I find it hard to complete the quizzes in Open Learning MOOC because the videos no longer have subtitles but after learning the basic questioning words (6W1H), I was slowly able to understand and answer the questions. Though I am slow and I have to repeat the videos countless times but I am definitely making progress. To improve myself, I will continue to revise as practice makes perfect!

2 WORDS TO DESCRIBE ELECTIVE POSTING PROGRESS SO FAR
Fulfilling and intriguing :)

MY PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK (WEEK 3)
My plans for week 3 is to learn how to sign topics related to jobs and occupation, nature and weather, time and date as well as signs for religion, culture and festivals celebrated in Malaysia.

 DURKAYINY SANKAR 

A167906

Week 2: 26th July - 1st august 

2. How is your progress?

 As of week 2 , i made chocolate chip cookies. I’ve searched far and wide for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. Finally, I found one on sally’s baking addiction website. I’ve never made cookies before and this was my first attempt. The cookies came out pretty good . I’m not really much of a cookie eater but these may have just changed my mind. They taste even better the next day and My family loves them. After this , i think this will be my go to chocolate chip cookie recipe.

3. Points to remember from week 2!

Always preheat the oven before starting the process because it makes life so much easier. Use cornstarch in dry ingredients, trust me on this ; cornstarch;a thickening ingredient is the secret weapon in this cookie recipe. 2 teaspoons give the cookies extra lift and leave them extra soft.

 

4. Your feelings & thoughts 

To be honest ,  i feel happy and quite motivated as the outcome of my baking was incredible. I find myself enjoying this whole process. Baking was really therapeutic for me. Following a recipe with clear cut directions and proven results gives you a sense of power and allows you to feel like you are the captain of a ship sailing on smooth waters. You can craft something beautiful, delicious, comforting and perfect. I am thrilled to try my next recipe on week 3.

 

5. 1 good thing from what you did that you can practice now!

Patience Patience Patience 

Im telling this because i spent around 4 hours on baking this chocolate chip cookies . If you rush through the process the outcome might not be satisfying. So , i need to stay calm and composed whilst baking.

 

6. Any difficulties/concerns? How did you cope?

I find it difficult to adjust the oven temperature and  the baking time. This is because the first batch of my cookies was a bit burnt . When I put the next batch , i reduced the temperature from 175 to 160 and i also reduced the time from 10 minutes to 7 minutes. And it came out perfectly so I adhered to the same temperature and cooking time for the following batches.

 

7. 2 words to describe elective posting progress so far

Therapeutic 

Enjoyable 

 

8. Your plan for next week (Week 3)

So enough with the cookies , next week I’m gonna work on a delicious loaf cake.

 

NAME, MATRIC NUMBER, DATE

Uvarrajeswari Selvarajoo

A168263

Week 2: 26th July- 1st August

 

 

This week, I made an attempt to bake marble cake. Well, it may seems easy but after watching video and gaining tips from the online baking course called The Art of Baking with Yuppiechef from Udemy, I had a confident that I can do it. We need to do 2 separate mixture of cakes in order to form marble cake. The process of making the cake mixture is the same except in one of the mixture, cocoa powder is added. 

 

 

Preheat the oven 10 minutes before the baking process. Put the cake mixture alternatively (normal mixture and cocoa mixture) in order to form the pattern of the cake. Most importantly, put the oven on accurate temperature and time in order to obtain a perfecto cake!

 

 

This particular time, I enjoyed baking the marble cake a lot because I already have the basics of baking cakes and I did not take much time in it. I felt excited and satisfy because the outcome of cake was almost same to marble cake in the real life and it was tasting delicious.

 

 

Prepare the ingredients beforehand so that the baking process will go on smoother and faster that makes you more exciting and less frustrating.

 

 

Thank God, this week I did not face any kind of problem and obstacles throughout my baking journey as I remembered all the points and tips from previous learning of baking cake.

 

 
Learning

Fulfilment

 
MY PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK (WEEK 3)

 

Let’s take a break from baking cakes and move on with cookies especially chocolate chips cookies!

