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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Weepy Wednesday

As I blogged earlier, I make a point to watch "Bersamamu" on TV3 on Wednesday.

And today, I realised another TV Series make me weeps like a little girl losing her pet cat - "En Bloc" on Mediacorp's Channel 5. It has Mr. Patrick Teoh, our own Malaysian actor (happened that he was also the guest actor on NTV7's "Actorlympic" tonight!) acting as the father, who is at the cross road about selling his home sweet home under the En Bloc sale. Tonight's episode touches me to the bone as he talked about the purpose of having a common corridor in the old residential area is to bring alive 'kampung' spirit so that people could mingle along - just like in a kampung. My mother always says that a home has its own soul, reflects the aura of people who lives in it. It is always hard to make first few steps of selling a home sweet home. I can put myself in Mr. Lim Beng Teck's shoes - I am selling mine too so that my parents could be nearer to my other siblings and their grandshildren. I, myself, feels deep inside that I may not live with them for long - whatever that means.

After watching that TV series, I wept thinking of someone - I could see him wearing his white tshirt underneath his office shirt because it is so cold nowadays and he isn't in the pink state of health (just like me). I wish he will get better soon, feel warm enough so it would be comfortable for him to do his important works. I wish him well and i wish he could feel how i feel for him now. I suprised myself for crying for a stranger.

Next, came "Bersamamu". What touched me to the centre of my soul is to see how a mother's love could make all things possible. She scavenged through rubbish late at night with her 2 kids, trying to find boxes, cans, tins, bottles etc for her to earn RM30 for a 2-night hardworks, so she could put food on the table for her kids. I am so thankful that her kids understand and do something about it. They helped her and realised they need to study hard to change their life. I am sure they want to get a good life, not just for themselves, but foremost, for their parents. Her daughter prays for God to forgive her parents, amongst others. I was shocked. I think the mother must have told her that they are living this hard life because of their sins. May Allah opens the doors for them - of forgiveness, of blessed wealth and intelligence, of grateful love and happiness and of course, of strength to go through each day.

2 nights ago, i was switching channels when i landed on Mediacorp's Suria Channel malay drama series. The plot shows a teen confiding to his grandmother (happened to be Allahyarhamah Yusni Jaafar - May Allah bless her soul) of reasons why he returned to his hometown. He had arguments with his elder brother and he now wanted to start his new life in the kampung. What the grandmother said to him amazed me to how true it is. Here goes: -

You can always choose your friends and neighbours but you cannot choose your parents and your siblings as they are gifts from God. You have to look at them more to appreciate them and love them. How could you neglect the Gifts from God?

I am still crying...

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Over the course of a lifetime of writing, I have come to believe that I stand for grace. I live and write to occupy the space where all that happens is welcome, all who enter are welcome, and all that is available to me is not only within reach but deeply appreciated. (The journey that led me to this revelation is detailed in chapter 27 of Fierce on the Page.)

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Saturday, 10 March 2012

 Bag - Portobello Market
Shirt - Primark
Leopard Lycra Shorts - eBay
Shoes - Jeffrey Campbell Litas
So this is fun. My first official fashion style post. I will need to think outside the box and find some interesting locations to take pictures. Clearly the brown carpet and backdrop of a grubby white wall which is screaming out for a good old paint is just dull and quite frankly, uninspiring.

I got these shorts on eBay (best place on earth) as I seem to be going through an 'everything lycra' phase and just had to have them! But the bag was probably my best find ever...the best pound I have ever spent! Many thanks to the lady at Portobello Market who didn't want to take all her stock home.

I was considering buying one of those doughtnut things to make my hair go like this, I've always wondered how they worked, but it's times like these that I appreciate how much hair I have. And after much tweaking, an 'on top of the head' ponytail (I will be able to rock this look one day) and lots of twirling...tada!

Anyhoo, time to find something to eat before some Saturday night antics where I will no doubt showcase what random outfit I decide to put together soon.

Love x

  1. Great first post! Jealous of your real Litas. Excellent blog name. Good luck, Jo x

  2. Loving the denim shirt teamed with the leopard print and those SHOES!
    check out my blog, if you like it leave a comment or follow =D

  3. love the blog dear :D

    newest follower !!

    xox Effy

Thank you for all your beautiful words. They really make my day <3
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Lost Generation?

Last week I read two great posts from Cale Birk (@birklearns) and Chris Wejr (@mrwejr) debunking the myth that  the youth of this generation  are lazy, disengaged, apathetic and lethargic.  If  you haven't read the posts I encourage you to read them here and  here.

These two posts reminded me of a  2 minute video called Lost Generation.  Take 2 minutes and watch it below:

Nuff said....

Friday, September 23, 2011

Skating into the Puck: A Leadership Competency

I have been known to use the "skating into the puck" metaphor to explain a particular leadership competency in my role as principal. The more I reflect upon it, the more significant and profound it becomes.

And so, as another hockey season is about to begin (Go Canucks Go!), I thought I would reflect and unpack its significance for me:

Tough situations
In hockey, “skating into the puck” usually signifies going to the “tough” part of ice (after all , no one is going to easily “give up the puck”). In my role as principal, this may involve having a difficult conversation or making a difficult decision (usually the conversation that others don’t want to have, decisions others don’t want to make or taking actions others might shy away from).

Knowing when to skate into the puck
In hockey, engaging with someone without the puck is an interference penalty. Likewise in my job, I can’t “skate into the puck” in all situations. At times, various stakeholders come to me demanding that I intervene in a given situation. Depending on circumstance and/or participant, it may not be prudent or proper to get involved. Sometimes professional ethics and/or protocols demand that someone else “skate into the puck”.

