Of My First Year Transfer

First of all YAYY!! For the proper title to my post today.. I don't usually have one simply because I usually started writing and forgot all about and only realize it when I have published the post. Anyways, I am not such a 'bunga-bunga' writer and I feel weird/awkward saying flowery things. So, here goes.. Erm, I don't think so..

Well, what I want to say is bertapa bersyukurnya saya, Alhamdulillah sangat2 sebab dah lepas first year transfer. Ada pelbagai istilanya di sini; upgrade, transfer, first year assessment and it all meant the same thing. Ada sesetengah university di sini require phd students to register as an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) student, whereby at the end of first year tu dia ada assessment before reregistering themselves as 2^nd year PhD (if I'm not mistaken Uni of Bath buat macam tu). Other uni like Leeds, call it Provisional PhD. Sama je, sebab in Leeds kalau tak lepas 1^st year akan dapat Mphil jugak (among other things which include nothing ;p mintak simpang ye..)

Anyways, in Leeds, the most familiar term is 'Transfer' which refers to first year transfer which upon passing you will be a second year PhD student; like yours truly ni dah masuk 2^nd year.. (lompat..lompat..).

Seriously, I sometimes feel like I don't deserve it all.. It's too much and overwhelming.. What have I done to be in such mercy?? But I looked back and keep telling myself that what I need to do is to improve myself, that's all that I can do..

I passed my transfer with ease I would say. And not without doa from my dear hubby, my parents, and friends.. Thank you all, and most importantly thank you Allah for letting me pass this 1^st hurdle (as in years), 2 more hurdles to get through.. The examiner main question was all inter-related in a sense that he wanted to know as to why I am doing what I am doing now, and how it would fit or contribute to my country. After that its mostly his suggesting for improvements and plus he gave me a further 3 papers to read that he thought were related to my field. I cringed a bit, realizing that my literature review were not extensive enough.. But the main thing is that I passed..

Well, that's it for now.. Meeting with sv again this afternoon.. Wish me luck.. ;p

MamaAfnan