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Wow, amazing work. So much to do in order to fulfill the readers' reading needs. Don't you want to go and sit on one of the chairs? This space is so inviting and has a lovely atmosphere for learning. Any kid (or even an adult) would be so enticed to just be in the room. I have many praises for this room and I know you would too. Great sense of colours, layout and organisation which makes that space so in.... harmony. If I have my own small library to manage (in the distant future), I would totally borrow some of the design ideas from this room. I was lucky to stumble onto this site while I was looking for more ideas. I was working on how to beautify my games corner. It looks a little depressing now. Nonetheless, it is still work in progress. Oh well, just looking at this room makes me so excited and happy this morning. Inspiredinstyle.com - you've made it to my list of favourites (I am stalking you! - haha) Maybe it was just me with the hearing problem (or reading problem). Have you ever heard of pecha kucha? It was the first for me and I first heard it as 'pecah pecah' ('break into pieces' in Bahasa). Pecha kucha is a 'get straight to the point' presentation. - well, you could Google for its meaning at your own time.
Last week, my colleagues and I had a go at this new 'toy'. It was the first for most of us, putting the slides together and embedding our lovely voices to the slides. The challenge was to get your point across with just 10 slides within 100 seconds (10 slides x 10 seconds/slide = 100 seconds). - which was about less than 2 minutes. It was a great challenge for me. I am fond of telling 'grandmother's stories' but in pecha kucha, I have to cut straight to the chase. And it was quite fun. I've learnt some new stuff and had the opportunity to use the other functions in MS Powerpoint (which I rarely used). I also had a new discovery about myself *blushing* - for me to take note and for you, not to find out.
If you are a non-library professional, you won't know what 398.2 means.
I saw this post on a tweet which I recently been following. It is interesting to know that there are people who make such jewellery (see Dewey Decimal Jewelry). I would love to have that pendant. I was googling for library positions. It is quite a shock to see that there are a list of organization that are recruiting. SOTA, SMU, SPH and schools are looking for library para-professionals.
I am quite tempted to give it a go. But it would be a pity to pull out my baby from his school which is nearby my office. Should I, should I not? Dilemma.... Just sharing this cute image I got from the Facebook. Anyway, enjoy the summer holidays for those who are going home to the UK, Australia and the rest of the World. To those who are still on the 'Little Red Dot', just hang in there! On another note, Bintan.... Here we come!
Stress, tension and anxiety are in the air. Students are pouring into the library armed with thick notes, past year exam papers, tent cards and what-not! Heads lowered over books and notes, hushed conversation and exchanges about concepts on human cells and anatomy.
These were the examination vibes in the Senior Library this morning. I am wishing all of you the very best of luck for your Biology paper. All of you are the studious lot and had left not a single litter at all. PS: I have remove all the photographs, due to school policy on uploading of photographs consisting TTS school children. Check out this cool video on how to start your Summer reading programme in a fun way. Seattle Public Library came up with a book domino. 2131 old/donated books, 27 volunteers, 112 slices of pizza and 1 world record! Happy Birthday to us! There you go, singing precisely to self at 1.24am (local SG time). I was staying up late to study when I remembered that our team has started this weblog a year ago.