Respecting the individual
Skating into the puck does not mean “taking a roughing penalty”. My interactions need to be respectful and empathetic in nature and based on the true spirit of collegiality. Communication rooted in honesty is a non-negotiable.
While we may not always agree, we must always respectfully disagree.

It’s not personal
If you’re a skater in hockey, your job is to possess the puck. There are times when my job demands that I "skate into the puck".  It’s not personal, it’s my job.

To be honest, "skating into the puck" can be very draining and difficult .  At times I'd rather avoid it and take a "floater" instead.

Nonetheless, as another school year begins, I know that for me to be most effective, I must "skate into the puck".

Do you have your own favorite “leadership” metaphor? I would love to hear about it...

Friday, September 16, 2011

Our "21st Century Learning" Vision

I was recently asked by my superintendent of schools to share our school’s vision for “21st Century Learning”. While I am not going to share the entire scope of the presentation, I thought I would share the main ideas of our plan

The plan has four main components:

Access & Consistency
Our school currently has over 120 networked computer stations (550 staff & students) with a common interface. We want our students and staff to have a consistent user experience regardless of the station they are working at.

We have also made the decision to offer Wi-Fi to all our staff and students. Over the past two years we have focused our efforts in making the Wi Fi network stable and accessible. Through the expertise of our IT teacher (yes, one person) we now have the bandwidth necessary to offer Wi-Fi to all the personal electronic devices that both staff and students bring to school. (Currently it is set to handle up to 1000 IP addresses/devices but can be scaled to handle more).

From the school’s perspective, investing in this infrastructure is a strategic and cost effective decision that has tremendous implications for teaching and learning at our school. It is also worth noting that we have invested in upstream filters (at the source) for the school - blocking sites that involve illegal activity but allowing the rest (sites like Facebook, YouTube are NOT blocked).

In my opinion, one of the main components of "21st Century Learning" is redefining how we communicate and collaborate as learners. Some of the initiatives that we have undertaken include: launching a new website that takes full advantage of social media, including: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and our own YouTube Channel. We have also created the capacity for students and parents to download our school calendar onto their own smart phones.

In addition we have launched school wide, "life time" email for every student enrolled at our school, allowing for enhanced communication between teachers and students. It also allows us to stay in touch with our esteemed alumni!

We are also in the process of launching a "cloud based" file sharing network for teachers and students, again allowing for easier communications and collaboration. (Some future initiatives involve “voice to email” service for our staff and enhancing other cloud based technologies.)

Teaching & Learning
I recently came across a tweet from Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher in which he wrote: "Technology without good teaching is like putting on cologne without taking a shower. Get rid of the stink first."

21st Century Learning is not just about throwing technology in the classroom. It's about being intentional about teaching and learning the skills and competencies necessary to make our students successful in this millenium. Technology is, however, a necessary vehicle to access 21st Century Learning and its related skills.

Given this reality, we need to continue to develop our technological capacity but also be very intentional about teaching and modeling the skills associated with 21st Century Learning. Some of our current initiatives include:
  • Creating more time for teachers to enhance their own professional learning (see Building Experts post)
  • Being extremely deliberate about teaching and modeling Digital Citizenship to all students in the school
  • Teaching key 21st Century skills. An early priority we have identified is literacy and all its related competencies (Reading, Writing, Information Literacy, etc.). With this in mind, we have started a literacy initiative at our school
 This is our plan, as it stands today. It will evolve. The route may change. There will be bumps along the way. We are committed to the plan and all its related challenges and risks.

 I certainly welcome any feedback and suggestions.

Monday, September 12, 2011

7 Keys to Behavior Interventions

This past summer a member of my PLN and educator that I respect tremendously, Tom Hierck, passed on a copy of his latest book for me to read: Pyramid of Behavior Interventions: 7 keys to a Positive Learning Environment  (2011, Hierck, Coleman, Weber).

What makes this book unique, from my perspective, is that it takes two commonly used “school improvement” approaches (Positive Behavioural Interventions & Supports  & Professional Learning Communities) and makes them accessible to practitioners looking to bring safe and positive learning environments to their school communities.

While I have written about PLC's and our school's academic pyramid of interventions in the past, I have to admit that I am not too familiar with PBIS.

The authors make the argument, successfully I think,  that for schools to successfully implement PBIS and PLC’s they should focus on the following seven keys:

1. Common Expectations

2. Targeted instruction

3. Positive reinforcement

4. Support strategies & interventions

5. Collaborative teams

6. Data Driven dialogue

7. School wide systems approach

I really appreciated some the practical and research based interventions and strategies that the book references.

Perhaps some of the more “controversial” strategies that the book references under the domain of “positive reinforcements” and creating “common expectations” are the use of extrinsic rewards (merit points, cards, etc.)

While my own attitudes around extrinsic rewards have evolved and changed over the past two years (more towards intrinsic motivation), I think the book handles the issue with enough sensitivity.  As the authors state:

“Over time, the goal is to move to more intrinsic and less extrinsic reinforcement, when students make good decisions for the sake of satisfaction it instills instead of the rewards it brings.

I want to thank Tom for sharing his book with me. It reaffirmed some of the practices that I hold "near and dear" as a high school principal and also challenged me to consider some others.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Grading failure is Not an option

One of the books I read this summer was Dweck’s Mindset. In a nutshell, the author argues that, as individuals we choose between two mindsets – the fixed mindset or the growth mindset.

