I'm back! and..................

I passed ! Alhamdullilah:)


The last few weeks was torturing for me. With the amount of stress I had to handle and with me being unwell these past few days, I couldn't believe I made it :)

And of course, with a great support system surrounding me, ie: husband, friends in Davis and Malaysia, family, I made it through.

There were not so much drama during my QE. So, basically the first 1.5 hr is the part where I have to present my proposal. No powerpoint slides etc, just me and the white board.  There were a lot of questions but most of them were related to my research. And the next 1.5 hr, I was tested on basic knowledge which was also based on my research. They actually talked/arguing a lot with each other, so I let them discussed among each other to let the time pass. Good strategy huh :)

Oh, one of the professors ran late cos her daughter had a medical emergency, so I started off with only four of them. She came in after I finished presenting my proposal which was an advantage for me cos she is the only one that has more knowledge on what I'm doing. But she asked a lot of questions later though.


The exam started at 9.10am and finished at about 11.50am. They asked me to leave the room for few minutes and about 2 mins later, they called me and upon entering the room, they started clapping. I started to wonder " Did I pass? " They didn't say it out loud but then, each one of them congratulates me so at that point of time, I realised I have passed! Yeay! Then, after the chair of the exam signed a sheet of form indicating I have passed the exam, things started to become real. Kalau tidak, rasa macam terawang-awang je.Oh, the other outcomes you could get is fail or no pass. No one has failed the past 6 years in my group, but I don't want no pass either cos that means I have to repeat the exam. Uweeekk!

Anyway, when I stepped out of the room, my supervisor has already waiting for me outside of the room and the chair broke the news to her and she immediately gave me a hug! Awww! Then later, both my supervisors treated me for lunch at this fancy restaurant in Davis, Seasons. My other not-so-friendly professor hugged me too when I saw him at the restaurant. Terharu sungguh :) So, QE is really a big deal kan cos today only, I kept receiving hugs from people. Hahaha. Dah habis periksa baru rasa cam QE tuh cam penting.

So, life resume back to normal after this with one exception, I don't have to attend any class at all! I can focus 100% on research and hopefully 2-2.5 years from now, I will be graduating with a Ph.D.

As a memory, I would like to share the pictures of my study group. Just a remembrance of how hard we work to achieve to this point.

        My studymate, Julia passed the exam last 2 weeks                                          

My other studymate, Alanna, passed the exam on Sept. 3rd. Missing in the picture, Lauren passed the exam in August.

Stay tuned! More news to come :) And last but not least, thank you all for your support, readers. Hugs from me :)