Midway and Final Project week plan

Due to the pandemic, our trip was cancelled – thus, I have combined both reflections into one post as it was a very short period of time. LO2, LO5, LO7 The process of finding providers was quite difficult as there were limited activities which we can safely do in Vietnam on our own. This is…

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Final Human Acts Post

What are your final takeaways? I really enjoyed working on analysing the techniques of the novel and how it affects meaning. In particular, I found the structure of multiple second person narrative as quite beautiful, and I think it captured the grief, fear and violence so vividly – although some parts were difficult to read…

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Last reflection for SG Murni

LO2, LO4 & LO6 Towards the end of the service, we were unable to meet the kids anymore because of COVID-19. Thus, we had to focus more on the planning aspect of the service such as preparing the portfolio website for next year’s group. Through online group calls, we discussed once a week on how…

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Non-lit image and handmaid’s tale

  this photo expresses how women are often forced to stay silent with issues related to rape and sexual harrassment – this is expressed with the hands that are covering the woman’s mouth and the words stating “now after so many years?’, ‘did you provoke?”, “can’t believe you!”, “did you scream?” and more. These phrases…

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Handmaid’s Tale

How is the novel relevant to you? (Try to think as broadly and deeply as you can about this) The novel expresses the controversial ideas behind female rights over their own bodies, and how the handmaids are reduced to their fertility rather than being treated as human beings. This theme is relevant to me in…

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COVID-19: what I’ve been up to

With the quarantine law in place, the first thing I did was I made a list of things I could do during this time if I get bored – it consists of three columns, things that let’s me be creative, things that keeps me healthy, and things that helps me keep social contact. Being someone…

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Final IO Global Issue

Global Issue: How women continues to battle for equality within a patriarchal society, which is built on misogyny and male supremacy. There has been more awareness and changes made regarding gender equality in modern societies, where women have been speaking up more in what they believe, and more female representatives rise in politics and communities….

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