The main attributes of the Fixed Mindset are as follows:
  • Ability (physical, artistic, intellectual) is “fixed”. You either “got it” or you don’t. Test scores and labels are forever. Persons in this mindset don’t handle failure well. Compliance and the status quo is favoured and “safe”.
  • In this mindset, individuals spend a lot of time “proving” their ability – often at the expense of taking risks, learning from mistakes and being vulnerable.
  • Natural ability and success is favoured over growth and hard work. Challenges are avoided and outside excuses are used when mistakes are made. The fixed mindset is often fed by the ego. Individuals in this mindset feel like they have to protect and nurse their confidence (which the author argues, might explain, why some students do not put forward their best.)
  • In the fixed mindset individual accomplishment is favoured over team success. Individuals look to those who do worse for consolation
  • In this mindset “Effort is only for those who don’t have ability” and “effortless perfection” is preferred.
  • In the fixed mindset, your failures label you a “loser”.

The main attributes of the Growth Mindset are as follows:
  • The growth mindset changes the meaning of failure.
  • Those in this mindset see ability as something that can be learned and enhanced with practice, perseverance and trial and error. Learning is synonymous with patience. Labels and test scores are not forever.
  • Those in the growth mindset are constantly questioning the status quo and seek critical feedback.
  • Individuals are comfortable showing others their vulnerabilities and mistakes. In the growth mindset the ego is dismissed.
  • Teamwork and collaboration is favoured over self-promotion (the use of the first person “I” is not used) and individuals look to learn from others who have done better.
  • In the growth mindset “character” is associated working hard, dealing with adversity, being a team player and dismissing your ego regardless of outcome. “Ability can take you to the top but character can keep you their” – John Wooden
  • Success in in the growth mindset is seen as “doing your best, improving & learning” while failure is embraced as a motivator to do better and learn.
  • A belief that all children can learn. Teachers who foster a growth mindset produce better achieving students. Teachers who label and promote a fixed mindset (grading all work, not honouring “practice” in learning, etc.) do not get better results.

It’s time to stop "grading" failure in school.

I enjoyed the book and it reinforced some beliefs that I hold near and dear.

I worry that some who read this book might argue that “new trends” in assessment ( AFL, formative assessment, grading for learning, no zeros, etc.) have made “failure” obsolete and passé. That somehow schools and/or administrators have banned “failure”.

From my perspective (others can add their thoughts) what this book has completely reaffirmed in my mind is that, as teachers, we need to stop grading failure. Learning is about trial and error, taking chances and making mistakes until we get it right.

If we truly believe that all students can learn, than we need to embrace assessment and grading practices that honour learning for what it is (trial and error, practice, and perseverance).

At our school we have adopted some clearly defined grading policies, that I believe, are more in line with the idea that “learning is for all”. We don’t let students who might be stuck in the “fixed mindset” take a zero on an assignment for fear of being labeled “stupid”. We want to teach students that they are accountable for their work.  We want them to fully understand that true learning is about doing, making mistakes and redoing.
We need to stop “grading” our students’ mistakes and create environments that cultivate risk taking, trial and error and “learning for all”.

I have frequently used the slogan “failure is not an option”.  In reality, we need to embrace failure and mistakes as part of the learning process.  Perhaps a better slogan might be "grading failure is not an option!"


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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Out and about

* Most exciting thing acquired today: 3/4 a yard of turquoise fleece, and smaller quantities of hot-pink and teal. For Princess Pony Head. I might start this tomorrow.

(I also bought heavy-duty sewing machine needles after seeing how much trouble the poor dude had cutting the fleece - I don't want to break one of the 14s I use for piecing on it).

(I also learned that apparently "jeans" in Spanish is "Tejanos" ("Texans"), which amuses me more than it probably should. The needles I got are rated for sewing on jeans...)

I printed out that pattern I linked to, and I think if I just expand it everywhere by an inch or so (and make the neck longer still - I may have to adjust the gusset, I will check), it will be about the right size. And I found some rainbow rickrack and other trim that will stand in for the "stars" that issue forth from her neck - they will be like long streamers.

I figured I had the right kinds of felt for the facial features....I think I have everything I need for this now.

* Bought a back-brush at the Ulta. I used to just sort of throw some body wash over my shoulder and call it good, or reach what I could with a washcloth, but this summer I've had more peeling skin/clogged pore issues (thanks, menopause!) so I figured maybe a back brush would help. Also got tea tree oil soap at the hippie store to see if that helps, too.

I got more of that peel-off face mask - have used most of the first tube. It does seem to do well by my face and it's kind of fun to peel it off when it's done its thing

* I also replaced my wearing-out and mud-stained khakis (that had been my dress khakis), so now I don't feel so bad about mudballing in them. Kohl's was surprisingly not-awful today, and I almost bought a long full skirt, but then decided no, it was a white background with pastel flowers and at the rate I tend to spill stuff, it's probably not a good idea.

I did get a new pair of capris that were on a good sale (and took a size smaller than I normally do, but I am not going to celebrate that because vanity sizing means everything grades up an inch or so every few years, so it doesn't necessarily mean I'm skinnier. The khakis I bought my "normal" size even though they were a bit loose because I prefer those to fit loosely, and I can always wear a belt)

* Saw my share of bad drivers, and again I express amazement that I drove 340 miles last weekend and saw far, far less of idiot driving than I do locally:

- going down, someone with a prominently-placed cross on their car, weaving VERY FAST in and out of traffic, cutting people off. I admit I yelled "at" them (had the windows rolled up so they'd never hear, anyway), "Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly!" which was probably pretty mild, considering how badly they were driving. I would also observe that it doesn't seem terribly loving of one's neighbors to be that impatient on the road.

But what do I know? Maybe they were running late for work and had been warned if they were late again they'd be fired, whatever.

- someone who refused to yield (by moving over into the EMPTY lefthand lane) when I was trying to get back on to go home, meaning I had to slow down coming off the ramp and it was awkward.

