Four years, four threads — learning how technology works, building apps people use, leading on the Peer Support Board, and dancing on stage. Each section below traces one identity from the title and how it grew, year by year.
The first word in the title — where free courses, coding competitions, and Capture the Flag events turned general curiosity into a direction.
I became a passionate learner through computing: a Cisco course I didn't have to take, then certifications, international coding rounds with Singapore Schools, and my first CTFs. Every certificate below is part of the same story — learning technology because I want to understand it, not just pass a module, and finding in cybersecurity something I want to do for real.
The second identity in the title — four years from my first SwiftUI button to co-founding KLAAG and putting Xuemi in classrooms across Singapore.
I became an app developer through SST Inc. and KLAAG: two languages, two published apps, and a company I help run as Chief Marketing Officer. Xuemi started as a school project and is now in classrooms nationwide — from learning my first "if" statement to pitching at MOE, visiting the Apple office, and meeting engineers at Fortinet and Oracle. This is the thread that turned learning into software people actually use.
The third identity in the title — from plating bento at a badge ceremony to running orientation for an entire cohort.
Peer support leader is less about any single event and more about showing up consistently: badge ceremonies, check-ins, camps, and Orientation 2026, when I coordinated every subcommittee while still being the person new Sec 1s could come to with questions. Leadership here means patience and presence — the same qualities the title points to when it says leader, not manager.
The fourth identity in the title — the part of my week that's purely about expression, discipline, and performing.
Dance enthusiast is where everything else switches off. Across four years that's meant SYF distinctions, a Gold at Super 24, a team spot at the Lion City Dance Convention, and choreographing my own piece for SST's 16th birthday. Tryouts and taped-off stages taught me discipline; performing in front of judges and alumni taught me to enjoy it — the enthusiast in the title, not just the participant.
Recognition across all four identities in the title — the apps shipped, the security earned, the leadership awarded, and the press that followed.
Built and published during the Swift Accelerator Programme, a full-year course preparing students to ship real iOS apps.
Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service, recognising leadership and contributions to the school.
Completed independently on NetAcad, scoring above 70%, the course that first sparked an interest in cybersecurity.
Passed the Cisco course led by a Republic Polytechnic lecturer with over 70%, after revising slides, videos, and section quizzes at home.
Presented Xuemi to the Curriculum Planning & Development Division, building a connection over LinkedIn and email to access syllabus materials nationwide.
A second EAGLES award, earned through leading events and projects, the foundation for stepping into the Vice-Chairperson role.
KLAAG was interviewed on AI usage. Our stance: AI for debugging and support, never for generating the application's code itself.
Learned the basics of Capture the Flag competitions and placed in the top 12, advancing to the Central CTF (CCTF).
Competed in individual and team CTF events for the first time at this scale, learning unfamiliar tools on the fly along the way.