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| Time really flies and it's the last semester of my professional training. I could barely remember how it was like when I enrolled in this program in Sept last last year, seemed like ages ago ... some moments were unforgettable though: meeting up with my first client (pretending to be calm but shaking within), conducting my first IQ test, being called 'lo gu leung' at my first placement setting, and conducting my first teacher workshop on autism. Dr. T has started to remind us every week now, that we would become a professional in 6 months and in becoming a professional, you need to be responsible for your actions, make wise and ethical decisions, be familar with your subject knowledge, have good communication and interpersonal skills, be reflective and flexible.... a horribly long list that makes me really scared. It also reminds me of what my mentor has told me last year: 'It really takes a good deal of courage for a novice psychologist to start practising in the field'. | | |
| I was reading the bible last night and somehow it made me think of the days when i took the discipleship course. Those were the days when Amy hasn't given birth to her baby, when Shirley hasn't been engaged, when Mr. Kwok and Miss Lee hadn't been together yet, when M jie was still in Caleb, and when me, Connie, Raphael, and Marcus would go to 'Lok Sum' for hamburgers and sandwiches at times. Things have changed so much but I know the memories, and of course, the bible verses would remain and stay with us. Psalm 100: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Knowing that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! For the Lord is good, his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Give thanks to him; bless his name! | | |
| Celebrated birthday with my good friend from my alma mater and I realized that I've nearly forgotten my English!We were dining at a Chinese restaurant but the guests my friend had invited were either foreigners or 'pseudo foreigners= gwai mui/ chai'. And I was nearly lost for words as I haven't spoken proper English for one whole year! AND in fact, I didn't realize this earlier, when I am thinking now, I'm actually using Chinese to think, which obviously wasn't the case one year ago. Haha, I really don't know if this is for better or for worse. My Cantonese has improved so much in the past year that I could actually do a presentation for two hours, all in Cantonese (free from any english words), and do counselling with my clients in very colloquial Chinese. I think this is really something to be proud of :P Unfortunately, my English has somehow 'deteriorated' at the expense of my improvement in Chinese! Oh no, how could this has happened? | | |
| 開學一星期了, 實在十分懷念暑假的日子. 不知道是身體差還是承受不了學業與實習的壓力 (可能兩者皆是), 開學第三天便病倒了. 有時候我真的覺得很諷刺, 白天我們一班實習心理學家總會想盡辦法幫助別人減低壓力, 晚上回到家中面對工作/學業的壓力卻是十麼辦法也沒有, 弄得身體一天差過一天. 不過日子縱然難捱,每當我看見學校裡的學生, 每當我想起神必與我同在的應許, 心還是覺得溫暖的. ow can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers? - Mother Teresa | | |
| Have been busy attending training and working on my thesis even though it's summer holidays. Now I understand why my teachers told us at the beginning of our course, not to expect any holidays during these two years. Luckily, I managed to sneak some time and enjoy life amidst my busy schedule!  Attending a training on how to teach dyslexics English (My teachers from Singapore, my group mates and me) 
Having fun at ocean park with Michelle, Joyce and Vincent 
Celebrating Gerimain's b-day :) 
Going to Macau with Caleb sisters and bros | | |
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