Q:  How is Life now, as compared to when you were in NYP?
A:  I graduated from NYP six years ago. Student life in NYP then was interactive and there were many avenues for students to utilise their creativity in project-based assignments, CCAs, and student-led activities.

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Due to my breadth of commitments, I had to learn to be organized and utilise effective time-management skills. Now, the breadth of commitment has grown tremendously, especially with the amount of schoolwork.

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Besides making sure that I achieve good grades, I also have to fulfill my role and responsibilities as a President of First Aid Club, Let’s Serve Club, and as Student Liaison in the SIT Student Orientation (SSO) Executive Committee (EXCO).

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The experience here in SIT is so much different. For example, the SSO–EXCO is formed by students who are talented in various aspects, namely, Hospitality, Design, Engineering, Nursing, and so forth. When we get together, the chemistry among us ignited and we put forth many fantastic ideas for SIT's very first student overnight orientation camp, which was fun and exciting, for students from the August 2012 intake.

 

Q:  What are the challenges you face now vs. those you have overcome in NYP?
A:  When I was in NYP, the types of challenges I faced as student mentor and senior lead guide for Healthier Food Trail (HFT), a food tour organised by Health Promotion Board (HPB), was significantly different. Those roles helped hone my mentorship and public speaking skills. In addition, considerable amounts of effort had to be taken in event planning to ensure the safety of participants and smooth operation of every HFTs.

While the soft skills I had acquired earlier helped facilitate my new role as president of two CCAs and event management for SSO, I am now poised to take on new kinds of challenges. My thinking cap, now, no longer asks about how I can best perform as a member of the team. Instead, I ask the question that goes round my mind every day, "As a leader of the team, how can I best lead my members to realise our vision and missions?"

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The need for resource planning, human resource management, and communication skills all surface at once. Tough as it may seem, I feel that I have strong support from my peers and staff at the SIT Student Life Division.

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Last, but not least, I have always kept in mind what Professor Tan, President of SIT, once said: “we are not here to win, we are here to fight”. This phrase is my mind booster because it gives me lots of strength whenever I feel stressed.

 

Truly, a Unique SIT Experience​​​​​​​​​​
Q:  What has been your most memorable moment in SIT?
A:  It was one of the dialogue sessions that I attended in Himawari Hotel, during an Overseas Community Service trip to Cambodia, which has deeply etched itself in my mind.

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I clearly remember that at the end of this dialogue session, my heart went out and really felt for this particular hotel staff who cried when he was saying thanks to his teacher who had equipped him with hospitality knowledge and skills. His speech reflected the exact appreciative feelings I have towards many academic and administrative staff from SIT who have been taking care of student welfare, academic matters, student life activities, and career development.

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Food grows kid to an adult but education prepares a kid to become the adult who brings food to the table. Education is an important component of the human chain. I believe that everyone plays an important role in shaping education for students in SIT.

 

Charging Ahead after SIT​​​​​​​​​​
Q:  What do you aspire to be and what do you hope to achieve with your degree?
A:  I aspire to be an expert nurse clinician in palliative care. This aspiration is driven by my love for caring people living in the community that is formed by a greying population. Attaining this degree is essential for my next step to pursue higher education in nursing.

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In addition, adopting a positive attitude is the most important foundation for successes in life. A goal consists of many little careful planning and it requires persistent focus to walk the right direction, to achieve it. Hence, for the next few years, I will stick to my faith that I can become a nurse clinician, by first working hard as a home hospice nurse to gain adequate work experience before embarking on higher education.