These two years in Institute of Technical Education (Collage
East) studying NITEC in Chemical Process Technology (Petrochemical), I have
gained true friendships, achievements and most importantly knowledge that would
benefit my future life. I have enjoyed the two years in school because of the
excellent lecturers who enriches their students’ lives not by pure teaching but
by teaching with their heart and soul. They are willing to reach out to students
who need help.
With the help of the outstanding lecturers I have, they have
allowed me to enjoy learning and studying better thus giving me the competitive
edge in my studies. I am able to obtain the school’s scholarship award with the
help of my lecturers, other than from the hard work I have put in.

I got enrolled into CPT on the year of 2008. I joined
library as my Co-Curriculum Activities (CCA) besides that I also went for
enrichment programmes like ‘’My First Break”, an entrepreneurship learning
program, organized by South East CDC for youths in the South East district. From
this programme, I get to go Taiwan to learn how famous company like ASUSTek
Computer Incorporated works to become one of the top IT companies in the world.
For this, I contributed an article for my course newsletter on my experiences at
Taiwan and my reflections.

At the same year, I got nominated for the Collage East
ambassador and International Student Seminar 2009 (ISS). From these activities,
I learnt to be more confident when interacting and presenting myself in front of
people.

Due to my busy schedule from these programmes, I find it
really challenging as I can learn to multi task and find the best way to balance
out my school work without affecting my grades.

At the year 2009, I chose to specialize in petrochemical for my
second year because the industry is interesting and is my interest to work in
this industry in future.

Joining International Student Seminar 2009 (ISS) is really
an eye opener for me and working with such a challenging project is what I
always dream for, it has given me a chance to work with people from all walks of
life, understand the importance of teamwork, and improve my communication and
presentation skills.

My Student Seminar teammates and me worked really hard to
achieve our goal on conveying our message on Green Equation titled ‘’ Melting of
the polar ice and its environmental impacts’’ to a nearby neighborhood primary
school and also to the CE Life skills department. Even though, we did not get
into the finals but we had a lot of fun and learn a lot from our research and
other team’s presentation. Thanks to Mr Calvin Cheng for his guidance during the
project making.

I also joined the ISS enriching programmes, which includes
attending a Green Forum at Fengshan community centre titled ‘’ Sustainable City
for Living’’, ISS team building and Singapore Budget 2009. I feel that I have
gained valuable insights from these programmes.I also contributed an article in
the school’s CE 360 magazine on my views as a participant at the Green Forum.

After the ISS programme , I went for my Industrial
Attachment Programme. I had been attached at ExxonMobil during my attachment
period which is a good opportunity to learn and being able to have some hands on
experiences in the laboratory has given me a preview of what is like to be in
this industry. It was an eye opening and an enjoyable experience which I learnt
to be more independent and I have improved my multi tasking skills which are the
most important qualities that most employers look out for.

The year 2009 is a more challenging and eye opening year for
me. This is the year where I learnt more than I had expected and excelled to my
maximum potential. For these two years in ITE Collage East, I’m grateful for the
help and support of my fellow friends and lectures. It had been a long and
enjoyable journey which I would never forget.