Sunday, April 19, 2009

An unforgetable experience

After three weeks preparation, we finally finished our questionnaire yesterday night. Then we sent an email to Mrs Lim and decided to distribute the questionnaires in NUS today. In the morning, we got up very early. The first thing we did was check the mailbox and Mrs Lim replied us. She sent us an email and corrected some mistakes in our questionnaire and gave us some suggestions. After some corrections, we set out to NUS campus.
When we got there, we first went to the Central Library to print 50 copies of questionnaires. Then the most challenging part began. Each of us had been given some questionnaires to send out. At first, I thought it was really an easy task. But when I was really going to do this, I found it was really difficult. I even did not dare open my mouth, although I had practised many times before. When I met with the real situation, it was really challenging. After some time of hesitation, I finally made up my mind, when I met a student. I took a deep breath and then went close him. First, I introduced myself, and then asked him whether he could do me a favour to fill a questionnaire. In the mean time, I kept observing his expression. He first seemed to be very confused. After I finished my word, he just nodded and said OK. This was my first questionnaire and I couldn’t believe it was so smooth. Then everything went easy. About one hour later, all our questionnaires were finished.
This is the first time I sent out questionnaires. The experience is really good. I think I will remember it for my whole life.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Guogiang,
    You ought to have more confidence in yourself =) (That's why I made you moderator twice!)

    I'm sure it must have been a good experience. Next step - analyzing the data and working on the report. Enjoy!

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