Today (9 June 2008, Wednesday) is the day where I have to do a presentation for my Critical Review (CR).

The Study Topic: "Fruits and Colorectal Cancer"


I need quite alot of time do to my research and write up.
However, I completed my CR slides in less than 12 hours.
It is actually quite competent.
This is one of the few times where I really feel quite competent.

I woke at this morning at around 3-ish am.
No mood to do my work.
But I have to force myself to do it no matter what.
I toasted some toasts with jams for breakfast before I start doing my slides.

Time to start working.
I reckon I did my introduction slides pretty well.
Heaps of interesting pictures, short and simple words. Easy to read.
I timed myself all the time for each section so that I can complete my stuff on time.
However, time passed. It was near noon.
My presentation starts at 3.45pm.
I started to panicked.
I was having some headache with critique of my 5 articles which I read much earlier.
I have no idea what to do.
However, I went through my notes and remembered some stuff and started working.
I am still a little confused of how to critique articles.
I really am bad at such stuff.
I tried to cool myself down a little.
Deep breathes.
It really helped me to cool down quite a bit.
Good.
Time to continue my slides again.

I knew that I would be late.
I also knew that I will miss the bus at 3.10pm.
At around 2.30pm, I called for a taxi to be outside my house at 3.30pm.

The cab punctually.
However, I am the one who was late as I was printing my notes for my presentation.

When I was in the cab, the traffic was quite bad.
All the traffic were red.
What the hell!!!
Here I am rushing for time.
The traffic is still red.
I should have asked the cab driver to drive the other way
so there isn't too many traffic lights.
However, it is too late now.
I am late for my presentation.
Sighs.
The worse thing is that I still need to go to the main office at G-flats to collect my summaries.
The summaries are to be distributed to my classmates.
Luckily, there were a few others on that day.
So they presented it first.
After the 2 presenters, it was my turn.
Worried. Terrified. Anxious.
Those are the 3 words I would describe my feelings.
However, I went up to the stage worrying that my slides are not compatible with the microsoft.
Hence, I apologised prior to my presentation.
Previously, there were some simliar problems of the uncompatible microsoft program.
Fortunately, things were fine.
I am more settled down.
More relaxed too.
I was able to present my stuff well too.
I completed my slides with a little time exceeded.
However, it is all over now.
Time for the questions and answer session.
I asked the class.
Nobody had any question for me at all.
Weird.
I wonder why.
There are 2 possibilities:
(1) Everybody understand what I said and have no question
or
(2) They want to go back as soon as possible (as I am the last presenter)
Hmmm.
I have no idea at all.
But it doesn't matter now.
My presentation is over.
I really feel quite competent for now.

Now it is time for me to start writing on my 3000 words report which is to be handed up 6 weeks later.
I shall go back and read up on my articles and notes again.
I will catch up with you all soon.
Hope you all enjoy reading it.
Have a nice day too.