I also overheard the sort of sad-making conversation you hear. Two women met up in the Kroger's and were talking, one said, "Oh, when does your son get out?" and my first thought was, oh, that's unfortunate her son is in the hospital. But as the conversation turns out he was not in the hospital. Nor was he in the military, though I more commonly hear "discharged" or "coming home" when someone is done with their tour.

yeah, there was discussion of finding him a place where he could live because apparently there were people he could not be near and....yeah. It's a big world and lots of sad stuff happens. (The woman in question seemed put out for her daughter for not wanting to share a house with him, but honestly? If a relative of mine had been in prison, my letting him live with me after would be VERY contingent on what he did and how likely I thought he might be to reoffend. ESPECIALLY in this era of asset-seizure, where there have been cases of people's houses being seized when someone who was not the owner but was living there committed a crime. It's good to be loving and forgiving....but sometimes you have to protect yourself.)

* Bought more food. Am going to try some of the pre-prepared (refrigerator case) beets that come in different flavors (I was unadventurous and went with "vinegar" though they did have "honey ginger," which I might try next time). And yeah, yeah, I know - I'm paying a premium for that. BUT I figure if paying that premium means I'm that much more likely to actually EAT the vegetables, then it's worth it - better to pay $1.50 or whatever extra for pre-done beets I can just pull out of the fridge and heat a little in the oven than get the raw beets that I have to bake for an hour before I can prepare them. (Also the cost of running the oven that long, and heating up the house, factor in).

I also bought some chicken nuggets by the same company that makes the little sausages that I like. They were low enough in sodium and didn't have anything I'm allergic to in them, so...

I also got more of the yellow-pea butter that takes the place of peanut butter in my diet now. I've really come to like it a lot; sometimes I even dig out a spoonful and just eat it like that as a snack or a "dessert."

I also have discovered - great happiness here - that I am NOT allergic to some component of rye bread. Or to salmon. I was afraid, because several weeks ago, when I made a salmon sandwich on rye, the next day I had stomach issues - which now, I realize, were probably a virus that never took hold. I have since made salmon salad twice and eaten it on rye with no ill effects. (So I got more of the "swirled deli rye" I like, and more of the little pouches of smoked salmon).

* I think tonight I am going to try to finish the knitting of the sleeve on Hagrid, and maybe see about blocking it (it will take a while to dry....) and then tomorrow, if it's not blazing hot (so my sewing room isn't too hot) maybe start Princess Pony Head.

* I also went and took my car to the local car wash. They have one of those "tunnel" washes where it pulls your car through and does the washing for you - these have been around for a while (I remember we used to occasionally do them when I was a kid, though more often my dad would hand my brother and me a bucket and a sponge and tell us to do it) but they've become fancier (and more expensive, but what hasn't?) of late.

I admit: it's one of the little luxuries I indulge in*. For one thing, I don't spoil my clothes doing it myself (I once ruined a t-shirt at one of those feed-quarters-in places because I got a dark smudge on it - I don't know what - that wouldn't come out). For another, it's just EASIER.

But it is kind of entertaining to run through the wash sitting in your car (and it helps me combat my claustrophobia, I say). And the guys who run the place - brothers, I think - are kind of like tag-team comedians and are always cheerful so I like to support the place.

(*"Fear the third generation" was a line from one of the Gamache mystery novels I read, in re: families and money - the first generation strives and scrabbles to make it, the second generation saw that striving and appreciates it, the third generation has never known anything but comfort and "enough" money, so they waste it. And yeah, on my dad's side, my brother and I probably ARE the "third" generation - his dad scrabbled and worked hard and built up some wealth (some of the stocks I own are courtesy of him). My dad (and mom) were frugal when I was growing up but we never know WANT in the sense that a lot of people in this country know it - if I outgrew my shoes, there was money for a new pair; we always had enough healthful food - plain food, and mostly home-cooked, but enough and healthful. And I know in a lot of ways I am more spendthrift than my parents - all my "collections," all the books I buy instead of going to the library, and stuff like taking my car to the car wash instead of doing it myself (though I currently don't have a functional outdoor tap very near to my driveway). I know my mother audibly worries (at me) about "they're spoiling your niece" by buying her more things than my brother or I had, but...yeah. (And really - my niece is getting far more *experiences* than my brother and I enjoyed, by virtue of living in a place with more stuff for kids, and in a time where there IS more fun kid-stuff. And I don't think getting to go to a petting zoo a lot, or getting to go to the Air and Space Museum multiple times as a kid is "spoiling" in the way that indulging every material whim is....)

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geekI’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a nerd, a swot; ok, ok, a down-right geek! From a young age I became fascinated in the world and all of its workings. And like most kids I would persistently annoy (and presumably embarrass at times) my parents with questions of “But why?”, “How?”, “What does that mean?” Even a trip to the supermarket was an education, though not strictly for me but for my mum and anyone else that would listen. My mother would pay very close attention to – I flatter myself: would show at least a vague interest in – my eager ramblings on all that I had learned that day at school. I was particularly pleased when I could actually apply my knowledge: “An electric shock from the trolley, you say? Why, that’s simply due to the flow of electrons between you and the trolley as static energy builds up as the trolley is pushed around!” Interesting, huh?! No? Oh, ok. I’ll shut up.

Anyway, suffice to say I loved to learn and in particular had a passion for science. That’s not to say I didn’t have an interest in other things. In fact, I never dreamed of being a scientist when I was a child. Becoming a hairdresser seemed much more up my street – my hair was so long I could sit on it. That was until my auntie (a hairdresser at the time) told me there wasn’t much money in this career path so I quickly gave up on that idea. Clearly making money – and lots of it – was tobubblesp priority on my job specifications list back then. Forget job satisfaction!

