1. NJ MAG_437 _24
YOUR SPACE
_by Warangtip Singhakarn
Learn
& Earn It's 10 minutes to 8am.
Even though it should be
my day off, I’m still stuck
in rush-hour traffic as it
crawls along Sukhumvit
Road. Eventually, I pace
into the UBC II building,
located in the heart of
Bangkok, to clock in on
time. I’m a junior student
on the Bachelor of Arts
courseinJournalism(Mass
Media) at Thammasat
University but I spend my
free time working on the
Learn&Earn@KTCproject
atKTC:avolunteerposition
that’s paid!
IdecidedtoenrollinKTC’s
Public and Corporate Affairs
department as experience in
PR can be used in many
careers, so it would be
advantageous for my future.
I’ve been on this course
for six months and I’ve found
it has already given me more
thanjustlearningandearning.
As a PR representative, I’m
responsibleforcheckingnews
releases and gathering
news cuttings from many
newspapers and magazines
to summarise the news for
thecompanyCEOandofficers.
Moreover, I also help out with

2. _25 NJ MAG_437
NEW WORDS
day off: compound n., วันหยุด
advantageous: adj., เป็น
ประโยชน์
news cuttings: compound
n., ข่าวที่ถูกตัดออกมา
tranquility: n., ความสงบ
trivial: adj., ไม่สำ�คัญ
press conferences. I have
learned the workflow for all
theevents.Iwasevenassigned
to be the MC for the 10th
Learn
&Earn@KTCTopPerformance
Awards event. I didn’t do so
well but KTC was willing to
give me another chance to
practise, encouraging me and
advising me how to enhance
my skills. They made me
more confident to tackle
unexpected problems.
Working for KTC is not
limited to office jobs; I’m also
involvedwiththeorganization’s
socialcontributions.I’mreally
impressedwithKTC’sCorporate
Social Responsibility (CSR)
initiatives. It has established
many good projects such as
fund raising, re-forestation
and other useful activities.
Weareencouragedtopropose
CSR projects and if they are
seen to have value for society
they are often accepted.
Recently, I visited a KTC
project at the Somdet
Chaopraya Institute of
Psychiatry. We were hosting
journalists to give them
first-hand experienceof this
aspect of healthcare. At first,
I was nervous. I imagined it
would be difficult being
surrounded by sick people;
in fact, I was surprised: it was
actually a place oftranquility.
Many of the patients smiled
all the time and they all
seemed cheerfully occupied
with their tasks. It made me
think of more ‘normal’ people
who often seem to complain
about the things they have to
do.Ifeltashamedbutmotivated
at the same time.
Aspartofmyresponsibility,
Ipreparedactivitiestoeducate
the reporters and others to
entertain the patient. I learnt
aboutpsychiatriccareandthe
historyofpsychiatricmedicine
inThailand.Mostimpressive,
however, was when the PR
departmentprovidedicecream
forthepatients.Thatdefinitely
broughtasmiletotheirfaces.
Learn & Earn @ KTC is
a project for undergraduates
and Masters' students and
is a useful way to spend
your free time. Here, they
accept many ideas from
Learn & Earn students. As
a volunteer, I am encouraged
to express my opinions and
report weak points. The tasks
I am assigned are creative
and are taken seriously by
the organization - definitely
not trivial.
I hope you enjoyed my
story about Learn & Earn at
KTC. This is a project well
worth talking about.