Mixed feeling....

Today, there is a bit of mixed feeling for the first time after started my doctoral studies for 5 months... is this really the kind of world I would like to be? For a moment, I felt that I was in between a bunch of Aliens! We are all speaking 'English', but for some reasons, the discourse (discussion, vocabulary, meaning) are soooooo different, so much so that I started to feel that I really did not belong to that world?! If I am in a business consulting seminar, or something... I felt that I am speaking the same 'language' with the presenter, and participants... but when I am sitting in between 14 business academia, I did not even feel like I am one of them, nor speaking the right terminology. It felt really like an idiot! I now start to have doubt, if this is really a worthy journey, or would it be better I just stay in my practical world which will bring more benefits to myself than a phD which has not much practical meaning to me... ponder!?

KATAJA Course in Lapland

These courses ran by the KATAJA network in Finland are absolutely well done! I just attended another course in Lapland, and had another big boost of knowledge in Practice Based Approach in Business Research. Challenging but enlightening. Got some new ideas for my research, so now must think how to implement and update my research plan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-baCXDrcfo

Midnight Sun in Lapland (Pyhätunturi, above Artic Circle)

This is majestically beautiful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h5u7eCacME

My lovely cats

 

 

Mother nature - Spring buds

   

Yummy treat

Despite of my very tight schedule, I still pulled myself out from the piles of papers to visit my ex-student who is now expecting her first child. It was nice to see her, and know that she is keeping well. As always, her husband always pampered us with very delicious food, and this time... we have prawn fritters for dinner! How blessed we are! YUMMY!!!

  

Thank you kids!

Lovely handmade gifts from my children. They really cheered me up when I am drowning under piles of papers. Thank you my love, you brighten my days!!