Research Internship

I have recently started a research internship at ASTAR's Institute of High Performance Computing.

Found it quite challenging. Realised that research is not as I think it is.

It's not like a lab script where you just follow instructions and take the prescribed readings. Gotta stretch myself quite abit to get things going.

First, got to learn how to use UNIX and the program DDSCAT 6.1. Then got to learn the physics behind my project. Lastly, during the project itself, got to figure out how to solve problems and what values to extract meaning from.

Really quite enjoying myself now. Feel as if I'm making full use of my time and learning and doing as much as I can.

Of course, things weren't always smooth sailing. Initially, I was quite overwhelmed by the steep learning curve. Luckily Joanne (just realised that this is the first time I mentioned her explicitly in my blog. tsk tsk... lousy boyfriend) was here to provided ample care and support.

Anyway things are going pretty ok now. Just hope that they continue to be...