Flotsam & Jetsam

2nd week of school
Received my final year research topic on Monday and started a “vigorous” search of literature articles and journals regarding the topic even since. The topic that my group has is: investigation of the parent’s perspective on support groups with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) children. So we started looking up tonnes of articles on parent support groups, the setting up of support groups etc. To our HORROR, our lecturer in charge actually told us TODAY that the focus of this research that we are doing is to create a resource file for the parents with these ASD children! Felt totally pissed when she told us that!!!! Can’t believe the lecturers have such a poor communication system! In turn which caused us to waste our precious time, spent searching the online data base and flipping the misplaced journals… haiz… but thank goodness we found out about it today! (at least it is still better than later!)

Anyway, we spent about 3 hours in the library looking for the articles… and found tonnes of it… In the end, each of us has to read a minimum 9-10 article in order to finish the pile (Our group consist of 5 person). This is just those in hard copy! There is still about 50 more articles that are in soft copy that would be beneficial if we can read them! Sigh… my poor eyes have to work real hard! Worse still… it has already gave me symptoms to remind me that they are working too hard! Hopefully my eyesight will still at least maintain and not deteriorate after reading so many articles!

Anyway, the point of stepping into the final year of my studies have made me/ force me to face the fact that I would be starting work soon…very soon…if I’m not going to study to get my degree straight after my diploma. A lot of my friends are realizing it too… (I mean the fact that our formal study “career” will come to an end soon) including Jiaying. Anyway, just remember that all of us are just as uncertain about our future. We never know what will become of us until we reach that time! If you have a dream, or an ambition that you wanna be, or a goal in mind, just strive hard for it! (while we are still young) No point thinking too much! haha…actually I think I stumbling into the OT course by not thinking too hard when I chose the course! Luckily, I am not regretting my choice! And I’m thankful that I made this choice! Haha…  Another thing that I wanna say is: Do Not let the course that you are taking, limit the career path that you can or may take in the future! (hopefully I’m making sense to you people!)

Anyway, I need to sleep to prepare myself for tomorrow! To read up the stack of journals! Take care people!

* I volunteered to host a Japanese student at my house in September for 2 days! And I’m getting real excited over it.. Thinking of the sleeping arrangements, the places I would bring her to and the food that we would go and eat! Hahha.. Hopefully she’s not weight conscious!