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Critical Reflection

Since the start of this module, I did not have any expectations on this module as I thought that this is just one of those other side subjects to take like how it was back in my Polytechnic days. However, after weeks of attending this class, I realize how impactful and important this module is in teaching me ways on how to interact and build up my confidence in my language. At the very beginning, I was a bad presenter and my writing skills is not as good as it needs to be in the real world. Whenever I have to present I will always lose my train of thought or I would get panic when I forgot my lines. Nevertheless, with the help of my friends and the guidance of Professor Brad, I learn to always keep calm, take a breather, and learn to pause at certain timing. Despite taking in all the advice and positive criticism, I feel like there are more rooms for me to improve on my communicating skills, be it in front of an audience or in front of the camera. This module has also changed the way I
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Report Introduction Draft 1

Implementation of centralized home fire  defense system in residential housing.  1.0 Introduction This report provides innovative solutions in response to the call for implementations and provides the improvements that could be made to the current HFAD system in Singapore's residential housing.  1.1 Background Singapore, a tiny country that is home to approximately about 5-6 million people, is also one of the most densely populated countries in the world. With that, public housing has become one of the special icons of Singapore. With more than 1 million flats across 24 towns and 3 estates, the Singapore brand of public housing is uniquely different compared to other countries (Housing Development Board (HDB), 2020). However, in recent years, fire outbreaks in these public homes are common and on the rise. As these public housing spells home to about 80% of Singapore’s resident population, it will be a major concern towards their safety within the flats (HDB, 2020). For the past 2
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Introducing Newoil - Summary and Readers Response Draft 3 (Finale)

The article “Parliament: Singapore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel” by Liu (2020), illustrates future and existing recycling plans for Singapore. As stated, Newoil is a process in which plastic waste is chemically reduced into pyrolysis oil, resulting in an increase in the recycling rate of plastic waste which sequentially helps us achieve sustainability demands. Currently, National Environment Agency (NEA) has reimbursed money to citizens for recycling beverage containers to encourage Singaporeans to recycle. In July 2020, NEA requires large companies to record the amount of plastic used for packaging. NEA also introduced Newsand, a project used to incinerate general waste to form ash and slag and then reusing it for construction. Additionally, e-waste is a rising factor in the economy. Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Health and the Environment and Water Resources, mentions in the article that by 2022, Singapore will have three operati
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Introducing Newoil - Summary and Readers Response Draft 2

The article “Parliament: Singapore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel” by Vanessa Liu (2020), illustrates future and existing recycling plans for Singapore. As stated, Newoil is a process in which plastic waste is chemically reduced into pyrolysis oil, resulting in an increase in the recycling rate of plastic waste which sequentially helps us achieve sustainability demands. Currently, National Environment Agency (NEA) has reimbursed money to citizens for recycling beverage containers to encourage Singaporeans to recycle. In July 2020, NEA requires large companies to record the amount of plastic used for packaging. NEA also introduced Newsand, a project used to incinerate general waste to form ash and slag and then reusing it for construction. Additionally, e-waste is a rising factor in the economy. Dr Khor mentions in the article that by 2022, Singapore will have three operational facilities that can undertake more than 50,000 tonnes of e-waste a
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Introducing Newoil - Summary and Readers Response Draft 1

The article “Parliament: Singapore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel” by Vanessa Liu (2020), illustrates future and existing recycling plans for Singapore. As stated, Newoil is a process in which plastic waste is chemically reduced into pyrolysis oil, resulting in less petroleum consumption which sequentially helps us achieve sustainability demands. Currently, National Environment Agency (NEA) has reimbursed money to citizens for recycling beverage containers to encourage Singaporeans to recycle. In July, NEA keeps records of the amount of packaging used to help them reduce packaging waste. NEA also introduced Newsand, a project used to incinerate general waste to form ash and slag and then reusing it for construction. Additionally, e-waste is a rising factor in the economy. By 2022, Singapore will have three operational facilities that can undertake more than 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. Another factor lies in large areas of food enterpri
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Summary: Draft 2

The article “Parliament: Singapore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel” by Vanessa Liu (2020), illustrates future and existing recycling plans for Singapore. As stated, Newoil is a process in which plastic waste is chemically reduced into pyrolysis oil, resulting in less petroleum consumption which sequentially helps us achieve sustainability demands. Currently, National Environment Agency (NEA) has reimbursed money to citizens for recycling beverage containers to encourage Singaporeans to recycle. In July, NEA keeps records of the amount of packaging used to help them reduce packaging waste. NEA also introduced Newsand, a project used to incinerate general waste to form ash and slag and then reusing it for construction. Additionally, e-waste is a rising factor in the economy. By 2022, Singapore will have three operational facilities that can undertake more than 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. Another factor lies in large areas of food enterpri
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Summary: Draft 1

The article “Parliament: Singapore looks to create Newoil by transforming waste plastic into alternative fuel” by Vanessa Liu (2020), illustrates future and existing recycling plans for Singapore. Singapore is implementing Newoil, which uses plastic waste to chemically reduce into pyrolysis oil. This will result in less petroleum consumption which sequentially helps us achieve sustainability demands. Currently, NEA has reimbursed money to citizens for recycling beverage containers to encourage Singaporeans to recycle. In July, NEA keeps records of the amount of packaging used to help them reduce packaging waste. NEA also introduced Newsand, a project used to incinerate general waste to form ash and slag and then reusing it for construction. Additionally, e-waste is a rising factor in the economy. By 2022, Singapore will have three operational facilities that can undertake more than 50,000 tonnes of e-waste annually. Another factor lies in large areas of food enterprises. Approaching 20
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