got kicked out of the project becuase I was "enthusiastic" - (Jul/17/2008 )
That's nothing compared to my previous supervisor who threatened to kick me out of his country, he dropped me from my first PhD because I asked him why he kept lying;
He hadn't told me that he wanted to leave for his sabbatical for 2 years when he took me as his student. He also told me that he had ordered my materials 5 months before but when I checked the order book there was no item under my name, I was new to their country and didn't know the system. he also lied to me about my salary and he still owes me a lot of money, he never paid me and also wasn't able to provide me with tumor samples even when I volunteered to travel to other cities to collect and bring the samples. He keeps tracking whatever I do from 500 kilometers away. He knows every detail of my new project. he has a spy somewhere.
He also told his former student that he will not let me leave this country with a PhD degree even if I join other teams.
so you are luckier than me.
He hadn't told me that he wanted to leave for his sabbatical for 2 years when he took me as his student. He also told me that he had ordered my materials 5 months before but when I checked the order book there was no item under my name, I was new to their country and didn't know the system. he also lied to me about my salary and he still owes me a lot of money, he never paid me and also wasn't able to provide me with tumor samples even when I volunteered to travel to other cities to collect and bring the samples. He keeps tracking whatever I do from 500 kilometers away. He knows every detail of my new project. he has a spy somewhere.
He also told his former student that he will not let me leave this country with a PhD degree even if I join other teams.
so you are luckier than me.
yikes! you could as well start to get a citizenship in that country and take over your boss's position! 
yikes! you could as well start to get a citizenship in that country and take over your boss's position! hi toejam,
I'm going back to my country after I finish my PhD.
Jesus this all sounds so harsh and difficult. I guess everything you have to go through is ok as long as you feel that its worth it no matter what. Watch, read, learn. Although I dont agree with the PIs being always right, I bet thats what people are used to making them feel but its not true, it just isnt.
He hadn't told me that he wanted to leave for his sabbatical for 2 years when he took me as his student. He also told me that he had ordered my materials 5 months before but when I checked the order book there was no item under my name, I was new to their country and didn't know the system. he also lied to me about my salary and he still owes me a lot of money, he never paid me and also wasn't able to provide me with tumor samples even when I volunteered to travel to other cities to collect and bring the samples. He keeps tracking whatever I do from 500 kilometers away. He knows every detail of my new project. he has a spy somewhere.
He also told his former student that he will not let me leave this country with a PhD degree even if I join other teams.
so you are luckier than me.
That's tough one for you. By the time you finish your research you will be a much wiser fellow in lab politics
Don't you have a written appointment letter or any document stating your salary ? This would help you to catch him by his collar at the end of sabbatical .Now & then feed some pleasant info to his spy. 