Final Say ~

I have no regret studying in SAM program in Taylor's college. Before I enrolled into this college, many of them said that this college is for those student who do not want to study but they are rich. However, when I first came in this college, I can see there is good study environment for student and high technology facilities provided for student. This make me feel like wanna to study at here. I can say that that is a rumor. Everyone here are hardworking and have excellent result and attitude.

I met up many new buddies and i got many knowledge from my lecturers, Ms Adeline Poh, Mr. lee, Ms Tanna, Mrs Goh and Ms Sia. They are dedicated and they try their best to make the class more fun and interesting. When i faced problem, they are willing to stay back to teach me. Throughout this year, I have learned many new things. I try public speaking, presentations, online assignment, meet the deadline of assignment, group work, writing report, doing experiment and so on. These are all i never had before in my secondary school life. Besides that, these all will help me to prepare for the university life.

I am an outstation student and come to a new, strange place. I would feel homesick sometimes. However, my housemate, Ong Hwee Ting, she is also taking SAM program in Taylor's college. She has accompanied me for one year time and cheer me up the most time.

I spent all my time with housemates and classmates. I appreciate the precious one year time i had in Taylor's college Subang Jaya. I will recommend this college to my friends, cousin and siblings but not SAM programme because that is too stress as most of the time we are rushing to meet the deadline of assignment.

In conclusion, after one year, i have more clear mind that what i want to be and I found my mistake and weakness. I have prepared to overcome the weakness so that i will be success in future. A good college will provide a platform for us to find another university that we want.  

Smart goal ~ my goal ~ go go go !!

I am a right handed person so my left brain will be working more effectively. i figure things according to logic, statistic and so on. I am not creative at all. However, i like to play piano and listen to music. These are all about me.

Future Career ~

When I am young, i have many ambitions. I want to be doctor, teacher, fire fighter, air stewardess and so on. However, time passes and now i have make my mind that i would like to be an aircraft engineer. To be a engineer, i have chosen physics subject as the main subject in my SAM study so that i can meet the basic requirement of any university.

Aircraft maintenance engineer is similar to aircraft maintenance technician. There are some requirement for eligibility for a mechanic certificate include the following:

• Be 18 or older;
• Be able to read, speak, and understand English fluently;
• Meet the experience or educational requirement; and
• Pass a set of required tests within a maximum of 24 month 

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association and SAE Institute provide a number of certifications for aircraft mechanics.
Aviation maintenance specialist (AMS) – This certification enables non-FAA certificated technicians and interested non-maintenance aviation personnel to show proficiency in a critical body of knowledge regarding aviation maintenance.
Aviation maintenance engineer (AME) – This certification validates core knowledge for FAA certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics.
The AMT Society presents the Maintenance Skills Competition annually, which recognizes top AMT teams across all aviation including commercial and military.

Aircraft maintenance is the overhaul, repair, inspection or modification of an aircraft or aircraft component.
In Canada, maintenance includes the installation or removal of a component from an aircraft or aircraft sub assembly, but does not include:

• Elementary work, such as removing and replacing tires, inspection plates, spark plugs, checking cylinder compression etc., on small privately operated aircraft ; or removal and replacement of fuses, light bulbs etc., on transport category aircraft ^.
• Servicing, such as refueling, washing windows.

• Any work done on an aircraft or aircraft component as part of the manufacturing process, prior to issue of a certificate of airworthiness or other certification document.

Maintenance may include such tasks as ensuring compliance with airworthiness directives or Services bulletin. 

Aircraft maintenance is highly regulated. There are various airworthiness authorities around the world. The major airworthiness authorities include:

• Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) Brazil
• Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) China
• Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) (CAA)
• Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Australia
• Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) India
• European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Europe
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) United States
• Transport Canada (TC) Canada 

I will study hard in my future so that i can be a outstanding aircraft engineer. 

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Academic

-won second place in the inter school talent show competition.

-won the silver medal in the inter school women double badminton competition.

Personal

-well organized

-neat

-tend to explain with diagram to other to have a better understanding.

-on time

Weakness

Academic

-low grade in English as second language

-used to get frustrated when cannot memorize the note after a few times reading

-lack of writing skill and listening skills

Personal

-bad temper

-not good in running

Opportunity

Academic

-attend some workshop to give me the idea about my future.

-attend for tuition class to improve my English language

Personal

-go for gym to improve my stamina

-join more clubs to meet new friends

Threats

Academic

-unable to focus for long time

-will be distracted easily while studying

Personal

-failure

-a bit fastidious

Reflective Essay

Reflection on my own experience ~

Activity that I have participated in my college life in Taylor’s college subang jaya

Description                                                                                      

I am a science stream student. In one year time I studied in Taylor’s college, I had only participated in a few activities. The activity that makes me learn many things and have the most recall was the trip to Taylor’s university Lakeside.

