(PD) Hi Guys!
- Hello! - Hi!
(PD) Which overseas school did you study in before?
I studied in University of Oregon.
I studied Psychology and Special Education.
I studied Chinese language in Sun Yat Sen University...
which is in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
I studied marketing and management
and entrepreneurship...
in the University of Western Australia, in Perth.
(PD) How was the experience like?
For me, it was quite interesting.
I think it was the best three years of my life.
We meet a lot of different people
from different backgrounds and
you get to be independent,
because you are overseas by yourself.
I was expecting to know more Taiwanese friends.
But because I studied the Chinese language course,
I didn't get to meet any Taiwanese friends
other than my teachers.
So, culture in Australia...
you know how Aussies are very chill.
They always like to relax.
It's like that in school also.
People will come to school and lectures
with no shoes.
Then they just walk into the classes barefoot.
What do you think is the biggest difference
between overseas and local uni?
The environment and the people that you are exposed to.
They have very different mindsets.
They are on different wavelengths.
In Singapore, a lot of the uni kids
that you see are very focused on
Grades! Grades! Grades!
Like always competing with each other.
It's a very competitive spirit.
When I was in Uni,
you don't get that at all!
I think school wise...
as much as I feel like
I'm familiar with the American culture,
when I'm there, I feel stumped sometimes.
Cause I remember in my first year,
everyone is just very open.
They are like, "Oh, how are you? How are you?"
Then I would usually tell them
one long grandfather story.
I will really tell them how I am.
But then, they will be like "Err..."
"This is just a greeting."
Then I will be like, "Oops, sorry".
(PD) On this episode of Singaporeans Try,
you will become a local undergraduate for a week...
at SUSS:
Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Finally get to try (studying) in a local U already.
A little bit scared...
I feel like I will be much older than the kids there.
I worry about the distance.
I got no friends.
Hi guys! So right now, I'm here at SUSS...
Singapore University of Social Sciences.
Right here to attend my first class...
which is the interpretation class.
Hi guys, so I just finished my first class:
Interpretation Ethics.
So far, I think it's very interesting...
the learning environment is quite relaxed.
I get to see students of all ages.
Okay, so we are doing this activity
where we have to use these contraptions
to transfer balls from that side...
all the way to the end of the classroom.
It was all hands-on activities that we participated in.
The instructor was very approachable, very friendly.
Usually overseas classes are very, very big.
We rarely have the chance to do hands-on activities.
So... this was very, very nice.
I'm in the school of SUSS today...
and I am a Science and Technology student today.
Now we're going downstairs
to do CPR. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
Okay, so I'm at the demo booth and
right now there's someone doing the CPR demonstration.
There is now a team of eight men
trying to conduct CPR on the dummy
and one of the guys has this very strange apparatus.
I think he is gonna shock the dummy.
Okay, so I just learned what the machine or the apparatus is for.
It's basically to take over the human who is performing the CPR
so that the whole situation is more stable
and you don't need to rely on someone to actually
keep pressing on the person's chest.
So right now, they are all in the booth
and they are doing this thing called Simultaneous Interpretation.
And right now, I am going in the booth to try out.
It's too hard... I cannot...
The moment I'm like...
"Okay, he said this, this, this..."
So I'm like, okay, okay, okay, this is the translation.
So when I'm about to speak,
He carried on with the next one already.
I'm actually heading to the library
to see if I can study up some works from the seminar.
Okay, I'm actually at Subway right now
because I actually left the library.
It was getting too quiet.
I'm the kind of person who needs a little bit of noise...
when I study.
Class slides are usually given to you digitally,
but if you are freaking old school like me,
you can actually go to the printing area
outside the library and print your materials there.
So that's very convenient!
I am at the antibody and product development lab today.
These are my classmates over there.
So we are going to do bacterial work...
and cutting genes.
Not denim jeans.
This one is DNA.
The little small thing that you saw there
is bacteria that they have cultured overnight,
and now they are going to grow it some more
at 37°C for 2 hours.
Why leh?
I can't believe I just finished a 6 hour lab session.
I was very grateful that I was able to
actually get a hands-on experience of this lab session.
It was very nice to see that
the class was very advanced in terms of technology.
Even the attendance taking was done through a QR code quiz.
(Instructor) Let's try to go from your right leg to your left leg...
and left leg to right leg.
This game is a very floor-based game.
It's (conducted on) very low ground.
Then I need to do this.
Can you see? Almost 90 degrees already.
If you've noticed, I'll just stand in one corner.
Then I just stand there and wait for the ball to come only.
So far, do you think I'm ok?
If you were to choose one best player out of us.
I think the other...
I think the white shirt.
Nadia! I would say Nadia. Nadia is not bad.
Why didn't you choose me?
I mean you are...
No but actually Kimberly is also not bad what. Actually, Kimberly is good.
She's a good defender.
Thank you guys so much for today!
Thank you.
Right now, I am actually going to prepare
and do some homework for my last class tomorrow,
which is also another interpretation class.
My teacher gave me this link...
to the National Day Rally.
