mr. tony emberda

This man on the left is my teacher for my Production Management; Mr. Tony Emberda. What is so special about him? One thing; he made me cry. (^.^) Well, I wasn't really going to cry. He just kept saying that I had tears in my eyes when there weren't any! But he kept going at it until some already appeared! Boohoo... And I'm not sure but I think I'm his first student who cried this early in the semester. Lol. Atleast I know that there'll be more tears to come and that I'm not going to be alone. (Bleh!)
So, yes. He has this reputation of making students cry. He's a terror teacher, they say! But in my case, I cried not because I failed on a task that he asked me to do. My group's task was just to have an LCD projector and a laptop prepared in class for his lecture. It's simple and there shouldn't be a problem with it. Right? Wrong. Our slot was taken by everyone and there wasn't any projector available for us. we thought about getting a room from the CS Division since their rooms already have everything (which is unfair!!!). We thought about renting from the Nursing Division, the Humanities, and every other division in class. Then, panic just came after us. Jesper and I even talked to him about it but all he said was; "Be resourceful!" and his distinct laugh followed.
It was at the last minute when we were able to borrow an LCD projector from my groupmate's office. We weren't sure at first if we could borrow it since the person-in-charge wasn't around or couldn't be contacted until the last minute as well. And so I cried because my group and I succeeded on the challenge posted before us. It seems odd to cry about it but I was just so worried and stressed with all the texting (yes, it's stressful too especially when you don't get replies!!haha), the running, the arguing, the asking around that led to nowhere. I was just relieved to have something ready when Mr. Tony came to class and I felt even better when he dismissed the class that early. So, while cleaning up he talked to me and my groupmates about the challenge and how similar it can be with life; how sometimes there's nothing left to do but pray and cry. But he also said that something can always be done when one is pushed to the limits. So, when it comes to all the talks about him being a terror teacher, I would have to say that I don't see him that way. He makes you do all sorts of things just to get by but in the end, you'll see that you had fun with it and you'll realize that you've actually become better at one or several things just because he makes you do much. And so, I'm glad that he's my teacher. I'd never get bored and I'm always motivated to be better. =)

Thanks Sir Tony! haha...