JUST TRY YOUR BEST AND SEE WHAT YOU GET
Write first Python lines
At Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, I picked up my first programming language from an online course. But programming is not that special to me that time. It is attractive, but no intuitive.
Pick up C and Frontend
At APTECH, I designed my first frontend static app using AngularJS and jQuery. I was very stressed, I didn't like it.
Awarded Women in Tech Scholarship by RMIT University Vietnam
Decide to Apply for NUS Computer Science
I was craving for a more challenging environment ... and I got what I wanted.
Most of the time in my Year 1, I almost got Median. I found it difficult to understand content while peers did it easily.
Start a new hobby, out of CS,
It tooks me 2 weeks to self-learn to glide on my skates. I appreciate every step. The more I tried, the more I understood myself.
I also picked up swimming as I stayed in Eusoff Hall. Just for fun. First time, I couldn't even finish 50m, I was almost drowned. I practised every week, leant from Youtube.
I attended Inter-Hall Game and got 3rd prize.
My grades improved.
I got my first A's for Software Engineering and Database Systems.
This time I fully know I got here. Not anyhow doing.
Work with AI Agents at Cyber Sierra
I did a 6-month internship at Cyber Sierra as Backend Engineer. I learned AI technologies and built workflow automation as well as agents
My first in-person hackthon: Hack & Roll
Build a RAG agent
The agent classifies an input item to corresponding Harmonized System Codes (HS-Code), based on the Singapore Trade Classification, Customs, and Excise Duties 2022