My next career move, at about the age of 15, was to join the Royal Navy. My dad had been a deep-sea diver in the Navy; I had heard some of his fishy tales and thought this seemed like a fun job and perhaps would bring in more dough than hairdressing. Yet, when I got to thinking about it, it didn’t seem quite me – I was a shy, sensitive child and being yelled at for not being able to see my reflection in my boots or having my neckerchief slightly askew didn’t really appeal. However, staying true to the watery theme, I switched my thoughts to marine biology, combining both my interest in the sea and nerdy enjoyment of science. Yet here I have to admit to not being wholly committed to this career choice and the idea was only fleeting (sorry dad! I think he still harbours a vain hope that I will come to my senses one day and hear the call of the sea).

During this time of indecisiveness with regards to what I would be when I “grew up” (I should say, I still don’t feel “grown up”) I continued to study hard with the ambition of getting into University. I seemed to be good at learning and passing exams and so going to University to learn more and do yet more exams seemed the natural path for me. I was encouraged to apply to the University of Cambridge by my school teachers – just applying seemed daunting enough, let alone the interview process – and in 2002 I was happily (and disbelievingly) accepted into Clare College to read Natural Sciences. I specialised in Pathology and in 2005 graduated with my BA. By this time I knew that I wanted to be a “proper scientist”: don lab coat, gloves and pipette, and make lots of exciting discoveries, ultimately to help people. And so I embarked on a PhD to study a rare childhood blood cancer and graduated in 2010. mum me J grad

Whilst I enjoyed my PhD, by this time I wasn’t convinced that academia was for me. Academic research involves working long hours, doing experiment upon experiment for days, or even weeks, which more often than not fail for some technical or frustratingly unknown reason. After attempting the same experiment several times over, each time with a tweaked variable until you’ve exhausted all the options, sometimes you get your answer, other times you realise the experiment probably wasn’t worth doing in the first place. Worse still, another lab has beaten you to it (and they did it better), stealing your scientific glory. Added to this are the continual quest for funds (most laboratories in the UK are charity funded so money is tight), the competition and the job insecurity.
But let me stress that it’s not all negative. Far from it, in fact. Working in a lab is great fun: you get the freedom to work on incredibly interesting questions, alongside some of the most interesting and intelligent people in the world. You are all in the same boat working towards one goal and so strong friendships are forged. turner labAcademic research is also highly rewarding when you finally achieve that eureka moment, when all your years (and it is always years) of toiling at the bench day after day pay off. For some, those rare eureka moments are enough to see them through the downsides of science. But for me it wasn’t enough: those moments were just too rare and didn’t compensate for the rest of the time when all I had to show for my hard labour was a set of experiments that seemed to flag up more questions than they answered. So, about a year and a half into my first post-doctoral research position I started to have doubts about a life in academic science and the thought of leaving was out there.

Now, you’re probably wondering where, in all of these years, baking comes into the story. Well, I do believe that the seed was sown early. pop upThe first recollection that I have of my fondness for baking (or was it business? Read on…) was when I was about 10 years old. I decided that I could make quite a tidy sum selling cupcakes to the neighbours. I figured everyone likes cake, so why not provide a sort of take-away service where the customer calls on demand and 20 minutes later they’d have fresh cupcakes delivered straight into their hands? Suffice to say, at this tender age I didn’t think about the business model very much and having just delivered my carefully typewritten, crayon-coloured cupcake-shaped leaflets to just the people on my street, I was never destined to make much money. And to top it all I didn’t even know how to bake cupcakes! But I wouldn’t let that stop me! Oh no, I supposed it was easy enough to learn so I persisted in my venture. Alas, my efforts never came to fruition, for much to my surprise not a single enquiry was made. And so it seemed my baking days were numbered before they’d even begun and I closed the door firmly (or so I thought) on the baking world and didn’t look back for some time. In fact I had entirely forgotten this childhood story until a few months ago when my husband and I covered miles (on foot!) in the cold and wet of a British winter to deliver leaflets for my first ever pop-up pâtisserie at Spa ely.

But now I’m getting ahead of myself for, before that, came the realisation that I actually can bake, several years of baking and decorating for fun for friends and family, and then… baking to win! In 2013 I was crowned Cambridgeshire’s best amateur baker following a gruelling few months in the Cambridge Bake Off: a local version of the hit TV show The Great British Bake Off (no, I didn’t appear on TV, nor did I meet Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood, but it was tough all the same!).

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My enjoyment of baking and sugar artistry (ok, cake decorating, but “sugar artistry” sounds much more intriguing, no?) didn’t really begin until around the time of my wedding in 2008. I would spend many an hour poring over wedding magazines getting inspiration for the all-important cake. The result of all of this research was me thinking: “I wonder if I can do that?” So I bought a book and I just had a go, simple as that. My husband took some of the cakes to his work and his colleagues were impressed enough that they began asking me to make cakes for their children and partners. I happily obliged and soon found myself in this whole other world of sugar and creativity! I didn’t have an immediate desire to work with cake – I couldn’t even contemplate it – what, after all those years of study and hard work, ditch the lab?! No way! And besides, I was doing my PhD at the time and still very much enjoying the scientific bubble.

However, over the next few years, friends and family really started to admire my work with cake – I even got asked to do a couple of wedding cakes for friends – and the joys of the lab were diminishing. As I gained confidence in baking and decorating, my cake projects became more and more ambitious. Just as in my academic life I wanted to be challenged, so too in my sugary life I craved the challenge of creating something polished, perfected and extraordinary…like this minion, made entirely out of cake, for a competition in which David Baddiel quite randomly was the judge. David Baddiel

I loved to experiment with flavour combinations and tweak classical recipes to create something new and exciting. Yet unlike in the lab, in the kitchen most of my attempts would work and the results would be highly satisfying. To see someone’s face light up with absolute joy at the sight (and then taste) of one of my cakes is such an amazing feeling. Like science, the hours spent in the kitchen were long – really long – and had to be juggled with my day job. It wasn’t unusual for me to burn the midnight oil and work through to the early hours of the morning before grabbing sometimes only two hours’ rest before heading off to the lab. But I did it because I loved the joy cake brought to people and the satisfaction it gave me upon seeing my initial thoughts and plans for a cake turned into reality. So this little hobby of mine seemed set to stay and I continued juggling the academic and artistic life for several years.

