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

A Journey of Discipline & Determination ( 50年信心之旅). Dr Sam Man Keong ( 岑文强 ) HP: (65) 9674 0515 Email: sammk1951@gmail.com. Highlights. Introduction : Kota Tinggi – my hometown. 1958 – 1963 : Pei Hwa (Chinese) Primary School 1963 – 1969 : Laksamana Secondary School

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

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  1. A Journey of Discipline & Determination(50年信心之旅) Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) HP: (65) 9674 0515 Email: sammk1951@gmail.com A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  2. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  3. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  4. 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’. A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  5. A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  6. Kota Tinggi Waterfall A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  7. Floods in Kota Tinggi (December 2006 - January 2007) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  8. Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia: Old Timber Bridge (built during WW2) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  9. Kota Tinggi – New Concrete Bridge (built early 1960s) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  10. 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 ?? A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

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  12. 1963 - PSLE A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  13. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  14. A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  15. Laksamana Secondary School, Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  16. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  17. Johore River @ Kota Tinggi (1970) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  18. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  19. Before SIET : SPCES -1972/1973 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  20. 1974 – Tech Dip (Civil) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  21. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  22. Statistics : LCCI (1974) – IOS (1977) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  23. The Society of Engineers, UK A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  24. RSA - CEI A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  25. 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 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  26. Australia – University of Melbourne/RMIT (1982 – 1983) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  27. Geology Field Study - 1982 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  28. RMIT(1983)/MelbU(1984) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  29. NUS….NTU • 1984 – 1985 : • NUS – MSc(Civil Engineering) • 1992 – 1995 : • NTU – MSc(Geotechnical Engineering) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  30. 1986 – MSc(Civil Engineering), NUS A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  31. 1995 – MSc (Geotechnical Engineering), NTU A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  32. 1993 – NTU – Group Photo A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  33. 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. A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  34. Papua New Guinea (2002 - 2003) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  35. Main Entrance to Unitech (2002) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  36. Materials Testing @ Unitech (2002) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  37. Materials Testing @ Unitech A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  38. Graduation – Unitech - 2003 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  39. 2005 – WMSU – Philippines –Prof (Civil) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  40. 2007 – Doctor of Education (EdD) - WMSU A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  41. China (2006 – 2008) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  42. Suzhou, China (2006 – 2008) A canal in downtown Suzhou A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  43. 2006 - 2008 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  44. 2008 (January) – Snow in Suzhou, China A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  45. Winter in Suzhou – 2008 (January) A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  46. Suzhou – Badminton - 2008 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  47. 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! A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  48. A Journey of 50 Years : 1963 - 2013 1963 1970 1974 1980 2013 1990 2006 A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  49. My Learning Journeys…. Johore, Malaysia [1958 – 1969] Cambridge HSC [1971] Singapore Polytechnic [1971 – 1974] SOE Parts 2 (Design) & 3 (Management) CEI Part 2 (Structural) Melbourne University [1982 – 83] NUS : MSc(Civil)[1984 – 86] NTU : MSc (Geotechnical) [1992 – 1995] A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

  50. My Journeys to become a qualified ‘Engineer’ A Journey of Discipline & Determination - 2013

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