Ayo kenalkan Desmond!

I am Desmond, a final year undergraduate who is currently pursuing his passion in the Chemistry Department of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Having been trained in the Sciences for almost a decade has equipped me with a fine eye for details, which I am confident will serve me well in the future. In addition, I was appointed as the assistant to the Secretary of the Carnival@Marina Planning Committee (National Day Parade 2005) during my time in National Service, and some of the tasks expected of me included the preparation and screening of documents and presentations on a daily basis, such that everything is in the right place.


Besides Chemistry, Bahasa Indonesia is also an integral part of my life. Although I knew selecting Bahasa Indonesia as my minor was equivalent to having an arduous task await me, I went ahead with my decision and finished all six modules with a perfect score. In addition, I firmly believe that learning is not just limited to the 4 walls of a classroom, and so I seized any possible opportunity to expand my knowledge of both the Indonesian culture and language; these included: working as a prison translator, giving speeches to students in lower level Bahasa Indonesia modules, and paying visits to the embassy.

So I say: pursue what you love, all the way!