This two year in NIE was not just about studying in NIE and having no personal touch in my lives. Saying so, I have actually become an active volunteer in Hong Kah North Community Club Youth Executive Committee (HKN CC YEC) as a Recreational Secretary. I was recruited in by my close fren, Xiao Hao to get to know more about volunteer work and grassroots organization and how they organize events for the community. Just before I officially joined their committee, I was involved in a program that People Association (PA) have organized under their Youth Movement Wing (PAYM) called “Youthslead”… I went thru 3 camps to get to know more about how PA works and How PAYM supports the notion that Youth can play a part in the community. It was truly a rewarding experience where you can see the dynamic that youth can play in the community when they are involved in shaping the future of Singapore. This ties in nicely into what I have been learning in NIE where teacher can make a difference in students’ life. Over here, you can see youth making an impact on the society and community. Moving on, talking about my YEC ppl, they are truly a great worth of friends to be with… Though everyone have different desires and visions, we still work well as a team and coming tgt to do thing. Our chairman, Yee Kai Ling, brought all of us tgt with Izryn, (our previous CC staff in charge) to form this great committee in the 11th term BGM in 2009. We planned a series of events after that, such as our CC DnD, Youthified, Xmas Party, Bike X... They are truly a fun group of ppl, hoping for a renewal growth after all the retreat and talk with the other committee from the CC, especially the CCMC. Also not forgetting our advisor, Dr Amy Khor, who oversees us, she was very encouraging and seems to show a great liking of me as she was surprise that I am becoming a teacher and yet volunteer in the organization… She was also shocked that I dun stay in the constituency too and is staying at the other extreme end of the country and yet come over to serve. Most of the senior grassroots are very nice to us and taught us a lot of stuff… Felt appreciated and the warmth they gave to us. My personal life is basically covered between NIE and YEC, but not forgetting the SSO club that is formed with Sandy and Joyce. This club was formed to go for outing within the SS group, but we have additional ppl in the club like Ya Yin and Deborah, follow by Xiao Hao and Vincent, Den later the “subComm” Desmond…. We organize outing which allows us to relax from our NIE workload as our first aim, like gg for KTV @ Teo Heng, Meal to celebrate birthday, movies, clubbing and more…. Den when more people join us, the aim become more relaxing way and celebration and get along, meet-up session, catching up after holiday… Tt is how my personal life revolves (YEC/ NIE/ NTU Hall 10/SSO club), sad to say that I not as active before in Church… Miss church!!! But every now and then, I do drop by the big event to visit the church that I always attended. Now I am looking forward to my practicum in February and will be busy for the next 3 months to come. Will be tied down with busy schedule of lesson planning, conduct lesson, being observe for 10 lesson, prepare my student for mid-year exams… Stress is on the way, but if u put on a smile, it might just be a breeze passes…. Pray that I will have good CTs to guide me and assist me to pass my final practicum… Till den, I will be officially graduated from my course and become a full-time teacher… Here I come, my call to be a teacher that will make a difference in a new generation of students and leaders for our future society…