The ingenuity of the towering Burj Khalifa to the miniature thumb drive fascinates and inspires me. I am eager to be the mind of the engineer who can create a better place for the society, the mind of inquisitiveness who looks at every facet and wonder how to make it better, one prototype after another.
I am fascinated by the sciences. In secondary school, I was selected for the Science Ambassador Programme (SAP) by my science teacher, who caught me completing the chemistry questions ahead of the class, out of my impatience to learn more. Since then in the SAP, I built captivating things such as a PET Rocket out of a soft drink bottle, that flew across a football field. I shared the beauty of science with others as a volunteer at the Science Centre Singapore. All good things come to an end, but this marks a new beginning for applying the sciences I learnt in secondary school and junior college to solve problems and build wonders that the world can only awe.
During Secondary School, I participated in the Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition with my seniors. We learnt and applied the basics of aerodynamics, building both a glider and an aeroplane with a toy motor with the balsa wood parts given. Despite the disagreements and the afternoon fatigue while building the planes, both designs were successful in taking off. Although we ascertained certificates of participation, I have since learnt the satisfaction of cooperating in a group, regardless of the results; the victory of the experience is better savoured when shared amongst many.
In Junior College, I was part of the entrepreneurship club.We developed a handphone app as part of the Junior Achievement (JA) Company of the Year Programme in year 2017. In year 2018, we had to promote our product in the form of a booth. We thought quickly on our feet, setting up the stall to selling our product to the judges. Although our team lost the competition due to the lack of profit, we enjoyed working together and improvising on the spot. This competition has sharpened my ability to be resourceful and improvise under pressure, which vital for an engineer.
In the very near future, as an engineer, I am not only able to troubleshoot issues that arise in the company I might be working for, I desire to innovate a faster Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train or a new fancy machine to improve the living standards of our society.
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