Friday, October 03, 2008
I wonder how many things I have to lose to start to realise that maybe I am getting older.
It's been a bad few months for me. Nothing seems to be going right at this point of time.
End-of-the-years are always like that. I feel like I'm losing control and have too many things to handle.
My room is in a mess. It badly needs a good springclean. Those of you who know me well know that I LOVE springcleaning my room. I do it at least 2 to 3 times a year. After that I feel so good - it's like a cleansing/de-toxing process. It involves massive throwing away of old stuff that I don't need (I hate accumulating junk - I'm not a karang guni) and slowly wiping shelves and furniture, dusting every corner, scrubbing the toilet, cleaning every surface and washing everything I can get my hands on. I just don't have the energy to do it now. I wonder when I will regain that sort of energy.
On the brighter side of the planet, I just collected my completion certificate today from college. It's been a whirlwind of a 7 months (where did all that time go??).
Looking back when I first started, I was such a noob. I had no idea how to run client files, I had no idea how to do client interviews, I had no idea what court documents looked like, what they were for, when they had to be filed, where they were filed, how to file them etc. I knew nothing okay. I was a complete and total utter NOOB. And since then I have gained so much from this course. I've picked up advocacy skills, interviewing techniques, mediation & negotiation techniques, drafting skills, presentation skills, problem-solving/analytical skills, crisis management, research skills, communication skills etc. etc. etc. Juin is right. We took so much out of that course. It's amazing how much we've grown and how much we were able to absorb within that period of time. I think I gained more from this course than my 5 years at Uni, sad but true.
This course forced me to step out of the box and pushed me in areas where I was out of my comfort zone. Yet they didn't leave me to hang and die. The mentors were very encouraging and helped to nuture us to achieve maximum potential within that 7 months.
A few months ago I looked to the future and thought that I would be bawling my eyes out at the end of the course because I was sad to leave. But today I didn't shed a tear. I was sad because the months of us working, laughing and growing together were over but the end of this course marks a new beginning for all of us. I look forward to seeing my fellow colleagues in the profession one day and we know that we will all keep in touch with each other (thanks to Facebook).
Of course besides the knowledge I took out from this course I also took out 1 unbelievably sweet boyfriend and many amazing, amazing friends that I treasure and want to keep for life.
So there are upsides to life after all :)
I miss Josh.
Isn't he gorgeous?
Yinny was Joshing around @ 9:03 PM
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