 

Date: 09/08/2021 – 13/08/2021

HOW IS YOUR PROGRESS?

So for week 2 I proceed with the next topic with BIM Asas 1 Course via Open Learning platform for this sign language project “Ku bersuara tanpa suara” . What I have learned in this weeks in were the sign for family. From here I have successfully memorise the sign which represent every member of my primary family. I have also came out with a video to introduce my family only using sign language. It was such a brag but I am proud it.
 
 Besides, I just completed the topic of “places” where here I was taught to interact using sign language to tell about places such as my hometown, where am I settling now and also my birthplace. At first I thought I would have just spell the name of my hometown but I was wrong. There are specific sign to signify specific places. The other free time I used it to practice every topic I have learnt and practice my finger movement. I also watched youtube more and to improve my skills.
 
 in both topics I was tested with some quizzes. Alhamdulliah I aced it.

 

POINTS TO REMEMBER FROM WEEK 2!

Although it is just 2 topic but the content is quite a lot and took practices to master. Imagine try to say “ I am moving from Kuala Lumpur to Georgetown” using sign language.

 

MY FEELINGS & THOUGHTS

I feel glad that I have progressed but these topics are quite hard. I am starting to feel the heat. I took back I have said in week 1. Sign language is difficult but not impossible. So I have to keep going strong. Each language is unique. Just like mathematics. Hard but do-able.

 

1 GOOD THING FROM WHAT I DID THAT I CAN PRACTICE NOW!

Patience. My patience develops to some extend when I am practicing these sign. It is hard. 

 

DIFFICULTIES/ CONCERNS & HOW DID I COPE

The task is difficult as the example given does not fit to my video content. So to fill in those knowledge gap I put on some extra work by watching videos in youtube. However the next problem arises as I noticed there are some variation in malay sign language and some of it are totally alien from me. So I double-checked every video I see with another video to make sure I am still “talkimg” the same language,

 

2 WORDS TO DESCRIBE ELECTIVE POSTING PROGRESS SO FAR

Progressive steadily

MY PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK (WEEK 3)

My plans for week 3 is to finish the topic regarding of occupation, weather, schedule and festivals. I see a lot of work to be put in. Hopefully I will manage.

In week 1, I can only sign things alphabet by alphabet. In week 2, I learn the specific sign for each topic which is much more precise to convey, for example, to sign Tuesday, place the right hand vertically at shoulder height with palm facing forward, make a fist and rotate it sideways. I manage to memorize the sign language for colour and day quite fast as most of them uses the first letter of the spelling as the sign. Whilst for the topic on time and family, they use similar and repetitive movements, which makes them easier to remember. Next, I take up quite a lot of time in learning to sign animals, food and beverages because not only there is a great deal of them but also, they involve many hand movements. Sometimes I get frustrated when I keep on forgetting or mixing up the signs, nevertheless, after much effort I now manage to sign my favourite food! By the end of week 2, I do a weekly zoom review with my friend. 

3) Points to remember from week 1!
I need to plan my learning session well by breaking a 2-hour session into 30 minutes intervals with short breaks in between so I can stay focus and maintain motivated. As sign language relies on muscle memory, constant practice is important. I should use sign language in daily life as frequent as possible so I can remember them better. Furthermore, I need to be more patient throughout the learning process. 

4) My feelings and thoughts
Even though the topics are getting tougher and more complex, it is still manageable and I am satisfied with my current progress. I am quite pleased that I can now sign various topics as well as simple daily conversation. I look forward 

5) 1 good thing from what I did that I can practice now!
Now I am capable of introducing sign language to others and teach them what I have learnt! 

6) Any difficulties/concern? How did you cope? 
I tend to get demotivated and distracted after long hours of practice. To overcome this problem, I use Pomodoro technique so I will not need to cram everything in one go. Besides, I find it hard to sign a complete sentence as I only learn vocabulary. I try to search up Youtube videos where they sign daily situations so I can pick up slowly the correct form of grammar and sentence structure. 

