let me tell you a little story a story about how I discovered that all my
about how I discovered that all my
about how I discovered that all my random interests actually connected to
random interests actually connected to
random interests actually connected to each other I started off my childhood
each other I started off my childhood
each other I started off my childhood like many of you here today having had
like many of you here today having had
like many of you here today having had the opportunity to do so many things
the opportunity to do so many things
the opportunity to do so many things both within the school curriculum and in
both within the school curriculum and in
both within the school curriculum and in my own time through the extracurricular
my own time through the extracurricular
my own time through the extracurricular activities I do and the tutoring I get
activities I do and the tutoring I get
activities I do and the tutoring I get of course I wasn’t very good at
of course I wasn’t very good at
of course I wasn’t very good at everything I did well in Thai and
everything I did well in Thai and
everything I did well in Thai and terribly in any kind of sports I touch
terribly in any kind of sports I touch
terribly in any kind of sports I touch but they’re still having two extra
but they’re still having two extra
but they’re still having two extra curriculars lining up for me after a
curriculars lining up for me after a
curriculars lining up for me after a long day of school was not uncommon and
long day of school was not uncommon and
long day of school was not uncommon and sometimes I’ll feel tired and wonder why
sometimes I’ll feel tired and wonder why
sometimes I’ll feel tired and wonder why I had to be doing so many things but I’d
I had to be doing so many things but I’d
I had to be doing so many things but I’d be another day it didn’t really matter
be another day it didn’t really matter
be another day it didn’t really matter to me because I like them all faster in
to me because I like them all faster in
to me because I like them all faster in a few years tr9 I can remember the day
a few years tr9 I can remember the day
a few years tr9 I can remember the day when I sat down at my table I’m a former
when I sat down at my table I’m a former
when I sat down at my table I’m a former teacher I came passing us these forms it
teacher I came passing us these forms it
teacher I came passing us these forms it was a subject options for once the forum
was a subject options for once the forum
was a subject options for once the forum was filled we will have chosen only five
was filled we will have chosen only five
was filled we will have chosen only five subjects beyond the core they’ll play a
subjects beyond the core they’ll play a
subjects beyond the core they’ll play a major role in dictating our future
major role in dictating our future
major role in dictating our future pathway but I liked all the subjects and
pathway but I liked all the subjects and
pathway but I liked all the subjects and I thought of having to this continue my
I thought of having to this continue my
I thought of having to this continue my studies and some of them was
studies and some of them was
studies and some of them was heartbreaking but then I realized that
heartbreaking but then I realized that
heartbreaking but then I realized that the sixth period paradise lots we have
the sixth period paradise lots we have
the sixth period paradise lots we have in school only part of what it needs to
in school only part of what it needs to
in school only part of what it needs to be me so I decided to join all these
be me so I decided to join all these
be me so I decided to join all these after-school activities in order to fill
after-school activities in order to fill
after-school activities in order to fill in the void and help develop broad
in the void and help develop broad
in the void and help develop broad perspectives
perspectives
perspectives I spoke down the long list of school
I spoke down the long list of school
I spoke down the long list of school activities and finalize my toys Esquire
activities and finalize my toys Esquire
activities and finalize my toys Esquire since I enjoyed music and the world
since I enjoyed music and the world
since I enjoyed music and the world Scholars cup an academic competition
Scholars cup an academic competition
Scholars cup an academic competition consisting of two quiz time challenges a
consisting of two quiz time challenges a
consisting of two quiz time challenges a debate and a persuasive essay but what I
debate and a persuasive essay but what I
debate and a persuasive essay but what I discovered for joining in these
discovered for joining in these
discovered for joining in these activities was that learning isn’t about
activities was that learning isn’t about
activities was that learning isn’t about filling in the voids but rather about
filling in the voids but rather about
filling in the voids but rather about finding the connections between each
finding the connections between each
finding the connections between each discipline let me give you a few
discipline let me give you a few
discipline let me give you a few examples the word skull has come as an
examples the word skull has come as an
examples the word skull has come as an academic competition which encourages us
academic competition which encourages us
academic competition which encourages us to study subjects beyond the syllabus
to study subjects beyond the syllabus
to study subjects beyond the syllabus these are topics like revolutions a
these are topics like revolutions a
these are topics like revolutions a symbolic piece of art superheroes or
symbolic piece of art superheroes or
symbolic piece of art superheroes or concepts such as Hyperion see through
