Degree Practical

Bismillah.

Salam readers.

Today (16 Mei 2010) is my First Day in Second Practical (as I had go through once last year in different places). Chronology for my practical applications:-

1- apply practical for Technology Park Malaysia in Bukit Jalil, but no respons even they actually had promise to give us places. ~maybe they are busy~ (trying to give good impressions)

2- apply for Malaysian Palm Oil Berhad (MPOB) but was rejected as they had already accepted someone else earlier.

3- last strike, I deal with my lecturer for Sime Darby Plantations in Banting but sadly, I have to "let go" and pass it to my other classmates that also didn't get places yet. *sigh*

4- God knows best. I remember Plant Protection Unit in Agricultural Department Gong Pauh, and they had accepted our application! ~yeayh~

First Day Practical.

Greet with big cute smile, we quickly introduced ourself and met with Encik Zazali b Chik. He is the Head of Unit here, also acts as our Industrial Supervisor. Seriously he was really a nice person and a good presentor (as he delivered a good presentation & briefing on our assignment, work schedule and introduction to AREA WIDE CONTROL for Bactrocera Sp. (fruit flies)

My Working Schedule and Assignment

Just to share with u guys, my working schedule. :)

If I got free time, I will share facts and info on this Bactrocera Sp. Until then, thanx for your kind attention. ~bye~

Balik Kedah

Bismillah.

Salam readers.

*Try to write a short post*

Settle all the problems in my hostel, Final Year Project stuff (topic chosen: susceptibility of Metisa Plana towards several pesticides), and practical training during semester break, I quickly ran to the bus station and buy Transnasional tickets. (not actuall run, but with motorcycle.. ;p)

And today, at 6.00 a.m after a long, tiring and expensive (RM54.00 oke) journey, I had arrived in Alor Star bus station. The journey took about like 9 hours...huhu. I managed to get a single seat, but sadly I sat at the very back one....10C...huhu. Seriously the journey reminds me the situation while riding a horse! huhuu.

and Yeayyyhhhh!....after EIGHT months, here I come home again! feel so excited to see my house...I guess there are no big changes, except mama had decorate her orchid's garden better. My parents are a bit passion about orchid. :)

So, here I am now in Kedah's land. I love the morning's air & humidity, so fresh...but at the afternoon, the hot is no more less back in Terengganu (I bet every part of Malaysia do)...huhu. I feel so excited to be back in my house again. However, I will only stay here for a week, as I need to spend the rest two months doing practical.

I love coming back home to see the rapid changes and development that been carried out by the current government. I could feel that the slogan of "Kedah Sejahtera" is in the air. They really cares for the people. The development and welfare comes together. Even I don't really "explore" yet, but my observation during my way back from bus station gave good impression. :)

Lastly, I think I'm going to the World Muay Thai Challenge Piala Diraja Kedah III. It will takes place at Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, at 8 - 9 Mei 2010. So guys, JOM PI KEDAH! Come and let us watch the match together. :)

Final Year Research Topics.

Bismillah.

Salam readers.

Next semester, I had to start with my final year research project. For my course, we need to run our own research (mainly on agriculture and biotechnology) and present it during the last semester, after we finished all the thesis or report journal writing. 

To choose the best one, makes me so confused. Many factors need to be considered. I had to decide on topic that i have interest in it, the one that have a bright future prospect, easy and applicable to be accomplished (as we only do final year research project for degree, not master or pHD okay), easy to be evaluated and scored, and the most important is that I myself must have a strong desire to accomplished it. :)

To make things easier, I had narrow down some scope for my future topic. I have strong interest in Entomology, or precisely pest (INSECT) on crops. I see some future on it, as according to my lecturer, Malaysia still have a lack of experts in this field. And up to date, insect had caused up to 35% loss to our agriculture and had become one of the major factor that caused big loss to the industry. I had approached some of my lecturer and discussed the topics on this field. Just to share with u guys, these are some "description" on my future topics;

a- research on the natural enemies for bagworm-ulat bungkus (Metisa Plana Walker).

i had to rare the natural enemies of this bagworm, namely as Apantalese Metisae Nixon on the laboratory. but first, i will need to identify the "effectiveness" of this natural enemies. Wether it can really be applied on field, wether it is easy to manage, and wether this natural enemies really could "destroy" the bagworm that caused a big loss in oil palm (44% loss!). if it mets all this requirement, so I will rare this natural enemy and observe it from the stage in egg, larvae, until it died.

Bagworm

b- research on pest of kenaf (Jatropha Curcas)

in Terengganu, they had started a big project on kenaf. However, our kenaf is too short and gives low yield due to the outbreak of this bug "Anomala albupilosa" and worm (I forget its name, hehe..sorry). So, my lecturer suggested me to do research on this two pests. However, it is a big topics and I can choose wether to  narrow it down to study on the population of the the pests, to study on natural enemies of this pests, or related to toxicology to observe which chemical pesticide is more effective in killing the pests, costs, and wether it gives effect on environments. 

Anomala species

c- study of citrus pests at citrus valley

I dont really discuss this topic with the lecturer yet. The topic was proposed by my respective lecturer himself, and Prof Madya Dr Hasbullah has a "big name" on this entomology field. So, if i do research under him, definitely I wil have a bonus on his name.. hehe (politics). However, I can say that if I chose this topic, I will be doing all the entomology traps and observe all the pests that attacks citrus. Which means, I will have to evaluate so many species..huhu.

Citrus

hurm, I guess thats all on the topics that comes across my mind. I hope I could chose the best one. Do pray for me keyh. :)

*sorry if it sounds complex, but I had tried my best to express everything in the simplest way.