In season 2, I decided to join the tennis team as the IB internal assessments have slowly being done. I was quite excited to join the team because I have been playing tennis since 7th grade, and I was in a school tennis team in middle school. Furthermore, I was looking forward to playing a […]
2018
EE Final Reflection
Throughout this year-long journey, I am happy that I was able to express my passion for modern history through a legal scope, with a research question narrowed enough for me to explore key aspects of modernisation. I noticed my achievements when I was redrafting accordingly to the feedback, because I realised how thorough my research […]
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Her Healthy Habits Reflection 1
I started joining Her Healthy Habits, which is an activity held every Monday after school with Ms.Ashton. I joined so that I will be able to gain a further balance between academics and physical activity, given how hectic the final year of IB can be. Additionally, I wanted to explore more types of training and […]
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Project Week Demonstration
This valuable experience provided me with an extensive knowledge of NGOs in developing countries. I realised how difficult it is for NGOs in those countries to figure out the logistics and such due to their limitations in their educational or societal backgrounds. Additionally, as a global politics student, I wanted to learn more about the […]
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JAS Hula Dance Performance
On 9 September, I performed at the National Stadium for the Japanese Association Summer Festival 2018. I performed with the 30 other dancers from my Hula dance class in front of a huge audience. I only danced one dance, which was Kahiko (the traditional dance) but I think it was a nice way to put […]
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EA Interview Transcript
Questions Answer First of all, I just want to make sure; Are you comfortable with answering questions that ask your opinion about the Singaporean government? Okay, so I won’t answer if there’s any that I don’t want to answer. Afa started in 1988 and I assume there were many difficulties or conflicts between the […]
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EA Engagement 4: interview with Afa
On 15 August 2018, I went for an interview with Afa’s executive director, Sumita Banerjee. The aim of this interview was to clarify the potential difficulties that they have faced as a non-state actor and whether or not they recognise the rising legitimacy of non-state actors in Singapore. Surprisingly, she stated that Afa had never […]
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EA Engagement 3: Afa volunteer
On 21 July 2018, I went for my second volunteering to Afa (Action for AIDS) and there, I had an HIV testing training. The organization separates the testing process into; registration, pre-counseling, testing and post-counseling. Since I’ve already done the training for the reception, I attended the training for the testing stage; where one volunteer […]