I mentioned in my last post that I’ve been doing some more gardening lately to pass the time (gotta get my daily vegetable intake!). But I made a grim discovery a couple weeks ago where I’d noticed that my poor sugar snap pea seedlings were being nom-ed upon by something […]
Why hello there- long time no see! It’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve basically been spending most of last month working in my new job. Starting work in a new environment/role was always going to be a huge learning curve, but given I’ve spent the last […]
Given that a lot of people are stuck at home with nothing else to do but to write their thesis/manuscript/Literature Reviews, here’s a short post on what I do to ensure I get some level of productivity in a day. 1.Have a rough plan/layout. It might sound a bit silly, […]
In a previous post, I detailed the general structure of a Ph. D thesis, complete with a basic guide on what each chapter contains. But when you get down to it, how do you actually start writing such a massive chunk of text? Here I’ve outlined the general process I […]
With this ‘stay at home’ period being extended for the foreseeable future, I’ve been doing all sorts of things to pass the time. My last post was my first foray into a proper cooking blog post, but I’m not rich enough to be cooking all day every day (also I’d […]
It’s the Easter long weekend, but we still need to stay at home as much as possible, so! In lieu of my usual Easter activities (which involves some family get-togethers), I’ve decided to pre-occupy myself with some cooking. Because I love cooking. I had a thought about ingredients that people […]
I’ve been writing up a series of posts with some students’ experiences on how life has been during this global pandemic. Here are a couple more responses. Student number 6: What degree are you currently completing? Doctor of Philosophy. How many months/years are you (with your degree)? 11 months. What […]
I had a few more responses to my questionnaire, so here is another rendition of how this pandemic is affecting fellow students. For those who want to read Vol I. the link is right here. Student number 4: What degree are you currently completing? Ph. D. How many months/years are […]
In the midst of our usual WhatsApp group messaging, one of us suggested doing a Q and A of how student life has been impacted by COVID-19. In my previous post, I mentioned that our lab has effectively been shut down since last Friday. Thus far we’ve been resorting to […]
WELL- as of last Friday, my lab has effectively been shut down! We have one individual who’s been granted special permission to continue with their experiments (and provide some bare minimum assistance to maintain some other peoples’ essential experiments), but that’s it! All other lab members are working from home, […]
