Friday, 14 July 2006 @ 1:05pm.

Though this has been a slow week so far in terms of “adventures,” I’m getting quite a bit done work-wise. I’m presently prepping for another focus group discussion tomorrow.

The following are some relevant quotes regarding my work:

FIELDWORK IN GENERAL: “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

–> While I won’t forget the mistakes or strange occurrences (partly so I can avoid them), I try not to carry them around with me as dead weight.

CHALLENGES IN GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B: “Remember when life’s path is steep to keep your mind even.” — Horace (Roman lyric poet & satirist, 65 BC - 8 BC)

INTERVIEWS: “I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.” — Marlene Dietrich (German movie actress, 1901 - 1992)

GETTING WORK DONE: “Biar lambat asal selamat” (”although late, it will be safe;” akin to “better safe than sorry” and “slowly, but surely”).