2011: What a year! 2012: Bring more on, please?

Am spending the last day of 2011, figuring out how to be comfortable on the bed after the agonising (but surprisingly comforting) massage this afternoon.

Reflections.

2011. 

Frequent travels up to KL, twice a month on average.

Fluctuations in weight. Regulated a 9p - 3a sleeping schedule. Skipped lunch most of the time but have made sure I had breakfast every morning. In the library on Saturdays and Sundays. 

The faith towards religion is restored. Dear God, sorry for abandoning you for such a long time. 

A scholarship holder. :) 

The office and four individuals (Dr. Ismail, Prof. Ho, Dr. Lee and Dr Masputeriah) become a major part of life. Loving the working experience, enjoying the exponential learning curve. Am honoured to have the trust and exposure  from all of them. 

The projects / events / tasks handled gets more manageable. University Presidents Forum was hard, but since I'd survived it (with a few scratches), I should have no problem managing more (challenging) tasks. :)

Not enjoying a particular remark given by one of of the office staff: "You are a student. Why does (name) ask you to do the work of a (position)?". Not to mention the difference in services / requests obtained when I introduced the self as a student. A staff doesn't necessary perform better than a student, and such complacency and mindset is a pain in the backside, on a daily basis. 

Own research is progressing slowly. I'll try to finish by Semester 8. The "graduate on time" status just doesn't suit me, thank you very much.

Fadli, Atikah, Alish, Yee Khai, Ann, Kean Siong, Idayu, Simon, Zhang, Rose. The ones who cared. 

And Raphael, Kar Teck, Kai Hua, KC, Shieh Lin. The ones who enables me to breathe easy. 

Projections. 

2012?

I'm assuming it wouldn't go far from the above pattern. 

Well, maybe except the progress of own research (MUST), the number of publications (3 indexed, 2 journal pieces), the number of research projects managed (3? Hopefully), the traveling abroad opportunities (Ho Chi Minh. MUST. Cambodia and Taiwan too), and the tasks managed at the office (I'll leave this blank for now. XD)

The constant variables? 

No resolutions, definitely.  Just going on with the flow.

Living on (still) with Anderson Cooper's "I wanted emotion but couldn't find it here, so I settled for motion."

And maybe learn how to say "No" and go MIA once in a while. 

Goodbye 2011. Will be missing you.

Hello 2012! So what do you have in store for me?

Doria