Sunday, September 30, 2012

one direction: forward.



Oh gawd. How long has it been since I last said something here? A very long time I think. If you've been following me, and if have been expecting something, I'm sorry.

I'm not so sure whether the reason why I've not been writing here for a while is because I've been super busy with work or whether it's because when you're happy, it's much easier going out there and being happy than to be actually writing about it. haha.

I have been rather busy lately. With work. As the research progresses, the amount of hours I have to spend immersed in work is much longer now. A fellow collegue has also recently lost a family member so most stuff handled by her, I have to handle myself now. I'm glad she taught me well though. I know now how to conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGD's), and how to use the SPSS Software. I've also learnt the art of transcribing (no honestly, there is some art form to it), and how to conduct surveys on University students, which is great, and just in the nick of time too!

Tomorrow I'll be going to Monash to conduct a survey on their first year Pharmacy students. My boss, Dr. Kyita has also requested I accompany her for the survey on the final year Medical Students in Johor sometime in Novermber. She said she's never been to Johor so she's quite nervous about it. Well, so am I. I've never been to Johor either so this will be quite an experience I think. It's just, I'm not sure whether it will be more awkward sleeping in a hotel room with my boss or sleeping in a hotel room alone. I am quite the penakut, if you didn't already know. Oh brotherrr.

Besides that, I've also been getting busy preparing for convocation you see. The ceremony will be held in a couple weeks time so I'm busy busy busy getting things paid and completing the tracer study and paying and refunding and all that stuff. Next weekend, I'm off to campus to collect my robe. It's kind of exciting, and kind of sad in a way. I think, convocation is the mark for the start of a new life. Not one I'm really looking forward to to be honest, and I'm not even sure why but I'm sticking to my original plan, taking one step at a time. As long as it's moving forward, I think I'll be fine.


Only look back to see how far you've come.

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