my first class

today i've attended my first research skill training session as a PhD student
not bad!
i am starting to like this back-to-school whole thing!
being a student in sumwhere far from your country and with sumthing new to learn plus with the new environment, new people
it makes me so excited!
hopefully i'll keep my spirit from the first till the end of my 6th terms afterwards! insyaAllah

my training schedule weren't tight anyway
only 1-2 classes per week
and the rest, i'll spent mostly for my mushroom sampling and database lah!

well..
good news, i might going to be a demonstrator for mr sv's class
maybe this term, or maybe next term
it's going to be a new experience for me
plus receiving pocket money for hours spent teaching and guiding undergraduate students
how thrilled is that!

ok.. that's all from me at the moment
till the next entry

cheers!

fuh!

been doing lab works since morning to afternoon today
n having sue n leen (lab mates) around really made my day!
we chat about all sorts of things; from Sue's research project, British artists to the personal life
of course, while doing our lab works!
:)

a little relieved hearing about PhD upgrade interview from Sue
she said am gonna be fine
all i need to do is to prepare myself with project progress and future plan for research
and make sure everything is well-organized

i will do my best.. i will!
ganbatte masu!!!

3rd sampling and database

1) 3rd sampling

September 10, 2009
Zone 1
new area discovered!

not much samples collected during this day. the place was too dry, and received too much sunlight.. n below are some of my collections for the day

2) database update

stop at list no 2257
another 57,612 list to go!!

2nd sampling

August 27, 2009
Sampling 2
Zone 2

well.. about my sampling areas.. maybe some of you thought the areas must have been decided by my sv, right? no it wasn't! i have to decide which areas will be mine and for that, i have been given only 2 maps and a permit from Windsor Forest authorities and they have highlighted a big area (that may contain up to thousand hectares of the forest land!) and i am free to go anywhere within the boundaries.. yes free... but so far, we (together with mr husband) went there on our own and without any help from anybody else.. which i can be proud of it!

at first, those maps seems blurred and the reality paths/routes didn't seems similar to the one that been shown in map's.. we have to change our routes to another area (yet,waisting time)..but somehow, i feel that i gained confidence and strength to overcome this problem and get familiarised of the sampling areas..which i found so beautiful and gorgeous!

update: database

stop at list no 1618
n still in A list..aiyaaaa!
qila, sila jadi lebih rajin!!