Thank God I have passed my viva voce!
Its no really as smooth as I though it will be.
It started with a LATE.
I woke up late and things starting to disorganize.
I’m supposed to collect friends’ slide that morning, but I’m late.
Woke up 10 minutes before 8 in the morning make me scarred and worry.
I thought I will not make it on time,
but praise God! Viva start at 8:30am.
So I still have some times to set up the projector and the laptop.
Great!
Now is my turn to Present,
I feel nervous like usual when I present.
When I finish, the first things to check is my map.

Well I know my cross section it’s a bit weird, but that is what i get.
Now these are the conversation took place in the Room,
therere a lot of Geological term so please Google it
if you didn't understand.
Exm 1: Your cross section seem a bit weird......
Me: Ya.... but that is what I get, according to my literature review
Exm 1: alright then, i understand...
seem you referring previous researchers..so should be okay....
Well it does match..ok... well i think you can.....
(He suggest some idea how to modify it)
Me : ok. Thank you
Then something great happen!
Exm 1: Sharon, actually there is nothing wrong with your research,
the test is okay, but then my problem is after I finish
checking your thesis and I still don’t know
what you are doing? Why you are doing this research?
What is the purpose? Why you sampling like this?
Why only this sample?.............??????
I was shock with the questions, My mind was thinking
(What!!!! You mean my research is useless? You don’t get it???)
I tried to explain my objective again........
Me : To identify the potential pollution......bla..bla..bla
Exm 1: ya, but why you select this type of rock only?
Me : Well, it’s Igneous rocks, so I took Igneous as sample;
according to my thesis title (hmm, is it not clear???)
Exm 1: ya..but you know Pinousok gravel?
It’s rock debris, not only one type of rocks,
so what you doing now does it represent you study area?
Me : (Well, of course i know! I’ve been doing it for 1 year....)
ya... not represent whole but a bit...
Exm 1: then why you choose igneous rock only?
Ok........ I have answers in my mind.
Emotion answer = “THE WORD IGNEOUS WAS IN MY TITLE, SO I CHOOSE iT!!
To minimize my scoop of study! second, My supervisor give the title,
so i did the thesis!
(However i didn’t, Its wrong to say my supervisor give
and i just do it,The true is i know why I did it also)
Professional answer = because Igneous after undergo weathering
will yield higher heavy metals.
Therefore it’s more important to focus on igneous rocks.
Well, it’s sad that i didn’t give that “professional answer”
I was shock until i can’t explain it....
Somehow my supervisor help “ actually there is a student do that similar title,
so now what she is doing is continuous research focus on.......”
Another lecture support “ya...its undergrad so it’s okay...
we don’t expect you do like postgraduate students”
They tried to calm me down after seeing me nervous, well it works.
Now the 2nd examiner
Exm 2: What is the age of Crocker Formation?
Owh owh...... I DON’T REMEMBER!!!
Ok...I’ll try to check the slide......
Exm 2: You still want to check slide?
Well what i can do is just smile and answer after i saw it on slide
Well, there are some typing error in the map.
Now, a very UNEXPECTED question.
Exm 2: What is my name?
Me: Ha? A... Encik xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Exm 2: ok, try u spell
Me: (What?? Ok, just spell la) XXXXXXXX
Exm 2: hmm no it’s wrong..
Me :er..... (Ok, it very very embarrassing,
I have to spell and all the lecture laugh...)
Exm 2: Your reference, what is DBKL?
lecture A: "Owh dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur?"
Me: er...o actually is typing error, shoud be Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP, KL).
Lexture S:"Well I think She must be doing her typing around 3 in the morning, that's why she is blur and type wrongly" and all lecture laugh.....
Hmm, It is a memorable Viva Voce after all!