2013-5-6 Nice weather continues

It was a gorgeous sunny day in Vancouver. I picked up a 24 hrs newspaper, and said a Malaysian election-related news!

In my office in UBC CHBE, I continued reading and writing notes on my "Experimental Design" book. It is very well-written and uses examples intensively. However, learning things by myself has been tiring, but I keep telling myself to keep going, only by pushing myself that I can learn. A friend of mine, David, who has a Master in Statistics, is willing to help me. He is working on his biomass logistics simulation project too. I wondered, was I a bit pushy..?

Yesterday, my supervisor, Dr. S sent me an email, saying: "it is a good time to start on writing my manuscript  for publication for my project on the effect of ageing on the net calorific values of wood pellet."
I searched up on how to write a journal article and found some articles in the UBC library, but yet to start digging in. This book caught my eye: "writing your journal article in 12 weeks: a guide to academic publishing success". A review here said that it is a good book that "offers sound advice, encouragement, and confidence building strategies that help novice writers create/recreate a written text that could be publishable". 

Later of the day, on the bus, I overheard a person, which is apparently a PhD student in UBC Electrical Engineering department  saying that if you want to go for graduate studies, make sure you are really serious about doing research. I know some people that just waste their time doing their graduate studies.

I asked myself, am I serious about doing research? The answer is a strong YES! What are the most urgent tasks that I have to do?
1. Complete my multiple variable regression for Pinnacle REG and contact them!
This is the reason that I am writing the "Experimental Design" book all day! Trying to get some ideas about the method to analyze my data.
2. Complete my description and explanation about calorific value and send to Ehsan and Dr. S.
3. Write a draft on the objectives of my project and send it to Dr S.
4. Start on creating a poster for my BioFuelNet AGM in Montreal!

Meanwhile, let me enjoy the good weather when it lasts!