{"id":5104,"date":"2013-04-10T07:54:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T07:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/1693-2\/"},"modified":"2013-04-10T07:54:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T07:54:06","slug":"1693-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/1693-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard at TFM Week 2013: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u201cThe race I remember the most is in 1977, when I fell, but I got up and kept on running. I still won 2nd place and got a standing ovation. I found out after the race I got a torn ligament, but I still kept running\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Datuk Marina Chin<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_780\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/blog\/2013\/04\/overheard-at-tfm-week-2013-day-2\/_mg_1920\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-780\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-780\" title=\"Photo Credit: Teach For Malaysia Creative Team\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MG_1920.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Teach For Malaysia Creative Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI believe that education is for all and excellence is for all.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>En. Mohd Fadzli Bin Abd. Rozan<\/strong>, Ketua Penolong Pengarah \u2013 JPN Sabah<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI used to run, but not run away from school!\u201d \u2013<strong>Datuk Marina Chin<\/strong>, who ran for her country instead!<\/div>\n<div>\u201cNEVER give up. There must be excellence in everything you do.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Datuk Yong Soo Heong<\/strong>, General Manager of BERNAMA<\/div>\n<div>Teach For Malaysia\u2019s Training &amp; Support Director\u00a0<strong>Dossier White<\/strong>: \u201cWhere are you going?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Student (while busily making a boat out of newspaper): \u201cEngland!\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/blog\/2013\/04\/overheard-at-tfm-week-2013-day-2\/b1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-783\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-783\" title=\"Photo Credit: Joanna Khoo\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/b1.jpg?resize=610%2C611\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Joanna Khoo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u201cYour teachers are your \u2018lampu suluh\u2019.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Datuk Yong<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Aishah Sinclair:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cUmur saya 33.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Students: \u201cHAA?!!\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSchool is challenging, but so is life. You need determination to get through it.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Aishah Sinclair<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u201cFunniest questions my kids had for Cikgu Aireen:<br \/>\n1. Kenapa ibubapa kita selalu marah?<br \/>\n2. Cikgu Aireen sihat ke hari ni?\u201d \u2013 Fellow\u00a0<strong>Alina Amir<\/strong>, after her class with AirAsia CEO\u00a0<strong>Aireen Omar<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_781\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/blog\/2013\/04\/overheard-at-tfm-week-2013-day-2\/img_4798\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-781\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-781\" title=\"Photo Credit: Teach For Malaysia Creative Team\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_4798.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Teach For Malaysia Creative Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u201cPengetua diberi gelaran Yang Berusaha kerana kena banyak usaha!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Prof. Dato\u2019 Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Ishak<\/strong>, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Utara Malaysia<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cTHIS!\u201d \u2013\u00a0<strong>Aishah Sinclair<\/strong>, when asked which was more nerve-wracking: preparing for a show, or teaching in a classroom.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/blog\/2013\/04\/overheard-at-tfm-week-2013-day-2\/b3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-782\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-782\" title=\"Photo Credit: Aishah Sinclair\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/b3.jpg?resize=611%2C611\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Aishah Sinclair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe race I remember the most is in 1977, when I fell, but I got up and kept on running. 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