10 tips from PhD Comics for getting your thesis written on time

A very well-written piece, with plenty of funny visuals from PhD comics :) Although some comic may, IMHO, not be that accurate to describe a certain tip lol :P

Link: http://www.englishproofreading.co.uk/resources/4

Several questions to ask your potential supervisor

...before confirming your candidature with him/her for Masters or PhD.

1. Ask for his/her expectations.
2. Ask him/her for an estimate on how fast you can graduate. 
3. Inform him/her of any possible limitations (usually financially/ family requirements) on your part - for example, scholarships that only support up to 3 years of a PhD candidate's study. You can try to supplement your scholarship (some only supports your tuition  fees without allowance and that your institute does not have TA position for you to apply for) with part-time jobs, but trust me, part-time jobs won't even cover half of your monthly expenses... and I'm talking about the normal part-time jobs yeah? 

Unless you have plenty of money and time to spend/waste, then you can ignore all these questions.

Plus, I'm speaking this from experience... my main project is approaching 10 months in being delayed and I have no control whatsoever over my main project due to my 'apprenticeship' to a senior who doesn't care a shit about your project and more on his own project. I don't blame him anyway... I mean, hey, everyone wants to graduate, right? 

However, the worse part is that he doesn't allow me to handle ANY part of my project - for example, I knew I needed to do some radioactive work. If I have any say in this, I would have applied for the licence BEFORE I started the first part of my project (which I estimate would take around 5 months). Right after 5 months or so, I would have had my licence and can buy radioactive materials for my project.... BUT NOES!! My senior said he will handle it and refused to let me anywhere near the documents. Okay... fine. But then, my project was delayed for over 5 months before, after all the bureaucratic red-tape for licence application, I even got my radioactive badge. And now, they want to delay some more (I'm on my 5th month now) coz they said radioactive material is expensive and need to wait for more people who needed to use it before they can order it.... No wonder they refused to let me place an order by myself as well. WTF.... How long do I need to wait?!?! And considering that NO ONE else in my lab is doing any RNA work now.... I guess it'll be FOREVER before I can continue the second half of my project. FU all.

300: Rise of an Empire movie review

This will be a short one. Besides being a movie that haz plenty of honor and ego inside it (hehe), this movie is not for the faint hearted... expect plenty of violence.... and CGI blood lol

Oh... and awesome soundtrack/score and plenty of slow-motion xD

It's pretty good, if you're into or can stomach violence, death and destruction... and ofc, men in their undies xD then you should go and check it out. Even for me, this movie is a bit too violent for me lol.... feeling a bit nauseous after watching it.

**Please do not take offense lol... this is just my humorous way of writing a movie review.

When you analyze the spectra

An example of an infrared spectrum

Need a guide to teach you how to read an infrared absorption spectrum graph (for infrared spectroscopy)? Well, look no further! This is a basic yet reliable way of determining which absorption peak on your graph correspond to which type of functional group/s that is/are present in your molecule. :) Have fun!

It's free to download and print on my Scribd account. Link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/199525583/When-You-Analyze-the-Spectra


Credits to my chemistry lecturer for teaching us this.

WoW Resources: Check List of Researched Glyphs

So, yeah, I have a scribe and trying to keep record of all the glyphs obtained via research (3 researching methods and 1 book method :P) is really hard, especially if I wanted to see how many glyphs that remained un-researched.

Anyway, I came up with this checklist, so scribes worldwide can rejoice! Just print these out (3 pages worth of tables) and then start checking the boxes. It's that easy to keep track!

Download it free via my Scribd account here.  If you like it, please leave a comment below or at my Scribd account. It's very much appreciated :)

List of Glyphs - Check List by Aveyn Toh

However, do note that these lists are not meant to provide detailed information about each glyph, they are just for... well, checking!

This list is based on the WoW Patch 5.4.0, but I've typed the original name for Glyph of Inferno Blast (Fire Blast) at its side.

Have fun checking boxes! :P



Source: http://www.elsprofessions.com/inscription/


P/S: Oh and if you would want the word document format of the check list (for reformating purposes or something), feel free to comment below and I'll get back to you asaic.

Epic poetry

I saw this on my facebook news feed and I thought - this is exactly how I want to live, but then my financial problems set in and I've gotten myself depressed again....

I'm sorry for not finding out the actual author who wrote this. He/she should be awarded with something, seriously! :)


Update: Somehow, the image is no longer available on the site I linked to, and I'm not sure if I could find it again. Sorry! 

Tyler Ward - Sunset Dreaming

She said I'm tired
Of all the smiles
And explanations
For all the dreams you never let me see

I'm tired of the trials
And implications of all the words you never said to me
And you (will forever be a part of...)
Of who (I am)

She hides her screaming,
In sunset dreaming
That's where she goes to cry
And crashes down on her knees
Searching for Reasons why.

She said I'm tired
Of all the lying,
I'm through with trying
There's nothing left but scattered memories

Of you (and a love you never gave me...)
And who (I am)

He's lying, She's crying
Where did this go wrong?
He's lying, She's crying
But not for long...