concepts such as Hyperion see through
concepts such as Hyperion see through the debate sa side of things I was able
the debate sa side of things I was able
the debate sa side of things I was able to utilize skills I learned through the
to utilize skills I learned through the
to utilize skills I learned through the mascots at school in the lodging forming
mascots at school in the lodging forming
mascots at school in the lodging forming my arguments but also more directly
my arguments but also more directly
my arguments but also more directly English in delivery of my speeches
English in delivery of my speeches
English in delivery of my speeches moreover the underlying evidence from my
moreover the underlying evidence from my
moreover the underlying evidence from my argument well often ideas I was exposed
argument well often ideas I was exposed
argument well often ideas I was exposed to in classes like science history and
to in classes like science history and
to in classes like science history and economics later on and move on to a more
economics later on and move on to a more
economics later on and move on to a more formal version of debate Model United
formal version of debate Model United
formal version of debate Model United Nations Model United Nations or mu and
Nations Model United Nations or mu and
Nations Model United Nations or mu and for short is like the world scholars in
for short is like the world scholars in
for short is like the world scholars in terms of the breadth of subject but puts
terms of the breadth of subject but puts
terms of the breadth of subject but puts a more political twist to it the main
a more political twist to it the main
a more political twist to it the main objective of MU n is to represent the
objective of MU n is to represent the
objective of MU n is to represent the country and informed debating solutions
country and informed debating solutions
country and informed debating solutions to global issues what I found out was
to global issues what I found out was
to global issues what I found out was that the solutions that were rotated the
that the solutions that were rotated the
that the solutions that were rotated the best ones we’re the ones that took into
best ones we’re the ones that took into
best ones we’re the ones that took into account various perspectives ranging
account various perspectives ranging
account various perspectives ranging from international relations politics
from international relations politics
from international relations politics science the environment history all
science the environment history all
science the environment history all these and the list goes on they were all
these and the list goes on they were all
these and the list goes on they were all present in there both world scholars
present in there both world scholars
present in there both world scholars come on in and mu n made me realize not
come on in and mu n made me realize not
come on in and mu n made me realize not just how interconnected things are but
just how interconnected things are but
just how interconnected things are but the importance of them being connected
the importance of them being connected
the importance of them being connected now have you ever played a string
now have you ever played a string
now have you ever played a string instrument where you just touch it on
instrument where you just touch it on
instrument where you just touch it on press on the string and it gives you a
press on the string and it gives you a
press on the string and it gives you a nitro cell I tried this / so my sisters
nitro cell I tried this / so my sisters
nitro cell I tried this / so my sisters guitar and then a few years later my
guitar and then a few years later my
guitar and then a few years later my cello and still found it super cool the
cello and still found it super cool the
cello and still found it super cool the technical term for that is harmonics
technical term for that is harmonics
technical term for that is harmonics later on in physics class I discovered
later on in physics class I discovered
later on in physics class I discovered the underlying reason as to why
the underlying reason as to why
the underlying reason as to why harmonics has me certain distances from
harmonics has me certain distances from
harmonics has me certain distances from the fixed point on the string or the
the fixed point on the string or the
the fixed point on the string or the fixed point to my physics teacher would
fixed point to my physics teacher would
fixed point to my physics teacher would call notes music and physics subtext is
call notes music and physics subtext is
call notes music and physics subtext is used to seem so distant to me well
used to seem so distant to me well
used to seem so distant to me well actually entangled with each other on
actually entangled with each other on
actually entangled with each other on the fundament
the fundament
the fundament until my childhood question of why we
until my childhood question of why we
until my childhood question of why we had to do and learn so many things
had to do and learn so many things
had to do and learn so many things sometimes we learned something to
sometimes we learned something to
sometimes we learned something to explain another here’s another example
explain another here’s another example
explain another here’s another example sitting here on stage is my back race I
sitting here on stage is my back race I
sitting here on stage is my back race I have scoliosis which means that my spine
have scoliosis which means that my spine
have scoliosis which means that my spine is curved and my curve happens to be in
is curved and my curve happens to be in
is curved and my curve happens to be in an S shape the doctor recommended me to
