A journey of the whole semester

So, the last session is over and the term has ended. It was really sad not to be able to come to Science early on Monday and Thursday... For me, a module is a journey and it has always been hard for me to end such "adventure". For that, I will try not to talk very much about the skills that I gained, but rather feelings that I had.

For me, the topic of effective communication is not very unfamiliar. I have been taking communication workshop, reviewing my resume and such after I graduated from high school. It had go quite okay, as I had managed to secure jobs during interviews for a few times already. Because of I that, I was quite alert to what I say/do (though I haven't been able to get rid of all the bad habits). However, an effect that comes along with that is making myself too "formal". For example, during the first activity in class, most of the words I received was "tall", "smart" but not a single "friendly" impression. My friends and colleagues also said that only seems to open up and being casual after a very long time (about a year or so).

And I think after a semester, my friendliness actually increased, not much, but it did increased. For example, I talk more on out-of-class things with my teammates, Akash, Hui Ting, Ao Yun, Li Su and Shawn, instead of just technical issues. The number of people that I actually felt "close" was bigger also, 7 instead of around 2-3 people in my previous classes.

Admittedly, it haven't been able to make much friend in the past, due to certain incidents in the past. However, I do took part in activities that involves a lot of people, like leading a group in orientation camp, organizing gathering and even do some work as a youth mentor for kids. Plus, I am still approachable for others to seek help in study and work, which many mistook for "friendliness". But I have rarely go beyond that border. As a result, there was a time where I was able to count the number of friends on one hand...

Having gone through the modules, I think I was able to understand more about communication and use it why I talked to my friends. It really helps, especially when my friends are depressed and don't want to tell me, since I can try to observe things like gesture, facial expressions and try to guess what's going on. It also helps me to loosen up while talking with others, becoming more "friendly" at the very least.

In short, I really glad I took the modules, because not only it teaches me things to use in my work life, it also aided me tremendously in my personal relationship with friends and family members. And that 's really more enough for me to appreci

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ate the past 13 weeks.

The semester comes to an end, but I still hope that we can keep in touch :)