We, all the students under supervision of my supervisor were called to do a internal presentation on our work that we have done so far, especially on what we have done during the visit of our lovely visiting professor, Prof. Sultan since May. I was kind of last minutes, struggling with the data that collected here and there. I didn't even have a title to start for the presentation until yesterday afternoon. Prof gave me a good and proper title regarding what i can do yesterday afternoon, and all i have to do was just ask.....haha. I know that is a good title, and i know that if anyone question about my title during my presentation, my Prof. will stand up and defend it for me. I finished yesterday lab work, and went for the High-Tea Party that specially organized for us, the student helper and rapporteurs for the previous conference that we attended. One of the memorable was that during the high-tea, i saw the worst coffee that i ever seen. Luckily i did not taste it.
Started my presentation preparation at night. I had to sit on my chair and working on the slide for like 2 and a half hour straight. In the process, coffee and tea were consumed. The most problematic slide was in fact the slide that i should have identify the problem and difficulties of my work which i had to do it at last. After finishing the slides, i didn't even have energy to go through them again. I just saved it in a pendrive and said that's it...i am done. I slept around 1.30am, and woke up 7am the next day. I was really tired so despite the stress that i had, i still get some "real" sleep.
I actually woke up before 7am by the super heavy rain. I now trying to wake up early everyday, and will give my Prof. a lift on the way going to USM. I kind of following his schedule now, reaching school at 8.30am and come back around 4-4.30pm. I got early sms from Asha discussing about the crazy rain. Then i got another sms from Prof. saying that he aware of the traffic on heavy rain day, said that he will wait patiently. I prepared myself, took my morning coffee with bread and i left at 8am. I reached Prof. place around 8.15am and he was surprised that i can even make it on time under the heavy rain. I told him i left 10 minutes earlier than usual.
The presentation started at 9.30am., and before that, Prof. visited my work station for the first time. We suppose to follow a ballot number that some of us have drew a day earlier, a total of 1o students, i was so lucky until i got the worst number that i imagined, the 10. I hate being the last as i will have to be highly stressed while other friends have done with theirs presentation. Prof. even asked me what was my number for presentation and i refused to tell him anything. As the girl who got number 1(Siti A) was really upset and hope that she could have it changed. I was thinking that if she really don't want to be the first presenter, then i will do it.
9.35am, all things ready, but only 5 students showed up. Prof. was really disappointed. That was when we all decided we should just start as we couldn't wait for them like that. I volunteered to be the number 1. The first time ever that i be the number 1, not to mention is volunteering. Another thing was, i really cannot imagined how could students be late at their presentation day especially they didn't even know their number of sequence in presenting yet.
Things came out quite well, and Prof even offered that if there was any explanation that i couldn't make, he would help to explain. That's really nice. 4 of us, the gang of more seniority students( if according to our postgraduate registration date), me went as the first presenter, Parveen the 2nd, Asha the 3rd and Azhani the 4th. I am very lucky that we have done it that way.
After the presentation was a session of research methodology followed by a session of soft skill workshop conducted by Prof. Sultan. I was surprised that 2 of the students didn't present on that even though they were still in school compound and i was even more surprised that Prof. told me that someone was sleeping during that. That's rude (no offense).
As the day end, i felt i am motivated and have learned a lot of things other than research. It's a great, wonderful and awesome day.
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