2022
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2y ago
Posting here for a quick update - my first ever journal paper is published! After many rounds of revisions and many nights. Thankful to have the support of my supervisors to achieve this important milestone. Many things have happened since I last posted. We did a self imposed locked from end of December last year to when hubby submitted his PhD mid February. It's been quite busy so far, especially now that my big project has kicked off. Even though I stopped working Saturdays, it's still either filled with meeting up with family/friends, PhD work or events. Life for us at home has just been no ..read more
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Lockdown 2.0
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2y ago
Still shocked from the announcement yesterday for my PhD so far. A slight part of me was mentally prepared that it may happen since Blair went through it as well, but it really doesn't hit you until it does...Passed my confirmation in August which was a relief. Hopefully I can still get a thesis out in time... Thankful I was able to be fully vaccinated back in June, and didn't have to scramble/stress with online systems. Also, there was no waiting lines unlike when I looked over to the hub on the other side of the road when vaccines were in short supply and the lines was hundreds of metres lo ..read more
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Married!
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3y ago
Finally married after 9 months postponement and 2 years engaged last week! When people asked how we felt last week, we were just so happy and relieved the day could go ahead. This post will just be a 'behind the scenes' and some vendors insight into our wedding. Ironically, we don't have any photos on our phones, since that's the photographers job, and we didn't want to bother friends to send photos of us/they might not have any either. This post may be a long one... I think we couldn't really feel or be excited for our own wedding, mainly because of the every-changing restrictions. It looked ..read more
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1 week to go
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3y ago
I can't believe it's finally happening, although I am not excited for next week. I was like I was over the excitement since postponing and just really want it to be over and done with. This whole wedding prep has dragged out for two years now. Now that uni has officially started, it's really digging into my PhD research time. Lots of planning stuff we would've like to get done earlier but couldn't, since only 2 weeks ago they announced reducing venue capacity from 350 to 100 ppl. This meant we had to uninvite over 50 people. We originally had over 200ppl, but with overseas relos obviously unab ..read more
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Bridal Shower ?
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3y ago
This post is 2 weeks delayed, but meeting PhD deadlines takes priority, still things to submit before next week, so taking a break to recap the day... Thankful for friends spending your Saturday with me, especially on one of the hottest days of the year (also didn't help the cafe didn't have air con). Shoutout to my bridesmaids for planning and decorating. I had heaps of fun! Still mind blown with how the event went. Everyone looked so pretty in their flower crowns, and it was really cool to see how everyone's stylistic touch and aesthetics in their flower crown, and matching their outfits as ..read more
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Almost two months into PhD
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3y ago
In classic 2020 fashion, a venue we booked for my Bridal Shower 1yr ago, which we postponed in March, re-confirmed in Sept, and cancels 3 weeks before. Luckily my bridesmaids managed to secure another location with just over 2 weeks to go. Hopefully people RSVP... I think I'm starting to get too stressed to even care about our wedding. At least point, all the bitter feelings are coming back, if only we got married in April, won't have to deal with doing PhD + work + wedding planning. I regret doing an extra day of work in Dec, will be working 7 days a week, 5 usual days of PhD then 2 work, plu ..read more
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One month into Post-Grad
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3y ago
Finally getting the 'wfh' experience since starting my PhD 4 weeks ago. It's nice to sleep in everyday, have a slow breakfast and make a cup of tea, but I do miss being outside. Thankful that I have a good street and water view outside our windows, but I do miss the fresh air. Me being me, I don't really step outside ever, since I'm lazy. Slowly getting into a routine, simultaneously stressed about not enough time to do things whilst also procrastinating on social media...I really do hope I can get a paper out within the year, which means sacrificing time off including a honeymoon, but oh well ..read more
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PhD Student Life Begins
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3y ago
I still can't believe I got accepted to do a PhD, and also can't believe that I'm starting one. From quitting my stable full time job, to deciding to forfeit all potential money that I can save, working max once a week (which does not even cover half the rent), to studying full time. It will be a long road ahead, but I hope I can reflect back and think all of this was worth the "short term" 3-4year sacrifice. It will be exciting if/when I do publish something, and do something to invest in myself, rather than working hard for the company which doesn't even reward you even if you go above and b ..read more
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Quarter Life Crisis
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3y ago
Quarter life crisis is a real thing, well for me anyway. If you asked me would I be doing a PhD at the beginning of the year, I would say "No way". But if you asked me would I expect my wedding to be cancelled/post-poned or we would go through a pandemic the worst in our life time so far, I would also say no. In short, a few months ago an opportunity came up to do further studies, so decided to try and apply for it, and surprisingly I got in. Actually, they gave me a tailored project in response to my interview questions which they didn't even advertise for the initial project for. It's a diff ..read more
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Mother's Day 2020
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4y ago
First time going to someone else's house apart from our home. Technically our parents' houses our still our homes. Almost all my belongings except essentials are still at home (and no way will I have time to go through and chuck uni/high/primary school stuff, let along junk accumulated in 20 years). For Blair who has moved out before, he has moved most things since there's less to move. I can't be bothered going there on my day off to clean my old stuff, so most of the things are important enough to get I guess. I prefer cleaning our apartment lol. It's good to talk to my parents irl, since w ..read more
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