Then in March last year a friend sent me an email to apply for the inaugural Cambridge Bake Off. I did just that and, well, you know the rest (and if you want to know more, you can read it here). Following my win I was asked to run a few classes at the Cambridge Cookery School. I agreed, though fearing no-one would be interested; but to my surprise, my classes were pretty much full and, though tiring, I really loved it! masterclassThe competition allowed me to meet some great people in the foodie scene (most of the judges were food-related entrepreneurs themselves) who encouraged me to take my talent and passion for baking further. Until then, I had never considered quitting science – it was all I’d known for a very long time, and I had worked hard to get to where I was. But no matter how hard you work at being a scientist, unless there is a real passion, necessary to see you through the lows, you’ll probably never make it to the top of your game. For me, that burning desire to be a great scientist simply wasn’t there. Once I’d admitted that to myself, I began to look at what I was passionate about and found it in baking. Baking was no longer just something I did on the side for fun. In truth, I didn’t really find it fun anymore – I would take on ever-more challenging cakes, the design often my own suggestion – and this would mean hours upon hours of work and no rest: lab work, followed immediately by cake work with most weekends also taken up with cake projects. It was completely exhausting and I would hate myself at the time for taking on the project, swearing never to do it again… but I always did. The moment a project was complete and another happy customer under my belt, I’d be thinking about the next cake and when it might come and what form it would take. The euphoric sense of achievement and the joy of seeing a happy customer are the reasons I did it and why I’m doing it now.

When I was setting out on my PhD journey and joined a cancer research lab, I did it because I wanted to help people. Yet working away on my tiny little piece of the bigger cancer puzzle I never really felt that I was making a difference to people’s lives, not a direct one anyway. And now, whilst I’m not helping medically, I do feel that I’m playing an important role in enriching the lives of others in a much more direct way. As trite as it may sound, cake makes people happy, it brings people together: who isn’t overjoyed when a colleague announces on a busy day at the office “It’s my birthday today; tea and cake at 3pm!”? And would any birthday party ever be complete without the cake and the ceremony of letting the children gleefully blow out the candles? We’ve all had bad days and sometimes a wedge of cake is all that is needed to clear those grey skies.

And so that’s why I do it. That’s how this university graduate with three degrees can call it quits at the lab. Cake makes people happy. It makes me happy. Will I miss science? I haven’t considered that I’ve left it: baking is itself a science; understanding the chemistry of baking will determine the difference between a good bake and a great bake. Precision and accuracy form the key to success. Making this transition is no longer an option for me: I simply have to do it. I have to give it my best shot. I don’t regret any major life choices so far; I certainly don’t want to start now! Life is short, but may it forever be sweet.

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July 03, 2012

New Class Added - August 7th

Due to the overwhelming popularity of our classes, we have added a third floral design class featuring dahlias.  The July 24th class is full and waitlist only.  There is only one space left in our July 31st class.  The new class will be held in our studio on August 7th from 6pm to 9:15pm.  Call to register.


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Fire By DragonRichard and Catherine are known as the "Makers of Beautiful Things" in their local community. They take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. They find, recycle, up-cycle, and repurpose old, lost, or broken things, giving them new life as art in the home, garden, or business. Their creations are all one-of-a-kind originals and only available at Fire by Dragon.

We take donations and will come rescue anything that can be recycled or repurposed.  We are currently looking for any and all metal, iron, or steel recycling.  We are also always looking for unique or interesting ceramic, china, glass and/or crystal bowls, plates, vases, cups, glasses, and ash trays.  If you think you have something we may be interested in, please let us know.

We do a fair amount of commission work as well.  If you have a special item or would like to talk with us about having a mixed media art piece created for your home, garden, and/or business, please contact us.  We would be excited to walk through your ideas ... and to walk you through our pricing and timelines.

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How Much Should You Pay an Attorney to Settle a BitTorrent Case?

Our firm has represented around 200 John Does in BitTorrent cases over the past year and a half. I have tried to keep our rates reasonable during that time. If you are looking for a BitTorrent defense attorney, I hope you will consider retaining FirmEquity, however, if you choose another firm I have some advice.

In order to settle these cases, it does take a few hours of billable time, especially if a lot of negotiation is involved. Just today I decided to raise our flat fee from $425 to $500 to handle all BitTorrent plaintiffs except for Malibu. Given that it usually takes 2-3 weeks of back and forth to obtain the lowest possible settlement amount, I decided to increase our flat fee to $750 for Malibu cases. This is a decision we did not make lightly, given that many people are still struggling during the Great Recession. It will apply both to our settling and shield services, both of which you can read about at

However, we do want to issue a warning. Several firms out there seem to be charging $1,000 – $4,000 to settle these matters. Regardless of whether you choose to hire FirmEquity, please be sure to call around to find an attorney that charges $500 or less. There are plenty of options in that price range. Settling these matters does not require an amount of time that can justify a large flat fee. Charging high retainer fees to represent John Does, particularly the numerous innocent ones, compounds the injustice and injury that the copyright trolls inflict upon thousands of Does. If an attorney does want to charge you more than $500 to settle your BitTorrent case, ask them what additional value they provide than comparable attorneys who charge $500 or less.

If you are not able to afford $500 or $750 (for Malibu only), we can make a payment plan to spread the fee over several months. In cases of financial hardship, we will also offer our old rate of $425. Please don’t hesitate to ask about those options.

