Comments on: Quality training http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/ Mark Skipper's continuing adventures Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mungbean http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-771 Mungbean Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-771 the ABSOLUTE worse PPT is lots of small text, in a serif font, in a colour combination that means that even if you have perfect eyesight you still have no chance of reading it! (red on blue, anyone?!! -- I've seen HC-bloody-I lecturers do this!!!!)<br /> <br /> Also whoever designed those bloody awful standard templates, especially that one with the random-coloured squares up the top, needs to be taken outside and severely beaten.<br /> <br /> BTW, regarding etiquette with Muslim women... touching is definitely a no-no, and you shouldn't even be up close. Guess it's different in a 100% or predominantly Muslim country, but when I was working in Malaysia I was told never to get into a lift if there was a woman on her own in there, or I could get into trouble. (A woman's not supposed to be on her own with a man she doesn't know.) Not sure how much of this is Sharia (muslim law) or just convention.<br /> <br /> I guess any Islamic woman who's at all religious will have a headscarf so at least you've got something to look out for!<br /> <br /> //mung the ABSOLUTE worse PPT is lots of small text, in a serif font, in a colour combination that means that even if you have perfect eyesight you still have no chance of reading it! (red on blue, anyone?!! — I’ve seen HC-bloody-I lecturers do this!!!!)

Also whoever designed those bloody awful standard templates, especially that one with the random-coloured squares up the top, needs to be taken outside and severely beaten.

BTW, regarding etiquette with Muslim women… touching is definitely a no-no, and you shouldn’t even be up close. Guess it’s different in a 100% or predominantly Muslim country, but when I was working in Malaysia I was told never to get into a lift if there was a woman on her own in there, or I could get into trouble. (A woman’s not supposed to be on her own with a man she doesn’t know.) Not sure how much of this is Sharia (muslim law) or just convention.

I guess any Islamic woman who’s at all religious will have a headscarf so at least you’ve got something to look out for!

//mung

]]> By: natty http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-772 natty Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-772 "I guess any Islamic woman who's at all religious will have a headscarf so at least you've got something to look out for!"<br /> <br /> Unless you're in France. *rolls eyes*<br /> <br /> I took a class on the history of Islam in college, and though I didn't do as much of the reading as I should have, I somehow don't think Mohammad received any prophecies from God specifically about women in elevators, being the 7th century and all. I'm sure that idea came later. "I guess any Islamic woman who’s at all religious will have a headscarf so at least you’ve got something to look out for!"

Unless you’re in France. *rolls eyes*

I took a class on the history of Islam in college, and though I didn’t do as much of the reading as I should have, I somehow don’t think Mohammad received any prophecies from God specifically about women in elevators, being the 7th century and all. I’m sure that idea came later.

]]> By: Webmaster http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-773 Webmaster Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-773 OK Natty, what do you want the *rolls eyes* emoticon to look like? :confused: OK Natty, what do you want the *rolls eyes* emoticon to look like? :confused:

]]> By: Lydia http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-774 Lydia Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-774 The worst powerpoint slides are those made by people who think that the powerpoint will do the teaching for them and forget that powerpoint is a tool for teaching just like flashing pink starlights, cartoon ladies with punk hair, maggots and leaflets on pubic lice are just tools for teaching. Anyone who forgets that powerpoint is the tool not the teacher will invariably have a powerpoint that is soporific in the extreme. And anyone who makes powerpoint slides with soft focus leaves down the side should have a red hot poker inserted into the orifice of their choice. The worst powerpoint slides are those made by people who think that the powerpoint will do the teaching for them and forget that powerpoint is a tool for teaching just like flashing pink starlights, cartoon ladies with punk hair, maggots and leaflets on pubic lice are just tools for teaching. Anyone who forgets that powerpoint is the tool not the teacher will invariably have a powerpoint that is soporific in the extreme. And anyone who makes powerpoint slides with soft focus leaves down the side should have a red hot poker inserted into the orifice of their choice.

]]> By: tyg http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-775 tyg Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-775 What drivel! (me a Muslim from Malaysia who DOESN'T wear a headscarf!). That was just people trying to scare you prof mungbean. I have personally witnessed my father walking into a lift with his head-scarfed collegue while having a discussion on some aspect of the business or other ... <br /> <br /> Yes, there is shariah law against women being alone with men who they are not related to, but Malaysians are not that backward that they'd take you in for sharing a lift.... I can't believe someone told you that .... jeeeeezzzzzzz .... :confused: :angry: What drivel! (me a Muslim from Malaysia who DOESN’T wear a headscarf!). That was just people trying to scare you prof mungbean. I have personally witnessed my father walking into a lift with his head-scarfed collegue while having a discussion on some aspect of the business or other …

Yes, there is shariah law against women being alone with men who they are not related to, but Malaysians are not that backward that they’d take you in for sharing a lift…. I can’t believe someone told you that …. jeeeeezzzzzzz …. :confused: :angry:

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-776 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-776 Dr Tygger is also not averse to the odd handshake from men. And the odd cuddle too. Maybe I should have tried to hug my teache when I met her first. Being a rural campus where most of the buildings are only one story, we have no elevators.<br /> <br /> Mwalimu Lydia, If I have understood you correctly, powerpoint is like pubic lice. I like that. :hehe: Dr Tygger is also not averse to the odd handshake from men. And the odd cuddle too. Maybe I should have tried to hug my teache when I met her first. Being a rural campus where most of the buildings are only one story, we have no elevators.

Mwalimu Lydia, If I have understood you correctly, powerpoint is like pubic lice. I like that. :hehe:

]]> By: mungbean http://bitterjug.com/blog/quality-training/#comment-777 mungbean Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=174#comment-777 :blush: :blush: :blush:<br /> Well, glad to hear that things aren't quite as paranoid as I was told at the time! But how's someone to know who's come from the other side of the world? Better safe than sorry I thought... At the time there was talk in the press of certain hardline-Muslim territories within Malaysia increasing the power of the Shariah courts and stuff. Stoning and that kind of stuff.<br /> <br /> To be honest I was more concerned about offending someone through my ignorance of local customs than getting into trouble myself!<br /> <br /> And now, back to your schedule programmes... :blush: :blush: :blush:
Well, glad to hear that things aren’t quite as paranoid as I was told at the time! But how’s someone to know who’s come from the other side of the world? Better safe than sorry I thought… At the time there was talk in the press of certain hardline-Muslim territories within Malaysia increasing the power of the Shariah courts and stuff. Stoning and that kind of stuff.

To be honest I was more concerned about offending someone through my ignorance of local customs than getting into trouble myself!

And now, back to your schedule programmes…

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