Originality in PhD

As cited from "So you want to get a PhD" by Dr. Kamarul Zaman Ahmad:

What does "original" actually mean in the context of a PhD? Well, originality can comprise of any one or more of the following items;

1) Carrying out empirical work that hasn't been done before

2) Making a synthesis that hasn't been made before

3) Using already known material but with a new interpretation

4) Trying out something in this country that has previously only been done in other countries

5) Taking a particular technique and applying it in a new area

6) Bringing new evidence to bear on an old issue

7) Being cross-disciplinary and using different methodologies

8) Looking at areas the people in the discipline haven't looked at before

9) Adding to knowledge in a way that hasn't been done before

p/s: cuba berfikir sejenak, adakah kita dah mencapai salah satu dripada matlamat diatas?