04/06/05

Being the second youngest in the family of nine, allowed me to get away from loads of family responsibilities. I come from an average income family and was also an average student at school. Towards the end of my secondary school , I was introduced to a Youth Drama club sparked by a group of youngsters to stage plays in Singapore. Without any prior theatre or acting experience I walked into the theatre world as an amateur artiste. After 15 years and being one of founding member of first Tamil Theatre Society, Ravindran Drama Group in Singapore had widen my repertoire from a theatre practitioner as well as a National Television Artiste. Working for the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave me the privileged to travel to different countries and widen my views about different cultures, societies and people. With the advice of my mentor, the then Singapore High Commissioner, K Kesavapany, I decided to continue my studies. Starting with an undergraduate Computing program and later switching to Psychology where my passion lies was a crucial decision I had to take. Discovering the capabilities of my potentials through counselling has deepen my passion of becoming a guidance counsellor for young adults in the future. Therefore, my journey of attaining  Educational studies and moving along the pathway of becoming a student counsellor would be my next 5 year plan. I am planning to amalgamation of counselling theories with dramatic elements to educate as well as to be a guide for our younger generation to make their own decisions and take responsibility for their growth. So as the journey to achieve my goal continues, I would like to thank my family, mentor, friends and fellow colleagues who had made this journey till now a possible.

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