What I did on daily basis

hi.

I am a regular PhD student.

I read.

I write.

I enjoy my coffee...too much!

I shop...try my best to save this year..no more shopping till next year...haha I wish!

I am in relationship.

I love travelling.

Weekend is my not PhD related time.

I like walking at the countryside. I like Peak District.

I am a regular PhD student with normal life. =)

PhD : what I did in my first year and should I regret????

I registered my PhD on September 2012 and I finished my MSc in 2007.

It was 5 years gap between study and working life. I admit it was quite hard for me to adapt to student's life where you don't to wake up early in the morning and everything you did was on your own initiative. Yeah I became a very good procrastinator. Like a VERY good one !!!

And I am quite lucky I guess as my supervisor is not the demanding and micro management type.. I made it clear to her that this research topic was new to me and I need time to learn the basic. 

Yes. She understand and I managed to survive my first year =) 

Proud of myself.

Below is the list of what I did in my first year :

• Study from the basic of my research field : Thermodynamic, Numerical method, Fire Dynamic, etc. - Yes I started from basic as I didn't learned all that in my BSc and MSc. 

• Read lots of journal. I tried my best to make sure at least 3 journals per week.  - I did the summary on paper.. which then I changed to digital based on my second year, which I thought more organise =) But I still do my paper based sometimes..I am old school..LOL

• Literature review 

• Planning of my work to be done to complete my PhD. -now the progress NOT on SCHEDULE =( I am still waiting for my samples.

• Write my First Year confirmation report..we call it Transfer report which like transition from PhD candidate to PhD student. If you did not pass you will be given one more year to write your MPhil report and submit. - I PASSED =)

• And I went for vacations outside UK ---- France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland.  =p 

WORK HARD . PLAY HARDER.

I truly think that PhD journey is unique for each of us. As for me I did not start my experiment in first year..but lots of my friends started their Lab work during first year.. No pressure I guess as long as we are going to the same direction. =) My journey might be the bumpy one..but I will try my best to make it work. 

 AND

to answer the question .... I HAVE NO REGRET...just several things which I should change or improve such as don't be LAZY...!

I am in my third year PhD

My second year went so fast..

Feel like yesterday I passed my confirmation viva.

Ok.. let me introduce myself.. I am a third year PhD student in Chemical Engineering.

Yes. Chemical Engineering.

I got a lots of "waaaa...." and "woooowwww" responses when I told people that I did PhD in Chemical Engineering.
Frankly speaking I used to give that kind of reaction before when I heard people doing chemical engineering because I know how hard it is to just imagine that all the thing were build by small atoms and bla bla....
and because Chemical is my least favourite subject during my high school... and it is a karma... it came back to haunt me.. =p

But anyway..the point is... I never have thought that I will end up doing PhD in chemical engineering,....as my BSc in Civil engineering follow by MSc in Environmental Engineering...and now.. hopefully in  two years time I will get my PhD in Chemical Engineering...HOPEFULLY.

This blog basically about my journey to finish this PhD.

I am in my first month of third year PhD and I am still doesn't have any result or doing my lab.

Hence this blog is for fellow student like me... we are not slow or something wrong with us or we are lazy compared to others .. we are just making our own history! =)

Its about embracing all the little things and make do of whatever we have..and...don't complain or doubt ourself. .. this is our path..just embrace it..

I admit that my PhD journey is quite slow compared to others... but no regret at least I understand my project..and I passed my confirmation...which is such an achievement for civil eng. student who jump into this chemical world. =)

This blog was named after my research field., which is Self-heating of biomass fuel in storage area.