OLYMPICS

I think I'm working harder trying to catch my favourite events in Olympics than studying for my mid-sem exam. I'm staying up in the middle of the night, or early morning just to catch them live. Slept at 5 a.m. this morning for women's artistic gymnastic. It was a spectacular event. I'm especially marvelled at how good they are holding their nerves and keeping their composure under tremendous pressure.

I think the beauty of Olympics, besides bringing people of different interest together, is the unpredictability of it all. Australia and US are predicted to dominate the swimming scene but we see many swimmers from other European countries and even China and Japan winning the god medal. The most surprised gold medal is perhaps for 4x100m freestyle won by South Africa team. China did not sweep all the gold medals in diving as predicted. And Lin Dan lost in his first round though he's world no. 1.

The joy of winning and the disappointment of losing even though you thought you have it all really humbles me. I'm touched by how much support the teammates gave to each other even though one of them have cost them a gold or even a medal. And also the spirit of fighting till the end, even though they are already out of medal contention.

The human spirit is a wounderful thing. It keeps hope alive and it keeps people going. How much more precious it is for special people?

I believe I am not the only one who got something extra from Spiderman 2 besides the comic hype, Ms Dunst, and the special effects.

Anyone else saw it like I do? The conflict between self-interest and the service for others.

Peter Parker's character was well written compared to the original ones by Stan Lee and gang. We have here a Spiderman hero who has a life of a loser(by the standards of this world) as Peter Parker.

Of course, in real life we have no spiderman, but there are heroes who have sacrificed much to serve others in need.

There are bright, talented people out there who denied the opportunity for corporate success and monetary reward, to help the children with special needs, the ex-prisoners, the drug addicts, and the handicapped.

The question that represent this conflict would be, "Is it worth it ?"

Hmm,... yes and no.

EXAMS

The horrible sounding word is just around the corner. What have I done to prepare for it? Not much, I'm afraid.

I have been spending so much time doing clinic stuff that I didn't have time for anything else. If it's not the session plans, it's the therapy materials, assessment report or goal report. I'm getting quite burn out from this endless cycle.

I'm so disorganised this sem. My notes are in complete disarray. My papers, notes and books are all over the table. And mind you, it's a mighty long table. People are always in shock when they see the degree of mess in my room. I'm ashamed but not repenting. Sigh.

Last clinic session tomorrow till after my mid-sem break. A relief. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy my clinic sessions but not when you have assignments and exams. All those work are horrifying.

What am I doing in the cyber cafe then? To get my lecture notes. Apparently my lecturer can be very internet-savvy.

Ok...time to study. Looking forward to my holiday. 11 days more. Persevere on!