If you are involved in a BitTorrent download case, feel free to call me at 847-207-9064 or email me at Hope you are well.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

2010 Fitness International Results (Adela's On Top Again; Julie and Tanji's Tight Battle; Trish Finds Her Place; Oksana's Vegas Bound; Camala Continues to Impress)

This was a pretty historic Fitness International contest, as this was the first Arnold that the new fitness judging was applied to, with two rounds instead of four. For those that don't remember, it was the one-piece and 45-sec mandatory routines that were taken away, and only the two-piece and 2-minute routines remain. You could have added or taken away 100 new rounds, but it was a foregone conclusion who was going to win the Fitness International. When the smoke cleared, it was none other than Miss Chica herself, Adela Garcia, standing tall and claiming another Fitness International title. Nice routine and great physique...what more can you ask for? :)

In her homestate of Ohio, Julie Palmer once again claimed the runner-up title, but not before a wee bit of controversy. According to the judges, she had a 2nd-place worthy physique, but a 4th-place worthy routine. She definitely has a nice physique, but I've seen better routines from Julie. Not that the routine she had was bad by any stretch of the imagination...I've seen her do better, that's all.

The one person that many people said got screwed this weekend was Tanji Johnson. Her routine was the 2nd best of the bunch, and one of the big crowd-pleasers. One would have to wonder if a certain King of Pop (May God rest his soul) had anything to do with it. :-) But her physique (according to the judges) was 5th place?!?! Uhh...don't agree on this one. I personally thought she looked nearly on par with her look as last year's Olympia. I would have had her 2nd or 3rd easy for the physique round.

Words can't express how happy I am to see Trish Warren placed where she did this weekend. She was 4th place after a shockingly disappointed showing at last year's Olympia. We saw a new Black Mamba. She was lean, but obviously smaller than last year, which helped her in the physique round, as only Adela and Julie were better than her there. Some people were upset that she had to lose a good deal of muscle to get to this point, but if you saw what she went thought (Go to Muscular Development and view her videos leading up to the Arnold), she didn't slack up on training. She went balls to the wall, and it paid off. Congrats to the Black Mamba on her best placing in a big show yet.

Oksana Grishina is back in the Olympia after a great routine and killer physique she displayed at this year's Arnold. She basically fine-tuned her overall package from the Phoenix Pro, where she competed two weeks ago, and it worked. Some say that she should have been a bit higher than 5th, though.

Camala Rodriquez continues to impress the fitness world, as she rounded out the top 6 in her Arnold debut. Nice routine (Oh yeah, SHE also had a Michael Jackson-inspired routine) and a tight physique, not to mention her Latin flavor, has made Camala quite a favorite in her rookie year. Look for her to be a serious threat in the Olympia later on this year.

The top six will get their chance to showcase their talents at the Granddaddy of Them All in September as these six qualify for the 2010 Fitness Olympia.

Rest of the Best:
Tina Durkin had one of my personal favorite physiques, and could have easily been in the top 6, but she was a few points shy of that mark and was 7th, but she qualified for this year's Olympia after her showing from last year's O.  Myriam Capes made her Arnold debut and looked stunning as well, but her routine apparently wasn't up to par with the others above her. No doubt she will make some adjustments for the Olympia. Regiane DaSilva tied with Myriam for 8th place with a good routine and a nice physique, almost too lean...ALMOST. Nicole Duncan, with a cool new hairdo, rounded out the top 10. Arnold Rookies Bethany Wagner, Kizzy Vaines, Sylvia Tremblay (last year's Arnold Amateur Fitness Champion), Kayde Puckett and Allison Ethier (2008 Arnold Amateur Fitness Champion) rounded out the fitness field.

1. Adela Garcia
2. Julie Palmer
3. Tanji Johnson
4. Trish Warren
5. Oksana Grishina
6. Camala Rodriguez
7. Tina Durkin
8. Myriam Capes - Tie
8. Regiane DaSilva - Tie
10. Nicole Duncan
11. Bethany Wagner
12. Kizzy Vaines
13. Sylvia Tremblay
14. Kayde Puckett
15. Allison Ethier

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The carrier is important when it comes to exercising and baby-carrying!

The Right Tools

Achieving our goals means choosing the right tools. When it comes to exercising and babycarrying we need to use the right carrying exercise

We have been passionate about carrying/babywearing since starting our family in 2008, all 3 of our children have been carried in a variety of carriers over the years, from wraps to buckles and ringslings to mei-tais. As we started to research and develop FitTogether in 2008 one thing became clear, before we could fully design and deliver this programme we had to train as babywearing/carrying consultants and so we did.

The FitTogether Principle

As we are scientists by background and at our heart  we take an analytical approach to what we do. We research, study and test the best tools and techniques so you achieve your goals.

From our viewpoint as physiologists, clinical exercise specialists and babywearing consultants, we see our key job as doing all the behind-the-scenes work of how to exercise with your baby. 7 years of research and development have gone into the FitTogether exercise programmes. We have analysed every aspect of the class – the anatomy, physiology and neurology of both your postnatal body and your baby’s.

The results are a programme that give you the very best return for your investment AND, most importantly, give you the opportunity to enjoy time with your little one.

Abundant Choice of Carriers for Different Requirements

The great variety of designs and materials on the market are a great benefit to us all, being able to meet our unique and varying requirements, situations and preferences.

This variety allows each of us to choose the right tool for any given circumstance – which is great. However it doesn’t mean that all carriers are appropriate for all situations. Just as you wouldn’t go running in high heels, do a HIIT session at your local gym in full arctic exploration attire – so too would some carriers be inappropriate for you and your baby for exercise.

