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Thinking Back X – In Retrospect

Posted on 16 Mar 2009   by CY

The Ph.D program finally came to a close when I received the scroll in Oct 2007. Yeah, my graduation got delayed by a year even though I’d submitted my thesis in Jan 2006. By the time I’d finished the usual

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Thinking Back IX – Writing the Thesis

Posted on 14 Mar 2009   by CY

Well, all that pain-staking data gathering work, subsequent data analysis and theory generation would be pretty much pointless if you can’t put it all into words. Not unsurprisingly, a lot of doctoral candidates ultimately get stuck at the thesis writing

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Thinking Back VIII – Living in Perth

Posted on 13 Mar 2009   by CY

Many students from Singapore who go elsewhere to study go wild. After all, when you’re coming out from an arguably boring Red Dot to places with no parents, less censorship, more freedoms of expression – never understood why this is

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Thinking Back VII – Working in Perth

Posted on 12 Mar 2009   by CY

Many international students work. They have to, because beyond the exception of a few rich kids, most are perpetually cash strapped. Studying abroad is a capital investment: tuition fees will set you back at least $25,000 per year. You’ll spend

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Thinking Back VI – Speaking at Conferences

Posted on 11 Mar 2009   by CY

While it’s not necessary for doctoral candidates to publish research during their course of study, many do. I determined early on too that I would seek to publish as a doctoral candidate. My project into grief play was structured into

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Thinking Back V – Achieving Candidacy

Posted on 10 Mar 2009   by CY

Before I could actually start doing research in MMORPGs (the fun part!), I had to first prove to the faculty that my research was viable, accomplishable, and important. This was the Candidacy period, the culmination of which is a formal

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Thinking Back IV – Understanding Research

Posted on 9 Mar 2009   by CY

There’s a common underlining basis for the award of a Ph.D after all those years of slogging. Firstly, your work has to constitute a substantial and important contribution to the body of knowledge. Secondly, the conduct through which you produced

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Thinking Back III – Accommodation

Posted on 8 Mar 2009   by CY

My first home in Perth was a townhouse located at 11 Beveridge Street. It was two floored, newly built with six bedrooms, fully carpeted, air-conditioned including the common living and kitchen areas, and a 15 minute walk from my office

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Thinking Back II – Departure & Arrival

Posted on 7 Mar 2009   by CY

There was a lot going through my mind just before my departure from Singapore in Feb 2003. That I was stepping into a larger world was foremost. At that point, since I wasn’t seeing anyone, my only ties to Singapore

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Thinking Back I – Applications

Posted on 6 Mar 2009   by CY

I’m doing lot of posts recollecting, especially important now that I get older and I’m worried that my brain cells degrade further LOL. This will be a long ten part series on the Ph.D program, so do bear with me.:)

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Lessons: “In all things…”

Posted on 9 Feb 20095 Mar 2017   by CY

We usually close of our bible study with prayer requests. And recently Ann jokingly remarked that I don’t seem to have many requests.:) There’s a long-winded explanation for that. I don’t have many specific requests because putting aside all my

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Show me the money!

Posted on 28 Sep 2008   by CY

My book! One of my (secret) dreams after I started teaching and lecturing 12 years ago has been to publish something. I’m not quite sure where that came from, but it was sort of at the back of my mind.

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