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I was debating about where to put this entry, since it's arguable that I could put on either one that I am now writing. After some debate, I have decided to put it here... because I want to demonstrate to fellow OT students as well as professionals that there are many different ways we can do about...

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110128/4/mgnf.html This post is dedicated to us students in the OT world- OT and OTA students alike! I am sure a lot of us have been stressed during various points of our OT journey so far- projects, presentations, exams, fieldwork, or elections (to my ASD Steering...

I know I haven't followed the upcoming changes that will appear on the DSM-V. However, after reading a web page from a link on the the Aspergers Support Network fan page on Facebook, I can see why the Aspie community is concerned. Anyway, the link I am talking about is below. http://blog.al.com...

A fellow classmate told me a few months ago, "You get along with everyone so well. I have never seen you get angry with anyone before." I replied, "Really? I just don't want people to see that side of me, as it can get pretty ugly." Apparently, I have a few instances this past...

This is a little poem that I wrote during my fieldwork experience today. No, I wasn't dosing off. But, it's part of an activity I decided to do it with a group. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Going through a year of...

For those of you who know me well, I am both an OT advocate and autism self-advocate. I mentioned yesterday in another blog that my OTD project is going to be a great opportunity to blend both of these occupational roles into something valuable for both the autism and OT communities. It will be a benefit...

One thing I always find fascinating in life is- the company you are with could play a role in determining who you are in the setting you are in. I find it pretty true during my OT school experience so far. For example, the fact that I ran for the Assembly of Student Delegates led me to eventually know...

When I saw the blog post that the AOTA elections will be extended 4 more days due to the fact that the site needs maintenance, I was like, "Oh great!" I say that not because of the fact it's 4 more days... but the fact that it is going to drag on to my birthday, which is the day before...

When I decided to pursue Occupational Therapy as my postgraduate degree a year ago, I initially had a lot of doubts... especially how my friends I made up until then would think about me. After all, math and numbers were my first love since kindergarten. In fact, my proudest academically-related achievements...

I was doing my Skills reading for today in light of getting one of the many things I have to do in the next 2-3 weeks out of the way. As I was reading that chapter, I was like, "Except for the tough luck I experienced so far in terms of leadership positions in OT, it's the first time in my life...

As I was reading a fellow classmate's blog yesterday, I started to think about the possibilities of what an OT could do. One interesting thing came up in my mind was assisting a person with acalculia. For those of you who don't know what this is, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, it is...

As I am writing this, I realized that this little blog have turned into an "OTS celebrity message" to the ASD Steering Committee candidates I have come to know. So, here goes nothing. http://video.online.hk/watch/20375 Above is actually a good TV documentary I found. I managed to find...

Like a good bit of my classmates, I went to a recording for a radio talk show for some extra credit in my Gerontology class. Unlike some of my classmates who decided to study up/hang around at school during the down time between school ended and the talk show began, I went home and grabbed a quick dinner...

With the latest loss in the AOTA elections, it marked that I am 0 for 3 in OT leadership elections this school year. I was upset not because I lost the election (although that stings, too), but the fact that I wasn't rewarded for the fact that I am a changed man in being more responsible for my future...

As I begin to know more about what OT is, I find it harder to draw a line between the two. They sometimes could co-exist perfectly, yet sometimes could make me take a stand. After all, I have been establishing myself as a great up-and-coming young church leader that people (both clergy and lay folks...

The California Health Professional Student Alliance Lobby Day is coming up in a few days. I see it as an opportunity to learn more about OT and make OT a better profession for the present and future OTs. After all, despite being only around OT for about 6 months, being a client in USC's LifeStyle...

Learning about how to be an effective OT can be in various shapes or forms. This experience I am going to describe is one of them. As my blog name would suggest and probably have many times on here, I am definitely not intimidated when it comes to crunching numbers. I remember when I said this to...

I apologize this video is in Cantonese. But anyway, what the clip was saying that people can develop something called "initially old syndrome", where the origin of this diagnosis is from usage of iPhone and/or iPad (or other similar devices) for a prolonged period of time on a regular basis...

I know this is NOT a place to talk about religion. But, I don't think it is unreasonable to assume that a good bit of the OT community goes to churches as part of their occupations in their lives. So, that's why I am bringing this up. For those of us who goes to churches on Sundays, I am sure...

I am a gamer at heart and hate losing on things that I am good at as much as Tiger Woods hates bogeys on his scorecards. But, one thing I am working very hard on (which has been putting through practice quite a couple times in OT school already) is being a graceful loser. This ASD elections, believe...

I have officially registered to go to the upcoming year's AOTA conference... woot! Predictably, because of the fact that I have to wait for certain variables to clear up, I have neither booked my flight nor my hotel room yet. Yes, I will be bummed about missing some of the end-of-year festivities...

If you know me as a friend, I can be a very kind and compassionate person. However, if you know me as a student at school or when I am assigned to do a task involving something that I am or I should be good at, I consider myself more of a perfectionist... as I always have a tendency of thinking or working...

If you don't know this before, you will know now. I am currently running for the President position of the Assembly of Student Delegates in AOTA. Unlike the formal email some (if not most) of you might have probably receive, I am going to do it in an informal way. Yes, my resume is not as impressive...

I normally don't read a book, let alone two books over a single vacation. But, this is something I am doing. Over the winter break, I had participated in a discussion over OT Connections about this book. When the person who made the thread asked me to read the book and write about it, I thought,...

Now I am back in the swing of things about what I see in the autism community. Yesterday, a topic emerges in the Aspergers Support Network page on Facebook. It raised about the issue of ignorance and lack of understanding that some people have towards someone with Asperger's. I find this topic...