Bye All!

I really love this class and it didn't take me too long to draft this simple list of "thank you's". Ultimately, I hope all of you will give me good marks for peer review. Just kidding. Miss Happy please do not mark me because I know my tone is so informal here.

I thank Guangyi for your enthusiasm in every class, for being so animated whenever you make a comment. It still tickles me when I think about your "deal or no deal segment". Shaobin and oxy for adopting me when I had to split from my research group during one of the class.

Jiawei for your comments for what seems like all of my (and the whole class's) blog posts, Alicia and Szemin for reviewing my groups paper.

Jean for impressing me with the power of hand movements (I do not know if you rehearsed your hand movements but the way they did during the presentation, I swear you looked like you were a seasoned hand model), Darren and Viviane for entertaining Madeline from my group so that I could have fruitful discussions with Mongshi while Madeline goes to your side to gossip.

Joanna for letting me (I still think it’s “us”; I feel Madeline was much more scary) terrorize you during your mock interview (It’s heartwarming to know that cap 4.5s are humans as well), Ruisheng for being Madeline’s eye-candy and distracting her for most part so that like I mentioned, I could make meaningful discussion with Mongshi. Stephy for an impressive resume; you were my choice for the mock interview but the two girls were more interested in how Joanna did her 4.5.

Jinyi for your sarcastic remarks that livens up the class, Timothy for your sexing up the class with your sexy low bass voice, Xinyu for letting me substitute you when we were first choosing our group mates.

Mongshi for helping buy my curry chicken puff whenever I come late for meetings or class, and doing up such a beautiful template for the presentation. Madeline for being the “ah lian” of the class, for being the loud mouth that shoots everyone everything and for being true to yourself and your somewhat skewed values. Thank you both for an otherwise difficult research project. I am glad we managed to agree on most things!

Last but not least, Thank you to Miss Happy Goh for your wonderful guidance over this semester. It was unfortunate you had to take medical leave, I hope all is well with you!

Each and every one of you I can remember unlike my engine module mates, simply because we have crossed path in our own special ways. May all of us find luck in our future endeavors, and may communication be as easy as 1, 2, 3 for all of us. Stay Happy!

Final Post 7

It was not so long ago I was struggling to find words for my first blog post. Now, having had the privilege of attending this module on professional communication, I have developed and honed my ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner. Looking back at my first post, I realize that I have achieved what I set out to and a bit more as well. Skills like choosing the best medium for communication interested me the most. Different situations require different mediums, and miscommunications can easily arise if words were not chosen carefully through emails or letters. When addressing senior members of the team, it is always best to write a formal letter followed by a face-to-face to show our respect for his/her experience.

The portion on culture awareness was the most relevant now that globalization puts us in constant contact with other cultures. I never knew there were so many unwritten rules of communication that we had to observe when interacting with people from another culture. The fact that the thumbs up hand sign were considered vulgar in Iran really taught me to pay attention to cultures from around the world.

I felt that the resume and interview skills were the most important takeaways from the module since these were the practical skill that could determine our future. Ultimately I have learnt that any interview takes with it a huge slice of luck, so it is best not to read too much into all the rejections but focus on the positives from all the interviews.

I am grateful for the opportunity to do a research project, and to really have my presentation skills tested. The way engine modules are conducted, there is rarely any interaction between classmates, much less any presentation skills. I would not have known better to start my presentation with an attention grabber (I personally thought my old mother joke was good, but I guess my delivery fell really flat!) or that I need to be more enthusiastic when addressing the audience. Looking back, if I was given the powers of Hiro Nakamura, I would go back to the day before we were to submit our surveys and do a proper one. I did not know that the whole project would rest so much on the creation of that insignificant piece of paper with 5 questions.

Overall, this module has been fun and enriching, albeit a bit too taxing. Thank you all for such a wonderful time.

Me, Myself and I

I am currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. An extrovert by nature, I hope to bring positive changes to the lives of my loved ones through my aspirations and zest for life. I enjoy representing my hall in various sports, am the head of the External Relations Committee, and I acted and danced for my hall’s Dance Production. I have a strong interest in music and I consider my time spent with the NUS wind symphony as food for my soul. I recently completed an internship with Singapore Technologies Kinetics and gained a good insight of how the engineering industry works.

p/s: I thought people might want to comment so I'm posting this as a post. Good luck to everyone for presentation!