Woke up this morning around 10.30am. Had a shower and went to the Campus Center ATM to withdraw some money. Bought a mocha shake. Went down to University Shop and got a phone card. Returned to my room and am trying to get myself into doing some writing...started off with my journal.
You know what distracted me the most today? It was this article that I wrote for The National which appeared in today's paper (04/11/07). I don't know if you write commentaries or articles for newspapers but sometimes I kinda feel awkward when you realize mistakes in an article you wrote and was published. Oooh! I really don't like to imagine what people would be wondering about my competency when or if they are able to spot errors in my articles. But what is really irritating is that the editors or sub-editors, whoever that's responsible for editing, doesn't edit an article properly or in certain situations changes the sentence structure or words. I got really mad once, no actually twice, and almost gave up writing, when this was done to few of my articles. It is important to realize that once you change a sentence structure, that would entirely change the substance of the article or message which the author wishes to emphasize or deliver. What's worse is that the mistakes are of the editor's own making and not the original article I sent article...wooo!
Anyways, these are some of my writing ordeals or experiences. But essentially, I feel that I have a civic responsibility as a learned citizen, in whatever capacity I am in to highlight issues which I believe affect Papua New Guinea's national wellbeing.
I've wasted a whole day yesterday without doing any work. There's 3 weeks left before I submit my paper and I have 4 chapters to complete. Well, I guess working under pressure does get things done but the caveat is that the "quality" of the work is important and not the lenght.
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