A Journey of Discipline & Determination ( 50年信心之旅)

A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

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A Journey of Discipline & Determination(50年信心之旅 )

Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强 )HP: (65) 9674 0515

Email: [email protected]

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Highlights

• Introduction : Kota Tinggi – my hometown.

• 1958 – 1963: Pei Hwa (Chinese) Primary School

• 1963 – 1969 : Laksamana Secondary School

• 1971: To College or Poly ?

• 1971 – 1974 : My 3 years in SP


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Highlights

• 1974 – 1981 : Preparing for ‘University Studies’• 1982 – 1983 : Back to Universities

(MelbU/RMIT)• 1984 – 1986 : NUS• 1992 – 1995 : NTU• 2002 : Venture overseas• Summary• Concluding Remarks


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Introduction

• An ‘old’ town in Johore, West Malaysia.– The last Sultan of Malacca was buried here.

[Sultan of Malacca ... Sultan Mahmud Shah (died 1528) ruled Malacca from 1488 to 1511]

• River – Mountain – Waterfall.

• Floods – almost year during the ‘Monsoon Period’.


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Kota Tinggi Waterfall


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Floods in Kota Tinggi (December 2006 - January 2007)


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Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia: Old Timber Bridge (built during WW2)


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Kota Tinggi – New Concrete Bridge (built early 1960s)


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Pei Hwa (Chinese) Primary School

• 1958 : Primary 1• 1963 : PSLE• What is next after PSLE?

– No Chinese Secondary School in Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia.

– Nearest Chinese Secondary School : Johor Bahru…

• 1964 : To English or Malay Secondary School in Kota Tinggi ??


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1963 - PSLE


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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


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Laksamana Secondary School, Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia


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Laksamana Secondary School[English School]

• 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


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Johore River @ Kota Tinggi (1970)


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To College or Poly ?(1971)

• KL : – Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TAR College)– Technical College (now : Universiti Teknologi

Malaysia)– Federal Institute of Technology (FIT)

• Singapore :– Singapore Polytechnic– Ngee Ann Technical College

• 1971 : Singapore Polytechnic


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Before SIET : SPCES -1972/1973


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1974 – Tech Dip (Civil)


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Preparing for ‘University Studies’[1974 – 1981]

• UK Professional Examinations in Engineering:– The Society of Engineers (SOE) :

• Part1 (General)• Part 2 (Design)• Part 3 (Management)

– Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI) :• Part 1• Part 2


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Statistics : LCCI (1974) – IOS (1977)


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The Society of Engineers, UK


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RSA - CEI


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Back to Universities(1982 – 1983)

• 1981 : SP Fellowship to study overseas

• University of Melbourne : – Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) – Full-time

• RMIT : – Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (with

OR) – Part-time


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Australia – University of Melbourne/RMIT (1982 – 1983)


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Geology Field Study - 1982


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RMIT(1983)/MelbU(1984)


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NUS….NTU

• 1984 – 1985 : – NUS – MSc(Civil Engineering)

• 1992 – 1995 : – NTU – MSc(Geotechnical Engineering)


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1986 – MSc(Civil Engineering), NUS


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1995 – MSc (Geotechnical Engineering), NTU


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1993 – NTU – Group Photo


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Venture overseas[2002 ….]

• Papua New Guinea : – PNG University of Technology (Unitech) at

Lae

• Philippines : – Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)

in Zamboanga

• PR China : – HKUSPACE Global College in Suzhou.


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Papua New Guinea (2002 - 2003)


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Main Entrance to Unitech (2002)


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Materials Testing @ Unitech (2002)


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Materials Testing @ Unitech


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Graduation – Unitech - 2003


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2005 – WMSU – Philippines –Prof (Civil)


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2007 – Doctor of Education (EdD) - WMSU


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China (2006 – 2008)

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Suzhou, China (2006 – 2008)

A canal in downtown Suzhou

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Suzhoupic1.jpg


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2006 - 2008


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2008 (January) – Snow in Suzhou, China


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Winter in Suzhou – 2008 (January)


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Suzhou – Badminton - 2008


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In Summary

• "The secret of success is constancy of purpose (意向 )." So Be focused (集中 ) on what you are doing.

• "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments." So Your Goals/Outcomes must be SMART. T = the importance of Time - Good Time Management & Good Attitude or Mindset!


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1963

1974

2006

1970

1980

1990 2013

A Journey of 50 Years : 1963 - 2013


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My Learning Journeys….

Johore, Malaysia

[1958 – 1969]

Singapore Polytechnic

[1971 – 1974]

Melbourne University

[1982 – 83]

SOE Parts 2 (Design) & 3 (Management)

CEI Part 2 (Structural)

NUS : MSc(Civil)[1984 – 86]

NTU : MSc (Geotechnical)

[1992 – 1995]

Cambridge HSC [1971]


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My Journeys to become a qualified ‘Engineer’

Year Registration

1976 TEng(CEI), United Kingdom

1978 PEng(UK)

1987 CPEng, Australia.

1988 CEng, India.

1991 CEng – Production, UK.

1993 CEng – Materials, UK

1993 CEng – Structural, UK

1995 CEng – Civil, UK

1996 CEng, Ireland.

2002 Registered Engineer, Papua New Guinea


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Other Registrations …..

Year Registration

1988 Chartered Member, CIT-UK.

1994 Chartered Builder, UK.

1998 Chartered Mathematician, UK.

2005 Chartered Scientist, UK.

2008 Chartered Quality Professional, UK.

2009 Chartered Environmentalist, UK.


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Concluding Remarks

• Believe in yourself (相信自己 ) and all that you are, i.e. Know yourself (认识你自己 )– your strengths & weaknesses; your talents & constraints. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

• Never Give Up (永不放弃 ) & Never Say Die (永不言败 )


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把握當下，莫等待。

A Journey of Thousand Miles

begins with a single step.…..a Chinese Saying

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