today marked the end of Jie Hua's Industrial Attachment.
it took me a bit of time to realise how he really has been sent by God to help me at a crucial time of my life.
the duration of his attachment coincided exactly with the most busy period i have experienced ever. His help has enabled me to double my productivity by effectively being at two places at once. i could, for instance, attend long department- and committee-meetings with my mind at ease, knowing that upstairs in my office he was conscientiously helping me wade through a morass of work-related paperwork.
it is no exaggeration at all to say that my data gathering at Bowen Secondary would not have been possible were it not for him. he would spend literally hours at a stretch, helping me transcribe the messages, and download and process the images taken from the morning session, so that the four phones might be prepared for the afternoon.
because of his help, i was able to sleep regular hours, in the face of really impossible deadlines.
sometimes, i feel that because i have known him for five years already, i take him for granted and do not know how to communicate properly how truly grateful i am.
i do not want to make this mistake.
Jie Hua, i thank God for you.