an S shape the doctor recommended me to
an S shape the doctor recommended me to wear this plastic cage in order to help
wear this plastic cage in order to help
wear this plastic cage in order to help my spine stop curving further but also
my spine stop curving further but also
my spine stop curving further but also which will also help me avoid a big
which will also help me avoid a big
which will also help me avoid a big surgery
surgery
surgery this is creating using design and
this is creating using design and
this is creating using design and technology skills in the making with the
technology skills in the making with the
technology skills in the making with the material science behind the scene as
material science behind the scene as
material science behind the scene as well as biology forming the basis of
well as biology forming the basis of
well as biology forming the basis of healthcare treatments like this would
healthcare treatments like this would
healthcare treatments like this would have occurred if no-one ever cared to
have occurred if no-one ever cared to
have occurred if no-one ever cared to put chemistry and physics together with
put chemistry and physics together with
put chemistry and physics together with the are not sculpting plastic into the
the are not sculpting plastic into the
the are not sculpting plastic into the shape of someone’s body it seems
shape of someone’s body it seems
shape of someone’s body it seems intuitive right and I agree it is I
intuitive right and I agree it is I
intuitive right and I agree it is I believe that by human nature we are all
believe that by human nature we are all
believe that by human nature we are all predisposed to being connected they each
predisposed to being connected they each
predisposed to being connected they each discipline together when I was young my
discipline together when I was young my
discipline together when I was young my teacher would give me a spelling
teacher would give me a spelling
teacher would give me a spelling assignment by making us draw out the
assignment by making us draw out the
assignment by making us draw out the words in bubble writing
words in bubble writing
words in bubble writing interdisciplinary and engagement right
interdisciplinary and engagement right
interdisciplinary and engagement right but as we grow older and the content
but as we grow older and the content
but as we grow older and the content gets more advanced it’s nearly
gets more advanced it’s nearly
gets more advanced it’s nearly impossible to be learning things that
impossible to be learning things that
impossible to be learning things that way with the time we have so why do you
way with the time we have so why do you
way with the time we have so why do you think we do is we specialize something
think we do is we specialize something
think we do is we specialize something like this pyramid here but what I think
like this pyramid here but what I think
like this pyramid here but what I think it would be better to aim for it’s a
it would be better to aim for it’s a
it would be better to aim for it’s a scenario where we have broad background
scenario where we have broad background
scenario where we have broad background knowledge on different disciplines
knowledge on different disciplines
knowledge on different disciplines something like this where this would
something like this where this would
something like this where this would enable us not only to specialize but
enable us not only to specialize but
enable us not only to specialize but also to have ideas and some kind of
also to have ideas and some kind of
also to have ideas and some kind of basic knowledge and other disciplines
basic knowledge and other disciplines
basic knowledge and other disciplines waiting to be connected with the
waiting to be connected with the
waiting to be connected with the specialists in those areas I think this
specialists in those areas I think this
specialists in those areas I think this will help us innovate and find better
will help us innovate and find better
will help us innovate and find better solutions now this next part probably
solutions now this next part probably
solutions now this next part probably sounds a bit cliche but I think it’s a
sounds a bit cliche but I think it’s a
sounds a bit cliche but I think it’s a good image to have in your mind to me
good image to have in your mind to me
good image to have in your mind to me each subject skill or discipline is like
each subject skill or discipline is like
each subject skill or discipline is like a start some maybe bigger
a start some maybe bigger
a start some maybe bigger some newer some brighter but at the end
some newer some brighter but at the end
some newer some brighter but at the end of the day the beauty is when you can
of the day the beauty is when you can
of the day the beauty is when you can join all these distant and seemingly
join all these distant and seemingly
join all these distant and seemingly unrelated stars into a beautiful
unrelated stars into a beautiful
unrelated stars into a beautiful constellation here’s the biology
constellation here’s the biology
constellation here’s the biology constellation biology is definitely
constellation biology is definitely
constellation biology is definitely created by different disciplines for
created by different disciplines for
created by different disciplines for example the two sciences chemistry used
example the two sciences chemistry used
example the two sciences chemistry used to explain the different bodily
to explain the different bodily
to explain the different bodily reactions while physics press the
reactions while physics press the
reactions while physics press the explaining the different pressures in
