FENCING
Fencing has always fascinated me and has been the one sport that captivated me from a young age. Despite my keen interest in this sport from my early years, I have never ventured into this until my university days after being selected to be a member of NUS Fencing Club, where I train weekly during the evenings in NUS and at Absolute Fencing Club as an Épée fencer.
CHINESE STUDIES
Chinese Women in Context
National University of Singapore
2024
According to conventional wisdom, Chinese women in history were particularly oppressed. It was only in the modern period that the patriarchal system started to break down and gender equality was finally realized. Such a simplistic view of dividing Chinese women’s experiences into two mutually exclusive categories of “traditional” and “modern” is misleading.
This course sets out to provide a more complex and nuanced picture of the life of Chinese women over time in China and elsewhere. Topics cover include marriage, women’s education, works and property rights, ideas about the female body and chastity and so on.
Chinese Tradition
National University of Singapore
2024
A general survey of the cultural tradition of China gave me a deeper understanding of how the Chinese lived and worked in the traditional era, their institutions and their thinking. The "Great tradition" and the "Small tradition" of Chinese society and their relevance to the present were examined. Topics of discussion include dearly Chinese worldview, Chinese religiosity, Chinese symbolism, Chinese names, Chinese festivals and folk customs. This course afforded me a better appreciation of the linkage between Chinese traditions in the past and modern society.
Chinese Music, Language & Literature
National University of Singapore
2023
Explored the complex relationships underlying Chinese music, language and literature.
Focussed on Chinese music from the perspective of popular music produced in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. These four economies have developed different strands of popular music in Mandarin and various Chinese dialects, due to different linguistic and ideological environments.
Learnt how Chinese popular music draws upon the aesthetics of Chinese literature and traditional Chinese music, and how the music has hybridised influences from foreign musical genres, thus expressing different versions of “Chineseness”.
NUS Chinese History Club
Founder & President
2022 - 2023
NUS Chinese History Club
新加坡国立大学中华历史学会
Following my passion in Chinese history, I wanted to
Making a new CCA in NUS
Our first CCA session
My club has managed to attract over 150 followers within 3 months of opening our CCA and our instagram account. I have also made a linktree for my club, for any interested individuals to find out more about NUS CHC and potentially join our CCA.
Mid-Autumn Festival Event
My Club's Instagram & Linktree
Sharing about Chinese history & culture to the mass
National heritage Board - Scholar Intern
Sun Yet San Nanyang Memorial Hall, Outreach & Education
2022
The only intern selected by National Heritage Board, as part of my Junior College scholarship. Interned at a Chinese History Museum, creating proposals for events and activities such as RiverHongBao2020 @ Gardens by the Bay, and collaboration with a Chinese Museum in China for a temporary exhibition.
Proposed a game idea that was eventually selected to be made into a Chinese activity game kit and was sold in the museum giftshop as part of Singapore Heritage Fest 2022.
Surrounding the theme of transport vehicles being used in the past, children can learn about this interesting piece of Singapore history, while improving their Chinese through this game kit that was inspired by the "Aeroplane Game", a traditional Singaporean childhood boardgame.
This game kit was a joint collaboration between River Valley High School and Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
Chinese Language Elective Programme Scholar (CLEP)
Ministry of Education - Hwa Chong Institution, H2 Chinese Language & Literature
2020 - 2021
A 2-year scholarship programme in selected junior colleges for students with aptitude and keen interest in Chinese language and literature.
All scholars must read the A'Level H2 Chinese Language & Literature (CLL)
introduced by the Ministry of Education with aims to:
- Nurture promising students to attain a high level of language proficiency in Chinese.
- Enhance their understanding of Chinese literature.
- Develop students to be effectively bilingual.
Participated in a wide range of activities such as:
- literary lecture series, camp, immersion trip to Beijing (Peking University) and Taipei (National Taiwan University)
- editing and publishing of literary works (Zaobao)
- internships (National Heritage Board)
- school-based projects.
AVIATION HOBBY
People often ask me why did I choose the name Holiday when they first met me, and the answer is related to my passion for the aviation industry! I grew up watching Hong Kong dramas, and when I was 10, there was a drama about the aviation industry, which sparked the beginning of my aviation venture. There was a character in the show named Holiday, I wasn't even a fan of the actress, I simply felt that Holiday is exactly the person I want to grow up to become in the future.
During my schooling days, I would often visit the airport just to watch planes take off and depart, and tell myself to continue working hard every day, so that one day I can fly to wherever I want as a kid but never had the chance to.
Today, I continued my passion for flying and have travelled to over 20 countries using the money I have earned from my entrepreneurial ventures whilst reading a full-time degree.
Singapore Airshow - Trade Visitor
23 February 2024
Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) & SATSair Tour
19 January 2024
Republic of Singapore Air Force 55th Anniversary Open House
8 September 2023
Changi Airport Airside Tour by DNATA
February 2023
