Dr Henry Lee

Yesterday was Friday, and as usual Daryl and I had Forensic Science Lecture at night. Forensic Science lectures are always full-house even though it's the only lecture held at night from 7 to 10pm.

Last night, we had Dr Henry Lee with us, the world famous number 1 forensic scientist. He came in with a whole gorup of people, and even police officers from CID came to crash our lectures just to sit in and hear him speak. Prof Stella Tan then told us that he actually rejected an invitation by the China government to attend a commissioner ceremony, just to come to Singapore to give us this 3 hour lecture. Oh and he's paid 10,000 USD for each hour by NUS omg! Bidding so much for this module is really worth it, with a big-shot guest lecturer almost every single week.

And so when he entered the lecture theatre from the front, the applause from 400 of us was almost like a standing ovation.

Then, just minutes into the lecture proper, I realised I was sitting in a lecture by such a great speaker and inspirational figure. Every few minutes he would say something that tickles all of us and sends laughter across the whole LT. He's so full of humour, so eloquent, so convincing and most importantly so inspirational.

Dr Henry Lee was born in China, and he grew up in a family of 14... 13 siblings including himself + his mother who single-handedly raised up the 13 kids as his father died when he was 4. His grades in high school weren't great but later in his life when he did his PhD in forensics, he completed the PhD in 1 year! And in this 50 years of experience in the forensic science field he has been invited by more than 40 countries around the world to crack countless homicide cases.

Indeed, There is no upper limit to what individuals are capable of doing with their mind. There is no age limit that bars them from the beginning. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome if they persist and believe.

So... mm and nn, press on! for a levels and medical school respectively.


and HAPPY MID-AUTUMN everyone! :)

PS: here's a tip from a friend - u can buy mooncakes tomorrow because some shops with alot of leftover mooncakes will sell them at much lower prices to clear them as the occasion is over.