ya, phd reli need lots commitment n i jus afraid tat i dont hv d capabilities n confident  2 do so. I got offer research based phd in UKM. My specialisation will b in molecular biology field.

My final year project is bout beta thalassaemia. I m using d molecular biology tool 2 study dis disease. Actually i dont hv preferences toward courses tat i studied during my degree time. I just study, study , n study oni becausei noe for bio student,  gud academic result is needed 2 hv bright future.

Hi cvk, well my case is similar with urs, yeah i jump from degree to phd..
Well the question to do or not to do, we can only advise u, but u d one that have d answer deep inside of u. There are many reasons to do or not to do phd, well i dont know ur reason, but i can help by listing mine.

1. I do not really into "working" culture, in at 9am and go back at 5pm (im d lazy type, usually i wake up very late ) Plus i did my internship last time, and not really keen about work stuff...well its hard to say why, but let say..im not really into it.

2. Interest is d important factor, if u really interested in the topic u will be doing, then u will have joy and so much fun doing what u want. if u go to working life, doing waht company wants but not what u want, u might feel stressed out or de-motivated.

3. Money!!! For everyone money is important, no matter how hard we deny it. Well of coz if u choose working, with ur good result, i can say u will earn around 3-4k range of payment. Well with phd, u might earn an allowance around 2.5k (for Biasiswa agong), 2.3k (NSF/Mosti scholar) and around 2k for university pay. well it depends on ur situation, do u need 3-4k to live? to pay for ur car and house? For me, i reving a simple and minimal life for now. because i can see brighter future ahead.
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ceive around 2k for my phd..but it is sufficient for me.. yes my frens all driving bigger and better car than me, they might have bigger house and im still stay with my parents. Well..it is sufficient for me at the moment, im lucky to have house to stay and enuff money for my car and food. so yeah, since i dont need alot of money, i opt to pursue for phd first =) plus, phd holder can earn around 5-6k after they graduate. So yeah, i wouldn't mind li
btw thanks to highwind and sergeant pepper for backing the phd life, its hard to "talk" or negotiate with ppl that pulling PhD down by saying it is easy and stuff like that, and it is not pleasant to hear it from someone that not doing the research itself. (its like footballer listen to all the crap from the spectators and fan..haha there is a reason why the footballer is who he is and in the field playing and why the spectators/fan still remain at other side of the field )

Bangi Campus? i'm quite familiar with UKM...which lecturer?

cvk, I think it is best that you try RA post for 6months to 1 year, talk to lecturers to figure out what you might be interested to do. take it slow. The offer did not rush you right?

KL campus. i forgot d name of d lecturer edi.

i might not even see the result of the process after i die...

The status of acedemic in malaysia is still on the bottom.. Research companies dont invest in malaysia. Even doing research in academic labs need 2 or 3 weeks for a simple reagent to arrive.

Sacrifice is one part of the revolution. You might not able to see the result by yourself, but knowing yourself involve in the process is enough or satisfactory. 

Called me stupid or anything, but I dont mind if its for the greater good. I hope if death comes to me, my knowledge and my legacy would be continue later. 

I see. spikz, How is your study right nw?? But actually d paid 4 bio student, even wif 1st class is lesser than d allowances fr biasiswa agong(2.5k), so i might b poorer than those phd student. By the way, izzit hard 2 apply d biasiswa agong,?it like not bad oso.

Greetings,

after strolling in this "PhD school", i realize many topics are not directly nor related to PhD. Only few topics really make sense. So may i know how many ppl here actually doing PhD? may i know in which university and your research interest? So that, we could actually discuss PhD topics and your research topics and hereby make this thread more "reliable" source for graduate students and for those interested to do PhD in future. 

cheers
btw, if im not mistaken, Bro azriamy is a PhD holder in Education. am i right?

hi all

currently doing phd study in usm
field of research is mechanical, my research is about fabricating a ceramic cutting insert to cut stainless steel
in the video, the white cutting tips is my product.

pls see attached video for clearer picture

actually the main reason i came to lowyat forum was to discuss on Playstation 3 games.
play a lot of Mw2 though.

postgrads here so free, everyday oso can post in LYN  . . . . . 

Wow dude, saw tat video
How long can tat cutting bit last in cutting stainless steel ?
Cutting stainless steel at tat speed and without cooling liquid wud reli blunt a normal bit quickly
but i m not an engineer lar, i dun reli know how strong can a very good bit can be 
i just luv power tools 
postgrads here so free, everyday oso can post in LYN  . . . . . 

y wan to make ceramic bits arr ?
wats the advantage arr ?

diamond bits not good enough ?
diamond bits can last long a not ? 

most probably m'sia have lots of ceramic material, so its cheaper than we use diamond.

Plus, who the hell use diamond cutter to cut a piece of metal. totally not worth it!!!

So what is the normal material used to cut metal? and what advantages ceramic has over that?