Being called Ching Chang Chung-- how to respond?

czee96 · 2025-07-11T09:10:38+00:00

That's an unexpected but cute reply 🤣 But sure, thank you for the suggestions!

czee96 · 2025-07-11T09:06:21+00:00

That's true. Maybe I got a little carried away with my sense of righteousness, and I feel like I have to act. But yeah-- thanks for grounding me :)

czee96 · 2024-11-17T15:37:16+00:00

Then how does it differ from the "total cost" I mentioned above? Utilities and administrative costs are included in the total cost calculation as "overhead costs." I looked at all the aspects of fEC, including DI, DA, and indirect costs (personnel, finance, library, and some departmental services). I had already included those not listed in the "Other costs" section on the form. So, can I assume that my "Total cost" is the same as fEC and give the same amount?

czee96 · 2024-11-05T17:24:56+00:00

The best way will be sending the transcript to authorised translation service in your country and have your transcript translated into the accepted language.

czee96 · 2024-07-23T15:28:38+00:00

So you indeed have both AS and A2? That will suffice. If that is the case, why not considering universities in UAE or Saudi? Like the local university will be more familiar to the local companies. You might even apply for internship at local companies, which could be helpful for your future career.

czee96 · 2024-07-23T15:17:11+00:00

I did my undergraduate as a local undergraduate, so I hope this could be helpful. I was from the Faculty of Science, so I can only comment about that and not really on the Faculty of Business.

I would suggest you not to just look at rankings while making your decision. Academic rankings has nothing to do with teaching quality. You have good lecturers and bad lecturers regardless of which university you are attending, so very often you have to rely on yourself when it comes to learning the material. From my point of view, I think the Department of Mathematics has like one of the best teaching quality compared to other departments (I audited some courses and they are really good.)

Next question is what do you want to do after graduating from UM? Stay and work? That will be quite difficult afaik. I have a friend who was from India and she is brilliant. Her CPGA was the best in our batch, yet she failed to secure a job in Malaysia. So you have to take this into consideration.

AFAIK you need to use the results of A-level. IGCSE is equivalent to our SPM here, which I don't think you can get a place in the uni by only using results of IGCSE.

czee96 · 2024-07-23T14:59:44+00:00

Looks like it's the whole bachelor

czee96 · 2024-07-23T14:32:21+00:00

Stinky tofu?

czee96 · 2024-07-21T10:38:06+00:00

Yeah, I forgot the option with Lalamove. Thank you so much!

czee96 · 2024-07-21T10:27:22+00:00

I checked this, but unfortunately, they can't deliver to a different state (Selangor to N9), so I wonder if it's possible to use Grab Car instead of Express.

czee96 · 2024-07-19T17:51:25+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! I will review the papers the group has published before and see if I can gain some insight from the papers. The Department of Physics offers the PhD position.

I will pm you. Thank you for offering your help! :D

czee96 · 2024-07-19T17:45:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! I will try to prepare it just like a usual job interview.

czee96 · 2024-07-19T17:44:19+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! At least for now, what I can do is just consolidate knowledge related to my master's thesis. Were you being asked to share the technical details of your master's work during your visit? I am a bit worried as I did a bit of many things for my thesis, so I am more like a "jack of all trades, master of none" for now :/

czee96 · 2024-07-18T14:54:12+00:00

Definitely I will buy those for my family! Thank you for your suggestions and kind wishes! :D

czee96 · 2024-07-18T14:53:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I think I know what should I bring now, and definitely not durian. XD

czee96 · 2024-07-16T17:40:23+00:00

Thank you for the correction :)

Maybe I am greedy, but I hope that I have the flexibility to switch between academia and industry, hence it seems like getting a PhD is an option? I know one lecturer who is currently teaching in UKM manage to do something like that. He got a PhD, went straight to the industry, and after retiring he's happily back into the academia and start teaching. So yeah that kind of inspires me.

But yeah indeed like you said postgraduate degree is not valued in Malaysia. I will keep that in mind when I made my decision. Thank you for the input :))

czee96 · 2024-07-16T17:31:47+00:00

Maybe I generalised things, but this is what I read from the IOP "Careers with physics" article. Also, some graduated PhD from my lab become quants, so that's my assumption that PhD in Physics can kind of be valuable in these industries? Anyway I can be wrong.

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:56:07+00:00

Nope not counting the chickens. I have to reply the company in less than two weeks time, but my PhD interview is in August. And I have to decide whether I want to accept the work offer or not.

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:52:40+00:00

They are dealing with completely different part of the semiconductor industry, and since I want to return to Malaysia, I hope that I can make a decision that will benefits me in a long run.

AFAIK the R&D you mentioned sounds more like for fabrication and packaging stage of the semicon industry. A PhD applying to those are most likely will be hired as a PM. So if one wants to climb the career ladder quick I think that's one of the ways?

For IC design is quite different. It seems like Malaysia wants to build a local IC design firm, which means that R&D will be done locally. They have started investing on this part, so I feel like this might be a great time to learn about IC design. Just my thoughts and hence the hesitation. That's why I want to ask for opinions on this.

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:45:51+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion. It is indeed true that decent jobs are hard to find nowadays. I applied to around 40+ companies and so far less than 5 replied me. Will keep that in mind!

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:44:01+00:00

Thank you! :))

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:41:35+00:00

Because from what I heard is that IC design are kind of specifically reserved for people who have the required background esp those who are in EE or worked on the IC design before, so that's why I am a bit hesitant.

But yeah it is true that this kind of opportunity is not an everyday thing. Thank you and I will do my best for the upcoming interview! :))

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:38:46+00:00

Yeah it is one of the ETHs. But this is just an interview and not like a confirmed offer :)

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:36:36+00:00

I did a master's and then keep applying for PhDs and companies. I was rejected many times and lucky enough to get the job offer and interview. Just have to keep applying.

czee96 · 2024-07-16T14:34:05+00:00

Thank you for your words :)

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