This is Research?!
Sunday, October 5th, 2008When I started doing research (more specifically, only data gathering..) for choosing and proposing a research topic for my subject source (which is I am currently enrolled at.., I found it very difficult for me..personally. It is because at the present time, I wasn’t interested in anything at all, maybe those related to my chosen course. But I still thought of some good areas of research. They come from my readings of various published article. Then I proposed ideas or research topics that I only thought of that moment thus not having a very deep restrospect of what exactly it is, only that I was reminded and interested of it at that time. IMy proposal ended up having many loose ends and without an exact direction or intention. But to my delight, some people have read and gave their comments about it. What I love is a healthy discussion aimed at my points of interests so I got into discussions of my proposed topic, but what I haven’t anticipated was one of them actually had a very good idea about it and started to question about some points in my proposal. Me, having partially challenged (maybe..), enjoyed having a good discussion with this one and it ended having our professor attend and enjoyed with the progression of our discussion. That was how it was approved! Silly isn’t it..? Up until now, I don’t have pure intentions of pursuing the topic. If not for my wide area of interest, insatiable hunger for knowledge and information, and also for my great interest and pleasure in engaging in good discussions, I would not have made that proposal approved. Hehe! Pretty ironic isn’t it, specially now that I am kinda suffering for continuing to create the final proposal of the research topic. Having great difficulty since I am the type of person that doesn’t get into things that doesn’t interest me. But this experience taught me genuine things and lessons that some of those who attempted to start a research may not experience. After all, all things that came from research got through with different experiences and troubles.
So that is how I started my research. How is that for a very dull and boring person..? Hehe.. How did you start yours..?!
