wow jojo, that sounds fantastic! so impressive

good luck!

and i know what you mean, about when you're putting in original stuff. and it does feel satisfying to see a chapter grow. i agree with that!

yah all nighters are hard. but if i get sleepy will drink coca cola lol, i think i may have some proplus lying around lol, might be expired though.

and i know, i also feel guilty, when i bombard my supervisors with work i've done. but you're right, thats what they are there for!!!

which is abit too ambitious.. i'm taking a leaf out of your book, and reaching for the stars..

thanks tetris!! you put a smile on my face

yah maybe he has!

and WELL DONE you! i am so proud of you. you really did well !!
you are on a roll!!

see you tommorow for the next batch of words eh ;)

i am planning on staying up until 4am.

i've done 3213 words so far, i have to reach my target of 7000 words.

to be honest, i have also been "burned" and have become jaded about academia. i too was very passionate and interested in pusuing a career as a scientist and actually wanted to stay with the lab. but not now. i just can't. i feel betrayed, and i just don't see them the same way. maybe its just me, and its not them..

and i feel that every lab group will be the same. and feel scared to be tied down in that environment. so going to take some time out, and think about the type of career job i would like to do, maybe something that's not permanent, so i can always escape, when politics gets really bad. i have issues now!

oh no, i've missed the entire series! damn the phd thesis lol

sounds like it was a good one too! i just caught the last 10 minutes, of the recap they just had, on who was fired, i just caught the bit, when (i dont know her name) said she didn't know what Kosher was (lol!!) that was so funny when Sir Alan, said, you've never heard of the term Kosher???? and she honestly didn't!

i once met Ghazal from the last series at a BBQ, she was really nice actually. But it was funny seeing everyone surrounding her, and wanting to become her friend.

but it's really hard to know what the right decision is. at the end of the day it will be yours, and you it may be the right one, or it may not, sometimes you just gotta take a gamble and go with your gutt.

if you're REALLY passionate and dedicated and basically can say goodbye to having a life, go for the phd. if not. stick with your job.

and jouri is right, you may well go insane doing a phd, as alot of us have done so!

if i could go back, i would not have done a phd, but gone straight into industry after my Msc.

i would stick with the job.

i've been told by some people (now before everyone jumps on me for it being inaccurate) .. that the best way to climb the "industry" ladder is to just start with a msc or even a bsc. and sometimes having a phd, you still start at the same level as a person with a msc, and have to work your way up! (so i've heard -it could be wrong though, one of those "urban legends").

i would stick with the job.

phd, is very tough. and i agree with what jouri said, you only know it's great, once you're in it, but then it's usually too late!

do you think its inappropriate for me to offer condolences to my supervisor regarding his dad, even though its been a couple of months.

and how long should i wait to email my friend offering my condolences to her.

So my cousin just emailed me, telling me a friend of ours Father has just died a couple of hours ago.

I feel so bad for her. I don't know what to say to her. She's in america, and I was thinking of sending her an email. but don't know what to say.

and then it reminded me that i think my collegue a few days ago, told me that my supervisor's dad died, a couple of months ago. which coincidentally was the time, during which my own dad was battling with prostate cancer. thank God my dad has recovered. but i was really worried about my dad.

i feel bad for my friend and my supervisor's loss.., and feel i ought to write them both an email (i know email format is really bad) but i feel i should say something...

i cant even imagine how awful it must be to lose a parent. how devastating it would be.

just goes to show. life is really short. you never know. puts things into perspective.

you've really impressed me Jojo, you've really have worked so hard these past few weeks. of reading your diary.

you can do it Jojo!! you have been working away steadily!! hang in there. i know about the numbness, and the nochalent feelings.. we just gotta push through the pain barrier. and then when you have met your deadline, make sure you treat yourself with a reward, of taking a day or days off..

i will stay up with you. i need to do alot on my chapter. it's going to be an all nighter for me!

although i am taking a break at 10pm, to watch supernatural..

Bilbo, that's right, turning papers into chapters is not as easy as my supervisor led me to believe!

Aloha and Bilbo, you both are right. writing a thesis, is an enourmous task, no matter which discipline...and takes a hella of a long time.

in the words of the angel or whatever it was, says to John Constantine. in the film Constantine... "you're f***d" - lol that's how i feel. but right now, i'm so beyond caring.

reading the book Authoring a phd by Patrick Dunleavy, shows how difficult writing a big thesis really is. but we all just have to give it our best shot, and see what the examiners say, and worst case, in my personal situation, either i fail, or get told to rewrite it again, and have 18 months to do so.

btw what field is your Phd in ?