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The Art of Writing Up

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It's been ages innit? Since the last post of mine. Hopefully, that explained as well the workloads that I carry. Sometimes I think that the postgrad life starts taking its toll on me. But, yes. I keep on pulling myself together, picking the pieces all together to remind me how grateful I am to be here.  Alright.. moving on from my pointless whine. Here's the thing. Very recently I have been receiving numerous queries, asking me about the technical advice for writing up an essay. Then I realised, that this is a scholarship "opening season". Many awards are opening applications, and with that, it is an essay writing season. The whole thing takes me a walk down the memory lane where I needed to arrange words after words, getting through the same thing to win an award that eventually brought me here. Yes, Indeed when you get into the professional words, writing an essay, or on a broader scale, writing skill, in general, is important. Often enough, it got us fel

Achieving LPDP: Part 1 (Hints & Tips to Begin and Prepare for Administrative Selection)

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As I promised long time ago,  when  I nail this scholarship, I will dedicate some of my time writing hints and tips to break through LPDP scholarship for those who need it in the future... Hope you don't mind that I write the whole content in both English and Bahasa Indonesia, so more people will be able to take the  benefit from the post. Here we go..  Ya, saya mengikuti seleksi substantif Batch 2 tahun 2017 pada 18 - 19 September 2017, menerima pengumuman beasiswa pada 25 Oktober 2017 dan menyelesaikan kegiatan Persiapan Keberangkatan (PK) pada 6-10 November 2017 lalu. Beberapa dokumen lagi, and I'm off to Perth. (For you who have read several of my previous post, you would've known that I will continue my Master's degree in The University of Western Australia, Perth).  Rasanya tidak berlebihan kalau ada yang mengatakan bahwasanya LPDP is the most hunted scholarship in this country right now. Sampai saat ini LPDP sudah mendanai lebih dari 10.000 aw

Unsolved Enigma: Plastic Waste to the Ocean

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Plastic. Who doesn't think it's helpful? It's light in weight, some of it is strong and durable, and the most helpful one: it is disposable . Yes, you use it once and throw it all away. People won't even bother to wonder where it might end up or they won't bother to ask for one after another, because yes, it's practically free to get. The history of this material went back way across the centuries. British Plastic Federation (2017), reveals in the timeline of plastic invention  that the beginning of plastic started long time ago. Throughout the years, it has become an important part of many industries, adapting and evolving to survive its own existence up until now. Its versatility amazes us, how this small material called polymer  is transformed into various forms to fulfil the needs of many. Unfortunately, there are always two sides in a coin. Concerns over plastic waste has been growing from year to year. A world without plastic or synthetic organic polyme

Are We on a Race with Extinction? Study Case: Shark and Ocean Ecosystem

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In 2017, a group of researchers from The University of Western Australia (News UWA, 2017), completed a four month research of shark - coral reef ecosystem within the marine ecosystem. The result was surprising, as it turns out shark plays an important role in sustaining and regulating the ocean health. A group consists of researchers from school of Biological Science UWA, and the UWA Ocean Institute performed a video-based observation using a bunch of baited video camera to monitor the behaviour of this pack of " wolf of the ocean ". The research was performed by collecting the biological data from over 600 fish from more than 60 species. According to the programme leader, Professor Jessica Meeuwig, the increasing pressure of climate change, bleaching and overfishing to coral reef ecosystem and marine life has urged the importance of assessing the role of shark to reef resilience. Massive numbers of tools and equipment including 63 kilometres of rope, 12 tonnes worth of came

Diego Costa: The Long Lost Love of Blues Striker

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May 19, 2012. The last kick of the ball by Didier Drogba for Chelsea. The one name that all Chelsea fan will remember throughout the history of the club. The iconic striker that bagged goals after goals to eventually lead Chelsea into the climax which all the supporters refer as " That Night in Munich ". It was miraculous really. How the under card has turned the table and clinched the 'Big Ears', and for all who witness that night, without taking away any credits from other heroes, of course the name who performed the ' canon head ' equaliser steal the spotlight during the evening. Unfortunately, like all tale, a farewell is inevitable. Didier Drogba left the door of the club which has raised his name from the so-called ' overpriced Ivorian who wouldn't settle with English football ' into one of the most remembered name in the club and competition's history. The Ivorian left the European Champions, leaving the English club to a mere choice.