I actually have to do both simultaneous interpreting
and consecutive interpreting
using this video.
Is this the Ah Beng translation?
Tomorrow when I go for the class,
is confirm jialat. GG.com.
I really, really don't know how...
Oh my god.
Oh my gosh! I am late for my class.
So right now, we are on tea break,
and I am going to source for some food
because I am so hungry!
Oh hi! Oh my God guys. I found the Starbucks.
I found the Starbucks!!!
Now that dinner is sorted, I can actually go back
and focus on the lesson.
The class I'm in is Emergency Response and Preparedness.
The classroom is quite small.
Less than 20 people in class?
All of them look my age or older...
and there's even one granny in class.
She's damn cute.
She's sitting right at the center...
and she's always actively participating.
This goes to show that there is no age limit when it comes to school.
I just got into their cafeteria.
It looks damn cool!
They have like their own Kopitiam.
In the US, they have like all these really weird canteens
that don't even serve real food.
So I am quite pleasantly surprised.
Thank you!
So far, I find that the campus is really, really nice.
It is very cozy and it's very easy to navigate...
and it's also like kind of urban-ish.
My Uni overseas was in a
freaking rural area and it was so hard to get everywhere.
And so, this is really nice.
I'm ready for my last lab session.
Today we are building blood pressure control simulation.
Must put 40... 40 seconds is it?
This is s plus 1.
I think I'll put 40 seconds.
With zero knowledge, I can say that the teacher
is super detailed and he will actively
go around the class to help people who have questions.
I think she did well.
She is able to follow the lesson closely.
And from her expressions,
I think she learned something.
I just got home from the rock climbing class.
And can I just say,
that that is the most fun class that I have ever experienced.
We learned about rock climbing basics.
I'm very nervous.
Can you see how big that thing is?
WAH!
It's okay! I caught you!
Really?
So today is my last day, last lesson here at SUSS...
and I got to try the consecutive interpretation.
So, it's actually a very, very fun game.
But I think that it's not so fun for the interpreter.
If you are the interpreter, it's not so fun.
(PD) How was your experience studying in a local university?
For my class, I think it was very
well-rounded and wholesome.
For the first class, you start off with theories and things like that.
Then the next class after that was the rock-climbing class.
I actually get to learn about the equipment and things like that.
So the module only had 4 practical classes of 6 hours.
But I was at the third practical class with them.
So the students all seem very knowledgeable at that point...
and they knew exactly what the teacher was talking about.
It took me a few hours, I would say 2 hours...
to get myself up to speed just by doing Google research.
But all the students were super nice.
And I was very surprised that
a lot of the students in my course, or my program were my age or older.
It was very heartening because
I was very scared that I was gonna be the oldest one there!
You know how international talks and UN talks
have got a lot of different people from different countries,
and they always wear this translation earpiece or something.
Then when I was in front of the machine,
I heard Lee Hsien Loong talking.
Then I just...
CANNOT LAH! I just cannot.
(PD) What is the biggest difference
between studying overseas and locally?
I felt very comfortable in school.
Because I was surrounded by Singaporeans,
and the teacher was also Singaporean, so...
I had no trouble asking the teacher questions non-stop because I couldn't catch up.
You are able to relate...
I say relate a lot because I really couldn't relate
when I was in Uni back then.
But with here, like the teachers are speaking your lingo...
and things like that.
They look approachable and they are approachable.
and you can just go up to them and ask questions.
(PD) What are your thoughts on your course?
I would have thought that
Uni is something that you go for when you are 19 to 20-something.
But having seen how a lot of the people in
our classes, they were all holding full-time jobs and...
coming after, on the weekends and after work.
It gave me a new perspective on
pursuing a secondary degree.
Why did you decide to pursue
biomedical engineering?
If you are doing videography.
Working in the media industry has made me realize that
it brings a sense of satisfaction when I complete my job.
But working in this field is something
that is closer to my heart. But working in this field is something
that is closer to my heart.
They have this saying where, when you are young...
you should never feel comfortable.
Yeah, and I am starting to feel comfortable
in where I am right now.
You'll start to take that leap of faith
and pursue my passion, and hopefully, you know...
it all works out.
Hmm, am I too comfortable?
I really genuinely like the whole hands-on experience.
It wasn't something I got from my Uni back then.
And it wasn't just rock-climbing that they offered.
They offered kayaking, hiking, backpacking...
So for the kayaking class,
they actually teach you how to make makeshift kayaks.
They teach you rescue techniques and things like that.
And you get to actually launch a kayak on a pool.
At first, I thought that I could nail this.
Last time, I used to do some translating jobs.
Simple ones.
When I'm in for this course,
I did just a bit of translation...
but I did a lot of interpretation.
I guess that is the hardest part because
you have no time to go and search the dictionary or Google.
My classmates are damn good.
I think most of them pronounce English and Chinese words
is at a radio DJ level.
They are really damn good at language.
Thank you Singapore University of Social Sciences...
for making this video possible.
To find out more information about SUSS
and the programs available,
please check out the link in the description box down below.
Or you can pop by their open house on 22 Feb 2020.
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