Robinaliang Kong

Some LAME name created by Robin. Encompass of Robin himself, Regina, Liang, Chung Ang, and Kong Liren. I think Robin has some psychological breakdown liao..since he bunk in with Chung Ang..hur hur

The momentum for this semester begins at week 3. From project group discussion to tutorial questions about trigonometry and binomial expansion, life has never been less busy. Summer feedback session with the Vice Sci Dean (Prof Roger Tan) was a breeze..he asked lots of questions, whether we had fun or not..101% YES!!, the lifestyle in US, the cultural exchange and most importantly whether we are academically shortchange in UCLA. Well, personally I don't think so, at least not from the modules I took; Bioterrorism requires a lot of reading (and a NOVEL as a text book..) and Atmospheric Environment from Dept of Maths and Sci is not that easy either..FOS has been tremendously helpful in such a great programme and XiuJuan from Dean's Office as well..Really appreciate it! Well, as Prof Roger Tan has hinted, I guess I cannot escape the "alumni donation" letter lor..heh heh

Went for Stargazing at SRC last Fri under PC1322 requirement..First time seeing JUPITER and its four moons with super-zai telescope.. WoW. Then I met the former Astro Soc President..still remember him, looks more yao yeng now..hehe. He showed us the Sagittarius and Capricorn constellation. Was really amazed!

Been supporting Ren's and Liang's IBG the whole week for basketball and handball.. and they WON won for each game!! YaY. Way to go, guys!! Jia You for the IHG!! 我是你们的头号 fans!! hehe =)

Today is extremely a tiring day. Woke up at 7 am for the BioBiz conference at Biopolis. All the Big Pharmas were there. Learnt one important thing today. Degree is JUST a degree. All of us will end up with the same paper scroll. Employers look beyond that.. personality, courage to fail, passion, commitment..so much interpersonal skills that one cannot learn form just reading the text books. Made me sit down and think what I have got to offer apart from my academic knowledge, which I think would be obsolete by time I graduate from NUS... hmmm. I'm just an average person with an average results and an average resume to boost, more or less equivalent with the more than 200 applicants. But one thing is fore sure, I believe in using the knowledge of Sci or working with companies that contribute their profits from Sci industry to help others and ACTUALLY make a difference, a better living for all.