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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this piece are my own. In a recent Straits Times opinion article titled 'Asia is entering a new, post-youth…
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this piece are my own. In a recent Straits Times opinion article titled 'Asia is entering a new, post-youth…
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I wrote this for The Diplomat just before China’s MOF held a press conference this morning on a widely expected fiscal stimulus. The press conference…
I wrote this for The Diplomat just before China’s MOF held a press conference this morning on a widely expected fiscal stimulus. The press conference…
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Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and while it's not a public holiday or a recognized day off, let's take the effort to ensure that people around us, at…
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and while it's not a public holiday or a recognized day off, let's take the effort to ensure that people around us, at…
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Experience
Education
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Nanyang Technological University
◉ NTU President Research Scholar (with Distinction)
– Top university-level award for outstanding research
◉ Events Director, Students’ Union Ministerial Forum Organizing Committee
– Planned the 2017 Forum with a team of 12, to provide a platform for an estimated 500 NTU students to engage with government ministers, in order to raise awareness on social-political issues.
◉ Captain, Hall 14 Othello Team
– Oversaw the selection and coaching of team members for the annual…◉ NTU President Research Scholar (with Distinction)
– Top university-level award for outstanding research
◉ Events Director, Students’ Union Ministerial Forum Organizing Committee
– Planned the 2017 Forum with a team of 12, to provide a platform for an estimated 500 NTU students to engage with government ministers, in order to raise awareness on social-political issues.
◉ Captain, Hall 14 Othello Team
– Oversaw the selection and coaching of team members for the annual inter-hall games.
◉ Writer, Hall 14 Publications Committee
– Authored commentaries on Hall 14 players at the annual inter-hall games. -
◉ Section-Principal for Plucked Strings, Saint Andrew's Chinese Orchestra
– Trained plucked strings section members and organized group practice sessions
◉ Publicity writer, Saint Andrew's Chinese Orchestra
– Authored all official reports on the orchestra, including: yearbook profile pieces, performance write-ups (post-event) and publicity material (pre-event)
Licenses & Certifications
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Data Analytics: Dashboards vs. Data Stories
LinkedIn
IssuedCredential ID d07e4b5c7a2b27201ab2d635862ea97026861f09aa80506129de7e2c5f302c1d
Publications
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Burning or Bursting: Emotional Intensity in Metaphorical Conceptualizations of Anger
Proceedings of the URECA@NTU 2014-2015
Invited to present on a peer-reviewed cognitive linguistics paper at two international academic conferences:
❈ 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism, University of Limerick, Ireland (June 2017)
❈ 16th Chinese Lexical Semantics Workshop, Beijing Normal University, China (May 2015)
Honors & Awards
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Dean's List (all years awarded)
Nanyang Technological University
Ranked highest 5% of cohort for academic years ending 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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NTU President Research Scholar (with Distinction)
Nanyang Technological University
Received top university-wide award for outstanding academic research, funded under the auspices of the URECA programme
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Mandarin Chinese
Professional working proficiency
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Hokkien Chinese
Elementary proficiency
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