Saturday, February 25, 2006Republic Polytechnic had really been a turning point in my life. Having to change my own style of learning and adopting to the Problem-Based Learning had also exposed me to be responsible for my self development and making me more matured as compared. It also make me more analytical when obstacles crosses my path by allowing me to pick out the main issue to be settled instead of being superficial.
Being part of the Management Committee in the Student Ambassadors Interest Group brought about many once in a life time experience and adding valuable entries into my diary of life. Given the starting opportunity to host in the annual Student Ambassadors Appointment Ceremony brought me to the stage of the public in hosting events like the Japanese Visit from Kagoshima Higashi High School and the Opening Ceremony in Open House 06.
During the course of the academic, I have been honored to had met with some of the most prestigious and highly reputable icons in Singapore like the Minister of Education, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mr Lee Hsien Yang, and the Mayor of Woodlands, Dr Teo Ho Pin.
The most memorable moment would non other be being part of the President Visit on late 2005. I am given the chance to be among many lucky students to be given the chance to pose questions to the Man of all Singaporeans, Mr S.R Nathan, regarding the future prospect of the biomedical industries and its development. It had also taught me how to present myself well in such occasions.
I am also fortunate to be involved in numerous student development organized by the Student Council like the Personality Profiling which they had created a detailed report of my leadership model, IQ and EQ, and also my nature. This had been greatly beneficial to me in areas of further development and also areas of improvement. Months ago, I had been invited to undergo a 9 days leadership training in Outwards Bound Singapore. It had taught me ways of handling problems and people, risk and time management, independence, survival skills in the wild, and also physical and mental determination.
My life in Republic Polytechnic had brought me to a U-turn back from a plain fun seeker and from hiding in my own comfort zone.
-Jona- shot at Saturday, February 25, 2006
