Our Alumni

As a child, I wanted to become a teacher as I have always been thankful for the great teachers in my life, starting from my parents since birth. I have always believed in how much difference a great teacher can make in their students' lives. Along the way, I was fascinated by the anatomy of the human body and the art of human interaction, and more importantly, the combination of both the field of medicine and doctor as a career. It took a few job experience programmes and consultations with my teachers, family and friends that led me to my decision to embark on the journey with medicine as my career. Now I am thoroughly enjoying my job as a doctor in the UK, saving lives, diagnosing diseases and illnesses, treating patients, making them feel better and also being able to teach medical students along the way. I am planning to continue developing myself as a clinician and as well as getting myself more involved in medical education in the future.

As my given work rota can vary due to on-call duties, I play badminton and do boxing training whenever I can find the time and people to play with. I enjoy lifting weights regularly at the gym because I can be flexible with the training schedule, fitting into my work rota. I often go to the gym in the quiet wee hours in the morning before work to start my day – a great boost to my focus and energy for the rest of the day.

I came from Myanmar and went to Singapore when I was 14 years old for O Levels. Education back in Myanmar was mainly rote learning and there were no Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) during that time. My first encounter with CCAs was in Singapore, which I found very surprising at first and did not really know the significance of it. Also, I was more overwhelmed by the fact that I was in an English-speaking country for the first time. I remembered clearly that English was the most difficult subject for me. During Secondary 3 and 4, I found myself in badminton tournaments and Indian Dance competitions while studying hard for O Levels. During the years in ACJC preparing for A Levels, I was in the Science & Math Council (SMC), played badminton in an external club once a week instead of being in the school team and continued to be involved in Indian Dance competitions. These experiences, especially in SMC, have been an opportunity for me to experience the real working world during the Junior College years - there is a platform for every individual to develop their strengths and improve on their weaknesses of all aspects within the safe environment under supportive guidance and close supervision. Personally, SMC has taught me discipline, leadership, team-building, organisational skills and problem-solving skills - all of which are vital to do my job even today.