This May marks officially our first birthday for this weblog and also my first year dedicated to this professional web-logging I used to have a personal blog to rant about the days of my life but it didn't workout that well, all due to laziness and it doesn't resulted in anything beneficial for me. I asked myself, why not blog professionally since there are many in the industry are doing it (especially in the US). So how did this weblog come about? Actually it supposed to be a communication platform for the Interactive Team to share on 'what we have been up to!' and as a 'directory of stuff' e.g. website links to lessons - Inhospitable Places etc., advices on cataloguing for series and other collection, calender for year display boards, tips & tricks on Photoshop, highlights and announcement on disappearance etc. Our boss liked the idea so much that it became a must-have communication platform across the 3 libraries. Well, it is for a good cause for all to benefit. Anyway, a very Happy Birthday to our weblog! *peace* PS: Blogging can be quite addictive. This is the video evidence of the muckup happened last week. Watch it unfolds... Found this on Youtube! If Hollywood has 'The Hunger Games', Texas A&M University Library has 'The Research Games'. Enjoy the spoof! Have you heard of imadeface? I've not until recently. Atiqah shared this cool app where we could make our very own 'avatar'. Though I tried to make one myself after so many attempts, and came up with this. Yes, I know what you all would be thinking. "Not the same, lah!!!" Well, it is hard if your hairstyle is not in the list. The app doesn't have additional accessories like a hat or a headscarf etc. Oh well, but I like this app a lot. I will play around with this app when I have more free time at home. For now, my (unofficial) avatar is on the left. *Peace* PS: You could download this app via your App Store. The purpose of trying out this app was to revamp the look of our in-house communication website - which is associated to this blog. So, watch out for the launch of our new look and see if you could match the avatars to its owners. Some said that they can't leave home without their phone - this includes my hubby. Some cannot survive without a Wifi hotspot - also including my hubby again. Some can't even work without a brilliant assistant - this bit is according to Richard Brandson.
And I can't work, move and be efficient at the same time without these in my lovely, big bag: 1) Smartphone with internet connectivity 2) Mini iPad (very important if you have a one-year-old) 3) Wet wipes (see no. 2 - more to wipe the iPad) 4) Lipstick (must look good even if you are stressed out) 5) Pen "What?! No book? What kind of Library Officer are you??" or "I thought you work in the library, whaaattt....." Please note that these are typical Singaporean-accented remarks which I always got from both friends and relatives. They are so oh-so-not-IT-savvy. *wink-wink* Let me explain.... I Google a lot mostly in the train - reading the news, watching YouTube, socializing with Facebook friends, lurking around Linkedin, reading other libraries blogs, challenging myself with a card game, online shopping (not all the time) and planning on what to cook for dinner. I could do so many things during my 1 hour train ride to/from work - while standing without a pole to hold on to or seated (if I'm lucky) - and replying to my hubby via SMS & WhatsApp. Sometimes, i toggled using both phone and the iPad. Yes, we women could multitask very well - I must stress on this! When you are a mummy, you would know that keeping your infant still is the No. 1 challenge. That is why the mini iPad came in second place. Faris would be learning his ABC, singing to Pororo songs, looking at some educational flash cards etc - doing all this while I'm doing housework or I just simple needed my 1/2 hours rest or when I 'm doing my school assignments. I must thank Steve Jobs for inventing this device. It helped me a lot. The wet wipes is mainly to wipe the screen of the iPad as Faris likes to put his hands in his mouth and then touch my poor iPad. I could see the residue of his doings on the iPad every morning when I'm in the office. My poor colleagues would always heard me screaming his name. To my colleagues - you know who you are, my sincere apologies. Lipsticks makes a drastic change in your appearance. I would like to include shoes but it is not practical as my bag is not big enough. I have 2 pairs under my desk. Back to lipsticks, I have several tones of colours to match my mood. The pretty pink is on my desk, the muted is in the drawer and the all-purpose-all-occasion lipcolour would be in my bag. I would not go wrong putting that one on. Also, you must always look good all the time. The existence of the trusty pen in the bag - you just would never know when you'll need it. STEVE JOBS - THANK YOU, LAH! - for making the iPad a mini too. It is light & handy in the ladies' bag and I could carry all my 6 titles of books around with the comfort of using Overdrive. I must thank Uma for the Overdrive training she gave few weeks back. Now, my account with the Digital Library has reached its quota of 6 titles and I have 4 titles on reservation. So, what no book? I have 6 ebooks. *Peace* Teamwork is all about putting people with different skills together to deliver quality work. It is like the picture (left), mixing vanilla ice-cream, some nuts and maybe a bar of chocolate = yummy-ness. A good thing alone is still a good thing. But a few good things combine together is UNBELIEVABLE! Well, this is just me trying to associate my afternoon snack with teamwork. My opinion, that is! |
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