english proficiency

i know my writing skills in English is not as good as my 1st language writings..
that applies to my communicative English as well
even my supervisor also gave one less mark for my English proficiency in my progress report but the rest are full marks..huhu

i think that is the down turn point for me at the moment
therefore..
- more reading time should be applied
- i should booked myself for international student's english classes when autumn term starts next month
- yeah, i should join public speaking class too..

a big hearty congratulations Dr. J!

my 1st degree lecturer has finally obtained her PhD certificate..Alhamdulillah
after went through many obstacles and challenges along her study, she made it at last!
I am so inspired by her courage and I hope I'll be able to be as strong as her towards my PhD journey

congratulations Cik Jamilah!
I am so happy and proud of you!
:)

the plan

1) MPhil to PhD

Alhamdulillah on July 15th, I've officially upgraded from MPhil to PhD status by mr. sv and miss advisor
not many corrections to be corrected for the report
but..mr. sv advised me -- due to the current weather, it seems that my mushroom forays will start earlier than scheduled

2) Grab any chance!

I have decided to try and look for any opportunities while i'm still here so that I'll gain additional input/info as many as i can.. therefore i had/will:
- join BMS for more exposure of British fungi (covering all aspects of identification, conservation, recording and collections)
- booked myself into fungal workshop and mushroom forays
- look upon network expansion for my research studies.. (thanks mr. sv for his help!)
- present my current findings at any fungal exhibition (looking forward for next year's)

3) 2010 Environment YES

Thank God, I'll be joining a competition apart of doing pure research here! well, it is a good way to test my skills after years of lacking in competing against other people. But, anyway this is a group competition so that should be OK for the first-time stranger like me.. hehe.. In October, i'll be attending a 3-day workshop in Oxford. For more information you can log on to: nerc.ac.uk/using/schemes/yes/intro.asp

4) one thesis chapter coming out!

I've almost done with one of my projects, so the report writing is in progress and probably will be completed before end of the year.. ganbatte qila! well, i'm looking forward to start another project next month..wish me luck!!