My Biodata

My name is Ng Sze Hui. I am a second year Statistic major student in the Faculty of Science of National University of Singapore (NUS), expecting to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in 2010. I believe that academic achievements are not everything but one of the stepping-stones in life. Hence, I have involved myself in numerous activities that would develop me as a person.

I was the Head Librarian in my Secondary School Concert band and I played the French horn. For a change, I joined the Taekwondo Club in Junior College and achieved a green-blue belt at the end of the two years. I was also involved in several organizational societies, such as Dinner & Dance, Hall Amenities Club and Rag, during my time in NUS Sheares Hall. In addition, I joined NUS Science Club Talent Quest'o8 and NUS Dance Synergy. All these activities have build my character and ability to work with different people.

I have also lived in Munich, Germany, for a period of 10 weeks and travelled around Europe when I was 19. It was a great experience as I learnt to be independent, where I explore some places on my own at times. I learnt how to take care of myself and be a cautious and alert traveller while enjoying the cultural difference there. I'm currently staying in NUS Sheares Hall, taking care of my own daily life. Away from the sheltered home, cleaning my room, doing laundry and cooking meals are things that I do not rely on my mother already, at least on the weekdays!

It is my dream to run a small business of my own and have a blissful family.

Philosophy of Life

I believe that success is not the key to happiness. Instead, happiness is the key to success. If one loves what she is doing, she will be successful. True and genuine happiness is hard to find and I have often found it lacking in this society. I am blessed with a caring family and many close friends. I feel that their care and love they have shown me have made me truly happy and I try my best to spread this joy to them as well.

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Sender VS Receiver

Humans are solitary creatures, perceiving the world with only their five simple senses. We are very much alone in our own world and there is no connection between us and another person except what we can see, taste, touch, hear and feel. What comes next is the brains perception of this input. How it processes what we see varies greatly from person to person. One man’s meat is another man’s poison indeed. In fact, very often we choose what we want to see and hear what we want to hear. It is no wonder so many misunderstandings occur. Communication is a two way process. The sender and the receiver both have equally important roles to play in communication.

As a sender, we can choose to send a message in a great number of ways: we can shout it, we can whisper it, and we can say it coldly or warmly. While doing this, bear in mind that the sender has a set of ideals of how he thinks the receiver will perceive his form of sending information.

As for a receiver, we can also choose to receive the input in many ways. Many receivers hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see. Obviously, the best way to receive information is the way the SENDER wants us to receive it. Any other way we choose to listen simply distorts the information that we are receiving.

It is interesting to note that communication is a two way process and as a singular person learning to communicate effectively, we have only half the ingredients for the cake. As senders, we can only try to send our message as best we can keep in mind how we think the receiver INTENDS to hear it. And as a receiver we can try our best to keep in mind how the sender wants us to perceive his message. If one party does not play his part, effective communication is hard.