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!!