"When I was young I set out to change the world.
When I grew older I perceived that this was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my state.
This too, I realized as I grew older, was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my town.
When I realized that I could not do even this, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man I know that I should have started by changing myself.
If I had started with myself, maybe then I would have succeeded
in changing my family, the town, or even the state-
and who knows, maybe the world."
(unknown)

August 21, 2010

The 'Moment' of a Graduate Student

It is a very hot summer, ..tasting a cup of my favorite White Coffee, Old Town hazelnut flavor (instant packet I brought from Malaysia), it is like calling me to take a break and feel the home taste and then I will be writing something here.. Not until the white coffee, which I make once a month due to limited stock~ Just realized that I have been experiencing the 'Moment' of doing research I guess.. around 2 months it seems to have taken.. A period of time a graduate student have a bit hard time that you are surrounded by questions about your work like what have done, what have not done, what to do and above all, so what? It is also a period of time where you have to read and seek.. to cover the what should have known about your investigation and to search what is so big deal about. That is the 'Moment' that have kept me away from writing here as there are thesis to write and presentation to prepare instead. Therefore, when you're reading this post I should be in the 'almost there' state! Next week is the day to end this and I really wish this is it, thesis done, viva/defense finished, and everything over. But no so fast, because it was just a proposal for another few months work before reaching another 'Moment' again before graduation. After this, it repeats at next level (hopeful at another interesting place), and then, it will become just a common things.. a long journey to become a Neuroscientist~