Where do I start...
My repulsive set of grades in my A-level examination (Hong Kong) brought me to a cooperative Bachelor's Degree programme held by the then Shue Yan College and The University of Stirling, Scotland. One year in Shue Yan and two in Scotland (so glad it stays in the UK!) got me my first degree (BA in EFL). My second (MA in Applied Linguistics) was earned from UNSW, Sydney, where you will find is a larger and more global (probably more peaceful too!) version of Hong Kong. I did my PGDE in HKU, after which I found my current job at the English Department of Ying Wa Primary School where I'm serving as the Panel Chairperson. In my decade of teaching, I completed my ATCL (Speech & Drama), LLCM(TD) (Speech & Drama Teaching), and EdD (HKU). In 2015, I was elected to be a Full International Member of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama (STSD), and invited to be a member of the Advisory Committee of The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, where I served for two years. Since 2016, I have been serving as an English Sub-committee member of the Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association. I never find myself brilliant as an educator and thus have to keep sharpening my skills. But the inconvenient truth is, the more I dive into academia and language arts, the more empty I find my |
knowledge tank to be. It is another strange story why I ended up teaching kids...all I know is: I didn't choose education; education chose me.
In recent years, I develop an interest in creative writing and publishing. There seems to be a small success so far (see Writings). My poetry/short stories have appeared in Poetry Quarterly, River Poet Journal, Sierra Nevada Review, The Chaffey Review, The Interpreter’s House, The Oddville Press, The Writing Disorder, and elsewhere. My first poetry chapbook "of improvised song" is released by Origami Poetry Project. Besides, my photography/artwork has appeared in Rattle (winter 2016) and Typehouse Literary Magazine (Issue 10), as cover art, as well as in *82 Review, and Front Porch Review. I am currently working on my first poetry and short story collections, as well as a novella. The process has been slow but thrilling. In the winter of 2014, I established "BALLOONS Lit. Journal" (BLJ), a non-profit-making online literary magazine for children and young adults of the world. I am proud to be able to use my skills and interests to contribute to the literary world of which I enjoy so much being an active member. I feel that many young people these days have been distracted from the joy of reading and writing. I feel responsible to redirect them to the fruits of literature appreciation and creation. And I am glad to be involved in this daily. |