Hi Siwee
Self plagiarism is to be encouraged!! :> I hate to be cynical, but you need to self promote to i) let the examiners know that your work is of publishable quality, and ii) get into the habit of citing yourself so you get a profile nad others start to know you. There was a really useful thread recently where someone had listed all the different phrases you should use, depending on where you are in the publishing process. I think you should definitely reference yourself, and maybe use (Siwee, under review). Dunno, could be talking rubbish, just a suggestion - earlier thread should help.