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A Journey of Confidence and Compassion : from Technician to Technologist/Engineer [信心和同情; 感恩之旅]. Dr Sam Man Keong ( 岑文强 ) Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists (SIET) Website: www.siet.org.sg Email: sammk1951@gmail.com. Highlights. About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong
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A Journey of Confidence and Compassion : from Technician to Technologist/Engineer[信心和同情; 感恩之旅] Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists (SIET) Website: www.siet.org.sg Email: sammk1951@gmail.com
Highlights • About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong • My Early Days in Malaysia (1958 – 1970) • My Venture to Singapore (1971 – 1974) • My Journey to become a “Qualified Engineer” by Self-Study (1969….)
Highlights • Back to Universities (1982 – 1995) • My Journey with SIET (1980…) • Ventures outside Singapore (2002 – 2008) • Concluding Remarks.
About the Speaker - Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) • Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU. • Australia : MelbU/RMIT/CQU. • Chartered Engineer (UK/Ireland/Australia) • Chartered Builder (UK) • Chartered Mathematician (UK) • Chartered Scientist (UK) • Chartered Environmentalist (UK). • A life-long learner.
My Early Days in Malaysia (1958 – 1970) • 1958 – 1963 : Pei Hwa Primary School (Chinese), Kota Tinggi, Johor. • 1964 – 1969 : Laksamana Secondary School (English), Kota Tinggi, Johor.
Laksamana Secondary School[English School] • 1964: “Remove Class” • Form 1D Form 2C Form 3B Form 4A Form 5A • 1967 : Lower Certificate of Education (LCE) Exam • 1969: Cambridge School Certificate (CSC)/GCE(O)/Malaysia Certificate of Education (MCE) Exam
1970…The Year of Uncertainty • What is next after CSC/MCE? • No Junior College in Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia. • Nearest Junior College (English College – now Maktab Abu Bakar): Johor Bahru… • 1970 : Choices ?? Can you afford the tuition fee & living cost to study in JB ?? • Working….temporary teacher (Primary School)….jungle …construction site • Preparing for Cambridge HSC in 1971 by Self-Study.
My Venture to Singapore (1971 – 1974) • 1971 – 1974 : Singapore Polytechnic • Campuses : Prince Edward Ayer Rajah/Dover Road. • Full-time student but ‘part-time studies’??? • 1974 : Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering
My Journey to become a “Qualified Engineer” by Self-Study (1969…) • GCE(O)[1969] TechDip(Civil)[1974] SOE Part 2 (Design)[1975] SOE Part 3 (Management)[1977] PEng(UK)[1978) • CEI Part 2 [1982] CEng(UK)[1991]
Back to Universities (1982 – 1995) • 1982 : • University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with Honours • RMIT – Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (with OR) • 1984 : • National University of Singapore- MSc(Civil Engineering) • 1992 : • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.- MSc(Geotechnical Engineering)
My Journey with SIET (1980…) • 1980 : Initiated the Formation of SIET. • 1981 – 1999 : served in various positions – Honorary Secretary, Vice President & President; Chief Editor (Yearbook/Quarterly Journals) • 2005 : Rebirth of SIET. • 2005 – Now : served in various positions – Honorary Secretary & President.
SIET – Publications (Quarterly Journals – 1981) First Issue of SIET Journal : January 1981
SIET – Publications (Quarterly Journals - 1999 Last Issue of SIET Journal: December 1999
SIET – Group Photo of Past Presidents @ SIET’s 25th Anniversary (23 August 2005) L – R : Sam MK/Osman/Allan Ang/TRC Raja
Official Opening of SIET – Professional Activities Centre @ Aljunied on 9 January 2010
Ventures outside Singapore (2002 – 2008) • 2002 : Papua New Guinea - Lae • 2005 : Philippines -Zamboaga • 2006 : PR China - Suzhou
Concluding Remarks • Life is a journey. • It is not important to hold all the good cards in life, but it is important how well you play with the cards which you hold. • Take time to enjoy all the little pleasures that life has provided you....
把握當下,莫等待。 A Journey of Thousand Miles begins with a single step. …..a Chinese Saying