Today, we’ll hear more about the NCT stories (as told by Miss Kwa) and the morals behind them.
- The story of the penguin
As seen on geographic TV, penguins form two rows when they go out hunting for food. The first row of penguins would dive into the waters, without a fear, but end up getting gobbled up by the fearsome sharks. The second row of penguins would then await their return. And when the first row of penguins did not come back, the second row would know that there are dangers lurking in the waters, and therefore, not decide to enter the waters.
And the moral of this story is…
Social media may be a new platform. But is it a platform worth exploring!
For me, before the era of NCT, the only social media site I was actively using was Facebook. Even then, my Facebook page was more “Me-centric”, as in the focal point of my Facebook statuses would be on my life.
However, after hearing Stephie’s lecture about how we can make our blog seem more interesting to viewers, I decided to apply the same concept to my Facebook page and started to post about a greater variety of things e.g. 40 Creative Ads to Get People to Quit Smoking
Also, NCT helped me to discover the wonders of Twitter.
Previously, I always questioned the point of having a Twitter account since you can update your status via Facebook and twitting seemed like a waste of time.
Sadly, I only got my “Twit-fingers” nearing the end of the term, 2 days actually in fact. What really encouraged me to keep Twitting was after I had this conversation with a social media atheist from the US (@SocialFad). I had a discussion with him about how some businesses were starting to get overly dependent on social media. Through my conversation with him, I learned about a system called Arpanet (the earliest form of social media, according to him) and we also shared points about how relying on social media only is business suicide. Best thing was… he called me “wise”!!! 
What came out of that conversation was that around 10 people, comprising mostly ang mohs (yay), started to follow me on Twitter too. Also, according to Twitalyzer, over a period of 2 days, my influence shot up to 1.3 *claps*
2. Doris and Ping’s journey to school
Early one morning, Miss Kwa was having a terrible back ache, so Miss Nga drove her car and the two of them headed to school. When the car stopped at a traffic light, an aunty knocked on their windows and asked them for a ride to a nearby building.
Miss Kwa was stunned and did not know what to say since it was her car but Miss Nga was driving it and Miss Nga was also unsure of how to act. But before, they could say anything, the aunty hopped into the back seat of the car and they were “forced” to give her a lift.
And the moral of this story is…
Security is twice as important in this new technological era
Therefore, one should be careful with the things they say online and the information that can be found on your profile pages.
This is especially important when you are a fresh graduate looking to enter the workforce. Those prying, gossipy employers will want to know more about you – the friends you hang out with, your hobbies etc. before they make a decision whether or not to hire you.
Take the guy who goes out clubbing all night and has pictures of his “wild” clubbing escapades flooding Facebook versus the nerd, who has only 5 pictures of himself, all of which are taken by his friends. If I were an employer, I’d pick the nerd, even though he may not be as interesting but because his online persona suggests that he is someone who is responsible and more importantly, a good worker.
Also, if you are already in the workforce, you should definitely pay attention to your words. You never know when someone has hash-tagged a certain term (your boss’s name) and just by mentioning it, your post could go straight to your boss’s inbox. And just like that, someone could easily get fired.
3. NASA, not as smart as we all thought they were
NASA spent $100, 000 to invent a new prototype of a pen that could be used in outer space since traditional pens could not be used in an anti-gravity field.
However, after the invention, the Russian agents questioned the need to invent such pens when pencils could have been used instead.
And the moral of this story is…
As people become more dependent on technology, we tend to forget how things don’t have to be as complex
Sometimes, we have to look at traditional methods for the solutions to the most complicated problems.
4. Frog in the kettle goes *hop* *hop* *boom*
Amphibians and reptiles have the ability to acclimatize their body temperature to the surrounding changes. Likewise, the same also applies to a frog.
Let’s say you put a frog in a kettle full of water that is at room temperature. As you slowly start to increase the temperature, degree by degree, Fahrenheit by Fahrenheit, it’ll get used to it too and its temperature will rise according.
But, once the water reaches a boil, the frog will get cooked and it will die without knowledge of how and why it died. It’s a sadistic tale, and Miss Kwa’s favourite story (see the relation) but it also has the most important morale behind it.
And the moral of the story is…
Never stop learning. Technology changes everyday. The day you stop learning might possibly be the day you stop existing. Use the little knowledge you have and keep improving yourself.
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