One Life Experience

Dear my friends,

2016-03-20

The performance may be reduced due to the high relative humidity in the damp night. However, I feel that it’s not a big deal since I have learnt how to make a wisdom decision as a pilot point of view – of coz,  I start from “ab initio” – there are much worth for learning beyond my imagination.

Tonight, I have just attended the departure briefing in the Hong Kong Aviation Club with my group-mates and two mentors. Well, time is passing fast. I cannot remember what I was doing last year at the exactly night, but I do want to refresh my memory in the future by the method of typing a blog.

The only memory from my mind is that I felt dis-orientation in the past – that is vital for any pilot. Yup! Now, everything in my life can be related to aviation – from my work, my friends, my ornament on the deck and even my wallpaper.

Well, Tommy Kwan, what do you want to be now? The answer is simply! What do you want to be in the future? The answer is apparent as well!

In the past, Now, In the future

Before 2011, I was just like other typical Hong Kong students, studying in the Primary school, Secondary school and then participated in the HKCEE and HKALE. After that, I chose to go to Taiwan for my Bachelor Degree Program in Molecular Sci and Eng. At the first day when I took the airplane to my mother-school that in Taipei, I made a self-promise – I need to make full use of the four year to improve myself. I wanted to be the forensic specialist in the past. However, the curriculum in my faculty is based on material-engineering. Perhaps some may have question about if it is my first-choice or if I had planned to choose my desire subject in the university. I do had thought about the question. However, there were various factors that I choose to go to Taiwan for the major subject. Subject, Location, and Budget were all be considered. The action was taken after the overall evaluation.  My uncle was studied in Taiwan when he was young, after listen to his story,  as a non-travel experience Hong Kong children, I do really want to explore the world – how is the world? Why teacher said that the world is circle? (of coz not! It is oval~ XD) Back to my option why I choice to Taiwan. Well, Taiwan people are using Traditional Chinese by means that I do not need to worry about the language! In terms of location, it is just located at the north of Hong Kong approximately 700 km (equal to 700 x 1.852 NM).  As for the airline ticket, it cost 1800 to 3000 HKD, my parent can afford it. Okay!  Go  or not decision – GO! What I need to to? Prepare for the examination!  So happy that I entered a decent university although it is not my first-choice.

In the first year of my university life, I joined a seminar that hold by the ASUS, a prestige brand that I have heard when I was a children still living in Hong Kong. I learned an International student origination, through that origination, I obtained various team work experience in the Marketing and Communication Department. Also, I had a fabulous, impressive exchange experience to the Moldova, a place in the Eastern Europe, South of the Ukraine and adjacent to the Romania.  Have to say that, I was always reminding myself  that I needed to broaden my horizon, play as a good team player while it did not relief my responsibility as a student. Therefore, I quit the group and be focus on my subjects.

Despite of my leaving, I had found that I do really want to make friend with various people with different culture background. My philosophy about everything is simply: Everything in the world has its pros and cons. I realize the dark side while I respect on it.

Happy time is passing fast always. after I made few more trips, one exchange and two for travelling. I had to be serious on my final project. Go or not decision again – Indeed, I had two choice, either doing experience or doing review on others essay. Again, after overall evaluation, I chose the later one. Two reasons drive me to do so, the first one is that I have found that I am interest in aviation, the second factor is that I don’t want to waste the resource that provide by my professor. Therefore, I discussed with she as well as received the approval and supporting from she.

At that time, I was starting to find if any method to learn about aviation. Perhaps the number of solution is usually more than difficulty. I noticed two courses about the Private Pilot License. One is operated by HKU Space and a private training center. An other is hold by the HKAC.

In the Aug of 2015, I came back to Hong Kong and stated to find a job. Eventually, I am working in a IT team at the daytime while I am a student pilot at the nighttime.

Why I am working in the IT team?
One of my hobby is the Science of Computer, this hobby should be tracing back to my life in the secondary school. I do remember that I was growing in a traditional family – father is a little conservative and mother is devotion-type of woman. What I am going to point out is that – I have had the Internet access at home since the first year in the Secondary school. After the first time I saw some websites like: Yahoo, HTC… Wow, how can the designer make it? Perhaps my curiosity always driving me to find the answer. I asked my mum to help me paying the tuition for a website and programming course in a private training center. After that course, I had recognized that I need more training about how to maintain a server, at least how to deploy the APACHE server. Therefore, I joined one more course about Linux. Yes, if it is a interview, I am answering nothing…Tommy, Plz listen to the question! In fact, I am just writing what I want to. Okay, back to the question – simply – Passion v.s  Reality

I am interest in the field as well as I want to make it to be my profession! Having to say that – Passion is not enough because I need to fulfill the requirement, both the aptitude and personality. The last thing is suitable for everyone and every position – sustain our life! For me, I do not need to be a rich people. Money is not my main concern for a job. On the other hand, I do want to do what I want to.

What I want to be pilot?

Simply – Professional – Taking about safety safety and safety!

Well… What I need to do now is going to chat with the future pilot in my dream! I do hope that I can type more in the coming trip – that’s my style~