explaining the different pressures in
explaining the different pressures in the chambers of the heart English is
the chambers of the heart English is
the chambers of the heart English is used in report writing well math is
used in report writing well math is
used in report writing well math is obviously used in the calculations and
obviously used in the calculations and
obviously used in the calculations and hard to make sure that the diagram sweet
hard to make sure that the diagram sweet
hard to make sure that the diagram sweet wrong biology microplates the one I have
wrong biology microplates the one I have
wrong biology microplates the one I have here when I go test on connections for
here when I go test on connections for
here when I go test on connections for me biology I felt that I had to focus in
me biology I felt that I had to focus in
me biology I felt that I had to focus in all my other subjects in order to do
all my other subjects in order to do
all my other subjects in order to do well in biology as well but I believe
well in biology as well but I believe
well in biology as well but I believe that this extends not only to other
that this extends not only to other
that this extends not only to other subjects but also into the extra
subjects but also into the extra
subjects but also into the extra peripheral route one of my hobbies is
peripheral route one of my hobbies is
peripheral route one of my hobbies is some writing
some writing
some writing I read songs in Thai and sometimes my
I read songs in Thai and sometimes my
I read songs in Thai and sometimes my own tunes as well so my Thai star has
own tunes as well so my Thai star has
own tunes as well so my Thai star has suddenly part of this constellation and
suddenly part of this constellation and
suddenly part of this constellation and has her mind previous example music and
has her mind previous example music and
has her mind previous example music and physics but it doesn’t just stop here
physics but it doesn’t just stop here
physics but it doesn’t just stop here take this t-shirt for example I designed
take this t-shirt for example I designed
take this t-shirt for example I designed this t-shirt friend event where my
this t-shirt friend event where my
this t-shirt friend event where my songwriting friends and I and my family
songwriting friends and I and my family
songwriting friends and I and my family went to the old people’s home to make
went to the old people’s home to make
went to the old people’s home to make music as I spin off from my hobby of
music as I spin off from my hobby of
music as I spin off from my hobby of songwriting I was able to practice my
songwriting I was able to practice my
songwriting I was able to practice my design skills so now design could be a
design skills so now design could be a
design skills so now design could be a part of this constellation as well being
part of this constellation as well being
part of this constellation as well being able to spot all these constellations
able to spot all these constellations
able to spot all these constellations gave me lots of opportunities it meant
gave me lots of opportunities it meant
gave me lots of opportunities it meant it motivated me to read more about the
it motivated me to read more about the
it motivated me to read more about the world and find out more about others
world and find out more about others
world and find out more about others this gave me background knowledge and
this gave me background knowledge and
this gave me background knowledge and the confidence to talk to many more
the confidence to talk to many more
the confidence to talk to many more people I never had been hurt to talk to
people I never had been hurt to talk to
people I never had been hurt to talk to when I didn’t know the background
when I didn’t know the background
when I didn’t know the background knowledge and the subjects of their
knowledge and the subjects of their
knowledge and the subjects of their interest i transformed from a shy and
interest i transformed from a shy and
interest i transformed from a shy and quiet child to someone with a larger
quiet child to someone with a larger
quiet child to someone with a larger network of friends and I ever dreamed of
network of friends and I ever dreamed of
network of friends and I ever dreamed of and I enjoyed learning all the subjects
and I enjoyed learning all the subjects
and I enjoyed learning all the subjects even more because no subject was ever
even more because no subject was ever
even more because no subject was ever useless or impacted
useless or impacted
useless or impacted anymore because I know that at the end
anymore because I know that at the end
anymore because I know that at the end of the day all these subjects can be
of the day all these subjects can be
of the day all these subjects can be pulled together in an interdisciplinary
pulled together in an interdisciplinary
pulled together in an interdisciplinary way in my educational journey and learn
way in my educational journey and learn
way in my educational journey and learn to as dance my telescope into a constant
to as dance my telescope into a constant
to as dance my telescope into a constant into a perspective that enables me to
into a perspective that enables me to
into a perspective that enables me to see so many beautiful constellations it
see so many beautiful constellations it
see so many beautiful constellations it is now up to you to adjust yours
is now up to you to adjust yours
is now up to you to adjust yours and tell us of the constellations you
and tell us of the constellations you
and tell us of the constellations you see thank you
see thank you
see thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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