Hi i'm Liang Fu, a son to wonderful parents, a brother to lovely siblings, a boyfriend to an amazing girl and a friend to faithful friends. I feel truly blessed by the people i have met and the experiences i have been through these 23 years.
I believe in the proper stewardship of gifts that God has given, and i am thankful for the leadership opportunities i've had. It is an honour to have served as Captain of the St Andrew's Rugby Team and Head of Welfare of the Student Council. In addition, military experiences such as being Company 2nd-in-command during NS have also built up a confidence and responsibility in me.
I enjoy working with youths. Meeting, mentoring and learning from the young people in my church's Youth Ministry every week has enriched my life so much. I also love marvelling at the beauty of nature, travelling to experience different cultures, sharing good food with good friends, as well as singing and playing the guitar. I am reminded to seize every day, to have a drive and passion towards life.
Being an Industrial and Systems Engineering Undergraduate, i hope to be equipped with skills and competencies that will go beyond my career aspirations.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Reflecting on my Research Project Experience (Blog Post #5)
It has been a truly wonderful experience working with Joyce, Kheng Aik and Jacky! We're certainly the only group that took the "food is good for breaking the ice" advice beyond the initial meeting. Not only do we have little snacks in class, we take turns to bring our favourite tidbits to share! This certainly contributed to a high team cohesiveness and morale!
Besides the fun of working together, i also managed to pick up several learning points that i believe would benefit me well beyond the duration of the course.
The first of which is how effectively a team can function if roles are specified and members carry out their roles conscientiously. For this module, i was "volunteered" by the group to take up the responsibility of project group chairperson. Having being in many leadership positions in the past i was perfectly comfortable with that. However, looking back, i realised that this is probably the only group project that has roles spelled out for the members. I've had experience in past projects where a small group of us would gather to discuss/brainstorm for hours, only to accomplish little. Without a sound structure or facilitator to facilitate a discussion, project group discussions often go nowhere. Members "wait for one another", not wanting to take too much initiative, for fear of sounding domineering. Having clearly defined roles certain helped for our project.
Facilitating discussions, setting timelines, and allocating work can become a source of conflict if situations are not handled properly. Keeping this in mind, i am reminded to always be tactful, polite and considerate when communicating with project mates. This is also where teamwork comes in, to meet others in the middle and to offer help whenever we can. For example, i remember the group agreeing to work around each other's schedules when a tough week comes around. Different project group members took on greater loads at different points in time. I feel really blessed to have a group that is so easygoing and responsible.
As for the technical aspects, i learnt how research can be carried out and how data should be represented in a clear and concise fashion. Analysing and interpretation of the data are also important skills. I'll keep in mind not to over-interprete some figures!
In retrospect, i believe we could have made better use of our face-to-face time together. Thankfully, this groups checks their emails regularly! This was certainly an enjoyable experience and i would certainly like to work with everyone again! =)
Besides the fun of working together, i also managed to pick up several learning points that i believe would benefit me well beyond the duration of the course.
The first of which is how effectively a team can function if roles are specified and members carry out their roles conscientiously. For this module, i was "volunteered" by the group to take up the responsibility of project group chairperson. Having being in many leadership positions in the past i was perfectly comfortable with that. However, looking back, i realised that this is probably the only group project that has roles spelled out for the members. I've had experience in past projects where a small group of us would gather to discuss/brainstorm for hours, only to accomplish little. Without a sound structure or facilitator to facilitate a discussion, project group discussions often go nowhere. Members "wait for one another", not wanting to take too much initiative, for fear of sounding domineering. Having clearly defined roles certain helped for our project.
TEAMWORK =)
Facilitating discussions, setting timelines, and allocating work can become a source of conflict if situations are not handled properly. Keeping this in mind, i am reminded to always be tactful, polite and considerate when communicating with project mates. This is also where teamwork comes in, to meet others in the middle and to offer help whenever we can. For example, i remember the group agreeing to work around each other's schedules when a tough week comes around. Different project group members took on greater loads at different points in time. I feel really blessed to have a group that is so easygoing and responsible.
As for the technical aspects, i learnt how research can be carried out and how data should be represented in a clear and concise fashion. Analysing and interpretation of the data are also important skills. I'll keep in mind not to over-interprete some figures!
In retrospect, i believe we could have made better use of our face-to-face time together. Thankfully, this groups checks their emails regularly! This was certainly an enjoyable experience and i would certainly like to work with everyone again! =)
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