Hi! I am Jun Yi, an exchange student from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. I major in Electrical Engineering and this is my second and final semester in Berkeley. I was born and raised in Singapore, and I have studied electrical engineering since I was 17, and I am now 25 years old!
I first studied electrical engineering in polytechnic for 3 years, specialising in communications, before I entered the army for my military service for 2 years. Thereafter I entered university and I am currently in my third year. Anyway, some might consider me to be pretty old and still be an undergraduate since most people my age in other countries are already working or in graduate school. However, I believe it is not the age when we start working that matters but what we contribute to the society, thus I hope to achieve much more despite starting work late!
I wish to work in the industry as an electrical engineer, perhaps a hardware or communication engineer, for the next one to two decade, and thereafter hopefully become a lecturer in polytechnic. I enjoy teaching and that was also where I first learnt about engineering. I hope that I will be able to inspire more students to be interested in engineering. As you may not know, engineering is not as popular in Singapore as it is here at Berkeley, so I definitely hope that more youths will take it up back home in future!
Anyway, some of my hobbies include solving puzzles, such as sudoku and jigsaw puzzles. I also enjoy watching videos, such as serial dramas and movies. I also like to hike, especially here in US where the weather is cooling and less humid as Singapore (it is a menace to hike in Singapore as we get really sweaty!) and I have hiked the fire trail at Berkeley twice, and also went to Yosemite and Grand Canyon and tried out some trails!
I first studied electrical engineering in polytechnic for 3 years, specialising in communications, before I entered the army for my military service for 2 years. Thereafter I entered university and I am currently in my third year. Anyway, some might consider me to be pretty old and still be an undergraduate since most people my age in other countries are already working or in graduate school. However, I believe it is not the age when we start working that matters but what we contribute to the society, thus I hope to achieve much more despite starting work late!
I wish to work in the industry as an electrical engineer, perhaps a hardware or communication engineer, for the next one to two decade, and thereafter hopefully become a lecturer in polytechnic. I enjoy teaching and that was also where I first learnt about engineering. I hope that I will be able to inspire more students to be interested in engineering. As you may not know, engineering is not as popular in Singapore as it is here at Berkeley, so I definitely hope that more youths will take it up back home in future!
Anyway, some of my hobbies include solving puzzles, such as sudoku and jigsaw puzzles. I also enjoy watching videos, such as serial dramas and movies. I also like to hike, especially here in US where the weather is cooling and less humid as Singapore (it is a menace to hike in Singapore as we get really sweaty!) and I have hiked the fire trail at Berkeley twice, and also went to Yosemite and Grand Canyon and tried out some trails!
Hey Jun,
ReplyDeleteI feel what you mean. I have several friends that had to go to army in Korea due to mandatory service. I don't think you are old at all. Perhaps, it's because I have many friends who are still at the army. Anyway, I look forward to meeting you in class! I also went to Grand Canyon last year, and it was pretty amazing.
Hi Jun Yi,
ReplyDeleteCheers to the new friend from Singapore! I've heard from friends that have been to Singapore that it's a very modern and diverse place. Hopefully I'll get a chance to visit it soon.
Cheers to the hardcore EE!
Rae