I chose to start ‘The PhD Diaries’ series because I knew that doing a PhD can be a lonely business.
During my early uni years, I tried to speak to PhD students about their experience to get an insight. Unfortunately, most of the tales I heard implied sadness and great isolation. I soon realised that you can feel lonely even if you are a part of a large research group. So, I decided to write about my journey right from the beginning using a word that best describes that particular month.
Gosh, what a month it has been! It started off with my final progress review which really made me realise what a long way…
My month started with responding to reviewer comments for one of my papers. As always, I was overwhelmed when I initially got the comments.…
September has been a slow month for me. I’ve had some minor setbacks this month as I realised that I required an ethics modification…
The year is flying away like crazy! I’ve continued to spend a lot of time hibernating this month which really helps with writing (at…
Another month down! It is crazy how fast the year is going. I have mostly been hibernating because I have been writing. One of…
My month started off with ISBNPA conference which was held in Hong Kong this year. This was my second time attending this conference (after…
Last month, I attended the DAA conference in Sydney. This was my third DAA conference after becoming a dietitian. Previous conferences in Melbourne and…
It has been a rather strange month. At times, it felt like everything was in my favour while at other times, it felt like…
I’m not even sure how to begin. The word ‘anxious’ barely covers the emotions I have felt this month. April has always been a…
I honestly cannot believe how fast the year is flying away! March didn’t start off all that great for me. I started on a…
The highlight of this month was my trip to London. I flew over to attend the 4th CBC Conference at UCL. I’ve heard lots…
Um, where did the first month of the year go? :O I spent the first week of January holidaying in Fiji and taking a…