A lot of stuff over a 6 month period
A page in the diary "The Daydreaming Student of Life"
Written by a-Leng 22. Jan 2008 10:32 AM
Gosh it's been too long since I last wrote in here, I can't believe its practically been 6 months!!~
For a 6 month period, a lot of things happened. I managed to complete the 2nd semester of my studies and I got high passes for both subjects I did. As far as I know, I only failed one small assessment which was only worth 10%, so that's an improvement for me as far as pass rate goes.
After the 2nd semester last year I also went on a holiday overseas for the first time since I was 2 years old. Went with my mother to Macau because we have family there. It was nice to meet my extended family for what seems like the first time (since I don't remember meeting them as a 2 year old). It wasn't until we left the extended family members at the airport that I realised how significant they are to me. I guess it was like that because all I've ever known as family was my parents and my brother, everyone else was either just friends or parents friends or brother's friends. And now to know more people that I can say I'm related to is very special.
Anyway, from Macau my mum and I also joined tour groups to Taipei, Beijing and Guang Dong province. We also went to Hong Kong by ourselves. It was an awesome experience because I got to see first hand what Asia, in particular Chinese speaking areas are like. The only trouble I had was understanding the tour guides because they spoke Cantonese while I only speak English and Mandarin. Fortunately my mother understood what they were saying.
I've had a lot on my mind lately, mainly with regards to my studies and what I should study as well as my career. I've never had a job, so my career is all study so far. I want to get a job, but I don't want to work in the food or hospitality industry because I've helped out at food places before and didn't end up satisfying the employer.
I recently called up enquiring about a community support worker traineeship position. All I got was a booking into an information session which is tomorrow. so I guess whatever questions I have to ask I'll ask them then.