I realise i have major difficulty explaining what is social work and what we do. It is indeed a profession that so many people know so little of yet has so many impressions of it that is probably warped to the professionals. maybe thats why their trying to advocate for the profession itself after the many years of advocating for the clients in the profession.

It is so difficult to define a social worker's scope cause there are so many different kinds of social workers. After meeting the several Social Work lecturers, in my opinion, they are all really good with their communication skills and they are NOT just all about compassion. They do not guarantee the BEST for the client but opens up the options available. They know that every word makes a different in one's speech. They look see your behaviours and actions speaking. They do not Just listen but listen attentively and actively. They need to know how to get avoid getting sued all the time. They probably know the many 'deviants' of society.

that day rah n char mentioned that social work helps people to re-integrate into society. i was wondering... do they really do that? do i really want to do that? den i wondered, most sociologist are integrated in the society too, arn't they? then i realise, we're discussing 2 entirely different things. Sociologist, personally, seem like a study of views and Social work seems more like a study on how to integrate these views/theories to further understand people, then use them tap on the resources available to improve people's lifestyle according to the theories of needs and people's wants.

maybe to another social worker i'm totally wrong, that sociology is just warped. but to me, i enjoy studying sociology. it never fails to open up another perception on conditioned lifestyle. and it seriously make me think more about my field of study.

ok if ur survived this entry till here.. sorry to bore ur. i just needed to like voice it out so i can sort out my thoughts. yeah if ur find me extremely ironic, juxtaposed about ideas and all.. please forgive me for i'm rediscovering myself and my ideas. Social work indeed question us a lot on what are our values and believes. being open minded result in many more thoughts swirling around for me to conclude.

for those who read my previous entry, i'm sorry if i caused worries. Thanks yt for the chocolates!You really cheered me up that day! and thanks jm for the msg! yeah i realised only after taking social work module how little i self disclosed to my friends. its something i find it quite difficult to handle. so here i am doing up my term paper that requires my genogram. n i think i might just open my term paper for my frenz to read if your want. but that is upon completion.. i'm still working on it now.

yes i'm lagging behind in my Japanese Studies readings, my deviance readings, my social work readings. Basically everything. gosh.. there is just so many to read n i'm dumb to history. That explains why i've been avoiding my Japanese Studies readings as its majorly on history. gosh. shoot me.

n i know many offer to help me with my party but i really dunno what i need help in either. i just know its gonna have a lot of pple.. currently 38 confirmed and waiting for more replies. just hope they won't pangseh. i only prepared chalet and am preparing food and am looking for mahjong sets and tables. haha its gonna be like a gambling den! shld i open 22nd as a day of gambling till 23rd bbq? haha i'm such a bad host ain't i? but i really dunno what to do.

ok i shld just get back to my japanese studies... i keep deferring it. haha i need to study hard if i want my scholarship and internship.