Bug, it sounds like your sister is jealous.

Ignore her and just think about the reasons why you do the PhD.

My brother always comes out with stupid comments but at the end of day I know he is proud of me.

I think about 2-3 weeks where all I did was play internet games on my pc.

Oops.

juno, which ones are you taking?

Sorry just wanted to add one more bit, my parents don't have even one qualification between the two of them and had to chose manual labour when they first came to the country (my dad's family were refugees). They were lucky to be able to eventually get their own business and make lots of money so me and my brother to have the opposite life they did, lots of things, money, cars etc. Their one aim was to make a better life for us and give us a good education so we could be professionals.

I don't think my paternal grandma realises what a PhD is, she thinks I will be treating people as a medic once I finish.

Although my parents love talking about me to all their customers. When I visit at the weekends and help out in the shop, I get random people saying to me "are you the amazing daughter?". It's quite embarrasing.

I'm not the first but I am considered one of the more intelligent ones (God knows why) and they normally talk about me in tones of awe. This is also because I'm considered a really good indian girl and does everything her parents tells her and even marrying into my community.

I HAVE THE POWER.

I think my dad's cousin did a phd in biochemistry but I have never met her and didn't know she existed until a few years ago. Her father (my grandma's brother) disowned her for marrying a white chap and she stopped talking to my dad after my parents' wedding for something or another. To be honest I am looking forward to meeting her.

Has anyone read Eragon?

The film is out next friday, quite wait. I love dragon films!

I got given one but I never use it. It would be more useful for organising yourself but I still prefer my paper diary

Did you wax your legs and chest first Tricky?

A mini skirt and boob tube with ug boots.

Yep and don't take ferrous sulfate (bloats and constipates most people and you get black poo). The best supplement I have found is ferrous gluconate which can be prescribed or over the counter.

Mauritius is lovely. I stayed at coco beach (I think its called?).

The food is lovely, I ADORE those really really hot chillies you can get there.

Thanks for the posts Richmond.

The problem I have is trying to get him reading. He is quite keen to see the new film Eragon based on the children's book (which I own and enjoyed reading). I'm trying to get him to start with that but he isn't keen at all.

Richmond, it's not that I want people at work to take into account his dyslexia, I just want to know how I can help him with the reading writing. I just feel that it really upsets him. Even the silly little things like reading the information about a program on sky, I have read it in like 2 seconds but he is still looking at it 30 seconds on and feels worse if I get impatient.

Hi Donut, lovely to see that you are back! Big Hug back

Sorry to hear that things are slow on the PhD but hopefully will pick up soon