- Iteration-Mixed Reality Rehabilitation Activities for Elderly with Dementia — Founder (2021-present)
- APICTA & HKICT Award — Winner (2022)
- 18th HK Artistic Swimming Open Competition — 1st Runner-up(Team) & 2nd Runner-up(Duet) (2022)
- 3rd Runner-up London Classical Music Competition & True Colours Orchestra — the 1st Violinist (2021-present)
- GSIS — IGCSE Straight A across all subjects, Senior House Captain, Prefect, Co-Leader of Biomed Club (2022)
Searching “outstanding” on Google produces over 1 billion different results. This means that in a population of 8 billion, everyone has a chance to live in their own “outstanding” way. My path began with my interests and hobbies, and persevering through any challenges that may come my way.
At a young age, I had already fallen in love with the violin. This age was, however, “not young enough”. During my first lesson, my teacher told me, “Kids these days are starting at 3 years old, you’re starting too late!” With my passion and persistent practice, I achieved Distinction in my ATCL Exam at 11 years old. Today, I play with the True Colors Symphony, an all-inclusive orchestra for the differently abled, to unwind after a stressful exam season. Similarly, I started synchronized swimming at age 11. I couldn’t even do the splits, while others my age had already gone on 3 or 4 international competitions. Yet, I trained hard 5 times a week, stretching every day, and passed the Annual Assessment to join the Hong Kong National Team. After 5 years of training and 1000 synchronized movements with my teammates later, I do not regret a single second of it.
When both my grandmothers were diagnosed with Dementia, I realized “outstanding” could not be limited to simply my hobbies. The pandemic prohibited them from visiting care centers for therapy, hence I self-learned coding to develop a Mixed Reality application so that they can receive care at home. The process was tedious and challenging, but we made it through competitions, gaining recognition and acknowledgment from professors and professional caretakers. Other than participating in competitions and interning at HKU’s Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Centre, I also contacted 20 Dementia Care Centers in Hong Kong to test my prototype as a pilot. Out of all these emails, only 1 replied to me, thus began my visits to the Society of the Aged HK to give back to society and provide elderly Dementia patients with a MR rehabilitation application.
My learning journey was not smooth the whole way – despite needing to navigate through the challenges of self-learning 3D modeling and VR development, I was proud to be one of the 4% of girls in HK STEM. With my interests and confidence, no matter our age, gender, or what we do, carrying the mindset of determination and perseverance to contribute to our community is the best definition of “outstanding”.