(i) Di kursi tengah, tepat sebelah meja barista Kelvin Pocket, aku mulai menyadari beberapa hal paling penting selama perjalanan studiku akhir-akhir ini, terutama terkait hubunganku dengan para pembimbing akademik (supervisors). Pagi ini, 5 Oktober 2026, suasana Glasgow kembali seperti semula: hujan rintik berkepanjangan, angin yang membelot, juga suasana latar belakang yang serba abu-abu sesuaiContinue reading “Chris Philo: Out of Office!”
Category Archives: PhD Journey
Tiga Bulan Pertama di Glasgow
(i) Tiga bulan pertama setelah kedatanganku di Glasgow, Skotlandia tidak banyak berubah selain harus beradaptasi dengan iklim yang menyebalkan. Nampaknya aku sudah lebih baik. Buktinya aku mulai menulis catatan hidup acakku di sini. Memang lebih banyak tidak baik daripada baiknya. Bukankah begitu? Nanti malam menjadi waktu pergantian tahun. Sepertinya aku memilih untuk berdiam diri diContinue reading “Tiga Bulan Pertama di Glasgow”
Archipelagic Thoughts
**I wrote this note as part of Writing Concept monthly under my supervisors (Adam & Chris). Here is the draft and unfinished version. Introduction As an academic living within the dense wilderness of (speculative) philosophy, I often encounter difficulties when examining “archipelagic thoughts” through very limited readings. My readings that ultimately must be strengthenedContinue reading “Archipelagic Thoughts”
It’s getting worse and worse to study a new field?
It’s getting worse and worse to study a new field,but hopefully, I can survive. A week after I arrived in Glasgow,I feel everything all at once;happy, sad, frustrated,a storm between joy and exhaustion.I try to enjoy the game. Being a PhD student in a new field is hard—harder than I imagined.I cannot follow everything andContinue reading “It’s getting worse and worse to study a new field?”
