While writing the thesis as a whole was challenging, this acknowledgement part is the one I wrote nervously for there are too many parties I owe thanks to in the completion of this journey. First and foremost I sincerely thank my wife, Asti, for her enduring support that I can never describe in words. I understand that Asti’s decision to support my academic journey and put her career second is one of the toughest decisions she has ever made. I also thank my daughter, Lita, for her amazing support for behaving well during my absence due to the study. For both Asti and Lita, I dedicate this work. They are the reason I am.
Clive Schofield is the one who introduced me to this fascinating world of maritime boundaries. Clive, you are more than a good supervisor to me. Thank you for unlocking so many doors of opportunities by introducing me to many great scholars in this field. I felt welcome and it makes this journey enjoyable. I have enjoyed making maps for you and thank you for providing space for me to further develop my professional cartographic career to introduce the power of maps to a global audience. I also acknowledge Prof. Martin Tsamenyi for his support along the way. Martin, you have directly and indirectly taught me the way to communicate complicated issues such as maritime boundaries in a manner that is understandable by a non-expert audience.



