Engineers in Predicaments

The content below details my adventures, misadventures and shenanigans while trying to find my place in the engineering profession.

Thoughts on certain developments in the engineering and STEM community in general, as well as scientific interpretations of weird scenarios will be shared as well.

Occasionally, I also learn a thing or two and will mention some of my findings while updating the portfolio. Please enjoy!

Product Review: SpaceMouse Pro

Product Review: SpaceMouse Pro

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT sponsored by 3DConnexion or any other company to write this product review. I am merely recommending a relatively modern tool to meet the design and modeling needs of some working professionals. Engineers tend to use many tools to increase the...

Perseverance

Perseverance

Lately, some of my friends and I went through a bit of a grind, with life throwing whatever it could at us while we were busy trying to make things happen. As we all know, however, this isn't our first rodeo. The challenges we have encountered and faced in our...

MicroMasters Milestone 4 and Bonus Content

MicroMasters Milestone 4 and Bonus Content

Hello! It is Wednesday where I am, and I have finally recovered enough from a high fever to get back at Shweposting. I apologize because I am fully aware that my posting schedule has been fairly inconsistent, but life kept throwing new challenges at my family and...

Why You Might Not Be Suited for STEM

Why You Might Not Be Suited for STEM

I once met someone who insisted that I would never be successful in life because I chose to pursue engineering. To paraphrase this person's logic without the vivid expletives, "engineering is for losers and nerds who don't have a life" and the only real path to...

Meeting the Old Guard

Meeting the Old Guard

Last Saturday, my friend Lin Htet (CE '18) and I had the privilege of having lunch with senior Burmese GT alumni. Ms. Saw Marlar Soe (IE '06, second from right) and Ko Zeya Aung (MSCS '18, far right). Lin Htet and I had a great time asking Ko Zeya and Ms. Soe about...

Lessons Learned-MicroMasters Milestone 3

Lessons Learned-MicroMasters Milestone 3

Hello again! Since my certificate from my 3rd MITx Micromasters course is finally out, I think it's about time I shared some takeaways from it as well as what I think are a few relevant insights regarding engineering management and entrepreneurship in general. To me,...

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