A Journey of Confidence and Compassion from

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: sammk 1951@gmail. com

Highlights About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong n My Early Days in Malaysia (1958 – 1970) n My Venture to Singapore (1971 – 1974) n My Journey to become a “Qualified Engineer” by Self-Study (1969…. ) n

Highlights Back to Universities (1982 – 1995) n My Journey with SIET (1980…) n Ventures outside Singapore (2002 – 2008) n Concluding Remarks. n

About the Speaker - Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强) n n n n Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU. Australia : Melb. U/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) n n 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” n Form 1 D Form 2 C Form 3 B Form 4 A Form 5 A n 1967 : Lower Certificate of Education (LCE) Exam n 1969 : Cambridge School Certificate (CSC)/GCE(O)/Malaysia Certificate of Education (MCE) Exam n

Laksamana Secondary School, Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia

1970…The Year of Uncertainty n What is next after CSC/MCE? n n n 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 ? ? n n Working…. temporary teacher (Primary School)…. jungle …construction site Preparing for Cambridge HSC in 1971 by Self-Study.

Johore River @ Kota Tinggi (1970)

My Venture to Singapore (1971 – 1974) n n 1971 – 1974 : Singapore Polytechnic Campuses : Prince Edward Ayer Rajah/Dover Road. Full-time student but ‘parttime studies’? ? ? 1974 : Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering

My Journey to become a “Qualified Engineer” by Self-Study (1969…) n n GCE(O)[1969] Tech. Dip(Civil)[1974] SOE Part 2 (Design)[1975] SOE Part 3 (Management)[1977] PEng(UK)[1978) CEI Part 2 [1982] CEng(UK)[1991]

SOE - Examinations

CEI Exams, UK

Towards my first CEng(UK) - 1991

SPE-PEng(UK); EC – CEng(UK)

Back to Universities (1982 – 1995) n 1982 : n n n 1984 : n n University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with Honours RMIT – Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (with OR) National University of Singapore- MSc(Civil Engineering) 1992 : n Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. MSc(Geotechnical Engineering)

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

1986 – MSc(Civil Engineering), NUS

1995 – MSc (Geotechnical Engineering), NTU

1993 – NTU – Group Photo

My Journey with SIET (1980…) 1980 : Initiated the Formation of SIET. n 1981 – 1999 : served in various positions – Honorary Secretary, Vice President & President; Chief Editor (Yearbook/Quarterly Journals) n 2005 : Rebirth of SIET. n 2005 – Now : served in various positions – Honorary Secretary & President. n

Before SIET : SPCES -1972/1973

Formation of SIET in 1980

SIET – Constitution & Byelaws

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 – Publications (Yearbook – 1981)

SIET – Publications (Yearbooks (1991; 2000)

SIET – Special Meeting – 23 Oct 2005

SIET – Group Photo of Past Presidents @ SIET’s 25 th Anniversary (23 August 2005) L – R : Sam MK/Osman/Allan Ang/TRC Raja

SIET – Publications after 2005 : Yearbook (2006/2007)

SIET – Publications after 2005 : Yearbook (2007/2008)

Official Opening of SIET – Professional Activities Centre @ Aljunied on 9 January 2010

Front View of SIET@Aljunied in 2010

SIET@SCWO - 2011

Ventures outside Singapore (2002 – 2008) 2002 : Papua New Guinea - Lae n 2005 : Philippines -Zamboaga n 2006 : PR China - Suzhou n

Papua New Guinea (2002 - 2003)

Main Entrance to Unitech (2002)

Materials Testing @ Unitech (2002)

Materials Testing @ Unitech

2005 – WMSU – Philippines –Prof (Civil)

2006 - 2008

2008 (January) – Snow in Suzhou, China

Suzhou – Badminton - 2008

Concluding Remarks Life is a journey. n 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. n Take time to enjoy all the little pleasures that life has provided you. . n

把握當下，莫等待。 A Journey of Thousand Miles begins with a single step. …. . a Chinese Saying

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