The Issues – Carrier Selection

FitTogether Baby Class

The Solar Connecta baby carrier – the carrier we choose for use in our classes.

  • for you
    • shoulder straps
      • width
      • padding
      • design and placement
        • this has significant impact on the weight distribution and can effect posture and movement quality
    • moment forces – excessive moment forces (created by the position of the baby in relation to the bearing of weight across the shoulders) will generate excessive stresses on the passive tissues of your lower back
  • for your baby
    • hip position
    • spine position
    • head support
  • safety issues
    • baby’s head/chin position and support throughout movements
  • thermoregulation (temperature control) for you both
  • management of baby’s sensory stimulation
  • stabilization of baby’s position in relation to the person carrying them
    • keeping baby close and stable is essential so that movements in multiple planes can be performed safely
  • a carrier and/or technique that stays securely fitted; allowing exercise to be done without the carrier losing fit (the need for corrections to the fitting during exercise leaves baby and person carrying them at risk)
  • the mechanics of the materials of manufacture and their response to dynamic movements
  • as coaches who run the class, it is really important to be able to quickly detect any changes for mum/dad and baby – having the same carrier facilitates ongoing visual checks

This last one is really important, I’ve been coaching exercise classes for 15 years – from spinning to circuits, core conditioning to back pain rehab, falls management for people living with Parkinson’s disease and clinical exercise therapy – but nothing, no class has ever been as challenging to deliver as a sling exercise class for mums and dads with their babies. The diversity of skills and the diligence of focus is of the highest level. Homogeneity of carrier is a great tool in delivering a fun and effective class where parents and carers can feel secure, feel great and enjoy their time with their baby.

Finally, everyone using the same carrier creates equity. Exercise classes can feel intimidating, a uniformity of carrier provides a sense of all being in this together, with everyone in the room in the same boat!

And it is for these reasons we choose the Solar Connecta Baby Carrier for use in our class!

Enjoy your exercise while carrying your baby – be safe, be energetic and feel great!

Alison & Andy xxx

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

REVIEW: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

I have previous decided that The Name of the Wind was the best book I read in 2011 ... scratch that, because that title now officially goes to Elantris.

Initially buying and reading this because of how much I enjoyed Mistborn and The Way of Kings, I was definitely not disappointed! The story involves what one can typically expect from Sanderson; an intriguing system of magic, a whole lot of politics, the impending collapse of the world, the best foreshadowing I have ever encountered and a climax that then climaxes some more. His novels seem to follow a kind of formula, in at least the way they are structured and in my opinion, it is a total winner.

We follow the perspectives of three main characters; Raoden who is taken by the Shaod in the first few pages and sent to Elantris; Princess Sarene who arrives to find Raoden 'dead' and subsequently takes the country into her own hands; and Hrathen, a gyorn (high priest) with a mission to convert the nation (and then a few others throughout). To begin with I was mostly interested in Raoden and his experience in Elantris and began resenting the other two. I wanted to hear more about his comparatively simple story of the life of an Elantrian and his plight to create a life within the city. Sarene and Hrathen's parts mostly fulfilled the unfolding political dramas and body of the story, yet they were too disconnected to Raoden for it to really interest me. For a time in the middle it became extremely frustrating when I as the reader knew so much more than the characters, but this suspense only made the following events so much sweeter. It wasn't long before the author's intentions were revealed and all three perspectives begin to work together to fulfill the story.

While it took me a little while to warm to the world and characters, I devoured the last two thirds of the book (within the last 24 hours mind you) which had me on the edge of my seat (figuratively, as I spent the entire day in bed). There was never a dull moment and never was I able to guess what was to come next - there were literally times where I gasped out loud and had to take a moment!

Given that Elantris as a stand-alone novel is quite short when compared to Sanderson's other multi-book works, I found I came to know each character quite well, even the minor ones. There was a certain depth to them and their motivations which reminded me of characters from Ian Irvine's Three Worlds series, which is described as a Darwinian fantasy; the characters are not inherently good or evil, but merely trying to survive. This was especially the case for Hrathen, who becomes so much more interesting as the story progresses.

Interestingly in this book, the fantasy/magic element was not the presiding one. While this could arguably be the case for Mistborn for example (with political machinations featuring heavily throughout), Mistborn places great emphasis on its system of magic, magic-wielders and other supernatural figures. Elantris focuses around a similar political-fueled plot, but lacks a magic system that is equally complex and utilised. This is partly due to the story revolving around the downfall of the Elantrians and their magic of course, but also because of Sanderson's strength (in my opinion) to focus just as much, if not more, on elements of the story which deal essentially with a human experience.

The most impressive part of this book is the incredibly fast-paced yet sure-footed events leading up to a spectacular climax and ending. It actually reminded a lot of the action-filled conclusion of Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy. Just as I thought I had reached the climax and had the ending picked, everything was turned on its head as Sanderson ruthlessly begins to tear everything down, calling in multiple favours from foreshadowing earlier in the story so subtle you would never pick it. In an almost contradiction to my last paragraph, Sanderson shines here, demonstrating a masterful grasp of his original system of magic, never once relying on a suspension of disbelief to get through.

The resolution was quite swift yet surprisingly fulfilling. I find when I am usually this enraptured by a story that the end leaves me feeling empty and wanting more, yet as I reached the final page I was quite content. Of course there were things not wholly answered or explored to their fullest, but not irritatingly so.

I would recommend Elantris to any fantasy lover, especially since it is such a rewarding read without having to commit to a lengthy series.

In other news ... I cancelled my online order of The Land of Painted Caves because I was worried I had ordered the wrong version and I actually found one in a bookstore, which I intend to buy tomorrow and begin reading. I also got the autobiography of Jane Lynch for Christmas and while not fantasy, I think I will enjoy!

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