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Being the Executive Committee, it is not only an item that can be written on your resume. More importantly, it is about relationship. I am not sure if you have been the executive committee of particular society or not. I am not sure if you will and currently are part of certain society. If so, try to dig out different pieces from your mind. What are those? You can always find some relationship formed because of the society. I am not talking about the relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend, (or that can be too if you have :p) but the relationship with other committee members, schoolmates and even with your society. Honestly, I have a lot of good friends in school because of my society, perhaps because of preferential selection in Chinese culture. To be more generalized, remember and love your origin. The origin here is not only the society, but HKUST. Last but not least, I want to show my love to the one I met here.

This seat on LG3 in the library is ideally located both in relation to the stairs for emergency and the power supply for routine. It also faces the sea at a direct angle allowing one to immerse oneself in study or thinking without being disturbed by human interaction. Besides, the tiny desk is not popular so that you don't need to reserve it. We all try to find our own positions here and there. No matter where you belong or where you are going, there is always a place in HKUST that we cherish. Options for reference: pavilion, bleachers, BBQ site...

One of many concerns I had before coming to HKUST was about having a roommate. I had shared my room with my sisters before, so sharing wasn't a problem. It was only that I would share it with someone you don't know at all, yet. The school didn't tell us who our roommates would be, so I wondered what my roommate would be like, and hoped that we would get along. On my first and second day at school, during the orientation period, I didn't get to see my roommate. I think it was on the third day that I found a note on my desk, with these words written on it: 'Hi, I am Teresa, your roommate for the coming semester. But I wouldn't be here until tomorrow. Call me if you need anything at ********. See you~ Love, Teresa.'

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love"-Mother Teresa This is my second bridge building trip with Wu Zhi Qiao(WZQ) which aims at building a bridge as a life saver that improves Villagers’ living . Compared to last time, this is again another unforgettable experience. 11 days of hard work in Mixia village was definitely physically demanding. Every day starts with a 30-minute walk along a muddy road for the crew, and then we arrive at the bridge building site. Without a moment to spare, we start fixing our wired boxes and filling it with stones. Although I have to admit carrying heavy stones and steel bars can be quite tiring, I feel it is worth it as our hard work can provide a safe bridge crossing for the villages.

28 Aug 2001 | UG Yr1 | Under the media spotlight with Prof. Chu Awesome! I talked to my University Principal and I am on the NEWSPAPER! It all happened by coincidence. Yesterday, I had just finished my Ocamp and was on the way home. When I was passing by the Atrium, I noticed a large crowd of reporters. I decided to get closer to the crowd simply out of curiosity and noticed a group of reporters interviewing our principal Prof. Chu. Since that was the first time I had ever met Prof. Chu so I tried to squeeze into the crowd so I could hear what he was saying.

"There was this cute girl named...," as made fun by friends is generally the beginning line of all my stories, but let us be serious here for a second. To describe a semester at HKUST, I will have to use the four letter word that our moms do not let us say a lot, but I am not going to do that. I will, however, say that every moment of it is worth leaving the comfort of home, because for every memory that is made, good or bad, sweet or bitter, there also is a story worth sharing. And there was actually this cute girl in my COMP class who was a total five letter word our dads do not let us call a girl with.

Have you ever wondered how the student organizations of the HKUST were started? Look at the smiles on the faces of these people. And as you scan towards the lower right corner, you will find out the print "91 12 14". Back then, the HKUST Students' Union Organising Committee (S.U.O.C.) was already in operation. Judging from their smiles, you will also find out back then, although we might not know how exactly to build a Students' Union from scratch, one thing that we were sure of, no matter what, with committed hearts, open minds, undaunted feet, and smiling faces, we'll get there. Who are the S.U.O.C.? S-miling faces U-ndaunted feet O-pen minds C-ommitted hearts. The HKUST Students' Union Organising Committee. Sands did build castle.

My name is Joel and I am graduated from HKUST BSc(Chem) 2002, I have started the greenskeeper career at 2002 in a golf course, and now the Grounds Manager of the Hong Kong Cricket Club. This is a very special job that I have never thought before I graduated. And this is a job very not common in Hong Kong. After few years of training, I am now the Grounds Manager of the Hong Kong Cricket Club. Looking after a cricket field and the lawn bowling green. In the time of the my training, I have been to different places for train. The countries Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and England. Those are very favourite places in the world of the game of the cricket. And also building a very strong knowledge in this career.