It is a field trip to visit the campus and have more ideas about the future path way. It is a Saturday morning, my friend, Phang wen qi and I joined this trip and around 9.00am we reached the campus by bus. All the buildings are modern and spectacular. It is an eye catching scenery with a lake between the sky high buildings.

Firstly, we had a tour round the university campus and a student council was introducing the place. Then, we attended a talk about the future career. Then we went to a chemistry lab and had some fun activities. We are divided into few groups and took turn to see the chemistry experiments such as gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy and so on. These all were carried by the lab assistants using all the high technology equipments with high precision and accuracy. 

Then, we went to another chemistry lab to have some hand on works. We were divided into few groups and my group members were Tan kah look, Amber, Justin, Phang wen qi. We did the titration experiment and I had learned many things in this experiment such as team works, and be humble.  After that, we had our lunch in the cafeteria and then the trip ended at around 1 pm.

From this trip, I have learned some lessons such as interpersonal skills, life long learning, thinking and problem solving skills. This makes me feels that my college is interesting and full of fun. From the trip, we can do some hands on work and think something out of the box.

Interpret

From this trip, I found that we need team work, interpersonal skill, thinking and problem solving skills. This is because during the experiment, we need to help each other to complete the experiment in the limited time. That is the first time I meet the group member and we are new to each other. Therefore, we must have interpersonal skill so that we can have same idea in carrying out the experiment. We have to discuss about the steps of the experiment carried out and have well planned schedule to make sure that there is no mistake in the experiment.

Evaluation

            Before that, I have the idea that it is just a trip to visit a university; I do not think that there are so many things I could learn in this trip. It is an eye opening experience and from the talk given by the lecturer in the university, I make me to think about my future and what should I do so that I will not waste my pleasure time and choose the right pathway for my own self. Besides that, I have that learning is a lifelong activity. We should enrich ourselves with the knowledge and become a person that has contribution to the social and world. Besides that, from the experiment carried out during the trip, I have learned something that could be applied during chemistry class and assignment. This helps me to achieve a greater grade of ATAR.

Plan

            I hope that college admin will organize more this kind of activity for their students so that they can have widened their views and have more deep thinking.

My Inspiration

It means that we should not give up easily when we face the obstacles and challenge. When we succeed to do a task, all the impossible and doubt will disappear. Future is a way that we cannot see the ending therefore we should go through it with the mentality that we can do it. Nothing is impossible.

There is no free lunch in this world. we need to open up our own pathway to success by ourselves. For example, we need to find our santa claus to get the gift.

Human is born to be brave. No pain no gain. We should take risks so that our current life will change to better. Even though we lose in the game but we learn a lesson so that next time will not do the same mistake.

Buddies Learning Style :)

I am a visual learner while one of my buddies, Fara from se2 is a visual learner too. She needs to say out the word loudly when she is studying and she will sing song when she is studying. Besides that, another buddy is Hui Kay. She is from sp3 . She is visual learner too. She read the note and memorize it in one time and she will highlight the important points when different colorful color. Another buddy is Wan Ling from sp2. she has her own style of studying. She will read through the note for the first time, then she will underline and highlight the important points. After that, she will memorize the fact and repeat the sentences a few times. In conclusion, most of my buddies are visual learner and only one is kinesthetic and auditory. She is Effie from sp1. Most of the visual learner, Ee vonn and wan ling from sp2, Wen Qian and Hui Kay from sp3, including me will highlight the note,make their own hand note and read many times until they can memorize the note.

They are all my new buddies met on the first day of MPU. 
Front row from left to right: Ee vonn (se2), Wan ling (se2), Fara(se2), Angel Tong (se2)
Row behind from left to right :  me, Effie (sp1), Wen Qian (sp3), Hui Kay (sp3)

About me
Name : Poh Boon Xin

Student ID : 1401G25893

Graduating months & year
- I was graduated from SJK(C) San min no.2 in 2008
- I was graduated from SMJK San min in 2013
- i will be graduated from Taylor's college Subang Jaya in the end of year 2014

Subject taken
- i have enrolled in to South Australian Matriculation
Subject combination
-mathematics studies, english as second language, physics, chemistry, economics

Learning style
- I am a visual learner. I need to highlight all my note and do my own hand note so that i can memorize the important point. 

Interest
- Sport (badminton)
- art (playing piano and watch drama )

Future career
- my ambition is to be an aircraft engineer and can work in aviation field. 

University of my choice 
- Monash University Malaysia
- Swinburne University of Australia
- University of New South Wales