7) 2 words to describe elective posting so far
Challenging and interesting 

8) My plan for next week (Week 3)
My plan for week 3 is to learn how to sign transportation, places, buildings, weather, religion, culture and festival. 

Name                    : Nur Aizzaty Sulha Bt Azhari  

Matric No            : GA04008

Date      : 15 August 2021

 

For the second week, I chose to work under Kaunter Pendaftaran. After Kaunter Saringan, it is the second station where vaccine recipients arrive. We ask for their identification card when they arrive and then enter their IC number into the system to register their name. Simultaneously, we take the checklist that they received at Kaunter Saringan and write our name and time when they arrive at Kaunter Pendaftaran. Doctors who work with me sign the consent form and keep one copy with us.

 

-Be patient if there are few misunderstandings with vaccine recipients.

-Relax and calm down when things don't go our way.

 

Since I am working with a new team, I am getting to know more people by the second week. At the same time, I'm getting closer to the people I work with at Kaunter Saringan. Meeting new people is enjoyable and exciting. It keeps things interesting and fresh. I gain a new perspective and discover that others enjoy and feel the same way I do about things.

 

Be patient when the recipients cause me to lose my cool. They might not do it on purpose. Try to remain calm and respond gently.

 

- I'm a little nervous about working with Kaunter Pendaftaran because I know they work with computers. It's because I despise working with computers.

-Because I know that it is usually crowded in the morning, I prefer to work at pendaftaran in the evening because there are fewer people. Then I enlist the assistance of my friends to teach me how to use a computer. Fortunately, it was so simple. It's my overthinking that makes it difficult.

 

Be patient & Calm down  

 

For Week 3, I will transfer to the Kaunter Vaksinasi, where I will make sure the flow run smoothly.

Azza nur Azreen bin ahmad ryzal

A167894

10 Aug., 21

2. How is your progress?

 I have just finished my HSK level 2 this week. Basically, this taught me to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Phrases that they taught me were what sports do you like, lets go out together and other simple phrases and short sentences. The best part of this course is it always repeat the same questions, so it was easier for me to remember because it helps me to recall back what I have learnt. So, in the end of this week 2 I was able to do the HSK level 2 test. It was quite hard because they mixed up all the phrases and we need to identify which one is which. The test consists of 60+ questions and I took about two and a half hours roughly to finish it. Sad and obviously, I didn’t get all correct of the answers correct. So, I was planning to redo the test next week hoping to do much better than last time. Looking forward for the next level which is HSK level 3

3. Points to remember from week 2

 Learn to recognize each word so that it will be easier in reading Mandarin.

4. Your feelings & thoughts 

 I am starting to get the hang of It after more than two weeks since I started the mandarin course. I need some time to practice my mandarin because everything seems to become much harder.  I was quite afraid to continue to the next level because I haven’t fully grasped this level. Might consider redoing the HSK level 2 test and revise as much as possible. Honestly, I felt kinda sad and disappointed of myself because early this week when I started the HSK level 2 I couldn’t really remember what I have studied the previous level so need to revisit last week lessons which can be quite a time consuming. I need to take this more seriously so that it would not be a waste.

5. 1 good thing from what you did that you could practice now!

 Always be consistent 

6. Any difficulties/concerns? How did you cope?

 It was great. Starting to enjoy this course even though my only difficulty was time because I didn’t have much free time at home because have other works to do too. But so far so good still can keep up with my progress.

7. 2 words to describe elective posting progress so far

 challenging and interesting 

8. Your plan for next week (Week 3)

My plan for next week was to split the HSK level 3 lessons into two because for this level was quite lengthy since it was the last level for completing the course. Ill do the first 10hrs of the lessons and can finish up the rest for next week. Might need some time to study back to what I have learned before answering the HSK test level 3.

 Hopefully after studying HSK3 I can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in my daily, academic and professional life as a medical students and doctor to be.