Week 5 Tasks Reflection

Every week just seems to get even more unpredictable. Tasks which that I would never expect to do would be assigned.

For this week, apart from the photocopying, faxing documents, good inwards collection and creating of database, I had 2 new types of task assigned.

I was given the opportunity to use my accounting proficiency in tabulating expenses for DUFE Girl who lost her baggage, taxi fares and Mid Autumn Festival expenditure.

From what I have learnt, it is indeed very important for the accounts to be accurate. While calculating both the taxi and Mid Autumn expenses, there were a few miscalculations of which I pointed it out to my supervisor for corrections.

The other new task was to create a poster for the Idul Fitri Celebration on Saturday. I feel glad that while doing this assignment, I was again given another opportunity to apply what I learnt from my Corporate Communication modules. It was challenging as I was given a short period of time of less than 2 hours to complete it. However, I still feel that I did a satisfactory job with the designing of poster.

Another proudest moment of the week was when I created a summary statistics report with line graphs of the International student records (2002 – 2007). Knowing that my supervisor needed the information urgently, I managed to complete it in less than 15 minutes.

During the weekends, I went to Sligo with the International Society for sight seeing trip. Sligo was indeed a beautiful county. Although we only stopped at a few destinations, it was still a fruitful trip. For me, the main highlight of the day would be at the Strandhill where I climbed the sandy hill. While climbing, I almost felt like giving up. It was a test of my perseverance and determination. In the end, I am glad that I climbed to the top as the view was extremely magnificent and beautiful.

On Saturday, I went to the Idul Fitri Celebration as well. It made me feel happy and “safe” knowing that there are a handful of other Muslims from all around the world who has been staying in Athlone for years and years and they are coping well. It certainly made me feel stronger and confident that I can “survive” my duration in Athlone with no worries.

On the whole, I definitely feel that this week has went great. There is a saying, “Never expect anything as when you don’t, things just get better.” – That’s something I will bear in mind.