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After 59 Months, I Finally Submitted My PhD Thesis
When I received the final completed questionnaire in October 2022, I thought, this is it. I’ll just analyze the data, spend a few weeks writing the rest of my thesis, and submit before my baby was due in July 2023. Delusional, I know. I did not realize just how much WORK goes into the writeup…
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I Waited 6 Months To Get My PhD Respondents—And That’s Normal
In January 2022, I found myself at Langkawi for the Vice Chancellor’s Office Special Project (VCOSP) workshop, following the Professorial Lecture project with UiTM’s VC at the end of 2021. My colleague and I were roped into another project, this time to “book-ify” (I’m trademarking this term) her “Coffee Talk with Rozie” monthly engagement sessions….
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From Spine Fracture to Changing My PhD Main Supervisor
When my application for unpaid study leave was rejected on 11 June 2021, I decided to throw myself into a bit of…housekeeping work. We had been staying in our new-to-us (rented) home for about 10 months now, but it was a house that needed serious upkeep. For starters, we had moved from a three-bedroom apartment…
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Because of PhD, I Got Help Through NLP Coaching
On 5th August, 2020, six weeks after failing my PhD proposal defense and two weeks before re-defending it, I reached out to NaviGO NLP Centre to ask if they had an NLP Coach program coming up. I was first introduced to NaviGO, under Carsten and Anna, in 2015 when I obtained my Licensed Practitioner in…
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I Failed My PhD Proposal Defense – Here’s Why
By the time I had completed and submitted my PhD proposal, I was already nine months into the PhD programme and registered as a full-time student. In my university, full-time PhD students are required to pass the defense of the research proposal (DRP) within the first year of their study, so I was on the…
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How COVID-19 Saved My PhD
I first heard about the “coronavirus” in early January of 2020. I had already booked a quick getaway to Genting Highlands and was debating whether or not to go, knowing that our trip would coincide with Chinese New Year. I was concerned with the crowds that would inevitably be there. I remember staying up at…
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The Biggest Hurdle of PhDs: The Research Idea
Okay, I lie. This part is not going to be about how I failed my proposal defense and had to re-defend it. That might be in Part 4, now that I kiiinda have a rough outline of this story. This part is going to talk about…the bliss of being a new PhD student. Because it’s…
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Registering for My PhD was a Mistake
At 2.57pm, only 33 minutes ago, I had finally submitted my thesis corrections to my examiner, after obtaining a PASS WITH MINOR CORRECTIONS for my PhD viva only 42 days ago. I know. It sounds amazing, right? But let me take you back to the beginning of this story – of my PhD story. Let…