Catatan PhD (Bahagian 3)

Teks: Rafeah Wahi

Ini catatan yang ketiga untuk semester 1 pengajian PhD saya. Saya sendiri terkejut bila membaca semula catatan ini saat ini. Rupa-rupanya saya dah menyesuaikan diri selepas hampir 2 bulan sahaja di Lembah Kelang. Apa yang lucunya ialah, pada ketika saya mengharungi semua cabaran itu saya rasa macam waktu tak berakhir. Saya rasa sehari bagaikan bertahun. Rupa-rupanya hanya 2 bulan. Senyum...


Catatan 3: 28 Mac 2012

So Far So Real

Good news:

1. Alhamdulillah, I'm already ok with route to UPM.

2. I still didn't come to UPM everyday. The most I can do is utilizing each minute in UPM every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. And burning my night candle too. My strategy is to wake up 6am. 6-9.30am to settle down everything I could (laundry, bathing children,breakfast). I left 'unimportant' task like laundry folding etc. Cooking only when necessary. 9.30-12pm on my work (if the kids allow me to). 12pm-6pm subang-upm-subang. 6pm-8pm settle down and spend time with kids and solah. 8pm everyone sleep. 12am solah and start working. sleep back 4/5am. wake up again 6am.

3. I have not go into the lab yet. I think 80% of my working time devoted to courses I take this semester (assignments/tests/classes). Another 15% is on unimportant things like FB. 5% I worked on my research (reading/proposal etc). I really must do something about this.

4. I take time and ringgit to attend relevant seminars/workshop. In hope that by attending those workshops/seminars, I will be able to do my PhD systematically and right. I want to do the right things right.

5. I think I improve on my relationship with my kids. I seldom raise my hands on them now. But I still have to tone down my voice and spend more quality time with them. so that we will all be happy. I remember an Ustaz on the radio saying that work and life must balance. Like holding a cup full of milk while walking and sightseeing a beautiful garden. Make sure the milk won't spill and at the same time you still enjoy the beautiful garden. I'm trying my best Ya Allah..please make me strong.

6. Now still working on my research framework and K-chart. I hope structured and written thinking will work on me.

7. I must find time to start doing some trial lab work soon. I must!

Salam sayang,

Rafeah Wahi