Jonathan Lee is a third year undergraduate student concentrating in the Biomedical aspect of Lifesciences. He has a solid foundation in the field of Psychology, having done a Bachelors of Science in it while serving his National Service. Besides that academic achievement, he also developed discipline and perseverance having to juggle both studies as well as fulltime NS commitments.
His current degree in Lifesciences is no less remarkable. Choosing to broaden his horizons and way of thinking, he chose to take electives ranging from Philosophy, Sociology and Physics rather than concentrating narrowly in Biology. Jonathan also spent a semester on an exchange program with a university in Canada, further exposing him to different cultures and ways of life. The four months he spent in Canada taught him to be independent and resourceful, as well as to work well with people of other cultures. Besides Canadians, he also met and learnt from Hong Kongers, Fijians and Indians, something most Singaporeans have a chance to do. Jonathan has not neglected his chosen field however, doing many modules, over and above what is required, in general biology and biomedical science. He also has a great interest in laboratory work, having taken both level 2 experimental modules available in the department.
More holistically speaking, Jonathan is heavily involved in his Co-Curricular Activity as a small group leader, thus acquiring leadership skills. He also does altruistic work by serving in the local church. In the church, he serves as an Audio-Visual Aid technician, gaining patience, problem solving and analytical skills. He is in the committee for producing a newsletter targeted at youth, and this work as an editor has produced parsimonic qualities in him. He also has decision making skills and up to four years of experience heading the eight man team. He is capable of negotiating between opposing viewpoints to come up with a compromise mutually satisfactory to both sides. Jonathan has taught a group of youth for four years, cultivating a spirit of understanding and empathy with his young charges.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Free and easy
The title refers to the topic only, and does not have any intrinsic meaning. :>
Open Topic: Other Communication Issues (Post #5)
Well, since I have been given free rein, I thought I'd talk a little about my National Service. (Disclaimer: To avoid any restricted/confidential content, I will be sticking to communication principles in general) I was a signaller in the Air Force for about 2 years, and I would like now to compare some principles of communicating over the radios, and communicating as we know it normally.
As people who handle communications within the armed forces, we learnt some valuable skills. Firstly, like the more common walkie-talkies, only 1 person is supposed to speak at a time. This avoids missing information which someone else was giving when you are speaking at the same time.
Secondly, no one person may speak for too long a time. This provides for a contingency in the case of emergencies, or if someone else has more important information than your chatting about the weather (as a figure of speech of course, we would not waste precious time and energy complaining about how we've to sit in the rain again). A related point is that we speak in short phrases packed with content. That means parsimonious speech, with as much important information as possible and as little 'fillers'. It sort of reminds me of Yoda's (little green alien from Star Wars) manner of speaking.
Thirdly, acknowledge and double-check all important information. This is especially crucial as our speech is encoded. If a person codes wrongly, or if an enemy has hi-jacked the radio network, the wrong information can be propagated.
Lastly, we have to check our equipment from time to time, to make sure we do not accidently press on the "Talk" button. Since only 1 person can talk at a time, a person pressing the button would cause a whole lot of nuisance. The more powerful your equipment is, the more trouble you can cause.
Well, now the question would be: How can this 'military' examples relate to communications in 'real life'?
Open Topic: Other Communication Issues (Post #5)
Well, since I have been given free rein, I thought I'd talk a little about my National Service. (Disclaimer: To avoid any restricted/confidential content, I will be sticking to communication principles in general) I was a signaller in the Air Force for about 2 years, and I would like now to compare some principles of communicating over the radios, and communicating as we know it normally.
As people who handle communications within the armed forces, we learnt some valuable skills. Firstly, like the more common walkie-talkies, only 1 person is supposed to speak at a time. This avoids missing information which someone else was giving when you are speaking at the same time.
Secondly, no one person may speak for too long a time. This provides for a contingency in the case of emergencies, or if someone else has more important information than your chatting about the weather (as a figure of speech of course, we would not waste precious time and energy complaining about how we've to sit in the rain again). A related point is that we speak in short phrases packed with content. That means parsimonious speech, with as much important information as possible and as little 'fillers'. It sort of reminds me of Yoda's (little green alien from Star Wars) manner of speaking.
Thirdly, acknowledge and double-check all important information. This is especially crucial as our speech is encoded. If a person codes wrongly, or if an enemy has hi-jacked the radio network, the wrong information can be propagated.
Lastly, we have to check our equipment from time to time, to make sure we do not accidently press on the "Talk" button. Since only 1 person can talk at a time, a person pressing the button would cause a whole lot of nuisance. The more powerful your equipment is, the more trouble you can cause.
Well, now the question would be: How can this 'military' examples relate to communications in 'real life'?
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