Due date… and another work load

Cik Siti entered the class with good news; the oral presentation for the proposal paper would be after the Chinese New Year’s break, but the complete written work should be passed up before the break. Still, it was good news as for these two weeks we were busy with the mid semester exam, and it was a challenge to complete this assignment and studying for the exam at the same time.

However, it did not mean that I had neglected this course. Nonetheless, I had to start thinking about my research paper. Unlike my other classmates, my group members and I had not had the chance yet to meet with our supervisor, Dr. Jayakaran, as he was busy with the coming MICELT. He would only be available after that conference, and I was still unsure about his expectation for this research.

For the research paper, I already had in mind of examining the issue of a new feminity in two Shirley Lim’s novels; Joss and Gold, and Sisters’ Swings. I hoped that Dr. Jayakaran would approve this idea because I really liked this issue. I found that as a feminist, Shirley Lim presented the woman characters in her novels as very boisterous, strong, and would not let anything come in their ways of achieving their goals and dream. This really caught my attention.

I’m really looking forward to see Dr. Jayakaran and presented my “case”, and I guess the other students who are under his supervision are also feeling the same. However, like the process of coming out with the proposal paper, this whole process of coming out with the research paper would be as challenging. I just hope that thing will just come out well.