Reflection

During my nine weeks of lessons in this English for Academic Purposes Course, I have learn and enjoy my time in the class conducted by my Professor. Not only I have learn to brush up on my language, the most important that I have learn is the techniques of answering the questions which have been given to me.  I have learn the techniques of analyzing the questions first, then plan out my structure to answer the questions, and lastly the contents which the things I write must have a well-balanced of personal opinions and evidences. 

In my summary and reader's response writings, I have learn and realize the common mistakes which are often occurred in my writings and from there I learn to make improvement in my work. The visual & audio feedback is a helpful tool to me as it gives me a clearer understand on the mistakes that I had made in my writings and the suggestions given to help me to enhance my work. I hope other modules can also adapt this suggestion during e-learning week or the weekends because there are limitation in word as some of the ideas being maybe hard to visualize pass. 

Lastly for the next few weeks, I hope to have more practice on writing comparative essay. As I feel that some areas in my comparative writing are weak and need improvements. Especially in writing the conclusion which I have trouble to write a closing sentence and sometime the closing sentence may not be strong.

Reflective Writing

What I would like to share is an experience from my part-time job as a sales promoter at Sim Lim Square. Brief description, as a sales promoter our salary is high in commission and low in basic.  So every sales promoter that is working with you is not only your friend, they are also your competitors.

What I wanted to highlight is as a sales promoter, we have a few simple golden rules to follow. One of that rules is when a return customer who has been served and came back, the other promoters should not try close the deal and take the credit for himself. The other promoters should assist and refer the customer back to the previous promoter who had served. Unless, that promoter is not in on that day whether is medical leave, work off or holiday. This is to prevent conflict among us.    

One of my most unforgettable lessons that I have learned and wanted to share is when my colleague closes a deal and takes the credit for himself. At that point of time, I was angry and anxious. Angry in my colleague as why did my colleague did this and anxious in, will this ruins our relationship and my day-to-day work or will it lead to a conflict if I reported it to my superior. In the end, I kept quiet and did nothing, as I did not wish to make a big fuss out of it. 

Through this experience, I have learned something. Some people are cunning, two-faced and willing to do anything to get what they want but in the end, are they happy or satisfy for what they have done or become. Some may say you need to become cunning and two-faced in order to survive in this concrete jungle but they are not necessarily right. I believe if we can live an honest and clear conscience with our family and friends, it is the best life that a man can ever ask for. This experience is not only a turning point for me; it also has become a guidance to lead me to become a better person and to prevent myself from going to the wrong path. 

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