Caterpillar’s Syndrome....

The Story begin...

Have you heard about Caterpillar’s Syndrome? John Fabre, the French naturalist, conducted an unusual experiment with processionary caterpillars, a type of caterpillar that blindly follows the one in front of it.The experiment consisted of several of these caterpillars, a flowerpot filled tothe rim with dirt, and pine needles. The caterpillars formed a complete circlearound the rim of the flowerpot, with the first one touching the back of the lastone. The pine needles, the food of processionary caterpillar, were placed in the center of the circle. The caterpillars began their procession around theflowerpot, one following the other in a circle. This went hour, after hour, day after day, for week. In the end, every one of the caterpillars dropped dead of starvation.The one thing could have saved them was only six inches away, but without purposeful thought or action, the caterpillars continued with a habitual routine that eventually proved too much to endure. This could happen to you.


Activity 1 (Compulsory) Caterpillar’s Syndrome:

1. the caterpillar’s syndrome story tell us that how the caterpillar loose his opportunity to still alive just because of want to continued his habitual routine without think the influence that might occur in the future.

2. The message that we can get from this anecdote are we as a human should think first before do anything and the effect from that action that we going to do, which is good or bad. Besides we should learn how to make our own decision and not just follow the others. It’s important to break the routine if we want to have something new and challenging while will give much more advantage to you.

3. Yes. It is happened when I was in standard 6, when that time I’ll will sitting for UPSR, and I not study hard as preparation for the exam and spend lot of time playing with others friends while ignoring all my mum babbling. Then, I get not good for the result. From that I start thinking that all the thing that we want to do we should think first,find the alternatives and take all the opportunity that arise in front on you if not you will fell disappointed.

Poem: Caterpillar oh caterpillar!!!!

Hey.... caterpillar what are you doing..
Rounding the pot which is nothing
The tree in front of you! Don’t you see it
Stop rounding….dear caterpillar…
You will die if continued it

Hey…..caterpillar, stop doing that
Start thinking and you will alive
Throw out you nature
Than you will find new one
Because….
Your life…you’r the one who create it.

Activity 2 break free routine
Level 1: What do you do everyday?This the things that I have done every days:

Level 1: morning
1. Wake up early morning
2. Prepare for the class
3. Breakfast+lunch
4. Study for next class

Level 1: afternoon
1. pray
2. Prepare for the class
3. Discussion with group assignment
4. Study for next class

Level 1: evening
1. Sitting for class,everyday end 6.30 pm
2. Jogging,cycling or hang out with friends on weekend
3. pray
4. dinner
5. revision at night

Level 2: How do you propose to change your daily routine? Suggest a
different routine for you and your partner?

Suggestion activity that can be done are:

• Besides having indoor activity you can have outdoor activity such as join club that organized several activities likes hiking, camping and others else.
• Spend little time to having chatting with your friends and talk something out of your studies, besides it can increase your knowledge and communication skill.
• Change your timetable by adding time for sport in the evening. It is good for release your stress after study all. Besides it can improve your healthy.

Level 3: Advantage and disadvantage of using brainstorming technique?

Advantage

1. Create new ideas
2. Create someone become creative
3. Increase thinking skill
4. Become independent in making decision

Disadvantages

1. May have objection
2. Miss communication
3. Take time to start it
4. May occur debate