My placement educator,Louise, has been emailing me when i was in cebu. She was updating me on which placement i was getting for the new year that will help towards my hours of internship to complete my degree.
When i got the word from her that i was going to be assigned in a prison hall (a very popular one in the country) to do my placement, i was a little bit frazzled. One of the things i specifically asked them that im not keen to do, is a placement in prison (im scared of the aggressiveness of prison inmates. Adrian said i watched too many "Bad Girls" episode,LOL).
Succeeding emails with her, she said, that i was the one HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by our course director (our equivalent of DEAN) in the university,i felt, i needed to say 'yes'.
but truth be told, i am still nervous. flattered, but nervous.
when i got back to the UK, i spoke with my placement educator on the phone, and she said how 'all praises' the Dean was about me, and that when this placement came up to their list, the first name the dean said was my name.
I told Louise, that's very flattering, unless of course the Dean thinks i should be put in prison, i have all the reason to be highly honored.
Louise went on to explain that this placement is the hardest out of the roster this year. Apart from this placement is unique in its own sense, this placement is a ROLE EMERGING placement.
Louise said, the very reason F, the Dean, thought of me was because, a role emerging placement means the OT practiitioner has to make the OT model in the prison, and that I would have to evidence why there is a need for Occupational Therapy in the prison.
Dang.
If anything could make you sweat in the middle of winter, are words from people who will give you your grades and pressure you into something you find too daunting.
She ended our phone conversation by giving me a rundown of the responsibilities i needed to go through and a brief background of the prison.
One word: yaiks!
Tomorrow is the start of this new journey into 'knowing myself more' whether i could hack it.
You will know soon. I will be pouring my heart (and guts) in here, whether i'd love it or hate it.
Watch this space.
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congrats, chel! this year looks quite exciting for you! you can do it uy!
and my fave word for the year is: yaiks! LOL
Another layer will be peeled... we will see another side of you. I'm sure you will rise up to anything Chel. And this - this might bring out one of the many good things about you. *hugs* Good luck!
Yeah.. I remember you told me about your new placement. You could HACK it Chel. You pa?? You aren't giving something you can't handle.
I bet those inmates will be happy to have you because you're full of life.
Still be careful.
wow!!! a model out of what you will do... you must be very good (but of course!) =)
don't worry chel! you will be fine, sakto si ading you watch too many movies hehehe!
kaya na nimo. everyone who recommended you to do this know it too.
just believe in yourself. we do. =)
congrats, chel! this year looks quite exciting for you! you can do it uy!
and my fave word for the year is: yaiks! LOL
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thanks ai! hahaha, i have survived the first day, lets see what today brings...
hahaha, "yaiks" is a very good fave word..its been voted as the most eloquent word on Webster's dictionary,LOL...
Another layer will be peeled... we will see another side of you. I'm sure you will rise up to anything Chel. And this - this might bring out one of the many good things about you. *hugs* Good luck!
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thanks for hat vote of confidence nette=) i think part of the reason why im sacered is the fact that one of my biggest limitation is my fear of enclosed spaces..in prison, you know how tight they are with security..i feel claustrophobic..=)
thank you..i will get through this, thinking of you, people who cheer on the side=)
Yeah.. I remember you told me about your new placement. You could HACK it Chel. You pa?? You aren't giving something you can't handle.
I bet those inmates will be happy to have you because you're full of life.
Still be careful.
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hahaha, mai, thank you for those encouraging words...ngitngit kaayo ang place mai (i hate ngitngit places to work in), and eerywhere is bolted lock...ngiob kaayo, but the staff and my mentor is great...i hope i could last it til the end of the placement..
but still early days to say...im sure, maanad ra ko=)
wow!!! a model out of what you will do... you must be very good (but of course!) =)
don't worry chel! you will be fine, sakto si ading you watch too many movies hehehe!
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Che, pressure kaayo..galabad akong ulo gahapon, i wastalking to the wing governor about their acitivties...i think he lost me, after the second sentence...im not that good, my dean just thinks im very good with my commuication skils, she said, "you can talk aliens out of mars"..
basin she thought, i could talk my way out of harm if ever, in prison,LOL..
i do watch too many movies,LOL...
kaya na nimo. everyone who recommended you to do this know it too.
just believe in yourself. we do. =)
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ka sweet nimo chi=) thanks kaayo..after all your encouraging words, i think i could do this after all...2 months...kaya ra ni,LOL.
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