Design and Writings by Riz
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� April 2005

Two Down, Three To Go.
I remember blogging something about this major subject I’ve got where we have to pass five baby theses, with a leeway of three weeks in between each submission, within the semester. Isn’t that fun?? While people attempt to squeeze in one thesis in one semester, we, meanwhile, have to jam five theses within three weeks each. (Uh, why am I taking this course again?ü)

Anyway, we just finished defending one thesis tonight. My record of 40 sleepless hours last Sunday-Monday, and another 20 hours today, paid off real well. I am so excited to sleep. But well, yeah, after I blog first. Hehe.

There Can Be Miracles, uh, ok, When You Believe.
Late this afternoon, as I nervously waited for our group’s turn to defend our paper, I scribbled a prayer in my notebook. Yeah, well, I know God would have still answered my prayer even if I didn’t write it down. But then, I guess I just thought that seeing it in paper would calm my nerves a bit. I'm typing it down for record's sake. ;)

Lord, I know it’s far from possible but can I ask you one tiny favor? Will you please make a miracle out of this situation by making our paper sound sensible even if it’s really problematic and has too many holes in it? Please?

Well guess what? There is a God! Er, haha, yeah, of course there is. I meant, the God of miracles answered the prayers of this paranoid and nervous-wreck researcher wannabee in me. Until now, I can’t stop smiling. :)

Man, I’m too drained for details right now. The adrenalin rush a few hours ago somehow exhausted the powers out of me. Hehe. Well at least now, I could finally sleep and reacharge my batteries.

Deadlines.
Take a look at my deadlines for the remaining weeks of the semester. Think that whenever you see the word “paper” or IEC (Information-Education-Communication), it means full-blown thesis.

Aug9 - ComRes 197, Audience & Situation Analyses for IEC
Aug19 - ComRes 199, Study Framework for Undergrad Thesis
Aug23 - ComRes 165, Individual Qualitative Paper
Aug23 - ComRes 199, Research Design, Tools and Instruments
Aug24 - ComRes 165, Critique/Defense of Quali Paper
Sept6 - ComRes 165, Individual Quantitative Paper
Sept6 - ComRes 197, Objectives and Message for IEC
Sept7 - ComRes 165, Critique/Defense of Quanti Paper
Sept13 - ComRes 199, Critique of Thesis Proposal
Sept20 - ComRes 199, Defense/Presentation of Thesis Proposal
Sept27 - ComRes 165, Third Group Quali-Quanti Paper
Sept28 - ComRes 165, Defense/Presentation of Quali-Quanti Paper
Oct11 - ComRes 197, Presentation of IEC Plans

Whoa.. uh, that complicated? I didn’t realize until now that I have at least one deadline every week! I guess I’ll be praying for more miracles in the coming weeks.

But hey, at least I can be assured that my God, our God, is an expert when it comes to miracles.

And there’s no reason not to believe.ü

Riz Blabbered @ 10:35:00 PM.

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