During this trip, I've met several people who owns a company or holds a high authority in the parliament/in the the field of business. Three of the people that i remember the best are Mr Douglas Foo, Mr Ong Tze Boon and Mr Ing. Ivo Gajdos.
Mr Douglas Foo is the founder and CEO of Sakae Sushi. Although I did not had much time to interact due to his packed schedule and a flight to catch after a business session, he had taught me that not all businessmen are demanding and some of them are actually friendly and looked forward to coaching students like us. Because of our short conversation, I had the encouragement to talk to other businessmen.
Mr Ong Tze Boon is the Chairman of Ong&Ong Group that specialised in integrating skilled architecture, clever interior design, creative environmental branding and sensitive landscape design. During one of the nights, he had a talk with the TP students and it was very inspiring. His speech had enlightened me to think differently instead of the usual ways.
Mr Ing. Ivo Gajdos is the Vice-President of Czech Management Association. Despite having such high authority, I could not feel any sense of arrogance when i spoke to him. We could not speak much due to the circumstance, however, i felt that it is a point that is worth learning.
I am impressed with the traffic culture. Although the road is very narrow, everyone could still travel fast and the public transports are not blocked. In both countries, the trams travel on the road with the tracks on the common road but the cars have no problem avoiding it and letting the public trams pass. When pedestrians cross the road, the cars would stop immediately for them. They seldom drive in fast speed too. In Singapore, everyone blocks the public buses and they would try to rush across before the pedestrians cross.
I am also impressed at the service at the supermarkets. They have self check-out machines in selected supermarkets. The most impressing thing is that most of the consumers do not take a bag to hold their stuffs despite buying a few things. Even if they do, the packing is done on their own instead of the cashier. I believe this is a good thing to be exercised in Singapore as it promotes our 3'R's and it would allow Singaporeans to be more independent.
After this trip, I dream to be a successful architecture designer specialising in Hotel and resort. Because of the places we have visited and the hotels we have stayed in, I believe it is very inspiring. I have seen many kind of buildings in different cities and it is very impressing, especially the castle in Prague. I think that if a hotel/resort can fuse in such designs, it would make the consumers feel like a royalty when they stay in.
Soh Qian Hui
1104943D
Dip. in Integrated Facility Management
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