Hi, my name is Dominic Chu. I was born in Hong Kong(once a British colony and now part of PRC upon the hand over on July 1, 1997).

My school days

I am educated at Ying Wa College, one of the oldest Anglo-Chinese secondary school in Hong Kong. Since my primary school days I had been obsessed in computers and my first one was actually a 'palmtop' - Casio PB110 from which I picked up my first computer language - BASIC. I took my first computer subject at secondary 4, when most of my classmates bought IBM PCs to do their home work, I turned to Apple IIe instead, given its low cost and availability of cheap hardware/softwares at that time.

My interests in computing never stop and I took my degree course in Computer Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I enjoyed my four years of studies in the Department of Computer Science(now Department of Computer Science and Engineering). While the courses were conducted mostly in English, we did pick up computer terminology in Chinese. Our Chinese background is so strong that the fact even my final year project is computer speech recognition for Cantonese.

In July 1998 I just started my 2-year part-time programme of MSc (Info. Studies) at NTU School of SAS. So good to be back to school(So much homework and reading to do, too)! Come to take a look at my assigments - A report on Internet & Crime and A Practical Guide to Marketing.

July 1999 -- Time really flies and I have already completed the first year of my MSc programme. I did spend some effort on assignments like:

Compare and contrast the essential features of the DB/Text and dtSearch software
Compare and contrast the essential features of the dtSearch software and HotBot
Are present accounting information systems good enough?
Automatic document classification with neural networks
A information service to track e-commerce development in Singapore
Knowledge Management Applications

I joined the CUHK Alumni ( Singapore Chapter) in 1998 and attended several gatherings. See! We just enjoyed our Lunar Chinese New Year dinner together this Feb(1999) at Marriot hotel.
To learn more about my Alumni, check the magazine online.

My Career

Right after graduation, I joined IBM China/Hong Kong as a junior programmer and worked there for a year and a half, and then migrated to Singapore, where I joined IBM Singapore as an IT specialist till now.

My home

I stayed in one of the nicest neighbourhood called Tampines.
Life in Singapore is tranquil and not as hectic as in Hong Kong, though I see the differences are narrowing down every day.
Eating out in Singapore is very convenient and I guarantee you can fulfil all your taste buds here :)
During weekends I always go to swim at the Tampines swimming complex. We got lots of community facilities here.
So far I am quite happy with my life here. Do drop by if you are planning for a Southeast Asia tour.