hi everyone I'm sorry I really need to post this question:

how does one publish a paper on theory? I mean, if I were to draw a model of say A + B + C = D, but I haven't got any results to validate this model, so does it mean it cannot be published as a theory?

what if I just write about my theory A + B + C = D? what will make it publishable?

also, how do I look for journals that publish theories?

thanks very much
love satchi

hi taka, I don't understand this part that you "failed"? Is that why you have to have another viva then. Please don't lose heart, please continue.

Let me share with you the worst viva I had. It was my masters viva. I really thought I was going to fail because the examiner asked me things I did not know, to be honest they were medical questions. He also made comments about the formatting of my thesis and I was so dumbstruck that I couldn't answer him.

Worse, there was a public audience, people actually came to witness my viva. I was so embarrassed. After the viva, my friends surrounded me and said to me, "what happened to you"

We waited some minutes for the outcome. It was an agonizing wait as I thought I had failed the viva.

Surprisingly I had passed with minor corrections.

It turned out that the examiner was not expert in my area and my guess is perhaps my supervisor who had been there, could have intervened for me. I don't know.

All I remember is that it was my worst viva ever.

Whatever you do, do not give up. You have come this far. After you clear the next viva, your Phd will open doors for you.

Have confidence in yourself, do not lose heart.
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hi k1409
I'm sorry to hear that you are depressed. I have been through it too, in fact I get it on and off; my last episode got triggered this July. You need to believe that you will get better, and you will be free of depression. That is how I handle my own depression.

I have faith that I will heal and I will be free of mental suffering.

I listen to a lot of uplifting music. One of them is the heart sutra, there is a Malaysian lady who works on Buddhist music, she has produced beautiful renditions of sutras. The heart sutra helped me to cope with my mother's death.

Another thing you need to do is NOT to be alone. You need to socialise a little. During my masters degree, I had a small group of friends who would have coffee and cake together in the evenings. My bestfriend would knock on the window of my lab, and then I'd run out and we'd sit together for a laugh, or listened to anyone who wanted to rant etc.

Don't be alone. If you don't have "real" people to hang out with, find online support, because with the internet, if we use it responsibly, we will never be alone.

Don't give up. I can get through being depressed, I managed to finish my phd, I have been through bereavement, shock, joblessness etc. Shock because after my mum died, my father started going out with someone 40 years younger than him, she is even younger than me and I have been through feelings of disgust, sadness, whatever it is -- how would you feel if your dad started going out with someone younger than you, and this is so close to my mother's passing away, I have been so disgusted that it ate the insides of my soul.

And today I am still OK. I can get through it, so can you.
Take care
love satchi

hope he is ok now

hi hazy jane thanks very much; I have managed to save £300 -- hope it will stay!
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hi everyone, thank you so much for your replies. I feel so much better now about saving money. Will go and see my bank account online. To be honest I don't know the website very well, I guess what would be a good place to start looking? Thanks again
love satchi

hi Mark,
how are you for finances? Would you be getting a fully funded masters or phd? If it means a lot to you, and you don't particularly have worries for money, then spending some time doing this would be ok (not sure if OK is the right word) but you know what I mean.

do keep in touch and let us know your final decision --- like when you start your Msc or PhD :-)

love satchi

hi Hazyjane and Caro thank you so much for your replies! How do I get 2 savings accounts? Would it be on my bank website? or I need to go and speak to them?

where do I find this save the change thing? it sounds like a great idea.

I have identified one bad habit of mine---I tend to buy things when I'm depressed. I have returned some of them, for example shoes that don't fit me. I will need to work on this.

love satchi

hi Mark
if I have read correctly, you did a sports science degree 7 years ago, and then you did a business management degree, and now you want to do an MSc or PhD in exercise science. So you have a BSc and a BA? well done, and yes if you are very keen on furthering your academic adventure, go for it :-)

I did my phd in a different field, if I can do it, so can you.

Any advice would be -- if you are doing a Masters (I think then you might be thinking of a research masters?) just enjoy the process. It is a nice journey (not too bad) as you will probably have your supervisor with you all the way -- for me my masters degree was similar to having a "relaxed" life, I did not have too much stress, I did not have any financial worry, I had friends, and I was always happy during my masters degree.

However for a phd, I found that I had very few friends (almost none) and I was still happy although I had more DOWNS compared to my masters days. Fortunately for me, my supervisor was very good and the university was excellent, I felt supported all the time.

Please be warned :-) and prepared that a PhD is not easy and may take up a lot of your time, in fact sometimes it can take over your life, and it may also affect you financially (if you don't have a job etc.). For example if you don't have any funding and you still haven't finished your thesis, it can be very stressful, and worse if you have a partner (who doesn't understand the phd process) or family.

All the best :-)
love satchi

hi everyone,
some good news, I have managed to clear my credit card debt!
I'd like to start saving money (for real!!), does anyone have any tip on saving money?

What always happens with me is this -- whenever I have managed to save say £200, suddenly the car window button-thingy gets jammed and we need to replace it.

OR

I have saved say £150 and then the boiler needs fixing.

Also, I have had a look at some personal budget templates online, but they look difficult and confusing, does anyone have any advice for me on using templates, maybe a really simple one? where can I get a really simple one -- accounts for dummies kind of template?

thanks very much
love satchi

hi tulip thank u so much! I'll pm you
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hi tulip, I'm so glad things are going well for you now :-) yes fingers crossed -- keep at it!!!

love satchi

hi, is anyone able to access this journal?
If yes, please could you kindly help me get it?
thanks
love satchi


Supportive Care in Cancer
April 2013, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp 1201-1207
Date: 17 Nov 2012

Improving access to specialist multidisciplinary palliative care consultation for rural cancer patients by videoconferencing: report of a pilot project

hi mule,
I am so sorry to hear of your partner. My cousin's husband is an alcoholic, he is sweet when he has not had a drink but when he starts drinking (if he starts), he cannot stop and this has caused a lot of problems for my cousin.

I'm sorry to say this, but I feel that you would be better off moving to another place (let him sort himself out), because right now you are MORE important than drink, and as horrible as it sounds, only he can sort himself out. If he is refusing help or in denial, there is nothing anyone else can do. I've seen my cousin agonise and suffer over this, it can be very hard, so please leave while you can.

love satchi

hi cms11 thank you so much
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