Time to say Hello

to my new office, 5-B3-27. 

It will probably take me a few weeks to finally organise and tidy up my things. Hopefully I can show nicer photos of my office then. 

Time to say Goodbye

This has been my workstation for the past eight years since 12 May 2008 until now 20 June 2016. 

Before - 12 years of stuff since working here in 2004

After - 12 years of stuff all gone

I will miss you.  

A New Beginning

starts today.

Observation & Hands-On

Today is the start of our project's intensive data collection period. We have to collect data from 49 schools within 10-12 weeks. :S With permission from the school, I led my 7 part-time and full-time RAs to the school to conduct data collection. I felt like a mother hen with all her chicks lol. :P I always believe that seeing and doing helps one to learn better than just listening. Indeed the part-timers felt the observation and hands-on were useful for them. :)

New Project, New Beginning

I officially started on my new project today. I will still be working part-time but increased to working 75% now. Lol. I met with my new PI (Principal Investigator, not Private Investigator, lol) and went over some plans for the future. I am feeling really good about this whole thing, this new project, this new beginning. My PI is really nice and didn't want me to be stressed out, lol. She asked me to use this month to read up on the articles pertaining to the project since there isn't much action in the schools yet. That is really nice of her. I will definitely read up to bring myself up to speed on the project. She also encouraged me to use this lull period in school to do some of my dissertation writing. That is extremely nice and understanding of my new PI. :) I will try to see what I can do...

Today is a new beginning for me. I am feeling good about it.