And so, I picked 32 as my first choice, and 33 as my second. Don't mind working more for more experience!
My third choice was at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. Dr. Gillian Khew got me interested in botany after her seminar on Molecular Phylogenetic analysis of two complexes in Paphiopedilum section Barbata. Here's what the internship offered:
About a week after I submitted my choices, I had thoughts of setting up a blog to document my internship. I thought it'll be nice if I could take a look back at my experiences at Reef Systems after I've completed my internship!
It wasn't until I got a call from Reef Systems before I bit the bullet and created this blog - thereafter on the 17th of September, dfisherii.blogspot.sg was born! It'll host all of my internship adventures and learning experiences from start till end!
It's simply amazing how everything went according to how Dr. Nevil had told me during my visit to NP's Open House back in 2010. I remember meeting Dr. Tan at the convection center and telling him about my interests in fish-keeping. He recommended MBIO over VBS and I felt weird about his recommendation, as I had always aimed for VBS since I did my 'N' Levels back in 2009. MBIO had never crossed my mind. Then, he directed me to LSCT and told me to look for an Indian man (Dr. Nevil). Upon arriving at LSCT, I quickly spotted Dr. Nevil and approached him. Just like Dr. Tan, he recommended MBIO over VBS. He talked about the module on Aquaculture & Marine Biology, the Final Year Project (where I would have the choice to work on an aquaculture related project - which is my Shrimp Breeding Project now!), and then continued to elaborate on the internship, where he told me about the opportunities to intern at aquaculture related companies. It was then, that I knew MBIO would be the course for me. Fast forward 3 years and here I am! :)
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